Let’s be honest, Tuesdays are useless. They’re just a day removed from Monday, but too far from the end of the week to get you excited about anything. What makes them a hell of a lot better though is some prime UFC on Fuel TV bouts. Our mid-week MMA fix will feature a possible number one contender bout, as Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier takes on fan-favorite “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.
Coming off the Strikeforce grand prix event last week that saw very few fighters receiving medical suspensions, every single on the UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou card was given some form of mandatory suspensions. The majority of the competitors received a very small mandatory 7-day suspension but some of the suspensions did climb as high as 60 days.
The Battle of the Bayou began the UFC Fight Night 25 card on the UFC Facebook fan page with eight preliminary bouts. Back in the big easy for the first time in nine years, the fans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center were treated to slick submissions and competitive decisions.
Battle of the Bayou sounds more like something out of the civil war history book then a UFC event but nevertheless, tomorrows UFC Fight Night 25 dawns the name. The UFC returns to the big easy and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana for the first time in over nine years. The free card will air live on Spike TV, with the undercard streaming on Facebook.
Does anyone else remember when the UFC wasn’t allowed to hold events anywhere EXCEPT the Deep South? Probably not. Regardless, the UFC returns to Louisiana for a Fight Night full of competitive bouts. This could be a tough one to turn a buck on, but never fear, as my comparison betting odds and valid props are here to help you root out some juicy wagers.
The “Fight For Troops” fighters that can be seen on Facebook this Saturday talked about their opponents just days away from their bouts. If you “like” the UFC fan page on Facebook you’ll be able to view these fights before the main card airs live on SpikeTV.
Last Saturday both the UFC and Strikeforce held live televised events that included amazing knockouts, grueling brawls plus the famous “Mckenzietine” and that was just the televised portion. Both events could be seen on free TV and started one hour apart, over lapped each other for two hours.
Prior to making waves on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck, Cody “Bigtime” McKenzie (12-0) spent the last three years racking up victories in the Washington (USA)/British Columbia (Canada) region. In his professional debut, McKenzie ended the fight in the second round by way of TKO. Ever since then, he has ended all his fights in the first round by way of submission.
