Dan's Quick Hits

The most exciting news and gossip:

1. UFC 81 (Sat., Feb. 2nd) will be known as the "Super Bowl Card" because it's the same weekend as the Super Bowl and "my sources" (Sherdog's podcast) claim that it may be on CBS for free (of course it'd be free if it's broadcast on national TV). This would be the biggest thing ever to happen to MMA in that it'll be free and on national TV. We don't who'll be the main event, but some of the card has already materialized:

Hvywt.
Frank Mir (10-3) vs. Brock Lesnar (1-0)
Brock Lesnar is the first guy to fight in the UFC from pro-wrestling. Before you dismiss him note this: he as a division I wreslter and defeated his first opponent in about one minute via arm bar. Frank Mir on the other hand was one the golden boy of the UFC heavyweight division but a terrible motorcycle accident put him out of the game for a few years and he has found mixed success coming back.

155 lbs.
Tyson Griffin (10-1) vs. Gleison Tibau (15-4)*
Tyson is one of the most exciting fighters in the sport. I absolutely love to watch him fight because he never gives up and has the ability to get out of submissions regardless of how hopeless things seem.

185 lbs.
Nate Marquardt (25-7-2) vs. Thales Leites (12-1)*
Both of these guys bring it but Nate is a true contender. His last fight was a title shot against The Spider which he lost via TKO. He just didn't have an answer for the most dominating striker in the game in Anderson Silva. Leites is no joke either and this will be a true battle of these middleweights!

2. The next fight card is FREE and will go down on Dec. 8th (Sat.) at 6PM on SPIKETV. It's the Ultimate Fighter Finale. Although we don't know who the finalists are, we do know that the main event is Roger Huerta vs. Clay Guida, two of the most exciting lightweight fighters in the game. Huerta is the guy we watched fight the first time we watched fights over at Matt's house (the night Gonzaga lost to Couture)...he was the guy who used the big screen display to land reverse elbows on his opponent. These guys are both game and it will be a war. If you want to watch this we me, you're welcome too! I'll probably watch it at my place or my pop's up in Chino Hills.

Ok, it's Thanksgiving and I shouldn't be on the net, so here's the rest of the schedule for the upcoming UFC events:


Ultimate Fighter® Team Serra vs Team Hughes Finale - 12/08/2007
R. Huerta
C. Guida
Date
12/08/2007
Time
9pm ET/PT
Event Type
Spike TV - The Ultimate Fighter Finale



UFC® 79 NEMESIS - 12/29/2007
M. Serra
M. Hughes
Date
12/29/2007
Time
7pm PT / 10pm ET
Event Type
PPV Live



UFC® 80: RAPID FIRE - 01/19/2008
B. Penn
J. Stevenson
Date
01/19/2008
Time
noon PT / 3pm ET / 20:00 GMT
Event Type
PPV Live