Upcoming MMA Events You'll Want to Watch!

Things have been a little quiet after UFC 103, as far as big events go at least. Although the have been a few small scale shows (Tim Sylvia finally got a win in one of them) Aoki subbed Hansen in Dream 11, and Oveream beat Aerts in K1 kickboxing. But as far as really big mma events it has been rather slow.

But all that is about to change very soon! With 4 big events in just 5 weeks! October 24 is UFC 104 Machida vs Shogun, a fight that will determine the future of UFC's 205 pounds division. If Machida beats Shogun decisively he will likely be the king of that division just like GSP, BJ Penn and Anderson Silva are of theirs.

November 7 is a huge Strikeforce card - Featuring Fedor Emelianenko -on CBS no less! Well, as an MMA fan you can't really get much better than this! The best fighter in the world fighting decent opponent (Bret Rogers - ranked 7th by sherdog.com) as well as a very good card over all featuring Moussassi vs Sokodjou, Jake Shields vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Fabricio Werdum vs. Antonio "Big Foot" Silva. Plus it's on CBS so it's free! Really have to watch this one!

November 14 - UFC 105 Couture vs Vera. A bit low quality, so far at least. And given its timing will likely be one of the least watched UFCs in recent times. With the economy being what it is buying 3 ppv's in 5 weeks probably doesn't sound all that fun to most people. And if you have to choose then UFC 104 and UFC 106 both have better main events and stronger cards. None the less, the main event of this card will determine the future of both fighters. A win by couture coulds et up a title fight with Machida/Shogun winner.

Finally November 21 is UFC 106 Lesnar vs Carwin. The card also features return of Tito Ortiz in a fight against Forrest Griffin. But back to main event - it should be pretty interesting. Both guys are still quite untested. Shane only has 1 good win - against Gonzaga, in which he got rocked himself (although he did get up rather fast after Gonzaga took him down) and Gonzaga isn't exactly such a credible fighter himself seeing how his only win vs top competition is taking Cro Cop's soul.

And for all the talk about how Fedor is afraid of UFC and Brock, Lesnar has a 4-1 record - that's right just 5 fights! Discounting his first fight (agains some can in Japan) and his loss to Mir in the first fight, you only get 3 fights that showcase Lesnar's abilities.

What makes this an interesting match is that both guys will get tested in ways they have not been tested before. Lesnar will finally face someone he doesn't have 40+ pounds weight advantage. Someone with comparable wrestling back ground (he had trouble with randy for example, even though he had a good 50pounds on him) as well as someone with very, very heavy hands. And shane of course will too be facing a big with very good wrestling and better over all athletism.

All in all the upcoming 5 weeks should be a lot of fun to watch and will determine the future of both weight classes and promotions as Strikeforce tries to establish it as more than just a great regional promotion.

The only question is is this: If Shane KO's Brock in the first round, will Dana White talk about how Fedor is afraid of UFC because of Carwin? :)