At last weekend’s UFC 91 the big media-blitz kicked off for a highly-anticipated match coming up soon between UFC Lightweight Champ B.J. Penn and UFC Welterweight Champ Georges St. Pierre.

It will happen at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay on January 31, 2009, which also just so happens to be Super Bowl weekend.

Penn and St. Pierre are currently touring with Dana White, UFC president, in promotion of the event, which won’t be the first time these two have faced off.

The last time they met in the octagon St. Pierre won in a tight split decision. But Penn’s skills have vastly improved in that time, and he seems to be ready to take down his heavier-weight opponent.
Since both of these fighters are already the best in their weight class, this bout will determine something far more than “mere” championship title status. It will determine who deserves to be called the next MMA legend in recent UFC history.

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