Kyle Kingsbury over Razak Al-Hassan
Jorge Rivera over Rob Kimmons
Chael Sonnen over Yushin Okami

Antoni Hardonk Vs. Pat Barry - I am excited about this fight.. should be interesting. Somebody is getting kicked. I’ll go with Pat Barry for the win.

Eric Schafer over Ryan Bader
Anthony Johnson over Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Spencer Fisher over Joe Stevenson
Josh Neer over Gleison Tibau
Ben Rothwell over Cain Velasquez

and… Lyoto Machida will defeat Shogun Rua.

This is a short video the UFC put together as a tribute for Evan Tanner. Some UFC fighters (Eric Schafer, Ed Herman, Alan Belcher) say a few words about Evan.

Dan Miragliotta still sucks, and he looks fatter.

Houston Alexander tried some illegal-looking knees but was ultimately unsuccessful. He’s 37 years old and seems to run out of gas really quick, and obviously is helpless on the ground. Will he be back in the UFC? Props to Eric Schafer for dedicating his win to Evan Tanner. Props to Eric Schafer for taking those illegal knees to the face while he was down.

The UFC is definitely in partnership with or has purchased StrikeForce. With Dana White’s recent comments about StrikeForce having a good business model, and Cung Le in the audience at a UFC event recently, along with Joe Rogan mentioning Strikeforce tonight during the Clay Guida/Mac Danzig fight, the evidence is too strong.

Joe Rogan appears to be working on his Evan Tanner tribute beard. Props to him.

Clay Guida is a badass.

Josh Neer’s board shorts were cool. They were black with a chain link fence design that blended perfectly with the cage, creating a near optical illusion.

Nick Diaz got his name mentioned a few times by Goldberg and Rogan, further evidence of a UFC/Strikeforce partnership… or Nick will be back in the UFC soon.

The UFC will be in Omaha Nebraska on September 17th, for the 15th “Ultimate Fight Night” event that will be broadcast LIVE on SpikeTV.

Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer
Clay Guida vs. Mac Danzig
Houston Alexander vs. Eric Schafer
Ed Herman vs. Alan Belcher
Joe Lauzon vs. Kyle Bradley

..more fights may be added later.