UFC 164 lineup finalized as Poirier vs. Koch secures final PPV slot

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:45:00 +0000

The fight card is set for next month’s UFC 164 event, and an intriguing featherweight bout between Dustin Poirier (13-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and Erik Kock (13-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has secured the final main-card spot and will kick off the night’s pay-per-view main card. UFC 164 takes place Aug. 31 at Bradley Center in Milwaukee. In addition to the PPV lineup, prelims air on FX and stream on Facebook. The event features a championship headliner and rematch between UFC lightweight titleholder Benson Henderson (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and injury replacement Anthony Pettis (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC). The latter, who replaced injured T.J. Grant , won the duo’s initial meeting in 2010 at the WEC’s final event

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Bahadurzada replaces injured Saffiedine, meets Lawler at UFC on FOX 8

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Former Strikeforce champion Tarec Saffiedine (14-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is the latest victim of the injury bug, and fellow welterweight Siyar Bahadurzada (21-5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has stepped as an injury replacement and now fights Robbie Lawler (10-9 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at UFC on FOX 8. UFC officials today announced the switch. UFC on FOX 8 takes place July 27 at KeyArena in Seattle. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. Bahadurzada vs. Lawler is expected to maintain its main-card slot. Bahadurzada looks to rebound from a UFC on FUEL TV 8 decision loss to Dong Hyun Kim earlier this year

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UFC 164 lineup finalized as Poirier vs. Koch secures final PPV slot

Bahadurzada replaces injured Saffiedine, meets Lawler at UFC on FOX 8