On May 8th the UFC is set to storm the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec for the 3rd UFC event on Canadian soil.  A card stacked with star power, UFC 113 is set to feature a highly anticipated rematch for the UFC’s Light Heavyweight Championship between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun Rua”.

The card  features many talented and recognizable names as well as some match ups that could make a run for the Fight of the Year honours.  One of those match ups could have been an preliminary card fight between contestants from The Ultimate Fighter 7 and 8, Tim Credeur and Tom Lawlor respectively.  Credeur and Lawlor are charismatic and exciting fighters, both men having won Fight of the Night honours in their most recent bouts.  Both men have a strong technical base to their game but in a second they are willing to throw technique aside to put on an exciting and entertaining scrap for the fans.  Their scheduled fight for UFC 113 promised to provide such excitement until Credeur was forced out of the fight due to an injury he sustained training.  In his place, MMA veteran Joe “El Dirte” Doerksen will step back into the Octagon one more time.

Joe “El Dirte” Doerksen is a recognizable face amongst die hard MMA fans as a veteran of over 50 fights, having fought all over the world.  Doerksen has previous experience in the UFC, having first fought against Joe Riggs at UFC 49 back in 2004.  Joe would lose the bout due to submission by strikes.  Joe would then compete in the UFC on 5 other separate occasions, losing in all 5 fights.  Having a 0-6  record within the UFC is unheard of and it seems as though Joe was brought back simply to elevate the young and promising star in Tom Lawlor.  Will “El Dirte” be able to upset Lawlor or will things get “Filthy” for him as he drops to 0-7 in the UFC?

Tom Lawlor is best known for his brief, yet extremely entertaining stint on The Ultimate Fighter 8.  He was a member of Team Mir and was the first casualty of the season as he lost to eventual winner, Ryan Bader.  Since then Tom has not only been known for his exciting entrances to the Octagon, but also for his exciting performances within it.  Since the show, Tom has gone 2-1, having defeated fellow TUF 8 castemate Kyle Kingsbury in his debut before dropping down to 185 lbs. and defeating the very tough C.B. Dollaway.  His first loss would come from C.B.’s teammate, Aaron Simpson in a Fight of the Night, Split Decision loss.  Come UFC 113, Lawlor looks to make some “dirty” money and continue his success in the Octagon at the expense of Joe Doerksen.

I could sit here all day making jokes about how these two fighters nickname’s fit together so well but I’ll just leave it at this:  This fight will be filthy and I’ll love every second of it

Written by FightPros.com contributor Dylan Routledge.  Follow him on twitter @dylan_geezus