UFC 136

For all you fight fans out there. If you haven't heard, UFC 136 has the possibility of being one of the best cards ever assembled barring no injuries. The card will feature the third installment of Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard. In their last meeting Edgar was dropped several times in the first round but somehow survived the round. From there Edgar dominated a gassed Maynard for the next 4 rounds but the fight ended in a draw. This will be the conclusion to the trilogy and has been highly anticipated since they were scheduled to meet earlier this year before both had to pull out because of injury.

The co main event is another title bout that will feature the Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo, facing off against former Lightweight contender Kenny Florian. This will be Florian's second fight since dropping down from lightweight and is sure to be Aldo's biggest test yet. Aldo is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Mark Hominick at UFC 129.

The fight I'm looking forward to most is the return of Middleweight contender and trash talker Chael Sonnen taking on up and coming Brian Stann. This is a title eliminator in that the winner will get a shot at the Middleweight Title. It will be interesting to see who the champion will be when this fight rolls around because current No 1. contender Yushin Okami is a good friend of Chael Sonnen's and many fighters today don't fight their friends.

The main card will also include current Lightweight contender Melvin Guillard, facing off with Joe Lauzon. Guillard is 2 or 3 fights away from a title shot but has been on a roll of late since training with Greg Jackson. In the Middleweight division, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blackbelt Demian Maia takes on fellow Brazilian Jorge Santiago. Maia is coming off a split decision loss to Mark Munoz and is looking to get back on track. Santiago is also coming off a loss to Brian Stann and more than likely needs to beat Maia if he plans on staying in the UFC.

This card is so stacked that former WEC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis will be featured on the preliminary card against Jeremy Stephens. This should be a standup brawl and has the potential to win Fight of The Night honors. This is going to be an amazing card and I can't wait to attend in Houston on October 8th. How do you feel about the card?