UFC Thread

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

This one was exciting with some noteworthy fights.

I need to review some of the fights but it was worth the price of admission this time 'round.

The main event had me standing up from my seat...reminded me when I was watching the Lesnar - Carwin fight. Lesnar to his credit has massive power and has interesting training methods. Still a piss poor attitude. I knew this was going to be a good fight. Cain, besides having the whole nation of Mexico behind him, is a very hard worker with a good all around fight game. His take down defense against Lesnar was a valuable asset that others did not have. And, it helped that he did not over exert himself too early like Carwin did.

Brock ate some punches and then looked away, which was kind of odd. It seemed like after all his take down attempts were stuffed and when he could not hold down Cain for a ground and pound session, he looked a bit confused. Temporary facial reconstruction courtesy of Cain helped to wake him up though.

It was a quick title match but still very exciting.
Brocktober came and went.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

UFC 122 was ok. it was a pretty good card for a free Spike show. UFC 123 is this weekend. The two big matches are Rampage vs Machida and BJ vs hughes III. Both should be good fights. I hope Hughes smashes BJ, and makes him quit like GSP did

[DazarGaidin]

I wanna watch it tomorrow, but ill probably have to wait for dl :\ Its gonna be good fights, i am eager to see if machida can get back to his winning ways.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Just find a local bar showing it, kick back and have a couple of beers :D

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Results...
George Snuffleupakus sub Joe Lauzon- slow start for the aussie, but a good finish
Phil Davis submission Tim Boetsch- weird one handed behind the back kimura
Miguel Falcao dec Gerald Harris- Falcao looked pretty good
BJ Penn KO Matt Hughes- ouch, 21 seconds.
Rampage split dec Machida- I had it as a draw, nobody clearly won round one. Credit to Rampage for being the aggressor in this fight. That, more then anyhting probably got him the win

[DazarGaidin]

the machida fight was real close, i thought machida pulled it out but that first round could have gone to either guy.

Joe lauzon ALWAYS gasses after the first. I thought with the big deal he made over his brother not training etc he woulda worked on his own conditioning. The guy looks in shape but i dont think ive ever seen him not gas after the first. Definitely has pacing issues.

Penn destroying hughes made me smile the rest of the night :lol: Man i hate that guy.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

TUF final coming up this weekend, Michael Johnson vs Brookings. Also Stephan Bonner fights on the card. Next weekend is GSP vs Koscheck II. I really hope that GSP knocks him out, or makes him quit like BJ

[DazarGaidin]

Nam vs Garcia, worst decision since Hamill/Bisping. This is the 3rd or 4th crazy decision garcia was gifted, this being the worst. He must be paying the judges or something. Insanity!

Bonner looked awesome out there. I hope hes not juicing again, cause he mauled that dude.

Wish i had showtime to catch strikeforce, ive read that it was an awesome card. The TUF finale was ok but not super impressive. Found myself drifting to my computer several times in boredom.

[Levon]

Strikeforce was crazy with so many knockouts in a row.

Monkeys would be better judges.
Nam was almost always the one in control of the fight, Garcia's back was almost always against the fence. Nam landed more and Garcia looked worse at the end. To the judges it might have looked like Garcia did more damage because of his powerful style of when he attacks but most of them were evaded or blocked. As for the take downs, he didn't do anything with them. It wasn't drastic enough to win the 1st & 3rd round. Stupid. I still love Garcia though, his fights are always great.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I watched the TUF thing Sunday morning. Kind of only half paid attention to most of the fights. I had the Garcia fight 30-27 Phan. He looked good. I think Garcia may have been the most shocked of anyone there that he won.

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

It looked as if Nam was dealt an unlucky judging card but everyone could all see that he knows how to scrap in the cage. During Rogan's commentary on the matter it almost seemed appropriate that the National Anthem should have been playing.

The fight for the next Ultimate Fighter showed promise. And a humble fighter came out winning it. Congrats.

Everyone references the Bonnar - Griffin fight on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. He really needed this fight to get back into things as it looked as if he was about to fade into obscurity.

Penn really surprised me with his win against Hughes. Losing that title really lit a fire under him.

i am happy with the recent merger of WEC and UFC. Bantam weight and feather weights put on really entertaining fights with more than one dimension.

Any predictions for Saturday night?

[animefan88]

I hope Koscheck wins St.Pierre but I do think GSP will win.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

UFC 124 from Montreal
Thiago Alves dec John Howard- very entertaining clash of muay thai styles. One very technical, one very swing for the fences. Alves, far more technical of the two, an easy decision
Mac Danzig KTFO Joe Stevenson- nice face plant by Stevenson after getting hit right on the button
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zz3p63WSXZE/TQRIFVQY3kI/AAAAAAAAA2I/V27UL23OWuQ/s1600/2.gif
Jim Miller sub Charles Oliverious- nice kneebar/ankle lock submission from Miller
Stefan Struve KO Sean Mckorkle- nice sweep from his back into full mount ground and pound ftw
GSP dec Josh Koscheck- no question in this fight. GSP shows a new facet and jabs koz relentlessly for 25 min
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8396/311467.jpg
Sean Pierson dec Matt Riddle (prelim)- if you could win by beating the air, Riddle would have scored a KO. Never seen a guy swing so much and miss. There was one point where he just swung away for like 30 sec straight at air and his opponent just kept punching in the face with a straight jab
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zz3p63WSXZE/TQRPZR8bidI/AAAAAAAAA3A/7BPn2ahqqEI/s1600/7.gif

[DazarGaidin]

Good fight. Shame gsp couldnt finish but that was a beating he put on kos.

lol@Pierson/Riddle, funniest fight i have seen in a while. Someone needs to check riddle depth perception. He missed ever shot he threw almost, including a flying knee that was rewarded with a blast in the face.
The last round was hilarious the guy was throwing these robotic shadowbox punches at the air for long period of time, like he expected his opponent to press his face into them. Crazy! And hilarious...
The most funny part is he acted like he won a war after and fight of the night or something, it was the worst display of fighting ive seen in there since The Ettish Fetal Fighting System

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I think it was early in the third, and Rogan was like the third could decide the fight, Pierson won the first, and Riddle probably won the 2nd. I was like what fight are you watching, he missed with every punch he threw lol

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Tohou cosplayer and kickboxer Youichiro Nagishima defeated highly touted mma fighter Shinya Aoki in a alternating rules match (rules changed by round from kickboxing to mma) by 2nd round TKO. He may be the baddest otaku on the planet lol
http://io9.com/5508778/cosplay-%252B-kickboxing--the-ultimate-intimidation-tactic
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Takaya-Takes-Dream-Title-Overeem-Destroys-Duffee-at-Dynamite-29103

[DazarGaidin]

NO way, i cant believe he won, especially in the mma portion. Man, aoki had no respect for that guy either, i wonder if he underestimated him.

Im guessing duffee got destroyed by reem, i gotta find a DL of this.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Yeah, Duffee got KTFO, punches and knees, like 30 sec or something. UFC 125, Thiago Silva showed off his drumming skills on Brandon Vera
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Clay "dancing caveman" Guida sub Takanori Gomi- in the most bizzare display yet, Guida used a wild caveman dance to confuse Gomi and eventually get a chokeout.
Dong Hyun Kim UD Nate Diaz- good fight, Diaz almost came back. If those Diaz bros weren't such stoners it wouldn't take 2 1/2 rounds to start fighting
Thiago Silva UD Brandon Vera- Vera got his nose broken in the nastiest way ever
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zz3p63WSXZE/TSAAyL6ghtI/AAAAAAAABXU/U7cqhUJeceM/s1600/6.gif
Brian Stan KO Chirs Leban- the former marine and silver star award winner, puts a serious beating on the crippler
Frankie Edgar draw Gray Maynerd- Edgar took a Carwin vs Lesner first round beating, but managed to come back and survive the rest of the fight. I had it 10-8 9-10 10-9 9-10 9-10. Offical judges scores were like 48-46 Edgar, 48-47 Maynard and 48-48 draw

[DazarGaidin]

I had edgar winning but i think a draw isn't so unreasonable. No one likes them and it bones the ufc matchmaker, but we need more of them over arbitrary decisions by the judges.

