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Ultimate Fight Night 17 was an eventful night.  Joe Lauzon took on the hard hitting Jeremy Stephens for the main event of the night.  Stephens came out strong early in the first with some bombs.  Lauzon wanted nothing to do with it and avoided all strikes and took Stephens to the ground immediately.  Lauzon attempted multiple submissions in the first, but was unsuccessful in finishing the fight that round.  The second round Lauzon continued his submission attempts and finally ended the fight with an armbar 4:43 in the second round.  Joe’s ground game looked outstanding, I can’t wait to see his next preformance.

• Matt Riddle  defeated    Steve Bruno      Decision (Unanimous)      3      5:00
• Nick Catone   defeated     Derek Downey     Submission (Keylock)     2     1:15
• Gleison Tibau  defeated       Rich Clementi     Submission (Guillotine Choke)     1     4:35
• Matt Veach   defeated     Matt Grice     TKO (Punches)     1     4:34
• Dan Miller   defeated     Jake Rosholt     Submission (Guillotine Choke)     1     1:03
• Kurt Pellegrino   defeated     Robert Emerson     Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)     2     3:14
• Anthony Johnson  defeated       Luigi Fioravanti     TKO (Punches)     1     4:39
• Josh Neer  defeated       Mac Danzig     Submission (Triangle Choke)     2     3:36
• Cain Velasquez    defeated     Denis Stojnic     TKO (Punches)     2     2:34

According to Sherdog.com, the official February 7th UFC Fight Night Card has been announced.  The event will be aired live at 9pm ET/PT on Spike TV from the Sun Dome in Tampa Florida.  Headlining the event is Boston’s Joe Lauzon versus Hermes Franca.  Additionally among the main card fights is Hoodini himself, the man who won the Ultimate Fighter and disappeared, Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone.  Mac Danzig will take on Josh Neer, if Josh’s recent run in with the law doesn’t get in the way.  Cain Velasquez and Denis Stojnic will also match up for the main event.  Scheduled preliminary fights that, which all appear to be exciting match ups are:

• Kurt Pellegrino vs. Robert Emerson
• Anthony Johnson vs. Luigi Fioravanti
• Rich Clementi vs. Gleison Tibau
• Jake Rosholt vs. Dan Miller
• Matt Grice vs. George Sotiropoulos

The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale aired last night.  The Light Heavyweight finalists for the night were Ryan Bader and favored Vinicius Magalhaes.  The Lightweight finalists were Efrain Escudero and the favored toughest nurse in the world, Phillipe Nover.  Both fights were an upset with the underdog taking home the six figure contract.

Ryan Bader def. Vinicius Magalhaes via TKO (strikes) – R1 (2:18) 

The first finalist upset of the night was Bader vs Magalhaes.  Bader came out with a gameplan to avoid clinching with Magalhaes as Magalhaes would be destine to take Bader to the mat.  Bader stood up with Magalhaes exchanging strikes for the first two minutes until catching Vinny with a strong right which was deflected with Vinnys arm and just skimming Vinny’s temple.  The strength of Bader’s punch was so powerful that this defended strike rocked him.  Magalhaes hit the canvas and Bader pounced on him to finish the fight with strikes.

Efrain Escudero def. Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 

Going into this fight the striking skills displayed by Phillipe Nover on the Ultimate Fighter had everyone convinenced that he would dominate this fight.  But the wrestling dominance and improved striking of Efrain allowed Escudero to control the fight.  Standup exchanges typically lasted a handful of strikes before Efrain would duck under a punch and take Nover down.  Once on the ground, Escudero would control the fight with minor submission attempts and mild ground and pound.  Nover’s attempts to submit Efrain from his back were immediately recognized by Escudero and avoided.  In the end, Efrain took home the contract via a decision.

Other notable fight of the night:

Junie Browning def. David Kaplan via submission (armbar) – R2 (1:32) 

Junie’s striking skills looked much improved. It’s took bad that his personality hasn’t.

