Friday, July 31, 2009

Dana White press conference highlights

*Vitor Belfort vs Rich Franklin will be the main event of UFC 103.

*The company signed a t
hree-year deal with ESPN in the UK - starts with UFC 101 in Philadelphia.

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Tito Ortiz has re-signed with the company.

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Dan Lauzon, Ben Rothwell, Chase Gormley, and Paul Daley all coming to the UFC.

*Dan Henderson is next in line for a shot at the middleweight title held by Anderson Silva. Silva will be taking on Forrest Griffin in a light heavyweight bout at the Wachovia Center on August 8.

*White on Fedor: "
We tried everything that we could possibly do to get Fedor in the UFC – we went above and beyond. They did not want to take the deal. I guarantee they won’t be offered a better deal."

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