The UFC has inked two British heavyweights to face off at UFC 138 in Birmingham this November, as submission fighter Phil Def Fries will meet Oli Thompson. TUF alum Che Mills is also reported to be joining the UFC 138 card.
Two more additions to the UFC 138 card in Birmingham, England were reported today. Michihiro Omigawa will meet Jason Young in a featherweight bout, while Mark Scanlon and James Head will face off in welterweight action.
Brit Terry Etim will return to UFC action after a long layoff to face Edward Faaloloto in the U.K. this November. Fighters Only reports that the two lightweights have verbally agreed to meet on the November 5th card in Birmingham, England.
Two 155lb strikers are being set up to meet on the UFC 138 card in Birmingham, England this November. Paul Taylor and Anthony Njokuani have given verbal agreements to face off in Taylor's home country.
Two of the UFC's most talented bantamweights will meet in Birmingham, England this November when Brad "One Punch" Pickett, a native Brit, faces dangerous Brazilian, Renan Barao. The UFC confirmed the booking this afternoon.
The UFC will return to the U.K. this November for UFC 138 at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. The November 5th event does not have any fights scheduled yet.
Strikeforce star, Cung Le, tells Fight Hype he wants to fight in the UFC, and more specifically, on the UFC 139 card in his hometown of San Jose, perhaps against Chris Leben: PC: What's your current situation as far as your Strikeforce/Showtime deal? Could the UFC sign you to fight right now? CL: I definitely have a different contract than the other fighters. Right now, it's all up to the UFC. There may be some roadblocks with the Showtime deal and the Showtime side of things, but we will see what happens. PC: When would you like something to be ironed out and possibly fight again? CL: Ever since I heard that Cain [Velasquez] was going to be fighting in San Jose. I would love to be on the same card PC: At one point, there was a poll done and a lot of people wanted to see Cung Le vs. Anderson Silva. Not only is there Anderson now, but a lot of guys have emerged in the 185-pound division as contenders, such as Brian Stann, Mark Munoz, Chris Leben and Chael Sonnen. Would you be interested in any of those names? Are those the type of fights you're looking to make? CL: You know, on Yahoo! Sports, there is a Cung Le vs. Leben thread if there was a cross promotion. Like I said, if the fans think it is an exciting fight for them to watch, I'm all for it. UPDATE: Chris Leben is now confirmed to be fighting Mark Munoz at UFC 138, so it looks like Cung Le will have to find another opponent.
The UFC announced a middleweight addition to their San Jose UFC 138 card in November. Blue-chip prospect Chris Weidman will face Tom Lawlor at that event.