Either way, man, that was a great championship fight. It was crazy that edgar survived the first.

It looks like someone has been teaching clay how to finish people. Someone que a collective 'oh ****' in the rest of his division. His major downfall was he didn't know how to finish people off no matter how much he dragged em down. A guy with that much fuel, decent chin and subs is scarey.

Vera looked like crap in that fight. And what is worse is he was talking crap while losing. Umm is that a good idea? Nope, thats why he got ***** slapped for like a minute straight and got his nose blasted.

[Levon]

I feel sorry for Vera, bad broken nose & cut from the UFC. I think he will be back one of these days however.

[DazarGaidin]

I dunno, maybe he should try to compete in muay thai/k1 for a while. Hes getting tunnel vision and forgetting his wrestling anyways.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Cain is out with a rotator cuff injury. The next coaches of TUF are JDS and Brock. Winner gets Cain when he returns.

[DazarGaidin]

:lol: all of the tuf contestants are gonna clamor to get on JDS team rofl "I dont care if he cant speak english, he can show me how to throw a punch!" :lol:

Brock is gonna learn more from the students than they will from him.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Well they can certainly learn mike skills and self promotion better from Brock. Fighting, probably not so much, unless they are a giant *** wrestler

[DazarGaidin]

For some bizarre reason they will be coaching welterweights :O:blink:

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

Cain is out with a rotator cuff injury. The next coaches of TUF are JDS and Brock. Winner gets Cain when he returns.

When I found out Lesnar was going to be one of the coaches, it was one of the those surreal moments. It seems like this is a viable way for one of them to be the contender for the title against Cain. I may not rush to the television for this season. I will need to play it by ear....but the guys under Dos Santos will get some very good jui jitsu training at the very least.

I managed to see UFC 125 later on and was very impressed with the overall fight card. It was an exciting way to start the new year for those who watched in on the 1st. One of the better UFC events in a long time.

The title fight was ruined for me before I got a chance to watch but the match really had a good pace. Edgar seemed to be out-muscled by Maynard in the beginning yet via a lot of evasive movements and attacks was able to win a couple of the rounds (and more importantly survive that exciting first round). Maynard was given some poor advice by his corner at one point when they told him to stop trying to beat up Edgar.

I am curious to see how this decision with influence future fight cards. No one was expecting a draw...

[ZeroRyoko1974]

UFC 126
Miguel Angel Torres UD Antonio Banuelos (best corner advice ever... "you need to F***ing hit him in the face")
Jake Ellenberger split decision Carlos Eduardo Rocha (WTF one of the judges had it 30-27 Rocha)
Jon "Bones" Jones sub Ryan Bader- Jones bullied Bader from the start choking him out in the 2nd. Evans hurt his knee, and now it will be Jones vs Shogun at UFC 128
Forest Griffin UD Rich Franklin- good fight. Forest controlled the first from top position and then split the final rounds.
Anderson Silva by boot to the head Vitor Belfor (no, i am not kidding. Silva won with a front kick to the face)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XgUh-2vXAbs/TU4xkCmiDzI/AAAAAAAABD8/TQz11Td_1tA/s1600/2.gif

[DazarGaidin]

That kick crushed my hopes. Man, i wish someone would beat that jerk. Come back sonnen! Tho i guess GSP is getting next crack if he beats shields (not sure i like GSP at middle tho :()

Strikeforce Heavyweight GP started. Big Foot silva manhandled Fedor to give him his 2nd legit loss in his career. Fedor looked unmotivated and silva is some kind of monster with a head as big as most men's chest. Fedor landed bombs but that skull is like concrete. Silva broke fedor's orbital i think, his eye looked worse than koscheck's eye. Ref stoppage in corner.

Fedor sounds like he wants to hang them up, cant say anyone can blame him, hes had an amazing career. Been nice if he actually got a title first tho.

Andre (The Glass Bull) Arlovski got KO'd for the fourth time in a row. You could sneeze at this guy and he would get knocked out. Weakest chin in MMA. Shame because he has sick skills. :( Looks like they might stop him from fighting due to it. (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/2/14/1993099/doctor-andrei-arlovski-should-not-be-medically-cleared-to-fight-again)

Rest of the card was bums fightin bums. At least one of them looked like a bar fight, but hey i love it all :D I wish there was more slick bjj in heavyweights, but i guess omoplatas are hard for big guys. I know im not that flexible :P (well i can triangle some one but you wont catch me using rubber guard)

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Pretty bad beating. If he continues on, he should consider maybe cutting weight and fighting at 205. I kind of think though it is time to hang it up, unless he can swing a fight with Coutoure

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

I was fortunate enough to be able to see the fights live. Having die hard MMA fans who like to plan trips in advance can work to one's advantage. The two upsets of the night really shook me. I really had Arlovski pegged to win but his decline is more than solidified. I have a lot of respect for him and maybe he just needs to think things over.

The Fedor - Silva fight was a good match up. Fedor's skill and reputation have got him very far in the sport and he maintained good composure throughout the whole thing. His kimura attempt early on surprised me but the weight differential worked against him.

Now, I am a proponent of grappling against opponents that are larger and (I would hope) better than yourself. It has served me well when I need to go up against someone in my own weight class. In this particular pair up, it looked as if the skills were evenly matched in stand up and ground. But when Silva mounted and started pounding, it was most likely difficult to shrimp or buck. And that arm triangle (not utilized by too many fighters in mma even though there are many chances) was in deep and nasty. The decision to stop the fight by the doctor on site was a good one due to the nature of the injuries. I would have liked to see another round but decisions like that need to be made. (Plus, the battery on my video recorder was nearly dead and would not lasted another round...)

As the main event came to a close, all who stayed stood up to hear Fedor speak. And when he made his announcement about possibly not returning, there was dead silence. My friend, who was a fan of Fedor for a long time, looked on in confusion and disappointment. Not too much talking on the ride back.

UFC 126 was not as exciting as 125. But there were some things that were entertaining. I was expecting a lot of fireworks between Jones and Bader and it was one of the few fights where "Bones" hardly used his signature descending elbows. Wrestling against wrestling was the name of the game and the better man won that match. The match up with Shogun...right after he had won might have been a bit hasty. It is very rare to see a title match get assigned so quickly but with Rampage deciding that there was not enough time to prepare, Dana actually did not have a plan. This should be interesting.

Now, the kick heard around the world. I am glad that I did not blink otherwise I would have missed the exchange. Anderson Silva has a very unusual fighting style. Very open and decidedly cocky (hands down) but good head movement with the ability to dodge strikes. His timing for striking is very on the mark. His retreating punch that knocked down Griffin was still unbelievable. But in this match, he used a kick (another move that a lot of UFC fighters do not utilize too often) that a lot of martial artists learn at the beginner stage. A basic front kick (or ball-of-foot kick) that toppled Vitor and opened him up to some ground and pound. That kick will be played on highlight reels for years to come.

[Levon]

Fedor would rock if he dropped down a weight class. Antonio Silva isn't called the Bigfoot for nothing.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

UFC 127 people with something on their head 2-1-1
Kyle Noke (gas mask) Sub Chri Commode Comozze very quick choke out
Brian Ebersole (sparring headgear) UD Chris lytle- Lytle gassed and the very odd (dude wore sparring headgear to the ring, and head his chest hair shaved into an arrow) won a close but unanimous dec
Dennis Siver UD George Snuffleupalikus (ball cap) interesting fight, I had it going the other way
Michael Bisping KO Jorge Rivera- Bisping probably would have won anyway, but Rivera was never the same after taking a vicious illegal knee in the first.
Jon angry chimp draw BlowJob Penn- I had it 29-27 Fitch, but Penn performed well. Fitch really abused him in the final round.

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

127 was probably one of the more lackluster and disappointing events of 2011. There were a few interesting things I was looking forward to.

