Pumphrey94
02-15-2010, 04:54 AM
The UFC's long-rumored March 31 event is official with today's announcement of UFC Fight Night 21.
The event, which precedes the debut episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 11," takes place at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., and airs on Spike TV.
Kenny Florian (12-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) meets former PRIDE star Takanori Gomi (31-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the headliner, and as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported on Tuesday, "TUF 10" champ Roy Nelson (14-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets fast-rising heavyweight contender Stefan Struve (19-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in the co-headliner.
UFC Fight Night 21 marks just the fourth UFC event in North Carolina and the first since UFC Fight Night 16, an event also dubbed "UFC Fights for the Troops" that took place in December 2008 at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville. The show helped benefit the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and was co-hosted by the Fort Bragg military institution.
Tickets for UFC Fight Night 21 go on sale to the general public this Saturday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT).
However, members of the UFC Fight Club (the UFC's official fan club) can purchase tickets this Thurday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. ET, and UFC.com newsletter subscribers can buy their tickets this Friday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
The event should help boost ratings for "TUF 11," which features 14 middleweight fighters coached by UFC legends Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
The latest UFC Fight Night 21 card now includes:
Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi
Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve
Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera*
Lucio Linhares vs. Yushin Okami*
Cole Miller vs. Andre Winner*
Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver*
Gleison Tibau vs. Caol Uno*
* - Not officially announced
The event, which precedes the debut episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 11," takes place at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., and airs on Spike TV.
Kenny Florian (12-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) meets former PRIDE star Takanori Gomi (31-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the headliner, and as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported on Tuesday, "TUF 10" champ Roy Nelson (14-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets fast-rising heavyweight contender Stefan Struve (19-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in the co-headliner.
UFC Fight Night 21 marks just the fourth UFC event in North Carolina and the first since UFC Fight Night 16, an event also dubbed "UFC Fights for the Troops" that took place in December 2008 at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville. The show helped benefit the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and was co-hosted by the Fort Bragg military institution.
Tickets for UFC Fight Night 21 go on sale to the general public this Saturday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT).
However, members of the UFC Fight Club (the UFC's official fan club) can purchase tickets this Thurday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. ET, and UFC.com newsletter subscribers can buy their tickets this Friday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. ET.
The event should help boost ratings for "TUF 11," which features 14 middleweight fighters coached by UFC legends Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.
The latest UFC Fight Night 21 card now includes:
Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi
Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve
Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera*
Lucio Linhares vs. Yushin Okami*
Cole Miller vs. Andre Winner*
Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver*
Gleison Tibau vs. Caol Uno*
* - Not officially announced