Diaz vs. Alvarez

During EliteXC's broadcast on CBS last night they confirmed that the rumored lightweight title bout between Eddie Alvarez and Nickk Diaz is going to take place on November 8th. If you don't spend all your free time trying to find MMA to watch like I do, then you may have missed Alvarez's run through the Dream Lightweight Grand Prix earlier this year. He put on a couple of the best fights this year, but had to watch an alternate fight for the title after sustaining a cut during his semifinal victory over Tatsuya Kawajiri. This dude is a legit bad ass, unlike Diaz, who is a loud mouthed hoodrat that likes to pick fights with old men. I don't know what Diaz did to me, but I harbor a serious grudge. I love to see him lose. I enjoy watching his little brother lose. Alvarez is gonna put a serious beat down on Diaz and I'm gonna love seeing it happen.

Hellboy Takes Dream Lightweight Grand Prix

Joakim "Hellboy" Hansen probably figured that he would pass the time at the Dream Lightweigth Grand Prix finals by beating up Kultar Gill and watching some fights. After Eddie Alvarez was unable to continue due to an eye injury sustained in his semifinal victory over Tatsuya Kawajiri, those plans changed in a hurry. Hansen replaced Alvarez in the final, and performed in a manner befitting a man with nothing to lose. The fight is provided below for your viewing enjoyment.



The downside is that we were deprived of the pleasure of seeing Alvarez beat the pee out of Aoki. The positive is that Alvarez and Hansen both seem dead set on a rematch of their second round fight, which was the definition of a barn burner. The first installment was a legit fight if the year candidate. I know I said that a couple posts ago...deal with my hyperbole. Here's Hansen vs Alvarez I. Enjoy.

Possible Fight of the Year

Eddie Alvarez took on Tatsuya Kawajiri in the semi finals of the Dream Lightweight Grand Prix last weekend. To say that it was a good fight would be a bit of an understatement. If you gave a couple of koala bears some crystal meth and locked them in a tiny room for a little while the results probably wouldn't be this entertaining. I look forward to seeing more fireworks from both in the near future.