As we all wait breathlessly for Dana White to fulfill his promise of a Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva superfight, there’s a lot of buzz around tomorrow night’s UFC on Fox 5 event. Fans and analysts believe that we’re in store for one of the best non-PPV events in the history of free viewing. I say that’s a tall order to fill, seeing as I still think that the recent UFC on Fuel 6 event was still one of the best free fight cards I’ve ever watched twice in one day. How great was it? I didn’t even need to start drinking at 9 AM to enjoy. I just drank at 9 AM because.
So who will be providing tomorrow night’s action? Well for starters, we get three hours of preliminary fights on FX. That means we’re starting at 5 PM ET, before we switch over to Fox at 8 PM ET to watch the main card bouts. Just so I don’t have to get up at any point, I went to Costco this morning and bought six buckets of beef jerky. That way, when I’m done with a bucket, I can use it as a bathroom. That’s gross. I’m sorry.
Headlining the event at the Key Arena in lovely Seattle, of course, features Ben Henderson defending his Lightweight Championship against Nate Diaz, and that should be a hell of a fight. Some people have gone as far as to call it a skinnier version of the fight we just watched between St-Pierre and Carlos Condit, but again, that’s a really tall order for these two fighters to live up to.
Nevertheless, I expect the main event to be fantastic, and the rest of the official fight card looks pretty great as well. In fact, you can read our own Lobster Mobster’s pre-fight primer to prepare yourself. In the meantime, I thought it would be nice to let Brittney Palmer and Arianny Celeste walk us through tomorrow night's matchups.
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I’m really starting to think that some of the UFC girls are the hottest women on god’s green earth !
for posterity’s sake
More like Manny Pacqui-OW, am I right? Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all week. Don’t forget to tip your waitresses!
Does this mean the Seagal getting face time with real fighters thing is over? Unless he’s going to take credit for teaching Pacquiao how to get knocked out cold.
I’m blaming Romney. Seagal should do the same.
I don’t think you can pin it on Romney. He’d never willingly be in a room with a Mexican making more than minimum wage.
Get out of my shoooooot!
awesome fucking ko, yay JMM, finally got the win
That KO + that faceplant had me really worried for Pac, though.
Is Pac Man’s wife symbiotically linked to her husband? Shes not the one who’s face just got crushed
Pac just got million dollar baby’d
HOLY FUCK
o my gawd
HOLY SHIT!
I literally screamed out loud on that K.O.
Like scary movie scream.
SHUT UP LARRY MERCHANT.
Shit is getting real.
Amazing round. Although JMM’s corner should have taken the orange slice out of his mouth before sending him out.
Money’s worth.
Boom.
I was worried when I saw the size of Marquez’ upper body, but it’s working for him.
Looks like a video game/movie knockdown.
I seriously hope JM-M passes the post fight drug test.
Fights now even.
BOOM
That’s not dynamite.
pac down!
Giving the first 2 rounds to Pac-Man.
This night serves as a stark reminder why MMA surpassed boxing years ago. Good God almighty.
I didn’t see ANY of the MMA, was it good? I forgot it was on and got in from hockey game to just catch the Gamboa fight. Merchant/Lampley were tearing the undercard apart though.
prelims were crazy good, main card was good (unless you like penn or diaz)
and there’s seagal in pac-man’s corner
lol nate diaz
Awesome.
Is Wild Wing , DarkWing Ducks’ evil replacement ala Azreal:Batman
why are they putting a dumb olde timey filter over the footage from LAST YEAR blugh
INSTERGRM URTHIN, TAH KIDZ LURVE IT!
Hot Maya Rudolph doing the Star Spangled Banner.
PUTTIN SOME STANK ON IT
They’re not showing any of that over here. We’ve got 3 morons in a poorly lit studio talking rubbish. Bloody £15 for this shit.
O you’re not missing much, just ALL THE VIDEO PACKAGES EVER. That you’ve already seen.
It’s 5.10am over here. When the fuck are these guys throwing down?
By about 5:45 the introductions will be over. Where you at?
UK.
Ok, future man ,you should be able to tell us who won.
Does the woman who is “singing” the Mexican national anthem have a lisp as well as laryngitis as well as being named Anna Marie Boblawblaw?
And yes I realize she was having monitor/ear piece problems.
Y’all are gonna feel real dumb when you realize nate diaz was staging a nonviolent protest to raise awareness for darfur
oh shit, steven seagal at the pac/marquez fight!
Hopefully Romney can talk him into speaking at the next Republican Convention ala Eastwood.
Are we congregating here for Pac/Marquez 4?
Turns out Romney strolled into Pac-Man’s dressing room and said ‘Hi Manny, I ran for president and I lost.’ I’m dying.
I hear you don’t like THE GAYS either. How do you plan on getting rid of them?
How Fox viewers remember Dos Sanos vs. Velasquez I?
Where does the post fight press conference air? UFC.com?
It could be on Fuel, but UFC.com is best bet.
Verified
I think it’s on their YouTube channel. They’ll link to it on Twitter.
Verified
I don’t care how much he likes jebus. Any guy that fights in a cage for money is not a role model for any reason. No athlete is a role model.
Danny Boy Downes for everything.
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo begs to differ.
That’s bullshit.
Charles Barkley wants to argue – also to be fair Dikembe is/was ;( for the things he did outside of basketball and how he used his celebrity to further the goals of his charity not for the fact that he tossed a ball around.
Counter point; Manute Bol
Fuck me I was thinking of Manute Bol the entire time i wrote that.
Sorry Danny Boy Downes! But you’re full of shit.
i also always appreciated warrick dunn for helping out single moms to get houses or some such.
Who’s watching the boxing?
i am
Sames.
Poor Efrain Escudero, standing there with a look of longing, remembering his time fighting in the octagon
Haha, okay soapbox, Lethal Weapon 2 is on.
who’s gonna stick around to talk boxing with me?
Don’t say the B-word on national television.
hey benson. shut up
FACT:Benson is crazier than Nate.
Verified
I’d agree with that.
One guy gets crazy eyes and fights with a toothpick in his mouth while getting punched in said mouth. The other guy flips the bird a lot and trash talks.
CHRIST is a PED
SUPERFIGHT: Nate Diaz vs. Rounda Rousey
Dana should have known better. You put a Diaz on network tv and you can’t really complain when they act like an ass. It’s like asking a puppy not to lick his balls.
Judges can be harsh but yeah fair and infinitely better than forever 30-27 when it’s not close.
ARIZONA REPRESENT, BENSON HENDERSON!!!
Still don’t like Bendo. He loves himself too much. Guy looks like he jacks off in front of the mirror.
lol 50-43
Diaz didn’t flip the bird. The UK feed didn’t switch to the crowd at any point.
Blueprint to beating a Diaz bro: 1. USE WRASSLIN. 2. Repeat.
1a. Don’t be dumb and get Stockton Hypnotized into STANDING AND BANGING (Looking at you, Donald SUH ROY NAY)
The key is not getting sucked into a STOCKTON SCRAP.
Bendo has the craziest crazy eyes that ever crazied.