UFC 132 VIdeo Preview: Extended Video Preview of UFC 132 Main FIght Card

UFC 132 will take place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.  The main event will feature the first UFC bantamweight title fight ever as Dominick Cruz defends his title against the only feature to ever defeat him, …

UFC 132 will take place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.  The main event will feature the first UFC bantamweight title fight ever as Dominick Cruz defends his title against the only feature to ever defeat him, Urijah Faber. 

The co-main event will feature the long awaited return of Wanderlei Silva, who is set to face Chris Leben.  Also appearing on the main card will be Tito Ortiz who will be fighting for his UFC career when he faces Ryan Bader.

Recently the UFC released an extended video preview of the July 2 fight card. Early in the preview the main event fighters mention their previous meeting. “Knowing that I’m Dominick’s only loss, it’s gotta really get on his nerves,” Faber(25-4) said. Cruz(17-1) commented that the 2007 loss, “It left a mark on my brain, he’s next on my hit list, I’m going to whoop his butt, I’m going to do it.”

Cruz and Faber then speak about the genesis of their dislike for each other.

Ten Burning Questions Heading into UFC 132

Chris Leben says the following about his fight with Wanderlei Silva, “I want to fight Wanderlei Silva because I like fighting and I like real fights.”

An in depth preview for a card that will end a long stretch of UFC/Strikeforce fight card weekends.

UFC 132: 10 Memorable Sports Moments Since Tito Ortiz Last Won a Fight

UFC 132: 10 Memorable Sports Moments Since Tito Ortiz Last Won a FightTito Ortiz will be fighting for his UFC career when he meets Ryan Bader on Saturday, July 2.  UFC president Dana White has said that Ortiz’s UFC 132 fight against Bader is his l…

UFC 132: 10 Memorable Sports Moments Since Tito Ortiz Last Won a Fight

Tito Ortiz will be fighting for his UFC career when he meets Ryan Bader on Saturday, July 2.  UFC president Dana White has said that Ortiz’s UFC 132 fight against Bader is his last chance with the promotion—in short, if he loses he will almost assuredly be released.

Ortiz has not won a fight for quite some time. How long’s it been, you ask?  Well, how about October 10, 2006. On that day, Ortiz defeated Ken Shamrock via first-round TKO.

Since that time, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” has gone 0-4-1, losing to Chuck Liddell, Lyoto Machida, Forrest Griffin and Matt Hamill. His draw came in a bout against Rashad Evans.

So, it’s been close to five years since Ortiz’s last win.

To help you put that in perspective, here are ten memorable moments in sports that have occurred since Ortiz last won a fight.

UFC 132 Fight Card: Will A Win Put Carlos Condit In Line For A Title Shot?

UFC 132 Fight Card: Will A Win Put Carlos Condit In Line For A Title Shot?Bleacher Report’s Andrew Barr:The UFC’s welterweight division is a mess right now.Current champion Georges St-Pierre has been so dominant over all of the divisions top contende…

UFC 132 Fight Card: Will A Win Put Carlos Condit In Line For A Title Shot?

Bleacher Report’s Andrew Barr:

The UFC’s welterweight division is a mess right now.

Current champion Georges St-Pierre has been so dominant over all of the divisions top contenders that the UFC is having an incredibly hard time finding marketable contenders for him. There are a lot of fighters at welterweight that GSP has not yet faced, the problem is that none of them have looked good enough to make the fans say, “that guy might be able to take St-Pierre out”.

It’s a very hard thing to get fans excited about a title challenger when they’re almost certain he will lose.

Carlos Condit has been working hard lately to prove to the UFC and fans alike that he is ready for Georges.

Condit is riding a three fight win streak, with his most recent win being a first round knock out of Dan Hardy. This is significant because St-Pierre has fought Hardy and defeated him, but was unable to finish the fight.

