I take back the GSP Silva matchup not happening. Just read an article that says Dana plans on that exact mathcup if GSP wins.

Penn faces the same risks anyone else does going into the ring. He risk a beating or another loss, just as anyone else facing a champ. If he wins he gets a title and a belt. If GSP wants two belts he can loose 15lbs and face BJ at lightweight or step up and face Anderson Silva. I don't see either of these happening. There is not much motivation to step up and fights someone bigger than you, unless of course you happen to be in the middleweight division right now.

Are you kidding me? Is there anyone other than your ignorant butt that is unaware that she's in the wheelchair when she is racing them. I think not, Buzz.

UFC is like that little kid on the play ground that gets bullied...... when they get picked on things don't get there way they cry like a little bitch and come back wearing trench coats and caring machine guns --- In regards to putting Fitch on the undercard

better see FItch fight that night ON TV!....the fuck is UFC thinking,,,I hate when big egos think they can do whatever they want, look like jerks and just dont care about it... Ok we get it, the UFC does whatever they want and we will still buy it... wonder if Fitch gonna make like 5 000$ for that fight on top of this insult...I d feel like a little bitch if I was Fitch....BUMMER!! They got you by the balls !!

Better hurry to win 13 in a row again..gain a little respect from those cocksuckers in the office!

It's bullshit Fitch is the 3rd best fighter on this card, Gono has longtime been a entertaining fighter and yet we have piece of shit like Machida who will not doubt not engage and try to put people to sleep instead of seeing a decent fight with a hell of a lot of talent.

PLEASE Karo get hurt and no replacement be found.

JON FITCH AS AN UNDERCARD!!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE EFFING KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!

This is a stacked card?

Georges St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn (for welterweight championship)
Sloppy seconds but at least its a good one.
One of the rare UFC main Events that really is one. Remember those goobers in the UK that got Leben and the other reality homo as a main card?

Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva (LHW)
The boring one vs a guy named Thiago but no one can tell those apart.. alves, silva, splitter. Machida by uber-boredom.

Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones (LHW)
Who? What? Are these poker players? NHL players?
(I went to wikipedia, seems Bonnar is a reality TV homo.. sorry, Id rather watch drunken hobos fighting)

Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim (WW)
Really? The 4th best fight on EliteXC's last show was better than this. Who wants or even cares about this?

Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida (LW)
I like Nate, he's fun, he's entertaining.
I hate Guida. He is the Anti-Diaz. He makes MMA seem like
golf or baseball. 15 mins of him standing and humping a guy... not fun.


Good average card with a very good main event.
Stacked? No fucking way.

I said this once and I'll say it again Thiago Silva is a fucking BEAST! There is no way Machida will be able to run away from him the entire fight. It will be like a cheasy horror movie where the heroine trys to flee the entire movie only to be brutally mauled when, finally attempting to make a stand.

The GSP fight is all ready starting to give me goosebumps. There is so much riding on that fight for both fighters careers/legacies that I probably will be so nervous and unable to watch, haha.

GSP! GSP! GSP!

I'm glad GSP is winning all these awards because on Jan. 31st Penn is going to take his belt away. So at least GSP will have those awards to keep his spirits up while he goes back to the sports psychiatrist to figure things out.

Neither is Machida. FCK Machida. Mr. "Elusive" should elude his way out of the main card

Dong Hyun Kim vs Parissyan isnt a fight I really want to see. Kim isn't really a crowd pleaser. And his last bout aginst brown was just awful and slow to see. Gono/Fitch would definitely add more potential as a main. The only reason why Bonnar is on the main is cuz he kinda like Dana whites poster boy. His match with Griffin in the TUF1 finale brought in a huge rating for UFC and Spiketv.

That was some truly funny shit!

Anyone smell a lil' bit of Roger Huertas on Fitch??

hey uhhhh, dr.phil, do you really think any meathead that patronizes this site will read your entire bullshit post? start you own fucking sight on the internet for kids who read good.stick to self depricating quips or two word expression for hate. you cant win a pulitzer on an mma forum. fucknuts.

dana white is fucking gay...there. you see how i did that, anonymous? that ones free. next time im charging your dumb ass.

The fact that some American fans do in fact better appreciate the art of fighting does not effect the element of truth in his comment: the dominant cultural tendencies in the different regions are different, and it sure as hell looks like the fighters and fighting in general are better respected in Japanese culture than here.

