Frank Mir vs Shane Carwin – UFC 11

Since Brock’s raging herpes have not yet cleared up the UFC is setting up an Interim Belt fight between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin at UFC 111. I like the setup but doing the interim shit gets annoying. I don’t understand why you have to create a belt and have someone think he is a champion when you can just have him be number one contender until he has to fight. This is going to be a tough fight for Carwin and a good test for Mir who is looking to build mass to even out the strength difference between himself and Brock. Carwin is fucking huge and strong as shit but he is very green. His only serious victory was against Gabriel Gonzaga and Mir has much better striking and probably better Jiu Jitsu too.

Brandon Vera vs Jon Jones – Fight Night March 31st

Fuck Ya! It looks like everyone including Dana White and the UFC think that Jon Jones disqualification loss against Matt Hamill was bullshit. Jones is getting another step up in competition, it’s just to bad that it’s on a Fight Night and not on the UFC 111 card which is scheduled 4 days before it. Vera is a good test for Jones, he is a good striker and an overall well rounded fighter. Jones is a must win for Vera if he wants his title seeking career to stay alive.  I’m looking forward to this one!

So far both fights are “in the works”  so we can’t get too excited just yet.