Jon to Ronda

It is a good time to be a UFC fan.

Over the last couple of months, two dominant champions have already lost their titles. This has already shaken things up quite a bit.

Tonight there is a Light-Heavyweight Championship fight. The undercard is pretty lackluster, but the main even is interesting. Jon Jones is the champ, and has been so since 2011. He's had 6 title matches, 5 of them against current or former champions, and won them all easily. The contender doesn't really have much of a chance, but he has earned his shot honestly. He has a puncher's chance.

In October, the Heavyweight Champ Valesquez's belt is up for grabs. His opponent is Dos Santos. The first time they met, Dos Santos took the crown from Valesquez by knockout, and the second time Valesquez took it back. This will be their third battle over the crown.

In November, the longest reigning-champion Georges St. Pierre will be taking on the number one contender. St. Pierre has been the welterweight champion since 2008 and has a string of 9 successful title fights under his belt. He is the favorite, but it should be interesting.

Just after Christmas, two titles are up for grabs.

The middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, takes on the man he took the title from earlier this year, Anderson Silva. Silva had been champ since 2006, and had a string of 15 title wins, broken by his loss to Weidman. He wants his belt back, and I don't think Weidman is inclined to give it up easily. This will either be a blowout win for Silva, or an example of a champion finally defeated by age.

The same night the UFC's only female champion, Ronda Rousey, will be taking on a woman she destroyed the last time they fought. This should be another blowout, but Rousey is always interesting. She has a perfect professional mma record of 7-0. Add in her 3 amateur bouts, and you can see a definite pattern. She has won all ten in the first round, and all by arm bar. She is so far above her competition that it will be a big deal if any can survive into the second round or manages to lose by any method other than arm bar.

I hope the the intensity continues into 2014.