Fight Announcements/Rumours

Figured we'd start a thread for any announcements anybody comes across or rumoured upcoming fights. Save us from having a new thread pop up every couple of days when a fight is broken..

Ensane, any chance you could sticky this?

I think it was pretty much known already but Rampage gets his shot at either 102 or 103.

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson has been pencilled in for an August shot at the light-heavyweight title, Fighters Only has been told.

Former champion Jackson might headline either UFC 102 or UFC 103, the latter possibly being a UK event, according to an industry source.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/21/848171/quinton-jackson-to-get-title-shot

Whoever the champ is, he is going down!

well this is kind of a sideshow fight but it looks like Bobby Lashly is going to fight at the next MFC event, which is in Edmonton

http://topmmanews.com/2009/04/23/bobby-lashley-set-to-meet-mike-cook-in-mfc-superfight-may-15th/

I think it was pretty much known already but Rampage gets his shot at either 102 or 103.



http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/21/848171/quinton-jackson-to-get-title-shot

Whoever the champ is, he is going down!

I hope you're right, but I don't like his chances against Machida, nor do I like anyones' chances against him. That being said, Rampage does have the tools to beat him if he actually mixes up his great wrestling (It's there, he just hasn't used in in 4 years :D) with his improved striking.

I think it was pretty much known already but Rampage gets his shot at either 102 or 103.



http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/21/848171/quinton-jackson-to-get-title-shot

Whoever the champ is, he is going down!
Both Machida and Rashad would beat Rampage imo and if Shogun keeps getting back to where he was before then he will beat him again too. I'm not knocking Rampage as I think he's awesome and one of the best 205er's but I just don't see him beating these guys.

posted this in the Japan thread already but Fedor and Aoki are having an exhibition match next week with some kind of weird hybrid sambo/grappling rules. Pretty weird but it should be entertaining.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/23/849926/fedor-emelianenko-vs-shinya-aoki

Tatsuya Kawajiri and J.Z.Calvan was officially announced at a press conference at the DEEP Official Gym for DREAM.9 today. (http://nightmareofbattle.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/big-fight-kawajiri-vs-jz-announced/)

also

DREAM EP Sasahara revealed the current plan for the DREAM Lightweight title at the press conference. Joachim Hansen will face Shinya Aoki for the title at DREAM.10. The winner of that fight will then defend the belt against the winner of Kawajiri vs. J.Z. on NYE.

Strikeforce made some announcements for their June 6 card.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/27/856466/diaz-vs-smith-overeem-vs-rogers

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK PRESENTS LAWLER VS. SHIELDS Scottrade Center – St. Louis, MO
Saturday, June 6, 2009 – 9:00PM (CST) - prelims at 7:00PM LIVE ON SHOWTIME SPORTS!

MAIN CARD (BEGINNING AT 9:00PM - CST):

Robbie Lawler (16-4) vs. Jake Shields (22-4-1)
Alistair Overeem (29-11) vs. Brett Rogers (9-1) [HW Title Fight]
Nick Diaz (19-7) vs. Scott Smith (15-5) - 180Lbs
Phil "New York Bad Ass" Baroni (13-10) vs. Joe "Diesel" Riggs (29-10)
Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (7-1) vs. Jared Hamman (10-1)

UNDERCARD (BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00PM – CST)

Jesse Finney (3-0) vs. Josh Bumgarner (7-0)
Tyron "Tabasco" Woodley (1-0) vs. Sal Woods (3-5)
Scott Ventimiglia (12-5-1) vs. Lucas Lopes (7-8)
Pat Benson (2-5-2) vs. Dave Cochran (16-18)
Booker DeRousse (1-1) vs. James Wade (5-6)

Another pretty darn good card from them (well the main card anyways, the undercard looks pretty scrubtastic). Overeem is going to pulverize Rogers though.

Diaz should be able to sub Smith fairly easily if he goes for takedowns, but if he stands with him too long he is going to get punched in the face a whole bunch.

Both Machida and Rashad would beat Rampage imo and if Shogun keeps getting back to where he was before then he will beat him again too. I'm not knocking Rampage as I think he's awesome and one of the best 205er's but I just don't see him beating these guys.

Machida I'll give you, He'd beat anyone in the division though. Rashad on the other hand is not someone I can envision beating Rampage. What's his game plan going into the fight? Stand and exchange? He better be pretty prolific with his leg kicks that fight because in a straight hands situation, I like Rampage a lot better from a power and technique stand point. Rashad would have to rely on his old school GNP methods and Rampage is no slouch when it comes to take downs.

Strikeforce made some announcements for their June 6 card.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/4/27/856466/diaz-vs-smith-overeem-vs-rogers



Another pretty darn good card from them (well the main card anyways, the undercard looks pretty scrubtastic). Overeem is going to pulverize Rogers though.

Diaz should be able to sub Smith fairly easily if he goes for takedowns, but if he stands with him too long he is going to get punched in the face a whole bunch.

