Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva Set For UFC 79
Story reported by Matthew Boone of Headline Planet
Thursday, October 18 2007
The fight the MMA world has been waiting for seems to finally be set!
The following is a note from the official website for the DirecTV cable service:
"UFC 79 NEMESIS
A BATTLE YEARS IN THE MAKING
This is it--the biggest fight of the year. Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell takes on Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva. Plus, Hughes vs. Serra. Miss it and weep.
Live on Pay Per View
Saturday, Dec. 29
10 pm ET / 7 pm PT
IMPORTANT: Don't take this as confirmation. DirecTV gets info about future PPVs well in advance both for UFC and WWE and have been known to have promotional posters for *planned* fights that for one reason or another wind up not happening. I.E. - if Liddell beat Keith Jardine at UFC 76, they were going this route but the loss changed plans. Still, this could be the fight - but don't get your hopes up YET.
Other sources to point to this fight being set include Dave Meltzer, who a week ago reported both Silva and Liddell had officially put pen to paper to seal the deal contractually. Also, Liddell's trainer John Hackleman has been quoted in several interviews as saying Silva-Liddell is a go for December, the month in which UFC 79 will take place. We'll see.
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