You mean to tell me that there’s actually an UFC ppv event this Saturday. Surely, I’m not the only one that has had this notion slip through there list of things to do this weekend! After the last UFC ppv events (UFC 109: Couture vs. Coleman) overall fight card, fans were left somewhat bored. I must admit however, that Bruce Buffer (acclaimed ring announcer) did a marvelous and manic-like job of announcing the fighters and their credentials. It was the best part of this entire fight matchup. Nonetheless, many mma fans didn’t expect too much from that particular main event.
It’s good that the UFC has a quick turnaround event, which is happening this Saturday, February 20….@9pm(Chicago Time). The UFC 110 is in Australia, which means that it will be Sunday @ 2pm down under. The unusual start time was simply to amuse the American and Canadian audiences.
There is very little hype, seemingly, about UFC 110. The overall matchups are good:
MAIN CARD
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez
Michael Bisping vs. Wanderlei Silva
George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Stevenson
Ryan Bader vs. Keith Jardine
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Anthony Perosh
PRELIMINARY CARD
Chris Haseman vs. ??????????
Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
Brian Foster vs. Chris Lytle
C.B. Dollaway vs. Goran Reljic
Igor Pokrajac vs. James Te Huna
Dana White, President of the UFC, made sure to include a few fighters of Australian descent. This is a good and easy marketing move. Besides, it only seems appropriate. George Sotiropoulos, James Te Huna, Chris Haseman, and Anthony Perosh are all from Australia. Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Stevenson looks to be a great matchup. Since 2006, Sotiropoulos has only lost to the Japanese star Shinja Aoki. And Stevenson is looking to get another title shot at BJ Penn. Stevenson has been quite impressive in his last 2 fights.
Heavyweight title contender Cain Velasquez (7-0) faces the living mma legend in Antonio Rodrigo “Big” Noguiera (32-5). The winner is almost a clear shot to fight Brock Lesnar (Champion) for the belt sometime this summer.
Both Cain Velasquez and Joe Stevenson are of the American-born Latino culture. Cain has a tatoo across his chess that reads “BROWN PRIDE.” This tatoo has come under some small disagreements amongst viewers. And with Joe “Daddy” S. you may have to search his myspace page to verify that he’s indeed of the Hispanic background. Stevenson is proud… Read more »
