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A truly awesome video by Ghenghis Con.

MMACanada.net has the pics, bloodyelbow.com is where I found out about them:

Here's a funny little vid on GSP's Superman punch. It's cool to see it in slo-mo, mashing some dude's face. Anyway, thanks to bloodyelbow.com.

from mmaweekly.com:
B.J. Penn is uncertain of what the future holds for his complaint against Georges St. Pierre. He wasn't sure what to expect of his plea to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and after an inconclusive meeting with regulatory body, he is weighing his options.

"Honestly, I didn't know what to expect," he told MMAWeekly.com after the Tuesday meeting. "We didn't even know if we were going to get a chance to talk, but honestly I don't even know exactly what happened yet. I've still got to sit down with the lawyers and see. I don't even know how to judge this or gauge this. I'm a fighter, not a litigator."

The NSAC took no formal action against the subject of Penn's complaint, St. Pierre and cornermen Phil Nurse and Greg Jackson, but Penn felt the meeting might be a positive step in the right direction, even if it wasn't exactly what he had hoped for.

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UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, having grown weary of answering questions related to his immediate past, has turned his attention toward the next formidable challenge placed in his path -- Thiago Alves.

"Thiago Alves, no doubt, is the biggest challenge of my career," St. Pierre told Sherdog.com in an exclusive video interview. "He has done stuff nobody has done before. It's going to be a very, very tough fight."

Alves (16-3) has rattled off seven consecutive wins, the last three against top 10 welterweights Karo Parisyan, Matt Hughes and Josh Koscheck. Ten of the 25-year-old Brazilian destroyer's 16 career victories have come by knockout or technical knockout, as he has emerged as perhaps the most-feared striker in the welterweight division.

GSP exclusive interviewSt. Pierre (18-2) throttled lightweight titleholder B.J. Penn in their hyped UFC 94 rematch in January and will carry a five-fight winning streak into his next bout. Allegations of "greasing" continue to dog the 27-year-old Canadian in wake of his rout of Penn, which saw him pass the Hawaiian's feared guard with surprising ease en route to a fourth-round TKO. Penn declined to come out of his corner for the fifth round.

"He said I was a quitter," St. Pierre said. "I'm not the one who didn't come back for the fifth round."

Check out Greg Savage's full interview with St. Pierre and watch the welterweight king discuss the Vaseline controversy involving cornermen Phil Nurse and Greg Jackson, along with what direction he thinks Penn should head after the most lopsided loss of his career.

by Loretta Hunt, sherdog.com:
Kenny Florian knew that trash talk would be par for the course gearing up towards a fight with UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn. However, he didn't quite expect the kick-off he got on Tuesday.

Penn, who's been nursing his wounds since his four-round loss to welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, expressed surprise that Florian planned to train with the French Canadian fighter, claiming that Florian had previously contacted Penn to warn him of St. Pierre's proclivity to "grease up" before fights.

Penn dropped the bombshell statement during his first sit-down video interview since UFC 94 on BJPenn.com.

"That is kind of surprising to me because Kenny is actually the guy who tipped us off that GSP was going to be greasing," said Penn. "He actually e-mailed me and tipped me off."

February 7, 2009 by Bryan Levick, fiveouncesofpain:

Fresh off the heels of controversy surrounding the alleged application of lubrication to the body of Georges St. Pierre during this past Saturday's UFC 94 main event against B.J. Penn, the UFC has ruled that cornermen will no longer be permitted to handle Vaseline in between rounds.

FiveOuncesOfPain.com Managing Editor David Andrest first heard talk of the possible change during yesterday's UFC Fight Night 17 weigh-ins and the news has been confirmed by a statement attributed to renowned cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran. The rule change is expected to be effective immediately.

Under the new rules only cutmen who are independent of both corners will be allowed to apply Vaseline to the fighter's faces in between rounds. Duran did not specify whether or not these rules will apply at all UFC events or just the events that take place in Nevada. However, going by statements made by UFC President Dana White this past week would lead one to assume that these rule changes would be practiced no matter where the UFC holds their events.

The UFC has implemented the new set of rules designed to avoid any more scandals like the one that has been brewing as a result of the St. Pierre vs. Penn fiasco. The controversy stemmed from an formal letter from Penn's attorney addressed to the Nevada State Athletic Commission requesting that St. Pierre's corner be invesigated. The Penn camp wants an investigation regarding whether St. Pierre trainers Phil Nurse and Greg Jackson improperly applied Vaseline to the fighter's back, shoulders, and chest, possibly giving St. Pierre an unfair competitive advantage.

