Look for temperatures to plummet in Hell and flying swine because after three years of games Liddell and Ortiz finally meet in the octagon.
No, its not a misprint. It is actually going to happen. So order the pizza, stock the fridge with beer, put the kids to bed and tell grandma to wake up and put her teeth in because this is the one weve been talking about since SEG was running the show.
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Tito Ortiz will finally step in the cage with the man he shouldve fought nearly three years ago;
Chuck Liddell. The most unfortunate detail of the whole sordid affair is the fact there is no longer a title on the line. As you likely know, both men were vanquished by former champion
Randy Couture in 2003. The winner of this bout will regain the number one contenders spot in the division and face either Couture or present
uh
champion
Vitor Belfort.
UFC 47: its On! also features an actual title bout; the vacant heavyweight championship bout that was deemed so important that the participants pictures didnt even make the event poster. Jeez, youd think it was for the lightweight division title. Oops, how silly of me, that division doesnt even have a title right now. Hopefully
Hermes Franca or
Yves Edwards can line themselves up to fill that void. Also in action Friday night will be heavy hitters
Wesley Cabbage Correira and
Ruthless Robbie Lawler. International showman
Genki Sudo returns to entertain and bring the pain to the lightweight class. Octagon veterans
Chris Lytle and
Tiki Ghosn try to earn their first UFC win. And newcomers
Mike Kyle,
Jonathan Wiezorek and
Wade Shipp try to shake up the heavyweight division.
The full card is as follows:
Valdosta Martial Arts fighter
Jonathan Wiezorek tangles with
Wade Shipp from the
San Diego Fight Club
Integrated Fighting team member
Chris Lytle returns to the octagon to face
Team Oyama fighter
Khalil Ghosn
Japanese superstar and Wajyu-kenshukai Dojo fighter
Genki Sudo comes back to the octagon to face
Team Elite fighter
Mike Brown
Miletich fighter
Robbie Lawler battles
Cesar Gracie protégé
Nick Diaz
Grappling Unlimited brawler
Wesley Correira goes toe-to-toe with
American Kickboxing Academy striker
Mike Kyle
The
American Top Teams Hermes Franca and
Yves Edwards from the
Third Column Fight Team meet for a shot at the long-vacant UFC Lightweight Championship
In the co-headliner, former UFC Heavyweight Champion
Tim Sylvia from the Miletich camp faces top heavyweight contender and Athletic USA fighter
Andre Arlovski
And in the other co-headliner, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Team Oyama fighter
Tito Ortiz finally steps in the cage with longtime #1 contender
Chuck Liddell from
The Pitfight Team