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3:04

Jordan Breen - Want to thank everyone for peeping the second go-around for our live chat. Today's chat is dedicated the memories of both Billy Mays and Alexis Arguello, pound-for-pound legends in their respective fields.

Make sure to peep the new twitter account, twitter.com/jordanbreen.

Let's rock, heads.

3:05

[Comment From David from Toronto ]
Now that it seems unlikely that Dana’s prediction from earlier this year that New York will see a UFC event by the beginning of next year is unlikely to be realized, has there been any progress on his other big prediction, namely seeing the UFC in Toronto by year's end?

3:07

Jordan Breen - Not really. It's going to be a massive uphill battle in Toronto, and Zuffa will have to really put a serious squeeze play together to make things work with the Ontario Athletic Commission. The OAC head, Ken Hayashi, is a nightmare bureaucrat of the highest order. I strongly encourage everyone -- but especially Canadian MMA fans -- to google about his exploits. In addition to oppressing MMA, he's also nearly killed boxing in Ontario, as well.

3:07	[Comment From Jason from Roanoke, VA ] Which bout will be "Fight of the Night" at UFC 100?

3:08

Jordan Breen - If it has staying power, I'd lean to St. Pierre-Alves. However, if the marquee fights are relatively cut and dry, it'll likely end up being something like Grice-Gugerty or Miller-Danzig.

3:08	[Comment From Jesse from Chi-city ] Do you think that Alan Belcher will ever be a true contender? He is still 25, is the sky the limit for this kid?

3:09

Jordan Breen - It's tough to say. Belcher has a lot of talent (hence the nickname), but he may not ever be particularly steady. I have doubts about his ability to recover from firepower during fights. Day pretty much overwhelmed him by throwing haymakers at him, and once Grove landed flush on him, the wheels came off. He can pull it out if guys try to lay on him, like the Santiago and Kang fights, but if he's hurt, he's pretty much done.

3:09	[Comment From Evan in Norwich, CT ] Do you see Yoshihiro Akiyama making any waves in the UFC?

3:11

Jordan Breen - Much of it depends on matchmaking. 185 isn't a super deep weight class, and there is ways -- as Patrick Cote showed -- to backdoor your way into a title shot. I would say the Belcher fight will tell us a lot in terms of where he's at physically and how he stacks up with a talented B+ guy in that division.

3:11	[Comment From Toby from England ] How do you feel about the news of a Cro-Cop return and who would you pit him against first?

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