Wilson Gouveia def. Jason MacDonald via submission (strikes) – R1 (2:18) 

MacDonald took a beating from the ground and pound of Gouveia who weighted in 4 pounds overweight and had to share his purse.

Anthony Johnson def. Kevin Burns via KO (head kick) – R3 (0:28) 

Revenge!  Their last fight ended in a controversal decision and Johnson having to get eye surgery from Burns’ finger pentrating his eye.  Johnson finished the fight this time with a brutal high kick knock out in the third.

Eliot Marshall def. Jules Bruchez via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1 (1:27)

Eliot Marshall’s striking skills and ground game looked great, but than again, he was fight Jules.

Krzysztof Soszynski def. Shane Primm via submission (kimura) – R2 (3:27)

To the surprise of many, Shane looked very good with his striking skills, but in the end, the Gracie Tampa fighter Shane Primm lost to Krzysztof via a kimura that nearly ripped his shoulder out of his body.

If this week’s Fight Night wasn’t good enough, it gets better. The UFC and SpikeTV have once again joined forces, this time to provide yet another free Fight Night, but with a twist.  It’s call “UFC Fight For The Troops” and will air live from Fort Bragg, NC, Wednesday, December 10 at 9PM ET.  The event will raise funds to build a special brain trauma treatment center (National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE)) for the Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces.  In addition to having what’s to be an amazing card, special celebrity guests will be present answering and running phone banks with UFC fighters to except donations from fans.  That’s awesome that these guys are doing this, right?

Last night’s Ultimate Fight Night 15 was an entertaining night.  There were a number of great fights including the BJJ / Judo tactical battle between Nate Diaz and Josh Neer, which actually was awarded the fight of the night, earning both fighters a $30,000 bonus each. Clay Guida and Mac Danzig additionally had one heck of a fight.  Guida showed great endurance and was relentless with his take down attempts on Mac Danzig.  Danzig was clearly winded in the third, a first time seeing Danzig in this situation.

But perhaps the fight that had the greatest impact on the fans  was the third disappointing loss for Houston Alexander, this time in his home town of .  I have a lot to say about this, but I’m going to hold out for another post as I’m feeling the wave of a rant coming on… In the mean time, just what you were looking for:

• Nate Diaz defeats Josh Neer by split decision.
• Clay Guida defeats Mac Danzig by unanimous decision.
• Eric Schafer submits Houston Alexander by Arm Triangle choke in Round 1.
• Alan Belcher defeats Ed Herman by split decision.
• Joe Lauzon defeats Kyle Bradley by TKO (Strikes) in Round 2.
• Wilson Gouveia submits Ryan Jensen by armbar in Round 2.
• Mike Massenzio  submits Drew McFedries by Kimura in Round 1.
• Jason Brilz defeats Brad Morris by TKO (Strikes) in Round 2.
• Dan Miller submits Rob Kimmons by Rear Naked choke in Round 1.
• Alessio Sakara defeats Joe Vedepoby KO (Head Kick) in Round 1.

One quick question, with such big names as Alessio Sakara and Joe Lauzon, why weren’t the fights televised?  Any idea?

A new season of Spike’s famous TV show “The Ultimate Fighter” kicks off tonight with a live Ultimate Fight Night featuring Nate Diaz versus Josh Neer.  The event starts at 8pm ET / PT and will be aired from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.  In addition to the main event, other big fights of the night will be Houston Alexander, fighting in his hometown of Nebraska, versus Eric Schafer.  Mac Danzig will fight Clay Guida, Ed Herman will match up with Eric Schafer and if time allows, you may also see some of the following match ups:

Joe Vedepo 185 VS Alessio Sakara 185
Wilson Gouveia 185 VS Ryan Jensen 185
Kyle Bradley 155 VS Joe Lauzon 155
Jason Brilz 205 VS Brad Morris 205
Mike Massenzio 185 VS Drew McFedries 185
Dan Miller 185 VS Rob Kimmons 185

Following Ultimate Fight Night with be the premiere of the 8th season of “The Ultimate Fighter”.  This seasons coaches are Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.  The show will air at 10pm ET/PT.  According to BuddyTV, Participants on the show will include:

John Polakowski, 26, a World Extreme Cagefighting veteran, Shane Nelson, 24, a B.J. Penn protégé who’s on a five-game winning streak, Efrain Escudero, an unbeaten Rage in the Cage veteran, Lance Evans, brother of undefeated UFC light heavyweight contender, and Brandon Garner, as yet the only man to submit UFC mainstay Jason Dent.

