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UFC 85: Thiago Tavares vs. Matt Wiman
By CagE | March 12, 2008
(I had to do it…)
Sherdog is reporting, that lightweight contender Thiago Tavares will take on “The Ultimate Fighter” season 5 veteran Matt Wiman at UFC 85, June 7 from the O2 Arena in London, England.
Thiago Tavares:
“My manager, Alex Davis, just confirmed this fight…I am very happy with the choice of this opponent because he is a tough guy who is coming off three wins in a row, and I think we will make a great fight for the public. I like to face those tougher guys, and I thought this is a great opportunity.”
“I fought there in Liverpool…Submitted my opponent with a guillotine in 2006. I thought this is a great opportunity to go back there and hope to do a great show.”
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Topics: News, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) |
March 12th, 2008 at 8:05 am
its going to be a good fight but i dont see matt winning
March 12th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Its hard to say with that pic above but yeah, I think Tavares takes this fight.
March 12th, 2008 at 11:48 am
matt wiman has been on a tear lately i say he takes it. they had the same opponent recently with that sian dude and tavarez had a super hard time with him while wiman worked him over in dominant fashion
March 12th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
i agree with you dane that tavares didn’t look that good in his last fight. i expected a lot more from him especially how he handled black in their fight. i haven’t been keeping up with wiman but it looks like he is ready to step up for this one.
March 12th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Tavarez will kill Matt Wiman. They really should have found Tav a better opponent.
June 7th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
your out of your mind tavares is a insufficient contender while wiman will beat penn
June 7th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Tavares is very talented. His performance didn’t shock me at all. What shocked me is how good Wiman looked. He sure got a lot better since TUF 4. Tavares is still a contender in my mind, he just got caught.