Quickest, Most Brief UFC Preview EVER!!!

It's almost showtime and I just decided to weigh in on a few points. There will be no smart talk, no great stats, everything is coming as I type.

First off, I'm standing by my posts earlier in the year that Randy Couture beat an injured Tim Sylvia and a not so good Gabriel Gonzaga. This comes to me while watching the countdown of UFC 91. They're praising Couture for those victories and all I keep saying is that this is the same guy who lost to Chuck Liddell twice at 205.

Couture beat Tim Sylvia who had a certified back injury prior to the fight and isn't really that good. Sylvia proved that by getting healthy and then getting his head handed to him in 36 seconds by Fedor, Couture's dream fight.

Then Couture beat Gabriel Gonzaga and they keep praising that one. Ok, Gonzaga was a favorite because he decapitated Cro Cop. You can't take that away from him because he put fear in some people's eyes. The fear became shame as Gonzaga then lost to Fabricio Werdum. Werdum was gonna be the next in line to fight for the title but then got knocked out in the first round by some clown and has been released by the UFC.

There you have it. Couture hasn't fought anyone good in a long time and Lesnar has.....um.......fought............3 guys. For a total of 18 minutes!!!

That's all I have for a Lesnar preview simply because people are scared of him. Not the best of analytical reporting but mine nonetheless.

WINNER OF FLORIAN VS. STEVENSON GETS TITLE SHOT

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White stated at the UFC 91 pre-fight press conference that the winner of the lightweight match-up between Kenny "Ken-Flo" Florian and Joe "Daddy" Stevenson would get the next shot at the title.

"The winner of this fight definitely gets the shot," said White.

Florian was widely considered the No.1 contender to B.J. Penn's UFC lightweight crown after handily defeating Roger Huerta at UFC 87 on Aug. 9. Florian and Stevenson have each had the opportunity to compete for the belt and both came up short.

Florian lost to former UFC lightweight titleholder Sean Sherk at UFC 64 on Oct. 14, 2006 by unanimous decision after five rounds. The Bostonian has strung together a five-fight win streak since being defeated by Sherk in a bout that saw Sherk cut and bloodied by the end of the 25 minutes.

Stevenson was submitted by current champion B.J. Penn at UFC 80 on Jan. 19, but rebounded by defeating Gleison Tibau by guillotine choke at UFC 86 six months later on July 19.

"It's a great fight overshadowed by the heavyweight fight," said the UFC president. "It's going to be a sick fight. It should be. On paper it is."

Amir Sadollah Addresses UFC 91 Withdrawal

Amir Sadollah released a statement Wednesday from the hospital expressing his disappointment for having to pull out of UFC 91 due to a leg infection.

“To all my fans, I really appreciate all the support you have sent my way and I am so sorry I am not able to fight this weekend,” Sadollah said on his website. “I trained harder for this fight than any other fight in my life and I was looking forward to this more than you know.”

Sadollah said he found a small mark on his leg on Friday and immediately went to the doctor. He received medication, but the infection worsened on Sunday and he’s been hospitalized since at least Wednesday.

“I am very sorry if I disappointed anyone,” Sadollah continued. “A lot of work by a lot of people went into this. For it to end with something totally out of my control makes it difficult to swallow. I will be back in the gym as soon as possible and will be ready to fight as soon as [matchmaker] Joe Silva can get me back in.”

The fight would have been Sadollah’s first since winning “The Ultimate Fighter 7" middleweight tournament by submission over CB Dollaway in June. Sadollah was scheduled to face Nick Catone, an undefeated USKBA middleweight champion looking forward to his UFC debut.

Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory has been bumped up to the pay-per-view in place of Sadollah-Catone on Saturday's event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Catone, it's been reported from a very reliable source (our favorite bowling alley bartender), will make his octagon debut February 7th. His opponent probably won't be announced for a few weeks but he's already in fight shape, that's for sure. He's been doing a bit of extra training in Muay Thai, sharpening his clinch and knee strikes. It's definitely going to be a long anticipated debut and we'll keep any happenings updated as they occur.

Leg Infection Forces Sadollah from UFC 91 Card

A leg infection has forced The Ultimate Fighter season seven winner Amir Sadollah to withdraw from his UFC 91 bout against Nick Catone this Saturday. After an exhaustive search for a replacement, the middleweight matchup will not be replaced on the card, but the welterweight showdown between rising stars Dustin Hazelett and Tamdan McCrory will be bounced to the pay-per-view portion of Saturday’s event.

As important as it was for Sadollah to get his UFC career going, it also marked the UFC debut of our favorite bowling alley bartender's stepson, Nick Catone. As the main contributer to the website, I feel it's appropriate to take an informal approach to this post.

Stephanie is our bartender at the bowling alley and I've known her for close to 9 years. Over that time, she has kept me up to date on her stepson Nick Catone. Nick was an outstanding wrestler in New Jersey in the early 2000's and Stephanie would update everyone on which tournament he was participating in and what place he took. Nick fell into the same trap that a lot of wrestlers fall into. There's just no career for a wrestler like there is in the major sports. In the major sports, half educated beasts skim their way through college until their big pay comes on draft day. Even the most uneducated, criminal minded person still gets paid millions for playing major sports.

Unfortunately for wrestlers, they actually have to study in college because not much money is put into the wrestling programs simply due to there being no future in it. There's just no professional wrestling league. Of course there's the fake, high flying, soap opera that's called 'pro wrestling' but that's not quite what these athletes are accustomed to. I'm not saying pro wrestlers aren't athletes but it's not the professional level of amateur wrestling.

So that brings us to Nick Catone. He had no where else to go after his wrestling career was over. That is of course until MMA became popular which he's been involved in for about 3 years. He's put together a decent amateur MMA record and was obviously recognized enough by the UFC to be put on the card.

Catone's road may be less traveled than Sadollah's but it doesn't make him any less deserving. I'm sure the fight was put together for Sadollah to get his first UFC win and to put together a name for himself since he won TUF but Nick Catone had other plans. It's a shame he won't get a chance to fight this weekend but we're gonna be following his UFC career as it progresses. There's also no way you could assume Sadollah was going to walk through Catone and it'll be exciting to see both of these young guys get their careers started. Catone has a 4 fight deal and is in fighting shape so it's pretty safe to assume that he'll be put on an upcoming Fight Night or the next UFC event.

Nick Catone may be an unknown but they were all unknowns in the beginning. We're gonna pay a little more attention to this local boy because he has a ton of talent, and because Stephanie is our favorite bartender. It may have been a blessing that Sadollah had to pull out of the fight.

Any news on Nick Catone will be reported right here on this website. We will certainly have inside information.

UFC 94. St. Pierre vs. Penn II Officially Announced

The Ultimate Fighting Championship today officially announced its Jan. 31 "UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn II" event, which takes place Jan. 31 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The main event features a UFC welterweight championship fight between current title-holder Georges St. Pierre and UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn.

The fight, which airs live on pay per view, is a rematch of their March 2006 bout in which St. Pierre earned a split-decision win.

With a victory in the rematch, Penn could become the first fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold belts in two different weight classes.

"This may be the most anticipated rematch in UFC history," UFC President Dana White stated in today's press release. "Their first fight was an epic battle of two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. After that fight, St. Pierre would go on to win the UFC world welterweight title, and Penn would go on to win the UFC world lightweight title."

Although not officially announced, a light heavyweight bout between Lyoto Machida and Thiago Silva is expected to take place at UFC 94. Karo Parisyan will look to reclaim contender's status against Dong Hyun Kim, and Stephan Bonnar also meets Jon Jones on the card.