SPORTSSHERDOG
Sherdog.com Home
News Blog Videos Sherdog Radio Pictures MMA Statistics Sherdog Forums Sherdog Store
Fight Finder

  First Name
  Last Name
  Nick Name
News Quicklinks
» 9 Matchups Official for UFC 108
» Golden Glory Comments on Fighter Death
» Update: Machida Gets Hand Surgery, No Sparring Until Jan.
» Silva: 'My Opponent is Bisping'
» Gonzaga Out of UFC 108
» 10 Bouts Official for WEC 45
» CSAC: ‘No Conflicts’ for Big John McCarthy
» Dream vs. Sengoku on New Year’s Eve Made Official
» ‘Ninja’ Rua Signs with Shine Fights
» Alexander: ‘It’s Kevin Ferguson’
Bouts Added to UFC 106
 Options: | Printer Friendly
Bouts Added to UFC 106
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
by Sherdog.com Staff

Phil Baroni will return to the Octagon following a four-and-a-half-year absence at UFC 106 “Lesnar vs. Carwin” on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Wednesday.

“The New York Bad Ass,” who had his start as a middleweight at UFC 30 in February 2001, will face “The Ultimate Fighter 7” winner Amir Sadollah in a welterweight contest.

Baroni lost a unanimous decision to Joe Riggs at Strikeforce “Lawler vs. Shields” on June 6 in St. Louis before jumping promotions. Sadollah will look to move past a 29-second defeat against Johny Hendricks at UFC 101 last August in Philadelphia.

In another welterweight bout, Marcus Davis will meet American Top Team’s Ben Saunders. A native of Maine, Davis returns to U.S. soil following a split decision loss to Brit Dan Hardy at UFC 99 in Cologne, Germany, last June. Saunders suffered a second-round stoppage at the hands of Mike Swick on the same card.

Lightweights George Sotiropoulos and Jason Dent will also meet on the event’s undercard. Both “Ultimate Fighter” graduates, Sotiropoulos and Dent currently sport four-fight win streaks as well.

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will make his second title defense against fellow NCAA champion Shane Carwin in the main event, and Tito Ortiz tackles Mark Coleman in the first fight of his new multi-fight contract with the UFC.

UFC 106 "Lesnar vs. Carwin"
November 21, 2009
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas

Brock Lesnar (No. 2 HW) vs. Shane Carwin (No. 10 HW)
Tito Ortiz vs. Mark Coleman
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (No. 9 LHW) vs. Luis Arthur Cane (No. 8 LHW)*
Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan*
Jon Fitch (No. 2 WW, No. 8 PFP) vs. Ricardo Almeida*
Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni
Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders
George Sotiropoulos vs. Jason Dent

* Matchup is not yet official.
 

More UFC 106 News
RELATED NEWS:
The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 21 - Nov. 27
Friday, November 27, 2009
Pictures: UFC 106
Monday, November 23, 2009
Koscheck: Quitting Was Not an Option
Monday, November 23, 2009
UFC 106 Payouts: Forrest, Tito Earn $250,000 Each
Monday, November 23, 2009
Just Hours After Win, Forrest Griffin Reflects
Monday, November 23, 2009
Griffin Comments on Big 106 Win
Monday, November 23, 2009
RECENT AMIR SADOLLAH NEWS:
UFC 106 Analysis: The Main Card
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Video: Koscheck, Nogueira, and Sadollah Post-fight
Sunday, November 22, 2009
5 Questions: UFC 106
Saturday, November 21, 2009
A Rude Homecoming for Phil Baroni?
Friday, November 20, 2009
UFC 106 Primer
Friday, November 20, 2009
UFC 101 Analysis: The Main Card
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Search News Archive:   November 2009     October 2009     September 2009    
Sherdog.com, A property of CraveOnline, a division of AtomicOnline, LLC.
© 2009 CraveOnline Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | RSS | Mobile | Advertise
Not in any way associated with Crave Entertainment, Inc.