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UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 29, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Official fight card

Main card

Welterweight bout: United States BJ Penn vs. United States Nick Diaz
Heavyweight bout: France Cheick Kongo vs. United States Matt Mitrione
Heavyweight bout: Croatia Mirko Filipovic vs. United States Roy Nelson
Bantamweight bout: United States Scott Jorgensen vs. United States Jeff Curran
Featherweight bout: Japan Hatsu Hioki vs. United States George Roop

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

Lightweight bout: Germany Dennis Siver vs. United States Donald Cerrone
Featherweight bout: United States Tyson Griffin vs. Poland Bart Palaszewski

Preliminary card (Facebook)

Light Heavyweight bout: United States Brandon Vera vs. United States Eliot Marshall
Lightweight bout: United States Ramsey Nijem vs. United States Danny Downes
Middleweight bout: United States Chris Camozzi vs. France Francis Carmont
Middleweight bout: United States Dustin Jacoby vs. United States Clifford Starks


Background

This event was originally expected to take place on October 15, 2011 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. However, due to multiple scheduling issues with broadcast rights, the organization scrapped those plans.
A UFC Primetime series is expected to promote the main event. UFC 137 will feature two preliminary fights live on Spike TV.
Dennis Siver was expected to face Sam Stout at this event, but Stout pulled out of the bout on August 29th and was replaced by Donald Cerrone.

Nick Diaz, who was originally meant to headline the card opposite Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship, was pulled from the fight on September 7 due to multiple failed media appearances, missed company flights and general disappearance. Carlos Condit was promoted from his fight with B.J. Penn to replace Diaz, and face St-Pierre

On September 8th, B.J. Penn announced via Twitter that Dana White offered him a fight he "cannot refuse" and will still be fighting at UFC 137. Later that day, both Penn and White announced that the fight would be against Nick Diaz.

On October 1st, it was revealed that Tim Credeur was forced out of his bout with Brad Tavares for unknown reasons. Promotional newcomer Dustin Jacoby has stepped in to face Tavares. On October 21st, Tavares pulled out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by undefeated newcomer Clifford Starks

Georges St. Pierre was expected to defend his title against Carlos Condit on this card, but had to withdraw due to knee injury. Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn was promoted to the main event.

sept 7 - updated fightcard & background
sept 9 - added Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn
sept 19 - added official poster
sept 29 - updated fightcard
oct 17 - updated fightcard & background
oct 19 - updated fightcard & background
oct 21 - updated fightcard and added new poster
oct 22 - updated fightcard & background

sept 7 - updated fightcard & background

Nick Diaz out, Carlos Condit in against champ Georges St-Pierre at UFC 137
http://www.mma-torrents.com/foru/viewto ... =13&t=3635

They should pair Diaz with BJ then hehe

Good idea

Gotta be more to this story man, just cos of two no shows?? if Brock did it would he get dropped?

I think you have to put it in perspective to how much effort and how good a team player GSP is. To not show up when GSP is working his butt off to promote the fight looks extra bad in Danas eyes. Add to that the fact that Nick Diaz have had some previous problems with Dana, he was an UFC fighter before remember... And sprinkle that with Diaz normal attitude and add Danas temper and you have a really strong cocktail of reasons to drop him from the fight already.

sept 9 - added Nick Diaz vs. B.J. Penn

oct 3 - updated fightcard & background

There is not a single fight on this card, (main and spike prelim) that I'm not excited about! I sincerely hope that Kongo knocks the flab off that embarrassment Nelson. Lose some weight tubby, you're supposed to be a professional!!