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Fight Card:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (237) vs. Tim Sylvia (261) for the UFC Interim HW title
Brock Lesnar (265) vs. Frank Mir (255)
Jeremy Horn (185) vs. Nate Marquardt (185)
Ricardo Almeida (185) vs. Rob Yundt (185)
Tyson Griffin (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (156)
Kyle Bradley (170) vs. Chris Lytle (170)
Tim Boetsch (205) vs. David Heath (205)
Marvin Eastman (185) vs. Terry Martin (186)
Rob Emerson (155) vs. Keita Nakamura (155)


This is Brock Lesnar's UFC debut, so we'll se if he can put his money where his mouth is. In only his 2nd MMA fight EVER, he's taking on the former UFC HW champion, Frank Mir. Mir is a far shot from Lesnar's first opponent Min Soo Kim, whom Lesnar demolished in a mere 69 seconds. Smart money's on Mir, but I'm about to splooge just thinking about this fight (in a totaly heterosexual way...)

Also, Timmy vs Nog for the "Interim" UFC HW belt. I wonder why its "interim" considering that current champ Randy Couture has publicly stated that he will NEVER fight for the UFC again.

I think that Horn/Marquardt has the ingredients to be the fight of the night. Horn is a multiple time world champ in BJJ, and Marquardt is a submission artist who has been King of Pancrase on several occasions.

We also get to see the 185 debut of Marvin "The Beastman" Eastaman.

Let's discuss.