A video of UFC star Chuck Liddell working out in the nude with his girlfriend was posted online by several sports Web sites Thursday.
Liddell couldn't be reached for comment on the situation, but a representative from Zinkin Entertainment, the management company which represents Liddell, sent MMA Fighting the following statement:
"Obviously, Chuck is a little upset that his privacy was invaded during a time he clearly expected was private with his girlfriend. It is unfortunate when individuals have such little regard for one's privacy and distribute moments not intended for the public to see."
Liddell, who is a coach on the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter, is rumored to be fighting Tito Ortiz for a third time in June.
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It's official: Frankie Edgar is the No. 1 UFC lightweight contender.
Dana White confirmed with MMA Fighting Tuesday that Edgar will receive the next 155-pound title shot against champion BJ Penn. There had been talk of Gray Maynard facing Penn next, but in a video interview shot Tuesday in New York City, White said he didn't think Maynard was 100% ready to fight for the title just yet.
The UFC president added that the tentative plan was for the title fight to happen in Abu Dhabi in April, but that the UFC 112 event in the Middle East is still not officially confirmed.
The organization announced on Tuesday that Flash Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi government, had purchased a 10% stake of Zuffa, the parent company of UFC and WEC.
Edgar is 11-1, and recently defeated Matt Veach last month. His only loss came against Maynard in April 2008. He holds wins over the likes of Sean Sherk, Tyson Griffin, Hermes Franca and Jim Miller.
Maynard defeated Nate Diaz on Monday via split decision. "The Bully" is 9-0 with 1 no contest.
White also said that he hoped Anderson Silva would fight Vitor Belfort for the middleweight title on the same card. Renzo Gracie vs. Matt Hughes is also expected to take place on the April card.
White talked about the how the sale came about, the future of the company, the latest on Brock Lesnar's heatlh status, and much more in the video, which will be posted on MMA Fighting Tuesday evening.
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With UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar still indefinitely on the shelf, the organization is moving swiftly to create an interim championship.
And fresh off his spectacular win at UFC 107, Frank Mir is being tabbed to face No. 1 contender Shane Carwin to fill the interim title matchup, FanHouse has learned.
The bout, which has not been officially signed but has been verbally agreed to by at least one side, will be featured as the co-main event at UFC 111 on March 27, 2010 in Newark, N.J.
Mir (13-4), a former UFC champion and one-time interim titleholder, last Saturday dominated Cheick Kongo, needing just 72 seconds to win by technical submission. Coming on the heels of Mir's UFC 100 loss to Lesnar in July, the impressive performance served to reignite interest in the rubber match of a potential Mir-Lesnar trilogy. Now, it appears that could be a possibility.
Standing in his way is Carwin, who has yet to taste defeat in his pro career, racking up 11 wins. Remarkably, all of his victories have come via first-round stoppage. The 34-year-old former collegiate football and wrestling star vaulted to the No. 1 contendership in March with a knockout over Gabriel Gonzaga.
Carwin had been scheduled to face Lesnar at UFC 106, and then UFC 108 before the current champ was forced to withdraw with a serious intestinal disorder. He also had been offered a fight with Cain Velasquez, an opportunity he turned down because of the event's proximity to his pregnant wife's due date.
Over the weekend at UFC 107, organization president Dana White told reporters that Lesnar's health would be re-evaluated in about 45 days, and that a decision on an interim belt might not be made until then, but now it appears that the company will try to capitalize on Mir's sudden momentum while allowing Carwin the opportunity to get back into the cage for the first time in a full year. In recent days, both Carwin and Mir have voiced their approval of such a bout.
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