She’s the kind of lady that doesn’t need to cross her legs [see pic above]. And you can meet her tomorrow (Friday, October 7th) at the UFC booth in Houston’s UFC Fan Expo from 2:00pm.
She’s the kind of lady that doesn’t need to cross her legs [see pic above]. And you can meet her tomorrow (Friday, October 7th) at the UFC booth in Houston’s UFC Fan Expo from 2:00pm – 3:00pm (CST). Arianny Celeste will be greeting fans and signing autographs, and in case you forgot why she’s worth ditching your work day thereby risking the loss of your job in this bleak economy just to meet or possibly only get a glimpse of her, here are a few more recent pics of the UFC Ring Girl to remind you:
UFC 136 comes to you live from the Toyota Center in Houston on October 8. It should be an action-packed card, a dual main event features two championship title matches.Current UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar looks to retain his belt in the trilo…
UFC 136 comes to you live from the Toyota Center in Houston on October 8. It should be an action-packed card, a dual main event features two championship title matches.
Current UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar looks to retain his belt in the trilogy matchup with Gray Maynard. Additionally, Jose Aldo will defend his UFC featherweight title against No. 1 contender, Kenny Florian.
Main card action also includes a middleweight bout between the always talkative and demonstrative Chael Sonnen and the hard-hitting former Marine, Brian Stann. An exciting featherweight matchup features Leonard Garcia against Nam Phan, and rounding off the main card will be a lightweight bout between Melvin Guillard and Joe Lauzon.
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On Saturday evening, there will be not one, but two titles on the line at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX.In a third meeting between the two warriors, Frankie Edgar will be looking to defend his UFC lightweight title against Gray Maynard.Maynard is th…
On Saturday evening, there will be not one, but two titles on the line at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX.
In a third meeting between the two warriors, Frankie Edgar will be looking to defend his UFC lightweight title against Gray Maynard.
Maynard is the only fighter Edgar has faced and not been able to defeat. Maynard defeated Edgar by decision at Ultimate Fight Night 13 back in 2008. Then when the two fighters clashed again at UFC 125 for Edgar’s title, the fight ended in a highly disputed draw.
To this day, there are still people who have very passionate feelings about who won the fight.
Hopefully, we will have a clear-cut winner when Maynard and Edgar meet for the third time Saturday night.
In the event’s co-main event, featherweight champion Jose Aldo will be looking to make the second defense of his title against Ultimate Fighter alum Kenny Florian.
Florian is the first fighter in UFC history to compete in four different weight classes. Will featherweight be the division where Florian finally obtains the UFC gold he so desperately wants, or will the Brazilian buzzsaw be too much for him to handle?
Also, Chael Sonnen will be going up against Brian Stann in a middleweight No. 1 title contender bout. The winner is believed to get the next chance at reigning champion Anderson Silva.
To round out the pay-per-view action, Joe Lauzon will be facing Melvin Guillard in a lightweight bout, and Leonard Garcia will go up against Nam Phan in a featherweight bout.
If you are looking to stream the event on your computer, UFC.com will be offering a stream starting at 9PM EST for a very reasonable price.
If you are looking to stream the event on your iPad, you are out-of-luck. With the iPad’s lack of Flash and Microsoft Silverlight, the official stream from UFC.com will not work on the device.
You may not be completely out of luck. There are several different web browsers you can purchase for your iPad from the iTunes store that claim to be able to render Flash and Silverlight content.
However, none of those third-party web browsers can guarantee that they can render the content from UFC.com and deliver it to your iPad.
The stacked-and-more-stacked UFC 136 card—headlined by not one but two title fights—will pop off this Saturday evening.Are you ready? Getting excited? Got a little action going on this one?Hopefully not yet. Because no one…
The stacked-and-more-stacked UFC 136 card—headlined by not one but two title fights—will pop off this Saturday evening.
Are you ready? Getting excited? Got a little action going on this one?
Hopefully not yet. Because no one should ever, EVER make any wager (friendly or otherwise) without first consulting this space. Would I lie to you? My success rate is almost 20 percent. I’m almost literally shoving money into your pockets!
That is all metaphorical, of course, as gambling is almost completely illegal here in the United States. Even so, it’s still fun to make believe.
Want to make some real money this weekend? Then come over to my place on Saturday afternoon and be prepared to clean some toilets. Want to make some hypothetical, for-entertainment-purposes-only money this weekend? Then check out the latest UFC 136 betting lines (via BestFightOdds) and read our gambling advice after the jump.
PPV Main Card
Frankie Edgar (-125) vs. Gray Maynard (+120)
Jose Aldo (-320) vs. Kenny Florian (+301)
Chael Sonnen (-255) vs. Brian Stann (+227)
Nam Phan (-210) vs. Leonard Garcia (+208)
Melvin Guillard (-312) vs. Joe Lauzon (+310)
Spike TV Prelims
Demian Maia (-275) vs. Jorge Santiago (+245)
Anthony Pettis (-277) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+250)
Facebook Prelims
Joey Beltran (+190) vs. Stipe Miocic (-210)
Tiequan Zhang (-120) vs. Darren Elkins (+115)
Aaron Simpson (-313) vs. Eric Schafer (+300)
Steve Cantwell (-135) vs. Mike Massenzio (+130)
Want to make some real money this weekend? Then come over to my place on Saturday afternoon and be prepared to clean some toilets. Want to make some hypothetical, for-entertainment-purposes-only money this weekend? Then check out the latest UFC 136 betting lines (via BestFightOdds) and read our gambling advice after the jump.
