UFC 115[2] is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 12, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2]
| UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin[1] | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 12, 2010 | |||
| Venue | General Motors Place | |||
| City |  Vancouver, British Columbia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
This will be the fourth UFC event to be held in Canada, following UFC 83, UFC 97 and UFC 113 and the first UFC event held in British Columbia since they passed a bill to sanction MMA, on December 17, 2009.[3] For a few days, this event location was in jeopardy because there is still no regulations in place to promote the sport professionally within Vancouver[4] and Cincinnati was rumored to be a possible location for moving this event.[5] However, the problems have now been resolved and Dana White has confirmed that the show will be going ahead in Vancouver on the scheduled date.[6]
The main event is tentatively set to be a third bout featuring Ultimate Fighter coaches and former UFC Light Heayvweight Champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. Liddell won the first two bouts by technical knockout at UFC 47 and UFC 66 respectively. In March, rumors began to circulate that Rich Franklin would replace Ortiz as Liddell's opponent, after Ortiz had supposedly withdrawn from the fight. However, Dana White denied this via his Twitter account on March 13th, 2010, noting that Liddell vs. Ortiz was still set to be the main event,[7] while Franklin would face Randy Couture at an event later in 2010.[8] On April 7, 2010, White confirmed that Liddell/Ortiz 3, will in fact be the main event for the card.[9]
Other bouts currently rumored to be in the works for the event include:
- Martin Kampmann vs. Paulo Thiago[10]
- Tyson Griffin vs. Evan Dunham[11]
- Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald[12]
- Ben Rothwell vs. Gilbert Yvel[13]
- Mac Danzig vs. Matt Wiman[14]
- James Wilks vs. Peter Sobotta[15]
- Mike Pyle vs. Jesse Lennox[16]
- Mirko Filipović vs. Pat Barry[17]
- Claude Patrick vs. Ricardo Funch[18]
Announced Matchups
The following fights have been reported as finalized by reliable sources, but have yet to be officially announced at ufc.com
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin[19] - Welterweight bout:
Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch[20]
References
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.Home&eid=2958
- ^ a b "UFC 115". ufc.com. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ http://www.mmafighting.com/2009/12/17/vancouver-to-regulate-mma-for-two-year-testing-period/
- ^ http://www.mmamania.com/2010/3/3/1334681/report-ufc-115-from-vancouver
- ^ http://i.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=315955
- ^ http://www.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=316190
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/18299/rich-franklin-vs-chuck-liddell-in-the-works-for-ufc-115-not-rumored-april-show.mma
- ^ "Randy Couture vs. Rich Franklin Now In The Works for August". mmafrenzy.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ "Dana White: Tito Ortiz-Chuck Liddell 'Definitely' Main Event for UFC 115". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/09/martin-kampmann-vs-paulo-thiago-works-ufc-115/
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/17786/evan-dunham-vs-tyson-griffin-likely-for-junes-ufc-115-in-vancouver.mma
- ^ http://www.mmamania.com/2010/1/27/1272150/ufc-115-carlos-condit-vs-rory#storyjump
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/18106/gilbert-yvel-to-meet-ben-rothwell-not-pat-barry-at-ufc-115-in-vancouver.mma
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/18237/matt-wiman-vs-mac-danzig-expected-for-ufc-115-in-vancouver.mma
- ^ http://www.groundandpound.de/mma/amerika/news/sobotta-gegen-wilks-bei-ufc-115/
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/17955/mike-pyle-vs-jesse-lennox-in-the-works-for-ufc-115-in-vancouver.mma
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/18107/heavyweights-mirko-cro-cop-filipovic-and-pat-barry-agree-to-ufc-115-meeting.mma
- ^ http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2010/04/08/exclusive-claude-patrick-vs-ricardo-funch-set-for-ufc-115/
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.Home&eid=2958
- ^ "ALVES VS. FITCH AT UFC 115 IN VANCOUVER". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.