UFC 85 "Bedlam" kicks off today, June 7th, from the O2 Arena in London, England.

The main event features a welterweight battle between the former two time welterweight champion, Matt Hughes, and "The Pitbull" Thiago Alves. It’s a big bout for Hughes who looks to redeem himself after losing to George St. Pierre in December.

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Important news, announcements and interesting moments during UFC 85

• The first fight between Werdum and Vera ends in a controversial fashion. Vera was extremely upset in what could be considered a premature stoppage and says in his post fight interview quote "It’s 15 seconds left in the round, let me take that ass whoopin, lets go to round two."
• The second fight ends in a unique fashion as well. Marquardt clearly won the fight but lost a split decision because of the two points that were taken away from him for illegal strikes. If the second point wasn’t taken away from Nate for what looked to be a legal strike in the replay, the fight would have been and probably should have been ruled a draw.

UFC 85 Quick Results

• Antonio Hardonk vs Eddie Sanchez (Hardonk wins via TKO (Punch) at 4:15 in the 2nd)
• Paul Taylor vs Jess Liaudin (Taylor wins via Decision (Split) after 3 rounds)
• Luis Cane vs Jason Lambert (Cane wins via TKO (Strikes) at 2:07 in the 1st round)
• Roan Carneiro vs Kevin Burns (Burns wins via Triangle Choke at 2:53 in the 2nd round)
• Matt Wiman vs Thiago Tavares (Wiman wins via KO (Punches) at 1:57 in the 2nd round)
• Jorge Rivera vs Martin Kampmann (Kampmann wins via Guillotine Choke at 2:44 in 1st)
• Fabricio Werdum vs Brandon Vera (Werdum wins via TKO at 4:40 in the 1st round)
• Nathan Marquardt vs Thales Leites (Thales Leites wins via Split Decision after 3 rounds)
• Marcus Davis vs Mike Swick (Swick wins via Unanimous Decision (29-27) after 3 rounds)
• Michael Bisping vs Jason Day (Bisping wins via TKO (Strikes) at 3:42 in the 1st round)
• Matt Hughes vs Thiago Alves (Alves wins via TKO (Flying Knee, Punches) at 1:02 in 2nd)

Short Recap of the Prelims

• Antoni Hardonk vs Eddie Sanchez: Sanchez took round one with a few takedowns but did no damage. After getting dropped in the second from a Sanchez right hand, Hardonk puts together a strong combo and finishes the fight with a left hook.
• Paul Taylor vs Jess Liaudin: Round one was close with Taylor stealing it in the end with a punch that rocked Liaudin. Liaudin controlled round two on the ground. With Liaudin scoring the takedowns in the third, Taylor still did enough in the judges eyes to take the split decision.
• Luis Cane vs Jason Lambert: After trying to avoid the stand up game from Cane, Lambert finally eats a right hand that sends him to the canvas. He gets back to his feet but is knocked down two more times and the ref steps in at just over the two minute mark.
• Roan Carneiro vs Kevin Burns: After a dominant first round from Carneiro consisting of solid ground and pound, he slips and gets caught in a Burns triangle choke from the bottom a little over half way through the round.
• Matt Wiman vs Thiago Tavares: Tavares took round one grounding and pounding Wiman after they both traded submission attempts. After a solid exchange from both fighters in the second, Wiman cracks Tavares with a stiff right hand followed by another that puts Thiago out cold.
• Jorge Rivera vs Martin Kampmann: It was all Kampmann in this one. Kampmann took down Rivera, took his back, caught him in an arm triangle and finally finished it with a guillotine choke half way through the first round.

UFC 85 Main Card Play by Play Commentary (Card subject to change)

Fabricio Werdum vs Brandon Vera (Heavyweight Bout)

• Round 1: They both come out aggressive and clinch. Vera lands an elbow and Werdum counters with a nice combination. Fabricio shoots and gets a nice double leg takedown. He starts to work some short punches and Vera pops up to his feet. Brandon brushes off another takedown attempt from Werdum. Vera lands a big left hook and they clinch against the cage. Werdum gets another nice takedown and passes to half guard. He mounts Vera and unloads with a barrage of strikes. The ref steps in to put a halt to the bout. Vera immediately says that he is fine and is upset with the stoppage. Rogan also agrees that the stoppage was premature and says that he likes to see fights go on longer. The crowd boos in agreement.
• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Fabricio Werdum wins via TKO at 4:40 in the 1st round.

