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The Future Favourites of the UFC
The fighters who made the UFC what it is today are all reaching the peaks of their careers. Randy Couture was defeated a few weeks back for his heavyweight title, and he is currently 45-years-old.
Chuck Liddell got knocked-out in his last fight, a fight many people thought he would win. Finally, Tito Ortiz, a fighter who is still in his prime at only 33-years-old but with a baby coming into the house and the fact that he is currently all-over the place in contract terms could we see Tito fight in the next year?
Who will replace these fighters as the ones that continue to promote the business and bring in the big numbers at PPV events? There are many possibilities, but I have come up with a list of a few people who could bring the UFC the big numbers in the future.
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva is an obvious choice. He has stated that he will retire in 2009, but if the man continues to fight, he could be the bread winner for the UFC. Anderson has a great fanbase, he is an amazing fighter, and he still could potentially conquer the light-heavyweight division before moving back down to middleweight for a final title defence.
If Anderson Silva insists on retiring next year though, the UFC could still have a major final fight on its hands if they worked at it. I do believe a GSP, Anderson Silva fight could, if worked right, bring in over a million PPV buys. One million is a lot of people, but if promoted right this fight could have a lot of potential.
Georges St. Pierre
He went through a little rough patch but he has regained the UFC Welterweight World Championship and he will be defending it at the end of January. GSP is an obviously the man that draws most of the viewers from Canada when his fights are on.
Just take, for example, his fight with Matt Serra (second time), that fight is one of the highest grossing PPV shows for the UFC. It sold appx. 650,000 easily putting the show in the UFC’s top five.
B.J. Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre could be a massively sold fight. The UFC are already promoting it with the fighters making visits to Toronto and various other places in Canada and the US.
Once that fight is all said and done though, and providing GSP wins the UFC should set up a fight between him and Anderson Silva as stated above. To be honest, the UFC welterweight division sucks right now, so a fight with Silva could be the only way around it for a few more months.
Forrest Griffin
Forrest is a cool guy; he had one of the greatest MMA fights in history when he won The Ultimate Fighter and he is the current Light-Heavyweight Champion. He has a challenge at UFC 92 in the undefeated Rashad Evans.
If Forrest could beat Rashad Evans and retain the title, he could go on to bigger things. The UFC need to start promoting Griffin in the mainstream media so they get his name out there and in turn he will bring in the big numbers for future UFC events. There is no doubt in my mind that Forrest could be one of the major names in MMA within the next five years.
For Forrest Griffin to be that major name though, he would have to beat the already established ones. If the UFC could get a fight set-up between Griffin and Henderson, that could do well amongst the already established MMA fans but a fight between Griffin and Liddell could bring in some new fans and hopefully get them hooked on this amazing sport.
Another possibility would be to bring Tito Ortiz back and let him have a shot at Griffin. Once again that fight could bring in some new fans and if Griffin beats him those new fans could have found a favourite fighter leading to bigger numbers at UFC events.
Others
Of course there are many other fighters which could become amazing stars with the right promotion and a fair share of good fighting. Some that come to mind are Rashad Evans, Amir Sadollah, Lyoto Machida, and Junie Browning.
The reason I picked Junie right there was because he has potential despite his craziness. Junie did bring in quite a lot of viewers to the show with his violence in the opening episodes.
If you think I missed anyone or have your own opinion leave a comment for us to take a look at!
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UFC 87: Seek and Destroy Video Trailer
Video trailer, extended edition for UFC 87: Seek and Destroy where St. Pierre will be defending his title against Jon Fitch who is currently undefeated in the UFC. Brock Lesnar will also be returning to the Octagon to fight Heath Herring.
UFC 87: St.Pierre Vs Fitch
The title event has been set for UFC 87. Georges St.Pierre vs. John Fitch for the UFC Welterweight Championship. Coleman has also been removed from the fight card leaving Brock Lesner without an opponent. No doubt we will see one in a few days though.
Get your used GSP fight shorts now
I received an email earlier today from the UFC. They were offering me the chance to bid on used fighting shorts, GSP’s from UFC 83.
He is one of MMA’s best, pound for pound, and now is the opportunity of a lifetime, as the shorts Georges St. Pierre wore in his stirring UFC welterweight title-winning effort over Matt Serra at UFC 83 are now available for one lucky…
If your not into buying used sweat covered shorts try some other items… Currently there are some used Nate Diaz gloves at an affordable price of $910.00. Too cheap for you? Why not try some Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira gloves. He used them to defeat Tim Sylvia at UFC 81 and become the first ever PRIDE and UFC champion. The gloves as of right now sit at a price of $3,450.00. What you waiting for? Go grab yourself some used fighting gear. Heres the link.
Also if you don’t have that much cash lying around, or they were sold when you checked you can buy your MMA Gear here.
Dana White: Not ruling Serra Vs. Hughes out
In a post event press conference for UFC 83 Dana White mentioned that he would not rule out the possibility of a Serra Vs. Hughes fight.
The two fighters originally had a fight scheduled for after the Ultimate Fighter Six Finale. Unfortunately for Serra he got injured and a cancellation was forced. With all the money that was spent on this event and the rivalries that got started between the two throughout the season of TUF, this could be a great fight for upcoming PPV.
This fight is yet to be confirmed as ‘Happening’ by UFC President Dana White, as well as the other possible fight for Serra. A title shot in New York. The State has yet to allow MMA to regulate there but as soon as it does we could see a Serra St.Pierre 3.
What do you guys think of the Serra Vs. Hughes possible match-up? Who would win?
UFC 83: Official Weigh-in Results
Here are the official results for todays weigh in. All 22 fighters made weight and will fight tomorrow night:
Matt Serra (169.5) vs. Georges St-Pierre (169.5)
Rich Franklin (185.5) vs. Travis Lutter (185)
Michael Bisping (185.5) vs. Charles McCarthy (186)
Mac Danzig (154.5) vs. Mark Bocek (154.5)
Nate Quarry (185.5) vs. Kalib Starnes (186) *swing bout
Jason MacDonald (185) vs. Joe Doerksen (184.5)
Alan Belcher (185) vs. Jason Day (183.5)
Ed Herman (185.5) vs. Demian Maia (184.5)
Sam Stout (155.5) vs. Rich Clementi (155)
Cain Velasquez (235.5) vs. Brad Morris (225.5)
Jonathan Goulet (169.5) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (170)
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UFC 83: Predictions
MAIN CARD
* Matt Serra (169.5) vs. Georges St. Pierre (169.5)
* Rich Franklin (185.5) vs. Travis Lutter (185)
* Nate Quarry (185.5) vs. Kalib Starnes (186)
* Michael Bisping (185.5) vs. Charles McCarthy (186)
* Marc Bocek (154.5) vs. Mac Danzig (154.5)
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Joe Doerksen (184.5) vs. Jason MacDonald (185)
* Rich Clementi (155) vs. Sam Stout (155.5)
* Alan Belcher (185) vs. Jason Day (183.5)
* Jonathan Goulet (169.5) vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (170)
* Ed Herman (185.5) vs. Demian Maia (184.5)
* Brad Morris (225.5) vs. Cain Velasquez (235.5)
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GSP: “I Will Win or I Will Finish in the Hospital”
Georges St. Pierre announced in an interview earlier today that he could only see two possible outcomes to the fight this Saturday night “I will win or I will finish in the hospital.” St. Pierre seemed very confident during the interview and I guess all the UFC fans will be in for a good night April 19th.
To check out the full interview click here!
UFC 83 Videos
Some UFC 83 media to help you get even more excited about the biggest UFC event ever!
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