Theories:

Perhaps the fact that the more open fighting of MMA is seen as barbaric or taboo by a significant portion of the populace is the catalyst for the cruder attitudes and behavior of audience members in the US. Many no doubt feed off the fact that some people find it brutal and cruel, and so themselves relish in the brutality and cruelty due to another culturally dominant attitude: to be rebellious, different, and ahead of the status-quo. A silly opposition ensues: you either condemn the brutality or relish in it. In Japan, fighting and martial arts do not seem to have this marginalized character, so it's easier for the dominant cultural tendency to be one of respect and reverence for the effort and skill of the combatants, instead of respect for who is more brutal, more daring, and furthest beyond a stale status quo of anti-conflict.

The fact that UFC fights are held in cages may add another aspect to the opposition. We see animals as things-to-be-caged, adding another sense of animalistic brutality to the perception of the fight. It seems to be a dominant description of MMA here, so I don't think it's an unfair cultural observation. Whenever I want to talk to someone about MMA who is not a fan, the clearest, and sometimes the ONLY way I can get them to realize what I am talking about is by calling it cage-fighting, or sometimes by mentioning the UFC, which is often followed by "ohhh, you mean that cage fighting?"

Karo and Bonnar fights both get a solid "Meh" from me. Machida...eh. The only hope I have for that fight is he reads the blogs, sees that everyone hates his style, and decides to go apeshit on Silva and puts on a show. Other than that, the only two fights I want to watch are GSP/BJ and Diaz.

wow, dana is an ass for putting fitch/gono on the undercard..

im excited to see clay vs diaz though!

Yeah, the only time I want to watch Machida is when he's getting KTFO'D! If GSP/Penn wasn't the main, I'd pass on The Sleepy Dragon. I guess that's the fight to take a dump during. You know you'll have at least 15 minutes to take care of business proper.

i wanna see machida fight about as bad as i wanna see Transporter three with Frank Mir.

And that event poster is a joke! Yeah, BJ is a champ in the lightweight division but this fight isn't at lightweight -- it's at WW, where GSP has the belt. The image should not feature the LW belt if it's not the thing being fought over.

You do this when you're unifying belts in a weight class. It would make sense to having Lesnar and Nog (when he beats Mir) with their respective belts for THAT poster. Or boxing where there are the crazyass belts floating around. Klitch has the HW locked.

I know this deal is the battle of champions but both championships aren't on the line. GSP's is and he's the dog BJ has to beat - not the other way around. BJ holds no belt at WW and the poster should reflect that.

Seeing that Fitch v Gono is a swing bout, meaning it airs if times available, then Machida will un-doubt-edely-ly, whatever, he will CERTAINLY make sure this fight never makes it to PPV! Boring, asian, little kid from 'Monster Squad' looking bastard.

Wow, going from fighting for the belt to fighting on the undercard. That's some shit right there.

Yeah, Fitch/Gono on the undercard and having Bonnar on the main???? Are you fucking kidding me? BULLSHIT. Could care less about seeing "The Heat". Dong didn't really do enough in the Matt Brown to get me excited about seeing him again.

Good old Dana giving it to Fitch a little for calling out his angry school kid temper. Sad sad sad.

It's all about the PPV's baby!

I'm still bothered by the fact that GSP is risking so much and there is no loss for Penn. This is why weight rules bug me sometimes. There should be some consequence for Penn losing besides being FORCED to fight contenders at his own weight class.

Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim - this fight should be on the undercard and not
Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono.... this should be main card....


Main Card
Georges St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn (for welterweight championship) - Penn
Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva (LHW) - Lyoto
Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono (WW) - Fitch
Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida (LW) - Clay
Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones (LHW) - Bonnar

Undercard
Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim (WW) - ???? Kim
Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares (LW) - Tavares
Chris Wilson vs. John Howard (WW) - Howard
Jake O’Brien vs. Christian Wellisch (HW) - O'Brien
Matt Arroyo vs. Daniel Cramer (WW) - Cramer

Fitch vs. Gono is a swing bout. It will air if the Lyoto vs. Thiago fight ends quickly. In other words, you'll have to wait for the DVD to come out to see it.

fitch on the undercard makes me wanna puke

I hope "stun gun" gets flipped on his head.

Don't worry about not seeing the Fitch/Gono fight. Karo "the heat" will never make it to Vegas due to his injured anxiety I mean back. I am still a little burnt after Karo didnt even make it to UFC88.

I think Jarome Iginla got screwed on this one! A 50 goal year, and injured 3 weeks... come on!

GSP vs Jarome for the first UFC card in Calgary!

Isn't Jon Jones the same guy who was throwing spinning elbows, backfists, and spinning kicks during his UFC debut?

I really hope he puts on the same show again. Maybe this time with a bit more technique rather than pure unpredictability and explosiveness. That way we actually see some of it land.

Wheelchair racer? She's in the wheelchair, racing! It makes it sound like she races remote control wheelchairs from the sidelines!

Isn't there a name we can use to give her the credit she deserves?