Coming off one of its biggest pay-per-views in recent memory, the Ultimate Fighting Championship transitions from one amazing fight card to another this Saturday night.

Unfortunately for the UFC, the main event was pulled due to a knee injury suffered by UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. This is devastating news, because I was really looking forward to seeing St-Pierre take on Carlos Condit. I really thought Condit possessed the skills to give St-Pierre trouble, and I thought he had a chance of dethroning the champion.

With St-Pierre out, Condit will wait for him to heal from his injury. Now, the main event is B.J. Penn vs. Nick Diaz, but that was the main event from the get-go for me. This card is so stacked that it could lose a quality main event like St-Pierre vs. Condit and still be an amazing event.

It was generally supposed to be St-Pierre vs. Diaz in the main event, but Diaz was pulled from the fight after missing press conferences and upsetting UFC president Dana White.

Because of Diaz’s removal from the main event, Condit got the shot against St-Pierre and Diaz was moved to the co-main event spot against Penn. Basically, the UFC pulled a switcheroo on us.

Now, it turns out Diaz is getting the last laugh. He is in the main event, and this is the fight I have looked forward to seeing the most this month.

Diaz and Penn only know one way to fight, and that is to put on a show for the fans. So when these two meet in the middle of the octagon, fans can expect one of the greatest fights of all time. Both fighters are extremely skilled and always have exciting fights, so obviously my excitement level for this fight is through the roof.

The new co-main event features two heavy-handed heavyweights throwing down as Cheick Kongo is set to face off against rising star Matt Mitrione.

I do not think there has ever been a more popular fighter in MMA history with only five professional bouts. Mitrione, who is a former NFL player with the Minnesota Vikings, was a contestant on the 10th season of the Ultimate Fighter and did fairly well given the fact that he did not have any professional fights under his belt.

Now with five straight wins in the UFC, Mitrione will take the next step in his career. Kongo is a knockout artist who has proved time and time again he can turn out the lights at any moment during the fight. Mitrione has proved in his short career that he can knock out opponents as well. Of his five professional fights, Mitrione has knocked out four of his opponents. I cannot wait to see the ever-improving Mitrione stand toe-to-toe with Kongo.

These two fights are worth getting the PPV alone, but if you are still not sold on getting the PPV after St-Pierre’s injury forced him off the card, then you should know that the rest of the fights on the PPV will be well worth it.

Mirko Cro Cop is taking on Roy Nelson, Hatsu Hioki is making his UFC debut against George Roop and Dennis Siver is matching up against Donald Cerrone. All of those fights are sure to be barnburners and will be worth the money.