Sherdog.com Preview: UFC Fight Night Main Card
Introduction
Aug 17, 2006
The main card of Thursday’s UFC Fight Night brings the usual cast
of The Ultimate Fighter characters into the Octagon,
including Chris Leben
(Pictures), Josh Koscheck (Pictures) and Diego Sanchez (Pictures).
Sanchez, still undefeated after squeaking past John Alessio (Pictures) in his last bout, gets the main event fight against judo stylist Karo Parisyan (Pictures), who sports and impressive 5-1 record in the grand cage.
This time Leben, knocked out by Brazilian Anderson Silva in his last appearance, faces a Brazilian ATT fighter in Jorge Santiago (Pictures), who comes off a KO win in his last UFC appearance.
Koscheck, after stopping former UFC middleweight champ Dave Menne (Pictures), takes on experienced striker Jonathan Goulet (Pictures).
TUF cast member Jason Von Flue (Pictures) is also back in the Octagon taking on perennial welterweight title threat Joe Riggs (Pictures). And Dean Lister (Pictures), last seen submitting the dangerous Alessio Sakara (Pictures), returns to the cage for his second appearance to face Japanese import Yuki Sasaki (Pictures).
Sanchez, still undefeated after squeaking past John Alessio (Pictures) in his last bout, gets the main event fight against judo stylist Karo Parisyan (Pictures), who sports and impressive 5-1 record in the grand cage.
This time Leben, knocked out by Brazilian Anderson Silva in his last appearance, faces a Brazilian ATT fighter in Jorge Santiago (Pictures), who comes off a KO win in his last UFC appearance.
Koscheck, after stopping former UFC middleweight champ Dave Menne (Pictures), takes on experienced striker Jonathan Goulet (Pictures).
TUF cast member Jason Von Flue (Pictures) is also back in the Octagon taking on perennial welterweight title threat Joe Riggs (Pictures). And Dean Lister (Pictures), last seen submitting the dangerous Alessio Sakara (Pictures), returns to the cage for his second appearance to face Japanese import Yuki Sasaki (Pictures).
