Las Vegas, NV (USA) In yet another historic moment in the quest to conquer new territory and bring the best of mixed martial arts to fans around the globe, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced the first-ever UFC event to take place in Minnesota. In the main event, Brock Lesnar, fighting out of his hometown of Minneapolis, will return to the Octagon to face UFC Hall of Famer and former PRIDE® superstar Mark "The Hammer" Coleman, and in what many are calling the best lightweight fight of 2008, Kenny "KenFlo" Florian will square off against Roger "El Matador" Huerta in a battle that will move the winner one step closer to a 155-pound title shot. The Ultimate Fighting Championship will present UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY, featuring Lesnar vs. Coleman and Florian vs. Huerta, live from Target Center in Minneapolis Saturday, August 9, 2008.
So official so far is:
Lesnar vs. Coleman Florian vs. Huerta Please direct your UFC 87 comments to this thread please.
UFC 87: AUGUST 9, 2008 IN MINNEAPOLIS venue: Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
-Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch -Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta -Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring -Cheick Kongo vs. Dan Evensen -Steve Bruno vs. Chris Wilson -Ben Saunders vs. Jared Rollins -Jason MacDonald vs. Demian Maia -Andre Gusmao vs. Tomasz Drwal
I think the top 3 matches here look absolutely superb. I even have Fitch down for the upset. Florian Vs. Hierta though should be match of the night. I'm expecting big things out of that one...