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Originally Posted by guccilvr (Post 2626699)

This past UFC ppv was shit.

one of the most boring cards I have ever seen.

and Chuck just needs to retire.

I enjoyed the Sam Stout vs. Matt Wiman fight and the Kongo and Soszynski wins. The main events were both shit though.

Liddel just lost the ability to take a punch. Everyone tends to slow down, but you have to adapt your style. Liddel just has the same stuff he's had for years and either he's slowing down or everyone else is speeding up. either way, he needs to retire or change his game. it's funny, though...I watched a lot of his fights and he rarely ever gets a 1 hit ko nad it's generally gnp to a tko and his last few defeats were the 1 hit glass jaw ko style.

I'm sad to see him go. I think he should have just announced it in the ring. Having dana basically retire you is just degrading. (UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com)

Still, wiman/stout and kristoff were worth watching. the rest was a snoozefest or just sad

The undercard was actually pretty good. I wish they'd shown that instead of the main event snoozefest.
I'd prefer to forget that PPV sooooo...

Who's gonna stay undefeated Rashad or Machida?

While I can see Rashad hitting a KO, I don't think it will happen. I think Machida win and be in for a looooong reign as champ. Before his last fight that would have made me cringe, but after his fight with Thiago Silva not so much. If he fights like that, damn he's gonna be good.

The biggest knock against Machida? He's never really fought any top contenders in the UFC. The Silva fight was really a fight to BE a top contender and Tito was way past his prime when he and Machida fought.

SO apparently, UFC 101 is going to have a co-main event with Forrest Griffin facing Silva for the belt. Silva better not play possum in this one or he'll be smashed to bits.

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Originally Posted by Yahoo!Sports

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White made good on his promise to land a significant fight for suddenly under siege middleweight champion Anderson Silva, telling Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday that he had signed a deal for Silva to face ex-light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin in the co-main event of UFC 101 in Philadelphia on Aug. 8.

Regarded by many as the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, Silva has come under a barrage of criticism for his performances in his last two fights, including from White. White said he was embarrassed by Silva’s performance in a decision victory over Thales Leites at UFC 97 in Montreal.

That came on the heels of a questionable performance against Patrick Cote at UFC 90 in Chicago in October in which it appeared that Silva was toying with Cote.
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White wanted to find a fighter who would challenge Silva, winner of a UFC record nine consecutive fights, and believes he has done it by signing Griffin.

“Forrest loved the idea and said he’d do it right away, and Anderson told me he would fight anyone I wanted him to fight, no matter who it is,” White said. “So we got the deal.”

The fight will be the co-main event in the UFC’s first foray into Philadelphia, sharing top billing with a lightweight title fight between B.J. Penn and No. 1 contender Kenny Florian.

Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, said the champion is excited by the opportunity to face Griffin, who took the light heavyweight title from Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in July, but lost it in December to Rashad Evans.

He said Griffin has a complete game and has a big name, which makes the fight more interesting to Silva.

“It’s a great fight for him and he’s anxious and excited about it,” Soares said. “Forrest is a bigger, stronger guy with a lot of cardio and he’s the full package. The other thing Anderson likes about it is that Forrest is a big name with a huge heart and is a fan favorite kind of a guy. That’s the kind of match that makes a legendary kind of a fight and that’s what Anderson wants.”

White said he met with Silva and Soares last week and expressed his concerns about Silva’s performance in the last two outings. Silva defended his performance, noting that Cote did not attack and that Leites fought exceptionally cautiously.

White called Silva out at the post fight news conference at UFC 97 for backing off as he was pounding Leites on the ground, but Soares said he didn’t back off for no reason.

“There was a moment when he was in the half-guard and pounding [Leites] out when it looked from outside the octagon like he stood up and walked away,” Soares said.

“Unfortunately, people outside the octagon don’t see the fight the same way as those who are in it. Anderson said that what happened was that Thales was covering up well and that in one of those situations, he hit his hand very hard on Thales’ elbow.

“He thought, ‘Oh man, I could break my hand,’ so instead of risking a broken hand that would keep him out for six months if the guy was going to keep covering up like that, he’d stand up and fight him on the feet. But people outside the octagon probably didn’t notice that.”

Silva made his reputation in the UFC by roaring through competition, knocking out most of his foes violently. He destroyed Rich Franklin twice and also knocked out Nate Marquardt and submitted Dan Henderson.

White was his biggest advocate, insisting there is no fighter in the world close to Silva. And though he was disappointed by his performance in the last two fights, White said he still feels strongly that Silva is the best.

He said Silva will remain middleweight champion and said he thinks there will be viable opponents soon. One would be ex-light heavyweight Michael Bisping, who fights Henderson at UFC 100 in July. If Henderson wins, a Silva-Bisping fight for the title would be a major event.