Nate Marquardt vs Thales Leites (Middleweight Bout)

• Round 1: Cautious Leites misses with a superman punch. Nate comes in landing a nice combination. They both deliver some hard shots to the face. Leites lands a right hand that sends Marquardt to the mat instantly. Leites pounces on Nate and calmly mounts. Marquardt retains his composure and regains half guard. Thales passes to side control but Nate escapes and is back to his feet. The fight could have been over after that right from Leites. Marquardt lands a solid shot the body. The fighters clinch then separate. Nate lands a good combo and stuns Leites with an uppercut. His legs are wobbly from the uppercut but he quickly regains his composure.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Leites but it could have gone either way.

• Round 2: Nate comes out and lands a nice right hand. After a clinch, Nate lands a nice combination. He follows with a good shot but immediately lands a devastating knee that is illegal and the fight is halted. Leites says that he is ok to continue but Herb Dean calls in the doctor to double check. He was badly shaken from the knee but now seems ok. Dean gives Leites 5 minutes to recover and a point is taken away from Marquardt. The fight is restarted and Nate immediately takes Leites down. Nate starts to unload with relentless ground and pound and Leites is now bleeding. During Nate’s flurry, he was warned for not to hit to the back of the head. Nate continues to deliver ruthless ground and pound. He comes down with a big right hand that lands. Marquardt starts to pound away with hammer fists. If Leites makes it to the end of the round it will be amazing. Rogan thinks Thales’s nose is broken. The fight is stood up and Leites gains the mount position momentarily.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Marquardt.

• Round 3: Nate starts things out with a body shot. Leites attempts a flying knee but is taken down. Thales goes for an omaplata and transitions into a triangle that Nate escapes. Nate is warned again for a shot to the back of the head. Herb Dean takes a point away from Marquardt but it looks like it was to the side of the head and legal. The fighters have a nice exchange. Nate lands a good right hand. Both fighters tired now look to land a big shot. Marquardt gets a weak takedown. Thales works for the rubber guard. Leites goes for a kimura but pays with some hard shots. Leites dives for the kimura but misses and Nate tries to pass. Thales is now exhausted and bleeding badly. Leites works to get to his feet. Nate explodes and piledrives Leites into the mat. He ends it with a final knee. It was an amazing fight between the two middleweights.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Marquardt.

• Final Result: Thales Leites wins via Split Decision after 3 rounds.

Marcus Davis vs Mike Swick (Welterweight Bout)

• Round 1: Davis lands an inside leg kick. Swick misses with a couple of head kicks. The clinch up against the cage and Marcus attempts a takedown. Swick denies and Davis goes for a guillotine. Swick is quickly out of danger and Swick is on top on the ground. Swick passes to side control momentarily. Mike starts to unload a little ground and pound in half guard. Davis tries to use the cage to stand up but Swick quickly puts him back on the mat. Swick works some short punches and elbows and continues to control Davis. Marcus is now bleeding from the gnp.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Swick.

• Round 2: Marcus catches Swick with a right hand. Swick lands a big right head kick. They exchange and Swick takes Davis down the canvas. After a lack of action, the crowd boos and the ref threatens to stand the fighters up. Swick passes to side control and mounts momentarily. Davis sinks in a kimura and Swick fires in with a knee. Mike works some elbows to the body. Back on their feet Davis lands a good combo. Davis works some good uppercuts on he inside. Swick retaliates with a nice knee. Davis lands another uppercut and takes down Davis. Swick sinks in a triangle but Marcus postures and escapes. Marcus lands a body kick but gets taken down into side control. He finishes the round with a knee to the body.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Swick.

