Big UFC on Fox 5 News

[canucksfreak19]

The UFC is really going all out on the year end Fox show. The top three fights are big time:

Benson Henderson (#1 Lightweight) vs. Nate Diaz (#5 Lightweight) Lightweight Title Fight
Rory MacDonald vs. BJ Penn
"Shogun" Rua (#4 Light Heavyweight) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (#7 Light Heavyweight)

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/8/1...ory-macdonald-alexander-gustafsson-shogun-rua

 

[chadsexington]

There are rumors that this card might be the one they said they'd hold in Seattle this year...

...yes please.

 

[canucksfreak19]

There are rumors that this card might be the one they said they'd hold in Seattle this year...

...yes please.

That would be awesome; would pull a lot of people from north of the border. That's for sure.

 

[Shaboobala]

There are rumors that this card might be the one they said they'd hold in Seattle this year...

...yes please.

Indeed. Even Amanda said she'd go.

 

[Bebop]

Yay! #UFConFOX5

 

[canucksfreak19]

It's official Bendo/Diaz from the Key Arena in Seattle.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/30312/ufc...s-diaz-to-take-place-at-seattles-keyarena.mma

 

[chadsexington]

UFC on Fox 5 might be the sickest free card in the history of the UFC.

Just added today:

Eddie Yagin vs. Dennis Siver
John Albert vs. Scott Jorgensen <--- I called this fight on a podcast I was doing a couple months ago, saying I didn't want to see it, but knew it was inevitable. Hate seeing 2 guys I really like fighting. Both guys (Albert moreso) were asking for it since June though and I thought it might happen after they both lost their last fight.

This is how it looks so far. It's off Wikipedia, but all fights are confirmed

Lightweight Championship bout: Benson Henderson (c) vs. Nate Diaz[4]
Light Heavyweight bout: Mauricio Rua vs. Alexander Gustafsson[4]
Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn vs. Rory MacDonald[4]
Welterweight bout: Mike Swick vs. Matt Brown[5]
Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub vs. Lavar Johnson[5]
Lightweight bout: Ramsey Nijem vs. Joe Proctor[6]
Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. John Albert[7]
Lightweight bout: Tim Means vs. Abel Trujillo[2]
Lightweight bout: Daron Cruickshank vs. Henry Martinez[2]

3 more fights to be booked.

 

[chadsexington]

Add Michael Chiesa vs. Raffaelo Oliviera to the card too

That's all the WA State guys except Bryan Caraway without fights on the card now since it sounds like Cody McKenzie's taking some time off.

I still think the UFC should sign Lyle Beerbohm and bring him into the mix at Fox 5 too. I don't know what they're waiting for. Going 20-2 (or something like that) with losses only to Pat Healy and Shinya Aoki aren't really reason not to be brought back to Zuffa, especially since he just dominated Marcus Aurelio in June

 

[canucksfreak19]

I would rather see the Swick/Brown fight on the main card. It's a shame that they're going to be going with the Heavyweight fight between glass chin and Big Johnson on big Fox.