And White said he is working on signing another middleweight that he would not name who he said “would blow your mind.”

“I’m a fight fan like anyone else and I want to see the best fights, too,” White said. “Other than the Bisping-(Matt) Hamill fight, where I literally got death threats and people said they were going to kill me if they ever saw me, I got more nasty email about the last [Silva-Leites] fight than any one I’ve had in nine years of doing this. I got four of them [Monday], personally, to me. I can only imagine what it’s like to the UFC.com address.”

White said that Silva also expressed an interest in fighting heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko, who is under contract with Affliction. White has made several attempts to sign Emelianenko, none successful.

Soares confirmed that Silva would like a fight with Emelianenko and said that size wouldn’t be an issue. Silva walks around between fights at 215 and Emelianenko fights around 230.

“We’d come in at about 220 if we ever got that fight,” Soares said. “Anderson thinks that would be a great fight for him. He didn’t say he expected to blow him out, but he thinks he can give him a very good fight.”

But long before he considers fighting Emelianenko, he has to worry about a match with Griffin.

“I talked to [a reporter] the day after [UFC 97] and that’s when I started working on this,” White said. “At the end of the day, it’s my job to put on the kinds of fights that you in the media will like and that the fans will want to see. Silva and Griffin is the kind of fight that even other fighters are going to go crazy for. That’s what I do for a living.

“I as a fan didn’t like what I saw [at UFC 97] and I wasn’t kidding when I said I wanted to walk out of the building because of how embarrassed I am. But I can tell you this: I’m going to be counting the days until this fight.”

UFC signs Silva-Griffin blockbuster - MMA - Yahoo! Sports

I saw this too and look forward to it, although I don't think it would be for the belt since the fight would likely happen at 205 and Silva has the 185 middleweight belt.

I don't know why I said the belt. Maybe it was wishful thinking ;)

I hope Silva does get his chance to fight Fedor though.

Fedor would destroy him.. that is one bad ass dude.

Yeah I was going to say, I don't think Griffin would go down to 185 but I could definitely see Silva going back up to try out 205 again. Sounds like it could be an entertaining fight!

And yes, Fedor is the man.

Sweet, Forrest has great heart and always puts on an exciting fight. Though I was hoping for a Anderson/ Wanderlei chute box showdown...maybe after Wanderlei's Franklin fight.

This is supposedly going to set up a Silva/GSP matchup if both of them win their superfight matches. I don't remember all the details but it will be the event before the MSG event. I'll look it up later.

While Silva/GSP would be a great match, I hope Forrest beats the shit out of Silva; if for no other reason than Silva deserves it after the past couple of matches he's had.

So which undefeated fighter walks out as champ this weekend, Rashad or Machida?

I'm picking Machida, to be honest Rashad has never really impressed me.

Machida. He's my favorite fighter in the UFC. Evans fights out of my city but I gotta go for Machida.

According to the match I played in UFC "Unleashed," Lyoto wins by kneebar.

BTW I assume everyone has heard by now that CroCop has signed for UFC 99. God I hope he does better than his last UFC run.

Damn, talk about accurate striking.

Damn Machida just looks better and better everytime I see him. Man that was a possible KO of the year.

In case you hadn't heard. Kimbo Slice is going to be on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter
UFC : Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Originally Posted by m0rpheus (Post 2646275)

In case you hadn't heard. Kimbo Slice is going to be on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter
UFC : Ultimate Fighting Championship

Here's my prediction for that:

The opposing team sends their best wrestler and/or BJJ practitioner against Kimbo and sends him home early. He's nothing more than a heavyweight Houston Alexander.

Did anyone catch Sanchez vs Guida on the Ultimate Fighter finale? I honestly don't know how Guida got out of the first round alive.

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Originally Posted by cybermike (Post 2655250)

Did anyone catch Sanchez vs Guida on the Ultimate Fighter finale? I honestly don't know how Guida got out of the first round alive.

I honestly don't either. I really don't like Diego even though he's from my home town but damn he was insane last night. I just hate his attitude and how he seems completely insane. haha

Even if Sanchez got the first round 10-8, fight should've been a draw.

yea, sorry, just seeing guida come back like that....fight should have been a draw. Far far far too close..

i find it funny, though, that the UFC ppv had almost no barnburners..and TUF finale has 3 fight of the nights...

I am quite enjoying the fights on the VS network, Faber vs Brown is awesome to watch.

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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei (Post 2657330)

Even if Sanchez got the first round 10-8, fight should've been a draw.