Bisping and Rivera had a rivalry that promised an action packed fight. When there is bad blood between fighters, it usually means good entertainment or the fans. Bisping has always had a mouth on him and he overused it when he was a coach on TUF. But regardless of Henderson's two big fists and Bisping hitting the floor, some people are known for certain things. He actually looked more fit since his coaching days. The knee, which has caused some controversy at times, looked very intentional and should have been deemed an illegal blow. There was actually a participant on TUF who was disqualified during the Bisping - Henderson season for an illegal knee during the qualifying match ups (if I remember correctly). The usual format for bad blood among fighters is they talk trash about each other in clips before the fight, they fight and then make up. Serra and Hughes had a rivalry that just magically got better after one of their fights. Bisping still had words after his win, which he should thank his knee for. Rivera was very much affected by that hit. Spitting toward the opposing corner is not something I usually see but not surprised considering the spitter.

The Siver - Sotiropoulos match was surprising. In agreement with ZERO, I had the Australian winning the fight as my prediction. But my friend had called it as he knew Siver had some striking power and looked more solid. Siver got in some good punches and combos. George looked a bit uneasy looking for punch and kick openings. His strength in previous matches was his superior grappling. Unfortunately, he could not get the fight to the ground. Siver stuffed all his takedown attempts and George was faced with some crisp striking from Siver. Props to the winner of the match. It was cool to see Eddie Bravo in the corner of Sotiropoulos.

I must have been concentrating on my food but the entire second round of the Fitch - Penn fight passed when I looked back up. I thought Penn was coming into the fight hungry and excited since his victory over Hughes. But his performance reminded me why he lost the title to Edgar. The third round had Penn taking a beating on the ground that lasted longer than I thought it would. Fitch seemed to not be able to finish Penn even thought he clearly had dominant position. It was a good way to embarrass Penn in front of the crowd but unfortunately did not earn him the win. No Contest decision was something that everyone did not expect.

[DazarGaidin]

I wish i had a hendo button. So everytime i click this button, hendo flies in from the wings and knocks Bisping the **** out. I woulda been pounding this button during this fight. What an ahole. Spit on the coaches, was proud of kneeing him on purpose/illegally, even showboating while they check on Jorge. Jorge should have said he couldnt continue and won a DQ win, let bisping choke on that!

Siver crushed George for 2 rounds, i was surprised. George needed to go forward (push)when he got a single but he kept trying to pull a way stronger guy down. When siver started gassing, george actually started to win the standup.

Penn beat himself. He just sorta gave up whenever his back hit the mat. How is a supposedly great bjj guy so useless from his back?? The guy has rubber legs, why wasn't he in rubber guard or using a tighter control like crackhead control? Or when he had his back why couldnt he keep a body triangle to stop the spin? I liked seeing him out wrestle fitch in round one, but by 3 he had all but given up. The draw was a good call, i had rd1 and half of round 2 to penn, round 3 and the other half of 2 for fitch.

That guy who fought lytel was insane. I mean, mentally insane, not badass insane. He kept talking to someone off to the side, randomly pointing at stuff. At first, i thought it was his corner, but then i noticed he would do it in random directions :lol: The guy was nuts.

[shinri]

I just found out that UFC 129 is going to happen right here where I live on April 30. Our hometown team consists of Mark Bocek, Claude Patrick, and Sean Pierson.

[DazarGaidin]

Holy ****, out of no where UFC buys out Strikeforce! Does this mean we can see fedor or overeem in a superfight ??

Hes leaving coker in charge, for now. I think this is so he can keep people he has ousted like barnett and diaz without losing face.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Yeah, and Paul Daley lol. I don't think after his last couple of fights, Fedor is going to be involved in any superfights, but Coutoure vs Fedor might be interesting

[Levon]

That's a shocker :O

I actually think they'll give Paul Daley a second chance.

[DazarGaidin]

Paul already bad mouthing the merger, even saying he might not fight Diaz. Talk about shooting your own foot...


It will probably end up being the Strikeforce HW GP winner (reem probably...) vs UFC heavyweight champ

Im wondering if Dream was included in the deal or did dream sell strikeforce? (cant remember which one owned the other).

[Levon]

Paul Daley acts like its not his fault that UFC fired him. -_-;

He talks about sticking with just BAMMA but what if UFC buys them next? ;)

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Big fight this weekend. Shogun Rua returns from a long layoff and knee surgery to face Jon "Bones" Jones. Should be a great fight. I really want Shogun to win, but I am leaning towards Jones winning. I wouldn't be unhappy about that, because it would put Rashad in a tough spot since he refuses to fight Jones (probably knowing Jones would whup his ***).

[DazarGaidin]

Yeah, im actually gonna watch this one on PPV, took off work :D I like bones jones, that guy has some sick talent.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

The question is though, will he go Greg jackson and play it safe with constant takedowns and stalling

[ZeroRyoko1974]

poor cro cop. ktfo again
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xZJPkPOt_Y0/TYVpPNm6TDI/AAAAAAAAB3o/vWMqnv4B-1Q/s1600/12.gif
solid decision for marquart
ouch that knee to the nose by jim miller looks like it hurt
faber looks good in ufc debut with unanymous dec
Bones Jones completely dominates Shogun in rout to a 3rd round TKO
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[DazarGaidin]

So much for lay n stall tactics. He destroyed shogun. I wasnt expecting that (tho i had jones winning if he could take shoguns punch). Shogun actually tapped to the strikes (but ref was already stopping it). He ended it with a body shot, it looked like he buried his arm up to the elbow in shoguns liver.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Yeah, i wouldn't have thought he would out strike him like that. Funny how Rashad is leaving Greg Jackson's camp and will fight Jones. So much for them being "friends" and never fighting. I am pretty sure if it was the flip side and Rashad was champ, and Jones the #1 contender they would still be "friends". Rashad Evans must subscribe to the Tito Ortiz school of friendship

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

Yeah, i wouldn't have thought he would out strike him like that. Funny how Rashad is leaving Greg Jackson's camp and will fight Jones. So much for them being "friends" and never fighting. I am pretty sure if it was the flip side and Rashad was champ, and Jones the #1 contender they would still be "friends". Rashad Evans must subscribe to the Tito Ortiz school of friendship

There was a lot of stern conviction on the parts of Jones and Evans in regards to possible fight IN THE BEGINNING. It was admitted on the part of UFC that Jones' title shot was spur of the moment thing. Rashad's injury had left an opening that no one was available to fill at the time. Seeing how "Bones" out wrestled Bader at the previous UFC, it was a godsend for White. He knows how both Rashad and Jones feel about each other and publicly stated that a fight between them would be a good possibility. Dana is usually clear with what he wants.




Holy ****, out of no where UFC buys out Strikeforce! Does this mean we can see fedor or overeem in a superfight ??

This was major major news in the MMA world. Strikeforce was probably UFC's only real competition. The talent in Strikeforce's organization are going to be a good addition to the fight cards. UFC had been the owner of WEC and let them do their own thing before eventually taking over early in 2011. The integration of PRIDE saw the addition of great fighters to the UfC line up but ended up with the demise of that organization and the unique rule set (soccer kicks, knees to a downed opponent...). Showtime's deal with Strikeforce may be at risk and Pay Per View may be the future venue to view Strikeforce fights.



UFC 128 had a a few notable fights. It was a shame that Mirko CroCop has been relegated to the status of "stepping stone" for the new and younger fighters. Before he ate the Brendan's punch, it looked as if he was trying to unleash his famed left leg roundhouse. It just was not fast enough and he was being out wrestled and pounded before the match was stopped.

Shalorous' UFC debut was not a good example of his fight ability. His performance differed dramatically from his past WEC fights. His movement and strikes were considerably slower. He may need time to get his land legs for the UFC.

Urijah's came to the event with a good performance. This is on par with his WEC matches and he will be one to look out for in regards to title contention for his weight class. There is some talk about him being a coach for an upcoming season of TUF. Putting him on the card for a co-main event was very appropriate.

Now, the main event was something that was discussed and speculated about since the moment Jones beat Bader and Shogun walked into the cage in his suit. Two very different fight styles. Shogun's impressive use of Muay Thai was very effective against Machida. But there was not too much of that the other night. His skill and traditional fighting style make him a future contender nonetheless.

