UFC 108: This Saturday

UFC 108 is this Saturday January 2nd, 2010. The prelims begin at 9pm on Spike TV and the main card starts at 10pm on PPV. The New Year's card is headlined by Rashad Evans vs Thiago Silva. Also on the card are Dustin Hazelett vs. Paul Daley, Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout, Jim Miller vs Duane Ludwig, and Junior Dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel.

Main Card Bouts:
Rashad Evans (13-1-1) -225 vs. Thiago Silva (14-1) +185

Dustin Hazelett (14-4-0) -115 vs. Paul Daley (22-8-2) -110

Joe Lauzon (18-4) -300 vs. Sam Stout (20-5-1) +220

Jim Miller (15-2) -450 vs. Duane Ludwig (19-9) +325

Junior Dos Santos (10-1) -300 vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1) +225


On Spike:
Martin Kampmann (15-3) -240 vs. Jacob Volkmann (9-1) +190

Cole Miller (15-4) -165 vs. Dan Lauzon (12-2) +135



Preliminary Bouts:
Vladimir Matyushenko (23-4-0 ) -200 vs. Steve Cantwell (7-3-0) +160

Mark Munoz (6-1) -400 vs. Ryan Jensen (14-5) +300

Jake Ellenberger (21-5) -140 vs. Mike Pyle (19-6-1) +110

Rafaello Oliveira (9-2) -190 vs. John Gunderson (22-6) +155

Merry Christmas

The Mike Goldberg Highlight Reel

Rachelle Leah in Maxim

(Props: Maxim.com)

The January issue of Maxim is on newsstands now, featuring a pictorial and interview with UFC All Access host Rachelle Leah, who has somehow managed to survive every professional hot chick purge since she was hired. (Does posing nude grant you a protected status in the UFC? Please, Arianny, for the sake of your job.) To see larger images, shell out a few bucks and buy the issue.

WEC vs Strikeforce this Saturday at 10pm

There are two free (if you have Versus and Showtime) fights this Saturday. WEC 45 and Strikeforce: Evolution will both air Saturday night at 10pm on Versus and Showtime respectively. These will be the final two major MMA cards for 2009.

WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff on Versus at 10pm
Donald Cerrone (10-2) -500 vs. Ed Ratcliff (7-1) +300

Anthony Njokuani (11-2) -180 vs. Chris Horodecki (13-1) +150

Joseph Benavidez (10-1) -185 vs. Rani Yahya (14-3) +155

Takeya Mizugaki -155 vs. Scott Jorgensen +125


Strikeforce: Evolution on Showtime at 10pm
Cung Le (6-0) -500 vs. Scott Smith (16-6) +300

Josh Thomson (16-2) -120 vs. Gilbert Melendez (16-2) -110

Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (10-2) -270 vs. Matt Lindland (21-6) +210

Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (5-0) -600 vs. Mike Whitehead (24-6) +400

2009 MMA in Photos

Let's just hope nothing amazing happens in the next two weeks. Major props to CagePotato, AllElbows, Sherdog, and The Las Vegas Sun.

#14. Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz display their vastly different personal styles at a Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz press conference.

#13: The final resting place of BJJ godfather Helio Gracie.

#12: "Stop trying to hit me and hit me!" Anderson Silva stays juuuuust out of reach against Forrest Griffin at UFC 101.

#11. Lyoto Machida and his father Yoshizo prove that the rumors are true.

#10: Brock Lesnar invites the battered Frank Mir to talk some more shit after their fight at UFC 100.

#9: Edgar Garcia gives Brad Blackburn the second-most-epic punch-face of the year at the TUF 9 Finale.

#8: The high-flying Eddie Alvarez celebrates his sweep of Bellator's first lightweight torunament.

#7. The aftermath of Diego Sanchez's tragically failed run at a lightweight title at UFC 107.

#6: Anderson Silva pretends to be an MMA journalist before UFC 101, quickly learns that it's not as fun as it looks.

#5: BJ Penn searches for a way out during his UFC 94 beating at the hands of Georges St. Pierre.

#4: Fedor Emelianenko calmly strolls away from another victim at Affliction: Day of Reckoning.

#3: Gina Carano drops jaws at the Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg weigh-ins.

#2. Dan Henderson loads up one last bomb to shut Michael Bisping up a little bit at UFC 100.

#1. Sorry, Rashad. You'll never live this one down.