Author: Chops

After weeks of “will it, won’t it” speculation regarding if UFC 112 will actually take place in Abu Dhabi, turns out the answer is: it will.

The event, which features co-headlining world title fights between B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar and Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, will still take place in an existing open-air/outdoor arena.

Just not the one they were originally intending on.

The above [cartoon] rendition is of Concert Arena, Ferrari World, Yas Island, which is about a 30-minute drive from Abu Dhabi. Good video tour of the venue on MMA Mafia here.

Hey, works for us.

Says Dana White:

“This is one of the biggest and most significant nights in the history of the UFC. UFC 112 is our first ever outdoor event and it is taking place in the hometown of our brand new partners, Flash Entertainment. We are very happy we could deliver what fans around the world will recognise as a stacked card featuring the sport’s biggest stars.”

Read the full UFC 112 press release here.

No UFC 112 betting odds that we can find yet on any of the fights, but we’ll post as soon as they are listed.

* Image from Skyscraper City

Good interview with Chuck Liddell over at MMA Junkie regarding his four-fight don’t-call-it-a-comeback plan.

Liddell, who is a TUF 11 coach opposite Tito Ortiz (who, of course, is his next Octagon opponent), is ready to prove doubters that he’s still got it.

And the biggest doubter of them all? Dana White.

Says Liddell:

“I don’t think I have anything to prove, but I would like to prove [White] wrong…I’m not too old. I can still fight.

It is what it is. I’ll keep arguing, and [White] will keep arguing with me. It doesn’t matter. I’ve just got to show him I can perform. If I perform, he’ll keep letting me fight.”

Don’t get us wrong, we get the urge to keep doing something that you love and you’re great out even though it’s time to walk away and get on with the next chapter of your life. It’s why we’re not allowed within 100 yards of any high school. Just for Chuck’s sake, we don’t want to see him walking around like Muhammad Ali in 10 years.

One thing we do agree with Chuck on is this: if he is going to make a comeback, Tito Ortiz is probably the right guy to start with (see above video).

Anyway, read the full interview here.

Just updated the UFC 109 and UFC 110 betting odds (see tables to the right).

Some notes:

:: If you like Dan Miller over Demian Maia at UFC 109, grab the +300 at Bookmaker here. Best odds for Miller in that fight by far.

:: Same goes for if you like Chael Sonnen (+220) vs. Nate Marquardt (+280). Hit Bookmaker for that here.

:: And while it’s still early, we like the -130 for Wanderlei Silva vs. Michael Bisping at BesUs here.

Dammit Herschel, just don’t do it.

As we’ve written before, MMA Fix has some UGA-ties, and we’re just not looking forward to Herschel Walker’s MMA debut with Strikeforce on January 30th.

In the above vid, Walker discusses why (again) he’s doing this and how (again) the fight is not merely a “gimmick.”

Herschel in more dominating times here.

Video Source: Fight Magazine

We’re increasingly becoming fans of Kelly Brook. For those unfamiliar, she’s one of the latest busty British babes to grace just about every International magazine cover out there. She’s also slowly breaking into the Joanna Krupa, Vikki Blows, and Keeley Hazell pantheon of Fix Favorites (i.e. hot international models).

Moving on…here’s the latest news from the MMA world and some other fun stuff.

:: America’s Cap takes umbrage with having their healthcare being referred to as “third world,” eh hoser? [link]

:: Relatedly, Canada is not Brock Lesnar’s friend, buddy. [link]

:: Anderson Silva considering a move to heavyweight? [link]

:: Mark Coleman: can you teach an old (really, really old) dog new tricks? [link]

:: In case you were wondering what the kid you made fun of relentlessly in elementary school was up to… [link]

:: No one wants to fight Erin Toughill. [link]

:: The WEC 47 card has filled out. [link]

:: Um, this is embarrassing. [link]

:: And finally, don’t forget to watch Road To 110 on RawVegas.tv. [link]

More pics of Kelly Brook in a bikini below and many more here.

As first reported on tmz.com and now just about everywhere, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was rear-ended in a minor car accident in the O.C. today.

Copy+Paste:

TMZ has learned Rampage was driving a new black Audi R8 — valued at more than $100k — home from the Audi dealership in Orange County, California on Tuesday when he was hit by a woman driving a very not expensive black car.

We’re told Rampage was not injured in the wreck, but the back end of his badass ride suffered some pretty extensive — and expensive — damage.

Read more here.