Bones, besides being of relatively high stature, has very on point strikes and solid wrestling skills. His spinning strike like elbows, backfists and back kicks are instantaneous and accurate for the most part. The telegraphing that you see in the technique of other fighters is eerily absent from Jon's technique.

My summed up the match very simply; Jones made it look very easy to dismantle Shogun. The ground and pound was dangerous and impressive. There was one move where Jones had the top position, spun around to grab a leg. His back was toward Shogun's face but right before the round ended, he swings back and landed a hammer fist that was so unorthodox, it required a second viewing to make sure it happened.

It must be a new thing. To have the next fighter come into the cage in their suit and challenge the winner of the match. It was like special effects in a movie...Jones next to Rashad looked like Goliath and David, respectively.

Congrats to the winner. I hope that the fame and money will not get to him. The youngest champion faces tough challenges outside the cage. Speaking of outside the cage, he gained some minor notoriety with his participation in the apprehension of thief. Not a bad warm up for his championship bout.

[DazarGaidin]

Yeah i hate the challenger coming in there like that, its so pro wrestling and cheesy melodrama. I think it was really bugging jones too, which i think is hard to do.

I totally agree with the statement that if the situation was reversed, jones would still be friends with rashad and wouldn't try for the title. If you check out his interviews and some of the stories about him, he is very concerned with sticking to his convictions. I think if he says he would turn down a fight with rashad and had a choice, he would even move up to heavy if he had too. Im glad he got the title shot first, and the onus was on rashad to keep his word. But this is business and rashad has no where else to go. Bad situation all around. Jones is gonna crush him anyway. I just hope that they dont try to spin this into hype, cause that only benefits rashad imo. Jones doesn't need a gimmick or rivalry.

On a side note, was anyone else creeped out by jones after the fight during his rogan interview? I know its a great thing, but he started making out with the belt there :lol:

[Levon]

On a side note, was anyone else creeped out by jones after the fight during his rogan interview? I know its a great thing, but he started making out with the belt there :lol:

He was rubbing his tummy after devouring Shogun. :punch:


I was surprised Shogun got beat as badly as he did.
I don't know if Rashad stands a chance but maybe he knows Jones holes in his game better. Trying to somehow out wrestle Jones is probably his best option.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I don't know if Evans can out wrestle Jones. Bader was supposed to be a superior wrestler and he could do nothing. But then again, Evans is used to fighting bigger guys, having fought at HW on TUF. I see more of this in Rashad's future
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2838/rashadevans.jpg
http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8162/rashadevanspunchface.jpg
Could be some interesting fights coming at 205. Jones vs Rampage, Jones vs Forrest, Jones vs Randy (who knows, it could happen), Jones vs A. Silva (more interesting then Silva vs GSP I think)

[FARIQABDUL]

Fight Night 24: Korean Zombie with the grape vine Twister submission FTW!

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6723/zombieleap.jpg (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/zombieleap.jpg/)


:wub: I still totally love this guy :wub:

[Levon]

His shirts are cool: http://www.koreanzombieshirt.com/

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Fight Night was pretty good, if not predictable. Rumble Johnson and Phil Davis did what they had to win. That submission was awesome though. Highlight of the night

[DazarGaidin]

Man, spike has had fights of some sort every night since the day of the jones fight up till now, im loving it!

I only caught the AJ fight and lil Nog main event the other night, i wanted to see the KZ fight :( :crybaby:

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

Very surprising to see a page out of Eddie Bravo's book used to win the fight. Korean Zombie has a lot of heart and worked very hard. The Twister was a great submission. I had missed his match the first time and had caught the beginner matches during the encore presentation.

Wrestling seems to be making the UFC look boring. But takedowns apparently do earn points and look favorable to judges. Rules are rules. Referees need to curb the lay and pray utilized by a lot of the fighters.

A couple of weeks ago, another never-before-seen in MMA submission looked sick nasty. Toby Imada of Bellator Fighting Championships had pulled off an inverted leg triangle that earned him submission of the year previously and then he was able to replicate it again. Not a simple maneuver by any means.

[DazarGaidin]

That one guy who looks like john fitch pulled that one off in a ufc match once...dang i forget his name. Thats some crazy awareness of your position.

I think refs need to take a page from the english refs, those guys stand you up quick if you are stalling. Breaks off the fence too. Need more of that i think, as long as you dont penalize guys who are seriously working in there ala tito in the guard or randy in the fence.

[FARIQABDUL]

A couple of weeks ago, another never-before-seen in MMA submission looked sick nasty. Toby Imada of Bellator Fighting Championships had pulled off an inverted leg triangle that earned him submission of the year previously and then he was able to replicate it again. Not a simple maneuver by any means.






speaking of Imada, did anybody see this from Bellator 39?
face, meet knee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ogQhql41AY&feature=player_embedded#at=41)
seems like you can hear the crack

[ZeroRyoko1974]

ufc 129 live from toronto. gsp vs shields.

prelim
jake ellenberger ktfo sean pierson. ouch that look like it hurt
ivan menjivar elbow to the face ko. he broke dudes nose
rory mcdonald ud nate diaz. mcdonald schooled diaz. the tras talk ended quick when diaz couldn't do a thing. 30-26 30-27 30-26
jason mcdonald sub ryan jenson. nice triangle
PPV
ben henderson ud mark bocek. goodp fight
janitor ko brillz. short fight
some tall dude named pablo garza wins by flying triangle in filler match
lyoto machida ktfo randy coutoure. machida came out with with segal but won with karate kid style jumping front kick
http://bit.ly/jQRmoq
jose aldo ud mark hominik. aldo looked slugish but wins a tough decision. hominick leaves with a lump the size of a baseball on his head
gsp vs shields
rd 1 gsp by effective striking and td def
rd 2 more of the same. shields seems a little bewildered
rd 3 more of the same. gsp got a td late. gsp has a small mouse under eye. jackson says its ok he still has one
rd4 gsp a bit bloodied but probably still won round
rd 5 pretty uneventful. gsp should win dec. will the thugs from stockton start a brawl? No brawl. Judges had it 50-45 48-47 and 48-47 for GSP

[Tonyx35]

I heard about this on Twitter. First time seeing it. Awesome, will save gif.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I think Randy lost a tooth or two from that kick. Another memorable ko
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NrmQmurITT8/TbyYzSZ5j1I/AAAAAAAACiU/b2ruaoFydEA/s1600/Ivan+Menjivar+vs.+Charlie+Valencia.gif

[DazarGaidin]

Pretty good fights. GSP dominates but freaks out over a mouse on his eye and lets jake get away with way too much. I love gsp, but im starting to think he just doesnt have that blood thirty killer instinct to finish the deal, like Penn.

Anyone else think that aldo layed off that massive alien tumor thing growing out of hominicks head? You can even see him raise up to hit it and then just slump back down into guard at least once. I dont know if it was misplaced sympathy or he just didnt want that thing exploding onto him, but it was nasty. Aldo definitely gassed tho, bad cut is the rumor.

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

speaking of Imada, did anybody see this from Bellator 39?
face, meet knee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ogQhql41AY&feature=player_embedded#at=41)
seems like you can hear the crack

I was hoping that Imada would have made it to the tournament finals. But those Pitbull brothers have got skills. Patricky came out fighting and never let up. That knee was quick. Toby was done but his inverted triangle was still an awesome submission legacy.

I heard about this on Twitter. First time seeing it. Awesome, will save gif.

Combine the Machida - Couture gif with the one from Silva - Belfort. Straight kicks are rarely used nowadays in most MMA matches.

I think Randy lost a tooth or two from that kick. Another memorable ko
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NrmQmurITT8/TbyYzSZ5j1I/AAAAAAAACiU/b2ruaoFydEA/s1600/Ivan+Menjivar+vs.+Charlie+Valencia.gif

Randy made a "toothless" heartfelt goodbye comment, albeit very brief, after the match. Dana will certainly buy him a "better" one.

