It's the new year; 2012. Zuffa has a whole lot of events coming up and we are going to be spoiled this year by so many fights.

But the UFC/Strikeforce aren't the only games in town, as long as you're willing to keep an eye out for other events:Dream, Titan FC, Shark Fights, Pro Elite, ect, ect. So lets take a look at some upcoming events from both the major and minor promotions.

By the way, I'm writing this stuff because I don't have classes right now and need something to occupy my time, probably won't have time when the semester starts.

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UFC Events

UFC 142- Aldo vs. Mendes (01-14-2012)

Interesting fights:

Featherweight: Jose Aldo [20-1] vs. Chad Mendes [11-0] (Featherweight Title Fight)

Middleweight: Vitor Belfort [20-9] vs. Anthony Johnson [11-3]

Middleweight: Rousimar Palhares [13-3] vs. Mike Massenzio [13-5]

Early Picks: Aldo, Belfort, Palhares

UFC on FX-Guillard vs. Miller (01-20-2012)

Interesting fights:

Lightweight: Melvin Guillard [29-9] vs. Jim Miller [20-3]

Welterweight: Duane Ludwig [21-11] vs. Josh Neer [32-10]

Heavyweight: Pat Barry [6-4] vs Christian Morecraft [7-2]

Early Picks: Miller, Ludwig, Barry

UFC on Fox II-Evans vs. Davis (1-28-2012)

Interesting fights:

Light Heavyweight: Rashad Evans [16-1] vs. Phil Davis [9-0]

Middleweight: Chael Sonnen [27-11] vs. Mark Munoz [12-2]

Middleweight: Michael Bisping [22-3] vs. Demian Maia [15-3]

Early Picks: Evans, Sonnen, Maia

UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit (02-04-2012)

Interesting fights:

Welterweight: Nick Diaz [26-7] vs. Carlos Condit [27-5] (Interim Welterweight Title Fight)

Heavyweight: Roy Nelson [16-6] vs. Fabricio Werdum [14-5]

Welterweight: Josh Koscheck [16-5] vs. Mike Pierce [13-4]

Early Picks: Diaz, Nelson, Pierce

Strikeforce Events

Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine (01-07-2012)

Interesting Fights

Middleweight: Luke Rockhold [8-1] vs. Keith Jardine [17-9]

Middleweight: Robbie Lawler [18-8] vs. Adlan Amagov [9-1-1]

Light Heavyweight: King Mo Lawal [8-1] vs. Lorenz Larkin [12-0]

Early Picks: Rockhold, Lawler, Lawal

Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Cormier (03-03-2012)

Interesting Fight* No other announced fights*

Heavyweight: Josh Barnett [31-5] vs. Daniel Cormier [9-0]

Early Pick: Cormier

Non-Zuffa Events

Titan Fighting Championship 21 (03-02-2012)

*No Card Released-Set to broadcast on HDNet

Xtreme Fighting Championship 16: High Stakes (02-10-2012)

Interesting fights:

Lightweight: Drew Fickett [41-16] vs. Jamie Varner [18-6-1]

Welterweight: Nicolae Cury [6-2] vs. Corey Hill [5-4]

Women Superflyweight (125lbs) : Heather Clark [4-1] vs. Marianna Kheyfets [4-0]

Early Picks: Fickett, Cury, Clark

ProElite 3 - Grove vs. Minowa (01-21-2012)

Interesting fights:

Middleweight: Kendall Grove [13-9] vs. Ikuhisa Minowa [52-32]

Heavyweight: Ryan Martinez [6-1] vs. Cody Griffin [5-2] (Heavyweight tourney bout)

Heavyweight: Jake Heun [2-1] vs. Richard Odoms [6-0] (Heavyweight tourney bout)

Women Bantamweight 135lbs: Sara McMann [4-0] vs. Hitomi Akano [18-8]

Early Picks: Minowa, Martinez, Odoms, Akano

Bellator Fighting Championship - # 60 (03-02-2012)

*Start of the new Tournament Season- No Card Announced.

British Association of Mixed Martial Arts - BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs. Yoshida (02-11-2012)

Interesting fights:

Welterweight: Nate Marquardt [31-10-2] vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida [13-6] (BAMMA Welterweight Title)

*NO OTHER FIGHTS ANNOUNCED

Early Pick: Marquardt

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There are a lot more events coming up in the coming months, but it's kind of a pain to find information on the smaller shows. So what fights/events are you guys looking forward to? What are your early picks?