UFC 137 is less than a week away and the promotion has to be hoping that the next few days pass with no drama. The card is now on its third main event, BJ Penn versus Nick Diaz.
The original main event between St-Pierre and Diaz was scrapped when the volatile Diaz missed two pre-fight press conferences. Diaz was then dropped from the main event; replaced by Carlos Condit. That fight was then scratched when St-Pierre injured his knee while training. The injury to St-Pierre then put Diaz back in the main event against BJ Penn, Condit’s original opponent.
Confused? Don’t be, just savor the fact that you will get to enjoy a main event between two of the more aggressive fighters in the welterweight division.You’d be hard pressed to deny that the winner of this fight should be under consideration for an eventual shot at the welterweight crown.
The change in the card’s main event moved the heavyweight bout between Cheick Kongo and Matt Mitirone to co-main event status. Kongo, coming off a jawdropping come-from-behind knockout victory over Pat Barry in June, will look to use the momentum of that win to firmly entrench himself in the top 10 of the heavyweight division. Mitrione, who has been brought to this point via a slow and steady pace, will face the biggest test of his young UFC career in Kongo.
Another fight of note will be the heavyweight battle between Mirko Cro Cop and Roy Nelson. Both fighters have looked less than spectacular in their last few outings and will be looking to impress on the October 29 card from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV.
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