UFC 100 - July 11th, 2009

Date Time: Jul-11-2009 7pm PT/10pm ET
Event Type: PPV Live
Location: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Nevada

Description:

It's the biggest event in mixed martial arts history, and for UFC 100, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is bringing out the big guns. Two championships will be on the line when UFC heavyweight title holder Brock Lesnar defends his crown against rival Frank Mir in their long-awaited grudge match, and UFC welterweight champion Georges "Rush" St-Pierre puts his belt up for grabs against Brazilian knockout artist Thiago "Pitbull" Alves. Also, The Ultimate Fighter coaches collide as Dan Henderson takes on Michael "The Count" Bisping in a pivotal middleweight showdown.

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Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir

Georges St-Pierre vs. Thiago Alves

Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago

Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping

Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher

Mark Coleman vs. Stephan Bonnar *

Mac Danzig vs. Jim Miller *

Jon Jones vs. Jake O'Brien *

Dong Hyun Kim vs. TJ Grant *

CB Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor *

Matt Grice vs. Shannon Gugerty *

* - May not broadcast.

The main event will feature a rematch between UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar, and UFC Interim-Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir. This title unification bout occurred as a result of former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Randy Couture's year-long "resignation" from the company. During his absence, the UFC created an Interim-Heavyweight Championship that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had won by defeating Tim Sylvia. Nogueira and Mir were scheduled to be opposing coaches in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir, and would fight for the interim championship at the conclusion of the show. The Ultimate Fighter is a single-elimination reality series featuring professional MMA fighters competing for the title of The Ultimate Fighter, and a six-figure, multi-fight contract with the UFC.

During the airing of the television program, Couture returned to the company and UFC President Dana White announced that he would defend his title against Lesnar at UFC 91. This meant that the winner of the Couture-Lesnar and Nogueira-Mir matches would face off for the undisputed crown.[3] In his fourth professional fight, Lesnar defeated Couture via technical knockout to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion.[4] Mir was crowned the interim champion after becoming the first fighter to ever finish Nogueira.[5] The match between Lesnar and Mir was now set for UFC 98. However, Mir suffered a knee injury during training and was forced out of the bout.[6] It was announced a day later that the proposed fight would be moved to UFC 100 instead.[7] Lesnar and Mir have fought once before, during Brock's UFC debut at UFC 81. Lesnar controlled much of the bout, and mounted a successful ground and pound attack. During the exchange on the ground, Mir got hold of Lesnar's leg and locked up a kneebar. Lesnar could not escape and was forced to tap out, awarding Mir the victory

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The card has been finalized. Time to make your predictions.

Frank Mir over Brock Lenar

Georges St-Pierre over Thiago Alves

Jon Fitch over Paulo Thiago

Dan Henderson over Michael Bisping

Alan Beltcher over

Stephan Bonnar over Mark Coleman

Mac Danzig over Jim Miller

Jon Jones over Jake O'Brien

Dong Hyun Kim over TJ Grant

CB Dollaway over Tom Lawlor

Shannon Gugerty over Matt Grice

Brock Lesner vs. Frank Mir
Winner: Frank Mir Via KO

Georges St-Pierre vs. Thiago Alves
Winner: Goerges St-Pierre Via Submit

Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago
Winner: Jon Fitch Via KO

Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping
Winner: Michael Bispring Via KO

Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher
Winner: Yoshihiro Akiyama Via Submit

Mark Coleman vs. Stephan Bonnar *
Winner: Mark Coleman Via KO

Mac Danzig vs. Jim Miller *
Winner: Mac Danzig Via KO

Jon Jones vs. Jake O'Brien *
Winner: Jon Jones Via Submit

Dong Hyun Kim vs. TJ Grant *
Winner: TJ Grant Via Submit

CB Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor *
Winner: Tom Lawlor Via Submit

Matt Grice vs. Shannon Gugerty*
Winner: Matt Grice Via KO

Mir wins by making the big dummy tap

Alves wins by KO

Henderson wins by KO

So, there is nobody on here who thinks Brock Lesnar will win?

