Jun 23, 2009 - The UFC has requested the date of November 21 for UFC 105 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, according to a calendar on the Nevada State Athletic Commission's website.
The calendar notes that the date is not yet approved by the commission and is subject to change, but there are likely few roadblocks to stop it from going forward should Zuffa definitively want the date.
No matches have yet been announced or even rumored for the event, which will air on pay-per-view. But given the timeframe, it is very possible the card could be headlined by one of the winners from UFC 100's two title bouts, featuring Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir and Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves.
Less likely but also a possibility is a middleweight title matchup between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort. While currently under contract with Affliction, Belfort has just one fight left on his deal, an Aug. 1 matchup against Jorge Santiago. UFC President Dana White recently stated that he'd be interested in a Silva-Belfort fight, and since the two are fighting just one week apart, they could be ready to go by late November if White can get a deal done.
The UK paper The Sun earlier this month cited an anonymous UFC source in reporting that a Michael Bisping-Anderson Silva title fight could take place in Manchester, England in November, should Bisping emerge victorious from his UFC 100 fight with Dan Henderson, but it seems unlikely the UFC would host two major shows in the same month.
In addition to the November show, the Nevada calendar also notes that the UFC has requested a December 5 date for a show at The Palms for The Ultimate Fighter's Season 10 finale. That event, which will air on Spike, could draw a big number for the company, as it could possibly feature ratings draw Kimbo Slice, a cast member on the currently filming season.
The UFC will likely have one more pay-per-view before the end of '09: its usual end-of-the-year, blowout show. That event has taken place between Christmas and New Year's the last two years and is hosted in Las Vegas to cut down on holiday season travel for employees, but no date has yet been released.
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