UFC 137 is just days away and at this point, barring any unforeseen circumstances the card should be set. What follows are the odds for the pay per view and Spike TV card:Pay per view:BJ Penn (-135) favorite over Nick Diaz (+105)Matt Mitrione (-1…
UFC 137 is just days away and at this point, barring any unforeseen circumstances the card should be set. What follows are the odds for the pay per view and Spike TV card:
Pay per view:
BJ Penn (-135) favorite over Nick Diaz (+105)
Matt Mitrione (-140) favorite over Cheick Kongo (+110)
Roy Nelson (-300) favorite over Mirko Cro Cop (+220)
Hatsu Hioki (-350) favorite over George Roop (+250)
Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran (no odds available)
Spike TV:
Donald Cerrone (-260) favorite over Dennis Siver (+200)
Tyson Griffin (-350) favorite over Bart Palaszewski (+250)
On Saturday, October 29, The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV will play host to UFC 137. The seemingly ever changing fight card is currently scheduled to feature a main event between BJ Penn and Nick Diaz. MMAInterviews.TV caught up wi…
On Saturday, October 29, The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV will play host to UFC 137. The seemingly ever changing fight card is currently scheduled to feature a main event between BJ Penn and Nick Diaz.
MMAInterviews.TV caught up with Stephan Bonnar, Wanderlei Silva, Manny Gamburyan, Tyson Griffin, Duane Ludwig, Anthony Njokuani, Rafael Cordeiro and Phil Baroni to see who they are taking when Penn and Diaz face off inside the Octagon.
For the record, the picks are:
Bonnar: Diaz
Silva: Penn
Gamburyan: Penn
Griffin: Leaning toward Penn
Ludwig: Penn
Cordeiro: Penn
Njokuani: Penn
Baroni: Pick ‘em
Looks like the pros are favoring the former UFC champion.
UFC 137 will take place on Saturday, October 29 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. The card will be headlined by a welterweight contest between BJ Penn and Nick Diaz.Star-crossed would be a good way to describe the UFC 137 fight card…
UFC 137 will take place on Saturday, October 29 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. The card will be headlined by a welterweight contest between BJ Penn and Nick Diaz.
Star-crossed would be a good way to describe the UFC 137 fight card as Penn versus Diaz is the third try at the night’s main event. The UFC’s first attempt at getting a fight booked to headline the event was a title bout between Georges St-Pierre and Diaz, but when Diaz no showed two press conferences to promote the fight he found himself replaced by Carlos Condit.
Condit had originally been booked to face Penn in the night’s main event. After some negotiations Diaz was then moved to the co-main event against Penn. That fight was then scrapped when St-Pierre pulled up lame, injuring his knee during training. Diaz vs Penn was then moved to the main event.
The UFC then updated the fight card poster (again) to include the new main event, with the tagline, “Expect the Unexpected.”
With that phrase hanging over the event, below is the (hopefully) final iteration of the UFC 137 fight card:
Pay Per View:
Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn
Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Roy Nelson
Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop
Jeff Curran vs. Scott Jorgensen
Spike TV:
Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis Siver
Tyson Griffin vs. Bart Palaszewski
Facebok stream:
Eliot Marshall vs. Brandon Vera
Danny Downes vs. Ramsey Nijem
Chris Camozzi vs. Francis Carmont
Dustin Jacoby vs. Clifford Starks
If any changes occur of the next few days, Bleacher Report MMA will provide updates
Anyway, the self-proclaimed Toronto night club pioneer, who says he has “deep roots” in MMA, which, as far as we can muster means he makes his own hats and travels on his own dime to support fighters he likes, is now predicting that our old pal Cheick Kongo will one day be UFC heavyweight champion. He also has some harsh words for Matt Mitrione, who insulted Tito’s (ex?) girlfriend Jenna Jameson. We won’t spoil the surprise, but let’s just say that “Meathead” better hope that he doesn’t run into Jay-T this weekend. And Ben better hope that he doesn’t run into JT “Jiggly Titties” Warsh or “Cup ” Cheick Kongo any time soon, or else his baby-making days may be numbered, nawmsayin?
Check out more from this trainwreck, including an MMA fight challenge he issues to a member of Jersey Shore after the jump.
