UFC 100 to feature three 'superfights' in Las Vegas on July 11

by MMAmania.com on Apr 8, 2009 9:14 PM EDT

UFC 100, which is slated for the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 11, is now official with three "superfights," including two major title match ups.

The promotion today made the announcement that we all knew was coming for the historic pay-per-view (PPV) event, signaling a major milestone in its more than 15 years of existence.

In the main event of the evening, UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar will tangle with the division's interim title keeper, Frank Mir, to determine once and for all an undisputed champion. In addition, UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre will once again defend his 170-pound strap against number one contender, Thiago Alves.

Rounding out the superfight trio is a a middleweight brawl between The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) TUF 9 coaches, Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping, who will collide to determine who earns the right to challenge the reigning middleweight champion later in 2009.

Tickets for UFC 100 are set to go on sale to the general public on Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m. PT. Of course, UFC Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers will be able to scoop of tickets for the Centennial prior to them being available for public consumption.

For complete UFC 100 ticket information click here. And to check out the latest fight card and rumors for the show click here. Be sure to stay dialed in to MMAmania.com for all the UFC 100 coverage you can shake a stick at.

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meh, i know 3 superfights is great and all but i dont know, i have the feeling it will be like every other UFC but with 3 supeerfights, i want more

i hope all fighters show up though and we get 3 wars, that would be amazing

by SGTBlitz on Apr 8, 2009 9:31 PM EDT reply actions

I thought UFC 95? back on december 26 was better on paper, but this is an excellent card for sure. I thought maybe UFC 100 would have one more big fight on it to give us something to remember but no complaints of where it’s currently at.

by c-war on Apr 8, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Ufc 95 with diego vs jo daddy headlining , better on paper than this event. Please buddy put the bottle down this is an intervention. The main fight on that card would be the 5th best fight on this card.

by mr guillotine on Apr 9, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions

U must be thinkin of 92 with. Jackson silva,mir nogueria,evans griffin? Only card that could come close to this event. And its not close believe me

by mr guillotine on Apr 9, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Not a bad card but it could be better.

by iagoof22 on Apr 8, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lu00ptVxVU

George St. Pierre Vs. Monkey

by Mike Bosco on Apr 9, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m more excited for 97 than 100…

by Synyster on Apr 8, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions

Holy crap! Could you imagine Michael Bisbing beating Anderson Silva?! I would never dream it. But Rashad has taught me to believe the impossible. I’ve got to start giving the Count more respect.

by wAyNe on Apr 8, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions

Start giving bisping more respect when he earns it. beating hendo will be a good start.. but right now he hasnt done anything to make me believe he has legit shot against silva.

Marqaurdt, maia, hendo, akiyama…. IMO would all tool bisping

by mike22 on Apr 8, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Ditto! Give respect where respect is due. For now, all I’ve got for Bisping is disrespect! But I like what he’s been doin’ lately though.

by Syd[a.k.a."the Negation"] on Apr 8, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Good points. Maybe I should have said I should stop doubting him. I never gave Rashad any credit until he dropped Liddell. And I still don’t particularly like Rashad or Bisbing. But even though Bisbing hasn’t beaten any marquee fighters, I still think he deserves a level of respect for making it as far as he has. I see both fighters as being just as good as they have to be to win and getting better with every fight. Rashad goes to decision with Tito and later drops Liddel. Bisbing goes to decision with Hammil and we’ll see what happens with Hendo… Let me be clear, I am not a Bisbing fan. I just don’t want to be sitting there with that stupid look on my face if Bisbing actually does catch Anderson like Evans caught Chuck.

by wAyNe on Apr 8, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah your right!2 titles fights and 9 or 10 good fights card is something that we’ve seen before.But what whould be a great event is,if they put at least 3 more fights on the live PPV portion (1 more hour of footage)so we get to see Fitch /Thiago,Bonnar/coleman,Kim/Goulet fights and maybe even all the fights,if fights are finish quick enough.I put the fitch fight in there because some thinks its gonna be the Jon jones/O’Brien fight that will be on the main card insted.

by Alpha Male 360 on Apr 8, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions

That’d be sweet. Give the fans a little bonus for symbolic event.

by wAyNe on Apr 8, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Brock is only -270. I expected a little more.

by Punch You in the Ovaries on Apr 8, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

do you remember by any chance what he was in the first fight?

by brendan on Apr 9, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

I can’t remember

by Punch You in the Ovaries on Apr 9, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

We better not be asked to endure Jake O’ Brien on a “historic” card in main card. If Jon Jones does what he needs to do (which is why they may put it there) it will find its way on to the PPV.

I hope they come to their senses and show Fitch’s fight. Bonnar-Coleman would be a better option also.

by PJJ on Apr 8, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions

Absolutely.

by justagirl on Apr 9, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

cant wait 4 this one .. def wanna see Jon Jones again and hopefully the last fight of Mark Coleman

by Jakob on Apr 8, 2009 11:48 PM EDT reply actions

I think the card actually looks sick so far. All those fights are bangers… will pay to see this.

by ShitleTot.com on Apr 9, 2009 2:31 AM EDT reply actions

if A.silva gets out of next fight unhurt, they should put him on this card.185 or 205 either one would be good.

by Bass on Apr 9, 2009 4:58 AM EDT reply actions

Providing Anderson Silva beats Leites then they might put Silva on the card too, Anderson Silva vs Damian Maia, that’d make it 4 great fights for UFC 100.

by Tolly on Apr 9, 2009 7:42 AM EDT reply actions