UFC News Updates

November 14th, 2009-UFC 105 was aired on this date free on Spike. Randy Couture battled Brandon Vera and landed a controversial unanimous decision victory. Mike Swick fought the number one contender for the welterweight belt, Dan Hardy. One of the most exciting knockouts was Andre Winner knocking out Rolando Delgado which you can see here:
(skip ahead to 3 minutes if you just want to see the devastating knockout)

But in a night filled with excitement, Dennis Kang did not get very lucky. Kang came to the UFC from Pride with a 31-10-1 record. But after losing to Michael Bisping, Kang had a UFC record of 1-2 and an overall record of 32-12-1 and was dropped from the UFC. But fans of Kang are in luck as he is going to compete in a Canadian fight promotion which is not very well known, W-1. The event will take place in March and will be billed as Bad Blood.

Also in UFC news,UFC 112 is scheduled to be confirmed for Abu Dhabi in the UAE. There will be a news conference 2 days from now on Wednesday and the location and date should be confirmed for April 10, 2010 in an open air facility in Abu Dhabi. The event will take place only 18 days after UFC 111 which will host 2 championship bouts (GSP vs Dan Hardy and Shane Carwin vs Frank Mir for the interim championship). The UFC 111 card will be hard to top with 2 championship bouts, but UFC 112 will be just as exciting. The main event will be a championship bout with two big name fighters-Anderson Silva, one of the top pound for pound fighters, against Vitor Belfort. Now that alone would not top UFC 111, but the co-main event will be a championship bout as well, similar to UFC 111, BJ Penn vs Frankie Edgar. And to add to the excitement, Matt Hughes (former welterweight champion) will be facing Renzo Gracie. The UFC seems to be going all out for March-April with Fight Night on March 20 with Jon Jones vs Brandon Vera as the main event, then UFC 111, and then an even better card with UFC 112. Let's see if the UFC will be able to keep pushing out exciting fight cards!

Addition to Strikeforce Miami Card

The Strikeforce:Miami card was already said to be better than the 2 upcoming UFC cards, and I agree with that! Before the addition, the card was Nick Diaz vs Marius Zaromskis, Cyborg vs Marloes Coenen, Robbie Lawler vs Greg Nagy, and finally Bobby Lashely did not have an announced opponent. Well Bobby Lashely, former WWE superstar, is going to face a UFC veteran who was also on TUF season 10 less than a week from now on January 30. So here is the big update: Bobby Lashely will be fighting Wes Sims on the main card of Strikeforce:Miami! Be sure to watch this event! It will be on Showtime, but there are plenty of other ways to watch, and if you check back in, I will be listing ways you can catch this event!
Bobby Lashely:

Wes Sims:

YouTube Videos That are Worth Watching!

First off, check out this hilarious video from YouTube filled with clips of funny MMA moments from various fight promotions!

And now for a great video about Mirko Cro Cop, former K1 and Pride fighter who now fights in the UFC! His next fight will be against Ben Rothwell at UFC 110. This video shows his knockout highlights, especially his knockouts with his dangerous kicks!

UFC 109 Betting Odds and Main Fight Card

So UFC 109 is now officially under 2 weeks away! This is a great time to start getting your bets in online/put in fantasy UFC votes! I posted my fantasy selection a few posts ago, be sure to check them out! So here are the official betting odds for the main card of UFC 109:
Randy Couture (-400) vs Mark Coleman (+300)
Nate Marquardt (-350) vs Chael Sonnen (+250)
Demian Maia (-375) vs Dan Miller (+275)
Matt Serra (-135) vs Frank Trigg (+105)
Also, this is old news, but in case you didn't know Josh Koscheck was originally supposed to fight Paulo Thiago (both fighters were on the main card of UFC 106) but he had to drop out due to an injury that is still unknown. However, the fight card will not suffer anymore because Mike Swick has replaced Koscheck to face Thiago. This fight card is not the greatest the UFC has seen, but it will definitely be entertaining, especially watching two legends during the main event. Don't miss it!
The old poster:

And the new updated poster (Koscheck vs Thiago taken out and the image was not replaced by Mike Swick, it was replaced altogether by Marquardt vs Sonnen)

