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Notes

—Not are there are any reports to the contrary, but the UFC is nowhere close to a network TV deal. Dana had this to say about it.

“(We are) not very close (to a network TV deal) now with this market like this… The networks are so strong, they pretty much tell you the deal that they’re going to give you whether you like it or not. We don’t need it. We built this company without the help of anybody… We don’t need help from anybody at the end of the day. If somebody wants to do the right deal with us, we’ll do it with them. Spike did. So we’re on Spike TV. Believe me, I’m happy as hell to be on Spike TV. We can stay there forever. I could care less.

—Demian Maia is now being looked at as a possible candidate to coach opposite Michael Bisping on TUF 9. Rich Franklin has already publicly said he’s not too interested, and Dan Henderson apparently isn’t either. It’s not much of a surprise. Franklin’s already been there, done that, with the reward being a fight for a title shot that doesn’t make sense for him. Henderson wants a rematch with Anderson Silva as soon as he can get it. I’m sure he’s not too keen on sitting out for a year just to have an opportunity to fight for a title shot in 2010. Somebody has to challenge Silva for the belt between now and then. Maia seems like as good a candidate as any, but then what about the US vs. UK theme (Maia is Brazilian in case you didn’t know)? Personally, if TUF keeps getting worse like it has, then I could care less who’s coaching and what the theme is. By the way, Nate Marquardt is apparently another possibility.

Press conference videos of Randy Couture, Kenny Florian, Demian Maia, and Dustin Hazelett after the jump.

The UFC 91 weigh-ins took place today at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The weigh-ins went off without a hitch. All fighters made weight. Brock Lesnar seemed to draw a significant amount of boos, while Randy got a big pop. One of the big questions the past few days was how Randy would look at the weigh-ins. He didn’t look bad, but he’s definitely a little bit smaller than he was in ‘07 when he fought Sylvia and Gonzaga.

The weigh-in results:

• Randy Couture (220) vs. Brock Lesnar (265)
• Kenny Florian (156) vs. Joe Stevenson (156)
• Gabriel Gonzaga (256) vs. Josh Hendricks (238)
• Nate Quarry (185) vs. Demian Maia (185)
• Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. Tamdan McCrory (170)
• Jorge Gurgel (155) vs. Aaron Riley (156)
• Jeremy Stephens (155) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (155)
• Alvin Robinson (155) vs. Mark Bocek (155)
• Matt Brown (171) vs. Ryan Thomas (170)

Fighters in non-title fights are allowed to weigh in one pound over the weight class limit.

UFC 91 “Couture vs. Lesnar” will take place tomorrow, Nov. 15, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and will air live on pay-per-view at 10PM ET/7PM PT.

Couture vs. Lesnar

ESPN MMA Live is on location at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to break down the UFC 91 televised card. The rest after the jump.

Well, what was supposed to happen happened. Georges St. Pierre came prepared this time, and he rectified what was perhaps the biggest of all of last year’s upsets. In the UFC’s trip to first trip to Canada, GSP set the MMA world right again and defeated Matt Serra, in dominant fashion. St. Pierre is the undisputed UFC Welterweight Champion.

The Results

• Georges St. Pierre defeats Matt Serra via TKO (Strikes) in Round Two