UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

[NewFnShow]

Anybody else ordering the show tomorrow? Here is the card:

UFC Heavyweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski(c) vs. Justin Eilers

UFC Middleweight Championship
Evan Tanner(c) vs. Rich Franklin

Forrest Griffin vs. Bill Mahood

Matt Serra vs. Karo Parisyan

Koji Oishi vs. Nick Diaz

David Loiseau vs. Charles McCarthy

Nate Quarry vs. Shonie Carter

Paul Buentello vs. Kevin Jordan

Doesn't look as good as UFC 52, but Franklin vs. Tanner should rock, and Arlovski is always fun to watch. I'm excited to see Quarry fight as well (if his fight ends up being shown.)

BTW, Spike is showing UFC Ultimate Knockouts 3 tonight at 10, the first show of UFC and Spikes new deal. Just thought I'd let everyone know.

[NewFnShow]

Great show last night. Some really good fights.

I loved Parisyan vs. Serra, Franklin vs. Tanner, and Crow vs. McCarthy. It was good to see my hometown boy Forrest get a win. Buentello vs. Jordan was a good brawl to start off the show. Andrei was totally outclassing Eilers up until Eilers blew out his knee.

FOTN goes to Parisyan vs. Serra. Runner-up goes to Franklin vs. Tanner.

Can't wait for UFC 54, with Horn vs. Liddell and Couture vs. Van Arsdale already signed. St. Pierre vs. Trigg is strongly rumored as well, which would rock. UFC 55 is looking to be big as well, with Arlovski vs. Mir looking to happen at that show.

[Riley G]

can you give me some results?

[NewFnShow]

Yeah, here they are:

UFC Heavyweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski(c) def. Justin Eilers

UFC Middleweight Championship
Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner to win the Middleweight Title

Forrest Griffin def. Bill Mahood

Karo Parisyan def. Matt Serra

Nick Diaz def. Koji Oishi

David Loiseau def. Charles McCarthy

Nate Quarry def. Shonie Carter

Paul Buentello def. Kevin Jordan

For more detailed results, go here: www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=2944

[Riley G]

Both Ultimate Fighter particatapes won, interesting

[mercutio80]

I skipped this PPV to watch the Kostya Tszyu /Ricky Hatton fight last Saturday. Boy, that was a big disappointment. Does anyone have the UFC event on tape? More importantly, would anyone be willing to send me a copy? We can work out a deal for shipping, etc.