Inb4 wewerewolvesonce :D

So here it is. THE BIGGEST MMA EVENT IN UFC/NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY. 55,000 fans, $11m gate:

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Preliminary Card (Facebook Streamed)
Featherweight: Yves Jabouin vs. Pablo Garza
Lightweight: John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson
Middleweight: Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen
Bantamweight: Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia
Welterweight: Claude Patrick vs. Daniel Roberts
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Preliminary Card (Live on Spike TV / ESPN UK)
Welterweight: Sean Pierson vs. Jake Ellenberger
Welterweight: Nate Diaz vs. Rory MacDonald
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Main Card (Live on PPV / ESPN UK)
Lightweight: Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson
Light Heavyweight: Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Jason Brilz
Light Heavyweight : Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
UFC Featherweight Championship: José Aldo vs. Mark Hominick
UFC Welterweight Championship: Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Jake Shields
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I'm still amazed at the jab obliteration of Koshcheck last time out and i've got a feeling that the same rough gameplan might be returning for Shields.

Machida/Couture is a strange one. Lyoto's aura of a guy that was seemingly heading for a career of invincibility two years ago has taken a nosedive. Although I thought he beat Rampage in Nov it was a pretty unconvincing 15 mins. Would love Couture to leave with a 4 fight win streak, but knowing that will give him a bigger urge to return. So Machida via decison is my most welcome outcome.

JOSE ALDO! Even with 55,000 hometown fans cheering him on I think it's gonna be a tough night for Hominick. FLYING KNEE TKO. Probs.

Two hopes I have are: Rory MacDonald SMASHES Diaz and that Ben Henderson has a good outing. He's one of the few WEC guys i've seen extensively and deserves a prolonged shot in UFC.

Intriguing mix of past, present and future with Randy, GSP & Aldo with a presumably ballistic crowd should make for a great night.