• Round 3: Swick cracks a nice knee that lands. They trade punches and Mike lands another nice knee. Davis comes in with a combo and they clinch for a second. Back in the clinch, Swick lands another knee to the body. Mike grabs the muay thai plum and continues to work the knees inside. Rogan remarks on how the crowd is doing the wave for the first time. Davis almost secures a takedown but Quick is back to his feet. Davis is bleeding badly now. One point is deducted from Swick for holding the fence. Swick, now aggressive, takes Davis down and starts to work some ground and pound. Swick continues his brutal ground and pound assault with rights and lefts. He unloads at the end with a flurry of windmill punches and the round ends. Davis has a nasty gash on his cheek.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Swick and the fight 30-27 for Swick.

• Final Result: Mike Swick wins via Unanimous Decision (29-27) after 3 rounds.

Michael Bisping vs Jason Day (Middleweight Bout)

• Round 1: They quickly start to exchange shots. Days is calm and Bisping is fired up. They clinch up against the cage and Bisping secures the takedown. Bisping postures up to his feet and comes down with some big punches. He passes to side control. Day gets back to his feet but eats a couple of punches for it. Bisping takes him right back to the mat. He gains full mount but transitions to the back and starts to bomb away with strikes. Jason looks to be in trouble. Day attempts to get back to his feet but can’t do it and is overwhelmed with more punches from Bisping who pounds him out with elbows, punches and hammer fists for the finish. It was a dominating performance from Michael Bisping.
• Round 2:
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Michael Bisping wins via TKO (Strikes) at 3:42 in the 1st round.

Matt Hughes vs Thiago Alves (Welterweight Bout)

• Round 1: After a missed shot from Hughes, he pulls guard. He receives some hard shots from Alves and misses with an armbar attempt. Back on their feet, Hughes eats a big knee to the body but gets the takedown into side control. Alves quickly gains half guard and eventually gets it back to full guard. Hughes, bleeding from a small cut on his nose, passes to half guard. He lands a few small punches and the ref threatens to stand the fighters up. Hughes hasn’t been able to do any damage on the ground. Matt attempts to pass to full mount but Thiago is back to his feet. Matt has a single but Alves spins out and ends up on top. Alves lands some big shots in guard and the round ends.

  RedSweat scores the round 10-9 for Alves.

• Round 2: Hughes comes in with a wild punch to set up his shot and eats a big knee that opens up the cut on his nose even more. Alves is now on top controlling. Hughes escapes but is in big trouble. He eats a big flying knee to the body from Alves and he falls back to the canvas. Alves jumps on the opportunity and unloads with a three more big punches to seal the deal. It appears in the replay that Matt fell back on his knee twisting it in an extremely awkward position after the flying knee from Thiago. That seems to be the reason why he fell back to the canvas.
• Round 3:
• Final Result: Thiago Alves wins via TKO (Flying Knee, Punches) at 1:02 in the 2nd round.

Fighters took the final step in preparation for tomorrow’s UFC 85 "Bedlam" and hit the scales today to weigh in at the O2 Arena in London, England.

The story of the day was Matt Hughes opponent for tomorrow nights main event, Thiago Alves, who failed to make the required 170lb weight limit. Alves weighed in 4lbs over and as a result will meet the former two time welterweight champ at a catch weight of 174 pounds at tomorrow’s event.

“Tomorrow night is gonna be a war,” said Alves, 174. “You’re gonna see the best ‘Pitbull’ ever and I’m gonna knock him out.”

One of the most anticipated match ups for tomorrow night’s event is a welterweight battle between Mike "Quick" Swick and "The Irish Hand Grenade" Marcus Davis. Swick is looking to string together two wins in a row while Davis looks to extend his amazing 6 fight win streak in the UFC to seven.

UFC 85 Official Weigh In Results

Main Televised Card

• Thiago Alves (174) vs Matt Hughes (170)
• Jason Day (184) vs Michael Bisping (184)
• Mike Swick (170) vs Marcus Davis (170)
• Thales Leites (185) vs Nate Marquardt (185)
• Fabricio Werdum (247) vs Brandon Vera (228)

Undercard

• Martin Kampmann (186) vs Jorge Rivera (185)
• Thiago Tavares (154.5) vs Matt Wiman (155)
• Roan Carneiro (171) vs Kevin Burns (170)
• Luiz Cane (204) vs Jason Lambert (205)
• Jess Liaudin (169) vs Paul Taylor (169)
• Eddie Sanchez (244) vs Antoni Hardonk (247)

RedSweat.com will be bringing you all of the live action including quick results and up to the minute play by play commentary for UFC 85. Quick results for the prelims will begin at 12:30pm ET.

