Rashad Evans vs Chuck Liddel at UFC 85

"Sugar" Rashad Evans steps in for the injured Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to fight Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell in London at UFC 85.

Evans (16-0-1) first made his mark when he won the heavyweight finale of The Ultimate Fighter season 2. He then dropped to 205 pounds and has been on fire since with wins over notable fighters like Stephan Bonnar and Michael Bisping and his fight against Tito Ortiz in July of '07 ended in a draw.

UFC 85 - Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell in London

Chuck "The Iceman Liddell" will make his first UK appearance at UFC 85 on June 7th, 2008 at o2 Arena in London. His opponent hasn't been officially announced yet, but should be soon along with the rest of the fight card. Chick was originally supposed to fight Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, but Rua re-injured his knee and will have to undergo surgery and was forced to withdraw.

Chuck's fight will be the main event and he says he is ready to fight anyone. For UK fans tickets go on sale on march 7th, 2008.

Liddell, White have it covered

From
BostonHerald.com

By Herald staff
Tuesday, May 8, 2007 - Updated: 09:35 PM EST

The smiling face of Chuck Liddell, holding his son, Cade, beams from the cover of the upcoming ESPN The Magazine. The UFC coverboy is being profiled by writer Allison Glock in the May 21 issue.
Back in Vegas, Dana White is smiling too.
“I went to the fight that night,” said White, the UFC president, referring to last Saturday night’s Oscar de la Hoya-Floyd Mayweather match, “and I tell you this: Inside the arena, there was no energy whatsoever.
“On my way out of the arena, people were screaming at me, ‘The UFC rules!’”
The so-called “Fight to save boxing” has come and gone and it definitely scored big at the box office and in pay-per-view sales. People attended it and viewed it because of De la Hoya, Mayweather and the HBO 24/7 show that promoted their matchup so compellingly.

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