UFC82: Pride of a Champion the Main Event. Finally Some Cards I Can Play!!!

The UFC has had it's fill of damn "furners" and is bringing its show back to the States where it belongs. UFC 82: Pride of a Champion is coming this Saturday, March the 1st. Finally, we have some fights on the main card that deserve to be there. Especially the poster boys here. Maybe our $45 will be well spent on this one and for those of us brave souls to try this on Yahoo: Head to Starbucks and scare the living daylights out of the peeps downing Chai lattes. Your soy mocha will be that much sweeter! OK, let's see what UFC is dealing us tomorrow:

Chris Wilson vs. Jon Fitch This is a "trap" fight if I ever saw it. Jon Fitch hasn't lost a match in FIVE YEARS, 14 straight. Not quite Patriot territory but still pretty respectable. Wilson is debuting in the UFC with this fight. It really looks like another win for Fitch, but you never know. Hence, the trap.

Chris Leben vs. Alessio Sakara We last saw Sakara at UFC80:Rapid Fire. He won easily in the first round over James Lee. Leben is part of the OG crew of the Ultimate Fighter. That's TUF#1 for all you non-gangstas! They are both strikers and love to knock or be knocked out. If they both stick to their standup game, this fight will be over before the ring girl can get the card ready for the second round.

Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner Tanner is the typical UFC "couch potato" turned main eventer in this match. He hasn't fought since 2006. Ring rust will be a factor for this guy but he does hold a 34-6 record so he's not completely useless. Okami, with his 22-4 record isn't anything to sniff at either. These guys can do both the ground and pound and submission work. It's anyone's guess on this one but I'll go out on a limb and give it to the couch tater. I'm kind of in Evan's same boat as I've been pretty cozy with my couch for the last year too!