UFC Confirms Cro Cop and Rampage at UFC 67
by: DarthMolen 1 year, 11 months, 1 day, 15 hours, 27 minutes ago 3
Email Article Print ArticleThank goodness the UFC has confirmed two HUGE additions to the UFC and the UFC 67 card on February 3rd because GSP and Anderson Silva are going to murdalize Matt Serra and Travis Lutter respectively.
Matt Serra and Travis Lutter were the winners of the fourth season of "The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback" and this comeback story will not only be real, it will be “As Real As it Gets®” when they cash in on their prize and take on reigning UFC® Champions Georges “Rush” St. Pierre and Anderson “The Spider” Silva, respectively, for a shot at the UFC world titles. They will have nothing to lose and everything to gain when the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization presents UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, Feb. 3.
Also announced today will be the incredible debut of two fighters new to the UFC, but definitely no strangers to the world of mixed martial arts. On Feb. 3, Mirko “Cro Crop” and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will step into the Octagon™ for the first time in their historic breakout fight. Mirko “Cro Crop” will take on Eddie Sanchez and “Rampage” will face Marvin Eastman.
“I want all the best fighters in the UFC,” said Dana White, UFC President. “This proves it. UFC 67 not only gives two comeback fighters the chance to show they really are the best, but it also brings Mirko “Cro Cop” and “Rampage” to the UFC to prove they are among the best heavyweights and light heavyweights in the sport. This is just the start of 2007; UFC fans are in for an exciting year.
When they showed the teaser image for Cro Cop myself and a friend went nuts at the bar we were watching it at. Cro Cop is one bad dude with a kick that’ll knock your head clean off your shoulders. Honestly, it’s only a matter of time before he takes Sylvia’s title from him. FINALLY the heavyweight division is getting some good fighters.
Rampage is a welcome addition too because he’s the only one that has been able to take a punch from Chuck Liddell AND completely destroy him.
For those of you who haven’t seen the fight, do yourself a favor and check it out. Rampage dished out a world class ass beating to Liddell the likes of which he’s never seen. Let’s see if he can do it again.
Hmm. I’m split. If he does it again. Where does Liddell go? decisions decisions.
Confirmed that Cro-Cop has a 6 fight contract with the UFC. The Houston Chronicle broke the story.