The UFC's return to Louisiana is official, as "UFC Fight Night 25: Shields vs. Ellenberger" takes place Sept. 17 at New Orleans' Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

UFC brass today officially announced the event, which was also referred to as "Battle on the Bayou" before the event's headliner between Jake Shields (26-5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Jake Ellenberger (25-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was announced.

Tickets for the event go on sale to the public on July 30, but UFC Fight Club members will have first dibs two days prior.

Pricing information has yet to be revealed.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) in June first reported the likely venue. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center's conference auditorium seats more than 4,000 fans, though it's not clear exactly where the UFC show would take place and with what seating configuration.

Following a hard-fought split-decision loss to Carlos Condit in September 2009, Ellenberger has since rattled off four-straight wins in the octagon. His most recent victory was an emphatic first-round knockout of Sean Pierson at April's record-breaking UFC 129 event.

Ellenberger also counts UFC wins over Carlos Eduardo Rocha, John Howard and Mike Pyle. Ellenberger is 8-1 in his past nine overall contests.

Meanwhile, Shields looks to bounce back from a unanimous-decision loss to Georges St-Pierre, also at April's UFC 129 event. The loss snapped a 15-fight win streak that dated back to November 2005.

The main card of UFC Fight Night 25, presented by Bud Light, airs on Spike TV.

The UFC hasn't held an event in Louisiana since UFC 37 in May 2002. That event took place in Bossier City. The UFC's most recent event in the Crescent City was UFC 27, which took place in September 2000.

Event name: UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou (presented by Bud Light)
Date: Sept. 17, 2011
Location: New Orleans, LA
Venue: New Orleans Convention Center
Broadcast: Spike TV

Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger
Alan Belcher vs. Jason MacDonald
Erik Koch vs. Jonathan Brookins
Court McGee vs. Dongi Yang
Evan Dunham vs. Shamar Bailey
DaMarques Johnson vs. Clay Harvison
Cody McKenzie vs. Vagner Rocha
Mackens Semerzier vs. Mike Lullo
Ken Stone vs. Donny Walker

Så er det allerede på lørdag!



Her er et opdateret fightcard:

Matchups:
Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger
Alan Belcher vs. Jason MacDonald
Erik Koch vs. Jonathan Brookins
Dongi Yang vs. Court McGee
Evan Dunham vs. Shamar Bailey
TJ Waldburger vs. Mike Stumpf
Ken Stone vs. Donny Walker
Cody McKenzie vs. Vagner Rocha
Matt Riddle vs. Lance Benoist
Jorge Lopez vs. Justin Edwards
Seth Baczynski vs. Clay Harvison
Robert Peralta vs. Mike Lullo

Court McGee er vild nok!

Det er sådan et lidt tamt fightcard i forhold til mange andre, men hvis man ser godt efter, og ellers er vild med god MMA, så er der sgu mange små "gems" gemt i det. JEG glæder mig!

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The complete UFC Fight Night 25 results included: