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“Chris and I have spoken a number of times about this fight and we know the opportunity that it gives us. That’s why we were so desperate to get it organized. We’re aiming for more than just Fight of the Night. We think our styles and the way we fight match up really, really well and that this fight could potentially project us into a sort of legendary status. I want to be remembered in this sport, and this fight is my chance to make sure that happens.”

UFC welterweight Marcus Davis (15-4) hypes his upcoming fight against Chris Lytle (26-16-5) at UFC 93: “Henderson vs. Franklin,” which will take place at The O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland on January 17. Davis is calling in several radio interviews for Lytle to keep this fight standing, adding that whoever takes the match to the ground will be branded a pussy. Believe it or not neither the “Irish Hand Grenade” nor “Lights Out” have ever been stopped by strikes in their respective mixed martial arts careers. That could all change in early 2009 … at least for one fighter.

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Get ready for an Irish banger at The O2 in Dublin on Saturday, January 17, 2008.

As expected, welterweight sluggers Marcus Davis 15–4 and Chris Lytle 26-16–5 will indeed throw leather at UFC 93: “Dublin,” setting up a 170-pound match up that already has “Fight of the Night” written all over it.

One would imagine that “Knockout of the Night” would be more appropriate, but believe it or not neither the “Irish Hand Grenade” nor “Lights Out” have ever been stopped by strikes in their respective mixed martial arts careers.

That could all change in early 2009 … at least for one fighter.

Davis — who openly questioned whether or not Lytle was deserving of the opportunity to fight him at this time — is coming off a slick second round submission win over Paul Kelly at UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” just last month.

It marked the twelfth with in 13 fights for the former contestant on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 2. The Bangor, Maine, native has notched several of the wins during that span overseas in Europe, making quite a name for himself among the many fans located there.

Lytle is also fresh of a win at UFC 89, decisioning Paul Taylor in an action-packed back-and-forth brawl that actually earned “Fight of the Night” honors. With the victory, Lytle has now won just four of his last eight.

However, the losses during that stretch were to Josh Koscheck, Thiago Alves, Matt Hughes and Matt Serra — some pretty good competition.

He’ll get another big test against Davis because inside the Octagon no good deed ever goes unpunished. Already, Davis is calling in several radio interviews for Lytle to keep this fight standing, adding that whoever takes the match to the ground will be branded a pussy.

Game on.

Rich “Ace” Franklin (24-3) and Dan “Hollywood” Henderson (23-7) — two of the world’s most elite 205-pound fighters — will headline UFC 93. Also featured is the return of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua as he takes on UFC pioneer Mark “The Hammer” Coleman.

To check out the latest UFC 93 fight card and rumors click here.

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According to the Junkie, The Irish hand grenade Marcus Davis will take on heavy handed Chris Lytle at UFC 93 on January 17th from the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

“Chris Lytle and I want to fight each other … He’s expressed that he wants to fight me. I’ve expressed that I want to fight him.

“We like each other, we respect each other, but we want to have that fight. And my pitch to Chris is, ‘The first guy that starts grappling is a pussy, so let’s not do that. Let’s just stand up and just beat the hell out of each other. If we get in a clinching scenario, and somebody wants to throw somebody or whatever, go ahead and do it. But let’s not try to finish it on the ground. Let’s stand up, and let’s bang it out.’”

RUMORED UFC 93 FIGHT CARD

Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Mark Coleman
Chris Lytle vs. Marcus Davis
Antonio Mendes vs. Andre Gusmao
Ivan Serati vs. Thomasz Drwal
Abdul Mohamed vs. TBA

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MMA Junkie is reporting that a bout between welterweights Chris Lytle and Marcus Davis will take place at UFC 93. According to sources close to both fighters, bout agreements have been given to both camps. UFC 93 is set to take place on January 17 in Dublin, Ireland at the O2 Arena. Davis is coming off [...]

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Quoteworthy:

“I don’t mind Chris calling me out, it’s part of the game. I certainly didn’t take offense. He had warned me beforehand that he was going to do it, so I don’t consider it disrespectful or anything. I like Chris and think he is a great guy but I don’t know whether he deserves a fight against me. People always say that Chris is the ‘gatekeeper’ to our division, but I think that I am past the gate at the moment. I have spoken to a few people who have told me that they actually think Paul Taylor won that fight against Chris. I beat Paul in one round (in September 2007), so I’m just not sure. But, of course, if that is the fight that the UFC want, then I am more than happy.”

Marcus Davis is eager to return to the Octagon at UFC 93: “Dublin” at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, January 17, 2008. However, “The Irish Hand Grenade” is unclear if Chris Lytle — who decisioned Paul Taylor at UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” last weekend and called Davis out afterward — is deserving of the opportunity to fight him at this time. Davis also won at UFC 89 with a slick second round submission over Paul Kelly. I was his twelfth with in 13 fights. Lytle, on the other hand, has won just four of his last eight. However, the losses during that stretch were to Josh Koscheck, Thiago Alves, Matt Hughes and Matt Serra — some pretty good competition. If Lytle and Davis were to collide it would certainly be one hell of a fight, which is more than likely the reason “Lights Out” is asking for it. He loves earning that bonus money win or lose.

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UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” from The National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, on October 18 has come to a close.

The highly anticipated main event of the evening between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben had its fair share action, but it was not awarded the “Fight of the Night” by promotion officials when all was said and done.

That honor went to welterweights Chris Lytle and Paul Taylor for their rock-em, sock-em three-round brawl, which “Lights Out” took in the end via unanimous decision.

Another 170-pound match up that didn’t make the televised Spike TV broadcast between Dan Hardy and Akihiro Gono had to come in a close second.

Overall, it was a solid card that produced several exciting fights — the fighters honored below more than deserved a little extra cold hard cash for their outstanding performances.

Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 89:

Knockout of the Night — Luis Cane

Submission of the Night – Per Eklund

Fight of the Night — Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor

Each fighter received $40,000 for their efforts in addition to their respective base salaries, which will more than likely not be made available because the event took place overseas.

For complete UFC 89 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.

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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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