UFC 115 fight card
June 12, 2010
GM Place in Vancouver,
British Columbia,
Canada
Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell
Randy Couture vs. Rich Franklin
Wanderlei Silva vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Pat Barry
Martin Kampmann vs. Paulo Thiago
Tyson Griffin vs. Evan Dunham
Ben Rothwell vs. Gilbert Yvel
Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald
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UFC 114 – official fight card
May 29, 2010
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Forrest Griffin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Diego Sanchez vs. John Hathaway
Michael Bisping vs. Dan Miller
Amir Sadollah vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Aaron Simpson vs. Chris Leben
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UFC Fight Night 21 – official fight card
UFC Fight Night 21
March 31, 2010
Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina
Televised on: Spike in US, ESPN in UK and Eire
Main Card
Lightweight bout:
Kenny Florian vs Takanori Gomi
Co main event:
Heavyweight bout:
Roy Nelson vs Stefan Struve
Lightweight bout:
Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver
Middleweight bout:
Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera
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Why the UFC will dominant MMA for many years to come
The UFC has been around since 1993.
Since the introduction of MMA it has evolved every year, especially in recent years.
The UFC has many advantages over newer competitors -
Existing brand, the UFC brand is huge alone in the US, let alone the cult like following in Canada and now has a huge influence in Britain and Ireland. UFC is the second “fighting” based organisation behind pro wrestling in the world.
Better fighters, I would say best fighters but there are a few select fighters like Fedor in rival organisation Strikeforce. Unfortunately for most UFC can boast BJ Penn, GSP, Anderson Silva, five top light heavyweights including Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans and Shogun Rua. Five of the six top heavyweights in MMA.
Bigger budgets, many people discount the fact the UFC have the budget for promotion including international advertising, sold out international cards and most important the money to pay the top fighters the best wages available. Bar Fedor which will bankrupt Strikeforce the UFC openly pay the best wages and fight bonuses. Just ask Dan Henderson how good they are at negotiating contracts.
Successful audiences in vital demographics, the UFC has basically created a niche for MMA, as previously suggested they have wrapped up America, ensuring their huge part in gaining licences to be granted in 46 states. They have also wrapped up the international market already hosting events in UK, Ireland, regular events in Canada, new successful venture into Sydney, Australia and soon to hit Abu Dhabi.
Mainstream and PPV viewers, consider this, what other than boxing and WWE can boast both mainstream success and pay per view success. Spike, Versus, paid for online streaming via Yahoo and ESPN, Virgin 1 and channel 5 in UK. With boxing in decline and many fans transfering to MMA it won’t be long before boxing looks up to the UFC.
Dana White and Joe Silva – think what you like about Dana White but the guy has almost single handily pushed UFC into every country and majority of US households since he and Zuffa took over the UFC back in
Joe Silva is the match and fighter man, he arranges the fights and is the protagonist in gaining figures and ensuring the best fight cards available. He also is like a scout in football/soccer where he watches fighters and choices them for the UFC.
Without the pair the UFC maybe struggling to keep fighters and fans happy.
Many people suggest the UFC need competition, I for one suggest they is a requirement but what do can other organisations do to challenge?
Start with mid range fighters, unless they receive huge financial backing they won’t be able to attract top fighters, Henderson might have picked Strikeforce but that’s because he wants to be number one and automatically gets a title shot and wanted a huge contract, both in the minds of many fans and UFC were too ambitious.
Attract the top fighters from abroad, maybe target DREAM fighters, the problem is UFC is such a stacked organisation many Asian fighters struggle to make the grade in the UFC as the size and training is more intense.
Get the up and coming Brazilian fighters, simple if MMA was at the next Olympics my honest opinion would be they would probably win the golds!
Go out and attack wrestling fans, piggy back of events.
