During yesterdays TUF Live weigh-ins, UFC President Dana White stuck around after all the fighter made weight to make a special announcement. White starts out by telling a story of a fighter he saw fight in Boston, who he was so impressed with in defeat he offered him a spot on the first season of the Ultimate fighter.
Explosive, decisive and a division that saw potential threats from the upper weights drop down and be sent home puzzled, the featherweight division inside the UFC was strong this year and looks to be the same going into 2012. Dominated buy the Brazilian champ, Jose Aldo, nobody has presented him with any significant trouble or means to see the belt exchange hands in the near future.
“Who wants to see fights finished at 155!?” is the memorable quote from season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter cast member Kenny Florian. Florian’s career has been an interesting one to watch as he has competed in four different weight classes and has fought for a title on three separate occasions.
By now you’ve already heard the buzz about UFC 136 being one of the “best” UFC cards of all time. It seemed like every MMA website was rushing to put up polls in hopes of readers voting for UFC 136 to be number 1. Although I agree that it was one of the most entertaining cards from top to bottom; I will not say it was the best ever. So what card do I think was the best UFC card of all time? I’d like to think that it hasn’t happened yet and will continue to watch all future events in hopes that they top this one.
UFC rolled into the Lone Star state again this weekend with another successful fan expo and two championship titles on the line at UFC 136. While some were upset and others went as predicted, one man called out his arch nemesis WWE style yet it all managed to keep us entertained throughout the night. In a night that saw champions retain titles in two different fashions, the lightweight division is released from its lockdown and Jose Aldo continues to dominate the featherweight world.
Live from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, UFC 136 bring 11 Mixed Martial Arts bouts with two title fights headlining this stacked card. Starting off on Facebook.com then moving over the Spike TV before ending the night out on Pay Per View.
Tonight, the UFC takes over the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas for UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III. The night’s fights cap off the two-day UFC Fan Expo being held at the George R. Brown Convention Center. As has become the norm, many fights had to be shuffled around due to fighters pulling out as the result of injuries. Now with the card finalized, let’s take a minute to break down the Main Card.
The lightweight division will finally be released from its nearly one year prison sentence at Saturdays UFC 136 when Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard face off for the third time. When the two fought to a draw at UFC 125 in January the top of the lightweight division was locked in handcuffs as they waiting for Edgar vs. Maynard 3. The waiting games are finally over and win, lose or draw the lightweight champion is moving onto another challenger.
