UFC 149 - Card Updates

[keithlewis]

UFC 149
July 21, 2012
ScotiaBank Saddledome
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


Jose Aldo vs. TBD
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Thiago Alves
Mitch Gagnon vs. Bryan Caraway
Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
George Roop vs. Antonio Carvalho


This summer's Calgary fight card has received a dose of star power from two of the most exciting fighters in the welterweight division who've agreed to face off at UFC 149. Judo black belt Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama will battle BJJ brown belt Thiago "Pitbull" Alves in a matchup between ground specialists who love to stand and trade.

Also in Calgary, rangy George Roop will take on one of Canada's top featherweights, BJJ black belt Antonio Carvalho.

[ArmyofDarkness]

http://www.mmaweekly.com/big-nog-vs-kon ... in-calgary

The same day that UFC president Dana White announced that he is likely taking featherweight champion Jose Aldo off of the fight card in Calgary, the Calgary Sun reported that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira would face Cheick Kongo at UFC 149.

[keithlewis]

Here is the updated card:


UFC 149
July 21, 2012
ScotiaBank Saddledome
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch (Featherweight Title Bout)
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Thiago Silva
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch **
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cheick Kongo
Mitch Gagnon vs. Bryan Caraway
Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
George Roop vs. Antonio Carvalho


**Moved from UFC 148 to UFC 149.

[keithlewis]

A new light heavyweight fight has been added to UFC 149 in Calgary as Canadian Ryan Jimmo finally makes his Octagon debut against grappler Anthony Perosh.

The fight was confirmed by UFC officials on Wednesday after an initial report from SportsNet.CA.

UFC 149: Aldo vs. Kock
July 21, 2012
ScotiaBank Saddledome
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch (Featherweight Title Bout)
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Thiago Silva
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cheick Kongo
Mitch Gagnon vs. Bryan Caraway
Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh
Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
George Roop vs. Antonio Carvalho

[keithlewis]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, announced today that tickets for its inaugural event in Calgary will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, May 12. UFC 149: ALDO VS. KOCH sees featherweight champion Jose Aldo defend his145-pound crown against tenacious contender Erik Koch on Saturday, July 21 at Scotiabank Saddledome. Both fighters will join local UFC middleweight Nick Ring and UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright for a press conference and other events (as listed below) in Calgary on Wednesday, May 9 at 10 a.m. MTN at Shaw Court.

The July 21 event marks the first of three UFC events taking place in Canada in 2012 as Toronto (Sept. 22, location to be determined) and Montreal (Nov. 17, Bell Centre) are also set with UFC dates this calendar year.

Reigning UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (21-1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is undefeated in the UFC as he puts his belt on the line against knockout artist Erik Koch (13-1, fighting out of Milwaukee, Wisc.). Considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, Aldo has reeled off 14 straight wins and has not lost since 2005. For his part, the 22-year-old Koch has but one career loss and has won four straight with two Knockout of the Night awards in those performances.

Two former UFC champions add to the star power in Calgary as former light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua (20-6, fighting out of Curitiba, Brazil) faces off against Thiago Silva (14-3, 1 NC, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil) while former interim heavyweight champ Minotauro Nogueira (33-7-1, 1 NC, fighting out of Bahia, Brazil) returns to action to face the always dangerous Cheick Kongo (27-7-2, fighting out of Paris, France). Seasoned veterans also clash as Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-5, 2 NC, fighting out of Osaka, Japan) meets welterweight Thiago Alves (24-8, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) and Michael Bisping (23-4, fighting out of Manchester, England) faces middleweight Tim Boetsch (15-4, fighting out of Sunbury, Penn.).

Five Canadians will also step into the Octagon on July 21 as Edmonton’s Mitch Clarke (9-1) faces lightweight Anton Kuivanen (16-5, fighting out of Helsinki, Finland), Calgary’s Nick Ring (12-1) battles middleweight Court McGee (13-2, fighting out of Orem, Utah), Sudbury, Ontario’s Mitch Gagnon (8-1) takes on bantamweight Bryan Caraway (16-6, fighting out of Goldendale, Washington), Oshawa, Ontario native Antonio Carvalho (13-5) will challenge featherweight George Roop (12-10-1, fighting out of Tucson, Arizona), and Saint John, New Brunswick’s Ryan Jimmo (16-1, fighting out of Edmonton) meets light heavyweight Anthony Perosh (13-6, fighting out of Sydney, Australia).

Tickets for UFC 149: ALDO VS. KOCH go on sale to the public on Saturday, May 12 at 10 a.m. MTN. Tickets are priced at $650, $400, $275, $200, $125 and $85 and are available through Ticketmaster.ca, charge by phone 1-855-985-5000, at all Ticketmaster outlets, and the Saddledome Box Office. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.