The main card does look really good, I'm looking forward to this one. I think you're bang on regarding Rogers/Overeem, I just can't see Rogers being ready for such a drastic step up in competition.

I don't know how legit this is, a rumour for now, but pretty interesting fights if they do come to be:

http://insidefights.com/

It looks like Anderson Silva’s next fight will be at light heavyweight against Keith Jardine.

If Anderson Silva had beaten Thales Leites in exciting fashion, it would have been Demian Maia that was assured of the next shot at Silva’s belt. Because of the lackluster Silva/Leites fight, however, Zuffa is hesitant to match Silva up with another grappler any time in the future. Yushin Okami has been placed on the sidelines yet again, and Maia will meet Nate Marquardt to determine a number one contender for the middleweight title.

If Maia does beat Marquardt, he’ll get the title shot, but in the meantime we’re going to see Silva move up to light heavyweight yet again. Nothing is set in stone regarding his opponent, but we’re hearing that the honor will likely go to Keith Jardine, and it will probably be a free Spike broadcast.


Maia vs. Nate the Great of the next title shot would be a dream for me, 2 of my favourite fighters. The Mean One would be a perfect next step for Anderson @ 205, see if he can really hang with the upper tier of the division, IMO.

Pretty interesting speculation, if true.

Another pretty darn good card from them (well the main card anyways, the undercard looks pretty scrubtastic). Overeem is going to pulverize Rogers though.

Rogers is stepping up from Minor Pro to the NHL on that one....

I don't know how legit this is, a rumour for now, but pretty interesting fights if they do come to be:

http://insidefights.com/


Looks like that rumour is false and thats a good thing because we get something even better......

Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin

http://mmajunkie.com/news/14713/forrest-griffin-vs-anderson-silva-not-thiago-silva-targeted-for-ufc-101.mma

Sources close to the organization today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) a meeting was held last week to discuss the Anderson Silva vs. Griffin bout.

UFC President Dana White has since confirmed with Yahoo! Sports that the fight has been signed.

Looks like its official. I can't wait for this fight.

Hopefully this brings the best out of Anderson Silva and not the BS from the Leites fight. Forrest isn't afraid to exchange and if Anderson does the same thing he did in his last fight, then I can really see him losing. This will be only 3 rounds instead of 5 and if Anderson just hangs back, then Forrest could take this by decision.

Machida I'll give you, He'd beat anyone in the division though. Rashad on the other hand is not someone I can envision beating Rampage. What's his game plan going into the fight? Stand and exchange? He better be pretty prolific with his leg kicks that fight because in a straight hands situation, I like Rampage a lot better from a power and technique stand point. Rashad would have to rely on his old school GNP methods and Rampage is no slouch when it comes to take downs.
IDK about power. Rashad KO'd Forrest but Rampage couldn't do it in 5 rounds. I think Rampage's technique is better but Rashad has improved his a ton the last couple years and is getting up there. Rashad has more speed and better head movement then Page too. Maybe Rashad will rely on his wrestling and G'n'P though but I can't blame him since he's the better wrestler and Page has shown very little ability when on his back. It is a tough call but I think Rashad would take it.

Thiago Silva is now fighting Keith Jardine at UFC 102 as a result of Forrest fighting Silva. I like Jardine in that one.

source: mmajunkie

Hopefully this brings the best out of Anderson Silva and not the BS from the Leites fight. Forrest isn't afraid to exchange and if Anderson does the same thing he did in his last fight, then I can really see him losing. This will be only 3 rounds instead of 5 and if Anderson just hangs back, then Forrest could take this by decision.


I agree with you but at the same time, Forrest has shown a tendancy to fight the smartest fight possible. I could see him fighting a boring stick and run fight and secruing a 3 round decision.

Griffin needs to fight smart in this fight, regardless of his size advantage. If he comes out balls to the wall and exchanges at will, make no mistake, he'll get KO'd yet again.

The Jardine/Silva fight should be a beauty also, I'll be rooting for the MeanOne to hand the over-rated one another loss.

IDK about power. Rashad KO'd Forrest but Rampage couldn't do it in 5 rounds. I think Rampage's technique is better but Rashad has improved his a ton the last couple years and is getting up there. Rashad has more speed and better head movement then Page too. Maybe Rashad will rely on his wrestling and G'n'P though but I can't blame him since he's the better wrestler and Page has shown very little ability when on his back. It is a tough call but I think Rashad would take it.

Rashad's power comes from "what have you done for me lately" syndrome from the fans. I'm not saying he doesn't have good power, just that it's become quite overblown.

TKO win vs Forrest
KO win vs Liddell (Who looks like a strong wind could flash KO him)

Before these guys he had no real big name knock outs. The only other names on record he knocked out were Salmon and Lambert and then it breaks down into 5 decision wins, 1 TKO, 2 submissions, 1 split and 1 draw.

