UFC on Fuel TV 7 London - Card Updates

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UFC SET TO RETURN TO LONDON ON 16th FEBRUARY 2013 AT WEMBLEY ARENA


The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization has announced that it will return to England’s capital on Saturday 16th February, 2013.

The event will be the fifth time the UFC has come to London since its conception in 1993, the first being back in July 2002 with UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall which was held at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Since that first event, there have been four events held at the 02 Arena, most recently with sell-out crowds to see UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama. This will be the first time the UFC® has ever brought a show to Wembley Arena, the iconic London venue that holds in excess of 10,000 people.

“The UFC has seen significant international growth with nearly a third of all the live events now held outside the USA. London is one of the world’s major capital cities and is a fitting host to kick off 2013 for the first of three European events taking place this year,” commented UFC’s Executive Vice President and Managing Director of EMEA, Garry Cook. “We work hard in Europe to keep UFC at the leading edge of MMA and as always our show will not disappoint our loyal followers.”

Wembley Arena is the capital’s second-largest arena, located opposite the legendary Wembley Stadium, home to England’s football team. The arena has had a vast range of renowned acts grace its stage, including everyone from The Beatles to the Spice Girls, The Rolling Stones to Beyoncé. In 2013 the UFC will sit alongside other great sporting events, such as the 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics, hosted at the arena.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to London, England on Saturday, February 16, and the organization announced seven bouts for this stacked card on Thursday, including the interim bantamweight championship fight between titleholder Renan Barao and challenger Michael McDonald.

Also announced for the event at Wembley Arena were the following bouts:

Che Mills vs. Matt Riddle
Terry Etim vs. Renee Forte
Paul Sass vs. Danny Castillo
Phil Harris vs. Ulysses Gomez
Vaughan Lee vs. Motonobu Tezuka
Andy Ogle vs. Josh Grispi

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Nice to see Edwards back.

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Young phenom Gunnar Nelson will look to move to 2-0 inside the Octagon when he faces Justin Edwards at the UFC’s return to England on Feb 23.

UFC officials announced the bout on Thursday.

A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under legendary coach and trainer Renzo Gracie, Gunnar Nelson debuted with the UFC back in September and quickly dispatched of DeMarques Johnson by rear naked choke.

Now Nelson looks to lock up another win as he goes back to England, facing former Ultimate Fighter competitor Justin Edwards.

Bouncing back and forth between wins and lossed, Ohio’s Justin Edwards will try to put together two wins in a row when he faces Nelson in February.

Edwards made quick work of Josh Neer in October, putting him away by submission early in the first round, and now he’ll try to stop the hype train running behind Gunnar Nelson.

UFC on Fuel 7 will take place in London, England on Feb 23 with a bantamweight title fight between Renan Barao and Michael McDonald leading the way.

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A middleweight bout between Tom Watson (15-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Stanislav Nedkov (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is the latest addition to February's UFC on FUEL TV 7 card.

UFC officials recently announced the bout.

UFC on FUEL TV 7 takes place Feb. 16 at London's Wembley Arena. The main card airs on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.

It's not clear where Watson vs. Nedkov will be placed on the card.

Watson, a former BAMMA champion, signed with the UFC earlier this year after an 11-1 run that included victories over John Maguire, Matt Horwich and Murilo "Ninja" Rua. However, in his promotional debut, he suffered a narrow split-decision loss to Brad Tavares at UFC on FUEL TV 5.

He looks to get back on track against Nedkov, who began his career with a 12-0 mark, which included a TKO win over Luiz Cane in his UFC debut. Nedkov, who drops from light heavyweight to middleweight for this latest bout, then suffered a submission loss to Thiago Silva at UFC on FUEL TV 6. But the November bout overturned the fight and declared it a no-contest after Silva tested positive for marijuana metabolites.

With the addition to the card, the UFC on FUEL TV 7 lineup now includes:

Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald - for interim bantamweight title
Dennis Siver vs. Cub Swanson
Che Mills vs. Matthew Riddle
Ryan Jimmo vs. James Te Huna
Terry Etim vs. Renee Forte
Stanislav Nedkov vs. Tom Watson
Danny Castillo vs. Paul Sass
Ulysses Gomez vs. Phil Harris
Vaughan Lee vs. Motonobu Tezuka
Josh Grispi vs. Andy Ogle
Cyrille Diabate vs. Jimi Manuwa
Justin Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson

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A Russian-born German is out and an American with a French name is in for the UK's upcoming show. Dennis Siver has suffered an injury and been forced out of the co-main event against Cub Swanson. But fans of exciting featherweight bouts will not be left hanging, as the dynamic and dangerous Dustin Poirier has verbally agreed to step in to fight Swanson.


UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barão vs. McDonald
February 16, 2013
Wembley Arena
London, England


Renan Pegado (29-1) vs. Michael McDonald (15-1) - Interim UFC bantamweight championship bout
Cub Swanson (18-5) vs. Dustin Poirier (13-2)
Jimi Manuwa (12-0) vs. Cyrille Diabate (19-8-1)
Gunnar Nelson (10-0-1) vs. Justin Edwards (8-2)
James Te Huna (15-5) vs. Ryan Jimmo (17-1)
Matt Riddle (7-3) vs. Che Mills (15-5)
Terry Etim (15-4) vs. Renee Forte (7-2)
Paul Sass (13-1) vs. Danny Castillo (14-5)
Josh Grispi (14-4) vs. Andy Ogle (8-2)
Stanislav Nedkov (12-0) vs. Tom Watson (15-5)
Vaughan Lee (12-8-1) vs. Motonobu Tezuka (19-5-4)
Ulysses Gomez (9-3) vs. Phil Harris (21-10)

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Barao versus McDonald First UFC Title Fight on Fuel TV


UFC ON FUEL TV travels to Wembley Arena in London, live, on Saturday, Feb. 16 (3:00 PM ET) and marks the network's first-ever Ultimate Fighting Championship title fight. The seventh installment of UFC ON FUEL TV is highlighted by Renan Barao's first interim title defense in the bantamweight division against top contender Michael McDonald. Barao is riding a 19-fight win streak (4-0 in the UFC, 31-1, 1 NC), while McDonald (8-fight win streak, 4-0 in the UFC) could become the youngest fighter in the UFC to win a title at the age of 22. The Barao vs. McDonald main event is preceded by five exciting undercard matchups, all televised by FUEL TV, while FOXSports.com live streams the six-fight Prelims.

In the POSTFIGHT SHOW, FUEL TV premieres its "Fan CAMeo," a groundbreaking feature that allows viewers to submit video reactions to the fights. By using the FUEL TV website or app, Fan CAMeo lets viewers record video responses from their mobile phone, table or laptop, upload the clip, and have it used within minutes on the live show. Fans can upload their videos here: http://www.fuel.tv/fancameo

The afternoon telecast features a featherweight clash between Cub Swanson (18-5, 3-1 UFC), who's riding a three-fight win streak, and Dustin Poirier (13-2, 5-1 in the UFC), who was awarded Fight of the Night honors in his back-and-forth battle with the "Korean Zombie," Chan Sung Jung, at UFC ON FUEL TV 3. Undefeated Jimi Manuwa (12-0) takes on Cyrille Diabate (20-8-3) in a light heavyweight battle; Gunnar Nelson (10-0-1) tries to follow up his first round submission of DaMarques Johnson at UFC ON FUEL TV 5 against fellow welterweight Jorge Santiago (25-10); light heavyweight Ryan Jimmo (17-1) hopes to carry the momentum from his seven-second KO of Anthony Perosh at UFC 149 in his clash with James Te Huna (17-5), who's coming off a victory over Joey Beltran at UFC ON FUEL TV 4. Che Mills (15-5, 1 NC) plans on giving his home country fans something to cheer about against Matthew Riddle (7-3, 1 NC) in a welterweight war.

UFC announcers Jon Anik and Kenny Florian call all bouts live from London on FUEL TV. Host Jay Glazer, UFC number one UFC light heavyweight contender Chael Sonnen and bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz offer analysis from FUEL TV's Los Angeles studios.

Coverage of UFC ON FUEL TV 7: BARAO vs. MCDONALD begins Tuesday, Feb. 12 (10:00 PM ET) with UFC TONIGHT (10:00 PM ET), the official news and information show of the UFC and features in depth breakdowns of the main fights with hosts Kenny Florian and Chael Sonnen. The evening wraps with UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER (10:30 PM ET), a 30-minute program going behind-the-scenes to deliver an insightful preview of the World Bantamweight Championship fight between Barao and McDonald.

On Friday, Feb. 15 (11:00 AM ET) FUEL TV carries the weigh-in LIVE from London. The program is hosted by Karyn Bryant, with Sonnen and Cruz adding analysis. Veteran British MMA Journalist Gareth A. Davies interviews fighters backstage. Cruz hosts a Twitter Chat on the FUEL TV account (@fueltv) following the WEIGH-IN SHOW (1:00 PM ET).

FUEL TV and FOXSports.com are webcasting the UFC PRELIMS beginning on Saturday, Feb. 16 (9:00 AM ET) - http://www.fuel.tv/ufc/events/barao-vs-mcdonald.

Immediately following UFC® ON FUEL TV 7: BARAO vs. MCDONALD on Saturday, Feb. 16 (6:00 PM ET), the UFC POSTFIGHT SHOW airs on FUEL TV featuring host Glazer and analysts Sonnen and Cruz, breaking down the biggest and best moments of the evening. Davies provides interviews backstage live from Wembley Arena.

In addition to streaming the prelims, FOX Sports Media Group's digital arm, FOXSports.com, produces feature stories previewing the fight, and on Fight Day offers live blogs of the main card fights and offers a post-fight recap.

FSMG's Spanish language network FOX Deportes re-airs UFC ON FUEL TV 7's six fights on Sunday, February 17 (5:00 PM ET).For a complete listing of FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule. For more information, go to www.fuel.tv, www.fuel.tv/ufc, on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/fueltv, and on Twitter at: @fueltv, #FUELTV7