Although NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer has stated that the excess Vaseline was wiped off of St. Pierre after having been called to his attention, Penn still has until Monday to file a formal complaint.

from bjpenn.com:
For the past several days I have been reading statements made by St. Pierre and Greg Jackson about our fight on January 31. St. Pierre claims that he is "not a cheater" and that he and Greg Jackson will have "no problem with a rematch in the summer of 2009." To the untrained eye the grease might not look like much, but every grappler knows the effect that it has. Being able to apply your submissions and sweeps or just being able to hold on to your opponent to defend yourself from being hit is absolutely critical! There is a reason why you are not allowed to put grease anywhere on your body except for the area around your eyes. Because of the grease applied to St.Pierre's Body the Nevada State Athletic Commission's executive director, Keith Kizer has stated that the Penn-St. Pierre fight "definitely wasn't fair". I hereby accept George St. Pierre and Greg Jackson's challenge for a fight in the summer 2009. Lets call Dana now and set it up.

- BJ Penn

mma fanhouse has the interview with the UFC president:
"In no way shape or form do I think Georges St. Pierre went out to cheat. I think his cornerman f**ked up. That's what I think. Do I think it had a huge impact on the fight? No, I don't. But it's illegal. You cannot do it. And I think the cornerman's in trouble. That's what I think."

by Dann Stupp, mmajunkie.com, on Feb 04, 2009 at 5:55 pm ET
B.J. Penn has contacted the Nevada State Athletic Commission and formally requested an investigation into his recent UFC 94 main-event loss to UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre.

Keith Kizer, the executive director for the Nevada State Athletic Commission, today passed along a letter in which Penn asks the NSAC to investigate whether St. Pierre's corner used a banned substance (the petroleum jelly, Vaseline) on the fighter's body.

The letter, penned by Penn's lawyer, Raffi A. Nahabedian, states the notice is not a formal complaint. Additionally, Kizer today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the NSAC does not consider it one.

By Guilherme Cruz, tatame.com

After UFC 94's main event, in which Georges St. Pierre dominated BJ Penn, the Brazilian Thiago "Pitbull" Alves entered the octagon to challenge the Canadian for the welterweight title. While the date of the confrontation isn't defined, the Brazilian is waiting - and training - hungry for the fight of his dreams, and promises a great show.

"It'll be a great fight. I'm very excited, I can't wait... It's going to be great," said the fighter, in conversation with the reporter Cristiane Ripari, after the press conference. "I saw what he did with BJ Penn and I'll have to beat him a lot, do my game", said Thiago, who wasn't expecting such domination over the Hawaiian. "I expected and didn't expected, understood? (laughs). I knew he would win, but not this way. He's much bigger than the BJ, a better athlete, and the sport today, in that level, you have to be the best athlete", said "Pitbull", defining his strategy to the fight against GSP in a sentence: "I'll go there to knock him out".

from sportsillustrated:
After reportedly deciding to shelve a complaint against UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, it appears B.J. Penn and his representatives have had a change of heart.

Penn's trainer, Rudy Valentino, told SI.com by text message that Penn has decided to move forth in filing a formal complaint with the Nevada State Athletic Commission alleging Georges St. Pierre's corner knowingly and illegally used Vaseline on his body to gain an unfair advantage Saturday night.

"Lawyers for B.J. are writting (sic) a complaint with the commission," Valentino said. "I just spoke to J.D. and B.J. a few minutes ago. They feel they have ations (sic)."

J.D. Penn is the lightweight champion's brother and manager. As of late Sunday, he and the fighter decided not to file, leaving some to think both camps have discussed and resolved the issue.

In speaking with SI.com's Josh Gross after UFC 94, Valentino said he believed Penn could have a change of heart given the circumstances of the situation.

Tom and I were at Hooters of York last night for UFC 94 - St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 - the place was packed and the fights were amazing. We filmed a video there, interviewing several of York County's stand-outs in the MMA community, which should be up later today.

People say the reason they love this sport is that anything can happen - and that definitely played out at UFC 94. Most fans like to have a clear-cut win - a knock-out or submission - but sometimes, a decision win can be satisfying, as you see two fighters wage a see-saw battle, taking each other to the limit. That was the case at this event - out of 10 fights, eight went the distance. Only Machida vs. Silva and St-Pierre vs. Penn ended in KO and TKO, respectively.

