EVENT - UFC Fight Night 13

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be returning to Colorado on April 2nd for the first time in 15 years, since UFC 1 & UFC 2. Colorado played host to the UFC's inaugural event, as well as UFC 2, which were both held in Denver.

This time the UFC returns in front of a sold-out crowd with UFC Fight Night 13, from the Broomfield Events Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The special three-hour event will air from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV. The Main Event featured will be a battle in the UFC's Lightweight Division between two former "The Ultimate Fighter" (TUF) contestants, Kenny "Kenflo" Florian vs. Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon.

Both Florian and Lauzon are on a three-fight winning streak within the UFC's octagon, and both want to make it four.

Florian undoubtedly possesses the more advanced skills and experience. Where as Lauzon has very good submission skills that are no doubt even stronger since his last fight, as he has been training daily with one of the UFC's best submission guys, BJ Penn.

Lauzon isn't really known for his striking ability, even though he was able to KO Jens Pulver with a well placed punch. However, we haven't seen him do that again since. Florian, by contrast, is a very efficient striker and trains under Mark DellaGrotte. His Muay Thai elbow strikes have been devastating, often ending fights with brutal elbows that cause nasty cuts.

On paper, Lauzon should get his first UFC loss on April 2. Then again, he was supposed to get his first UFC loss 18 months years ago when he faced Pulver. He shocked everyone that night, will he do it again?

In addition to the featured main event, UFC Fight Night also includes a battle of top UFC welterweight contenders, Karo Parisyan (25-4) and Thiago Alves (18-4). Parisyan, fighting out of North Hollywood, CA, has won seven of his last eight UFC bouts including a recent unanimous decision over the dangerous Japanese fighter Ryo Chonan at UFC 78 last November. A victory for Parisyan would draw him closer to a title shot and a potential rematch with either Matt Serra or Georges St-Pierre. Hard-hitting Brazilian native Alves is also among the best welterweight fighters in the UFC, winning six of his last seven fights including a hard-fought victory against Chris “Lights Out” Lytle at UFC 78.

- UFC FIGHT NIGHT 13 FIGHT CARD -

Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon

Thiago Alves vs. Karo Parisyan

Matt Hamill vs. Tim Boetsch

Kurt Pellegrino vs. Nate Diaz

James Irvin vs. Houston Alexander

Gray Maynard vs. Frank Edgar

Josh Neer vs. Din Thomas

Ryan Roberts vs. Marcus Aurelio

Jeff Cox vs. Manny Gamburyan

Samy Schiavo vs. Clay Guida

Roman Mitichyan vs. George Sotiropoulos

Anthony Johnson vs. Tommy Speer