Taylor vs. Liaudin part of new UFC 85 card

Dmac · 05-06-2008, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MMAJunkie

Taylor vs. Liaudin part of new UFC 85 card

Despite the loss of its Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua main event -- and then the loss of a new main event between Liddell and Rashad Evans -- UFC 85 isn't lacking in overall quantity of fights.

Over the weekend the UFC confirmed a previously rumored bout between Paul Taylor (8-3-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Jess Liaudin (12-9 MMA, 2-1 UFC), bringing the total number of rumored bouts for the June 7 event to 13 (with 12 now official).

UFC 85, which now features a main event of Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves, takes place at the O2 Arena in London, England, and airs live on pay per view beginning at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT.

Liaudin previously announced his bout with Taylor last month. The two fighters first met at Cage Rage 2 in February 2003, where Liaudin lost -- what he calls -- a "controversial decision."

Rua, the original headliner of the event, was forced out of the show with a knee injury. Liddell followed a few months later with a leg injury.

Now, in addition to a new main event of Hughes vs. Alves, the UFC 85 televised main card includes Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben (assuming Leben is sprung from jail during a Thursday hearing), Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick, Rashad Evans vs. James Irvin, and Brandon Vera vs. Fabricio Werdum. However, due to some late bookings, a middleweight bout between middleweight contenders Thales Leites and Nate Marquardt has been bumped to the un-televised preliminary card.

This is a new test for Joker, who is one of my favourite fighters, I still love his comment about Dana's desk being huge because his CV was on there for just under 10 years. Hopefully he can pull out another win.

Taylor vs. Liaudin part of new UFC 85 card

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