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UFC Update

11-03-09

UFC Rumors:
Rumors are abound that Kimbo Slice will face Houston Alexander at The Ultimate Fighter Finale on December 5th.  Although Dana White stated some time back that the only way the over hyped Kimbo will reach the UFC is by winning the show, the rumors appear to be true.  If so, it will be an interesting match between two fighters who have little skill on the ground.

UFC Injuries/Fight Card Changes: The UFC is starting to suffer what all other promotions go through, injuries and last minute card changes.  With the physicality of the sport in terms of training, the sport of MMA is bombarded with injuries and card changes.  The UFC’s depth usually is enough to overcome changes but in the case of UFC 106 where Brock Lesnar backed out, there wasn’t anything Dana White could do.  As result there will be two straight events without a title match nor a quality main event.  The UFC also has the injury to Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, who had surgery on his troubling elbow, which will force him to be out until at least the early part of 2010.  Then of course there is the Rampage Jackson situation.  Jackson backed out of his scheduled fight against nemesis Rashad Evans so he could play the part of BA Baracus on the new movie A-Team.  In spite of all the controversy and bad luck, the UFC will still put together good events with quality fighters.
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DVDs: For you newbies to MMA, a great way to learn the history of the sport is to watch some of the early UFC DVDs including Pride Fighting Championships.  You can find them at the UFC Store and various retail outlets.  To quickly get acquainted with the biggest fights in the history of the UFC, purchase the new DVD UFC: Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights.  The DVD is available through the UFC’s website or you can find it on amazon.com

UFC Main Events: Strikeforce will have one of it’s biggest events in the history of their promotion as Fedor will battle Brett Rogers live on CBS November 7th.  To combat the hype and ratings, the UFC will air Main Events from free on SpikeTV.  The program will air on November 7th at 9:00 ET.  The program will consist of Randy Couture vs. Antonio Nogueira, Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin, BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort.

Scott Dryden
Editor-in-Chief, www.profighting-fans.com

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