Pretty good fights. GSP dominates but freaks out over a mouse on his eye and lets jake get away with way too much. I love gsp, but im starting to think he just doesnt have that blood thirty killer instinct to finish the deal, like Penn.

Anyone else think that aldo layed off that massive alien tumor thing growing out of hominicks head? You can even see him raise up to hit it and then just slump back down into guard at least once. I dont know if it was misplaced sympathy or he just didnt want that thing exploding onto him, but it was nasty. Aldo definitely gassed tho, bad cut is the rumor.

I will get to the headline match in a bit.

The Aldo - Hominick fight was pretty exciting. Aldo came out with devastating leg kicks and other good strikes. It was quite possible he was backing off from the hematoma on Hominick's head. He was already winning in points before the last match. It looked as if he gassed out as I would hate to think he was just laying there. To Hominick's credit, he really tried to win in that last round but could not win with the ground and pound. That massive hematoma almost caused a stoppage but I can understand why they let it go on. There was no bleeding and it had no effect on his field of view. It is ashamed he could not take advantage of the last round as that was his only way of winning. Even though Aldo put on a good performance in the early rounds, it might be the unfortunate case that people will remember him just laying down for most of the last round.

Machida - Couture ended up being an exciting match up. I can remember when I first found out about it; I thought it was some sort of joke. Then news of Couture's impending retirement started to surface as 129 drew near. I am glad they paired him up with a fighter like Machida and not another wrestling based MMA fighter. It made for a much better match up, entertainment wise. Machida came in with his signature wide stance and his switch kicks are very swift. In the striking arena, Couture was totally outmaneuvered...as if he were moving in slow motion. He was critical of his own performance after the fight. Machida's "Karate Kid" style kick went straight for Couture's head and it was very fast. One of the more surprising fights of the night.

St-Pierre - Shields was one of the most hyped up main events this past year. On paper, it was a great fight. Shields' stellar record and good jui jitsu skills made him a great contender for the belt. GSP, who had not lost since that match against Serra years ago, is a good athlete with great training and conditioning. Now, this was not the fight that people expected. St-Pierre and Shields came out determined. However, once the fight started, there was hesitation in the actions and on the face of Shields. He could not find his distance and there was no real commitment in his strikes OR clinch attempts. He needed to get GSP to the floor in order to gain the advantage because his striking was not a match for St-Pierre's. Even his kicks looked as if they were being thrown in slow motion. GSP cannot seem to deliver the KO strike. Even when Shields could not get in some good strikes, he managed to cause some left eye damage on the Canadian. It was visibly and audibly affecting him and Shields could not take advantage. GSP was trying to utilize Dan Henderson's exaggerated looping hook punch instead of using actual punch combinations for the most part.

This fight was not worth the price of admission. Shields failed to show up for the fight, mentally. His strength was the ground but he could not effectively get a take down of any sort. His training camp is very good, although the Diaz brothers are a different story altogether.

St-Pierre, although winning this fight and his previous ones is starting to look like he cannot finish fights at all. His past bouts with Hardy and Koscheck left a lot to be desired. It sounded as if even his fellow Canadians were a bit disappointed with his performance. There is talk now about pitting him against the brash and trash talking Nick Diaz. He almost got KO'ed by Daley this past Strikeforce event because of his maturity. Now he wants a career in boxing but the possible bout with GSP would be interesting. It would definitely be a good striking match and Diaz has KO power. He needs to start being a little more serious in the cage if he expects to last against St-Pierre.

I am expecting some great sparks when Edgar fights Maynard.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I think they mentioned during the Aldo fight that he had a big weight cut for the fight. After the fight, Aldo said that the weight cut wasn't as much water weight as he normally does, as he had aparently bulked up a bit during the layoff. There is talk that his next fight will be against Kenny Florian

[DazarGaidin]

I saw on mmafighting fedor vs hendo, so is fedor finally moving down or is dan going to lose his mind and go heavy :O

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

Wow. It was announced today that both Edgar and Maynard are injured and cannot participate for the main event slated for UFC 130. There are some replacements, tentative I hope. This is going to hurt the event and those who already bought tickets may be asking for refunds. A lot of people wanted to see Edgar - Maynard III.

People will have to wait a little longer then. It is hopeful they have something exciting for the main event...Rampage - Hamil does not do it for a lot of people.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I saw on mmafighting fedor vs hendo, so is fedor finally moving down or is dan going to lose his mind and go heavy :O

Wouldn't be his first time. He fought Big Nog back in Pride. I think Fedor has refused to go down to 205, so it will probably be at HW. According to Fedor's mgmt it is going to be at HW. Fedor I think goes around 230 or so. Both in their prime had great ground skills. In his prime, Hendo lost to both Noguera brothers by submission. Hendo at this point in his career prefers to keep it on the feet. In his last fight he was knocked around pretty badly by a much larger HW in bigfoot Silva. It would be an interesting match up of two past their prime legends.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/M-1-PPV-or-No-Fedor-Wants-Henderson-This-Summer-31890

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Brock is out for UFC131, he has had a relapse of the intestinal disorder that almost killed him before. Now UFC 131 main event will be JDS vs Shane Carwin. If it lasts longer then 3 minutes, I think JDS wins

[DazarGaidin]

I gotta be honest, id rather see carwin and JDS as long as carwin doesnt blow all his energy again.

Im not a huge fan of lesnar.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

ufc 130

tim boetsch ud kendel grove. boetsch by jon fitch
demetrius johnson ud miguel torez. close dight. torez was active but was on back most of fight
brian stann ko jorge santiago. stann stalked him for most of fight. ko late 2nd
rick story ud thiago alvez zzzzzzzzzzz.... alves vs wrestlers means lots of leaning
travis brown tkfo stefan struve. almost 14ft of dudes and brown went all the way to the top with flying superman punch
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Lu8GGpS9GE/TeGtsqHWjeI/AAAAAAAADA0/IDyGpN3islw/s1600/222222222222.gif
frank "horseshoe up his a$$"mir ud roy "big mullet" nelson. what a terrible fight. mir dominated the fight. would still lose to carwin, brock, cain, etc even if he put on another 20 lbs
rampage ud matt hammil. hammil said he would break rampage's will. rampages sparring partners were probably bigger threat. If anyone's will was broken, it was hammil's after his first take down attempt was basically just tossed aside like it was nothing.

[DazarGaidin]

Yeah, terrible card, I would be seriously mad if i bought a ticket to that. I wasn't renting it either. Wasnt that supposed to be the maynard/edgar card? What a vast difference.

Nelson looked like nelson out there, but man, mir gassed like crazy too. He gassed before but i seriously thought he was gonna puke. He needs to forget about adding more pounds, he cant handle what he has put on already.

Hamil had no real reason to be in there with rampage and it showed.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Yeah, supposedly he asked for the match with Rampage. I think it was more a case of a lamb thrown to the wolves. All the other top names at 205 are essentially booked or fought to recently. Shogun, Machida, Evans, Griffith, Davis, Bader, Nog, and Franklin. It would have been a better card with Maynard vs Edgar III

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

Yeah, terrible card, I would be seriously mad if i bought a ticket to that. I wasn't renting it either. Wasnt that supposed to be the maynard/edgar card? What a vast difference.

As it was noted before, this was supposed to be the big Memorial Day fight. I was surprised anyone actually turned out to see it. Anyone who paid got ripped off.



Brock is out for UFC131, he has had a relapse of the intestinal disorder that almost killed him before. Now UFC 131 main event will be JDS vs Shane Carwin. If it lasts longer then 3 minutes, I think JDS wins

Brock would have been an interesting match for Junior. But it is what it is and in this sport (like all sports), anything can happen. Carwin may not last against Dos Santos. I recently saw a replay of JDS dominating Big Country; good movement and fast hands. It was a fitting replacement and at least this main event is something worth watching.

Yeah, supposedly he asked for the match with Rampage. I think it was more a case of a lamb thrown to the wolves. All the other top names at 205 are essentially booked or fought to recently. Shogun, Machida, Evans, Griffith, Davis, Bader, Nog, and Franklin. It would have been a better card with Maynard vs Edgar III

Everyone was waiting for Edgar - Maynard III. The main event and co-main event changes for UFC 130 were one of the worst in the business. Granted, there was not enough time but it seems that the options were limited. The events are really decreasing in quality...

