As the end of September arrives, there is little doubt that the month was filled with complete dominance while analyzing the biggest moments in boxing and the UFC. Floyd Mayweather Jr. dominated Juan Manuel Marquez, earning a unanimous decision on September 19th. During the same evening, Vitor Belfort dominated Rich Franklin, winning by a 1st-round stoppage at UFC 103. On September 26th, Vitali Klitschko dominated Cristobal Arreola, stopping him after ten rounds.
Also, while observing the pay-per-view buys on September 19th, it appears that the 1 million buys for the Mayweather-Marquez event dominated the rumored 400,000 buys for UFC 103. On the other hand, the premiere of the tenth season of Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” on September 16th dominated the television ratings by gathering 4.1 million viewers, beating the previous Spike TV record of 3.4 million for “The Joe Schmo Show” season finale in 2003.
Few will argue that the Mayweather-Marquez main event was not the biggest fight of the month. This is amazing considering that when Mayweather claimed that he was the sport’s biggest draw, the experts were quick to point out Mayweather’s previous opponents, attempting to discredit Mayweather as the big attraction for those events. Now that the Mayweather-Marquez bout has turned out to be a huge success after all, who do we give credit to? Was Mayweather right all along while claiming to be the sport’s biggest draw? Was it because of the Hispanic population supporting their hero in Marquez? Perhaps it was the scene of Marquez drinking his own pee during the 24/7 series on HBO.
In other big events, super welterweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. scored a 1st-round TKO over Jason LeHoullier in the pay-per-view main event on September 12th. On the same evening, WBO jr. flyweight champ Ivan Calderon defeated Rodel Mayol after 7 rounds by decision. Meanwhile, Showtime provided a doubleheader featuring WBA super middleweight Mikkel Kessler scoring a 4th-round TKO over Gusmyl Perdomo while Andre Ward stopped Shelby Pudwill by a 3rd-round TKO. Kessler and Ward will face each other as part of the Super Six tournament on Showtime November 21st.
Also, on September 18th, Showtime featured heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman getting knocked out by Tony Grano in the 4th round. That same evening, ESPN2 featured a special Friday Night Fights card involving Cuban prospects showcasing their skills. In the main event, Guillermo Rigondeaux was victorious over Giovanni Andrade by a 3rd-round TKO. ESPN2 looks to return with another special card on Wednesday, November 4th featuring featherweight Jason Litzau facing Johnnie Edwards in a ten-round bout.
In the world of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Fight Night 19 was shown on Spike TV on September 16th. In the main event, Nate Diaz stopped Melvin Guillard in the 2nd round. On October 24th, UFC 104 will be shown on pay-per-view featuring light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida facing Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.
October looks to be a big month for the Showtime network considering the multiple boxing events the station will provide. On October 2nd, super middleweight contender Allan Green will take on Tarvis Simms. Then, on October 17th, the Super Six tournament begins with a doubleheader involving Carl Foch vs. Andre Dirrell and Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor. A week later on October 16th, welterweight Damian Frias faces Freddy Hernandez. Then, on October 31st, a doubleheader involving Joseph Agbeko vs. Yohnny Perez and Antonio DeMarco vs. Jose Alfaro is being provided by Showtime.
Let’s not forget, on October 10th, Latin Fury returns on pay-per-view with super bantamweight champ Juan Manuel Lopez, featherweight champ Yuriorkis Gamoba, and heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis all being shown in separate bouts. The intention is to have Lopez and Gamboa face each other in the early part of 2010.
So which event will receive the most hype in October? Will it be the Latin Fury card on pay-per-view? Maybe it will be the Super Six doubleheader on Showtime? Maybe it will be UFC 104 on pay-per-view? No matter who receives the most attention, hopefully it won’t take a man to drink his own urine to draw any extra viewers.
Frankfurt/Main/Germany (September 6, 2010) – Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 48 KOs), and Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KOs), participated today in a press conference. 
Right now there are some UFC fans looking at the title and screaming “No, No, No!!!” Hopefully those fans will still consider reading this piece and look over the examples being provided.
Some fight fans do not like to hear anything about a rivalry between the sports of MMA and boxing or even the UFC and boxing. These fans will say that you can be a fan of both or neither, and that they are totally different, hence making either comparison illogical.
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields will make his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC 121 on October 23rd. 
This Saturday, WBC junior flyweight champion Omar Nino Romero will defend his title against Ronald Barrera (27-7-2, 17 KOs). 
Bernard Hopkins has confirmed through a variety of sources that he will challenge WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal on December 18 in Montreal, Canada. 
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight championship fight between undefeated titlist Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Rafael Marquez, of México City has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, 
In the main event of UFC 118, lightweight champion Frankie Edgar defeated former champion BJ Penn for a second time by a unanimous decision. 
On Saturday night, at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto RicoIn, WBA jr. flyweight champion Giovanni Segura knocked out WBO champion Ivan Calderon to become the unified world champion. 
Bellator Fighting Championships officially announced that the promotion will bring the first Nationally televised, sanctioned MMA event to Wisconsin with Bellator 29, taking place in Milwaukee from the historic Rave-Eagles Ballroom on Sept. 26th. 
This Saturday, one of the most popular fighters in UFC history, Randy Couture, will face former boxing champion, James Toney, who will be making his MMA debut. 
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At UFC on Versus 2, Jon Jones stopped Vladimir Matyushenko just 1:52 into the first round. 
This Saturday, former lightweight champion Juan Diaz will take on world lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KOs). 
Bob Arum of Top Rank revealed on Saturday night that pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will fight Antonio Margarito in a junior middleweight bout on November 13th. 
At the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, CA on Friday night, WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov defeated Vyacheslav Uzelkov by a one-sided twelve-round unanimous decision. 
For the first-time ever, Indianapolis will get a taste of the Ultimate Fighting Championship®. Former UFC® heavyweight champion Frank Mir and former interim UFC heavyweight champion and mixed martial arts legend Minotauro Nogueira will mix it up for an encore performance on Saturday, September 25 at UFC 119: MIR VS. NOGUEIRA 2, 
On Saturday night, WBO jr welterweight champion Timothy Bradley moved up to welterweight and defeated Luis Carlos Abregu by a twelve-round unaimous decision at the Agua Caliente Resort Rancho Mirage, California. 
Fernando Guerrero furthered his pursuit of middleweight stardom with a hard fought unanimous decision over veteran Ishe Smith in Friday’s ShoBox main event. Shawn Porter and Mike Dallas Jr. also took home unanimous decision victories at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss. to remain unbeaten. 
