PRIDE 33 Final Running Order Set Plus UFC 70 Lineup

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FightOpinion is running the final running order for Saturday’s PRIDE 33 event.

1. Jason Ireland vs. Joachim Hansen
2. Kazuo Misaki vs. Frank Trigg
3. James Lee vs. Travis Wiuff
4. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
5. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Mac Danzig
6. Sergey Kharitonov vs. Mike Russow
7. Mauricio Shogun vs. Alistair Overeem
8. Takanori Gomi vs. Nick Diaz
9. Middleweight Title match: Vanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson

Plus there’s big news for UFC 70 in the UK. Andrei Arlovski will face a very tough match to start his comeback.

Rumored lineup from MMAWeekly:

-Mirko Cro Cop (#2 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
–Andrei Arlovski (#6 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Fabricio Werdum (#7 Heavyweight in the World)*
-Ryoto Machida vs. Forrest Griffin
-Michael Bisping vs. Elvis Sinosic
-Assuerio Silva vs. Cheick Kongo
-Dennis Siver vs. Jess Liaudin
-Alessio Sakara vs. Victor Valimaki

I’m very stoked about the Arlovski/Werdum matchup. So is Dana White. The Machida vs Griffin match is also exciting. Machida coming heavily touted from wins over Rich Franklin, Steven Bonnar, and B.J. Penn and did well in his UFC debut over Hogar. Forrest will be fighting for his future in the UFC so it should be a standup war.
The Arlovski/Werdum match also promises fireworks. Kinda sad to see Elvis S. being fed to Bisping. The Assuerio Silva vs Cheick Kongo has another last chance written all over it. I pick Silva, a highly touted prospect who has disappointed over the one-dimensional Kongo.

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Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.