UFC 127: This Saturday

UFC 127 is this Saturday night live from Sydney, Australia. The event will be headlined by a welterweight bout between former two-division champion B.J. Penn, and the #2 ranked welterweight, Jon Fitch. Penn failed to defeat the man who took his lightweight belt, Frankie Edgar, and decided to move up in weight. He had a very impressive performance on his return to 170, viciously knocking out long time champ and UFC Hall-of-Famer, Matt Hughes in just 21 seconds. He will be now be taking on Jon Fitch, a man who has stood near the top of the welterweight ladder for so long, grinding out all comers, and only losing a decision to current champion Georges St. Pierre.

Main card (on PPV at 10pm):
B.J. Penn (16-7-1) +170 vs. Jon Fitch (23-3) -210

Michael Bisping (20-3) -500 vs. Jorge Rivera (19-7) +300

George Sotiropoulos (14-2) -500 vs. Dennis Siver (17-7) +300

Chris Lytle (30-17-5) -315 vs. Brian Ebersole (44-15) +235

Kyle Noke (18-4-1) -225 vs. Chris Camozzi (14-3) +185


Prelims (on Ion at 9pm):
Ross Pearson (11-4) -200 vs. Spencer Fisher (24-6) +165

James Te Huna (12-4) +250 vs. Alexander Gustafsson (10-1) -325

Nick Ring (10-0) -140 vs. Riki Fukuda (17-4) +110


Pelims (on Facebook at 8pm):
Anthony Perosh (10-6) +155 vs. Tom Blackledge (10-6) -185

Tiequan Zhang (12-1) -265 vs. Jason Reinhardt (20-1) +205


Preliminary card:
Mark Hunt (5-7) +215 vs. Chris Tuchscherer (21-3) -275

Maciej Jewtuszko (8-0) -145 vs. Curt Warburton (6-2) +115

Strikeforce: Fedor vs Silva Videos

The first two Quarter-Final fights in the Strikeforce 2011 Heavyweight Grand Prix from Saturday night in NJ.


Fedor Emelianenko vs Antonio Silva



Andrei Arlovski vs Sergei Kharitonov

With The Needle That Sings In Her Heart

With The Needle That Sings In Her Heart from Amanda Palmer on Vimeo.

In the spring of 2009, Amanda Palmer returned to her old stomping grounds at her alma mater - Lexington High School.
The reason?
To create an original play with her former drama teacher, Steven Bogart, along with a cast of twenty students.

The play is written from scratch by the ensemble, the content of which was inspired by the music and lyrics of the critically-hailed album "In the Aeroplane Over The Sea" by celebrated indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel.

UFC 126: This Saturday Night

The night before one of the biggest sporting events in the world, Las Vegas will play host to some of the biggest stars in all of mixed martial arts, as the UFC delivers a tripleheader of explosive fights on Saturday, February 5th, that make it clear that the hardest hitting in the sports world comes without helmets and pads. UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva puts his belt on the line against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort.

Main bouts (on PPV at 10pm):
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (27-4) vs. Vitor Belfort (19-8)

Forrest Griffin (17-6) vs. Rich Franklin (28-5)

Jake Ellenberger (22-5) vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (9-0)

Jon Jones (11-1) vs. Ryan Bader (12-0)

Miguel Torres (38-3) vs. Antonio Banuelos (18-6)


Preliminary Card (on Spike at 9pm):
Donald Cerrone (13-3) vs. Paul Kelly (11-3)

Chad Mendes (9-0) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (12-8-1)


Preliminary Card (on Facebook.com at 8pm):
Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (18-3) vs. Demetrious Johnson (7-1)


Preliminary Card (Unaired):
Paul Taylor (10-6-1) vs. Gabe Ruediger (17-6)

Kyle Kingsbury (9-2) vs. Ricardo Romero (11-1)

Mike Pierce (11-3) vs. Kenny Robertson (10-0)

Amanda Palmer's "Map of Tasmania"