At least people knew what to expect, as opposed to the hyped up St-Pierre V Shields match up.

Looking forward to RIO....

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

I thought there was an Ultimate Fighter Thread but could not find it.

I was very happy to find that they chose Jason "Mayhem" Miller as one of the coaches for next season's shows. The legal issues of Chael Sonnen seemed to disqualify him from going against Bisping. That is fine.

Mayhem has a flair for theatrics in front of the camera, his trash talking is really one of the better improvised monologues to listen to and the camera and fans seem to love him. This should be good...just waiting for the current season to hurry and finish.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Supposedly Showtime has nixed a possible matchup between GSP and Nick Diaz. They are apparently afraid if Diaz loses it will hurt his profitibility for them

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Scratch that, UFC 137 in October. Nick Diaz vs GSP

[DazarGaidin]

Yeah, no way Dana would let showtime tell him anything. He pretty much already gave them the middle finger in the past and they see what that cost them (and benefited spike).

Mayhem is friggin hilarious, bully beatdown had me rolling quite a few times. Check out the vid of mayhem screwing with the ea games people too when they were making the strikeforce game. :lol:

[ZeroRyoko1974]

TUF final tonight. Stripper Ramsey vs Drunk Tony. Also a big LW match between former WEC LW champ Anthony pettis and caveman Guida.
Chris Woooooooooooooooooooooo Cope UD Chuck O'Neil kind of a snoozer.
Kyle Kingsbery UD Mike Maldanodo- Kingsbery seems to robotic with his striking, but it was good enough with a few takedowns to get the dec
Ed Herman KO Tim Crideur short fight. Good knockout for Ed
Captain Caveman UD Showtime Pettis Effect use of the sitting wall and stall for the caveman.
Drunk Tony KTFO Stripper Ramsey the finish was not that suprising. What was suprising is drunk Tony dominating on the ground as well.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6rHmPF1_1kE/Ter79p05API/AAAAAAAADOM/d7iDtRWX96o/s1600/5.gif

[ZeroRyoko1974]

ufc 131 prelims. big time ko by stout. who are these two chubby guys, and why are they trading groin shots? Main card. cowboy cerrone is dominating some dude named rocha. Rocha's corner: "keep moving and don't get kicked so much" it didnt help he got kicked alot more. If this was a gsp fight people would complain all he used was leg kicks. cerrone vs captain caveman anyone? What a great win for dave herman over Ole (not really but he was Norwegan). great fight between munoz and maia, but is cecil peoples judgin? 30-27 was a joke. Wow Florian looks skinny. Florian wins but lol at another 30-27 from judges. Main event, JDS had little trouble with Carwin, out striking him for 5 rounds and taking him down twice in the 5th for a UD victory.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qh5oMkN-lcU/TfQMTjHlBcI/AAAAAAAADRI/mAfnjZbAng0/s1600/5.gif
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qav6j9x7bFU/TfQ0OwSpXnI/AAAAAAAADVY/_tcsLcLaz9w/s1600/5.gif

[DazarGaidin]

Carwin got murdered. I was joking that if carwin choked out JDS in the second, it would be a direct parallel to his fight with lesnar. (If the fight were 20 seconds longer he woulda won btw, no one even commented but he had a deep choke on jds at the final bell, jds was in serious pain....shame for carwin.)

WTF was up with the draw fight being scored 30-27, i was thinking that had to be peoples or munoz brother...

[ZeroRyoko1974]

There was some judge scoring everything 30-27. Watched SF. The myth that SF HW are better then UFC HW was busted thoroughly. Cain, JDS, Mir, and probably Brock would all beat Ubberroid. Although Barnett looked good in his return, albeit he beat a Sams Club tire changer. Overeem vs Werdum was worst fight since Anderson Silva vs Thales Leitas or Damian Maia.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Watched the SF event Saturday night. Those announcers really make me want to be a fan of Goldy. Anyway, Chad Griggs made Overeems older brother tap to strikes. Pretty embarassing. None of the announcers caught it. Some dude who I can't remember his name, bloodied up KJ Noons. Good fight. Josh juiceman Barnett easily dominated a some Sams Club tire change guy. The main event was perhaps the worst main event since Anderson Silva vs Damian Maia. Anytime that Overeem even looked at Werdum, he would flop to his back, followed by begging for Overeem to come into his guard, and then Overeem would look at him funny and walk away. Werdum did get some good shots in. i think if he had stuck to that, and not flopped constantly he might have won, because Overeem wasn't doing much besides shrug off takedown attempts

[ZeroRyoko1974]

OMG, UFC live on VS last night. The main event, in a did that just happen moment for the ages Cheick Kongo knocked out Pat Berry when he himself was semiconscious himself. The ref at one point had actually started to step in to stop it, and then Kongo knocks him out a few moments later

[FARIQABDUL]

i think i'd like to see Kongo - Mitrione now :)

[ZeroRyoko1974]

ufc 132
caelos condit flying knee of death stun gun. that look like it hurt
tito ortiz sub ryan bader lol first win in 5 yrs. gave him bones lol
matt wimon ud dennis sever. good fight. good gnp by wimon. correcrion, siver by ud
chris leban ktfo w. silva. ouch, that was short
cruz ans faber. fight of the year candidate. I think cruz may have won it in the 5th round. judges dec goes to cruz. 50-45 49-46 48-47

[KabukiSaMuRaI]

Watched the SF event Saturday night. Those announcers really make me want to be a fan of Goldy. Anyway, Chad Griggs made Overeems older brother tap to strikes. Pretty embarassing. None of the announcers caught it. Some dude who I can't remember his name, bloodied up KJ Noons. Good fight. Josh juiceman Barnett easily dominated a some Sams Club tire change guy. The main event was perhaps the worst main event since Anderson Silva vs Damian Maia. Anytime that Overeem even looked at Werdum, he would flop to his back, followed by begging for Overeem to come into his guard, and then Overeem would look at him funny and walk away. Werdum did get some good shots in. i think if he had stuck to that, and not flopped constantly he might have won, because Overeem wasn't doing much besides shrug off takedown attempts

I remember being excited about this main event. A. Overreem was a big favorite and it still amazes me how he bulked up from earlier days. I saw where he fought Liddell years ago and he was of a normal size. But I digress. Werdum was really working for those takedowns because that is the only way he would have won the fight. Falling back and begging someone to go into your guard is really something you would not expect at a main event fight like this one. He tried to get another win via submission just, as he did with Fedor, but Overreem was having none of it. It was a smart move to focus on his stand up and make Werdum look pathetic. I hope that he will take the opportunity to improve his striking.

It was not the main event that people were expecting. The pace was very slow and it was really dragging...



OMG, UFC live on VS last night. The main event, in a did that just happen moment for the ages Cheick Kongo knocked out Pat Berry when he himself was semiconscious himself. The ref at one point had actually started to step in to stop it, and then Kongo knocks him out a few moments later

The ref touched Barry with his body but decided not to stop the fight (hands still in the air). Kongo looked like he was out but came back with a nice combo that finished it. It could be looked at as controversial but in a position like that, fighters seem to lose their head and forget to stick to the game plan to actually win the fight. Had Pat showed a little more patience and controlled his distance and striking, he could have taken the match.

It is a shame about the nature of Nate Marquardt's current situation. But in all indications it seems the onus was on him...

ufc 132
caelos condit flying knee of death stun gun. that look like it hurt
tito ortiz sub ryan bader lol first win in 5 yrs. gave him bones lol
matt wimon ud dennis sever. good fight. good gnp by wimon. correcrion, siver by ud
chris leban ktfo w. silva. ouch, that was short
cruz ans faber. fight of the year candidate. I think cruz may have won it in the 5th round. judges dec goes to cruz. 50-45 49-46 48-47

I missed the Sotiropolous fight but was disappointed to hear that he had lost. He had lost to Siver in a previous UFC due to his inability to effectively strike. It is mixed martial arts and fighters need to get back on their game.

