With Mayweather-Marquez scratched due to Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s rib injury, we're left with just one single mega fight event - albeit a very mega one - in July, UFC 100 :
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The main attractions of the July 11 pay-per-view (Saturday, 10 PM ET) event are the championship bouts : Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir II and Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves.
In the heavyweight title fight (Lesnar-Mir II), it'll be interesting to see whether Brock Lesnar can overcome the jiu-jitsu deficiency that betrayed him in his first fight against Frank Mir, with his increased MMA proficiency and experience.
While Lesnar looked impressive in his three-round smothering of Heath Herring and belt-winning TKO of Randy Couture last year, Frank Mir looked equally as impressive in using his improved stand-up to knock out Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92, so more experience may not necessarily be enough for Lesnar to defeat Mir in a rematch.
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In St. Pierre-Alves (welterweight), Georges St. Pierre faces arguably the greatest threat of his career to his well-being in Thiago Alves. GSP's greatest strength lies in his Octagon generalship : Whether it's through boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, ground-and-pound or jiu-jitsu, GSP has shown an excellent ability to control his opponent throughout the course of a fight.
However, if GSP is to successfully defend his title against a bigger, stronger Thiago Alves that combines vicious and explosive Muay Thai striking to go along with excellent takedown defense, he'll have to withstand the uppermost limits that his endurance will be pushed to.
We'll see what happens on July 11. Be on the lookout for preview content coming the week before the fight.
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