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LIDDELL INJURED; UFC 85 FIGHT AGAINST EVANS CANCELLED

by Ariel Helwani, MMARated.com

MMARated.com has learned that Chuck Liddell recently injured himself and will not be fighting Rashad Evans at UFC 85 at the 02 Arena London, England, on June 7. No word on the extent of the injury and how long he will be out but plans are for both men to face each other later in the summer.

Liddell was originally supposed to face Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the main event of UFC 85, however, Rua ruptured his ACL for the second time in a year and was forced to back out of the fight. Evans, originally slated to face Thiago Silva, was then put in as his replacement.

An official announcement by the UFC has yet to be made. No word on whether Rashad Evans will still be competing on the card.

Updated UFC 85 lineup:

Brandon Vera vs. Fabricio Werdum
Thales Leites vs. Nate Marquardt
Martin Kampmann vs. Jorge Rivera
Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick

Preliminary Card:

Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan
Luiz Cane vs. Jason Lambert
Thiago Tavares vs. Matt Wiman
Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor
Antoni Hardonk vs. Neil Wain

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Anonymous Posted April 21, 2008

doomed card... first shogun now chuck... is dana planning a fight between chuck and kimbo? just a smoke screen?

mmachick Posted April 21, 2008

This blows! This would be an impossibly weak card

Anonymous Posted April 23, 2008

that would be the dumbest mistake for chuck to fight kimbo

Anonymous Posted June 05, 2008

I don't know about you guys but I think this card is pretty good. The fight of the night will go to Marcus Davis and Mike "Quick" Swick. This fight is a battle of two really good stand up fighters. Though Davis has more power in his hands Swick is smart and fast. Davis wins via TKO.

Anonymous Posted June 07, 2008

you guys are fuckin idiotsss kimbo will never ever everrrr fight chuck lidell that is the biggest bullshit ever, first hes in a completely different weight class 2nd hes in a completely different league n if you heard him again joe thompson he said he has no intent of leaving elite xc soo i suggest either you stop watchin mma until you learn something

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