UFC 141: 10 Essentials for Any Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem PPV Party

Every fight fan watching Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC 141 needs several things to ensure the best PPV experience possible.

Drinks, friends and cash are among the essentials for a successful fight night party.

With these 10 must-haves for you and your friends, you'll be ready for anything and having a blast come Friday.

10. Beer

Well, duh.

What kind of party would it be without beer? 

Beer makes any UFC PPV feel like it's the best one ever.  And with two 260-pound beasts ready to rip each other's heads off, a couple of cold ones couldn't hurt.

Look at it this way: Even if your favorite fighter gets knocked out or submitted, at least you can cash in $3.00 of empty bottles the next day.

9. A Designated Snack Retriever

Similar to the last slide, it's essential to have a handyman on standby.

Somebody that can retrieve some fresh brews, wheelbarrow loads of Doritos and anything else a group of grown men can shove down their throats.

Maybe it's your son, your wife, your girlfriend or just a smaller friend that you can bully around.

Whoever it is, make it happen.

8. One Opposing Friend

For any UFC PPV event, you need to be in the presence of one friend with an opposing view on the fights.

A guy that you can talk trash to for nearly three straight hours and not think twice about it.

I'm in no way promoting physical violence in the presence of physical violence.  I'm simply saying it's always fun to spew your knowledge in a packed room of fight fans, progressing the argument into an all-out yelling contest.

See, your friends do come in handy.

7. A Source of Cool Air

Besides the very feminine picture from Natural Home and Garden, having a legitimate source of cold air is going to be extremely clutch come fight night.

With a handful of guys huddling around one TV in an effort to get the best view of the bouts while screaming their heads off, it's key to implement a predetermined plan for fan usage and sweaty testosterone air-out.

Depending on where you're watching the fight, turning on an A/C may be the best bet.

6. MMA Merchandise

No UFC PPV is complete without some sort of promotional display.

Shirts, hats, shorts, sandals and even drinking glasses all do the trick.

Show some love for the best organization in the world.  Deck yourself out in DETHRONE while you're at it.

5. Jack Link's Beef Jerky or Jimmy John's

What's more manly than Brock Lesnar beating some guy's ass in the Octagon while wearing Jack Link's or Jimmy John's shorts?

Nothing. 

But you can try your very best to be like Lesnar and purchase some extra pre-fight snacks.

Because when it comes down to it, beef jerky and a delicious sandwich always make a good combo when you're watching two fighters try to choke each other out.

4. Cash Money

For such a big event like this, having cash in hand seems like the right move.  There's so much action to be had.

Lesnar vs. Overeem, Fitch vs. Hendricks and Diaz vs. Cerrone.

There's bound to be two or three guys at your party willing to throw down some Hamiltons in the midst of a spectacular UFC PPV.

By making the rights bets on Friday, you could be setting yourself up for one hell of a New Year's Eve.

3. A Rested Larynx

Not only do fighters scream before, during and after the fights, but so do fans.

I can't tell you how many times I've been nose-to-screen with my TV literally talking trash to a box made of glass and pixels.

In any case, well-rested vocal chords are going to do wonders when UFC 141 rolls around.  With so many significant fights up and down the card, you could be yelling for hours.

My advice: Eat a lot of ice cream the day before, and try not to eat anything hot (like wings, as hard as that may be).

2. Hatred for Nate Diaz

Coming into UFC 141, I was already on Donald Cerrone's bandwagon and trying to burn down Nate Diaz's.

But after Wednesday's press conference, which featured Diaz slinging Cerrone's classic cowboy hat off his head, I've never been more ready to root against a cocky slinky from California.

Both Diaz brothers are always easy targets when it comes to talking junk from your computer about fighters you hope you'll never meet, but it's instances like this one that solidify my beliefs that thugs have no place in the UFC.

Come Friday, I'll be the one screaming "knock him out" while other people search YouTube to see how good Cerrone really is.

1. An Open Mind

All jokes aside, when watching Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC 141, you need to prepare yourself for the unexpected.

Any UFC PPV event could end in a matter of minutes, often taking away from the "legendary" labels that the organization pins on its monthly cash cows.

So, when you're watching this stacked card with your best of friends, just remember that anything is possible.

Quick knockouts, three-round split decisions and unwarranted disqualifications are all part of the sport, despite what you may think $44.99 really stands for.

With that in mind, grab some beers, invite the crazy guy who puked at the last PPV, and get ready to ring in the new year with one of the best events of 2011.