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Title: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79 *UPDATED*
Post by: Bluto on October 18, 2007, 03:16:31 PM: The following is a note from the official website for the DirecTV cable service:

"UFC 79 NEMESIS

A BATTLE YEARS IN THE MAKING

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.

Live on Pay Per View
Saturday, Dec. 29
10 pm ET / 7 pm PT

IMPORTANT: Don't take this as confirmation. DirecTV gets info about future PPVs well in advance both for UFC and WWE and have been known to have promotional posters for *planned* fights that for one reason or another wind up not happening. I.E. - if Liddell beat Keith Jardine at UFC 76, they were going this route but the loss changed plans. Still, this could be the fight - but don't get your hopes up YET.
Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79
Post by: 20inch calves on October 18, 2007, 06:44:42 PM: wow. if it does happen that would be a pretty tough fight for chuck to come back on to say the least. i think he should fight a bum for a warm up first. but then again the way pride fighters are doing..who knows how silva will perform
Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79
Post by: Bluto on October 19, 2007, 04:52:45 AM: wand is coming off 2 losses - both ko's so it cant be a dream situation for him either :)
Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79
Post by: coltrane on October 19, 2007, 08:02:37 AM: they should entitle the event "Loser goes home" cause basically I see the loser as a candidate for retirement...
Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79
Post by: Fury on October 19, 2007, 09:27:35 AM: I don't see why people keep saying that about Wandy. The guy lost to two of arguably the best fighters in the world at the time. It's not like he got knocked out by Keith Jardine or anything like that. :o
Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79
Post by: Petrucci on October 19, 2007, 09:49:54 AM: Quote from: BerzerkFury on October 19, 2007, 09:27:35 AM
I don't see why people keep saying that about Wandy. The guy lost to two of arguably the best fighters in the world at the time. It's not like he got knocked out by Keith Jardine or anything like that. :o

OUCH!!!!!

i dont like Wanderlei, but i really hope he rip chuck´s head off on 1st round
Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79
Post by: coltrane on October 19, 2007, 10:24:30 AM: agreed. I think chuck is WAY overrated and had such a win streak bc fighters were, to be honest, scared of him.
Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79
Post by: realkarateblackbelt on October 19, 2007, 05:28:11 PM: I hope "Ace" gets his ass kicked again. I'm tired of these yuppie pretty boys Dana builds up.
Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79
Post by: Special Ed on October 19, 2007, 07:45:04 PM: Hey, this announcement wasn't supposed to be made until tomorrow night! Shame on Direct TV!

But confirmed to me by Vanderlei this afternoon!

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Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79
Post by: Bluto on October 19, 2007, 07:50:08 PM: good to hear

make sure you show up with more confirmations here on the mma board 8)
Title: Re: DirecTV Claims Liddell vs. Silva Is Official For UFC 79 *UPDATED*
Post by: Bluto on October 21, 2007, 05:18:16 PM: "White said that Liddell vs. Silva has not been signed. It's been talked about, but there has been no signing, which is why no announcement was made of the fight on the PPV last night. "