UFC 72 Ireland

Dave McConkey

(sorry if this has been posted already!)

according to mmaweekly this is the rumoured card so far...

Rich Franklin v Martin Kampmann
Forrest Griffin v Hector Ramirez
Tyson Griffin v Clay Guida
Jorge Gurgel v TBA

looks good already, this is shaping up to be a real good year for the sport in this country with cage rage as well :cool:

JohnMc1

has there been a date set?

ch252

Saturday, June 16, 2007 in Ireland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_72


Thats the first I heard of it! anyone know the venue??

bjj-fighter

It'll be in Belfast,Right?

dlofnep

Yes. point will be closing in june fore renovations i believe

ch252

Where in Belfast does anyone know??

goo

Odyssey maybe?
Are there that many massive venues up there?

JohnMc1

darragh-k wrote:

Saturday, June 16, 2007 in Ireland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_72


Thats the first I heard of it! anyone know the venue??

Thanks darragh-k.

Just got to find some people to go with.

Colm_OReilly

That's the provisional date for the National Submission Championships.

Should I push the NSC back another week to accommodate?

Nothingcompares

Colm_OReilly wrote:

That's the provisional date for the National Submission Championships.

Should I push the NSC back another week to accommodate?

leave as is and invite forrest griffin out to participate?

dlofnep

JohnMc1 wrote:

Thanks darragh-k.

Just got to find some people to go with.

I'll be going up John. You can take a roadtrip with us.

fatal

As far as i know it will be in the Odessy arena in Belfast as The point will be closed in early june for a much needed renovation

dogpit

This will take place in Belfast on june 16th:)

Nothingcompares

Any chance of any irish lads getting on the card?

damo

Nothingcompares wrote:

Any chance of any irish lads getting on the card?

Woo!

there better be!

if theres one thing we do well its fight, theres lots of talent around, hopefully one of the lads gets a fight on the card.

Dave McConkey

Colm_OReilly wrote:

That's the provisional date for the National Submission Championships.

Should I push the NSC back another week to accommodate?

yes please

mark.leonard

dlofnep wrote:

I'll be going up John. You can take a roadtrip with us.

Prepares another laminated tenner.....

eoghan.geraghty

Colm_OReilly wrote:

That's the provisional date for the National Submission Championships.

Should I push the NSC back another week to accommodate?

Any chance you could push it forward a week?
I've a 50k hike Sat 24th June I don't want to miss, it only comes up every 2 years.
What dates are available?

Colm_OReilly

Eoghan,

I wanted to do the 9th, but a stupid wedding got in the way.

The 24th is a Sunday. The 23rd is the Saturday.

weemate

according to the ufc uk website the date is now the 7th of july and being billed as UFC73.the fight card is apparently the same with franklin and forrest griffin on the bill as well as Brandon vera.

mikeruurds

I'm so glad they changed the date! I will be in South Africa on the 16th

Any idea when they will start selling tickets for this? The wife and I will defo be there

Cheers
Mike

Dirty Dave

weemate wrote:

according to the ufc uk website the date is now the 7th of july and being billed as UFC73.the fight card is apparently the same with franklin and forrest griffin on the bill as well as Brandon vera.

Hi Weemate, have you got the link? I had a look on the website but I cant find it.

Dirty Dave

Found something about it on MMA weekly though....

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/rumors.asp?articleid=3723&zoneid=14

weemate

the site is
www.ufc-uk.co.uk
check under ufc 72 announcements.

Dirty Dave

weemate wrote:

the site is
www.ufc-uk.co.uk
check under ufc 72 announcements.

Cheers

john kavanagh

UFC 72 will now be held in Ireland on July 7th and will be known as UFC 73, meaning that on June 16th UFC 72 will be held but as yet no venue has been decided (we'll keep you posted).

The rumoured fight cards for all three event are as follows:

UFC 73:

Anderson Silva vs. Nathan Marquardt
Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans
Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca

eoghan.geraghty

Colm_OReilly wrote:

Eoghan,

I wanted to do the 9th, but a stupid wedding got in the way.

The 24th is a Sunday. The 23rd is the Saturday.

Thats the last time i buy a cheap calendar from a roaming gypsy:o

At least you don't have to change it now though

Roper

john kavanagh wrote:

UFC 72 will now be held in Ireland on July 7th and will be known as UFC 73, meaning that on June 16th UFC 72 will be held but as yet no venue has been decided (we'll keep you posted).

The rumoured fight cards for all three event are as follows:

UFC 73:

Anderson Silva vs. Nathan Marquardt
Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans
Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca

That is the most confusing post ever!

mikeruurds

Roper wrote:

That is the most confusing post ever!

Yeah I'm assuming that we won't have the pleasure of seeing the Silva and Ortiz fights here in Ireland??

weemate

I think if you read the article properly,UFC72 is just being re-billed as UFC 73 so the Griffin bout etc will be here.They are trying to get as many 'Irish' sounding names on the card as possible by the look of things.The Ortiz/Evans match up will be elsewhere.

cmb.

this ufc-uk.co.uk is a fansite - the ufcs uk site is uk.ufc.com so lets not tale tbhis other site as being factual

Vince135792003

Until its officially announced by the UFC no one completely knows.

