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Michael Bisping Talks Dan Hardys Chances Against GSP

A fellow country man of welterweight number one contender Dan Hardy, Michael Bisping talks to Fighters Only Magazine about Hardys chances against Georges St. Pierre on March 27th at UFC 111:<br><br> "Dan's in a great position. All the pressure is on GSP for this fight. I know Dan's a consummate professional and I know from the UK scene he's come up with a great game plan to bring the UFC welterweight title back to England. I will be up late, and cheering Dan on for sure. He knows he's the underdog, but every welterweight on the planet is the underdog against GSP right now. Dan is a very good striker, he has that edge over GSP, but Dan's best weapon is his belief in himself. He won't beat himself before the fight starts. And even if GSP starts taking him down and things don't go to plan, Dan won't crumble psychologically. He's not going to out-grapple GSP, we all know that. But he's got an advantage on the feet and he's a very hurtful puncher. GSP's real talent is his MMA, mixing it up, going from wrestling to BJJ, to striking and back again as fast as anyone in the sport. GSP isn't afraid to stand with anyone. I don't agree with this theory he won't stand with Dan, but of course it is in his best interest to take this to the ground where he has the advantage."

James Toney Talks Randy Couture, Says He'll Knock Him Out

Last week Randy Couture tweeted that he wanted to welcome James Toney to the UFC and now, Toney has replied, saying he'll knock the former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion out:<br><br> <i>"Randy Couture, he respects my game like I respect his game. He's the best at what he do in his sport; I'm the best at what I do in my sport. We gonna see who has the better style and everybody know it's James Toney. If he tries to throw blow for blow with me, he definitely gonna get knocked out. That's a given, you know what I'm saying? If he tries to take me to the ground, it ain't going to be easy… He's still gonna get knocked out. Either way, it's a lose-lose situation for him".</i><br><br> The quote is from an interview Toney did with <a href=http://www.fighthype.com>Fight Hype</a>, and has a feeling of promoting a possible Couture Vs. Toney match up written all over it. Couture seems to be the only MMA fighter under contract that has came right out and said he wanted to fight Toney, and "Lights Out" has said he'll fight whoever wants it.<br><br> Randy Couture is the godfather of MMA and is one of the UFCs big PPV draws. Toney is going to bring a crossover crowd from boxing with him when he debuts so Toney Vs. Couture has to have dollar signs in the eyes of UFC brass

Dan Hardy And Georges St. Pierre Talk UFC Primetime

New York, NY, March 9, 2010 – In anticipation of their world welterweight title clash at UFC 111: ST-PIERRE vs. HARDY, UFC® champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Dan Hardy will be featured on UFC Primetime®, a weekly, three part series premiering Wednesday, March 10 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Spike TV.<br><br> In the first episode, Hardy boastfully speaks about his chances of dethroning the champion, St. Pierre.<br><br> “I know that I can give GSP hell when the times come. It’s so sweet stepping out into the Octagon on the other side saying, ‘I told you so.’<br><br> “All these GSP fans that are betting the house on him, when they wake up Sunday morning…they aren’t going to be too impressed with themselves.”<br><br> The confident champion St-Pierre countered by saying:<br><br> “I am the most confident guy I’ve ever been in my life, I got the knowledge, the experience of championship fights. I’ve got everything on my side.”<br><br> “One round I can strike with him and try to knock him out. The other one I can try to put him down and submit him. He doesn’t know what I can do to him. I can do it all.”<br><br> A clip of the show can be found <a href=http://www.spike.com/video/st-pierre-vs-hardy/3355285>here</a>:<br><br> “UFC Primetime,” produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), is a look into the lives of perhaps the world’s best pound for pound fighter, St-Pierre, and Hardy, the man looking to unseat him at the top of the welterweight ladder. As the two prepare for their meeting in late March, Spike TV will present three special weekly installments that will take viewers across the pond to Nottingham, England as Hardy trains with the rest of his Rough House team, and back to North America to Montreal to see how St-Pierre, one of the most beloved athletes in Canada, is preparing for his title defense. “UFC Primetime” delivers an extraordinary amount of access to two of mixed martial arts’ best, as they head into what could be the signature fight of 2010 at UFC 111. <br><br> Christopher Martello of Spike TV serves as executive in charge of production of UFC Primetime. <br><br> UFC 111 will air live on Pay-Per-View Saturday, March 27 from the Prudential Center, in Newark, NJ at 10:00 PM ET/ 7:00 PM PT.

UFC On Versus Debut Card Set For March 21st

The UFC has made the card for their debut on Versus official. With the addition of Darren Elkins vs. Duane Ludwig the eleven bout card is set for March 21st in Colorado.<br><br> The card features a light heavyweight bout between Jon Jones and Brandon Vera in the main event slot. A heavyweight match up between Junior dos Santos and Gabriel Gonzaga is also on the card while Paul Buentello vs. Cheick Kongo and James Irvin vs. Alessio Sakara round off the main card action.<br><br> MAIN CARD<br><br> Jon Jones vs. Brandon Vera<br> Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga<br> Paul Buentello vs. Cheick Kongo<br> James Irvin vs. Alessio Sakara<br><br> PRELIMINARY CARD<br><br> Shannon Gugerty vs. Clay Guida<br> Eliot Marshall vs. Vladimir Matyushenko<br> Darren Elkins vs. Duane "Bang" Ludwig<br> John Howard vs. Daniel Roberts<br> Chase Gormley vs. Brendan Schaub<br> Julio Paulino vs. Mike Pierce<br> Jason Brilz vs. Eric Schafer

Martin Kampmann Vs. Paulo Thiago Agreeed To For UFC 115

According to a report on the <a href=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/09/martin-kampmann-vs-paulo-thiago-works-ufc-115/>Las Vegas Sun website</a>, welterweights Paulo Thiago and Martin Kampmann have verbally agreed to face each other at UFC 115 when the UFC makes its debut in Vancouver, BC on June 15th.<br><br> Kampmann was forced out of a UFC 111 bout with Ben Saunders due to a cut sustained in training. He won his last bout by submission against Jacob Volkmann.<br><br> Thiago, holds a 13-1 record and has won three of four bouts in the UFC. He has beaten Mike Swick and Josh Koscheck convincingly and lost a unanimous decision to Jon Fitch. <br><br> The match up could have potential welterweight title implications, with the winner possibly finding himself in a number one contenders match up.