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Armchair Matchmaker: UFC 121 Edition

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Cain Velasquez has a date with Junior Dos Santos, and Jake Shields — God help us — is still likely to face the winner of GSP vs. Koscheck. But the fates of UFC 121’s…

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Cain Velasquez has a date with Junior Dos Santos, and Jake Shields — God help us — is still likely to face the winner of GSP vs. Koscheck. But the fates of UFC 121‘s other winners and losers are yet to be determined. As usual, we have some brilliant suggestions…

Brock Lesnar: Assuming that nobody really wants to see a Lesnar vs. Mir rubber match, there are a surprising lack of options for the new ex-champ. If Roy Nelson beats Shane Carwin at UFC 125, Lesnar vs. Big Country would make perfect sense. (Lesnar vs. Carwin II is also an option for down the road, considering Carwin never felt like Brock beat him fair and square.) But at the moment, the best available opponent for Lesnar is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who’s coming off his own nasty loss to Velasquez. The fading Big Nog would likely take a beating, but the UFC needs to re-build their most bankable star against a credible name, and letting Lesnar whale on a legend is an effective way to do it.

Martin Kampmann: The first name that comes to mind is Dan Hardy, though the UFC probably wants to avoid the possibility of one of their British stars dropping three straight. So how ’bout this: Nate Diaz. The TUF 5 winner and moneyweight contender is facing Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 125. If Diaz wins, Diaz vs. Kampmann is a great matchup between two guys who are on the same upper-middle region of the welterweight ladder. If Diaz gets outgrappled by DHK, then Kampmann gets a rebound against an "easier" opponent. Either way, it’s a scrap.

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez — Live Results and Commentary and Beards

(Above: "Look, everybody in Minnesota grows a beard in the winter, and most of us use deer urine to keep it soft and shiny. I’m sorry if the smell is unfamiliar to you." Below: It’s nice to see that someone else appreciates the long and …

(Above: "Look, everybody in Minnesota grows a beard in the winter, and most of us use deer urine to keep it soft and shiny. I’m sorry if the smell is unfamiliar to you." Below: It’s nice to see that someone else appreciates the long and brave career of Dana Delany. / Photos courtesy of CombatLifestyle.com)

With Brock Lesnar gunning for a historic third-consecutive heavyweight title defense against Mexican-American upstart Cain Velasquez, belt-collector Jake Shields making his first appearance in the Octagon, and Tito Ortiz possibly making his last appearance in the Octagon, there’s a lot on the line tonight in Anaheim. Round-by-round results from UFC 121 can be found after the jump, starting with the Spike prelims at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Refresh the page every few minutes for all latest, and please let your voice be heard in the comments section.

Fighter vs. Writer: UFC 121 Picks With ‘Mayhem’ Miller

Filed under: UFCJason “Mayhem” Miller appeared only briefly at Tuesday’s EA Sports MMA demo at Universal City Walk. He beat “King” Mo Lawal via first-round TKO in the game, talked a little smack, then suddenly disappeared.

When I tracked him down aft…

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller appeared only briefly at Tuesday’s EA Sports MMA demo at Universal City Walk. He beat “King” Mo Lawal via first-round TKO in the game, talked a little smack, then suddenly disappeared.

When I tracked him down after the event had wrapped up, he and his friends were just finishing up in a nearby skydiving simulator, during which one of his friends lost a tooth that had been superglued into his mouth after being knocked out. This was treated as a hilarious misadventure that everyone, including the loser of the tooth, seemed to enjoy.

Just another day in Mayhemland.

After he’d calmed down enough to form sentences, Miller agreed to go head-to-head with me in a prediction contest for UFC 121. Talk about an adrenaline rush.

For One UFC Heavyweight Prospect, the Waiting Is the Hardest Part

Filed under: FanHouse ExclusiveANAHEIM, CALIF. – It’s fight week in Southern California, but for the fighters on the UFC 121 card, the hours pass tortuously slow. There’s a lot of sitting around in hotels. A lot of glancing at the clock. There’s just s…

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ANAHEIM, CALIF. – It’s fight week in Southern California, but for the fighters on the UFC 121 card, the hours pass tortuously slow. There’s a lot of sitting around in hotels. A lot of glancing at the clock. There’s just so much time to think, and thinking only leads to more thinking, which inevitably leads to not sleeping.

For UFC heavyweight up-and-comer Brendan Schaub (6-1), the insomnia is just part of the routine.

“Friday night I won’t sleep,” he says. “I’ll get maybe three or four hours. That’s it.”

The night before the weigh-ins Schaub heads downstairs to one of the workout rooms that the UFC has set up for its fighters, just to get a sweat going. Schaub is one of the lucky ones. As a 240-pound heavyweight, he doesn’t have to cut weight. Others who surround him in the sweaty little hotel conference room aren’t so lucky.

The MMA Hour With Frank Shamrock in Studio, Brendan Schaub, Bjorn Rebney

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, Bellator, News, VideosOn Monday’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will be joined in studio by MMA legend and Strikeforce commentator Frank Shamrock. Shamrock will discuss the new EA Sports…

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, Bellator, News, Videos

On Monday’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will be joined in studio by MMA legend and Strikeforce commentator Frank Shamrock. Shamrock will discuss the new EA Sports MMA video game, the state of Strikeforce and how retirement life is treating him.

We will also be joined by heavyweight prospect Brendan Schaub, who faces Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 121 on Saturday night, as well as Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney. Rebney will discuss the biggest fight in the organization’s history between Roger Huerta and Eddie Alvarez and other Bellator-related news.

We’ll also be giving one lucky caller a free box of 2010 Topps UFC trading cards (MSRP $70), which features two autographs and two memorabilia cards per box. The contest is open to legal residents, who are 18 years of age and over, of the United States (including the District of Columbia). Click here for official rules.

For a chance to win, you just have to give us a shout during the show and the best call will be awarded the 2010 Topps UFC box.

Give us a call at at 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

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Report: Tito Ortiz Will Face Matt Hamill at UFC 121, Not Forrest Griffin

("Time it was and what a time it was…")
Contradicting earlier reports that had Tito Ortiz facing Forrest Griffin in a meaningless rubber match, MMAFighting.com has confirmed that Ortiz will instead face off against Matt Hamill at UFC 121…

("Time it was and what a time it was…")

Contradicting earlier reports that had Tito Ortiz facing Forrest Griffin in a meaningless rubber match, MMAFighting.com has confirmed that Ortiz will instead face off against Matt Hamill at UFC 121 (October 23rd; Anaheim, CA). The Huntington Beach Blah Blah hasn’t competed since his split decision loss to Griffin at UFC 106, and hasn’t won a fight since his third TKO victory over Ken Shamrock in October 2006. Hamill is coming off his majority decision over Keith Jardine at the TUF 11 Finale, which got the Dean of Mean bounced out of the UFC. Technically, Hamill has won his last four fights, including the Jon Jones DQ. If you’ll recall, Hamill was a member of Team Punishment on TUF 3, so this fight will have extra significance when Hamill beats Tito’s ass. In other UFC 121 booking news…