UFC and Quebec Officials Save UFC 97 in Montreal

MMA Rules Minus Foot Stomps Stays The Same In The Province of Quebec

COUTURE AGREES TO FIGHT WITH NOGUEIRA

WEC CHAMP VARNER'S INJURIES NOT CAREER ENDING

Upcoming Events:

WEC 39: MARCH 1, 2009
venue: American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas

Main Card Bouts:
-Mike Brown (#1 Featherweight in the World)* vs. Leonard Garcia (#10 Featherweight in the World)*
-Jose Aldo Vs. Chris Mickle
-Bart Palaszewski vs. Ricardo Lamas
-Rob McCullough vs. Marcus Hicks

Preliminary Bouts:
-Marcos Galvao (#5 Bantamweight in the World)* vs. Damacio Page
-Johny Hendricks vs. Alex Serdyukov
-Mike Budnik vs. John Franchi
-Kenji Osawa vs. Rafael Rebello
-Justin Haskins vs. Mike Pierce
-Danny Castillo vs. Phil Cardella
-Alex Karalexis vs. Greg McIntyre

Main card airs on Versus in the United States at 9:00 PM (ET) / 6:00 PM (PT)


UFC 96: MARCH 7, 2009
venue: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio

Main Card Bouts:
-Quinton Jackson (#4 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Keith Jardine (#8 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Gabriel Gonzaga (#8 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Shane Carwin
-Matt Hammil vs. Mark Munoz
-Gray Maynard vs. Jim Miller
-Matt Brown vs. Pete Sell

Preliminary Bouts:
-Brandon Vera vs. Mike Patt
-Kendall Grove vs. Jason Day
-Tim Boetsch vs. Jason Brilz
-Tamdan McCrory vs. Ryan Madigan
-Aaron Riley vs. Shane Nelson

Main card airs on pay-per-view for $44.95 in the United States


DREAM 7: MARCH 8 ON HDNET
venue: Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan

First Round of Dream Featherweight Tournament

Announced Participants:
-Atsushi Yamamoto (#10 Bantamweight in the World)* vs. Masakazu Imanari
-Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Kim Jong Won
-Yoshiro Maeda vs. Micah Miller
-Chase Beebe vs. Joe Warren
-Takafumi Otsuka vs. Bibiano Fernandes
-Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura vs. Abel Cullum

Non-Tournament Bouts:
-Shinya Aoki (#1 Lightweight in the World)* vs. David Gardner
-Mitsuhiro Ishida (#8 Lightweight in the World)* vs. Daisuke Nakamura
-Melvin Manhoef vs. TBA

Main card airs in the United States on HDNet