…Ryan Bader, a former All-American wrestler, Ryan Jimmo, a rising Canadian sensation, Jason Guida, brother of UFC lightweight contender Clay Guida, Krzysztof Soszynski, an International Fight League veteran, Tom Lawlor, from the American Top Team, and Vinicius Magalhaes, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black-belter.

…Jose Aguilar, 25 from Las Cruces, New Mexico; Fernando Bernstein, 25, from San Clemente, California; Allen Browning, 22, from Lexington, Kentucky; Rolando Delgado, 26, from North Little Rock, Arkansas, Joseph Duarte, 24, from San Diego, California; David Kaplan, 28, from Camp Springs, Maryland; Brian McLaughlin, 23, from Tampa, Florida, Wesley Murch, 25, from Bristol, UK; Phillipe Nover, 24, from Brooklyn, New York, Ido Pariente, 30, from Tel Aviv, Israel; George Roop, 26, from Tucson, Arizona;

…Jules Bruchez, 30, of Lafayette, Louisiana; Charles Diaz, 25, from San Diego, California; Karen Grigoryan, 26, from Russia; Kyle Kingsbury, 26, Sunnyvale, California; Ryan Lopez, 25, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Eliot Marshall, 27, from Boulder Colorado, and Shane Primm, 23, from Tampa, Florida.

In what appears to be a method of eclipsing the youthful Affliction Banned event, The UFC’s Ultimate Fight Night will air free tomorrow night on Spike TV.  The main event which we’ve all been talking about, Anderson Silva Vs. James Irvin, should be a breeze for Silva, most likely ending in a way intended for a highlight video.  As for the other fights, the fight card for the night is as follows:

Anderson Silva Vs. James Irvin

Brandon Vera Vs. Reese Andy

Hermes Franca Vs. Frank Edgar

Cain Velasquez Vs. Jake O’Brien

Anthony Johnson Vs. Kevin Burns

Jesse Taylor Vs. CB Dollaway

Tim Credeur Vs. Cale Yarbrough

Brodie Farber Vs. Rory Markham

Nate Loughran Vs. Johnny Rees

James Giboo Vs. Brad Blackburn

Dale Hartt Vs. Shannon Gugerty

I’m really starting to love these MMA prediction videos.  There’s a ton of guys out there who are totally into the video making process, some who know their stuff, other’s who don’t have a clue. Today’s special is for the Anderson Silva vs James Irvin fight. My man “The MMA Analyst” aka the untrained Rashed Evans, has his predictions for the entire night, but let’s just focus in on Anderson Silva fighting James Irvin.  The prediction is that James Irvin is going to get “tooled” by Anderson Silva. Sounds about right to me.  Here’s his breakdown.  Silva ran through Henderson and Rich Franklin without issue, his losses are barely losses, DQ, etc.  Irvin in the MMA Analyst’s opinion is at best light heavyweight top 30.  He will be no problem for Anderson.  The fight doesn’t make sense in his opinion. If Silva beats Irvin, what does that mean? Nothing.  The match up doesn’t make much sense, not an amazing match up.  Possibly match up with Chuck Liddell and we’ll have a serious fight and a serious situation if Anderson wins.

Overall, despite cracking the Rashed joke, I like many of the points that the MMA Analyst’s makes regarding this fight, what do you think?

Oh and what are your predictions?  Anderson Silva wins, first round, KO? Betus has it Silva – 500 to Irvin 350.