The UFC 126 fight card will feature Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin and Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader Super Bowl weekend on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Tuesday."UFC fans expect big things from us every year for our Super Bowl weekend show, and this year could be our biggest ever," UFC president Dana White said in the press release. "Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort is a fight fan's dream match. It's a fight people have wanted for years. Don't blink because both of these guys have dynamite in their hands and can end the night quickly and in very exciting fashion."
The current lineup is below.
Pay-Per-View Bouts
Anderson Silva (champion) vs. Vitor Belfort (challenger)
Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos*
Sam Stout vs. Paul Kelly*
Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor*
Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson*
Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero*
Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha*
*rumored/not yet officially announced
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THIS IS GOING TO BE SILVAS FIRST LOST IN THE UFC....I BET MY LEFT NUT ON IT..
and if you win ya got two left nuts? j/k
belfort to win. i look for him to ko silva.
Silva by 4th round TKO stoppage.
I would like to see Belfort win but i always like underdogs. Hope Koscheck wins also. I would like to see Silva and and GSP laying Ko'd.
Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Ouch. Jake got high profile fights pulled out from under him twice and now gets a guy in sophomore appearance in the UFC?
This is the card I'm lloking forward to. Go Franklin and Jones and Silva
I'll be at this event. If anyone else is going you I will send you a t-shirt. All you gotta do is meet up with me out there.
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Why hasn't Ruediger been given his walking papers...again? He sucks.
On another note, did anyone see how much bigger Griffin was compared to Franklin in the final episode of TUF 11? Franklin replaced Ortiz then Griffin and others came in as guest coaches. Franklin's not small, but holy sh*t he looked little compared to Griffin! It looked like a 4-5 inch difference, and 50 pounds!
After seeing Chael knock Silva around for four rounds, I don't know how he beats a well-round, fast-as-hell KO artist like Belfort.
Not sure about Ruediger. He KO'd my boy The Fallen Angel with a wicked spinning back fist at the Tachi earlier this year. Then got back in the UFC after another victory at TPF. His management must put him in as a package deal with other fighters or something? He's a good fighter but maybe I just hate him for the crap he pulled on TUF 5. Freakin' colonic, WTF? But dude has 9 lives with Joe Silva.
idk bout jones, bader is a very explosive wrestler, look for him to test jones ground game