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Dan Henderson did a seminar and an appearance at a club this past weekend in Hagerstown, Md. From sherdog.com message board member Flokk:
-The DJ played Bisping's entrance song from 100 about 10 minutes before Dan got there.
-Dan didn't get an entrance song, he just pulled up in a white limo and strolled in.
-Dan was wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and flip-flops.
-He seemed pretty uncomfortable with the people mobbing him at first but by the time we got up for a second round of pictures he was very relaxed. My friend asked him how he felt about the Bisping KO and he said, "You know how you felt watching it? Well imagine that times a billion." I just told him he was the man and he laughed. On the way out he was sipping a soda next to the exit and I said thanks for the pictures Dan, and he laughed and gave me a thumbs up.
-Don't laugh at me, haha. On a 7 month layoff so running 20 pounds heavier than normal. And I'm 6'3, 260 so the size difference between me and Hendo was crazy (he's definitely not 6'1 like Fightfinder says, *maybe* 5'10), made it very hard to get a good picture.
-Dan's head looks like a concrete slab! And his jaw really is THAT f------ big.
-He was in the area for a seminar of some kind and the bar paid him a (rumored) 7 grand for the 2 hour meet and greet.

I'm not sure if this girl was actually at UFC 100, or if they chose her that weekend, and she'll be at the following events. I'm not sure I woulda went with her - there seemed to be some other hot ones in the group, although the video is a little blurry. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say, I guess. Anyway, just wanted to keep you updated on all things MMA ...

Former WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley and Shane Carwin talk recently - I'm thinking it was at the UFC 100 expo? Anyway, maybe it's the camera angle, but Lashley looks to be a bit bigger than Carwin ... Not that it really matters. If Lashley can string together a few more wins - convincing wins over increasingly stiffer competition - we might see him in the UFC. Lashley's last win was against Bob Sapp, nothing that would really impress Dana White and Co. He said recently his sights are set on HW champ Brock Lesnar, but if Brock's still the champ by that time, he'll have to go through guys like Carwin, who have helped to make the UFC's heavyweight division one of the better ones as of late.

Look for Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and one of the Nogs (must be Big, 'cause Lil is not with the UFC) toward the end of the video.

Sherdog message board member AnaCondomChoke made this post: "Dan LeBetard, as much as I hate him, just said on PTI (Pardon The Interruption) that the UFC "came out" Saturday into the mainstream and it was all thanks to Brock Lesnar. LeBetard called Lesnar "the biggest villain in mainstream sports" and he's right. The short-term thinking and reaction by fans is that "Oh, he dissed us and the sponsors and made us seem like pro wrestling." The long-term is he's become up there with TO and Bonds and other "bad boys" of legitimate sports. Those people are draws. Bonds saved the Giants from bankruptcy and legit helped attendance across the league. TO gets ratings for his games. And they can back it up, just like Brock.

Face it, people are STILL talking about the UFC, STILL talking about Brock Lesnar. You can't BUY this type of publicity. And the fact that all the "old people" are dissing it will make it MUCH more attractive to that key demographic of 25-49 year old men.

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thanks to mmajunkie.com:
LAS VEGAS - All 22 competitors taking part in Saturday's UFC 100 event have officially made weight for the show.

Weigh-ins took place today at a packed (albeit scaled-down) Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, and much of the crow remained ontheir feet throughout the ceremony.

While co-headliners Georges St-Pierre and Thiago Alves used every bit of the allowed 170-pounds in making their welterweight title fight official, so too did main-event fighter Brock Lesnar, who tipped the scales at the heavyweight limit of 265 pounds. Mir registered well-under the limit at an impressive-looking 245 pounds.

British middleweight Michael Bisping received a chorus of emphatic boos from the gathered mass, while Dan Henderson was cheered just as loudly. Bisping kept a firm gaze as Henderson smiled, and "The Count" refused to shake hands with his opponent as he walked off stage.

UFC 100 preview.

My wife was listening to Nipsey and Earl (The People's Morning Show) this a.m. on 105.7 the X when they started talking about Lytle appearing in Mechanicsburg at the Hardware Bar for UFC 100. Thought I'd pass it along.

Thanks to bloodyelbow.com for posting it first.

Go to 1:11, that's where HM makes her appearance.

A truly awesome video by Ghenghis Con.

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

Meet and greet with Logan, Arianny and Edith - nice.

I'm telling you, man, if you get a chance, go. There will only be one 100. Here's what's in store:

Autograph Sessions with UFC, WEC, former Pride, and Hall of Fame Fighters.

Limp Bizkit is scheduled to sign autographs at the show!

Keynote Addresses lead by Dana White & Lorenzo Fertitta.

Hall of Fame Induction - Join us immediately following Dana White's keynote as these worthy members join the ranks.

Interactive Training & Development Sessions lead by industry icons.

The Octagon - experience in person where it all goes down!

Dana's 71' Cuda - Join us for the big reveal of Dana White's overhauled muscle car!

Fight Bikes - Check out these custom bikes specially-made for Lorenzo & Frank Fertitta and showcased right on the UFC Fan Expo Show floor.

UFC 100 - The grand finale to the biggest weekend in UFC history.

Leading 150 Exhibitors showcasing everything MMA.

Online Storefront where you can see and learn about the newest products, technologies, insights, and innovations in MMA.

Show Specials highlighting exhibitor discounts and fighter appearances on the show floor.

Grappling Tournament - the largest submission, grappling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in history taking place only at UFC Fan Expo!

Here's the Web site for more info.

Thanks to mmajunkie.com:
Spike TV will join in the celebrations surrounding July's historic UFC 100 event.

The UFC's cable broadcast partner will debut a five-part series entitled "UFC's Ultimate 100: Greatest Fights" prior to UFC 100, which takes place July 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Fans can begin voting on the top 100 UFC fights of all-time on May 1 at Ultimate100.spike.com, and highlights from the chosen bouts will air on the series, which debuts July 5.

That first episode airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT on a Sunday. Subsequent episodes air in the same timeslot on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Prior to Saturday's series finale, Spike TV will re-air the other four episodes.

The UFC this week announced three official bouts for UFC 100, which is becoming the can't-miss event of 2009. UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar takes on interim heavyweight title-holder Frank Mir (in a title-unification bout), and UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre meets top contender Thiago Alves. Additionally, "The Ultimate Fighter 9" coaches Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson are also slated to fight at the event, and as revealed on this past Wednesday's episode "The Ultimate Fighter 9," Stephan Bonnar will take on Mark Coleman.

Here's a highlight reel of "awesomeness" as MMA Scraps puts it, on rising UFC light-heavyweight star Jon Jones. His next fight is UFC 100, July 11, against Jake O'Brien, according to MMA Weekly.

from FiveOuncesofPain.com:
After counter-programming events promoted by Affliction and EliteXC over the course of the past year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship could be in store for a taste of its own medicine.

Sources have informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com that Affliction Entertainment is currently engaged in preliminary discussions regarding the possibility of promoting its third-ever event on Saturday, July 11. Such a booking would put the promotion in direct competition with the UFC's historic UFC 100 pay-per-view event.

Several fighters and managers have contacted FiveOuncesOfPain.com in recent days informing the site that they have been approached by Affliction officials about the possibility of accepting restructured contracts in order to compete on the show.