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"

Happy Winter Solstice Everyone!

GSP on SportsCenter

TUF 12: Live Finale

Live Finale Recap:


TUF12 Final:
-(Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP) def. (Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) via unanimous decision for 14pts.

Other TUF12 Fights:
-Leonard Garcia def. (Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS) via split decision (robbery) for 0pts.
-(Team Tammy's) Cody McKenzie (GSP) def. (Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS) via submission (guillotine choke) in Round 1 for 10pts.
-(Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP) def. (Team Jen's) Sako Chivitchian (KOS) via unanimous decision for 7pts.
-Team Roy, Team Jen, Team Tammy, and Team Jon each earn 4pts for having GSP as their coach.

With the win by Brookins, Team Jon wins Fantasy TUF 12, $80, and the Wookie Cup. Team Roy finishes in 2nd place for $40, and Team CJ finishes in 3rd place for $20.

And here are the final scores:

• 64 - Jon ($80)
  
• 52 - Roy ($40)
  
• 35 - CJ ($20)
  
• 34 - Tammy
• 21 - Jen
• 18 - Tommy
• 09 - Adam
  

TUF 12: Live Finale this Saturday

Last night's final episode of The Ultimate Fighter 12 saw Jonathan Brookins and Michael Johnson advance to the finale in Las Vegas this weekend, where they'll square off for the Season 12 lightweight crown. MMA Junkie now reports that several of their castmates will be joining them on the undercard of the finale.

Semifinalist, Nam Phan will drop down to featherweight to meet the WEC's resident 145 lb brawler, Leonard Garcia, on the televised main card. Meanwhile, guillotine master, Cody McKenzie faces Aaron Wilkinson, and judo specialist, Sako Chivitchian takes on the other semifinalist, Kyle Watson. The full card is below:

Main card:
Stephan Bonnar vs. Igor Pokrajac
(Team Roy's) Michael Johnson (GSP) vs. (Team Jon's) Jonathan Brookins (GSP)
Demian Maia vs. Kendall Grove
Ricky Story vs. Johny Hendricks
(Team Roy's) Nam Phan (KOS) vs. Leonard Garcia

Preliminary card:
Will Campuzano vs. Nick Pace
Fredson Paixao vs. Pablo Garza
Rich Attonito vs. Dave Branch
Tyler Toner vs. Ian Loveland
(Team Tammy's) Cody McKenzie (GSP) vs. (Team Jon's) Aaron Wilkinson (KOS)
(Team Jen's) Sako Chivitchian (KOS) vs. (Team CJ's) Kyle Watson (GSP)