UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch – Winner: Georges St. Pierre via Unanimous Decision
265 lbs Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring
Winner: Brock Lesnar via Unanimous Decision
155 lbs Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta
Winner: Kenny Florian via Unanimous Decision
185 lbs Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald
Winner: Demian Maia via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 3
230 lbs Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen
Winner: Cheick Kongo via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
170 lbs Ben Saunders vs. Ryan Thomas
Winner: Ben Saunders via Submission (Armbar) Round 1
170 lbs Steve Bruno vs. Chris Wilson
Winner: Chris Wilson via Unanimous Decision
205 lbs Andre Gusmao vs. Jon Jones
Winner: Jon Jones via Unanimous Decision
155 lbs Manny Gamburyan vs. Rob Emerson
Winner: Rob Emerson via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
170 lbs Luke Cummo vs. Tamdan McCrory
Winner: Tamdan McCrory via Unanimous Decision
No he isn’t going to fight them at the same time but he is going to be doing some moving between weight classes. After contract negotiations with Dana White they apparently talked over some additional things such as a mega-fight between BJ Penn and Georges St. Pierre, or maybe, with Jon Fitch if he stops St. Pierre. Check out this quote from Penn:
“I want to be the best. I want to do all these things. I want to fight the welterweight, I want to fight at lightweight and you gotta be in shape, you gotta be the best to do that. I’ll be with the UFC a couple more years and we’re probably looking at a fight [on] December 27. I’m looking at the Florian-Huerta fight and I’m also looking at the Fitch-St. Pierre fight. Jon Fitch is a great opponent, a tough opponent, but St. Pierre brings the whole backing of Canada with him to a fight. It would be great to put on a big fight with me and St. Pierre, but then again, it’s about me fighting the best fighter and if Fitch goes down and proves he’s the best fighter, then he’s the man. [But] I’m moving up to fight in the welterweight division and then I’m moving back down to defend my lightweight title.”
So it sounds like we could see BJ Penn in the octagon as a Welterweight by December, and then defending his title not too long after, probably against the winner of Florian/Huerta. After the UFC 84 results when BJ Penn dismantled Sean Sherk I have a hard time seeing either Huerta or Florian really posing a large threat to the Penn dynasty that is beginning. But then again who would have thought that Matt Serra would have beaten Georges St. Pierre.?
What do you think about BJ Penn moving between weight classes?
Thanks MMAWeekly
Up until now, the UFC has been hush-hush about what the remaining fight card will be for UFC 87: Seek and Destroy. We already know the event will take place on Saturday August 9, 2008 at The Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota and will start at 7PM PST / 10PM EST, be available on PPV and online at Yahoo! Sports. Well, now we know what the entire fight card will be, as the UFC has finally announced the final bouts for UFC 87: Seek and Destroy, allowing us a full picture of the entire evenings entertainment. So without further delay here is a run-down on the full UFC 87 card, which takes place on Saturday August 9, 2008 from The Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota 7PM PST / 10PM EST on PPV:
Georges St-Pierre –vs– Jon Fitch
This match will be for the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Georges St-Pierre will be coming into this fight at 5’ 10” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 16-2-0. Jon Fitch will be coming into this fight at 6’ 0” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 21-2-0.
Brock Lesnar –vs– Heath Herring
Brock Lesnar will be coming into this fight at 6’ 3” weighing in at 265 LBS, with a record of 1-1-0. Heath Herring will be coming into this fight at 6’ 4” weighing in at 250 LBS, with a record of 29-13-1.
Kenny Florian –vs– Roger Huerta
Kenny Florian will be coming into this fight at 5’ 10” weighing in at 155 LBS, with a record of 9-3-0. Roger Huerta will be coming into this fight at 5’ 9” weighing in at 155 LBS, with a record of 22-1-1.
Robert Emerson –vs– Manvel Gamburyan
Robert Emerson will be coming into this fight at 5’ 9” weighing in at 155 LBS, with a record of 9-6-1. Manvel Gamburyan will be coming into this fight at 5’ 9” weighing in at 155 LBS, with a record of 9-3-0.
Demian Maia –vs– Jason MacDonald
Demian Maia will be coming into this fight at 6’ 0” weighing in at 185 LBS, with a record of 8-0-0. Jason MacDonald will be coming into this fight at 6’ 3” weighing in at 185 LBS, with a record of 21-9-0. This match may not be broadcast.
Tamden McCrory –vs– Luke Cummo
Tamden McCrory will be coming into this fight at 6’ 4” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 10-1-0. Luke Cummo will be coming into this fight at 6’ 0” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 9-6-0. This match may not be broadcast.
Dan Everson –vs– Cheick Kongo
Dan Everson will be coming into this fight at 6’ 3” weighing in at 250 LBS, with a record of 10-2-0. Cheick Kongo will be coming into this fight at 6’ 4” weighing in at 240 LBS, with a record of 21-5-1. This match may not be broadcast.
Jon Jones –vs– Andrew Gusmao
Jon Jones will be coming into this fight at 6’ 4” weighing in at 205 LBS, with a record of 6-0-0. Andrew Gusmao will be coming into this fight at 6’ 2” weighing in at 205 LBS, with a record of 5-0-0. This match may not be broadcast.
Steve Bruno –vs– Chris Wilson
Steve Bruno will be coming into this fight at 5’ 10” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 12-3-0. Chris Wilson will be coming into this fight at 6’ 1” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 12-5-1. This match may not be broadcast.
Ryan Thomas –vs– Ben Saunders
Information on Ryan Thomas was not available. Ben Saunders will be coming into this fight at 6’ 3” weighing in at 170 LBS, with a record of 5-0-2. This match may not be broadcast.
Georges St. Pierre defeats Matt Serra by TKO in round two
Rich Franklin defeats Travis Lutter by TKO in round two
Michael Bisping defeats Charles McCarthy by TKO in round one
Mac Danzig defeats Mark Bocek by submission in round three
Nate Quarry defeats Kalib Starnes via unanimous decision
Jason MacDonald defeats Joe Doerksen via technical knockout in round two
Jason Day defeats Alan Belcher via technical knockout in round one
Demian Maia defeats Ed Herman via submission (triangle choke) in round two
Rich Clementi defeats Sam Stout via split decision
Cain Velasquez defeats Brad Morris via technical knockout in round one
Jonathan Goulet defeats Kuniyoshi Hironaka via technical knockout in round two