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The UFC has done some damage control after losing their star player for UFC 85’s main event, Chuck Liddell. They have attempted to repair the damage by adding three big bouts to the card which now is eleven fights strong.

UFC.com has officially announced that former two time welterweight champ, Matt Hughes, will battle "The Pitbull" Thiago Alves in the UFC 85 main event. This bout replaces the original match up between Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans that was cancelled after Chuck had to pull out due to a hamstring injury.

Apparently some good has come out of the situation involving Chuck’s withdrawal and all of the fight card mayhem.

TheFightNetwork.com announced on Thursday that UFC 85 will be a free Spike TV event in an effort to soften the blow to fans of Chuck who were expecting to pay to see him fight.

A spectacular match up between two middleweight brawlers has been added to the card featuring Chris "The Crippler" Leben and Michael "The Count" Bisping. This fight has knock out written all over it and most likely won’t live to see the second round. Bisping recently made his middleweight debut defeating Charles McCarthy via TKO after McCarthy was unable to continue due to an arm injury. The Count looks quick and lean at his new weight and looks to make it two in a row against Leben.

Chris Leben has won his last two in a row with a recent TKO victory over Alessio Sakara at UFC 82 back in March. A revitalized Leben finished off Sakara via punches at 3:16 in the first round. Leben appears to be back on his game and looked better than ever in his last two fights.

The third addition to the UFC 85 card will pit James "The Sandman" Irvin against the undefeated Rashad Evans. Irvin will be stepping in to replace Liddell who was originally slated to fight Evans in the main event. James Irvin is coming off of a stunning 8 second knockout victory over fellow knock out artist, Houston Alexander at Fight Night 13. The Sandman shocked spectators when the first punch he threw, a superman punch, sent Houston to the mat where he was finished off with a couple of punches.

Due to the recent changes made to the card, the Thales Leites vs Nate Marquardt match, has been moved down to the preliminary card.

Here is the official UFC 85 fight card as of now.

• Thiago Alves vs Matt Hughes
• Michael Bisping vs Chris Leben
• Marcus Davis vs Mike Swick
• Rashad Evans vs James Irvin
• Brandon Vera vs Fabricio Werdum
• Martin Kampmann vs Jorge Rivera (prelim)
• Thiago Tavares vs Matt Wiman (prelim)
• Thales Leites vs Nate Marquardt (prelim)
• Luiz Cane vs Jason Lambert (prelim)
• Roan Carneiro vs Ryo Chonan (prelim)
• Antoni Hardonk vs Neil Wain (prelim)

Although not official, Jess Liaudin vs Paul Taylor is also confirmed for the event which in the end will produce a total of thirteen bouts. One more bout has yet to be announced.

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Breaking news has been reported regarding UFC 85 "Liddell vs Evans". MMARated just reported that Chuck Liddell injured himself and will not be fighting at UFC 85 in London against "The Ultimate Fighter 2" winner, Rashad Evans.

The bout will most likely be rescheduled for later in the summer depending on the seriousness of Chuck’s injury. This means that Evans will most likely be pulled from the card as well leaving a vacant spot for the main event of UFC 85.

The event will most likely not be rescheduled considering over 10,000 tickets have already been sold according to the Wrestling Observer. The UFC has yet to make an official statement regarding the issue.

The "Iceman" Chuck Liddell was originally slated to fight Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the main event of UFC 85. Rua was replaced by Rashad Evans after rupturing the ACL in his left knee, the same knee he had surgery on following his fight with Forrest Griffin at UFC 76. Rashad was originally scheduled to meet Thiago Silva inside the cage at UFC 85 until he was picked as Rua’s replacement.

This leaves the original co-main event between Brandon Vera and Fabricio Werdum as the highest profile match of the night. The other main card televised bouts include Thales Leites vs Nate Marquardt, Martin Kampmann vs Jorge Rivera and Marcus Davis vs Mike Swick.

