It’s Friday night and the weekend is locked and loaded with MMA action, starting with the UFC on FX 4 from Atlantic City, New Jersey. This free card is headlined by a lightweight five round non-title main event between Clay Guida and Gray Maynard in a battle to stay above water in the 155 pound division.
The fighters for tomorrows UFC on FX 4 took to the scale tonight inside the same venue they will be fighting tomorrow and all but one of the 24 fighters successfully made weight. Preliminary card fighter C.J. Keith weighed in at 157 pounds for his lightweight bout with Ramsey Nijem and will be fined a hefty 20% of his purse.
With all the complaining about Saturdays UFC 147 let’s not forget about Friday’s UFC on FX 4: Maynard vs. Guida from the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Coming off last month’s UFC on FOX event, it’s the promotions second trip to the state of New Jersey in less than two months.
For those of us skipping the abysmal UFC 147 card, we have an excellent and free card taking place at the UFC on FX 4 that should prove to be action-packed. In our main event, Gray Maynard will look to rebound from the first loss of his career as he faces lightweight perma-contender Clay Guida in an epic bout. With an emphasis on the lower weight classes for this card, we’re sure to see some fast and fierce battles, and there’s plenty of opportunity to make some quick cash here.
This article is the first in a series of articles that will attempt to predict tomorrow’s superstars by highlighting an up and coming fighter on a card. This time we’re looking at Erick “Indio” Silva. He’s facing Charlie Brenneman at UFC on FX 3. It’s a huge fight for the Brazilian who has all the necessary tools to be a star in the UFC.
The final UFC of the 2011 year is taking place tonight from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with UFC 141. Headlined by a heavyweight fight between the former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar against the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem. Tonight’s preliminary action can be seen on Facebook and Spike TV, while the main event will air on PPV.
Today is the day, UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem to end the 2011 year with a BANG! The year has been great to not only the UFC but MMA overall and on the day before New Year’s Eve fans are treated to a solid card headlined by the two massive heavyweights. The winner of the main event will most likely be the next in line for the new UFC heavyweight champion, Junior Dos Santos.
Even without an athletic commission in Brazil the UFC handed down medical suspensions on the fighters following UFC Rio (UFC 134). 16 fighters or two-thirds of the entire card were suspended, ranging anywhere from 7 days mandatory rest to 180 days pending doctor’s clearance.
