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SIlva Liddell Official??? |
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Written by MMAWeekly.com
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
 Wanderlei Silva is attending the Ultimate Fighting
Championship event in Cincinnati this weekend, apparently to announce
his Dec. 29 fight at UFC 79 in Las Vegas.
As much as the
promotion typically tries to keep such announcements a surprise for the
live event on pay-per-view, it seem that DirecTV has already started
advertising a bout between Silva and former UFC light heavyweight
champion Chuck Liddell.
A promotional blurb on DirecTV’s website
features a graphic of Liddell and Silva with a description stating,
“This is it – the biggest fight of the year. Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell
takes on Wanderlei ‘The Axe Murderer’ Silva. Plus, Hughes vs. Serra.
Miss it and weep.”
The bout is Silva’s return to the UFC after
more than a seven-year absence, during which most of that time was
spent as a champion in Pride Fighting Championships.
Both Silva and Liddell are coming into this bout off of back-to-back losses.
UFC officials were unavailable for comment at the time of publication.
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