Well, that wasn’t entirely clear, but I think I understood the gist of it.

We’re largely suggesting the same thing: two title matches on one show and one title match on the other show.

However, my suggestion is to put the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight title matches on the same show while leaving the Heavyweight title match with a co-main event of Rashad Evans v. Thiago Silva. I think this would maximize the buy rates for both shows.

People are likely to be intrigued by the rematch of Machida v. Shogun, as Shogun earned some much deservered star power coming off of his “loss” to Machida. Meanwhile, it appears as though the unsolvable riddle of Machida already has been can be solved. Neither fighter is at, or even approaching the level of Brock Lesnar, however, and considering the early estimate of the buy rate for their initial contest was 398k buys, it makes sense to bolster that main event with a very strong co-main.

By adding Anderson Silva v. [Marquardt/Belfort], you’re adding in a champion who, while not a historical draw on his own, was last seen picking apart the fighter primarily responsible for drawing one million buys. That carry over, along with the addition of a second championship match to the already proven strong multiple main event formula that the UFC has employed on several occasions will likely yield the highest possible buyrate for UFC 109, given the circumstance as it presently exists.

One may argue that a single title match for UFC 108 would leave that show relatively weak in terms of the buy rate. I disagree. Brock Lesnar is a proven draw, capable of brining close to if not at least one million buys to the table for each of his fights at this point in time. Add to that a semi-main event featuring Rashad Evans, whose stock can only be rising based on his involvement in TUF 10, and those two matches, as I’ve suggested previously, are almost assured of drawing one million buys. To add another title match would be to weaken subsequent shows.

Regardless of how these shows wind up being booked, we are looking at a lot of very high profile matches to start 2010.

I think holding guys off too long leads to periods where nobody can fight too soon.

The UFC hasn’t exactly shied away from holding off on title matches in the past.

Giorgio Petrosyan

Or if you get punched in the face and kicked in the ribs too many times.

And how did the rematch go down? ;)

It’s funny how anything that even suggests Shogun won the fight gets greened now but anyone who says they scored it for Machida or can see how he won is biased.

Yeah when I watched the fight, you wanna know the first thing that came into my head?
Imagine how good both ot these guys would be if they put in a few training sessions with Justin McCully

Did the "tuck rule" turn them off to football?

No, but it cut me pretty deep =(

Seven people leaving pissed saying “this was just as fixed as boxing!”

That’s a statement you make after you come on the blogs and see someone else say it.

BTW – I almost stopped watching the 2008 Summer Olympics after the judges continually screwed over the U.S. female gymnasts :( Well, I almost stopped watching gymnastics. No way was I going to stop watching Women’s Beach Volleyball.

Yeah he did. The thinks he won 4 rounds.

He could make Jan 2nd if he doesn’t need surgery but Feb. 6th would be more feasable.

Main-event winner Lyoto Machida – who earned a unanimous-decision win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua – was suspended for 60 days, including 60 days without contact, for a left upper-lip laceration.

doesn’t the 60 days without contact mean no training? (although I can’t see why if it’s only a lip laceration.

MIND READER!!!!!

Machida will have the same amount of time as Shogun, if both are injury free why is there a problem?

The first two parts of that show that when attacking Lyoto, keep yo’ damn hands up or he will blast you in the face as he does in the second and makes Shogun stumble for the half ass takedown. That last leg kick did jack squat due to the lifting of the leg and Lyoto moving backwards. The counter leg kick you posted earlier was a much much better shot.

you mean the best Machida and best Shogun right :P

He mentioned in an interview that his thumb was pretty jacked up; it’s Fanhouse’s interview that the staff posted yesterday(ish))

I mean, they’re not doing x-rays. They ask if everything feels okay (which it can at the time) and just do very basic stuff. It’s very possible for things to slide.

Working on some side business projects

With those nice Colombian fellows?