It must have been a while but I have not seen Ortiz do his coffin routine in a long time. He was ecstatic for the win and you could tell he wanted it...he definitely needed it to keep his career alive. Dana indicated that this would be the end of the line for the Hungtington Beach Bad boy unless a win was the case. I wonder what is next for him? As far as Bader...two consecutive losses to his record but it still looks as if he still has a chance to go far in the company.

Silva v Leben was supposed to be exciting. The match up between two such strikers was something that brought something more to this particular card. I would have thought with all of his fight experience and training that Silva would not just barrel in there without a game plan. He has been knocked out in the past and no fighter is ever the same after multiple knockouts. Both he and Leben are solid strikers but Wanderlei stood right in front of him and took two in close uppercuts which sealed his fate. No movement or blocking. Just arms around. Props to Leben for the win even though Silva is practically over the hill. This reminds me how Chuck lost his fight to Franklin. Had he not rushed in there would have been another round and things could have gone differently.

The Cruz and Faber fight was something that a lot of people were waiting for since UFC officially dissolved WEC. The fights between the lighter weight classes are never ever boring. The fighters have the movement, stamina and drive to keep the fight going for however long it needs to be. Cruz' unorthodox method of movement, dodging and counterattack really stumped Faber, although he got rocked a couple of times with some good hits. Faber failed to utilize more angles overall. Both fighters were like machines and it was probably very difficult to prepare for a fighter such as Cruz. To have someone imitate the movement would have been a feat in itself. Props to both fighters and I look forward to seeing Faber in future bouts.

I am excited to have read that Dana was considering a Flyweight division in the future.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Phil Jones out... So originally Shogun gets hurt and Evans waits, then Evans gets hurt and misses shot at Shogun, then Jones gets hurt and Rashad was to fight Phil Davis, now Davis is hurt, and Tito Ortiz will fight Rashad Evans. LOL @ people on Sherdog. "Tito is going to beat Rashad and Jones and become GOAT" "is Tito GOAT" etc etc. One win in 5 years, and his two wins before that against Ken Shamrock is suddenly the best LHW in the UFC and is going to win the title

[Levon]

Even though Tito isn't winning much he is touch as hell and top fighters do have a hard time finishing him. His fight with Rashad last time was a draw and I can see it going either way. Yes I do think Tito could pull a huge upset. :-"

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I just think that Rashad will use LNP and Wall and Stall for 5 rounds (3 rds?) to take a UD.

[Levon]

That's possible :lol: It might end up being a boring fight and end in a draw again.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

ufc 133 prelims
chad mendez ud ronny waha:lol: mendez probably could have won in his sleep. once again wrestling defeats bjj
gustaffson ko hammil. hammil really looked at half speed most of fight and gets knocked out in 2nd
main card
rory mcdonald ko mike pyle nice gnp. this kid is good
philypoo split dec jorge rivera. odd to see two middleweights gas like hw
chest hair arrow ko guy in a speedo yes you read that eight
vitor belfort ktfo sexyama ouch sexyama ends up face down out cold
tashad evans ko tito ortiz. little more then a sparring session for evans

[ZeroRyoko1974]

UFC on VS 5
Duane Ludwig ud Amir Sadolah Amir found out that good MMA Muay Thai =/= 2 x World Muay Thai champ Thai. Got schooled and lost the decision
Cowboy KO Charles Olivera- ouch, that looked painful
Ben Henderson UD Jim Miller- The Jim Miller hype train just got derailed. 155 is a mess. Edgar vs Maynard III will decide the title, but after that you got Henderson, Guida, Cerrone, Guillard, Pettis. I am thinking probably Guida fights Guillard and the winner fights Maynard/Edgar winner.
Chris Lytle sub Dan Hardy- was a straight boxing match for 19 min until Dan foolishly went for a takedown and had to tap out or go to sleep from a choke. Lytle had announced at weigh ins this was his last fight, and he goes out in style winning FOTN and SOTN bonus. Dan Hardy could lose to someone's Grandmother by KO and probably still have a job with the uFC

[ZeroRyoko1974]

The UFC has made a deal with the Fox network to show UFC fights. There will be 4 major cards live on Fox TV, 32 fights and a live TUF on FX.

[Levon]

Really curious about the main fight tonight. Okami could pull the upset if he does what Sonnen did...just minus the getting submitted part :P Perhaps the training with Sonnen will be helpful. If Okami stands it will be a big mistake.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Should be a good fight, I don't think Okami's wrestling is as good as Sonnen. I see Silva knocking him out in the 2nd or 3rd round. UFC really hopes Silva gets out of this unscathed as they want a Silva vs Hendo II for the first Fox card.

[Levon]

As far as I know Okami has never been knocked out but neither did Vitor Belfort. You never know what kind of surprises Silva will do. Another new special move learned from Steven Seagal perhaps? :lol:

[ZeroRyoko1974]

holy crap palharus vs miller. lol dude the fight ain't over. miller takes a beating but hangs on to lose ud. weird scores. 29-27 30-27 30-25
thiago tavares ko spencer fisher nice gnp.
eric silva ko didn't catch the other guys name. short fight
nedlof ko luiz cane. bulgaria 1 brazil 0 lol. kind of confusing after the match. bulgarian to english to portaguese
big nog ktfo schaub wow big ko brazil 1 usa 0
barboza sd pearson brazil 2 bulgaria 1 usa 0 england 0
shogun ko forrest that was short. brazil 3 bulgaria 1 us and uk 0
silva vs okami
rd 1 some wall and stall by okami but he got rocked at end of rd
rd 2
omfg anderson is GOAT Okami just got schooled. vicous gnp

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Couple of changes for UFC 137. Nick Diaz didn't show up for mandated press confrences, so he has been pulled from the title fight. He will instead fight BJ Penn, and GSP will fight Carlos Condit. In other news, Brock Lesner is supposed to fight Ubbereem on NYE

[Levon]

Diaz is afraid of GSP. :devil:

[ZeroRyoko1974]

ufc 136 prelim
anthony pettis sd jeremy stephans in an odd switch pettis wons with wrestling
damian maia ud jorge santiago not exciting but easy win for maia who has now gone almost 3 yrs without sub win

main card
joe lauzon sub melvin gillard stunned him with punch and took his back and choked him out
nam phan ud leonard garcia. stand up war. could be contender for fight of year
chael sonnen sub brian stann after the match he called out anderson silva for super bowl weekend. he says he will leave ufc if he loses. what is this wwe?
jose aldo ud ken florian. judges had it 49-46. I had it much closer. rd 1-2 to florian 3 and 5 to aldo with rd 4 a tossup
frankie edgar ko gray maynard. maynard rocked him in 1st but survived and gets the ko in 4th. wow

[Rurouni Saiyan]

Chael's mouth is writing checks that his *** can't cash when it comes to Silva.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Ultimate Fighter has been pretty good this season. Mayhem Miller has been making Bisping look like a clown winning the first 4 fights. The difference in coaching between the two is a pretty big gap as well with Miller instructing techniques to his fighters, and Bisping yelling stuff like get up, and don't back up, etc etc.

[Levon]

The next episode looks like a great one:lol:

Chael's mouth is writing checks that his *** can't cash when it comes to Silva.

But he stands a very good chance of beating Silva again. No other fighter has gotten as close to beating the champion. He just needs to work really hard on his submission defense and if he can do that then I think he has the upper hand in the rematch.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

joe lauzon sub melvin gillard stunned him with punch and took his back and choked him out

In about 40 seconds, despite Melvin Guillard being the 5:1 favourite and talking himself up so much...

If Joe Lauzon were a super hero his catchphrase would be "Don't make me choke a *****"

[Levon]

Last UFC(138) proved they don't need super fights with super popular fighters to have an amazing event. The fights were outstanding.

Is it true Leben cut 21 pounds in 24 hours?