Oh, I agree. I would love to see the the round by round scoring because the math just doesn't seem to add up without a 10-10 round 3. I mean you can't have a 29-28 score with a 10-8 round without a 10-10 in one of the rounds. Still, this is just assuming a 10-8 round one. The judge that scored it 29-28 Sanchez could have given the first round a 10-9 score...

silva will kick griffin's ass

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st. pierre vs alves should be good

My UFC 100 picks

Lesnar/Mir - Lesnar by TKO in the 2nd
GSP/Alves - GSP by sub in the 4th
Herson/Bisping - Bisping by split decision
Fitch/Thiago - Fitch by sub in the 2nd
Akiyama/Belcher - Akiyama by sub in the 2nd
Bonner/Coleman - Bonner by unanimous decision
Danzig/Miller - Danzig by sub in the 2nd
Kim/Grant - Grant by sub in the 3rd
Jones/O’Brien - Jones by TKO in the 1st
Dollaway/Lawlor - Dollaway by TKO in the 2nd
Grice/Gugerty - Grice by sub in the 2nd

I'm game...

Lesnar/Mir - Lesnar by TKO 2
GSP/Alves - GSP DEC
Henderson/Bisping - Henderson DEC
Fitch/Thiago - Fitch DEC
Akiyama/Belcher - Belcher TKO 2
Bonnar/Coleman - Bonnar DEC
Danzig/Miller - Miller DEC (Which is sad, I like Miller and LOVE Danzig)
Kim/Grant - Grant KO 1
Jones/O’Brien - Jones by TKO 1
Dollaway/Lawlor - Dollaway SUB 2
Grice/Gugerty - Grice DEC

Mir wins by Submission
St-Pierre by decision
Bisping by TKO
Thiago by submission

That's all I have for now. I'm only just now getting back into MMA and haven't really kept up with everyone.

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Originally Posted by m0rpheus (Post 2663191)

Mir by submission, if not, Lesnar by murder.
GSP by sub
Hendo by tko ground and pound,
akiyama by sub, although this is not a fighter i'm too familiar with
Bonner...coleman has never really evolved
danzig....insane talen, miller: creepy and insanely smart, but i'm going danzig
not as familiar with the rest, but i'm hoping dollaway loses

I really really dont see GSP/Alves going the full 5. Either Alves is going to KO him ala Serra early (doubt it but it could happen) or GSP is going to pick Alves apart and wear him out before he finishes him (I'm picking sub but I can totally see GSP by TKO from a GnP).

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Originally Posted by Paq (Post 2664561)

I agree with all of these except I'm going miller over danzig. And I really hope Dollaway loses.

I'm also going Fitch by ground and pound. He's my favorite fighter in the weight class.

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Originally Posted by Paq (Post 2664561)

Mir by submission, if not, Lesnar by murder.
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haha Lesnar is going to come to this fight really strong and if Mir comes to the fight out of shape he'll get his ass stomped by Lesnar. If Mir comes prepared though, I think it'll end in a similar fashion as their first match.

How about TUF reject Tom Lawlor beating CB in less than a minute in what was supposed to be a gimmie for CB? :)

Forget Hollywood, it should now be HolyShiat Henderson.

Really cool (but long) documentary on Pride I just found on Youtube.

Part 1 (more on youtube)

Lesnar is an assclown for his post fight antics. Karma will probably dictate that his leg gets broken in a submission by an opponent in the future. Henderson should be in jail, for his assault on an unconcious person(Hendeson bragged about how he knew the guy was out cold and hit him again, just to pay him back).

hendo may have known he was out, but the fight was still going on and the ref didn't call it till after the 2nd hit. rampage did more to silva. some fighters hve stopped when someone was 'out' and teh ref looks at them blankly and tells htem to continue. Heck, hendo was committed ot the last shot before bisping even hit the ground. I say it's fair since bisping robbed hammil and then bragged about it. Lesnar's post fight antics were a disgrace, no doubt. It's rare to see a fighter get in someone's face after winning. Even more rare to badmouth a HUGE company sponsor in a sport looking for bigname sponsorship. I would say it's a carry over from WWE, but he hasn't been in wrestling in years...

I gotta give Lawlor a beer for beating cb...i hate that guy..same for hendo... I admit coleman shocked the hell out of me beating bonnar.

I don't see Lesnar really staying in the UFC long. Just something about his style tells me he's going to fade out pretty quick.

The Henderson forearm was just bad... brutal.. but bad. He knows better than that shit. Now it would be nice to see a street fight between them.

Supposedly, Dana White is serious about getting Fedor now. He doesn't care how much he'll cost.. and Lesnar vs. Fedor will be the main ticket. That may just be Lesnar's exit. I can't see anyone beating Fedor.

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Originally Posted by guccilvr (Post 2669835)

Supposedly, Dana White is serious about getting Fedor now.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fedor is an animal. Never, have I seen a fighter who's facial expression never changes. He's one cool cookie.