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MMA lightweight top 10 rankings February 2010
LIGHTWEIGHT (160-pound limit)
1. B.J. Penn – Current UFC lightweight champion
2. Shinya Aoki – Current DREAM lightweight champion
3. Eddie Alvarez – Current Bellator lightweight champion
4. Kenny Florian
5. Tatsuya Kawajiri
6. Joachim Hansen
7. Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante
8. Gray Maynard
9. Frankie Edgar
10. Gilbert Melendez
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MMA welterweight top 10 rankings February 2010
Here are the current top ten welterweights (170 pounds limit) in MMA
1. Georges St. Pierre – Current UFC welterweight champion
2. Jon Fitch
3. Thiago Alves
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Paul Daley
6. Paulo Thiago
7. Matt Hughes
8. Dan Hardy
9. Nick Diaz – Current Strikeforce welterweight champion
10. Martin Kampmann
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MMA middleweight top 10 rankings February 2010
Here are the top ten middleweights (185 pounds limit) in MMA
1. Anderson Silva – Current UFC middleweight champion
2. Vitor Belfort
3. Chael Sonnen
4. Nathan Marquardt
5. Dan Henderson
6. Jake Shields – Current Strikeforce middleweight champion
7. Demian Maia
8. Robbie Lawler
9. Yoshihiro Akiyama
10. Mamed Khalidov
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MMA light heavyweight top 10 rankings February 2010
Here are the current light heavyweight (205 pounds limit) top 10
1. Lyoto Machida – Current UFC light heavyweight champion
2. Rashad Evans
3. Shogun Rua
4. Quinton Jackson
5. Anderson Silva – Current UFC middleweight champion
6. Gegard Mousasi – Current Strikeforce light heavyweight champion
7. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
8. Forrest Griffin
9. Randy Couture
10. Thiago Silva
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MMA heavyweight top 10 rankings February 2010
Here are the best top 10 heavyweight (over 205 pounds) rankings for February 2010
1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Brock Lesnar – Current UFC Champion
3. Frank Mir
4. Cain Velasquez
5. Junior Dos Santos
6. Brett Rogers
7. Shane Carwin
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
9. Alistair Overeem – Current Strikeforce heavyweight champion
10. Fabricio Werdum
Rankings via MMAWeekly World
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Top 5 UFC rankings lightweight division February
Here are my top 5 rankings for all current lightweight UFC division.
1. BJ Penn
2. Kenny Florian
3. Frankie Edgar
4. Gray Maynard
5. Tyson Griffin
What else can you say about the best ever lightweight to fight in MMA? The Hawaiian 155lbs champion has beaten all fighters thrown at him at 155lbs, his recent destruction of Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Sean Sherk and Joe Stevenson. BJ defends his title against Frankie Edgar at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi. If a win at UFC 112, it is widely anticipated he will step up to welterweight to challenge the top 5 and another rematch against GSP.
Second for me is Kenny Florian, Kenny could and has beaten the majority of the top 5 contenders already. Kenny has lost two title shots, BJ Penn defended and beat Florian at UFC 101. Florian next fight is against Takanori Gomi on March 31st at Ultimate fight night. If Florian wins expect him to have one more fight before another title shot.
Third comes number one contender Frankie Edgar, Edgar has been impressive since his introduction to UFC back in February 2007. Edgar has only lost once, that was to other contender Gray Maynard. Edgar beat former champ Sean Sherk in May of last year. I am not expecting Edgar to really challenge BJ at UFC 112 but he is a real contender and hope for the future of lightweight division.
Fourth is wrestling and now striker Gray Maynard, Maynard is technically unbeaten in MMA. He has beaten 9 fighters including Frankie Edgar and Tyson Griffin. Maynard was due for a title shot however with his last fight against Diaz he struggled to contain his emotions and admits he wasn’t ready for a title shot. Maynard is a big guy for lightweight, he will need to mentally focus and keep improving, with another win he could challenge for a title shot in the near future.
Fifth for me is Tyson Griffin, Griffin is another fighter for the future, he has lost two fights in his short but impressive career. Griffin is widely known as fight of the night winner, he has already made real buzz around him, he has a good strong base and trains at the right champ Extreme Couture. He is definitely the future and look forward to fighting at a higher standard in the very near future.
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