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UFC fighters Roger Huerta and Brandon Vera bet on the upcoming boxing match between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao.

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Loser wears a chicken suit:

(Thanks to MMAmania.com reader “Valkrie” for the assist.)

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Keith Jardine vs Brandon Vera - UFC 89 Video
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We didn’t hear a peep from Brandon Vera after his split-decision loss to Keith Jardine at UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” this weekend, but this post-fight video recently popped up on the promotion’s Web site.

“The Truth” appears visibly out of sorts and doesn’t offer up much regarding the reasons behind his performance — his third loss in four fights. Perhaps most important there are no excuses:

Props: UFC.com

(Thanks to MMAmania.com reader “Stagger-Lee” for the assist.)

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The Sun:

“I’m not seeing what I expected from Brandon Vera. It’s like he’s lost something. He doesn’t have that killer instinct since he took that year off. He doesn’t go after people. He used to be so cocky. He wanted to fight everybody.

“We tried to get him on one of the seasons of The Ultimate Fighter and he turned that down and said he wanted to fight Chuck Liddell and that he would knock him out. I hear that seven days a week so I told him to go on TUF and we’d find out how good he was.

“He was good¿he used to walk through heavyweights earlier in his career. But he took a year off and we had all the issues with his contract and he hasn’t been the same since. I don’t know what’s wrong with him.”

Once the UFC’s heavyweight golden boy, Brandon “The Truth” Vera finds himself on the losing end of a split decision to Keith Jardine at UFC 89. Vera has posted a 1-3 record in has last four fights in the UFC and it that wasn’t bad enough, he how has the sport most vocal man and his boss commenting about his performance in the cage.

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Props: Sports Illustrated

Quoteworthy:

“Brandon Vera, it’s like he lost something. That year off, I don’t know what it was. He doesn’t have that killer instinct, he doesn’t go after it. This kid used to be so cocky, and you know he wanted to fight everybody…. He was good, he was walking through heavyweights. Took that year off, all the contract stuff, hasn’t been the same guy since. I don’t know what’s wrong with him.”

UFC President Dana White sounds puzzled after Brandon Vera lost his third fight in four attempts against Keith Jardine at UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” on October 18. “The Truth” is clearly struggling since his return from a long layoff because of management and contract issues. He’ll likely be the centerpiece of a Phillipines invasion sometime in 2009 — Vera referred to himself as receiving an Elvis-like reception when he visits his homeland. Whether or not he sees action before then remains to be seen. His loss to “The Dean of Mean” was his third fight in four months.

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Click the banner above or right here for blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben.”

Quick results of all the action are already in — we’ll provide blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card action with the tape-delayed 9 p.m. ET Spike TV telecast.

If you’re going to leave comments and discuss the fights with all the other MMAmania.com readers be sure to do it on the main UFC 89 results post and not this one.

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UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” is set go off LIVE today (Saturday, October 18) from The National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England.

Of course, the action will unfold in the United States via tape delay tonight on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET. MMAmania.com will provide blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card bouts at that time.

For those who can’t wait, however, we will post LIVE quick results of all the action throughout the afternoon beginning at around 1 p.m. ET, meaning spoilers could be contained below for those who intend to watch the telecast this evening.

Therefore, consider yourself warned before proceeding any further.

Keep in mind that we will provide blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of the main card bouts, beginning with the 9 p.m. ET Spike TV special.

Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 89 quick results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest results!)

UFC 89 QUICK RESULTS:

Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
Brandon Vera vs. Keith Jardine
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Luis Cane
Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor
Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly
Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy
Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
Jess Liaudin vs. David Bielkheden
Sam Stout vs. Terry Etim
Jim Miller vs. David Baron
Per Eklund defeats Samy Schiavo via submission (rear naked choke) in round three

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps and post-fight analysis after UFC 89. Be sure to also remember to hang out with us tonight during our detailed Spike TV round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of all the main card action at 9 p.m. ET!

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UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben” - Saturday, October 18, Englishman Michael “The Count” Bisping will will do battle against Chris “The Crippler” Leben. Also on the card Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine will look for redemption from his last fight with Wanderlei Silva and take on Brandon “The Truth” Vera.

Saturday, October 18 - FREE on SPIKE TV - Starting at 9pm EST.

Results after the jump…..

MAIN CARD

• Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
  Results:
• Keith Jardine vs. Brandon Vera
  Results:
• Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Luiz Cane
  Results:
• Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly
  Results:
• Paul Taylor vs. Chris Lytle
  Results:

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

• Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy
  Results:
• Jess Liaudin vs. David Bielkheden
  Results:
• Sam Stout vs. Terry Etim
  Results: Terry Etim defeats Sam Stout by Unanimous Decision
• Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
  Results:
• David Baron vs. Jim Miller
  Results: Jim Miller defeats David Baron by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at of R3.
• Sammy Schiavo vs. Per Eklund
  Results: Per Eklund defeats Samy Schiavo by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at of R3.

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