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)

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.

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.

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.

You don't expect to hear that Kimbo Slice hurt himself while participating on the Mickey Mouse Club. Nor do you expect to hear that Chuck Liddell got injured while ballet dancing. Neither of those things actually happened, however. But actress Diane Keaton did apparently hurt herself while sumo wrestling.

That's right, Diane Keaton was sumo wrestling.

Earlier this month, while filming a sumo wrestling scene in her upcoming movie Morning Glory, Keaton hurt herself while being thrown in a sumo wrestling scene. Turns out that she's okay and just took a shot in the head.

Unusual stuff for sure.

The UFC has indicated that former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and Tapout co-founder Charles "Mask" Lewis will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame during UFC 100 weekend. Said Liddell to UFC.com: "I appreciate this gesture and I'm glad that people appreciate what I do and that they think that I deserve this, but I'm just one of the guys that fight out there. It's gonna be a little rough being that it's Charles and me, but for us to go in together, I wouldn't have it any other way."

Chuck Liddell is a no-brainer for the UFC Hall of Fame. He is one of the most famous, if not the most famous, MMA fighters on the planet and was the most dominant light heavyweight champion in UFC history during his reign. Mask is somewhat of a surprise to some, considering he is not a fighter. But he was in on the ground floor when MMA started and both he and his company were very influential in the business. Just about every hall inducts people other than strictly the athletes that participate in the sport, so Mask's induction certainly seems warranted. When Liddell indicated that it would be tough going in with Lewis, he was referring to the fact that the Tapout co-founder's recent death would make the induction emotional.

Congratulations to Chuck Liddell and those close to Charles "Mask" Lewis. It is a well-deserved honor.

Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem will be putting his belt on the line against Fabricio Werdum on August 15, 2009 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The fight will precede the main event between Gina Carano and Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos and will be a rematch of one that took place in the PRIDE organization in 2006. Werdum won via Kimura in the second round three years ago. This time, Overeem believes the outcome will be different.

"This is the one rematch I've wanted. I'm going to punish this guy," Overeem told Strikeforce. That said, both competitors have something to prove.

Overeem is undefeated in his last five fights and is an awesome kickboxer. That said, earlier in his career he tended to start strong only to fold when fights went beyond the first couple of minutes. Of course, he's looked vastly improved over his last several fights in regard to his cardio; but what if someone really pushes him? Werdum, on the other hand, is coming off of a terrible knockout loss to Junior dos Santos. One never knows how someone will come back from a knockout loss, and Overeem is the kind of guy that can really hit you. That said, he's an outstanding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner.

You've still got to love these striker (Overeem) vs. grappler (Werdum) match ups. This one should be a very good one on another great Strikeforce card.

Some of us still love those old striker versus grappler match ups. And, if we're being honest, there are more than a handful of longtime MMA fans out there that still root for former PRIDE fighters when they take on other competitors just because. Well, if you're one of these people, then you'll be happy to know that SuperLutas.com is reporting that former PRIDE star Ricardo Arona will return to MMA competition after a nearly two and a half year layoff to take on Marvin Eastman at Bitetti Combat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 12.

Eastman is a very good striker that is perhaps best known for a cut he received in a UFC 43 fight with Vitor Belfort back in 2003. Arona possesses outstanding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu skills and is probably best known for two things: his decision victory over Wanderlei Silva at PRIDE: Final Conflict 2005, and the knockout loss he sustained via slam to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2004.

It will be nice to see Arona back in action.

There are a lot of pretty ignorant people out there that insist on calling MMA fighters thugs, acting as if they're criminals themselves. Once again, however, an MMA fighter has proven that they are anything but. First, the background.

Is it smart to refuse to give your money to three young men, including one with a utility knife, when they demand it? Probably not. Then again, UFC heavyweight fighter Antoni Hardonk is not your normal near-victim of a mugging.

“I’ve worked security in the clubs and had some incidents there when people are fighting and you have to break up a fight, or somebody’s drunk and you have to guide them out, but this time, they wanted to have my money, they wanted to rob me, and that was a new experience for me,” Hardonk told UFC.com regarding an incident that took place approximately two weeks ago when he met up with three men in Los Angeles. “First they asked if I had some change so I looked in my wallet. They said they needed some help, and asked if I could help them out. I don’t mind helping people, so I took a look. Then suddenly the tone in their voice changed and they said ‘gimme your money.’

Eventually, the trio left after some tense moments. But then Hardonk amazingly saw them looking to mug someone else later on. And instead of walking away, as many might have, he intervened, knocking one of the men over and breaking off the blade of his utility knife in the process. Hardonk then took chase after them when they fled. Though he was unable to catch the fleeing assailants, the victim's wallet was luckily recovered during the scramble.

So does that sound like a thug to you? Great job by Antoni Hardonk.

This is the million dollar question: Can Brock Lesnar, a man that hurt both Heath Herring and Randy Couture on his feet in recent encounters, defeat Frank Mir in a striking battle at UFC 100? If he can, that could spell lion-sized trouble for Mir in their upcoming bout. Especially considering that Lesnar's superior wrestling will no doubt allow him to dictate where the fight takes place.

The last time these two mixed it up at UFC 81, Lesnar's sheer size seemed to throw Mir off on his feet. That said, Lesnar came out like a bull looking for the takedown and ground and pound, not jab, jab, hook. That led to Mir eventually catching him in a kneebar. Since that time, Lesnar has seemed more patient. In fact, he has actually dropped both Herring and Couture with strikes (leading to a TKO victory against Couture) since then. Of course, Mir looked better on his feet than he ever has against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92. So the question is, can Lesnar, whose striking skills appear somewhat underrated, beat Mir on his feet? Further, will he even attempt to, or will he still feel much more comfortable going to ground and pound, his bread and butter?

These could be the questions that decide this UFC 100 encounter. Remember that every time Lesnar is on the ground with Mir he's in danger of being submitted. Of course, Mir is in danger of being pummeled once they hit the canvas. Looking forward to see the game plans unfold on Saturday night.

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