BJ Penn according to Sherdog has no desire to fight until late July or Early August so he can spend time with his family. This rules him out of UFC 99 leaving the current headliner there Wanderlei Silva against Rich Franklin.
We are still negotiating the fight,” the elder Penn said. “No date [is] scheduled, but we are thinking late July or early August.”

Personally I’m ok with this because it ups our chances to see Baby J in action at UFC 100 against Kenny Florian and it also buys us …

It was recently announced by Dana White that Michael Bisping will in fact be facing Dan Henderson at UFC 100 on July 11th. Many have argued this will serve as the main event for the pay per view being that after the reality show both fighters will be in the public’s eye. I disagree and think this fight will serve as the third fight from the end behind Georges St-Pierre vs. Thiago Alves and the yet unannounced main event.
That being said I wanted to spend some time breaking …

Updated 2/20/09, 10:00 a.m.
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Michael Bisping is finally going to get his shot at fighting a top 5 fighter in the division of 185 pounds…against felllow Ultimate Fighter Coach Dan Henderson.
UFC President Dana White today confirmed the long-rumored match up in an interview with Setanta.com.
This is going to be a pretty interesting matchup because Bisping has had problems with wrestlers before…Matt Hamil and Rashad Evans so let’s hope he shores that part up of his game.

This could be the biggest and best news yet!  In an interview with AroundtheOctagon.com, UFC referee Steve Mazzagatti was asked if he would bring back his once-trademarked mustache for UFC 100.  Here’s his response:
Well maybe if I can get a spot on That 70’s Show I’ll think about it.
Hmm, “That 70’s Show”?  Our reaction:

GSP may look great in the octagon come July 11 - but he sure does look awkward in a tuxedo.

Not exactly earth-shattering news at this point, but for the first time news about current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre defending his belt against Thiago Alves at UFC 100 is coming from the mouth of the big man himself, Dana White, president of the UFC.  Here’s what he told Montreal-based CKAC Sports 730AM:
“I’m pretty confident that UFC 100 will have Georges St. Pierre on the card.  UFC 100 will more than likely have Georges St. Pierre defending his welterweight title.”
Accoding to MMA Weekly, White also confirmed that the promotion’s 100th …

As reported yesterday, UFC 97 set for April in Montreal, Canada has hit a major snag.  According to the Quebec Athletic Commission, the event cannot go on unless the UFC accepts some significant rule changes, most notably doing away with elbows and knees, fighting in a smaller octagon, and stopping the fight whenever a fighter falls to the ground.  Needless to say, that’s the kind of news that will cause Dana to set all kinds of F-bomb records.
So what’s the UFC to do?  There have been talks about cancellation, and …

It looks like GSP is ready to face Thiago Alves and is just as scared about the fight as I am.
“Thiago Alves, no doubt, is the biggest challenge of my career,” St. Pierre told Sherdog.com in an exclusive video interview. “He has done stuff nobody has done before. It’s going to be a very, very tough fight.” 
Recently Thiago has manhandled Karo Parisyan, Josh Koscheck and Matt Hughes….let’s hope GSP changes his recent run.
One thing everyone needs to keep in mind is Jon Fitch actually stopped Thiago Alves in 2006 at …

The Mandalay Event Center is located in the Mandalay Bay Casino.  Its in the heart of Las Vegas on the strip and will play host to UFC 100.
The arena itself seats 12,000 individuals along with the Octagon, Dana White, Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg.  This will be the first time the UFC has been at the Mandalay Bay Event Center since UFC 86 when Forrest Griffin beat Quinton “Rampage” Jackson for the UFC lightheavyweight belt.