Update: According to Sherdog, who confirmed the injury, Liddell has a badly torn hamstring. Multiple sources also tell Sherdog that James Irvin could possibly replace Liddell to fight Rashad Evans at UFC 85.

Stand by for further developments regarding Chuck’s injury and replacements for UFC 85’s main event.

The UFC has added some big names to their fight cards for upcoming UFC 84, 85 and 86 events scheduled over the next 4 months. I wanted to keep you up to date on the most recent additions which include some big names.

UFC 84 "Ill Will" Fight Card Update:

At UFC 84 on May 24 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena we will see the much anticipated return of Ivan Salaverry. He will be taking on Brazilian Top Team member and submission specialist Rousimar Palhares who has a record of 7-1. Palhares actually fought in Ultimate Brazil back in 1998 where he defeated Adriano Santos via TKO.

Salaverry hasn’t fought since UFC 71 "Liddell vs Jackson" in May of 2007 where he was defeated by Terry Martin via a suplex and strikes. Ivan has only fight 2 fights in the last two years and looks to make his comeback in 2008.

Also added to the UFC 84 undercard is Terry Etim taking on "Ultimate Fighter" alumni Rob Emerson in a lightweight match up and finally Christian Wellisch battling Shane Carwin in a heavyweight bout.

UFC 85 "Liddell vs Evans" Fight Card Update:

A ton of big names have been added to the UFC 85 "Liddell vs Evans" event which is set to take place on June 7 at the O2 Arena in London, England. On the main televised card "El Conquistador" Jorge Rivera will be taking on "The Hitman" Martin Kampmann. Jorge is coming off of a huge win over Team Punishment fighter Kendall Grove at UFC 80 back in January. It has been over a year since Kampmann entered the octagon. His last appearance was also impressive with a big comeback submission win over heavy slugger Drew McFedries.

Also added to the main card for UFC 85 is Marcus Davis who is on an impressive 6 fight win streak in the UFC. He will be squaring off against Mike "Quick" Swick who is coming off of a close decision win over Josh Burkman. Davis has made quick work of his opponents with his last three fight times totaling under 7 minutes. Most recently Marcus knocked out Jess Liaudin at UFC 80 with a brutal punch.

Nate Marquardt will be making his return at UFC 85 to face world class grappler, Thales Leites, who is 12-1 as a pro. Nate was supposed to fight Thales at UFC 81 but Thales suffered a broken hand and was replaced by Horn. Marquardt defeated Jeremy Horn choking him out early in the second round. Before that Nate had suffered his first UFC loss to Anderson Silva via TKO in July of 2007. Leites has won three straight in the UFC finishing his last two fights via submission. We could end up seeing a stand up war in this fight due to the fact that both fighters have extremely tight ground games.

Another big bout has been added to the undercard for UFC 85 as well. "The Punisher" Jason Lambert will be taking on Luiz Cane in a light heavyweight match up. Lambert suffered one of his only two losses out of his eight fights in the UFC at UFC 80 back in January. His only other loss was to the undefeated Rashad Evans at UFC 63 where he was knocked out in the second round. Luiz Cane will be looking to redeem himself after losing his only fight in the UFC due to disqualification back at UFC 79 against James Irvin.

UFC 86 "Jackson vs Griffin" Fight Card Update:

UFC 86 is shaping up nicely with three new bouts added to the much anticipated event set for July 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. On the main card, Joe Stevenson will be making his return after losing to BJ Penn back in January. He will be fighting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu artist Gleison Tibau in a lightweight match that should be highly explosive from start to finish. Also appearing on the televised card will be former heavyweight champ and commentator for the WEC, Frank Mir, who will take on Justin McCully from Team Punishment.

Finally on the undercard for UFC 85, the soft spoken Melvin Guillard will battle Dennis Siver in a lightweight match up. I have a feeling this fight might be over in the first round. Guillard left the UFC after losing to Rich Clementi at UFC 79 to gain more experience by fighting in some smaller shows. He will have a lot to prove in this fight against the 11-5 Siver.

To view updated fight cards for all upcoming UFC’s and other events visit the MMA Events page here at RedSweat.com. Stand by for more MMA news at a fighters pace!