Cyrille Diabate vs. Anthony Perosh Set for UFC 138 in England
by Scott Haber on Aug 25, 2011 10:02 PM EDT
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The UFC's return to the U.K. in November for UFC 138 looks nearly complete with the addition of a light heavyweight bout between Cyrille Diabate and Anthony Perosh today. Diabate reported the match-up on his Twitter account:
training for my upcoming UFC fight @ UFC 138. Anthony Perosh vs Cyrille Diabate. Grappler vs Striker. Classic !!!
Although neither of these guys are spring chickens, with Perosh being 39 years old, and Diabate, 38, they're both coming off of wins and are out to prove they can still compete. Diabate should have the home-field advantage as he's a French native who's fought in England several times earlier in his career, while the Aussie, Perosh's latest victory was against a Brit.
Cyrille "The Snake" Diabate (17-7-1)
Win Steve Cantwell (unam. decision) - UFC on Versus 3
Loss Alexander Gustafsson (submission - rear naked choke) - UFC 120
Win Luiz Cane (TKO - punches) - UFC 114
Anthony "The Hippo" Perosh (11-6)
Win Tom Blackledge (submission - rear naked choke) - UFC 120
Loss Mirko Filipovic (TKO - doctor stoppage) - UFC 110
Win Kym Robinson (TKO - punches) - RIZE 3
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The fight I’m least excited for in UFC history. Nice.
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by Hendo_One-Shot on Aug 25, 2011 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
Jason Reindhart just fought
You know what they say
by NEW-HAMPSHIRE on Aug 25, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that headline really dampened my Brazil buzz. Gonna take me another BurgerKing commercial to recover.
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by casey manrique on Aug 25, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Why?
They’ve removed the King from all of their advertising…
But they replaced him with Anderson.
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by casey manrique on Aug 26, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Diabate rules. He's going to wreck this guy.
What everyone needs to do is calm down, take a deep breath, and prepare their bodies for the Thunderdome.
by lowellthehammer on Aug 26, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Perosh looked impressive against Blackledge
Unfortunately, it was against Blackledge. Diabate TKO 2nd round.
WAR Chris Lytle!
in the co-main event of the evening....
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by milk72 on Aug 25, 2011 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The only fighters on the main card who fought on the main card of a previous show
Are Leben, Munoz, and Alves (who was scheduled for the prelims on Spike).
Njokuani, Taylor, Krauss, Hathaway, Pickett, and Barao were all on the prelims most recently and Barao has never been on TV in the WEC or UFC and now he’s the co-main event.
But don’t worry, this card rocks because there are fan-friendly matchups and we get to see British MMA talent, which is similar to watching the best baseball prospects Cameroon has to offer.
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
by SSreporters on Aug 25, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
i watch the english cards and enjoy them
but i seriously need to be fucking blasted for them. it makes them way better and you forget that the fighters arent as good
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
"Você ta fudido. Se vai levar muita porrada, ta ligado?" - Anderson Silva
Perosh fought on a main card.
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by BVandDietPepsi on Aug 26, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
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I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
I like Diabate
Not sure how good he is. Like him though.
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Anthony "The Hippo" Perosh (11-6)
Loss Dracula (submission – bite)
Win Tom Blackledge (submission – rear naked choke) – UFC 120
Loss Mirko Filipovic (TKO – doctor stoppage) – UFC 110
Are they still banning people for "slow news day" comments?
No reason for asking…. really, I’ve been wondering about it lately…. has nothing to do with this fascinating bit of news…. been dying to know when Diabetes vs. Perogi was going to be on a card… why, if I had time I’d rec this story for sure… gotta run…
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by Scabby Knuckle on Aug 26, 2011 12:51 AM EDT reply actions
BE reports all announced fights.
Why would this be any different? Because you think that the matchup is bad?
I got The Snake in this one.
Pretty sure he is going to stomp Perosh convincingly.
by The Armchair Juggernaut on Aug 26, 2011 12:55 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
The Hippo for causing The Snake to rupture
while stupidly trying to swallow The Hippo whole
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winner gets a title shot against elephant/lion for king of the jungle?
by Our Bovine Public on Aug 26, 2011 7:37 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
nice...
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by SentientAndroid on Aug 26, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
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