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UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin

  • Silva Dominates

    By Alex Adeyanju · July 20, 2008 · 3:30 a.m.

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    Watch highlights of Silva's win Saturday night at the Palms.

  • Trask: UFC edges Affliction in Saturday night duel

    By Mike Trask · July 20, 2008 · 12:14 a.m.

    The Sun's Mike Trask watched the productions from UFC and Affliction on television Saturday night to see which had the upper hand. Here's his scorecard.

  • Silva Gets Early Win

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    Anderson Silva knocked out James Irvin early in the first round Saturday during UFC Fight Night at the Palms.

  • Live Blog: Silva knocks out Irvin in first round

    By Andy Samuelson · July 19, 2008 · 9:30 p.m.

    There wasn't much time to see if Anderson Silva was in-shape or not. He caught a James Irvin kick attempt a minute into the first round and caught Irvin with a big right.

  • Ratner recalls his brief fighting career

    By John Katsilometes · July 19, 2008 · 5:36 p.m.

    Marc Ratner’s fighting career didn’t last long. He went 0-1, that loss by knockout. A one-punch TKO, actually. “I remember it well. I was 11 or 12 years old,” the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s vice president and former executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission said earlier this afternoon, about 90 minutes before the UFC light-heavyweight bout between Anderson Silva and James Irvin at the Pearl Theater at the Palms.

  • Silva vs. Irvin Weigh-In

    By Alex Adeyanju · July 18, 2008 · midnight

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    Watch the weigh-in for Anderson Silva fighting James Irvin coming up on Saturday night at the Palms.

  • Take Five: Ultimate Fighting Championship

    By Jeff Haney · July 19, 2008 · 2:00 a.m.

    But this edition of UFC Fight Night at the Palms, to air on regular cable TV, does have some competition on a big night for MMA: a $39.95 pay-per-view event presented by upstart Affliction from Anaheim, Calif., featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia in a heavyweight main event.

  • Silva packs on pounds for Saturday UFC match

    By Andy Samuelson · July 18, 2008 · 7:26 a.m.

    So what does the world’s best pound-for-pound MMA fighter eat when he needs to bulk up to fight in a heavier weight class? McDonald’s of course.

  • Silva vs. Irvin Preview

    By Alex Adeyanju · July 18, 2008 · midnight

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    Saturday night at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva jumps up a weight class to fight James Irvin.

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    The reigning UFC middleweight champion who has done most of his damage at 185 pounds, Anderson Silva moves up to light heavyweight for the first time to face James Irvin tonight at the Palms.

  • UFC exec answers reader questions in chat

    Ultimate Fighting Championship executive Marc Ratner joined readers of lasvegassun.com during a live discussion that began at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 17, just two days before Anderson Silva and James Irvin will meet in a matchup at the Pearl in The Palms.

UFC 158
Nick Diaz fails to back up years worth of talk

UFC 158 A welterweight title fight that felt incredibly different wound up remarkably the same. Georges St. Pierre manhandled nemesis Nick Diaz with his wrestling. St. Pierre won every round on every judges' scorecard in Montreal for his sixth straight unanimous-decision victory. Diaz had preached his superiority over St. Pierre for years, but when he finally got his chance, he looked as helpless as all the other challengers to the 170-pound division's throne in the last six years. St. Pierre's consistency continued to amaze. Now it's on to Johny Hendricks, who defeated Carlos Condit in the evening's co-main event. Could he be the one to finally threaten St. Pierre?

Main Card Results
WinnerLoserMethod
Georges St. PierreNick DiazUnanimous Decision
Johny HendricksCarlos ConditUnanimous Decision
Jake EllenbergerNate MarquardtKnockout
Chris CamozziNick RingSplit Decision
Mike RicciColin FletcherUnanimous Decision

Fight Schedule
DateEventHeadlining MatchLocation
June 22 WBA Welterweight Title Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner Brooklyn, N.Y.
July 6 UFC 162 Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman Las Vegas: MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 27 UFC on Fox 8 Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga Seattle
August 3 UFC 163 Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis Rio de Janeiro
August 17 UFC on Fox Sports 1 card Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Chael Sonnen Boston
August 28 UFC on Fox Sports 1 card Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann II Indianapolis
August 31 UFC 164 Benson Henderson vs. T.J. Grant Milwaukee

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