UFC Fight Club members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event on Thursday, May 10 at 10 a.m. MTN via the website ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers on Friday, May 11,starting at 10 a.m. MTN. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.

UFC® 149 will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on Shaw Communications, Bell TV, Sasktel and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:


UFC 149: ALDO VS. KOCH PRESS CONFERENCE

WHEN: Wednesday, May 9 – 10:00 a.m. MTN (media check starts at 9:00 a.m.)
WHERE: Shaw Court, 630 3rd Avenue SW, Calgary
WHO: Jose Aldo, UFC Featherweight Champion
Erik Koch, UFC Featherweight Contender
Nick Ring, UFC Middleweight and Calgary native
UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright
NOTE: ***This press conference will be streamed live on UFC.com. Please note, this media event is not open to the public however fans are encouraged to come meet the fighters Wednesday evening at the Chinook Centre Boston Pizza from 7-9 p.m.


CANADIAN FOOTBALL INITIATION WITH CALGARY STAMPEDERS

WHEN: Wednesday, May 9 – 4:00-5:00 p.m. MTN
WHERE: McMahon Stadium, 1817 Crowchild Trail Northwest, Calgary, AB
WHO: Jose Aldo, Erik Koch and Nick Ring, members of the Calgary Stampeders
NOTE: Calgary native Nick Ring and members of the Calgary Stampeders will introduce Canadian football to Aldo and Koch with a training session at McMahon Stadium. Fans are encouraged to follow @calstampeders and @UFC_CA for a chance to attend thisprivate session with the fighters and players.


UFC AUTOGRAPH SIGNING

WHEN: Wednesday, May 9 – 7-9 p.m. MTN
WHERE: Boston Pizza, Chinook Centre, 6455 Macleod Trail SW, Calgary, AB
WHO: Jose Aldo, Erik Koch and Nick Ring
NOTE: The first 25 fans will receive a free autographed UFC Encyclopedia


Additional bouts will be announced at UFC.com in the weeks to come. All bouts live and subject to change. For more information, or current UFC fight news, visit UFC.com.

[keithlewis]

After a spectacular UFC debut in April that netted him a 42 second knockout of Paulo Thiago, Siyar Bahadurzada will jump right back into action at UFC 149 in Calgary when he replaces the injured Yoshihiro Akiyama against longtime welterweight contender Thiago Alves. The bout will take place at Scotiabank Saddledome on July 21st.


Main Card:

Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch (UFC featherweight title bout)
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Thiago Silva
Cheick Kongo vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Thiago Alves vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch


Preliminary Card:

Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
Antonio Carvalho vs. George Roop
Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh

[keithlewis]

Two of the UFC's top Thiagos have suffered injuries forcing them off the UFC 149 fight card, as Thiago Alves is out of his bout against Siyar Bahadurzada, while Thiago Silva has had to withdraw from his co-main bout against former light heavyweight champion Shogun Rua.

Stepping in to the welterweight bout in Alves' place is Chris Clements, a striker from London, Ontario, Canada, who won his UFC debut at UFC 145 in April. A new opponent for Rua will be named soon.

In more UFC 149 news, highly-touted Bibiano Fernandes is joining the growing line for a crack at the UFC bantamweight title, and his first test inside the Octagon will be against Canadian prospect Roland Delorme.

Agreements are also in for a welterweight match between 8-2 James Head and Canada’s 14-2 Claude "The Prince" Patrick. All three of the new bouts have been verbally agreed upon by the fighters.


Main Card:

Jose Aldo (21-1) vs. Erik Koch (13-1)
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-6) vs. TBA
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1) vs. Cheick Kongo (17-7-2)
Michael Bisping (22-4) vs. Tim Boetsch (15-4)
Court McGee (13-2) vs. Nick Ring (12-1)

Preliminary Card:

Siyar Bahadurzada (21-4-1) vs. Chris Clements (11-4)
George Roop (12-9-1) vs. Antonio Carvalho (13-5)
Bryan Caraway (16-5) vs. Mitch Gagnon (8-1)
Mitch Clarke (9-1) vs. Anton Kuivanen (16-5)
Ryan Jimmo (16-1) vs. Anthony Perosh (13-6)
Claude Patrick (14-2) vs. James Head (8-2)
Bibiano Fernandes (11-3) vs. Roland Delorme (8-1)

[broncofan]

Crazy shit with all the injuries but that happens when you schedule events and fights 6 months out.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today that there will be a new five-round main event at the upcoming sold out UFC 149 event, set to take place at the Scotiabank Saddledome, in Calgary, Alberta, on July 21.

Injury to Brazilian Jose Aldo has forced the postponement of his featherweight title bout vs Erik Koch and Calgary will now see a new main event with the interim UFC bantamweight title bout between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao now taking place. The Faber-Barao was originally slated for UFC 148 on July 7th.

Barao is going to crush Faber.