UFC 75
UFC 75: Brings The Champions | ||||
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Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | September 8 2007 | |||
Venue | The O2 | |||
City | London, England | |||
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UFC 75: Brings The Champions is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event is currently scheduled for Saturday, September 8 2007 at The O2 in London, England. The main event will be a superfight between current UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and PRIDE Fighting Championships's 83 kg and 93 kg champion, Dan Henderson. British fighter and The Ultimate Fighter 3 Light Heavyweight winner on Tito Ortiz's team Michael Bisping will be fighting against an unannounced opponent and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic will take on French heavyweight Cheick Kongo.
The event will be the third event in Europe in the last year, along with UFC 70 in Manchester, England, and UFC 72 in Belfast, Northern Ireland in part of Dana White's plan of globalization of the UFC.
Announced matchups
- Light Heavyweight championship bout: Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson[1]
- Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Cheick Kongo
- Light Heavyweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Matt Hamill
See also
References
- ^ "Rampage to fight Henderson in London". Sherdog. 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
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(help) - ^ Daniel Scherhammer. "Cheick Kongo bestätigt Kampf gegen "Cro Cop"". Ground & Pound (in German).
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