PPV Main Card
Frankie Edgar (-125) vs. Gray Maynard (+120)
Jose Aldo (-320) vs. Kenny Florian (+301)
Chael Sonnen (-255) vs. Brian Stann (+227)
Nam Phan (-210) vs. Leonard Garcia (+208)
Melvin Guillard (-312) vs. Joe Lauzon (+310)
Spike TV Prelims
Demian Maia (-275) vs. Jorge Santiago (+245)
Anthony Pettis (-277) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+250)
Facebook Prelims
Joey Beltran (+190) vs. Stipe Miocic (-210)
Tiequan Zhang (-120) vs. Darren Elkins (+115)
Aaron Simpson (-313) vs. Eric Schafer (+300)
Steve Cantwell (-135) vs. Mike Massenzio (+130)
We’ll begin…at the beginning:
The Main Event: It’s a line that should really be dead even. But if somebody’s going to be a favorite here, should it really be Frankie Edgar? After all, he couldn’t beat Gray Maynard in either of their two previous meetings. As a slight underdog, Maynard is worth a small investment.
The Other Good ‘Dogs: A lot of them look good, actually. Chael Sonnen is coming off 14 months of controversy and inactivity, so his -255 feels a little inflated, especially against someone as focused and dangerous as Brian Stann. We all know that Leonard Garcia is bulletproof with judges, so if he can swing and grunt his way to the last bell — and not get finished by Phan — he could always end up stealing another one and doubling your money. And if Demian Maia insists on pretending he’s a striker, he’s asking to get laid out by Jorge Santiago.
The Smart Straight-Bet: Blowouts are the name of the game this weekend, with eight of the 11 matchups sitting at 2-to-1 odds or greater. You won’t get rich betting on the stiff favorites, so take a look at Tiequan Zhang at a modest -120 over Darren Elkins. Both guys are just 1-0 at featherweight, but Zhang’s aggressive grappling attack will give the American a heap of problems.
Stay Away From: Joe Lauzon. Yeah, yeah, everybody loves J-Lau, and his skill set is the perfect one to give Guillard trouble. At +310, why not put money on the grappler’s chance, right? Answer: Because Melvin is far too powerful, and he’s a little savvier about avoiding submissions these days. Guillard’s got this one, probably by KO. The same warning applies for Kenny Florian — tripling your cash on the seasoned challenger might be seductive, but you’ll likely be pissing that money away.
Official CagePotato Parlay: Aldo + Guillard + Pettis + Zhang. $20 returns a $57.18 profit. Not risky enough? Okay, $1,000 returns a $2,858 profit. Now we’re talkin’.
For the first time since UFC 69, the UFC invades Houston, TX. With two title bouts and a possible middleweight title eliminator, UFC 136 is poised to blow the roof off of the Toyota Center. The last time the UFC held an event here was the night Matt Se…
For the first time since UFC 69, the UFC invades Houston, TX. With two title bouts and a possible middleweight title eliminator, UFC 136 is poised to blow the roof off of the Toyota Center. The last time the UFC held an event here was the night Matt Serra shocked the world and knocked Georges St. Pierre out and took the UFC Welterweight Championship back to Long Island, NY.
Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard will look to pick up where they left off this past New Year’s night when the two men battled for five hard rounds only to see the fight scored a draw at UFC 125. Edgar will look to defend his title for the third time against the only man to have ever defeated him.
In what will most likely be Kenny Florian’s last shot at winning a UFC title, the Boston native will take on Jose Aldo. This will be Florian’s third attempt at winning a championship, having lost to Sean Sherk and BJ Penn in attempts to capture the UFC Lightweight Championship. Aldo will look to defend the UFC Featherweight Title for the second time, having defeated Mark Hominick at UFC 129.
Chael Sonnen makes his return after a 14-month layoff due to a suspension, as he will face Brian Stann in a bout that could determine the next man to face Anderson Silva for a shot at the UFC Middleweight Championship. Sonnen and Silva met at UFC 117 back in August of 2010. Sonnen dominated the champion for four and a half rounds before getting submitted via triangle choke late in the fifth round. Stann has won three fights in a row since dropping down to middleweight.
This card is so stacked that the Spike TV bouts could be as exciting as any of the main card bouts. Anthony Pettis will face Jeremy Stephens and Demian Maia will take on Jorge Santiago. Joey Beltran, a fighter who has proven to be very entertaining, is relegated to the undercard.
Now that we have gone over the positives of this card, it is time to take a look at the negative aspects. We will now focus on the fighters who could find themselves without a job should they lose on Saturday night.
Whether it’s a losing streak or their inability to put on an exciting fight, there are always a few fighters who are on The Hot Seat.
On Saturday evening, there will be not one, but two titles on the line at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX.