Is Fairfax, Virginia ready for a Zombie Attack?
It may not be a fight weekend for the Ultimate Fighting Championship but the promotion did make some rather large waves on what would typically be a weigh in day. It all started when UFC Co-Owner Lorenzo Fertitta engaged with fans on a popular social networking site and ended with a UFC on Fuel TV 3 Main Event revelation.
Here are your fight announcements and rumors for what was a memorable Friday February 10th, 2012.
• Chan Sung Jung (pictured) vs. Dustin Poirier (ufc)
The Korean Zombie and Dustin Poirier will meet in what could very well be a Featherweight Title Eliminator in Fairfax, Virginia on May 15th. This 3 Round UFC on Fuel TV 3 bout will serve as the Main Event of the evening and will be the first time either fighter has headlined a show while under contract with Zuffa.
• Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem (@lorenzofertitta)
Junior dos Santos will make the first defense of his UFC Heavyweight Champi...
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Cain Velasquez,
Forrest Griffin,
Tito Ortiz,
Frank Mir,
Dominick Cruz,
Urijah Faber
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