here is an article on it:
http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=6645800

H.O.L.Y. S.H.I.T

Looks like Ben Henderson and Clay Guida to the first fox card as well:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/25108/clay-guida-vs-ben-henderson-in-the-works-for-ufc-on-fox-1.mma

I'm fucking pumped for this fight!!! Brock Lesnar is trending world wide right now lol.

They have been trying to get the athletic commissions on board with main event fights being 5 rounds for quite awhile. The AC's initially agreed to title contendor or "caliber" fights and it appears that in order to get rid of ambiguity and opinion on who is a title contendor/caliber fighter and who is not, they have just said all title fights and main event fights.

With respect to Lesnar/Overeem, Overeem is a better overall MMA fighter, but I don't think he can stop Lesnar from taking him down.

Rory McDonald vs Brian Ebersole @ UFC 140.

Upcoming cards with big fights listed:

Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov - September 10th on Showtime from Cincinnati, Ohio
Josh Barnett vs. Sergei Kharitonov in Strikeforce Grand Prix Semifinal
Antonio Silva vs. Daniel Cormier in Strikeforce Grand Prix Semifinal
Jacare Souza (c) vs. Luke Rockhold for Middleweight Title
Muhammad Lawal vs. Roger Gracie

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger - September 17th on Spike TV from New Orleans, Louisiana
Jake Shields vs. Jake Ellenberger
Dong Yi Yang vs. Court McGee
Alan Belcher vs. Jason MacDonald

UFC 135 - September 24th on PPV from Denver, Colorado
Jon Jones (c) vs. Rampage Jackson for Light Heavyweight Title
Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck
Takanori Gomi vs. Nate Diaz
Ben Rothwell vs. Mark Hunt

UFC on Versus 6 - October 1st on Versus from Washington, D.C.
Dominick Cruz (c) vs. Demetrious Johnson for Bantamweight Title
Pat Barry vs. Stefan Struve
Charlie Brennaman vs. Anthony Johnson
Matt Wiman vs. Mac Danzig II

UFC 136 - October 8th on PPV from Houston, Texas
Frank Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard III for Lightweight Title
Jose Aldo (c) vs. Kenny Florian for Featherweight Title
Brian Stann vs. Chael Sonnen
Melvin Guillard vs. Joe Lauzon
Demian Maia vs. Jorge Santiago

UFC 137 - October 29th on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Nick Diaz for UFC Welterweight Title
B.J. Penn vs. Carlos Condit
Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson
Dennis Siver vs. Donald Cerrone

UFC 138 - November 5th on PPV/Spike TV from Birmingham, England
Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz
Thiago Alves vs. Papy Abedi
John Hathaway vs. Matt Brown

UFC on FOX 1 - November 12th on Fox TV from Anaheim, California
Cain Velasquez (c) vs. Junior dos Santos for Heavyweight Title
Ben Henderson vs. Clay Guida

UFC 139 - November 19th on PPV from San Jose, California
Urijah Faber vs. Brian Bowles
Gleison Tibau vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Ryan Bader vs. Jason Brilz
Stephan Bonnar vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story

The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale - December 3rd on Spike TV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Jason Miller vs. Michael Bisping
Finalist #1 vs. Finalist #2

UFC 140 - December 10th on PPV from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TBA

Strikeforce 37 - December 17th on Showtime from TBA
Gilbert Melendez (c) vs. Jorge Masvidal for Lightweight Title
Cristiane Santos (c) vs. TBA for Women's Featherweight Title
Keith Jardine vs. TBA

UFC 141 - Friday, December 30th on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem (to determine number one contender)

jmog;885355 wrote:They have been trying to get the athletic commissions on board with main event fights being 5 rounds for quite awhile. The AC's initially agreed to title contendor or "caliber" fights and it appears that in order to get rid of ambiguity and opinion on who is a title contendor/caliber fighter and who is not, they have just said all title fights and main event fights.

With respect to Lesnar/Overeem, Overeem is a better overall MMA fighter, but I don't think he can stop Lesnar from taking him down.

Honestly I agree with the main event's being 5 rounds, think how many fights you wanted to see two more rounds of and that would have led in a probable finish or decisive decision instead of a controversial one. Machida/Rampage and Fitch/Penn come to mind.

robj55;885435 wrote:Honestly I agree with the main event's being 5 rounds, think how many fights you wanted to see two more rounds of and that would have led in a probable finish or decisive decision instead of a controversial one. Machida/Rampage and Fitch/Penn come to mind.

