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April 22nd, 2008

Chuck Liddell Withdraws From UFC 85 Due To Injury; Update On Tickets

The June 7th UFC 85 ultimate fighting event at London’s O2 Arena will be without one of the league’s biggest stars. According to a press release today by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the heavy handed Chuck Liddell will have to sit out his scheduled main event match against Rashad Evans due to a torn hamstring. The UFC has said that a new main event for the show will be announced at a further date.Tickets are still available for the event, although few good seats remain. Premium tickets for the show are available now through our UFC tickets page, with most tickets being sold domestically in the U.K.The rest of the card will see Brandon Vera take on Fabricio Werdum, Nate Marquardt against Thales Leites, Luiz Cane against Jason Lambert and welterweights Marcus Davis against Mike Swick.