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UFC 132 Fight Card: A Look at Tito Ortiz Last Five Fights: Tito vs Lyoto Machida

UFC 132 Fight Card: A Look at Tito Ortiz Last Five Fights: UFC 84 Tito vs. Lyoto MachidaBleacher Report’s Andrew Mahlmann:Tito Ortiz’s career has been in a nose dive…if you look at just his record over the past five years.He has not won a fight in hi…

UFC 132 Fight Card: A Look at Tito Ortiz Last Five Fights: UFC 84 Tito vs. Lyoto Machida

Bleacher Report’s Andrew Mahlmann:

Tito Ortiz‘s career has been in a nose dive…if you look at just his record over the past five years.

He has not won a fight in his past five fights and is riding a three-fight losing skid.

Earlier in his career, Ortiz was carrying the flag for MMA as he was the reigning light-heavyweight champion and defended his title a record five times.

Clearly he has fallen on much harder times.

His detractors are also quick to point out that his last two victories were over a washed-up fighter in Ken Shamrock.

While Ortiz does have a lot to prove if he wants to be relevant, he is not as washed up as people make him out to be.

He may not be winning, but if you look closely at his last five fights, he has only been stopped by one man and the 36-year old former-champion still has quite a bit of fight left in him.

Aside from a nice takedown from Machida late in Round 1, not much happened through the first two rounds.

Ortiz pressed forward aggressively while Machida continually circled away.

The third round was more interesting as Machida dropped Ortiz with a brilliant knee to the body.

Not to be out-done, Ortiz showed his resilience and technique by coming within an inch of submitting Machida with a beautiful triangle/armbar.

Machida received the decision, but Ortiz was understandably frustrated by Machida’s clear unwillingness to engage throughout the majority of the fight.

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Odds for UFC 132 Main Card

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Odds for UFC 132 Main Card UFC 132 will take place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.  The main event will feature the first UFC bantamweight title fight ever as Dominick Cruz defends hi…

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Odds for UFC 132 Main Card

UFC 132 will take place on Saturday, July 2 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.  The main event will feature the first UFC bantamweight title fight ever as Dominick Cruz defends his title against the only feature to ever defeat him, Urijah Faber.  The co-main event will feature the long awaited return of Wanderlei Silva, who is set to face Chris Leben.  Also appearing on the main card will be Tito Ortiz who will be fighting for his UFC career when he faces Ryan Bader.

Odds for the UFC 132 main card:

Dominick Cruz (-140) favorite over  Urijah Faber (+110)

Wanderlei Silva (-185) favorite over Chris Leben (+155)

Ryan Bader (-550) favorite over Tito Ortiz (+400)

Dong Hyun Kim (-120) favorite over Carlos Condit (-110)

Dennis Siver (-130) favorite over Matt Wiman (Even)

*odds from BetOnFighting.com

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Betting Odds and Picks: Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Betting Odds and Picks: Dominick Cruz vs Urijah FaberBleacher Report’s Scott HarrisFaber:  +105Cruz: -147You know the history. You know the stakes. And in a nutshell, this fight has all the makings of a classic. Both men …

UFC 132 Fight Card: Early Betting Odds and Picks: Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber

Bleacher Report’s Scott Harris

Faber:  +105
Cruz: -147

You know the history. You know the stakes. And in a nutshell, this fight has all the makings of a classic.

Both men are multi-faceted fighters, though Cruz definitely prefers to box and Faber likes to grapple.

In their first meeting, for Faber’s then-featherweight title, The California Kid handed Cruz his only MMA loss by slapping on a rear naked choke.

This time, though, it’s Cruz with the strap.

What makes this exciting is that either man can hold his own in the other man’s world. Both of these men are extremely tough, with only three stoppage losses combined in 47 pro fights. You know that means: 25 minutes of MMA sumptuousness.

This will be the rare fight for which the word “war” will not feel like painful hyperbole. I think it will just be a matter of who can impose will.

I think the younger Cruz will have the energy to outpoint (if not finish) Faber, avenge the only loss on his record and earn the star status he deserves in the UFC. 

Pick:  Cruz