Tonight is a historic landmark for UFC. They're running their 100th show on PPV. Well, technically it's their 133rd show. The show is stacked.
- Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson. The winner will likely become the number one contender in the middleweight division.
- Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves. I'm going to go with St. Pierre.
- UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Interim Champion Frank Mir. Now this is the match that I really want to see. It's a title unification match. Lesnar beat Randy Couture for the title in Couture's first match back in the UFC. However during Couture's absence, before his fight with Lesnar, the UFC created an interm-Heavyweight title. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira won the title by beating Tim Sylvia. Nogueira would end up losing the title to Mir, in what some considered an upset. Now it's champion vs. champion.
Brock and Mir faced before in Lesnar's first UFC fight. Lesnar came out strong and seemed to have Mir beat with some powerful blows. But Lesnar got himself easily locked in a knee bar and tapped out. This bout has an extra bit of pride on the line. Lesnar wants to avenge his loss and prove that he has improved as an all around fighter. Mir of course wants to be able to prove that his first victory was no fluke. It should be an interesting fight. I was hoping to see this at a friend's house but some other matters are precluding me from doing so. I'll probably try and catch the match on youtube later tonight.
Anyone else checking out the fight?