In just six days, the UFC will hold its first-ever event in the Middle East. For those of you who assume there's a Bojangles Coliseum available in every city in the world, let me assure you that that's not the case. (Bojangles should be so lucky.) Instead, the historic event required that a brand-new open-air stadium be built from scratch in about 20 days. Meanwhile, my neighbor Chris has been trying to build a deck in his backyard for three years. And before you think that this stadium is just some slapped-together P.O.S., check out this article on the massive undertaking published yesterday in UAE's English-language paper, The National: For Lee Charteris, the director of operations for the ...

 The fight began with an in arena blackout in Bojangles, North Carolina that necessitated the airing of a preliminary fight.  Roy Nelson, the winner of the highest rating season of The Ultimate Fighter, came into his fight with 6'11" Stefan Struve talking a big game and carrying big belly on his low slung 6 foot frame. He quickly demolished his much taller opponent. Dropping him with a huge right hook and following up with savage ground and pound to force the stoppage. Before the fight rumor had it that Nelson would be fighting top contender Junior Dos Santos if he won this fight.  Looks like that fight will happen. And it looks like people ...