UFC 69 – Shootout
The last UFC pay per view at UFC 68 was very entertaining, however; there were one or two bouts that were not televised which was rather disappointing. Also, the pay per view channel on which I viewed the event did not seem to be proper HD which also was not very impressive although this is no fault of UFC obviously. UFC 68 had a fantastic card and it was admittedly a great show. UFC 69 contains a lot of good match ups but the one that always garners the most attention and often times defines the event is the main fight. Last time it was Tim Sylvia vs Randy Couture and one could scarcely asked for a better headliner.
This time around it is George St. Pierre who won the welterweight belt from Matt Hughes and then was scheduled in a previous pay per view but could not perform due to injury. St Pierre will fight Matt Serra who won the Ultimate Fighter TV show in the welterweight division. Serra is very tenacious and will not go down without a fight, he has won fights in decisions due to his resilience alone. St Pierre will need to employ his precision placement of punches and kicks. I have personally only seen St. Pierre fight about 3 times and each time he had several low blows against his opponent so I will be watching to see if there is a trend.
On the official UFC 69 website, it does indicate that four of the scheduled bouts may not be televised. This could mean that some of the best fights may not be seen. Probably the most anticipated fight is between Josh Koschek and Diego Sanchez. Each were contestants on the Ultimate Fighter TV show. Each has done very well after running up very successful records. Another fighter that is nearly always exciting to watch is Mike “Quick” Swick. He will face Yushin Okami who has an impressive 20-3 record.