Vladimir Matyushenko added to UFC 103
Posted by Admin on August 13, 2009
38 year old veteran, Vladimir Matyushenko is set to make his return to the UFC for the first time since his UFC 44 knock out courtesy of Andrei Arlovski, to take on relative newcomer, Igor Pokrajac at UFC 103.
This marks the start his third spell fighting for the UFC. He’s amassed a fairly solid 23-4 record over the course of his career, most recently picking up a win over Jason Lambert in May, 2009. His opponent Pokrajac is riding high on an eight win streak.
Headlined by Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort, UFC 103 airs live on pay-per-view on September 19th from the American Airlines Arena. The 13 fight strong card is below:
Main Televised Card
Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Junior Dos Santos
Mike Swick vs. Martin Kampmann
Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca
Preliminary Card
Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
Jim Miller vs. Thiago Tavares
Dan Lauzon vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Paul Daley vs. Brian Foster
Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal
Eliot Marshall vs. Jason Brilz
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Igor Pokrajac
Rob Emerson vs. Rafael Dos Anjos
