By Mike JohnstonLondon, Ontario’s Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout is set to fight England’s Paul Kelly in a lightweight bout at UFC 126. Sources close to the fighters have confirmed that both men have verbally agreed to the bout.
Stout is coming off of a UFC 121 victory over another Brit named Paul. He defeated Paul Taylor by split decision in a fight that displayed some of the highest level kickboxing currently in the UFC’s lightweight division. The win put Stout (16-6-1) back in the win column after a split decision loss to Jeremy Stephens at UFC 113 in Montreal. In his last four fights, Stout has won three “Fight of the Night” Awards.
His opponent, Kelly (11-3), also snapped a losing streak his last time in the octagon. Kelly defeated T.J. O’Brien at UFC 123 via second round TKO. Since dropping down to the lightweight division, Kelly has amassed a 3-2 record, alternating wins and losses. Though not confirmed, this bout is speculated to take place on the untelevised preliminary card.
UFC 126 is headlined by a middleweight title bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. Also featured on the card is a light heavyweight contender bout between Jon Jones and Ryan Bader. Here is the complete fight card to date:
Date: Feb 05, 2011
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
Broadcast: Pay-per-view-
Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)
- Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
- Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
- Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres
- Jake Ellenberger vs. TBA
- Sam Stout vs. Paul Kelly
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Stout is coming off of a UFC 121 victory over another Brit named Paul. He defeated Paul Taylor by split decision in a fight that displayed some of the highest level kickboxing currently in the UFC’s lightweight division. The win put Stout (16-6-1) back in the win column after a split decision loss to Jeremy Stephens at UFC 113 in Montreal. In his last four fights, Stout has won three “Fight of the Night” Awards.
His opponent, Kelly (11-3), also snapped a losing streak his last time in the octagon. Kelly defeated T.J. O’Brien at UFC 123 via second round TKO. Since dropping down to the lightweight division, Kelly has amassed a 3-2 record, alternating wins and losses. Though not confirmed, this bout is speculated to take place on the untelevised preliminary card.
UFC 126 is headlined by a middleweight title bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. Also featured on the card is a light heavyweight contender bout between Jon Jones and Ryan Bader. Here is the complete fight card to date:
Date: Feb 05, 2011
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
Broadcast: Pay-per-view-
Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)
- Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
- Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
- Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres
- Jake Ellenberger vs. TBA
- Sam Stout vs. Paul Kelly
For more info visit ufc.com. For more MMA news and notes follow me on http://twitter.com/MikeyJ_MMA
Damn, that is going to be one hell of a stacked card.
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