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Main card
- Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin
- Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson
- Welterweight bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni
- Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
- Welterweight bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett
Preliminary Card (Spike TV)
- Welterweight bout: Ben Saunders vs. Marcus Davis
- Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt
Preliminary Card (Non-televised)
- Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann
- Welterweight bout: Brock Larson vs. Brian Foster
- Lightweight bout: Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes
- Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Jason Dent
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Man, I know I get excited for pretty much every UFC event, lol, but honestly... I haven't been this excited for a UFC card since UFC 100. Yes, it sucks Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin had to get knocked off the show, but I am a fan of so many guys on this card that it more than makes up for it.
The commercials for the Tito Ortiz/Forrest Griffin fight have by far been the best commercials to ever come from the UFC. They are fucking EPIC. How anyone can watch it and not want to order this show... I just don't know what to say for them. But yeah... this fight is going to be awesome, especially if it's anything like the first, which is one of my favorite fights of all time.
If Forrest were fighting literally ANYONE else, I'd be heavily rooting for him because I just hate to see the guy lose 3 straight, but since he's fighting my favorite fighter of all time, I have to pull against Forrest in this one, especially since this is Tito's comeback fight. Nevertheless, with two guys with SOOOOOOO much to prove, and two guys with as much determination and motivation these two are currently carrying with them right now, we are guaranteed a FOTY Candidate. Both these guys ALWAYS put on an exciting fight, but neither have ever had the odds stacked against them like they currently do, so you know they both will be coming out to impress. I cannot wait to see it.
Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson is another fight that's going to be awesome. Two knockout specialist who absolutely love to bang. While I don't think this one will last for long.... one thing's for sure: we're guaranteed a devastating knockout in this one. I'm pretty sure Koscheck will be the one getting knocked out, but you never know. Kos is one of the hardest working individuals in the sport, so you just cannot count the dude out. It's going to be a good one, that's for sure.
Amir Sadollah got screwed in his last fight (his first fight after winning TUF 7) with the early referee stoppage, so you know he's going to come into this one looking to destroy his opponent. And thankfully, his opponent is Phil Baroni, who absolutely sucks. I cannot fucking stand Baroni, either, so it's going to be awesome to see his face get crushed. Also, I like Amir a lot, so it'll be nice to see him get back on the winning track as well.
While I still think Tito vs. Forrest will be as epic as possibly can be, Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira could still very well end up stealing the show and becoming Fight of the Night. A lot of you have probably never seen either of these two fight, but trust me... you are in for a real fucking treat with these two. They're two of the very best Light Heavyweights in the World, and both of them are on the verge of becoming the next big deal in the division. They both know this, and both will be coming to this fight looking to impress. I personally have Lil' Nog edging it out, but man it's hard to count out Luiz Cane, who has just looked awesome in his last three fights.
I'm not a fan of Karo Parisyan as a person, but I'll tell you this, there aren't many others in the sport I enjoy watching fight more than him. He's like a 170 pound version of Fedor, with the way he rag dolls people and what not. It's really, really fun to watch him fight. And his opponent, Dustin Hazelett is another one who's really fun to watch, so you know we're in for a treat in this one. Dustin's looked damn good in his last few fights (shit he even did well in his losses), but I don't think he's good enough to beat someone like Karo. Karo's just too big and well-rounded for someone like Hazlett to handle, I think.
The two spike-aired Prelim fights are must sees as well. Kendall Grove is one of my favorite Middleweights, so I'm always excited to watch him fight. His opponent, Jake Rosholt, looked fantastic in his win against Chris Leben, and while Chris Leben is extremely talented, he's no Kendall Grove, especially when it comes to size and Jiu-Jitsu. So, I think and hope Grove will get back on the winning track with this one. And Ben Saunders vs. Marcus Davis is going to be a fucking stand-up war. Saunders loves the clinch and to bang people up with his knees, while Davis is a boxer who loves to push the pace and look for the knockout. I'm rooting for Davis in this one big time, but I'm not so confident in him winning. Saunders is huge for a Welterweight, and I just don't know how Marcus will do against someone like that.
And the rest of the Prelims are interesting to me as well, since Paulo Thiago, Brock Larson, Caol Uno and George Sotiropoulos are all fighting. I'm not a big fan of Paulo, but I'm still curious to see whether or not he's the real deal. Larson is really fun to watch and was once upon of time the next big thing in the Lightweight Division, so it'll be interesting to see if he can rebound from his last loss. I've been a fan of Caol Uno for years, so I'm heavily pulling for him to get back on track in his fight career. And George Sotiropoulos was one of my favorite fighters from TUF 6, so it's going to be great to see him get back in there, after a long, long absence because of knee surgery.