After an intense stare-down at the weigh-ins, Clay Guida squeaked out a split-decision victory over Nate Diaz:

My apolgies to Steve Pierce, world's biggest Nate Diaz fan. Diaz lost a close one, Steve. 209 for life, baby.

Karo Parisyan versus Dong Hyun Kim was another split-decision win, this one going to "The Heat." Good to see the Armenian back to his winning ways and he even pulled out a nice judo throw.

Jon Jones won his second straight fight in the UFC as he climbs the ladder to the top of the LHW division. The 21-year-old, nicknamed "Bones," dominated veteran Stephan Bonnar with some nice throws, clinchwork and striking. It was a deicive win over an established veteran, so we'll see who they give Jones next, maybe someone of a higher caliber.

In a battle of the undefeated, where "someone's 0's gotta go!" - God, I hate that phrase - Lyoto Machida knocked out Thiago Silva with a leaping punch while Silva was on his back. Just as I thought, Silva chased Machida, although Machida showed some initiative in engaging, and then put Silva out with that one punch. Who knew The Dragon had knock-out power? I would say it goes a long way in silencing the critics who say Machida is not exciting or fights to go to decision - it was a quick win and the only KO of the night. There's been talk that Dana White will give the next LHW title shot to Rampage Jackson - I say Lyoto deserves it. He's still undefeated, he knocked out a top 10 fighhter in Silva, and champ Rashad Evans is undefeated as well. Sign that fight now, Dana.

Georges St-Pierre's signature phrase, "He can't 'andle my riddum," defintely came into play during his fight with Penn. He truly made Penn look like an amateur, snapping his head back with jabs, then working takedowns and dominating ground control. Once on the ground, St-Pierre didn't let up, bouncing his fist off Penn's head repeatedly. After the fourth round, with Penn's arms hanging on the top of the cage, his corner stepped in, saying he could not continue. An amazing win for St-Pierre, and I can't wait until he takes on Thiago Alves and then, hopefully, Anderson Silva. St-Pierre may be the only man - aside from Silva's freind, Machida, who can take "The Spider." We'll see.

Just watched the weigh-ins for UFC 94 - St-Pierre vs. Penn 2. Everybody made weight, so all the fights are on, baby!

The first weigh-in I saw was Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono. Gono took the stage sporting a gigantic 'fro. Just as he and Fitch squared off, Gono took off the 'fro and gave it Fitch, who, with a broad smile, slapped it on. Nice show of sportsmanship and humor there.

Stephan Bonnar and Jon Jones had a pretty intense staredown. Jones, who has to be one of the tallest LHWs at 6'4", found himself looking straight into the eyes of Bonnar, who is also 6'4". In this fight we have the cagey veteran versus the hungry newcomer (this is Jones' second UFC fight, although he's only 21 and he's been training MMA for less than 2 years).

Clay Guida bounded to the dais and continued jumping up and down, Energizer Bunny style. Then came the intense Nate Diaz. Put the two of them together, now that was a heavy stare-down. You could definitely see the height difference between the two - Diaz has Guida by maybe four or five inches.

We saw another height difference when Karo Parisyan and Dong Hyun Kim squared off, Kim, like Diaz, having a good 4 or 5 inches on his opponent. Good to see Karo weigh-in as he missed his last fight due to injury, and was rumored to be close to pulling out of this one for medical reasons.

Lyoto Machida walked onto the stage bearing gifts - hats he threw into the crowd - although a decisive win against Thiago Silva would probably court fans far easier. Machida's "elusive" style has endeared some fans and alienated others, but as the competition gets tougher, he's probably going to find himself engaging more. Silva is a piranha, who's going to go right after Machida. We'll see what "The Dragon" can do under that kind of pressure. Silva, for the second time I've seen, did not raise his fists to Machida when they squared off. He also kept his sunglasses on. Strange.

BJ Penn's weight for the main event - a doughy 168. Georges St-Pierre's? A tight 170. Expect St-Pierre's weight to increase at least 10 pounds by bell time, and his body-fat percentage will still be under Penn's. But, it may not matter - this is MMA, anything can happen. Announcer Joe Rogan billed the fight as "The biggest fight in UFC history" ... wait, wasn't that Couture vs. Lesnar??? Oh, nevermind. St-Pierre was clearly the fan favorite, although from all that I've heard Penn revels in being the bad guy, so everyone's happy, right? They squared off, and St-Pierre semed to back off a bit, then get back in Penn's face again. I wouldn't read too much into that, everytime I try to interpret the outcome of a fight from the stare-down, I'm wrong.

