According to UFCMania .com Chris Leben vs Alessio Sakara has been added to the undercard for UFC 82. The addition of Leben is yet another high profile addition to an undercard that is becoming quite crowded. Here is the card so far:
Confirmed main card:
* Anderson Silva Vs. Dan Henderson
* Heath Herring Vs. Cheick Kongo
* Yushin Okami Vs. Evan Tanner
And the rest of the card:
* Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilson
* Andrei Arlovski vs. Jake O'Brien
* Diego Sanchez vs. David Bielkheden
* Chris Leben vs. Alessio Sakara
* Josh Koscheck vs. Dustin Hazelett (Preliminary Bout)
* Luke Cummo vs. Luigi Fioravanti
* Jorge Gurgel vs. John Halverson
Is There a method to the seeming madness afoot with this card? Loading up with names on the undercard may mean that the UFC has possibly come close to a deal with CBS, one that has been long rumored. Initial discussions were thought to be to move the UFC 81 PPV card to network TV but that deal stalled. Subsequently, the idea was floated of airing some of the prelim fights from that card on CBS as a taster/ barker show for the PPV. While that didn't happen for UFC 81, the names being unveiled for 82 seem to set off alarm bells that something is definitely in motion.
Monday, January 28, 2008
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