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UFC 103 Main even is Vitor Belfort Vs Rich Franklin should be a great fight. Both guys like to strike and so this should be an action packed fight. On top of that a win for either guy could bring them close to a title fight in their respective weight divisions.

Vitor Belfort – at one point considered one of the best fighters had been in a slump for quite a while. With many people wondering if they will ever see “the old Vitor” back again. And it seems like we might! With several impressive wins under his belt (especially vs Lindland) it seems like he is ready for a come back.

Belfort has some of the quickest hands in MMA and is coming off a brutal knock out of Matt Lindland at Affliction’s second event. He is seen by some as a fighter who could beat the raining middle weight champion Anderson Silva.

On the other hand Franklin is at an interesting point in his career – he is a great fighter but cannot beat middle weight champion Anderson Silva (having lost to him twice by brutal tko/ko)And had already lost to light heavy weight champion Lyoto Machida several years ago.

Still Franklin is a great fighter and has a well known name, as such it appears that at this point he’s just looking for some great fights, be it at middle weight or light heavy weight divisions. With fights against Henderson and Wanderlei already on his resume, it seems that Franklin is in a great position to fight some of the most well known fighter in mma.

So be sure to watch ufc 103 on September 19th, as it is going to be an action packed fight. The outcome of which will determine the likely contenders for the belts in moddle weight and light heavy divissions.

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Condom Depot Sponsors Chris “The Crippler” Leben and Pete “Drago” Sell for Spike TV’s September 19th UFC Fight Night

Tampa, FL – Condom Depot announces that the condom distribution company is sponsoring Chris “The Crippler” Leben and Pete “Drago” Sell for Spike TV’s upcoming September 19th UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Condom Depot will be showing their support for these two fighters as Leben fights against Terry Martin and Sell takes on Nate “Rock” Quarry. These fighters will have extra protection sporting the Condom Depot logo on their fighting trunks and team shirts.

“Condom Depot is very excited to be part of this event and we couldn’t be happier having the opportunity to sponsor Leben and Sell. We are huge fans of UFC and have previously sponsored fighters Andre “The Pitbull” Arlovski and Ed “Short Fuse” Herman. We take pride in the fact that all of our fighters have conquered the competition in the events that we have sponsored. Sponsoring the UFC fighters gives Condom Depot national exposure to our safe sex products and business model. Our entire staff will be cheering for their victory,” states John Fidi, Vice President of Condom Depot

ABOUT CHRIS “THE CRIPPLER” LEBEN

Proving to be a great professional fighter, Chris won his first five fights, three of which came via knockout. He then went on to win the Gladiator Challenge, Sportfight, and WEC middleweight titles. He earned a nearly flawless professional record and has defeated names such as Benji Radach, Mike Swick, and Patrick Cote. Chris was a featured contestant on the first Spike reality series, The Ultimate Fighter, where he quickly became a fan favorite. Chris did not win the competition but went on to fight in The Ultimate Fight Night Finals were he quickly defeated his opponent with vicious offense. Chris continues to compete in the UFC and is a top ranked middleweight contender. His current record is 16-4-0

ABOUT PETE “DRAGO” SELL

Only 19 years old, Pete agreed to take his first fight and won in impressive fashion. He began his UFC career with a five-win streak. The Ultimate Fighting Championship and taken notice, gave Sell an opportunity to take on one of his fellow hometown New Yorkers, 6-time UFC veteran, the legendary Phil Baroni. Pete impressed the public with his defeat of Baroni and gained a tremendous fan base. The UFC was impressed as well, offering Pete a contract and an invitation to compete in the Ultimate Fighter 4. His current record is 7-4-0

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Although MMA has been long popular in the Hawaiian islands, the State of Hawaii will now impose full sanctions and license events with rules similar to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. With this move it seemed to have opened the door to bring the UFC to Hawaii but with the heavy taxes and licensing fees on promoters it seems to have a negative effect instead of a positive.

UFC president Dana White is now hesitant to put on a UFC in Hawaii. With the economy downturn we need to find ways for promoters to want to continue to put on MMA events in Hawaii. UFC and MMA is very popular in Hawaii and with BJ Penn coming up against Kenny Florian in UFC 101 it should get even more popular. When will be the next major event for MMA in Hawaii? Who knows now with all these sanctions.

If UFC were to come to Hawaii with BJ Penn on the card it will be a sure sellout crowd standing room only and pay per view sales would also be popular with Hawaii residents. It would be awesome. Come on Dane White by putting on a UFC event in Hawaii I’m sure promoters will follow in your footsteps and hold events rather than getting cold feet.

These sanctions will have a major impact in MMA but we all hope that the regulatory sanctions does not roadblock this growing sport.

There has been a lot of commentary that this will drive the sport out of business. Many people agree with this and we need people to band together and approach State lawmakers to see if a compromise can be made. The easiest alternative to this would be to get rid of these sanctions but this will never happen since it’s State law already. A more negotiable compromise would be to tax promoters based on net profit from the event instead of a set amount in the beginning.

We shall see in the coming years if the sport remains stable or goes on a downturn.

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