UFC 109: The Weigh-In
by E. Spencer Kyte on February 05, 2010
away from the veteran, but he was clearly the best of a bad bunch, as only Ben Saunders and George Sotiropoulos remain from that season.

While his losses have come against better-than-average competition (Jim Miller, Josh Neer and Clay Guida), a fourth-straight tick in the "L Column" and an escalating TUF Winner contract will prove to be the end of Mac Danzig's run in the UFC.

Justin Buchholz doesn't even have the advantage of winning a reality TV show on his side. He's 1-3 in four bouts with the UFC and needs this win more than I need to stop eating fast food. After accumulating an impressive 7-1 record before first stepping inside the Octagon, Buchholz was viewed as a potential star-in-the-making, even getting covered as such in Fight! Magazine.

Staying positive, both guys are high-energy fighters and this has the potential to be Fight of the Night. I will almost guarantee that a Daniel Day-Lewis movie will take place (There Will Be Blood) and people will feel bad for the guy who gets cut next week, because the loser is getting cut.

Write that down.

Matt Serra (9-6-0) vs. Frank Trigg (19-7-0)

Before the "old men" end the show, two "not quite as old men" open the pay-per-view portion of the card in a battle that has become hugely entertaining, just as everyone hoped and expected when this fight was announced. Unfortunately, the pre-fight entertainment might be the best part of this battle between two veterans at the tail end of their careers.

Marginally-controversial decision or not against Matt Hughes, Matt Serra hasn't won a fight since April 2007, the night he shocked the world and defeated Georges St-Pierre for the Welterweight title in what will forever be the biggest upset in MMA history.

He's engaging, he's entertaining and he's a Guido through-and-through, but outside of that, he's a 9-6 fighter who should probably be fighting at lightweight, but can't stand to make the cut to '55 anymore. Other than GSP, Serra has only other welterweight win was over Chris Lytle in the TUF 4 Finale.

Not that Frank Trigg has been beating people left, right and center either, but at least he's earned a win in the last two years. In addition to having a "tramp stamp" and going by the nickname "Twinkle Toes," Trigg has fought seven times in the span of Serra's last three bouts, including earning wins over Kazuo Misaki, Edwin Dewees and Falaniko Vitale. While they may not be household names, they're wins and that is something Matt Serra can't claim as of late.

Without question, this fight is going to be won on the ground. Either Serra uses the great jiu jitsu skills we often hear about but have yet to really see on display, or Trigg works his superior wrestling and top game to grind out a win with a little ground-and-pound mixed in for good measure.

I'm already more interested in hearing what each has to say after the fight than I am about watching the fight itself.

Demian Maia (11-1-0) vs. Dan Miller (11-2-0)

No need to break out the MMA math here and do the "Demain Maia submitted Chael Sonnen in the first round, while Miller wasn't able to do much against Sonnen last time out, so Maia should score an easy win." MMA math doesn't work. It's fun from time-to-time, but so are...

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