UFC 46: Supernatural Preview
Introduction
UFC 46: Supernatural - "Wrestling vs. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu" illustrates the title match-ups as Hughes defends against Penn and "The Natural" grants "The Phenom" a rematch.
In a special Saturday night presentation of the "most dangerous game in a cage", the Couture/Belfort rematch headlines a solid eight-bout card. Matt Hughes defends his title for the third time in five events. His opponent is a bulked up version of B.J. Penn, the former lightweight title hopeful. With a horde of jiu-jitsu stylists on the card (Serra, Mir, Curran, Franca, Newton, Verissimo, St. Pierre and of course Penn and Belfort), a number of intense ground battles is guaranteed and we'll likely get a stand-up war out of Murray and Rivera.
The official line-up looks like this:
- Judo stylist Karo Parisyan battles Canadian jiu-jitsu fighter Georges St. Pierre
- English import Lee Murray makes his UFC debut against returning striker Jorge Rivera
- Former UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton tangles with BJJ black belt Renato Verissimo
- American Kickboxing Academy fighter Josh Thomson returns to the cage against rising star Hermes Franca from the American Top Team
- Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu fighter Jeff Curran squares off against Renzo Gracie protégé Matt Serra
- Ricardo Pires grappler Frank Mir and Hammer House giant Wes Sims pick up where they left off at UFC 43
- In the co-headliner, reigning UFC Middleweight Champion Matt Hughes faces former UFC Lightweight Champion B. J. Penn for the title
- And in the other co-headliner, reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture has a rematch of the UFC 15 Superfight against Brazilian Vitor Belfort
Now I could take a moment here to expound on my Panthers/Patriots Super Bowl prediction, discuss the real reason Shaggy was always so paranoid and hungry or even critique Paris Hilton's ground skills from her back but that's not why you clicked on this article right? You all know what's next so just keep reading.
