Observations from My Couch: UFC 91

• Sometimes the UFC rewards a fighter for all his hard work. On Saturday night, Gabriel Gonzaga's reward was tomato can Josh Hendricks.
• I don't know what was scarier: Dustin Hazelett's flawless jiu-jitsu transitions, or his Amish "Wrath of an Angry Old Testament God" beard.
• Jeremy Stephens hit Rafael dos Anjos so hard, he changed Rafael's last name to "uno Anjos".
• Kenny Florian's fight with Joe Stevenson wasn't so much a fight as it was a rape. In fact, in his post-bout medical screening, the Nevada State Athletic Commission had Stevenson take a pregnancy test.
• Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture. A WWE wrestler is now the UFC Heavyweight Champ. Excuse me while I go cry in my morning oatmeal.

"Barncat" Hopes UFC 91 Win Will Enable Him to Live in Actual House

With winter just around the corner, Tamdan McCrory is counting on a win at UFC 91 - and it's not because a "W" would propel him further up the welterweight rankings. No, the well-rounded scrapper, whose quick rise to the top of the East Coast rankings garnered him a berth in the UFC after only a year of competition, is hoping a victory against opponent Dustin Hazelett will provide him with the cash needed to move into an actual house. "They call me the 'Barncat' because I live in a barn," says McCrory while picking hay from his hair. "Do you have any idea how cold it gets in a barn in January? It gets pretty damn cold." McCrory's only brush with defeat came at UFC 78 against Akihiro Gono, and he has since defeated the tough Luke Cummo. Does he have the tools to withstand Hazelett's jiu-jitsu attack? "Tools? Dude, I live in barn. I got all sorts of tools." UFC 91 airs Saturday night on pay-per-view, and features some wrestling dudes in the main event.

Amir Sadollah Injures Self to Avoid Facing Nick Catone at UFC 91

Middleweight TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah's bout against ROC champ Nick Catone, which was slated for the main card of Saturday's UFC 91, has now been cancelled according to the UFC website. The reason behind the last-minute cancellation is a self-inflicted leg injury, which was sustained when Sadollah purposely jumped into the path of a charging ram. Said Sadollah's trainer Dirk Frankenbaum: "I don't understand it. The training camp was great, everything was great. Then last night we showed Amir some footage of Catone's fights, and Amir ran out back and met up with that ram." Added Frankenbaum, "I guess Amir really didn't want to fight him." The preliminary match-up between Tamdan McCrory and Dustin Hazelett will now be moved up to the pay-per-view broadcast.