This Saturday, July 3rd on Pay Per View, the UFC will give us a fight that I’m calling the biggest (both literally and figuratively) heavyweight bout in their history. Brock Lesnar returns to the Octagon to face heavy handed Shane Carwin. Brock looks lean and in great shape, and he’s lucky to be back and healthy after a scary bout with diverticulitis. It’s been almost exactly a year since his last fight, a 2nd round TKO victory over Frank Mir at UFC 100, and the fans have been clamoring to see him step back in the cage. Carwin’s latest victory also came against Frank Mir, March 27th at UFC 111.

 

Shane Carwin may offer Lesnar his toughest challenge yet, being the only man on the UFC’s roster to nearly equal Lesnar in size. Each fighter will weigh in near the 265 lb heavyweight limit. Both men are former collegiate ...

We are just a few days away from The Ultimate Fighter Season 11 Live Finale on Spike TV, and I had the chance to interview one of the fighter's on the card, Heavyweight James McSweeney. James was a semifinalist in Season 10 of TUF (along with Roy Nelson and Kimbo Slice). After the show, James continued his UFC career with a victory over fellow TUF 10 cast member Darril Schoonover last December.

 

James McSweeney returns to the cage this Saturday, June 19th, to face UFC Newcomer Travis Browne. In the attached audio interview, James talks about his fight with Travis, what it's like to spend several weeks in The Ultimate Fighter House, and he breaks down his teammate and friend Rashad Evans' recent victory over Rampage Jackson.

 

I must say, James was probably the nicest and most polite fighter I've ever interviewed. If you had any ill feelings ...

It's a great week to be an MMA fan, as we have 4 events coming up between now and Sunday, all on free TV!

 

It starts Wednesday Night, as Strikeforce invades the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles with a 4 fight card. In the main event, former Elite XC Middleweight Champion Robbie Lawler, meets former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral, at a catchweight of 195 lbs.

 

Also on the card, U.S. Army Staff Sergant Tim Kennedy meets long time MMA veteran Trevor Prangley in a middleweight contest. I had the honor of speaking to Tim today, to discuss his fight on Wednesday night, and to get his thoughts on much of the current news in MMA.

 

Tim is a teammate of Chuck Liddell, so I was very happy to get his thoughts on what might have been Chuck's last trip to the Octagon last Saturday ...

The UFC is back with another pay per view show this Saturday, June 12th, live from Vancouver, BC Canada.

Before I get to my UFC 115 picks, let me brag for a moment, since I hit 7 out of 10 picks for UFC 114. If you took my picks to your bookie (although I hope you didn't, since I do not condone illegal gambling ***cough***) you made some good money. I invite you to do the same for UFC 115.

This card features the return of Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, who last fought at UFC 97 last May against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, who KO'd Chuck in round 1. After contemplating retirement, Chuck returned to the UFC spotlight to coach in TUF Season 11 opposite Tito Ortiz. Tito dropped out of the reality show to have neck surgery, so former middleweight champion Rich "Ace" Franklin took Tito's place as both coach ...

With UFC 114 just behind us, it's hard to believe that UFC 115 is right around the corner, coming up June 12th on pay per view. UFC 114 has hauled in an estimated 920,000 PPV buys. I doubt UFC 115 will match that number, but it does feature the return of one of the most popular MMA fighters of all time.

 

Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell steps back in the cage at UFC 115, but it won't be Tito Ortiz in the other corner. We all found out the news on Wednesday night that Tito was fired from season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter before filming was completed, and Rich "Ace" Franklin stepped in to take his place.

 

I had the honor of interviewing Chuck, a UFC legend, on Thursday afternoon, and wanted to give you the opportunity to listen to it before it airs Sunday on Fighter's Fury (10am - 12:40pm ...

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