Anyway, the self-proclaimed “Toronto night club pioneer,” who says he has “deep roots” in MMA, which, as far as we can muster means he makes his own hats and travels on his own dime to support fighters he likes, is now predicting that our old pal Cheick Kongo will one day be UFC heavyweight champion. He also has some harsh words for Matt Mitrione, who insulted Tito’s (ex?) girlfriend Jenna Jameson. We won’t spoil the surprise, but let’s just say that “Meathead” better hope that he doesn’t run into Jay-T this weekend.
And Ben better hope that he doesn’t run into JT “Jiggly Titties” Warsh or “Cup” Cheick Kongo any time soon, or else his baby-making days may be numbered, nawmsayin?
Check out more from this trainwreck, including an MMA fight challenge he issues to a member of Jersey Shore below.
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 vo…
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.
Bleacher Report MMA will be your source for news, analysis and opinions on all the fights on the upcoming fight card.
Check back often as the fight card nears for all the UFC 137 information you need.
Believe it or not, UFC 137 will go on without Georges St. Pierre. When news came from Dana White that GSP had injured his knee and was pulling out of his fight with Carlos Condit, I immediately began to hear from “fans” that this card now “sucked.” The…
Believe it or not, UFC 137 will go on without Georges St. Pierre. When news came from Dana White that GSP had injured his knee and was pulling out of his fight with Carlos Condit, I immediately began to hear from “fans” that this card now “sucked.” These “fans” would even go so far as to say the card should be moved to Spike and shown for free. Are we looking at the same card?
One of the great things about the UFC is that a PPV event isn’t ruined if a fighter in the main event can’t fight. Today’s pool of UFC fighters is so deep that each card can still hold it’s $55 value even without the scheduled main event. Yes, GSP is out, but let’s take a look at what we have coming up on October 29th:
BJ is coming off a less than exciting draw with Jon Fitch. Previous to that, he had a knockout win over a fading Matt Hughes and two decision losses to Frankie Edgar. It has been nearly two years since BJ’s last impressive victory, which was over Diego Sanchez at UFC 107.
Nick Diaz hasn’t lost a fight since 2007, but he hasn’t been competing against the UFC roster for four years. There were times during his last fight against Paul Daley where I thought he was going down, only to turn things around in that one round fight and score the TKO.
BJ is only 32 years old, but I get the sense he is on his way out. Although Diaz is a loose cannon, at 28 years old, he is finally back in the spotlight of the UFC and this is his time to shine.
PICK: Nick Diaz by TKO (2nd Round)
Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Kongo recently completed one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the UFC. In the first round against Pat Barry, he was being knocked all over the place. At one point, he looked like a slinky in the octagon. Somehow he pulled it together and knocked out Barry in dramatic fashion. If you still have the fight on your DVR, play it in slow-mo and watch the expression of the Octagon Girls as Kongo completes the knockout; it is classic.
Is there anybody in the UFC more surprising than Matt Mitrione? The way he has gone from a goof on TUF 10, to what appears to be a refined MMA fighter in such a short time is astonishing. Matt is now 5-0 in the UFC but is fighting a “name” for the first time.
If this fight is classified as a “Co-Main Event” then we may be in store for one of the most unique stare downs we’ll ever see. Cheick Kongo has one of the deadliest stares, and Matt Mitrione is always smiling, the combination of the two will make for a good laugh. As far as the fight goes, I think it comes down to who has the toughest chin. Although Kongo did come back and win against Barry, he sure did go down initially like a ton of bricks.
PICK: Matt Mitrione by TKO (2nd Round)
Mirko Filipovic vs. Roy Nelson
Cro Cop jumped into the UFC with much fanfare in 2007. Since then, he has compiled a record of 4-5 in the Octagon. Interestingly enough, he’s also had three fights outside of the UFC during this time and is 2-0 with 1 NC. For one reason or another, he isn’t consistent in the UFC. He is coming off KO losses to Brendan Schaub (UFC 128), and Frank Mir (UFC 119).
Big Country is carrying a 2-2 UFC record heading into this fight and he needs to win badly. While Roy has lost his last two fights, they have been against top tier opponents (Frank Mir, Junior Dos Santos) and he didn’t get knocked out or submitted.
Big Country may be sending Cro Cop out of the UFC Saturday night. I do think Roy can win by knockout, but both fighters may be near the top of the UFC cut list, and this could result in them dancing around more than usual.
