UFC 89
Appearance
UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | October 18, 2008 | |||
Venue | National Indoor Arena | |||
City | Birmingham, England | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 18, 2008 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. The event will be headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben. It will be live on Spike TV. UFC 90 is the week after and Live on PPV.
Announced matchups
Main card
- Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben[1]
- Light Heavyweight bout: Lyoto Machida vs Thiago Silva
- Light Heavyweight bout: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Luis Cane
- Welterweight bout: Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy
- Light Heavyweight bout: Keith Jardine vs. Brandon Vera[2]
Preliminary card
- Heavyweight bout: Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
- Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor
- Lightweight bout: Jess Liaudin vs. David Bielkheden
- Lightweight bout: Samy Schiavo vs. Per Eklund
- Lightweight bout: Sam Stout vs. Terry Etim
- Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly