Overeem and Lesnar ready to contest the shot at the heavyweight rod

Las Vegas - was held a conference call with 141 participants from the former champion UFC heavyweight Brock Lesnar UFC, and Strikeforce heavyweight former champion Alistair Overeem, who will meet on Friday December 30th to determine who will fight against champion Junior Dos Santos.

The two fighters will meet at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in an event which this time will be on a Friday and open from 7 pm PT/10 pm ET.

Overeem was asked about his focus for this fight, and very quiet replied: "I tried to stay focused on the fight, relaxing, although I have now a situation with my mother, but I'm ready." This is because her mother knew she was sick last week so had to attend this family affair.

For his part Lesnar said he has trained hard and is motivated by his return. "It's a sport that you must always evolve to be on top. I can not wait to return to the Octagon, "and said ready after 14 months of absence after the last time he entered the Octagon:" I'm competitive and there is electricity in the air, I'm happy. " Also on recovery and had to undergo surgery, said: "There is nothing easy about it. But we all want to be healthy, it feels good to be healthy. Looking back of course you think I could have done some things different about the surgery. But you have to live with your decisions. "

This being the debut of Alistair Overeem in the UFC was questioned about the extra pressure that might mean, but said: "The bigger the fight, and more media attention and more people see it, and I have better performance best for me. Sure, there is pressure to be the first fight in the UFC, but normal. "

Overeem was adamant in his statement on the outcome of the fight: "We are aggressive, we want to end a fight, I see that we get beyond the first or second round," what Lesnar agreed: "I feel like this is a heavyweight bout. Both want to end the fight. I do not think we get to the five rounds. "

Lesnar, considered the underdog for this fight said about it: "I do not mind being favorite or not, at the end of the day it was resolved to go in there. It is the beauty of this sport. My intention is to win and secure Alistair also. " While Overeem said: "I am a complete fighter. I have wrestling and Jiu Jitsu, but I prefer a KO on a submission, always prefer to believe that anyone ".

Clash of Styles in the UFC 141

The next December 30 in Las Vegas two giants of mixed martial arts clash in the main event of UFC 141 to decide who the next opponent super heavyweight champion of the UFC, the Brazilian Junior dos Santos.

Brock Lesnar Alistair Overeem and collide inside the Octagon in a battle that has different styles for the stars. When we say giant, not just for its quality, but also because both are huge physically. Lesnar measured 6'3 "and weighs 265 pounds, Overeem, 6'5" and weight 265.

The way to fight the former champion Brock is well known in the U.S., power struggle, great fitness and take his opponent to the mat to finish them to death or submission. Opponents defeated as Frank Mir, Randy Couture and Shane Carwin can give veracity of this.

His 5-2 record and his arrival at UFC not long ago, in 2008, could make one think that Lesnar is inexperienced or lacks the tusk of the veterans in this sport. But there seems to be the case, as this warrior and national collegiate champion in his senior year at the University of Minnesota and his record there was 106-5. In addition, their rivals in the UFC have been first class.

Many have doubted its quality that comes from the WWE to MMA and always comes out the spirit of entertainer , but he managed to do in so little time deserves recognition for all. UFC champ was in his third fight by knocking out Couture, Mir took revenge in a brutal manner Carwin and finished him in two rounds. Want more?

It is true that knocked down with the Mexican Cain Velasquez, but until minutes before losing his UFC Championship Junior dos Santos many said was invincible and that Cain was among the 10 best fighters pound for pound.

His opponent this time is quite the opposite. It has an awesome experience stamped 1/11/35, was champion of Strikeforce and Dream, fought in Pride and even had the title of K-1.

Overeem has fists of steel, its muay Thai kicks are lethal and secure these two will be the main weapons against Brock. To top it off the Dutch fighter has won 33 of his last 35 fights and is in the prime of his career.

Both are facing something new in their careers. Lesnar has never had anyone taller and stronger than him in front, while Overeem has never faced a fighter as his rival, with a force and drive stunning.

Two mixed martial arts schools. The fighting with Lesnar and kickboxing and muay Thai with Overeem.

Predicting a favorite in this battle is very difficult, but I am inclined by the "Viking" of Minnesota, who is healthy, eager to return to the top and you can box better than they looked in his last fight with Velasquez.

The table is set and the risk is great for me to make this forecast, it looks closed the fight and the quality of those involved, but try to predict what will happen, without wishing to be a seer, of course ...

There we see.