So, there is nobody on here who thinks Brock Lesnar will win?

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Mir is a legend in UFC.

Lesnar KOs Mir

GSP Unanimous Decisions Alves

Henderson KOs Bisping

Akiyama Submits Belcher

Fitch KOs Thialgo

Bonnar KOs Coleman

Danzig Submits Miller

I'm technically new to UFC, so I can't weigh in on the other preliminary bouts

Brock Lesner vs. Frank Mir
Winner: Frank Mir Via KO

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Jim Ross on UFC 100: UFC 100 is hours away in Vegas and I plan to watch it with the Mrs. on PPV. Because she's met Brock Lesnar on many occasions and got to know Brock when he was with WWE and I was the EVP of Talent Relations she has developed an interest in MMA. Plus she's always been a boxing fan but with the boxing business on life support Mrs. J.R. has switched her interest from boxing to MMA which is great by me.

Lesnar weighed in at 265 at the official weigh in on Friday but you can count on Brock tipping the scales at 280ish come Saturday night. Brock will likely outweigh his adversary Frank Mir by approximately 30 pounds and even with that size disparity Mir won't have an edge in speed and quickness. Mir does have a decided advantage in MMA experience and has talked a damn good game going into the fight to help sell PPV's. I stick by my prediction that if Brock doesn't make any foolish mistakes early that Lesnar will destroy MIr who will be a HUGE favorite in the arena. Brock once told me that getting booed motivated him to scary levels like when he was a heavyweight wrestler at Minnesota and they would travel to Iowa to compete and where Brock was looked upon as if he was Satan himself there in Iowa City. Lesnar will be booed out of the arena Saturday night in Las Vegas and I don't think that he would have it any other way.

To check out the full blog, head over to jrsbarbq.com .

Bobby Lashley updated his Twitter page to note that he will be at UFC 100 tonight in Las Vegas. "Heading to Vegas for UFC 100," Lashley wrote. "Great fights." You can check out his Twitter page by clicking here.

Source: Prowrestling.net

Lesnar wins by KO. That was like one of the two only UFC fights I have ever watched.

Being from Minnesota, I had to cheer for him :P

I actually watched it. I don't watch any MMA at all, but I really enjoyed the event. Had three pretty lengthy bouts, two KOs, and Lesnar flipping off the fans... again. Good stuff.Chicago_Nut

In my book Brock was always a good heel

Lesnar's post match, unscripted remarks did not completely surpirse (sic) me. Those that do not personally know Lesnar as do I need to understand that his level of intensity and fury is scary. Brock has said many things in private conversations that I have been a part of that would make one do a double take. He is an intimidating, emotional jock who has been known for speaking first and thinking later. I don't think Brock is an inherently evil person whatsoever but his level of competitiveness can be dangerous. It's like Brock "moonsaulting" at Wrestlemania 19 in Seattle against Kurt Angle when being advised not to prior to the bout. Lesnar was told that men his size don't do top rope Moonsaults which was the wrong thing to say to the former NCAA All American and National Champion. Lesnar came close to tragically ending his athletic career that night while defying logic and doing what others told him that he could not do.

Lesnar, as I pointed out a couple of days ago, loves to be jeered...the louder the better. Brock takes his game to another level when he knows that it's him against the world. ...When Lesnar, who detested the travel and emotional demands of WWE's schedule, was the most "hated villain" on the roster he was at his happiest in sports entertainment.

Plus, let's not forget that some people genuinely enjoy being a badass bully. Lesnar, in a ring, mat, or octagon, embraces that persona. Brock may say that he did not like school but the South Dakota farm boy is far from being a dumb jock. Lesnar has plenty of common sense and knows, as Eric Bischoff wrote, that controversy does in deed create cash.