A limited number of each will be available at Toys R Us in time for the Holidays. Other retailers across North America will stock UFC Series 1 beginning in January.

Round 5 President Damon Lau is available to discuss the Series and the special arrangements with Toys R Us if you would like to speak with him.

Dan Hardy doesn't lack for confidence, so he's not going to shy away when people ask him if the winner of his fight vs. Mike Swick at UFC 105 should get a shot welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre.

"As soon as the opportunity arises, I'll be taking it," Hardy told Cagewriter. "I feel like I've got plenty of tools that can give him problems."

Hardy has just three UFC fights under his belt, but he knows a definitive victory could open enough eyes to push him to the front of the 170-pack nipping at St. Pierre's heels. He's looking for a devastating finish against Swick after two straight wins by decision. If that happens, Hardy says he's unafraid of GSP:

"I think people are kind of holding him in too high esteem. He's a very good fighter and he gets the job done. [But] he's only human. He's got two arms and two legs, same as the rest of us. Anybody on any given day can go in there and put a beatin' on him, like [Matt] Serra did."

Hardy said there are a lot of guys in the UFC welterweight division who can give GSP problems and that the talk of St. Pierre moving to 185 pounds needs to stop. 

Swick (14-2, 9-1 UFC) and Hardy (22-6, 3-0 UFC) meet just before the main event at UFC 105.

Hardy said he spent half of his camp working on his ground game jiu-jitsu. Odd, right? After all, Swick is primarily a stand-up fighter. Hardy pointed out that during his time in Los Angeles with Joe Bravo, he thought his opponent was Dong Hyun Kim. A Kim injury allowed Swick to slip into the spot. Hardy also said he didn't have a chance to work before this fight with renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach. Understandably, Roach was tied up with Manny Pacquiao for his big fight against Miguel Cotto.

"It really was just kind of a natural and then we went and talked to Dana and Lorenzo and they said, let’s do a fight week," WEC GM Reed Harris said. "You know, we’ll do a fight week like they used to do in boxing where everybody comes into town, everybody watches the fight and we’re anchoring that with Brown versus Aldo, so we couldn’t have had a stronger event."

The UFC did something similar in September when it put an Ultimate Fight Night and UFC 102 within driving distance of each other. Putting two fights in same place in same week not only makes it easier for media, but also sets up a nice vacation for fans. The Palms have recognized that, and is offering a suite, VIP nightlife passes and two tickets to the WEC fights for $269.

So, MMA promoters of the world, can we have MORE of this? Whether it's a UFC pay-per-view coupled with a WEC event or Ultimate Fight Night, or a Strikeforce Saturday night show paired up with a Challengers Series card, please try to put them geographically close to one another. This would be much better than say Strikeforce in Chicago with Challengers in Fresno, or WEC 42 in Las Vegas the day after UFC 101 in Philadelphia.

The possibilities are endless. Baltimore/Washington. New Orleans/Houston. Kansas City/St. Louis. Indianapolis/Chicago. Dayton/Cincinnati. Tucson/Phoenix. Oakland/San Francisco. Let's make it happen! 

*I know my pairings are heavy on the Midwest, but guess what? I'm from the Midwest. Feel free to suggest your pairings in the comments.

They're all ready to go in Manchester as all 22 fighters made weight for UFC 105 in England. Slight drama unfolded when Michael Bisping and Denis Kang got nose-to-nose. Bisping seemed a little upset when Kang put a fist in his face. Two former heavyweights, Randy Couture and Brandon Vera, had no issues in trimming down below the light heavyweight limit of 205 pounds. 

UFC 105 main card: 
Randy Couture (204) v. Brandon Vera (204)
Mike Swick (170) v. Dan Hardy (171)
Michael Bisping (186) v. Denis Kang (185)
James Wilks (169) v. Matt Brown (170)
Ross Pearson (156) v. Aaron Riley (155)

Non-Television Preliminary Bouts:
Terry Etim (155) v. Shannon Gugerty (155)
Paul Taylor (170) v. John Hathaway (170)
Matt Riddle (171) v. Nick Osipczak (170)
Paul Kelly (155) v. Dennis Siver (155)
Alexander Gustafsson (205) v. Jared Hamman (206)
Andre Winner (155) v. Roli Delgado (156)

Join us for a moderated chat with World Extreme Cagefighting general manager Reed Harris today, starting at noon ET. 