The flyweight category has come to UFC

The first UFC event in March will be historical, as the organization enters the category of 125 pounds with two bouts to determine contenders flyweight first UFC. In the two battles, which will be part of the billboard March 3 event, former number one contender bantamweight Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson Ian McCall fight, and who was long at 135 Joseph Benavidez will also drop to 125 to face the Japanese Yasuhiro Urushitani. Considered by many as the best flyweight in the world today, the California native Ian McCall (11-2-0) finally found a home for the division of 125 pounds after competing with the best bantamweight in the world for years.

After a stint in the WEC, where he won a battle with a shocking KO of "Ox" Wheeler and endured all the rounds at bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, the 27 year old McCall has four wins, a good card to get to the Octagon. The little ball of energy that has destroyed opponents in the WEC bantamweight division and UFC Demetrious Johnson (14-2) became the number one contender in 2011 with wins over "Kid" Yamamoto and Miguel Angel Torres. And although he lost his fight five rounds against the champion Cruz in October, the division allows the fly "Mighty Mouse" to compete on a level closer to their natural weight.

One of the world's top bantamweight Joseph Benavidez (15 - 2) is now looking to get gold in the 125 lbs. Winner of seven of nine fights for Zuffa (UFC WEC) being his only losses by close decision against bantamweight champion Cruz, Benavidez has defeated strong opponents like Eddie Wineland, Miguel Angel Torres, Rani Yahya, and Jeff Curran. He now has his sights set on dominating the flyweight elite. A Shooto bantamweight champion (123 pounds), Yasuhiro Urushitani (06/04/19) currently carries a streak of five straight wins, being the best he has achieved in its ten-year MMA career. Among his victories are those that had recent face The Ultimate Fighter participants John Dodson, Mamoru Yamaguchi, and Daniel Lima, and the fighter of 35 years has won its last two by way of KO.

UFC 140: Mark Hominick vs. Jung Chan

In this interesting interview Sung Jung Chang talks about his desire to win, surprisingly to Mark Hominick at the event UFC 140 . Remarkably refers to a knockout or submission, but the interesting thing is that Jung wants to do this because this discussion would enter the fight for the title.

It is discouraging to Chang, but I do not have lost 3 of your last 5 fights put you in regard to a title fight in the UFC , this fight still plan to be very exciting because it marks the return of Mark Hominick in his native Canada after his fight Jose Aldo at UFC 129 .

The featherweight UFC Mark Hominick has had major changes in his life, from fighting against 55.000 people in a title fight against Jose Aldo at the event UFC 129 and then become a father until the death of her partner and trainer Shawn Tompkins. This is what Hominick commented on the death of his coach:

Mark Hominick : "The death of Shawn was obviously something very surprising. He was the man at my wedding, he was something more than a sports mentor for me, was a mentor of my life. All the equipment we became close friends to fill the void left us. It's our job to carry your legacy, keep training, keep winning and achieving good performance in the cage. "

Mark talks about his upcoming fight at the event UFC 140 (which will be held in Toronto, his hometown) where he faced the Korean Zombie, Chang Sung Jung :

"It will be very similar to the fight against Leonard Garcia. Very similar, very wild. The main thing in this fight is to find a variety of training partners. You have to get someone who is everywhere. "

This will be a great fight for a good event which will be held on December 10 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Dennis Hallman vs John Makdessi at UFC 140 in Canada

Former welterweight Dennis Hallman (50-14-2 MMA, 3-5 UFC) is dropping from categotia to face John Makdessi (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at UFC 140.

UFC 140 will take place on December 10 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The night's main card will air live on pay-per-view, although Hallman vs. Makdessi will likely be part of the preliminary card.

Hallman just lucky to have another fight in the UFC. Last month at UFC 133, he angered the UFC president Dana White, wearing a tiny sunguinha when he fought against Brian Ebersole and was still defeated by TKO in round 1.

During the fight, thong Hallman left the place and ended up putting the jewels on display fighter for the entire public. White, who was angry with the UFC officials who allowed Hallman entered the cage with that inappropriate dress after the event banned the use of short shorts in fights.

The defeat of Hallman at UFC 133 broke a sequence that the fighter had been accumulating a series of seven wins in eight fights. Of which the most recent were on Karo Parisyan and Ben Saunders.

Makdessi, who will fight in his homeland for the third time in the UFC, wants to keep his perfect record intact. 'The Bull', after dominating the scene of the struggles in Canada, he joined the UFC in 2010, and scored a unanimous decision victory over Pat Audinwood and a knockout of Kyle Watson. Makdessi then was scheduled to fight Paul Taylor at UFC on Versus 5, but was forced to withdraw from the card due to injury.

