--Joe Villasenor is replacing Murilo Ninja Rua against Phil Baroni on the 5/31 Elite XC CBS special

--Some major match odds for Saturday's UFC
Georges St. Pierre - 500
Matt Serra +400

Rich Franklin -380
Travis Lutter +320

Michael Bisping -330
Charles McCarthy +270

Nate Quarry -280
Kalib Starnes +240

Mac Danzig -500
Mark Bocek +400
While I agree with everyone of the favorites as the probable winners of their respective fights, these odds are too long. It's MMA, one or two underdogs usually come in.

--Ultimate Fighter last night did a 1.1 rating

--Forbes Magazine has a cover story on UFC in the new issue called "Ultimate Cash Machines" at www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0505/080_print.html with Lorenzo & Frank Fertitta on the cover. Some interesting quotes regarding Mark Cuban and from Mark Cuban, and has the Fertitta Brothers background. Pretty much a puff piece to the degree that Forbes Magazine actually printed the Zuffa myth about rule changes? They even claimed biting and eye gouging weren't encouraged but weren't illegal beforehand. Please. The next thing that always happens is the New Jersey commission will write their form letter explaining the exact chronology of the rule changes and New Jersey's role with the sport, note that the old UFC was regulated by commissions, had judges, time limits and weight classes, etc. Then we wait to see if the publication is professional enough to at least clarify the truth. My odds say Forbes doesn't.

Who will win between Georges St. Pierre and Matt Serra?
St. Pierre 76.6%
Serra 23.4%

--Georges St. Pierre is on the cover of Fitness Rx magazine. GSP said he would never do drugs because he wants a long and healthy career. He said his biggest weakness is lack of experience and strength is that he's not great at any one thing but he's good at everything, and determination is his best quality.

Credit: A1 Wrestling Newsletter/Wrestling Observer