Matt Hughes Meets Diego Sanchez This Fall

Filed under: UFC, News Out of action since a 21-second knockout loss at the hands of BJ Penn last November, Matt Hughes will return this fall to face former top lightweight contender Diego Sanchez.

The UFC made the announcement at its official site on…

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Out of action since a 21-second knockout loss at the hands of BJ Penn last November, Matt Hughes will return this fall to face former top lightweight contender Diego Sanchez.

The UFC made the announcement at its official site on Thursday morning, saying verbal agreements were in place for the fight. No official date or location has been announced for the fight.

Sanchez, Kampmann Among UFC on Versus 3 Medical Suspensions

Filed under: UFC, NewsAfter their bloody battle in the main event of UFC on Versus 3 on Thursday, Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann will need medical clearance before getting back to work.

The Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority confirmed with MM…

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Diego Sanchez and Martin KampmannAfter their bloody battle in the main event of UFC on Versus 3 on Thursday, Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann will need medical clearance before getting back to work.

The Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority confirmed with MMA Fighting on Monday that Sanchez, who won an instantly controversial unanimous decision, and Kampmann were both given indefinite medical suspensions following their fight. Sanchez needs to have his left orbital cleared by a doctor. Kampmann will need approval given on his right hand.

After the fight, Kampmann said he thought his hand was broken. But he posted on his Twitter feed on Friday that a doctor told him after the fight it was not – meaning his suspension could be lifted in short order.

UFC on Versus 3 Live Blog: Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann Updates

Filed under: UFCLOUISVILLE, Ky. – This is the UFC on Versus 3 live blog for Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann, the welterweight main event at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Ky.

Sanchez snapped a two-fight skid at UFC 121 in October with …

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – This is the UFC on Versus 3 live blog for Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann, the welterweight main event at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Ky.

Sanchez snapped a two-fight skid at UFC 121 in October with a Fight of the Night unanimous decision win over Paulo Thiago. At the same event, Kampmann (17-4, 8-3 UFC) lost a close split decision to Jake Shields, who earned a shot at champion Georges St-Pierre next month in the process.

Diego Sanchez: Heart Led to Win over Martin Kampmann at UFC on Versus

Filed under: UFCLOUISVILLE, Ky. – When both the winner and loser wind up at the hospital after their main event, it’s pretty hard to argue against Fight of the Night.

Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann slugged their way to a bloody 29-28 unanimous dec…

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – When both the winner and loser wind up at the hospital after their main event, it’s pretty hard to argue against Fight of the Night.

Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann slugged their way to a bloody 29-28 unanimous decision for Sanchez to close out the UFC’s debut in Kentucky, UFC on Versus 3, on Thursday. When the scores were read, many in the crowd appeared to be stunned at the decision. But perhaps no one was more surprised than Kampmann.

“Yes I did – I thought I won the fight,” Kampmann told Joe Rogan after the fight. “I think I won all three rounds. If you take a look at his face … I definitely feel I won the fight. I was throwing way more clean shots. Diego’s a tough warrior, but I’m very disappointed.”

UFC on Versus 3 Weigh-In Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 22 fighters for Thursday’s UFC on Versus 3 card hit the scales Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., and all of them made their required weights. The weigh-in event for the UFC’s debut in the Bluegrass State took place at the Kentucky Int…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 22 fighters for Thursday’s UFC on Versus 3 card hit the scales Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., and all of them made their required weights. The weigh-in event for the UFC’s debut in the Bluegrass State took place at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville.

Main event fighters Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann each weighed in at 171 pounds for their welterweight bout. In the co-main event, former Division I All-Americans CB Dollaway and Mark Munoz meet in a clash of elite wrestlers. Dollaway weighed 185 for the middleweight contest; Munoz was 186.

Two fighters needed to remove their shorts completely in order to make their limits. Bantamweight Damacio Page weighed in at 136 on his second try for his fight with former WEC champion Brian Bowles. And Reuben Duran also needed a second attempt to make 136 for his fight with Takeya Mizugaki.