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Shifting Fights: Palhares-Sakara Moved to UFC 101, Guillard-Tavares to TUF9 Finale

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Two recently reported fights have been shifted to different events according to MMA Junkie today.  The site reports that a middleweight tilt between Alessio Sakara and Rousimar Palhares which was originally rumored for UFC 99, has been moved to UFC 101 in Philadelphia in August.

Additionally, a lightweight bout featuring Thiago Tavares and Melvin Guillard is being taken off the aforementioned UFC 101 card, and switched to June's TUF 9 Finale.

Sources close to the negotiations today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) of the fight's finalization.

Sakara vs. Palhares had been previously reported as a UFC 99 bout but will instead take place two months later at UFC 101.

A lightweight contest between Melvin Guillard (21-7-2 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Thiago Tavares (14-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has been added to The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale fight card.

While the bout was originally reported as a possibility for UFC 101 in August, sources close to Guillard today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the fight will actually take place at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale in June.

The current rumored cards for each event are as follows:

The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Finale, June 20th in Las Vegas:

  • Lightweight finalist No. 1 vs. No. 2
  • Welterweight finalist No. 1 vs. No. 2
  • Clay Guida vs. Diego Sanchez  - *confirmed
  • Nate Diaz vs. Joe Stevenson - * confirmed
  • Matt Brown vs. Anthony Johnson
  • Kevin Burns vs. Chris Lytle
  • Melvin Guillard vs. Thiago Tavares
  • Brad Blackburn vs. Edgar Garcia
  •  

    UFC 101, August 8th in Philadelphia:

  • Champ B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian (for UFC lightweight title)
  • Forrest Griffin vs. Thiago Silva
  • Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellgrino
  • Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera
  • Rousimar Palhares vs. Alessio Sakara
  • Dan Cramer vs. Matthew Riddle
  • Jesse Lennox vs. Danillo Villefort
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    interesting

    wonder what is behind these moves

    "the spirit of your average dumbass with more overblown rhetoric" OR "the self-appointed savior of MMA"

    by Kid Nate on Apr 1, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

    101 is looking pretty good.

    "I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

    by Rundownloser on Apr 1, 2009 4:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

    Yeah, and I’m going to be there. Can’t wait, I’m praying that the Forrest fight stays on 101.

    by Chooch on Apr 1, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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