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Video: Countdown to UFC 132

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Even if you aren’t looking forward to the main event of Saturday’s UFC 132: Faber vs. Cruz this upcoming long weekend, there is much more to excite you about this card even with BJ Penn and Jon Fitch out with injuries.

Check out what goodness 132 has in store for you and the remainder of the countdown show after the jump.


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Even if you aren’t looking forward to the main event of Saturday’s UFC 132: Faber vs. Cruz this upcoming long weekend, there is much more to excite you about this card even with BJ Penn and Jon Fitch out with injuries.

First you have the “Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robot” competition between Wanderlei Silva and Chris Leben. What’s not to love about watching these two go balls to the wall trying to knock the other’s head off?

Then you have Tito Ortiz’s retirement party possible last UFC fight against Ryan Bader. Tito claims he’s in better shape and healthier physically than he’s been in years, which will dramatically reduce his options when it comes to excuse-making after the bout, so he better hope he wins, especially when he calimed in the preview show that “he’s fighting for his legacy, his family and his life” against Bader.

You’ve also got a sure-to-please welterweight match-up between undefeated (sorry Karo) Korean fighter Dong Hyun Kim and Carlos Condit. When have we ever seen either of these two fight conservatively or boring? I can’t remember either, but it must not be often if at all or else we’d know it.

Even the prelim card is worth watching.

George Sotiropoulos vs. Dos Anjos probably would have been on the main card in place of Denis Siver-Matt Wiman if G-Sots hadn’t lost to Siver in his last bout at UFC 127. And Shane Roller vs. Melvin Guillard has the potential for either Submission of the Night or Knockout of the Night, depending on who wins it.

Even further down on the card are guys like former WEC featherweight champ Brian Bowles and undefeated prospect Brad Tavares. The card is stacked from top to bottom as is the preview show, which is well worth watching.

Check out the rest of it below, courtesy of our friend Zombie Prophet from IronForgesIron.com.


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Wanderlei Silva on Chael Sonnen: ‘I Will Kill Him Fast’

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Wanderlei Silva about his UFC 132 fight against Chris Leben, why he pushed so hard to fight Leben, his health, how many more years he wants to fight for and his ongoing feud with Chael Sonnen.

 

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LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Wanderlei Silva about his UFC 132 fight against Chris Leben, why he pushed so hard to fight Leben, his health, how many more years he wants to fight for and his ongoing feud with Chael Sonnen.

 

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Video Tribute: 9 Classic Fights From the Cast of UFC 132

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(Wanderlei Silva: You couldn’t last five minutes in this man’s world.)

UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber goes down Saturday night in Las Vegas, and in case you’re feeling some MMA fatigue after five consecutive weeks of events, let us remind you — this card has the potential to be a real son-of-a-bitch. Familiarize yourself with the lineup here, and get your juices flowing again by watching some career highlights from the fighters on the card. Enjoy…

(Ryan Bader vs. Keith Jardine, UFC 110, 2/21/10)

(Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver, UFC 86, 7/5/08)

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(Wanderlei Silva: You couldn’t last five minutes in this man’s world.)

UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber goes down Saturday night in Las Vegas, and in case you’re feeling some MMA fatigue after five consecutive weeks of events, let us remind you — this card has the potential to be a real son-of-a-bitch. Familiarize yourself with the lineup here, and get your juices flowing again by watching some career highlights from the fighters on the card. Enjoy…

(Ryan Bader vs. Keith Jardine, UFC 110, 2/21/10)

(Melvin Guillard vs. Dennis Siver, UFC 86, 7/5/08)

(Wanderlei Silva vs. Kazushi Sakuraba, PRIDE Total Elimination 2003, 8/10/03)


(Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock 2, UFC 61, 7/8/06; fight starts at the 10:18 mark)


(Carlos Condit vs. Renato “Charuto” Verissimo, Rumble on the Rock 8, 1/20/06)


(Urijah Faber vs. Dominick Cruz, WEC 26, 3/24/07; click image to go to video)


(Shane Roller vs. Thiago Tavares, UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann, 3/3/11)


(Chris Leben vs. Terry Martin, UFC Fight Night 11, 9/19/07)


(Anthony Njokuani vs. Chris Horodecki, WEC 45, 12/19/09)

Chris Leben Not Sure What to Expect From Wanderlei Silva

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LAS VEGAS — Watch below as Chris Leben talks about fighting Wanderlei Silva at UFC 132, what it means to him to fight Silva, his loss to Brian Stann and much more.

 

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LAS VEGAS — Watch below as Chris Leben talks about fighting Wanderlei Silva at UFC 132, what it means to him to fight Silva, his loss to Brian Stann and much more.

 

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UFC 132 Betting Odds (EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS)

Our host, Steve Cofield of Cagewriter.com once again breaks down the betting odds with Damon Martin from MMAWeekly.com and Larry Pepe from ProMMARadio.com. This time the MMA expert analysts talk UFC 132. And though our.

Our host, Steve Cofield of Cagewriter.com once again breaks down the betting odds with Damon Martin from MMAWeekly.com and Larry Pepe from ProMMARadio.com. This time the MMA expert analysts talk UFC 132. And though our experts can usually agree on their picks, it looks like Martin and Pepe have some clear division on who the best bets are in the top 3 main card fights.

Dominick Cruz (-150) vs. Urijah Faber (+130)

Watch UFC 132 Cruz Vs. Faber Betting Odds: Urijah Faber Vs. Dominick Cruz on RawVegas.tv

Ryan Bader (-500) vs. Tito Ortiz (+375)

Watch UFC 132 Cruz Vs. Faber Betting Odds: Tito Ortiz Vs. Ryan Bader on RawVegas.tv

Wanderlei Silva (-175) vs. Chris Leben (+150)

Watch UFC 132 Cruz Vs. Faber Betting Odds: Wanderlei Silva Vs. Chris Leben on RawVegas.tv

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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.