The preliminary pay-per-view buyrate reports have come in for UFC 136, and they aren't pretty. Early reports place the number at around 250,000 buys, which continues the trend of lower numbers throughout 2011 and begs the question, has the interest in UFC peaked?
One of MMASucka's favorite TUF Veteran's Nam Phan took on Leonard Garcia in their anticipated rematch at UFC 136 this past weekend. Phan won the fight by unanimous decision and has stated he wants to move up the UFC featherweight ladder.
With a sport that has been proven time and time again that anything can happen, the UFC 136 bout card was put together to manufacture a guaranteed win for all fans. If you're the type that picks and chooses which events to watch at home, this one was a no-brainer to get the most bang out of your 59.99 HD pay-per-view bucks. We knew that the main event was going to be as epic as a Hollywood movie fight scene. We knew that Kenny Florian was going to be the toughest test Jose Aldo was going to face. We knew Chael was going to spit some outrageous banter once he had a chance to grab a mic. We knew that we were going to want to see Phan versus Garcia fight a third time, even though they haven't yet fought the second time. Kudos again to Joe Silva. Job well done. My turn to take a crack at picking who's next for the winners and losers of last night.
Ed Garcia of Fatlip Radio had the opportunity earlier this week to chat with both Gray Maynard and Matt Mitrione. Maynard is fighting tonight in a trilogy match for the UFC Lightweight Title against Frankie Edgar. While Mitrione is expected to take on a very dangerous striker in Chieck Kongo at UFC 137 at the end of the month.
The stacked card that is UFC 136 is upon us. Today, fighters will take to the octagon at The Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The card is headlined by the trilogy fight between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard for the UFC Lightweight Title. In the co-main event is another title fight, this time for the Featherweight strap and it pits champion Jose Aldo against Kenny Florian.
UFC 136 is one of the most stacked cards of the year and it is coming up tomorrow night at The Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Today, however the fighters will take to the scale in the official UFC 136 weigh-ins. The card is headlined by the trilogy fight between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard for the UFC Lightweight Title. In the co-main event is another title fight, this time for the Featherweight strap and it pits champion Jose Aldo against Kenny Florian.
What will they think of next? First a bottle opener on the bottom of flip flops and now on the back of a cell phone case. Yes you heard right, the back of a cell phone case. The company that makes these handy dandy gadgets is "Be A Headcase" and they are one of Kenny Florian's sponsors for his upcoming title fight against Jose Aldo at UFC 136.
