(Why have I never heard about this magazine before? It’s like it was made just for me!)
Diego Sanchez, who recently announced his intention to drop to lightweight, will reportedly take on Joe Stevenson in his first 155-pound match, according to Sherdog. Sanchez has verbally agreed to the fight, which would take place at UFC 95 (February 21st, London), though bout agreements have yet to be signed.
It’s somewhat strange that the TUF 1 middleweight winner is dropping in weight after two impressive victories (over David Bielkheden and Luigi Fioravanti), and somewhat unfortunate that Stevenson may be heading for his third loss in four fights. "Daddy" could probably use a tune-up match after being choked out by Kenny Florian last month. But with BJ Penn chasing a welterweight belt, now might be the best time for Sanchez to get all up in the lightweight mix. For the record, Florian would welcome a rematch with Sanchez, who beat him at the TUF 1 finale. In other UFC news…
— The UFC’s heavyweight-signing spree continues. Following Mustapha Al-Turk, Mike Wessel, Mark Burch, Pat Berry, and Denis Stojnic, Dutch submission artist Stefen Struve has been signed to a four-fight contract. The 20-year old Team Schrijber member has already racked up a 22-2 record, and has notched choke-out victories over UFC vets Colin Robinson and Mario Neto this year. He will likely make his debut at UFC 95 against an opponent to be named later.
— A lightweight scrap between Rich Clementi and Gleison Tibau has been booked for the undercard of UFC Fight Night 17. Both fighters are coming off losses, as Clementi was laid on for three rounds by Gray Maynard at UFC 90, and Tibau has lost back-to-back matches to Tyson Griffin and Joe Stevenson.
— TUF 7 goofball Matt "Chipper" Riddle, who had to pull out of a UFC 91 match against Ryan Thomas due to a knee injury, is expected to make his welterweight debut in April against a yet-to-be-determined opponent. Riddle had been training at Arizona Combat Sports, but is planning to relocate to the Warrior Training Center in Las Vegas.
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Fri, 12/19/08 - 06:25
Matt Riddle... So wait, was he a Middleweight on the show? Now he's dropping from A. Silva's domain into Georges SP's domain.. I don't honestly know how great of an idea that is..
Fri, 12/19/08 - 06:31
Sweet Peesh
Fri, 12/19/08 - 08:40
C-Bus, Im guessing that Riddle doesnt wan't to played with by A.Silva. Rather I think he just wants to get knocked out by GSP and pray Dana White adds it "UFC Brutal Knock-outs 9" video
Fri, 12/19/08 - 09:38
Understandable that Riddle would leave Arizona Combat Sport, who would want to train with Ryan "The Master" Bader.
Fri, 12/19/08 - 09:47
He looks like a complete DOUCHE on that cover...Nice necklaces bro
Fri, 12/19/08 - 12:10
does diago have a rabid badger tatooed on his side?
Fri, 12/19/08 - 12:12
Does anyone else notice that his gloves are on wrong? The UFC logo is backwards. I'm not sure I'm too excited about him dropping to Lightweight anymore. It seems like the weight loss is taking it's toll on him.
Fri, 12/19/08 - 12:19
Diego is still a badass. Ground and pound is his game and he's good at it.
Fri, 12/19/08 - 01:22
The UFC logo is backwards so that when he hits someone, it'll come off on the person's face the correct way.
Fri, 12/19/08 - 01:25
He'd have to uppercut though...
Fri, 12/19/08 - 01:59
They probably flipped the picture for aesthetic purposes, and forgot to fix that. Anyone remember the photoshop playboy bunny where they accidentally lost her belly button while touching her up in photoshop?
Sat, 12/20/08 - 05:40
Nice necklace Diego! What a fuckin' jackoff!
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