Penn didn't have much to say, something short like, the training's done, let's fight. St-Pierre was a bit more eloquent, saying he'd never looked forward to a fight as much as this one.

"Tomorrow, don't blink, it's gonna be a great fight," he said.

from my email inbox just now:
Folks,

MMA Live is broadcasting live from today's weigh-in and tomorrow's fight. We begin tonight with a one-hour weigh-in special at 6:30 pm ET. We have a 60-minute prefight show Saturday at 9 pm ET and will have the most extensive postfight show anywhere, including fighter interviews and analysis from Frank Mir and Kenny Florian, at 1 am ET. As always, we appreciate your support and hope you can join us for the weekend.

here's the link to watch everything:
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Thanks and enjoy the fights.

The Staff of MMA Live

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A thank you goes out to the lovely Tracy Lee of combatlifestyle.com

from mmaweekly, by Jeff Cain
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight and light heavyweight titleholder Randy "The Natural" Couture has made a name for himself by his performances in big fights in the UFC Octagon. He's defied Father Time over and over while proving his critics wrong time and again.

Almost as boisterous as his in-cage accolades are his fight breakdowns. "The Natural" has an uncanny ability to make accurate fight picks, including correctly predicting some of the biggest upsets in recent years.

Couture gave his analysis of the UFC 94 main event, the rematch between Georges St. Pierre and B.J. Penn, exclusively for MMAWeekly.com.

"B.J. is one of the most talented guys that I've ever been around. He has amazing balance and flexibility. He's got naturally heavy hands. His submission skills are top notch," commented Couture. "But I still think we've seen him at 155 fight the best that he has. Although he beat Matt Hughes back in the day at 170, it was more of a style match-up than anything. Conditioning, the body, mindset, everything, it was the best it's ever been at 155."

Penn has been a dominating force in the lightweight division, but has a history of wanting to challenge himself in higher weight classes. Couture believes Georges St. Pierre will be too much for the Hawaiian fighter.

"I just don't see it going well for (Penn) going up to 170, dealing with a guy like Georges who is cutting down a good 15 pounds, probably more, to make the 170-pound limit, who is as dynamic and has the skill sets that Georges has," stated the 44-year-old fighter affectionately know as "Captain America."

Couture added, "Although, I think it's going to be a very interesting fight. I like Georges in a five-round title fight, in that fight."

Georges St. Pierre edged out a split decision victory over B.J. Penn at UFC 58 in their first match up on March 4, 2006.

Behind-the-scenes photo shoot with St-Pierre and Penn

Dana White's UFC 94 vlog, part 3.

For those of you who missed it - like me - here it is, the first installment of a major move forward in MMA fight coverage. It's been compared to HBO's 24-7 series for boxing, but I can't say, 'cause I've never seen that show. Anyway, enjoy this one.

Tonight, on Rogers SportsNet - wherever that is - there's Countdown to UFC 93 at 9 p.m. I'll let you know if it's going to air on any other networks when I get word.

And on Wednesday, there's the first installment of Primetime, where we go behind-the-scenes as Georges St-Pierre and BJ Penn preapre for their UFC 94 fight, 10 p.m. on SpikeTV.

Tune in tonight on Spike at 10 p.m.

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BJ Penn, the UFC's lightweight champ, who fights UFC's welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre at UFC 94, has started his own show on his Web site. Looks like it's kind of a vlog leading up to the January 31 showdown. Take a look.

GSP and Penn will do it again at UFC 94.

from mmanews.com:
New York, NY, December 2, 2008 - In anticipation of one of the most prominent mixed martial events of all-time, "UFC 94" featuring welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and lightweight champion BJ Penn, Spike TV presents "UFC Primetime," premiering Wednesday, January 14 10:30 - 11:00pm, ET/PT.

"UFC Primetime," produced by the UFC, delivers an unprecedented portrait of the lives of two of mixed martial arts' biggest stars, Georges St. Pierre and BJ Penn, as they prepare for their epic clash of titans in late January. Spike TV will present three special weekly installments that will take viewers from the cliffs of Kailua to the streets of Montreal in an unfiltered look at two great warriors heading into battle for what promises to be one of the greatest match ups of skill in UFC history.

Christopher Martello of Spike TV serves as executive in charge of production of "UFC Primetime."

