UFC 108 will take place on January 2nd, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The night has been hampered by an assortment of injuries that have called off certain fights. The initial fight card pitted Anderson Silva against Vitor Belfort. After the announcement, Silva announced he was not going to fight due to lasting elbow problems. Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin were slated to fight in the Heavyweight Championship, but Lesnar’s health canceled the bout. Also, Antonio Rodrige Nogueia and Cain Velasquez was postponed due to Noguiera’s staph infection. In November Gabriel Gonzaga and Junior Dos Santos called their fight off, along with Paul Daley and Carlos Condit was canceled. Within the last month Tyson Griffin pulled out of a fight with Jim Miller and Rory Markham canceled a bout with Martin Kampmann. Jacob Volkmann took the spot for Markham.
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The fights that will occur include: Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva; Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout; Junior Dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel; Martin Kampmann vs. Jacob Volkmann and Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon.
In Evans vs. Silva, two of the toughest fighters around will connect. Evans and Silva both have gaudy records, and both like to put their opponent away as quick as possible. It will be tough for either of these fighters to end this one quick. When Joe Lauzon and Sam Stout get together, two 25 year old’s get together. Lauzon has quickly emerged as one of the toughest dude’s in UFC fighting. Stout, relatively unknown, will look to make a name for himself. The third featured fight will pit Junior Dos Santos, “Cigano” up against the veteran, Gilbert Yvel, “The Hurricane”. Yvel, is a big underdog, and with his defensive style of fighting that could be a surprise in the making. Dos Santos is typically able to throw some pretty heavy blows, and with Yvel’s age creeping up, he will hope to put him away early. When Martin Kampmann and Jacob Volkmann get together, both fighters will be coming in after very tough losses in their previous fight. This appears to be the closest bout on the day. Cole Miller “Magrinho” will take on the youngster, Dan Lauzon in the next fight. Lauzon is just 21 years old and has been nicknamed “the upgrade”. Many people have been waiting for this bout, while a lot are still undecided on the favorite. Oddsmakers have given the early edge to Miller, due to his experience and quickness.
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UFC 108 has all the makings of an excellent night. This fight is taking place just 4 weeks after UFC 107 in Memphis where Stefen Struve, Kenny Florian, Jon Fitch, Frank Mir were the winners in the main card, while T.J. Grant, DaMarques Johnson, Rousimar Palhares, Johnny Hendricks, Matt Wiman and Alan Belcher were also winners. All fighters received $65,000 bonuses for their participation in the fight. This was the first UFC fight where all participants received a bonus. The fight of the night was given to Alan Belcher of the United States and Wilson Gouveia from Brazil. T.J Grant received the knockout of the night, and DaMarques Johnson won the submission of the night.
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