UFC 140: Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in Light Heavyweight Bout

Tito Ortiz was able to revive his MMA career with an upset win for the ages against Ryan Bader last July – and it looked as if Ortiz was finally healthy and back in the mix in the UFC Light Heavyweight division.

A month later, though, he stepped into the Octagon against the No.1 ranked contender Rashad Evans to save a pay-per-view main event, and, despite fighting gallantly, Ortiz showed that he was no longer at the top of the Light Heavyweight heap.

Now only a gatekeeper at best, Ortiz takes on “Little Nog” Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 140 and will once again need a win to remain relevant within the division. As the underdog, action on Ortiz on theMMA odds at the Bodog Sportsbook has a good chance to pay out if the former UFC Light Heavyweight champ decides to do what he does best and outwrestle his Brazilian opponent for a decision win. Ortiz has stated publicly that he wants to put on exciting fights, so the wrestling scenario may not play out.

Nogueira will step into the Octagon as the odds-on favorite despite losing his last two fights. The Brazilian will look to use his boxing skills to win a decision or to wear down Ortiz enough to use his jiu-jitsu skills to finish the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy”.

This fight has definite upset potential, especially if Ortiz can close the distance and work close enough to Nogueira to negate his boxing skills. Despite being a black belt in jiu-jitsu Nogueira will have a tough time submitting a fighter with the experience of a Tito Ortiz without wearing him down first.

Nik Lentz vs. Mark Bocek at UFC 140 in Toronto

UFC 140 will be held on December 10 Canada Centre in Toronto.

Bocek, who struggles in his homeland, comes from a loss to Ben Henderson at UFC 129 in April. But before that he had been in a sequence of four wins in five fights. The Canadian customer is important for fighters like Henderson, Jim Miller, Mac Danzig and defending champion Frankie Edgar.

Lentz, meanwhile, increasingly want to extend their current winning streak, he is unbeaten in 15 fights. His last loss was to Mark Moreno in March 2007. Since his last fight was a no contest against Charles Oliveira at UFC on Versus 4.

The UFC 140 card is now as follows:

Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Tito Ortiz
Vs. Brian Ebersole. Rory MacDonald
Vs. Mark Bocek. Nik Lentz
Rich vs. Attonito. Claude Patrick
Vs. Dennis Hallman. John Makdessi
Vs. John Cholish. Mitch Clarke

Jon Jones praises Canadian and wants to please his fans

After the success of UFC 129, the city of Toronto in Canada, back to receive a major MMA event, with UFC 140 on December 10. The main fight of the night will be between the light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, and Brazilian Lyoto Machida. In first press conference of the event, held on Wednesday, the two fighters tried to rip praise for Canadians in search of support from local fans in the great struggle.

The Machida's last fight was just in Toronto in April at UFC 129. In ociasão, he defeated Randy Couture front of 55,000 fans. The Brazilian said that the reception of the crowd was special and, therefore, expects to make a good fight in front of Canadians.

- I was very well received by fans. I fought a legend, Randy Couture, I have much respect for him. I really enjoyed the public here and want to make a great fight for the fans - said Lyoto.

Not to be outdone, Jon Jones did not hesitate to "ripping silk" to Canadians, saying the country is the "Mecca of MMA."

- I have not had a chance to fight here yet, but I have always train with Georges (St-Pierre). They say that Las Vegas is the mecca of fights, but I think that Canada is the mecca of MMA. The fans are the most enthusiastic of MMA and I look forward to fighting here - Jones said.

UFC president Dana White chimed with Jones.

- I agree. Las Vegas is the mecca of fights, but Toronto is proving to be the Mecca of our sport - Dana completed.

Lyoto around a long time away from the Octagon - has not fought since April. Jon Jones, in turn, comes from a great fight with Rampage Jackson at UFC 135, about three weeks. He won the belt category at UFC 128 in March, after defeating Brazilian Mauricio Shogun.

UFC 140 will also feature the presence of the Nogueira brothers. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will face Frank Mir, as Rogério Nogueira faces Tito Ortiz.

Frank Mir vs. II Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 140 in Canada

Officials announced the UFC heavyweight fight between Frank Mir (15-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (MMA 01.06.33, 4-2UFC) taking place at UFC 140. Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira and Frank Mir will face again at UFC 140. The two have fought each other, particularly at UFC 92, Frank Mir fight in which he won by TKO. However, after the fight, Nogueira said he had a physical problem that prevented him from being at its best. Therefore, this is a fight that will serve as revenge or to confirm that Mir is better or to prove that Nogueira's defeat was due only to your physical condition at the time.