"UFC 94" will air live on Pay-Per-View Saturday, January 31 from MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas at 10pm ET/7pm PT.

So on this video, BJ goes through a weight-training regimen, but it also shows a little of what goes on behind the scenes when a fighter trains for a fight, and the people who are helping him work toward that goal. It seems not everyone has the same idea of how to go about doing it.

About 2:40 in, you hear somebody say off-camera, "You guys gotta let us be done - this ain't doing shit for him." And then the camera goes to BJ who says, "There's three guys telling everybody what to do. We gotta stop." Interesting stuff.

...Not to mention Jackson and Herring. But I think the real star is Hector Echavarria, an Argentinian karate and taekwondo world champ, whose been starring in movies since 1986. His Wikipedia entry says that he "has also trained and taught martial arts to Mixed Martial Arts super stars such as Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Cheik Kongo, and currently Hector is working with BJ Penn."

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - In March 2006, top welterweights Georges St-Pierre and BJ Penn fought for the division's No. 1 contender's spot. St-Pierre earned a razor-thin split decision and went on to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship® welterweight title. Penn dropped to the lightweight division and won the organization's 155-pound title.

Now they're about to do it again. But this time, there's much more at stake.

UFC® lightweight champion BJ Penn looks to be the first fighter in history to hold two UFC championships at the same time when he faces Georges St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS. PENN 2, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 31, 2009.

Two champions, two of the best in the world, pound-for-pound, and this time - two more rounds for the welterweight championship.

"This may be the most anticipated rematch in UFC history," said Dana White, UFC President. "Their first fight was an epic battle of two of the best pound for pound fighters in the sport. After that fight, St-Pierre would go on to win the UFC World Welterweight title and Penn would go on to win the UFC World Lightweight title.

Now these two champions meet again with a lot of pride and St-Pierre's title on the line. This fight will be talked about for years to come."

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This week, Tom Joyce and I talk about Affliction partnering with EliteXC, Cro Cop's groin shot woes, St-Pierre's thoughts on Patrick Cote's chances against Anderson Silva, and an MMA card in Va. this weekend that is stacked with local talent.

from mmajunkie.com:
If it weren't for his stunning overhand right that sent Chuck Liddell to the canvas for one of the UFC's biggest main-event upsets, Rashad Evans would likely be fielding questions about two other topics.

Why exactly was he twisting his nipples during pre-fight introductions? And what was up the Bill Gates mugshot T-shirt Evans sported throughout this past weekend?

On today's edition of TAGG Radio (www.taggradio.com), the official radio partner of MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), Evans said they were just inside jokes that originated at his home with Team Jackson.

Penn Vs. St-Pierre: let's do it again.

UFC road show: Montreal out, Portland in
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! sports

Though UFC president Dana White had held open the possibility of another fight in Montreal before the end of the year, he dashed Canadian fans' dreams on Thursday when he said UFC 91 will be on Nov. 15 in Portland, Ore.

White confirmed that lightweights Kenny Florian and Joe "Daddy" Stevenson will meet on that card.

He would not comment on other fights on the card, though he did say the anticipated welterweight title fight between champion Georges St. Pierre and lightweight champion B.J. Penn would be moved to Super Bowl weekend on Jan. 31, 2009, in Las Vegas.

"We have nothing but big fights left for the rest of the year, but this is so crazy because there are so many of them," White said. "We're going to have a retreat on Monday to figure this all out."

Light heavyweight Wanderlei Silva, one of the UFC's most popular fighters, said on Aug. 8 at a UFC Fight Club gathering that he would be fighting at UFC 92 on Dec. 27 in Las Vegas. White, though, said "He might not be on that card, though. But I really don't know for sure now. But I'm thinking he's not going to be on that at this point."

The UFC's schedule for the rest of the year includes UFC 88 in Atlanta on Sept. 6, Ultimate Fight Night on Sept. 17 in Omaha, Neb., UFC 89 on Oct. 18 in Birmingham, England, UFC 90 on Oct. 25 in Chicago, UFC 91 on Nov. 15 in Portland, Ore., The Ultimate Fighter Finale on Dec. 13 in Las Vegas and UFC 92 on Dec. 27 in Las Vegas.

All right, things are looking great - at least on paper - in the world of MMA for the rest of the year. Here are just some the major match-ups I've heard about, most confirmed, some still just rumor, but probably will happen:

-- Matt Lindland Vs. Trevor Prangley at Affliction 2 - Day of Reckoning.

