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UFC 90 Press Conference Report:

* Dana White announced that Mike Swick will be added to the card but stopped short at saying who his opponent will be.

* Chicago is the UFC's #1 market for pay-per-view revenue.

* When all is said and done, UFC 90 will be the highest-grossing event in the 28-year history of the Allstate Arena, smashing Wrestlemania 22's record of 2.4 million dollars.

* As of Noon today, UFC 90's gate has already reached the two million dollar mark.

* White said Anderson Silva could potentially move up to light heavyweight again if he defeats Patrick Cote on October 25th.

* Furthermore, he even hinted at a possible GSP vs. Silva bout at an undetermined catch weight.

* The winner of the Diego Sanchez vs. Thiago Alves bout will receive a welterweight title shot.

* Speaking of Alves, he vowed to have no more issues making weight at 170 lbs.

HT: MMARated.com

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Swick vs. Markham, Wilson, Hazelett or maybe even teammate Koscheck?

by Nick Thomas on Aug 19, 2008 10:35 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

swick vs. hazlett would be great! I would be really shocked if he fought koscheck.

by asmiley420 on Aug 19, 2008 11:46 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pics from the presser:

by Nick Thomas on Aug 19, 2008 1:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Man, Anderson’s got style. Not a lot of guys can pull off the pink and white horizontal striped polo.

by Chris Nelson on Aug 19, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Diego looked a lot larger.

by lovingmma25 on Aug 19, 2008 1:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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