Paul Williams vs Erislandy Lara fight. Previously Williams was slated to fight Nobuhiro Ishida, but HBO pulled off approval for that fight & now Williams will be facing Lara on that day. Williams have always been held in high esteem by boxing enthusiasts all around the world. But that reputation took little bit of a beating after his 2nd round loss to Martinez. Now Williams will have to pick up the pieces & move on in order to have a favorable result against Ishida. Williams will be going into the match with a career record of 39-2 with 27 KOs.

Paul Williams vs Erislandy Lara fight here

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Watch the 12-round boxing mega-fight known as STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz Live, which will be contested for Ortiz’s WBC Welterweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, Sept. 17 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

Also the HBO®’s Emmy® Award-winning all-access series “24/7″ premieres an all new edition when “24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz” debuts Saturday, Aug. 27 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The four-part series will air for three consecutive Saturday nights before the finale airs the night before the welterweight championship showdown in Las Vegas.

Philippine Azkals vs Sri Lanka Live Coverage on July 3, 2011. The Azkals will finally have the chance to strut their wares before Metro Manila fans after the Philippine Football Federation announced that the July 3 World Cup qualifying match against Sri Lanka will be held at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, according to Manila Bulletin report.

UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry Live PPV is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 26, 2011, at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event will broadcast on Versus in the U.S. and will broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada.

This will be the fourth live UFC card to appear on Versus.

Matthew Riddle was expected to face TJ Grant, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Charlie Brenneman. However, just days before the event Grant was forced from the card due to an unknown illness. Without proper time to find a replacement the bout was scrapped.

Anthony Johnson was expected to face Nate Marquardt in the main event, but was forced from the bout with a rotator cuff injury and replaced by Rick Story.

Martin Kampmann was expected to face John Howard, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Matt Brown. Brown’s original opponent Rich Attonito will face Daniel Roberts.

The entire preliminary card will be streamed on Facebook.

Nate Marquardt did not receive medical clearance the day of the weigh-ins and therefore pulled out of the main event. Charlie Brenneman, whose earlier bout with TJ Grant was removed from the card, will step in to face Rick Story, while the Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo fight will now be the main event. Dana White subsequently announced that Marquardt would be cut from the UFC .

Official fight card
Preliminary card (Facebook)

Lightweight bout: United States Michael Johnson vs. United States Edward Faaloloto

Featherweight bout: United States Ricardo Lamas vs. United States Matt Grice

Lightweight bout: United States Nik Lentz vs. Brazil Charles Oliveira

Welterweight bout: United States Daniel Roberts vs. United States Rich Attonito

Lightweight bout: United States Joe Lauzon vs. England Curt Warburton

Featherweight bout: United States Joe Stevenson vs. Cuba Javier Vazquez

Featherweight bout: United States Tyson Griffin vs. Armenia Manvel Gamburyan

Main card

Heavyweight bout: United States Matt Mitrione vs. United States Christian Morecraft

Welterweight bout: United States John Howard vs. United States Matt Brown

Welterweight bout: United States Rick Story vs. United States Charlie Brenneman

Heavyweight bout: France Cheick Kongo vs. United States Pat Barry

Strikeforce Challengers 16: Fodor vs Terry Live Here is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Strikeforce. The sixteenth Challengers episode will take place on June 24, 2011 at ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.

Antwain Britt was scheduled to face Danillo Villefort. However, on June 15, it was revealed both fighters had sustained injuries and the bout was removed from the card.

The Budd/de Randamie bout will be the first women’s MMA bout in Zuffa’s company history.

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