-- Jay Hieron vs. Drew Fickett, also at Affliction 2.

-- Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley at EliteXC's Oct. 4 show on CBS.

-- Georges St-Pierre vs. BJ Penn on UFC's Jan. 31 show.

-- Also upcoming on a UFC event is Brock Lesnar vs. Cheick Kongo and Joe Steveson vs. Kenny Florian.

-- Also on the CBS show, Gina Carano vs. Kelly Kobald and Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. Brett Rogers.

-- And finally, another Affliction match-up, former IFL lightweight champion Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon.

Holy crap! That's a lotta MMA.

Featuring UFC 87 highlights.

-- So Florian beat Huerta. The UFC had said a while back that this fight would be to determine the number one contender to BJ Penn's lightweight belt, but then reportedly backed off from that days before the bout. One could make the connection the souring on the signifcance of the fight was due to Huerta's disparraging comments in FIGHT! magazine, where he doubted their loyalty and said they paid him $50 a day for a promotional tour. So, the question is, now that Florian won, will he get a title shot, or is Dana White's next move going to be to let BJ Penn jump up a weight class to take on welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre?

-- Cheick Kongo (who some call "Cup Check" because of the four or so knees he fired at CroCop's nuggets in their fight) beat Viking Dan Evenson (who was waaay into his entrance music, by the way) ... so where does Kongo go from here? I'm still not too impressed with this guy - Herring gave him problems .. let's see how he does against tougher competition on the ground, like maybe Shane Carwin or Brock Lesnar, or even Frank Mir.

Ok, here's three fights that really impressed me so far this year. The biggest factor I look for is a battle that is evenly fought, where either guy could win it at any time, where it almost boils down to a battle of wills, who's gonna quit first, or who pulls something out of his butt and wins the fight:

-- Jonathan Goulet vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka at UFC 83

-- Carlos Condit vs. Hirmitsu Miura at WEC 35

-- Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86

and the latest addition:
-- Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch at UFC 87

Toward the end of the year, I might add a few more fights and more detailed descriptions of each one (maybe some video too).

Caught a few of the fights on saturday night. Here are some thoughts:

In Lesnar/Herring and St-Pierre/Fitch, we saw the polar opposites of sportsmanship. Lesar thrashed Herring for three rounds. Totally dominated him with wrestling, but didn't seem to know how to put the veteran fighter away, a la jiu-jitsu or ground-n-pound. We did see another vicious one-punch knock-down, like he did to Frank Mir, so people better start fearing his hands.

It was a great victory for Brock. I was happy for him, until he started taunting and laughing at Herring. Before the final bell rang. Nah. That ain't cool.

St-Pierre vs. Fitch went the full 25, and gets my nomination for Fight of the Year, but more on that in a minute. St-Pierre was the first fighter to pass Fitch's guard and also handed Fitch his first loss in the Octagon. Fitch proved to the world he deserved his title shot, absorbing punch after punch, elbow after elbow, takedown after takedown.

After the grueling contest, St-Pierre got down on his knees and shook Fitch's hand. If I were to guess, he was thanking Fitch for giving him the fight of his life. Fitch in turn got down on his knees, knowing that he gave St-Pierre his biggest challenge. He then picked St-Pierre up to display him to the roaring hoard.

That's the way MMA should be. That's what makes it so special. The camaraderie between fighters. There is some unexplainable bond that is forged when you push someone to their physical and mental limits. No matter what happens in the lives from that point on, St-Pierre and Fitch will never forget that night.

BJ Penn, who seems to be making a habit of post-fight cage appearances, materialized and yelled to St-Pierre to make a re-match between the two happen. St-Pierre, in a not-so-enthusiastic repsonse, said he would fight anyone who was worthy. "Eee can't andle my widdum," anyone?

UFC.com has the video of the 87 Seek and Destroy weigh-ins up. Click here to see it.

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Champ Georges St. Pierre (170) vs. Jon Fitch (170)
Heath Herring (250) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)
Kenny Florian (155) vs. Roger Huerta (155)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs. Demian Maia (185)
Rob Emerson (155) vs. Manny Gamburyan (155)
Luke Cummo (167) vs. Tamdan McCrory (170)
Dan Evensen (244) vs. Cheick Kongo (235)
Andre Gusmao (205) vs. Jon Jones (205)
Steve Bruno (170) vs. Chris Wilson (170)
Ben Saunders (170) vs. Ryan Thomas (170)