Add Kampmann/Sanchez to those listed.

All that really needs to be said is that Dana White is the f'ing man, he always puts on what the fans want's and puts on huge fights.

If Reem let's his hands and feet go in the least Brock will be spinning away from him the whole fight until a stoppage/ko. If Reem is as tentative as he was against Verdum then he's probably going to get taken down at will and hit at least some so he'd have to try for a submission. Interesting fight.

Going to be blowing a lot of money on cards in the next couple months. 135, 136, 137, and 141 are all must sees for me.

bradmaynard;885759 wrote:Going to be blowing a lot of dicks in the next couple months.

O rly?

I'll buy all of those but 136. I'll catch a link for it.

robj55;885458 wrote:All that really needs to be said is that Dana White is the f'ing man, he always puts on what the fans want's and puts on huge fights.

+1

The number one thing UFC has over boxing is the Monopoly of UFC and Dana White. There is nowhere to run, and he has instilled a culture of the best guys always fighting. No ducking and dodging behind promoters like in boxing. The fans are the winners.

bigdaddy2003;885795 wrote:I'll buy all of those but 136. I'll catch a link for it.

The only fight on that card I'm interested in is Sonnen/Stann

I Wear Pants;885783 wrote:O rly?

I see what you did there.

I really like to see Aldo fight and Florian is a gamer. Don't know how I feel about the third installment of Edgar v Maynard, but it should be a solid showing. Also hope Brock comes out on top vs Overeem, Brock Lesnar winning is just good for the sport.

You guys are crazy, 136 is LOADED.

Edgar/Maynard 3
Aldo/Florian
Sonnen/Stann
Guillard/Lauzon
Herman/Russow
Maia/Santiago
Pettis/Stephens
Joey Beltran against highly regarded newcomer and prospect Stipe Miocic

The_Crosby_Show;885823 wrote:The only fight on that card I'm interested in is Sonnen/Stann

Same here. I'm just not that interested in the little guys.

I think Dana White has seen all he wants to of Lesnar. I believe Dana made the Overeem v. Lesnar fight because he believes Lesnar will be losing and then exit from the UFC. Yes, Lesnar has been a big draw...but he's fading quickly. I like him. Always have. I hope he wins...but don't see it happening. Overeem is tough. I just don't seen Lesnar taking Overeem down. He'll probably get cocky again and try to stay on his feet just to show "he can."

Guida is my favorite! I love the fight with Benson! I am pumped about that one! That is just going to be a brawl.

OSH;885980 wrote:I think Dana White has seen all he wants to of Lesnar. I believe Dana made the Overeem v. Lesnar fight because he believes Lesnar will be losing and then exit from the UFC. Yes, Lesnar has been a big draw...but he's fading quickly. I like him. Always have. I hope he wins...but don't see it happening. Overeem is tough. I just don't seen Lesnar taking Overeem down. He'll probably get cocky again and try to stay on his feet just to show "he can."

Guida is my favorite! I love the fight with Benson! I am pumped about that one! That is just going to be a brawl.

Lesnar makes him tons of money win or lose. He's not going anywhere.

Forgive me if it has already been posted, but can someone please confirm which UFC event the "5 round for main event fights" will begin at, please? Thank you in advance.

Yeah, Brock isn't going anywhere and I hardly see him as fading but that is just my opinion.

Scarlet_Buckeye;886007 wrote:Forgive me if it has already been posted, but can someone please confirm which UFC event the "5 round for main event fights" will begin at, please? Thank you in advance.

Article posted on previous page and starting with UFC 138 Lebon/Munoz main event is 5 rds.

robj55;885871 wrote:You guys are crazy, 136 is LOADED.

Edgar/Maynard 3-No way in hell is it as good as the 2nd fight
Aldo/Florian-Florian will try and LNP
Sonnen/Stann-Incredible fight
Guillard/Lauzon-Depends on which Guillard shows up
Herman/Russow-
Maia/Santiago-Should be a main card fight
Pettis/Stephens-Good fight
Joey Beltran against highly regarded newcomer and prospect Stipe Miocic

137 is the badass card in my mind.