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I hadn't heard that. 138 was a vast improvment over the PPV 137 which apart from Penn vs Diaz was a complete waste of time. Saturday is UFC on Fox. Cain V. vs JDS. I am liking JDS, but I think Cain will win

[DazarGaidin]

Cain vs JDS is probably the closest match at heavyweight ever (from a positive end of the spectrum). They are both very good, i cant call it. I think it largely depends on if cain can get that nearly impossible TD on JDS. Even just one every other round would eek the fight in his favor.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Well that was kind of anti climactic. JDS by KTFO in under 2 min

[Urinal Cake]

Who's watching Shogun Vs Hendo tonight?

Edit: And Fedor Vs Monson?

[ZeroRyoko1974]

watching 139 right now
stphan bonner ud kyle kingsberry. bonner outclassed him on ground 30-27 30-25 30-25
kampmann sd story 30-27 28-29 30-27
faber sub bowles. nasty guillotine. faber vs cruz III
w. silva ko cung le bit of an early stoppage but le was getting brutalized by vicous knees
hendo ud shogun 48-47 all judges. fight of the year. has to be a rematch. absolute WAR

[Urinal Cake]

Good lord Shogun's face looked DEFORMED after 5 rounds with Hendo, what an amazing fight. I disagree about a rematch though, I feel like a rematch would just cheapen the memory of the first fight, this was something special, a rematch could never live up IMHO. Speaking of deformed Cung's new nose looks beautiful :lol:

[ZeroRyoko1974]

Silva messed him up with those knees

[Urinal Cake]

I doubt we'll be seeing Cung Le again, and good riddance, guy is all flash but those kicks aren't effective against any great fighter, this was the first time in Cung Le's life that he was fighting a grown man who means business, this wasn't a point collecting Sanshou guy, it wasn't a professional wrestler and it wasn't SCOTT SMITH. This was a vile, murderous thug from the streets of Curitiba Brazil, I hope Cung goes back to making movies and STAYS THERE.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

That nose is just brutal http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-139-photo-update-cung-les-nose-almost-looks-like-a-normal-nose-again/

[Urinal Cake]

Seeing that nose warms my heart :)

[Levon]

I love Cung Le so I hope he fights agian in UFC but he is better in technically long range fights than someone like Wanderlei who just takes the damage and charges in for the kill(not called the Axe Murderer for nothing:P). Great fight.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

lots of stuff happening recently. leban suspended for one year for roids. gsp out for nine months with torn acl (diaz vs condit now interim ww title fight) and miguel torres fired for making rape van comment on twitter
ufc 140
korean zombie ko mark homininick :07
http://imgboot.com/images/jason4k/fc140cjunkomhom.gif
brian ebersol sd claude patrick. close fight. canada 0-2
little nog ko tito ortiz nog punishes him and makes him quit from body shots on ground
frank mir sub big nog wow first man to ko and sub nog
jones sub machida. machida frustrated him for one rnd but gets put to sleep in 2nd
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XAk3gJ1vuzM/TuQtfk_HCqI/AAAAAAAAGsg/FGA4xr0lCtE/s1600/8.gif

[ZeroRyoko1974]

UFC 143 Anthony "Rumble" Johnson moved up to 185, and still missed weight. I am not talking 187 or something. He was at like 197 lbs. He managed to cut that to 187 or so before the doctors told him, enough, you need to rehydrate. He was under 205 a day later, so the fight went on and he had to give up 20% of his purse. Needless to say, in the fight, he gassed after about 2 min, and got choked out, and cut from the UFC. There was also a couple of spectacular knockouts. Edson Barboza does his best Jean Claude Van Dame imitation at the expense of Brit Terry Etim
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ICvRgqgtpN0/TxJKn41fjuI/AAAAAAAAHKw/nWJiuyqhtt8/s1600/2.gif
and then Jose Aldo with the knee from hell
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YuJM5GbVOIc/TxJtntjd20I/AAAAAAAAHMo/FxnjZ8Yf14M/s1600/5.gif

[Levon]

Heel kicks are always spectacular when they land.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0KfQE2-ZqA&t=3m5s

[ZeroRyoko1974]

UFC on Fox 2

Chris Wiedman UD Damian Maia zzzzzzzzz....Oh it's over? I can understand Weidmann gassing, taking the fight on 11 days notice, but what was Maia's excuse?
Chael Sonnen UD Michael Bisping Bisping gave him a lot of problems, and many felt he won. I personally had it 29-28 Sonnen
Rashad Evans UD Phil Davis Evans schools Davis in MMA wrestling and takes a UD

[animefan88]

Chris Wiedman UD Damian Maia zzzzzzzzz....Oh it's over? I can understand Weidmann gassing, taking the fight on 11 days notice, but what was Maia's excuse?

IMO they were both gassed halfway through the second round! Horrible conditioning, horrible showing...

Chael Sonnen UD Michael Bisping Bisping gave him a lot of problems, and many felt he won. I personally had it 29-28 Sonnen

I thought Bisping won the first two rounds but Sonnen def won the third. Thats what you get when you let it go to decision though...

Rashad Evans UD Phil Davis Evans schools Davis in MMA wrestling and takes a UD

My first time seeing Davis fight so I had Evens as winning this. A bit dissapointed by Davis. They really hyped him up (maybe he's been fighting bums). He has potential but he really needs to work on his stand up and get more experience in the octagon. Not surprised by the outcome of this one.

[MechaFan]

I turned on my TV just in time to catch the main event tonight.. Evans did a number on Davis but he did hang in there the whole 5 rounds.. Defiantly wasn't the most exciteing fight though, sorta pissed I missed the rest.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

In case you missed it, Chael "The Rock" Sonnen's post fight interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHXxLfvWdEA :lol: (if you are confused, watch the real interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHDd1xb-09U )

[ZeroRyoko1974]

ufc 143

ed herman sub some wrestler dude
eden barao ud scott jorgensen
koschek sd mike pierce I had it for pierce. not. a great fight
werdum ud roy nelson K1 Werdum ftw
carlos condit ud nick diaz almost a replay of wdgar vs penn. superior movement and accurate striking

[Levon]

I was actually rooting for Nick Diaz...until Diaz found out he lost, what a sore loser. He whines about Condit landing weak hits and wants to quit MMA, throwing a fit like a little child. Grow up<_< He had five rounds and couldn't really do anything except attempt a submission. Look the face of Condit & then look at Diaz and its clear who did the most damage and land the most strikes.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I didn't get to watch UFC144 live, but here are the results
Anthony Pettis KO Joe Lauzon boot to the head
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5yHR1lTf3H8/T0mmCJD4UTI/AAAAAAAAIDI/z7_nWT8M8s0/s1600/3.gif
Hatsu Hioki UD Bart Palaszewski I guess Hioki showed why he is considered a strong contender to Aldo's belt.
Tim Boetsch KO Yushin Okami Okami was winning the fight i hear, but then got knocked out in the third
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PKZlSl-1Cxg/T0mzgkQuENI/AAAAAAAAIE4/ATwNLwPtPyo/s1600/9.gif
Jake Shields UD Yoshihiro Akiyama I guess it didn't look pretty, but Shields takes the UD
Mark Hunt KO Cheick Kongo Hunt makes straight work of Kongo knocking him around for a bit and then putting him away in the first
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DtPdSBts7NA/T0m9_fauBTI/AAAAAAAAIGY/wNOmP0CzTqE/s1600/3.gif
Ryan Bader UD Rampage Jackson Rampage came into the fight overweight, out of shape, and generally uninterested in fighting. Bader takes the UD.
Benson Henderson UD Frankie Edgar A wicked upkick in the 2nd turned it around for Smooth
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TrQxP6oI-WQ/T0nSWcOsbaI/AAAAAAAAIKM/KsuDY8xG7BM/s1600/8.gif

[Butthole_Surfer]

Upon looking at this I'm happy to say that I'm still a boxing fan.

[GTOSub21]

UFC 144 was awesome, hopefully the free card coming up will be good too. The 125 tourny will also have a sudden death round, i think thats pretty cool.^_^

[Levon]

Damn, Frankie Edgar can take a ton. Amazing fight but his opponents are just too big for him. I really hope he drops to a lighter weight class.