Final UFC 111 card
Date: 2010-03-05 00:00:00
Source: http://www.5thround.com/24974/finalized-ufc-111-st...
Submitted By: MMAFightsDump
The UFC has just announced that a welterweight scrap between Matt Riddle and Greg Soto will complete the roster for their star-studded “UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy” event on March 27th, the organization’s biggest fight card of the year. Champion Georges St-Pierre will defend his title for the first time since humbling former top contender Thiago Alves at UFC 100 last July. MMA’s nastiest welterweight owns a ridiculous 19-2 pro record and is perfect through his last six scraps. Dan Hardy holds a 23-6 mark and has won seven straight contests. Although the Brit is riding a sick amount of momentum into the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, he’s never faced a beast like GSP. An interim heavyweight bout between former two-time champion Frank Mir and undefeated Shane Carwin will co-headline the show. The two will duke it out to determine who gets next crack at reigning king Brock Lesnar. Spike TV will resume their popular “UFC Prelims” lead-in show to kick off the pay-per-view broadcast. The hour-long show will feature two live preliminary bouts - the 170-pound clash between Ricardo Almeida and Matt Brown, as well as the UFC welterweight debut of Nate Diaz as he meets Rory Markham. Here’s a breakdown of the day’s festivities: Preliminary Bouts: Greg Soto vs Matt Riddle Thomas Drwal vs. Rousimar Palhares Rodney Wallace vs. Jared Hamman Kurt Pellegrino vs. Fabricio Camoes Spike TV 6PM ET/9PM PT Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham Main Bouts: Mark Bocek vs. Jim Miller Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch Jake Ellenberger vs. Ben Saunders Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir (UFC Interim Heavyweight Title) Dan Hardy vs. Georges St-Pierre (UFC Welterweight Champion)
