Tomorrow night, UFC 136 goes down in Houston, Texas.The main event features the third meeting between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard, with the lightweight title on the line.The co-main event has featherweight champion Jose Aldo looking to def…
Tomorrow night, UFC 136 goes down in Houston, Texas.
The main event features the third meeting between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard, with the lightweight title on the line.
The co-main event has featherweight champion Jose Aldo looking to defend his title against longtime lightweight contender, Kenny Florian.
However, arguably the biggest matchup of the night features “The All American” Brian Stann, facing off against the returning Chael Sonnen, also known as, “The Most Interesting Man in the World.”
Chael has been out for more than 14 months, and will have his hands full while taking on Stann.
Yesterday, Dana White tweeted a video, of Chael Sonnen as “The Most Interesting Man in the World” from the popular Dos Equis commercials.
Today, he tweeted part two of the series.
Yesterday I said that I hope to see more of these videos, and that still stands true today.
UFC 136 goes down this Saturday in Houston, Texas, and you can all the action on Facebook, Spike TV and PPV.
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Jose Aldo is defending his featherweight championship this Saturday in Houston, Texas against Kenny Florian. Florian is in his second fight at featherweight, and will face a big step up in competition against the Brazilian knockout artist. This will be…
Jose Aldo is defending his featherweight championship this Saturday in Houston, Texas against Kenny Florian. Florian is in his second fight at featherweight, and will face a big step up in competition against the Brazilian knockout artist. This will be an entertaining fight, and has big implications for the loser.
Florian’s first fight at featherweight was against Diego Nunes, and KenFlo was able to grind out a decision. He looked good at 145, and proved that it’s a weight he can hang at.
Jose Aldo won the belt back at WEC 44, and hasn’t looked back. He’s catapulted himself up the pound-for-pound rankings, while destroying everyone put in front of him.
At UFC 136 this is on the card as the co-main event, but it could turn out to be the biggest fight of the night.
UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is down to meet Gray Maynard for the third time in his career and the second time in 2011 on the UFC 136 fight card.Edgar and Maynard previously fought to a draw at UFC 125, which took place at the very beginning …
UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is down to meet Gray Maynard for the third time in his career and the second time in 2011 on the UFC 136 fight card.
Edgar and Maynard previously fought to a draw at UFC 125, which took place at the very beginning of the year, and were expected to meet at UFC 130 in March. That is, before injuries sidelined both fighters.
Edgar and Maynard will finally meet again on Saturday night, before the UFC lightweight division will open up to new challengers once more.
Also on the card is the co-main event between Jose Aldo and Kenny Florian. Aldo looks to defend his UFC featherweight title for the second time in his career and is coming off a big unanimous decision victory at UFC 129 over Mark Hominick.
Kenny Florian, the perennial weight cutter, will be fighting for only the second time at the featherweight level. Florian was last seen at UFC 131, where he beat Diego Nunes by unanimous decision.
You can stick here for weigh-in news with Antwyn Jackson and Sal DeRose for Bleacher Report’s coverage of the UFC 136 weigh-ins.
Filed under: UFC, NewsHOUSTON — With a lineup full of impactful fights, UFC 136 could end up as the card of the year. Of course, the athletes have to deliver on Saturday night, but on Friday, the 22 fighters made their bouts official, as everyone made…
HOUSTON — With a lineup full of impactful fights, UFC 136 could end up as the card of the year. Of course, the athletes have to deliver on Saturday night, but on Friday, the 22 fighters made their bouts official, as everyone made weight in the last obligation before stepping into the cage.
The energy around the event is palpable, with two titles being defended as well as the return of Chael Sonnen and Brian Stann‘s rising star. In fact, it’s hard to tell what the fans are most excited about.
Clearly though, the fight with the most lead-up is the last fight of the epic rivalry between Frank “the Answer” Edgar and Gray “the Bully” Maynard. Both champion and challenger comfortably made the lightweight title fight limit, checking in at 154.5 and 155, respectively.
“I’m ready to do it,” Edgar said. “It’s been too long thinking about this kid. I’m all about the anti-bully movement. Let’s do it.”
“All the pre-fight is done,” Maynard said. “Let’s have some fun. October 8, baby. Tomorrow, I’m going to get that title.”
The featherweight showdown is nearly as anticipated, with longtime crowd favorite Kenny Florian possibly getting his last chance to capture gold. Florian has failed to deliver on two previous tries, and he is considered the underdog against Jose Aldo again on Saturday.
“It’s going to be a great fight,” he said. “It’s the fight I wanted for a long time, the fight that brought me to 145. I’ve trained too hard and suffered too much to not go home with the title tomorrow night.”
Aldo, who went through an excruciating weight cut at his last fight in April, seemed practically joyous this time around, bouncing around and smiling. Both Aldo and Florian weighed 145.
“He’s an excellent athlete but I’m very well prepared,” Aldo said through an intepreter. “Whatever he presents, I’m going to be twice as good.”
In his return to action, Chael Sonnen received a mixed reaction from the crowd, which booed him as he walked to the stage, but cheered him after he checked in at 185.5. He shared a respectful handshake with surging Brian Stann, who made 186 pounds on his second try after ditching his underwear and weighing in behind a towel.
