UFC Rumors: Future UFC Fight Card Rumors
A look at upcoming UFC fight card rumors including Lesnar vs Carwin, Couture vs Toney, Edgar vs Penn and more
The summer of 2010 appears to be getting more and more exciting in the world of MMA with the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator and other promotions featuring some fantastic match-ups. We take a look at several UFC rumors for future events throughout the summer and into the fall of 2010 with title implication and, in the case of a potential Randy Couture versus James Toney fight, the introduction of a boxing champion to the MMA world.
UFC 115 Rumors
Still nothing official on tha Jon Fitch vs Thiago Alves rematch on the UFC 115 fight card. With a 12-1 UFC mark and his lone UFC loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 87, the UFC continues to hold Fitch back and screw him over for less worthy and deserving opponents to fight GSP.
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UFC 116 Rumors
UFC 116 on July 3, 2010 may be one of the UFC's biggest events in history and is set for Las Vegas. It is expected that the UFC Heavyweight Championship unification bout between Brock Lesnar and Interim Champ Shane Carwin will take place atop the UFC 116 fight card with other notable fights featuring Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Wanderlei Silva, Kurt Pellegrino vs George Sotiropoulos, Nate Marquardt vs Alessio Sakara and Cheick Kongo vs Roy Nelson. Nothing has been announced yet, but look for the UFC to start confirming many of these rumors in the coming weeks.
UFC on Versus 2
UFC on Versus 2 is expected to take place on Sunday, August 1, 2010 pitting fast-rising Jon "Bones" Jones against UFC veteran Vladimir Matyushenko. Jones of course destroyed Brandon Vera in the main event of the UFC's first event on Versus in March. Matyushenko is 24-4 in his MMA career and 5-2 in the uFC with Jones 10-1, 4-1 UFC with the lone loss being the DQ loss to Matt Hammil
UFC 117 Rumors
On August 7, UFC 117 is expected to take place in Oakland, California, and while ProFighting-fans.com MMA writier Curt Heinrichs has listed options for Anderson Silva's next fight, it appears that the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion will be facing Chael Sonnen atop the UFC 117 fight card. In a recent interview with Pro Fighting Fans, Sonnen stated in regards to Silva"I'm not sure what his deal is, but I assure you, he won't fight me unless Dana makes him."
UFC 118 Rumors
UFC 118 looks to be the first UFC event held in Massachusetts on August 28, 2010 and it is expected to have a heavy local flavor. UFC lightweights Kenny Florian & Joe Lauzon, both champions of the bring MMA to Massachusetts campaign, both appear to be fighting on a stacked card. Rumors point toward UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar facing BJ Penn in a rematch of their UFC 112 fight atop the UFC 118 fight card. Also expected is a Gray Maynard versus Kenny Florian matchup which will surely crown the #1 contender in the 155 pound division. To top it all off, it is rumored that Randy Couture will carry the MMA banner versus former boxing champion James "Lights Out" Toney. If the Couture vs Toney at UFC 118 rumores are true, this event may prove to be the most impactful UFC event of the summer, even bigger than Lesnar's expected return at UFC 116.