MMAVu

And it looks quite solid. The headliner of course is the monster Heavyweight Title bout pitting the returning Randy Couture against the “Vanilla Gorilla” Brock Lesnar.

Co-main event is Kenny “I Finish Fights!!” Florian vs Joe Stevenson in a lightweight tilt. Florian likely had earned himself a title shot after defeating Roger Huerta at UFC 87 in August, but wants to stay active since BJ Penn is fighting for the welterweight title in January, and the earliest Florian’s shot could come would be in April/May 09. That would be a layoff of about nine months, so props goes to Kenny for staying active.

Main card (Televised):
155 lbs.: Kenny Florian (10-3) vs. Joe Stevenson (29-8)
185 lbs.: Amir Sadollah (1-0) vs. Nick Catone (5-0)
265 lbs.: Gabriel Gonzaga (9-3) vs. Josh Hendricks (14-4)
185 lbs.: Demian Maia (8-0) vs. Nate Quarry (10-2)

Under card (May not be broadcast):
170 lbs.: Dustin Hazelett (11-4) vs. Tamdan McCrory (9-1)
155 lbs.: Jorge Gurgel (12-4) vs. Aaron Riley (26-10-1)
155 lbs.: Jeremy Stephens (13-3) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (11-2)
155 lbs.: Alvin Robinson (9-3) vs. Mark Bocek Record (5-2)
185 lbs.: Matt Riddle (1-0) vs. Ryan Thomas (9-2)*

Matt Riddle has had to withdraw due to a knee injury.

Rumor has it Kimbo Slice will face off against Seth Petruzelli again on New Year’s Eve in Japan, under the Dream banner.

The two first met under Elite XC: Heat on October 4th on CBS when Petruzelli was a last minute replacement for Ken Shamrock, who had to drop out due to a laceration above the eye. Petruzelli was agreed upon by the Kimbo camp with literally hours to spare, and Petruzelli knocked Kimbo out in 14 seconds.

After wards, Petruzelli hinted on a radio station that Elite officials “suggested” he remain standing and trade blows with Kimbo, rather than take him down, playing into Kimbo’s strength. Elite was firmly on board the Kimbo-Train as their mealticket and wanted to protect him at all costs. A subsequent investigation cleared Elite XC of any wrong doings, but the company folded soon afterwards.

Also rumored to be on the New Year’s Eve card in Japan, are: Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Caol Uno, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Gegard Mousasi and the “Techno Goliath” Hong Man Choi.