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Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez, undefeated (18-0) and on the cusp of a welterweight title shot, faces possibly his toughest test to date against veteran UFC fighter Joe Riggs (28-8) on Spike TV's UFC Fight Night on Wednesday, December 13 at 8:00 PM ET. Also appearing on the card are The Ultimate Fighter alumni Josh Koschek, Shonie Carter and Marcus Davis. This special event will take place LIVE in an aircraft hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA, and is the first ever live UFC event on a military base.

The audience will consist solely of three thousand United States Marines stationed at Miramar, except for five (5) pairs of seats which are being auctioned off to the general public to this incredible event. This is the ONLY way non-military will be able to gain access to this UFC Fight Night. All auction proceeds will benefit the Marine Corps Community Services Quality of Life Programs for the Marines and Families, which support the health and well-being of active duty service members and their families throughout the year.

"We are holding this fight at Miramar as our way of saluting the brave men and women of the United States Military fighting oversees in the name of freedom," said UFC President Dana White and Spike TV General Manager Kevin Kay, in a joint statement.

Sanchez, fighting out of Albuquerque, NM, has defeated many of the UFC's top welterweight contenders over the eighteen months since winning the Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale over Kenny Florian in April 2005. With wins over Karo Parisyan, John Alessio, Nick Diaz, and Brian Gassaway, a victory over the battle-tested Riggs would bring him one step closer to the title shot he craves.

At 24, Joe Riggs, fighting out of Phoenix, AZ is a UFC veteran who has tangled in the Octagon with some of the UFC's best, including welterweight champion Matt Hughes at UFC 56, where Riggs was submitted in the first round. A recent victory over Jason Von Flue on Spike TV has put Riggs back in the mix of contenders for the UFC welterweight crown. Sanchez stands in his path back towards the top of the welterweight division.

MAIN EVENT

Welterweight Bout
Joe "Diesel" Riggs VS Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez

CO-FEATURES

Welterweight Fight
Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis VS Shonie "Mr. International" Carter

Welterweight Fight
Drew "The Master" Fickett VS Karo "The Heat" Parisyan

Welterweight Bout
Jeff "The Inferno" Joslin VS Josh "Kos" Koscheck

PRELIMINARY BOUTS:

Middleweight Bout
Logan Clark VS Steve Byrnes

Welterweight Bout
Keita Nakamura VS Anthony "The Crush" Torres

Welterweight Bout
Dave "The Warrior" Menne VS Luigi Fioravanti

Middleweight
Alan Belcher VS Jorge Santiago

Light Heavyweight Bout
Victor "The Matrix" Valimaki VS David Heath

[ronin]

Taking a page from the WWE playbook,at least there not going over to Iraq and expolting the troops to look like Ultra Patriots like McMahon..

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[Dork8503]

i think its cool, but they should have a better main event, specailly after the finally tanked

[YukonJordan]

Originally Posted by ronin

Taking a page from the WWE playbook,at least there not going over to Iraq and expolting the troops to look like Ultra Patriots like McMahon..

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I'm not one to give Vince McMahon or the American military credit generally but you can't deny that the WWE does a LOT for the troops. I would hardly call it exploitation and Vince is an ultra patriot.

[djpowers33]

I'm really glad they decided to do an event like this. Makes people, and interenet forum sickos (myself included), that there are more important things going on in the world.

[AudieMurphy1]

glad to hear this, those putting their lives in jeapordy for our freedoms deserve and need entertainment breaks like this

[SASK_MMA]

Earlier in a thread i had said FUCK the UFC, But it's shit like this that keeps me comming back...Pretty good card for being live on cable T.V....I hope Diego can Tap Rigs out...Diego has a big problem with finishing ! It's good to see Karo on the card to, Can't wait to see him fight!

[iced]

yeah, this really cool. good for the troops. i'd hardly say it wwe-ish....just a cool thing to do.

haha.....maybe we won't hear so much booing from the crowd now finally!

[AudieMurphy1]

Originally Posted by iced

yeah, this really cool. good for the troops. i'd hardly say it wwe-ish....just a cool thing to do.

haha.....maybe we won't hear so much booing from the crowd now finally!

lol troops starved for entertainment cheer like crazy, i doubt many of the fighters have seen a crowd like there fixing too

[Malice]

This is an awesome card and an awesome thing to do.

Although I would like to see a Special Event Final Match with winners of:

Welterweight Bout
Joe "Diesel" Riggs VS Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez

Welterweight Fight
Drew "The Master" Fickett VS Karo "The Heat" Parisyan

...Dreamz