Viewing Guide : Big Fights of October 2008

courtesy of HBO

Despite some promising events being cancelled for various reasons - uncontrollable and controllable - September had enough action to keep fight fans satisfied, including knockouts (Evans smashing Liddell Mosley dropping Mayorga) for the ages.

October is action-packed as well, with a big event every week, and I don't anticipate anything being cancelled this month.

I. BOXING :

1. Saturday October 11 :

9 PM ET on Showtime
Antonio Tarver vs. Chad Dawson
Samuel Peter vs. Vitali Klitschko

2. Saturday October 18 :

9 PM ET on HBO Pay-Per-View
Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins

II. MIXED MARTIAL ARTS :

1. Saturday October 4 :

9 PM ET on CBS
EliteXC Saturday Night Fights featuring
Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock
Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley
Andrei Arlovski vs. Roy Nelson
Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobold
Murilo "Ninja" Rua vs. Benji Radach

2. Saturday October 18 :

9 PM ET on Spike TV
UFC 89 featuring
Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
Keith Jardine vs. Brandon Vera

3. Saturday October 25 :

10 PM ET on Pay-Per-View
UFC 90 featuring
Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote
Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez
UPDATE : Due to a rib injury, Sanchez has been replaced by Josh Koscheck.
Fabricio Werdum vs. Junior dos Santos
Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin

Our Pick of the Month is Pavlik vs. Hopkins :


Knockouts by Kelly Pavlik
courtesy of QuCongee

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