MMAVu

…and the Main Event should be a classic.

Georges St. Pierre has been on an incredible tear since his shocking loss to Matt Serra. He has mowed down Josh Koscheck, Matt Hughes, Matt Serra and Jon Fitch in impressive fashion. His head appears screwed on right, and he’s eager to show his UFC 58 split-decision win over Penn was justified.

BJ Penn woke up on his 28th birthday and realized he was pissing his talents away by coasting by on his natural talent. He too has dedicated himself to maximizing his potential and has looked great in taking out Jens Pulver, Joe Stevenson and Sean Sherk.

This will be a close fight, but I have a feeling St. Pierre will take this one again, but this time leave no doubt.

Here’s the rest of the card. I wonder if it’s a coincidence that Jon Fitch, the guy who Main-Evented UFC 87, is on the under card, after the whole, “refusing to sign over video game rights to the UFC” fiasco? He’s a top fighter with an 8-1 record in the promotion, and Gono always puts on a show. As well, we’ll see if the raw aggression of Thiago Silva can catch the cerebral approach of Lyoto Machida. Methinks Silva has a long, long night ahead of him.

Georges St. Pierre vs. B.J. Penn
Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva
Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones
Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Nathan Diaz vs. Clay Guida

Prelims:

Jon Fitch vs. Akihiro Gono
Manny Gamburyan vs. Thiago Tavares
John Howard vs. Chris Wilson
Jake O’Brien vs. Christian Wellisch
Matt Arroyo vs. Dan Cramer