The news was confirmed by the Minotaur, on his Twitter.

"Confirmed, I will fight Frank Mir at UFC in Montreal, Canada. That's it, guys! I have the support of all. Let's keep that same energy. "Minotaur said on Twitter.

UFC 140 will be held on December 10 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The night's main card airs on pay-per-view.

Mir, 32, and Nogueira, 35, fought for the first time in 2008 at UFC 92 where Mir scored a TKO victory over Nogueira. However, in the weeks after the fight, Nogueira confirmed that he entered the fight with a knee injury and staph infection that plagued him throughout his training campaign.

The victory ensured the Mir an interim title.

Mir now wants to extend its winning streak to three after a knockout victory over Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic at UFC 119 and a unanimous decision victory over Roy Nelson at UFC 130. In fact, over the past five years and eight fights, Mir suffered a loss just to Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin, and both by knockout.

Nogueira, who in turn, has recently been haunted by the possible retirement has setback in his situation and is outside the title due to knockout victory over Brendan Schaub at UFC 134. The fight, which happened here in Brazil, won the Knockout of the Night.

Brock Lesnar is ready to return to the UFC in December

Makes some weeks. There were several rumors that Brock Lesnar at UFC would not return to because of the tensionwhich could lead to the fact of returning to action.

Several reports report that Lesnar UFC return to the main event in five rounds on 30 Decemberand will face former heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem Strikeforce. Remember that Brock Lesnar has been sidelined since losing his belt against UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez in October, was a disease of the intestine (diverticulosis).

"This is the fight the fans want," said UFC President Dana White. "These two guys are monsters."

UFC confirms fight between Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem

UFC has officially megacombate between Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem on 30 December.
Alistair Overeem is now officially a UFC fighter. Brock Lesnar will return to action on Friday 30 December against former heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem Strikeforce in Las Vegas. The news was reported by the LA Times.

Tuesday UFC president Dana White via Twitter. The mega fight will showcase two of the best heavyweights in the sport on a billboardat the MGM Grand Garden that will put an end to the timing of UFC in 2011. The fight will be a five-round main event and the winner chose the title of UFC heavyweights against Cain Velasquez or Junior Dos Santos.

The Battle of Velasquez and Dos Santos for the belt will be on 12 November in the chainFox Brock Lesnar returns to action in December for the first time in over a year. Former UFC heavyweight champion would fight in June, but could not for problems from diverticulitis. Lesnar is healthy now work sla operation and returns to the action of UFC and has a task large ahead. Former heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem Strikeforce officially moves to the UFC roster after his brief departure from Zuffa. Strikeforce was pulled after problems arose between his camp contract (Golden Glory) and Zuffa. CFU continued to negotiate with Overeem and his camp and on Tuesday his contract became official.

Overeem now moves to the UFC as one of the greatest fighters the sport and have a great debut. "Brock is a great name, a dangerous, and this is a dream confrontation," said Overeem to LA Times on Tuesday. "Brock's a big guy, a fighter with his takedowns exciting." Overeem will make his UFC debut without the heavyweight title Strikeforce vacated when he left the promotion last month. The bout between Overeem and Lesnar will be Friday 30 December at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, an event that presumably will be titled UFC 141.

Lyoto Machida train with Anderson Silva for UFC 140

Lyoto Machida will have great help in training for his fight for the title of the UFC when he meets Jon Jones at UFC 140. Machida revealed to train with Anderson Silva, which has a similar style to the unpredictable 205-pound champion. This is what I commented Machida: Lyoto Machida:

"Anderson called me and told me to go to my hometown (Belem), and I expected there to help me train. In Belem local fans received me very well. I just was fighting a legend in Randy Couture and in December I want to give a great show for my fans."

"It's hard to say, but I think I have a little advantage over Jones when it comes to experience. I have to beat him with my techniques."

Many critics and fans have argued that the style of Jon Jones is very similar to Anderson, but Jones is not Silva. In fact it can be argued that due to the incredible wrestling and brutal ground and pound Jones, this presents a conundrum completely different and possibly more dangerous.

Jon Jones talks about the fight we have against Machida this Saturday

Jon Jones gives his comment on what will be his fight against Lyoto Machida this Saturday December 10th at UFC 140. These are the comments made:

"Machida looked very good against Randy Couture, with respect to whether or not deserves a shot at the title, I'm just happy for him. He has the name recognition to fight for the title and I'm here waiting for the fight."

"God has more important things to me than winning a fight, but religion is a very important part in my life, and if people can not accept that then I'm not meant to be a famous athlete."