UFC on FOX 5 fight card: 'Henderson vs Diaz' in Seattle

UFC on FOX 5: "Henderson vs. Diaz" is all set to pop off tonight (Sat., Dec. 8, 2012) from the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, and we've got a complete guide to the show with links to all the major storylines. 

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is all set to blow the roof off the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, with its latest network television offering, UFC on Fox 5: "Henderson vs. Diaz" featuring a lightweight championship showdown pitting Ben Henderson against Nate Diaz.

The rest of the main card is stacked with compelling match-ups that will see B.J. Penn battle Rory MacDonald, Mauricio Rua try to quell the uprising of Alexander Gustafsson, and Mike Swick look to continue his comeback against Matt Brown.

With anticipation running high and so many news stories hitting you at once, we can understand if you missed a few and need an easy guide to get to them all.

Well stand back, Maniacs, because we're using technology. 

Source: http://www.mmamania.com

Jon Jones wants Alexander Gustafsson fight over Shogun Rua

UFC President Dana White has said the winner of the Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua fight will get a light heavyweight title shot, possibly against current champion Jon Jones. For his part, "Bones" would like for that to be the former instead of the latter. 

Later on this evening (Sat., Dec. 8, 2012) at UFC on Fox 5: "Henderson vs. Diaz" at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, Alexander Gustafsson will take on Mauricio Rua in a light heavyweight number one contender bout. That means the winner will reportedly fight the winner of the Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen bout set for April of next year.

If it was up to "Bones," the current 205-pound king, he would like to take on Gustafsson. His reasoning?

"Well, I guess I would prefer to fight Alexander Gustafsson just because I haven't fought him yet and there's a lot of critics who say the reason why I do so well is because I have a size advantage over my opponents, and I don't think that's really fair. I think fighting Gustafsson will kind of get that out of the way, that whole 'Jon Jones is bigger than everyone else' thing that has gotten going."

Makes sense.

But there have been those who have said "Shogun" wasn't at 100-percent when Jones fought him back at UFC 128 in March of last year. What say you, Jonny?

Source: http://www.mmamania.com
"That's really not my fault that Shogun didn't come to our fight 100-percent prepared. I came and I did my job and if Shogun wins than I'll be more than happy to give him a second chance at the belt."

Now that's a champ, huh?

Cung Le def. Rich Franklin

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UFC on FUEL 6 results: Cung Le def. Rich Franklin via KO at of 2:17 round 1 

Of all those taking in the main event of Ultimate Fighting Championship’s debut in China, no one looked more surprised with the finish than Cung Le – and he was the one responsible.

Known best for his spectacular kicks that seemingly come out of nowhere, it was a right hand, instead, that earned Le the most important victory of his career. In his first-ever UFC main event, the 40-year-old Le – who was born in nearby Vietnam – knocked out Rich Franklin at 2:17 of the first round in Saturday’s main event of UFC on FUEL TV, in Macau, the company’s first-ever event in the most populated country on the planet.

“That’s the biggest fight of my life,” said Le (9-2), who looked near tears in the moments immediately following the match.

Cung Le

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FIGHT NOTES: Four fighters each received $40,000 bonus awards – Gomi and Danzig for fight of the night, Le for knockout of the night, and Silva for submission of the night … The promotion returns to Montreal next Saturday for UFC 154, headlined by Canadian superstar and welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre facing interim welterweight champ Carlos Condit.

Source: http://sports.nationalpost.com 

Arianny Celeste Arrested For Domestic Violence

In case you didn’t hear, longtime Octagon girl Arianny Celeste  was arrested Saturday morning for domestic violence just hours before she was to circle the Octagon at “UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir.”

Arianny Celeste

Although details surrounding her alleged assault are scarce, UFC president Dana White claimed Celeste has got the organization’s full support.