UFC Fight Info

Righto! UFC 133 is coming up! After a couple of injuries sidelining the participants, the competitors have emerged. The fight is going to revolve around fairly new competitor to the scene, looking to expand their MMA careers.

Rashad Evans will take on Phil Davis in the Octagon for UFC 133, defending his light heavyweight title. The fight is oging down in Philadelphia, and tickets are already sold out. However, those of use who are a hair more cash strapped can always watch on pay per view.

The fight goes down on August 6th, and it should be good. Evans is a heavy hitter, but Phil Davis is in the middle of a meteoric rise in the UFC, having a perfect record so far. Both men have a lot on the line with this one.

So it turns out that something happened during UFC Live 4 I didn’t predict. Like, at all.

So, Nate Marquardt was all set up to fight Rick Story over the weekend. The fight was set. Both competitors were fairly evenly matched. It was looking like it would be intense.

And then it was announced that Marquardt had been dropped from the UFC due to some suspicious tests that were performed. The fight never happened, and instead we got some drama. Marquardt is of course insisting that the tests turned up a false positive for a medical condition, and that he is awaiting reinstatement.

So, there you have it. I predicted that Story would win it, and Marquardt got dropped form the UFC on doping allegations. Sooooooo….. I was kind of right. I only wish I was surprised. Say whatever else you want about the UFC, but it has hardly been a shining beacon of integrity when it comes to drugs.

Righto! There’s a UFC Live Fight on Sunday, and its time for some predictions!

The fight is gonna pit Nate Marquardt against Rick Story! The fight actually looks fairly evenly balanced, so it should be pretty good to watch.

Nate Marquadt ahs been fighting for much longer than, having accrued over triple the fights that Rick Story has. Although Story has a better win/ loss ration, Marquardt is bringing years of experience to the table, and has been humbled enough to be cautiously dangerous.

Hmmm… This one is a toss up. As much as I want the older and more experienced veteran to win, the UFC is nothing if not benevolent to upstarts. The recent smashing victories of the younger fighters over the more established ones makes me think that Story will probably win it. I’m not sure I like that it will probably happen, but better stats and younger blood makes for a potent combination.