UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II - Card Updates

[keithlewis]

UFC 150 – Henderson vs. Edgar II
August 11, 2012
Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado


Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar (UFC lightweight title bout)
Luiz Cane vs. Yushin Okami
Jake Shields vs. Ed Herman
Thiago Tavares vs. Dennis Hallman

UFC 150 Sat Aug 11 Denver, CO Middleweight Bout Ed Herman VS Jake Shields. I like that fight! - @danawhite

[keithlewis]

Three more bouts have been booked for the Mile High City's UFC event this August.

Two go-anywhere fighters will test their skills in a featherweight battle as Nik Lentz takes on Japan's Eiji Mitsuoka. Also at featherweight, TUF finalist and featherweight Dennis Bermudez -- fresh off a decisive victory marked by a number of slams -- is jumping right back into action, this time against submission specialist Tom Hayden in Denver.

Fans in Colorado will also see a middleweight bout between Judo specialist Michael Kuiper and duarble striker Jared "The Messenger" Hamman. Verbal agreements are in for all three bouts.


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[keithlewis]

Brazilian striker Luiz Cane has been injured and forced out of his UFC 150 bout against Japan's Yushin Okami. Stepping in to meet Okami will be Cane's countryman, submission specialist Rousimar Palhares.

Plus, two fighters known for their striking abilities will go at it as TUF Live standout Justin Lawrence joins the ranks of the UFC featherweights to take on Max Holloway.

Verbal agreements are in for both Denver bouts.


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[keithlewis]

After Denver's Chris Camozzi won his UFC on FX fight June 22 in Atlantic City, the middleweight TUF veteran publicly asked for a fight in his hometown.

He'll get his wish with a bout against Buddy Roberts, who made his successful UFC debut on June 22 at UFC on FX in Florida.

The two have verbally agreed to square off at UFC 150.

[keithlewis]

Injuries to Rousimar Palhares and Chris Camozzi have scrapped both middleweights from their UFC 150 bouts against Yushin Okami and Buddy Roberts, respectively. So in response, Okami and Roberts will now face each other on August 11th in Denver, Colorado.

Additionally, the planned lightweight bout between Dennis Hallman and Thiago Tavares has been rescheduled for UFC 151. UFC 150 will proceed with ten fights.



Guillard Answers Cerrone's Call for Action - A day after tweeting, "Well I sure wish someone would step up for Denver," Colorado's own Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone found a willing candidate in "Young Assassin" Melvin Guillard, who is coming off a victory last weekend at UFC 148.

The lightweight war between the strikers and former teammates will be the co-main event at UFC 150 August 11 in Denver, Colorado

Update: At the same event, Cerrone's teammate, Erik "Goyito" Perez will face Ken Stone in a bantamweight bout.