It's going to be a long night tomorrow for Brandon Vera in Manchester, England. Vera is hoping to nail one of the biggest wins of career against Randy Couture at UFC 105 and follow it up by watching another W from one his heroes Manny Pacquiao. Pacman battles Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas. Vera is fired up to watch his Filipino brother go for a world title in a seventh weight class: 

“I want to get business out of the way, then I can still watch the Pacquiao fight. I'm hoping I will be able to watch it. I love watching Pacquiao fight," Vera told Gareth A. Davies from The Telegraph. "I think he'd make a brilliant mixed martial artist - he's one of those guys who'd be a brilliant sportsman at whatever he took up."

Vera is 100-percent an MMA backer but everyone with Filipino blood is a Manny backer:  

"I’m not really a big fan of boxing, but I’m a fan of Manny Pacquiao. He is a phenomenal athlete. If you’re a professional athlete yourself, you have to admire his qualities. He’s one of those guys whose opponents realize how good he is when they wake up on the canvas standing over them. He’s that quick." 

Vera is a first generation American but as you can tell, very proud of his Filipino heritage. Much of that comes from his father Ernesto:

"What does it mean to be Filipino? No matter what odds you're up against, no matter how bleak it looks, if you keep pressing forward, it's bound to get better no matter what. My Dad came over with nothing and ended up owning seven restaurants. He made the American Dream happen with nothing. That's what it means to me." 

Vera wants to follow in the footsteps of his father and Pacman. He like to take it one step further and help bring a UFC event to the Philippines:

“Man, I would not let the UFC have an event there without me on it. That is one huge motivating factor for me going forward knowing that I might be able to fight there. I’d want all my family to come."

Vera will either be nursing his wounds or at the end of long stint of partying when the boxing match starts at approximately 4 a.m. in Manchester. 

Oh, Junie Browning. It's not that anyone ever thought you were going to be a worldbeater, but you had some potential as a fighter and some prominent folks of MMA believed in you. Now, that's all gone. After you attacked a nurse in a Las Vegas-area hospital and were dropped from the UFC, you said you would get better.

Except, you didn't. An arrest warrant was issued for Browning yesterday when he failed to appear in court for the assault charges picked up at the hospital. For that, Junie Browning, Cagewriter collectively smacks our hand to our face. Junie, Junie, Junie. Getting better means facing the music when you've screwed up. I just hope that it was just a bout of flakiness or insubordination that kept you from the courthouse yesterday, and not something more serious. 

Payout Perspective:

Here’s a look at the entire ratings picture:

The season averages - 2.3 in HH, 4.1 in M18-34, and a 3.2 in M18-49 – are slightly misleading in the sense that they’re skewed by the initial three episodes of the season. The median ratings for each category are lower and better approximate the reality of TUF’s ratings this season: 2.2 in HH, 3.6 in M18-34, and 2.8 in M18-49.

MMAPayout.com has covered the series almost ad nauseum over the last two months, and there really isn’t much left to analyse. The ratings have been stellar on account of Kimbo (and to a far lesser degree Rampage vs. Rashad), but the season has shown a regression to the TUF mean since his departure from the competition. If, indeed, Kimbo does fight on the Finale, expect his bout to be televised, and expect the event to be one of the highest – if not the highest – rated UFC on Spike segments ever.

Just a reminder that UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera is tomorrow night.

This will be the next event for Season 6 of the MMA HQ fight camp at MMAPlayground.com, so don’t forget to get your picks and wagers in for the event.

If you want to join the fight camp and haven’t yet, just let me know. Season 6 is nearing the end, but it’s a great time to join and get some practice before the start of Season 7. Also, don’t forget about our FIGHT CLUB 10th Anniversary Blu-Ray giveaway.