On December 7 the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be hosting UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs Bigfoot at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Queensland’s capital.
The main event will be a colossal clash of heavyweights as Sydney’s own Mark ‘The Super Samoan’ Hunt takes on Brazilian Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva. Other fights on the card thus far include:
James Te Huna vs Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (light heavyweight)
Soa Palelei vs Pat Barry (heavyweight)
Anthony Perosh vs Ryan Bader (light heavyweight)
Dylan Andrews vs Clint Hester (middleweight)
Caio Magalhaes vs Nick Ring (middleweight)
Nam Phan vs Takeya Mizugaki (bantamweight)
Robert Whittaker vs Brian Melancon (welterweight)
Tickets go on sale via Ticketek on October 10 at 9am AEST and are priced at $350, $250, $150, $95 and $50. UFC Fight Club members can purchase tickets on October 8 at 11am AEST.
A special presale for UFC Newsletter subscribers will be held on October 9 at 11am AEST. The event will be aired live on Fuel TV.
Misc. thoughts
• This card is shaping up to be a sensational non-PPV card: no title ramifications but lots of exciting fights.
• Both Hunt and Silva will be looking to crack the top-10 heavyweight rankings with a decisive victory here. Personally, I don’t see it going the distance.
• While the main event will surely sizzle, if I were a betting man I would place my wagers on Te Huna vs ‘Shogun’ as the potential Fight of the Night.
• My bet for Knockout of the Night would have to be Palelei vs Barry. Only two words to describe this one – don’t blink!
• It’s nice to see the UFC filling the card out with Aussie talent and giving them a chance to shine on home turf. In particular, Rob Whittaker will be looking to return to form after his loss to Court McGee in August.
• Coming off his 14-second knockout win over Vinny Magalhaes, Perosh has a huge opportunity on his hands against Bader. A win here could land Perosh a top-10 opponent and allow him to climb up the ranks. We may also see Submission of the Night come out of this one.
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