Boxing vs MMA-An Ongoing Battle

So for everyone out there excited for the Machida vs Shogun rematch, your going to have to wait another week. I was as dissapointed as anyone! 9 UFC events after UFC 104 we get to see who deserved the light heavyweight title in the first place. But now, because of boxing and Golden Boy Promotions, MMA fans will have to wait another week for this epic fight card. (Although nothing is finalized because the event is still far away, the card as of now is:Machida vs Shogun 2, Patrick Cote vs Alan Belcher, KIMBO SLICE vs Matt Mitrione, a TUF season 10 reunion, and Jonathan Goulet vs Marcus Davis, and Josh Koscheck vs Paul Daley). Oh, one more thing before the full story, this event was supposed to have a main event of Rampage vs Rashad, but that fell through, so now it is scheduled for UFC 114. So the story is on May 1st, Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley will fight and it will be broadcasted on PPV. Now UFC 113 was on the same day in Montreal, Canada. But, because the UFC could not get a PPV slot because of the boxing match, they have to push back the event by 1 week! Now I'm sure there are many people on both sides that are happy and unhappy about this, boxing fans get a good fight, and MMA fans are upset about the fight being delayed, but this is a good sign for boxing because this shows it is still a sport with a wide fan base. A fight is a fight! So I'm going to stay positive on this one and say at least may will have great MMA and Boxing fights! Keep checking back in for more updates!

Jake Shields From Strikeforce on Ultimate Fighter Season 11

With the Ultimate Fighter season 11 beginning taping recently, more news has risen! Yesterday, January 21, Jake Shields of the fight promotion, Strikeforce, announced he will be on the UFC and spike tv's reality show, the Ultimate Fighter. He will not compete on the show, but rather be an assistant coach for the man that supposedly brought him into MMA, Chuck Liddell. Jake will also use the filming of the show to train with the cast for his upcoming fight against...and this is exciting...DAN HENDERSON! I'm sure by now it is no new news that Dan Henderson, former olympic wrestler, PRIDE champion of Welterweigh and Middleweight, and UFC superstar, has signed with San Jose's own Strikeforce! This fight is rumored to take place April 17th, so keep checking back into MMA Blogg for updates! And don't forget about these upcoming MMA televised events:
Tonight- Best of PRIDE FC on Spike!
January 30-Strikeforce Miami live on Showtime from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida
February 6- UFC 109 prelims on Spike TV and the main card will be on Pay Per View. (you can also find ways to stream online, but to get the full mma experience be sure you order on ppv or check your local sport's bars including hooters to see if they are showing the fight!)
Oh and be sure to catch TUF season 11 on March 30!

Matt Serra Vlog Now On YouTube!

UFC posted Matt Serra's vlog for today on their YouTube channel! Matt's a funny guy! You can see him discussing the smack talk for his upcoming fight at UFC 109 against Frank Trigg. Check out the video here:

Also, while on Facebook today, I came across these two great sites! Be sure to check them out here:
site 1-SportzHype Boxing- I know it doesn't seem to be MMA related, but I found a great story about Boxing vs MMA http://www.sportzhypeboxing.com/2010/01/mma-vs-boxing-whats-difference-and-is.html and check out the full site here http://www.sportzhypeboxing.com
now site number 2 is also a boxing site, but I didn't find any MMA related articles here...but there are numerous articles about Manny Pacquiao! One of the best pound for pound boxers in the world right now can be apreciated by fans of any sport so be sure to check out http://boxing.fighthype.com/  for stories about this boxing star!

UFC 100 Fight Videos-Most of the Main Card

In honor of Brock Lesnar returning to the octagon, here are 3 fights from UFC 100. Lesnar fought Frank Mir for the championship belt and this was Lesnar's last fight before his injury. UFC 100 was the best UFC event in history! With 10,871 people in attendance, UFC 100 raked in over 5 million dollars just at the gate! With 2 championship bouts in one card, this main card was stacked with awesome fight action! Here you can watch 3 of the best fights of the night:
Fight #1 Bisping vs Henderson

Fight #2 The co-main event and first championship bout-GSP (Georges St. Pierre) vs Thiago Alves

Fight #3 The main event of UFC 100 and the second championship bout of the card Frank Mir vs Brock Lesnar 2 (the only video I could find was of the second round where the fight ended, but it's a great clip!)

My Fantasy UFC Picks

So with UFC 109 coming up fast, I finished my voting for Fantasy UFC. If you don't know what that is make sure you check it out here. You can email me here or comment on my facebook (link on the sidebar near the search box) to discuss choices for winners!

New UFC Magazine Available Now!

Now this magazine doesn't offer subscriptions so staying on top of release dates is vital if you want to recieve one of the best mma magazines out there now! So this is why I am posting, the Feb/March issue of the UFC magazine is now available in most stores and news stands! Articles will include profiles of Anderson "the spider" Silva, one of the greatest pound for pound fighters, and current ufc middleweight champion. Also Dan Hardy is featured with his upcoming UFC 111 bout against GSP for the title! Arianny Celeste, UFC ring girl, is also featured in this issue. Check out the UFC website for more information http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=48894 
Now take it from me, if your looking for information about the UFC pick up a copy! The last issue was informative and very fun to read. However, it is UFC magazine, so strikeforce, k1, or any other fight league or fighters will NOT be mentioned! And it will have a bias towards the UFC as you can tell. But for information about UFC fighters this magazine is great!