Oliver Copp, the German announcer for UFC said last night in an interview that the event is taking place in Dublin. I'm not saying he's right but I think we'll just have to wait to hear officially first.

goo

weemate wrote:

according to the ufc uk website the date is now the 7th of july and being billed as UFC73.the fight card is apparently the same with franklin and forrest griffin on the bill as well as Brandon vera.

That would be amazing, really like Brandon Vera.
And of course having it in Dublin would be pretty great.

Vince135792003

More from Oliver Copp:

My latest info, directly from Marshall Zelaznik (head of the UFC UK division) is that it's going to be Dublin and they're trying to find a date which fits both the Point's schedule as well as that of the UFC and the fighters. Belfast is definitely their backup in case they can't find a solution, although people at UFC are v-e-r-y weary of running the city for security reasons.

Dragan

If this was in Dublin i would crap myself.

Genuinely.

bjj-fighter

This is from ufcjunkie.com:

Report: UFC 72 to Take Place in Belfast, Ireland
Posted by UFC Junkie on April 12, 2007 at 3:00 am ET

Ireland’s UFC 72 event, which is rumored to feature a headline fight of former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin vs. Martin Kampmann, will take place at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Ireland, on June 16, according to The Fight Network.

Sherdog.com reported last week the main-event fighters and the fact that the event would be held in Ireland, but UFC 72’s venue remained a mystery.

However, according to The Fight Network (citing sources in the UFC’s recently opened United Kingdom office), the event will take place in Ireland’s biggest indoor stadium, which is part of The Odyssey, a large sports and entertainment center situated in Queen’s Island, Belfast. The venue is home to the UK Elite League’s Belfast Giants ice hockey team and can accommodate more than 10,000 spectators.

The UFC will host its next event on April 21 in Manchester, England, at the M.E.N. Arena. It will be the UFC’s first show outside the U.S. since “UFC 38: Brawl in the Hall,” which was held in London in 2002.

The UFC recently opened its U.K. office with the accompanying announcement that the organization would explore an international roster of host cities, which could result in an event in Mexico (with Mexico City a likely option) that could be held as early as the end of this year.

Additionally, should the rumored deal between UFC and HBO continue to stall, UFC 72 could be shown on Spike TV on a tape-delay basis, similar to the setup for next weekend’s UFC 70 event, according to a recent Wrestling Observer report.

The report also states that a Forrest Griffin vs. Hector Ramirez bout could be added to the UFC 72 card.

The event will be the first ever held in Ireland.

scudzilla

hey guys, UFC 72 will take place at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Sat June 16th, tickets priced between £30 -£250 (sterling) will be on sale to fight club members from mon 23rd april then on general sale prob thurs 26th
I'm in the fan club myself and i gotta say it's well worth it, it costs $70 (AROUND 45-50 EURO) and ya get forum entry, 10% off merch and more importantly, adavnce tickets to all ufc events AND FREE ADMISSION to the weigh in and a meet and greet the day before the fight!!!!!!!
If ya wanna join then drop me a line at scudzilla@yahoo.co.uk, only because if i recommend loadsa people i get $50 of free merch!!!!!!
The card for 72 looks pretty ropey at moment,
Rich Franklin v Martin Kampfmann
Forrest Griffin v Hector Ramirez
Tyson Griffin v Clay Guida
a lot of people are sayin that Tito will face Rashad here, i'd love that to happen but reckon that'll be in Vegas for UFC 73.
If anyone needs a lift to belfast i'll be going up on friday morning for weigh in's/meet'n'greets and comin straight back after fights on sat. i got 3 spaces available, rather it just be 2 though for comfort, contact me at scudzilla@yahoo.co.uk

dlofnep

thanks

JohnMc1

dlofnep wrote:

I'll be going up John. You can take a roadtrip with us.

Thanks John.

ThatBloke

They were up on Ticketmaster earlier today (not for sale, just the announcement of the sale) but have since been taken off.

This is all there is there now: http://www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/955323

The_Scary_Man

Mike Goldberg said while commentating on UFC 70 in Manchester that the UFC was going to Las Vegas for UFC 71 then Belfast for UFC 72 then back to the States and then Southern Ireland! :eek:

If this happens it will be amazing, I don't even care what the fight card is, I'm there.

With the depth the UFC is building these days in all weight divisions then we could see some great fighters and the UFC has a tradition of giving hometown fighters a chance so we might see some local talent.

I'm gonna sell my car for a front row ticket, anyone wanna buy a crashed Almera?

Nothingcompares

if you buy the cheapest ticket for the odyssey where are you going to be sitting? A million miles away?

TwoKingMick

In Redz

dlofnep

lol ^

I got the £105 tickets, I'm not expecting front row - but i'm hoping for decent seats.

Magic Eight Ball

I got 5th row from the octagon, cost a packet, hopefully worth it.

hardCopy

I've an awful pain in my wallet now, 3 x £105 tickets on the credit card.

Nothingcompares

kev - where you sitting?

ThatBloke

I got: section EASTU, row P

Anyone know what that's like? They were only £55 so I'm not expecting too much, would like to be able to see some of the action though