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Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves at UFC 100

Georges St. Pierre is used to being the bigger fighter competing in the welterweight division. Against Thiago Alves he won't be. Will that be the difference in their upcoming UFC 100 fight? Check out our prediction here.

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UFC 100 Weigh In Results

Saturday July 11, 2009
What: UFC 100 Weigh In Results

The Skinny: All 22 UFC 100 Fighters made weight for their showdowns on Saturday, July 11.

The Weights

Brock Lesnar (265) vs. Frank Mir (245)

Georges St-Pierre (170) vs. Thiago Alves (170)

Jon Fitch (170) vs. Paulo Thiago (170)

Michael Bisping (186) vs. Dan Henderson (185)

Yoshihiro Akiyama (185) vs. Alan Belcher (186)

Stephan Bonnar (205) vs. Mark Coleman (205)

Mac Danzig (154) vs. Jim Miller (155)

Jon Jones (206) vs. Jake O'Brien (206)

CB Dollaway (186) vs. Tom Lawlor (184)

Matt Grice (155) vs. Shannon Gugerty (156)

TJ Grant (170) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (171)

How Important Is Size at UFC 100 - How Important Is Size at UFC 100?

Friday July 10, 2009
Many believe that tomorrow's UFC 100 event could be the greatest in the history of the sport. After all, there are three fights- Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves, Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping, and Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir- that would be solid stand alone main events on any given night. Two of these fights, by the way, hold one similar characteristic in common.

One of the storylines is size.

When Georges St. Pierre takes on Thiago Alves he will be dealing with a bigger fighter for perhaps the first time in his career (Josh Koscheck was also big). Will that make the difference when Alves goes into takedown defense mode? Will that size advantage be enough to lift him to victory? And how about when Lesnar takes on Mir? Read anything on Lesnar and you're almost sure to hear about his freakish size and athleticism. That said, everyone knows that Mir is a far more schooled mixed martial artist. But can Lesnar's wrestling, hard work, and ridiculous size/power outdo Mir's MMA experience advantage?

We'll see. What we do know is that UFC 100 is about size in a big way.

Michael Jackson Was an MMA Fan

Friday July 10, 2009
Maybe you loved Michael Jackson. Maybe you didn't. Regardless, there is no denying that The King of Pop was one of the most influential recording artists of all-time and that many around the world are still mourning his sudden departure.

With all of the articles out there on him under the circumstances, I recently came across several that noted he was an MMA fan. In fact, he actually showed up at UFC 84. My first reaction was surprise. After all, Jackson just doesn't look like an MMA fan, nor did he seem to act like one. Of course, that was the thing with him, right? We never really knew him at all, so every supposition we made was just that. Beyond the moves on stage and ability to capture and audience like few others in history, part of the allure was the fact that he was so interesting and unknown.

Rest in peace, Michael Jackson.

Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs. Junior Dos Santos at UFC 103

Thursday July 9, 2009
UFC President Dana White is psyched to have Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic back in the UFC. Wait, the Croatian fighter screwed him over and now he hates him. On third thought, their relationship appears solid again. Which one is it? Jeesh, this is tough to follow.

On Tuesday at Graciemag.com, UFC fighter Junior Dos Santos indicated the belief that he would be taking on Cro Cop at UFC 103. It would be a headliner on the Sept. 19 card slated for the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Dos Santos was supposed to fight Justin McCully at UFC 102 but was then removed from the card, reportedly so that he could mix it up at the UFC's next big event. "To me it's incredible," said Dos Santos. "When they asked me if they could change the fight date I was a bit bothered, because I wanted to fight right away. I've been away for some time now. But the Fertitta brothers asked me and I accepted. After that I found out it would be against Cro Cop and was overjoyed. It'll be a big opportunity in my career. Lots of good things have happened in my life and this is one more. I'm going to make the most of it."

Cro Cop is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers in MMA history, even if his UFC performances have left something to be desired. Dos Santos possesses an 8-1 overall record with six knockouts to his credit. His only two performances in the UFC have ended with first round knockout victories over Fabricio Werdum and Stefan Struve.

In other words, if this UFC 103 match up does go off, someone will likely get knocked out. Great to hear that Cro Cop may be staying in the UFC. By the way, MMAWeekly.com is reporting that sources have told them Cro Cop dropped out of his announced fight with Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga at Dream 10 on July 20, making this UFC match up with Dos Santos seem pretty valid.

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