Preliminary Card Demian Maia (185) vs. Jorge Santiago (185) Anthony Pettis (154.5) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156) Joey Beltran (245) vs. Stipe Miocic (236)
Darren Elkins (145) vs. Tiequan Zhang (146)
Eric Schafer (185.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (186)
Steve Cantwell (186) vs. Mike Massenzio (185)
HOUSTON — With a lineup full of impactful fights, UFC 136 could end up as the card of the year. Of course, the athletes have to deliver on Saturday night, but on Friday, the 22 fighters made their bouts official, as everyone made weight in the last obligation before stepping into the cage.
The energy around the event is palpable, with two titles being defended as well as the return of Chael Sonnen and Brian Stann‘s rising star. In fact, it’s hard to tell what the fans are most excited about.
Clearly though, the fight with the most lead-up is the last fight of the epic rivalry between Frank “the Answer” Edgar and Gray “the Bully” Maynard. Both champion and challenger comfortably made the lightweight title fight limit, checking in at 154.5 and 155, respectively.
“I’m ready to do it,” Edgar said. “It’s been too long thinking about this kid. I’m all about the anti-bully movement. Let’s do it.”
“All the pre-fight is done,” Maynard said. “Let’s have some fun. October 8, baby. Tomorrow, I’m going to get that title.”
The featherweight showdown is nearly as anticipated, with longtime crowd favorite Kenny Florian possibly getting his last chance to capture gold. Florian has failed to deliver on two previous tries, and he is considered the underdog against Jose Aldo again on Saturday.
“It’s going to be a great fight,” he said. “It’s the fight I wanted for a long time, the fight that brought me to 145. I’ve trained too hard and suffered too much to not go home with the title tomorrow night.”
Aldo, who went through an excruciating weight cut at his last fight in April, seemed practically joyous this time around, bouncing around and smiling. Both Aldo and Florian weighed 145.
“He’s an excellent athlete but I’m very well prepared,” Aldo said through an intepreter. “Whatever he presents, I’m going to be twice as good.”
In his return to action, Chael Sonnen received a mixed reaction from the crowd, which booed him as he walked to the stage, but cheered him after he checked in at 185.5. He shared a respectful handshake with surging Brian Stann, who made 186 pounds on his second try after ditching his underwear and weighing in behind a towel.
Preliminary Card Demian Maia (185) vs. Jorge Santiago (185) Anthony Pettis (154.5) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156) Joey Beltran (245) vs. Stipe Miocic (236)
Darren Elkins (145) vs. Tiequan Zhang (146)
Eric Schafer (185.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (186)
Steve Cantwell (186) vs. Mike Massenzio (185)
HOUSTON — With a lineup full of impactful fights, UFC 136 could end up as the card of the year. Of course, the athletes have to deliver on Saturday night, but on Friday, the 22 fighters made their bouts official, as everyone made weight in the last obligation before stepping into the cage.
The energy around the event is palpable, with two titles being defended as well as the return of Chael Sonnen and Brian Stann‘s rising star. In fact, it’s hard to tell what the fans are most excited about.
Clearly though, the fight with the most lead-up is the last fight of the epic rivalry between Frank “the Answer” Edgar and Gray “the Bully” Maynard. Both champion and challenger comfortably made the lightweight title fight limit, checking in at 154.5 and 155, respectively.
“I’m ready to do it,” Edgar said. “It’s been too long thinking about this kid. I’m all about the anti-bully movement. Let’s do it.”
“All the pre-fight is done,” Maynard said. “Let’s have some fun. October 8, baby. Tomorrow, I’m going to get that title.”
The featherweight showdown is nearly as anticipated, with longtime crowd favorite Kenny Florian possibly getting his last chance to capture gold. Florian has failed to deliver on two previous tries, and he is considered the underdog against Jose Aldo again on Saturday.
“It’s going to be a great fight,” he said. “It’s the fight I wanted for a long time, the fight that brought me to 145. I’ve trained too hard and suffered too much to not go home with the title tomorrow night.”
Aldo, who went through an excruciating weight cut at his last fight in April, seemed practically joyous this time around, bouncing around and smiling. Both Aldo and Florian weighed 145.
“He’s an excellent athlete but I’m very well prepared,” Aldo said through an intepreter. “Whatever he presents, I’m going to be twice as good.”
In his return to action, Chael Sonnen received a mixed reaction from the crowd, which booed him as he walked to the stage, but cheered him after he checked in at 185.5. He shared a respectful handshake with surging Brian Stann, who made 186 pounds on his second try after ditching his underwear and weighing in behind a towel.
Preliminary Card Demian Maia (185) vs. Jorge Santiago (185) Anthony Pettis (154.5) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156) Joey Beltran (245) vs. Stipe Miocic (236)
Darren Elkins (145) vs. Tiequan Zhang (146)
Eric Schafer (185.5) vs. Aaron Simpson (186)
Steve Cantwell (186) vs. Mike Massenzio (185)
Tomorrow night, UFC 136 goes down in Houston, Texas.
HOUSTON — With a lineup full of impactful fights,