Either way, he's not getting passed Machida. :D

Maia vs. Nate the Great of the next title shot would be a dream for me, 2 of my favourite fighters.

It's confirmed, end of August. Sick fight :yo:

http://blog.demianmaia.com.br/2009/04/29/confirmado-demian-maia-vs-nate-marquardt-ufc-102-august-29-portland-oregon/

KO win vs Liddell (Who looks like a strong wind could flash KO him)

Not that I'm disagreeing with you on the main point, but that punch on chuck was massive.

Rashad's power comes from "what have you done for me lately" syndrome from the fans. I'm not saying he doesn't have good power, just that it's become quite overblown.

TKO win vs Forrest
KO win vs Liddell (Who looks like a strong wind could flash KO him)

Before these guys he had no real big name knock outs. The only other names on record he knocked out were Salmon and Lambert and then it breaks down into 5 decision wins, 1 TKO, 2 submissions, 1 split and 1 draw.
That's a good point but I do think his technique has improved the last year or two making him more likely to land clean shots. I'll concede though to Rampage having better power but Evans does have some pop too and I do think he would win the fight either on the ground or due to his speed.

Either way, he's not getting passed Machida. :D
Agreed. We might never get answer to are arguement above.

It's confirmed, end of August. Sick fight :yo:

http://blog.demianmaia.com.br/2009/04/29/confirmado-demian-maia-vs-nate-marquardt-ufc-102-august-29-portland-oregon/

Wow, I can't wait for this one! I don't think I can chose a side, 2 of my absolute favourite fighters squaring off. I guess I'll have to root for a draw. :sarcasm:

This is a HUGE step up for Maia, but I think he'll be able to handle it. That being said, I think Nate will end up taking it in a close decision. He'll be more prepared for the ground than anyone Maia has faced so far, which should be very interesting. Usually one would expect this to turn into a standup battle cuz they're both so well-versed on the ground, if this happens Nate's gettng the KO - his standup is much better. However, what "usually" happens really can't be brought into consideration regarding Maia, he's just at another level.

Man it's gonna be a great fight! :yo:

Okami is out of his UFC 98 fight vs Dan Miller with a torn ligament. No word on a replacement yet.

http://twitter.com/UFC :(

edit: Okami to be replaced by Ed Herman: http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8686&zoneid=13

Okami is out of his UFC 98 fight vs Dan Miller with a torn ligament. No word on a replacement yet.

http://twitter.com/UFC :(

edit: Okami to be replaced by Ed Herman: http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8686&zoneid=13
Dammit! :rant:

Okami just can't seem to stay healthy. He might never get his shot at Silva. Miller will dominate Herman pretty much anyway he wants.

Dammit! :rant:

Okami just can't seem to stay healthy. He might never get his shot at Silva. Miller will dominate Herman pretty much anyway he wants.

MMAWeekly says it's Sonnen now instead of Herman. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8688&zoneid=13

That's still a pretty decent replacement.

MMAWeekly says it's Sonnen now instead of Herman. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8688&zoneid=13

That's still a pretty decent replacement.
Sonnen is a much better replacement and should make for a better fight. He's sure not taking or being given any easy fights since jumping from WEC. First Maia, now Miller and then Gouveiva in August. I expect him to be 0-3 after these fights.

Hong Man Choi to fight JOSE CANSECO(wtf) at Dream 9

Japan takes the circus fight to a new high.(or low)

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Canseco-and-Choi-to-take-the-term-circus-fight-;_ylt=AjoRJL9nBEUkgbjyX945I9EMNwU6?urn=mma,160311

Sonnen is a much better replacement and should make for a better fight. He's sure not taking or being given any easy fights since jumping from WEC. First Maia, now Miller and then Gouveiva in August. I expect him to be 0-3 after these fights.

Apparantly James Irvin is in talks to replace Sonnen in that one. I agree with you about him not taking easy fights, but I think he'll beat Miller.

Mixfight.ru reports that Fedor will face Josh Barnett at the next M1/Affliction tournament in August!

Not a fight related note, but a fighter related note. The UFC has apparantly released Jason MacDonald. This comes as a suprise to me, he was .500 in the UFC but every fight was a great one. I really don't get it, he is basically the perfect gate keeper. Oh well, hopefully he catches on with Strikeforce, he could be top 5-10 there.

Overeem injured his hand (fighting a bunch of overzealous bouncers in Holland (http://www.fighttalk.nl/vforum/showthread.php?t=7050) apparently :laugh: ) so Brett Rogers is now fighting Arlovski in Strikeforce on June 6, which is pretty good for such short notice.

http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/05/19/report-arlovski-vs-rogers-added-to-june-6-strikeforce-event/

I guess the winner will fight Overeem sometime later for their title.

Overeem injured his hand (fighting a bunch of overzealous bouncers in Holland (http://www.fighttalk.nl/vforum/showthread.php?t=7050) apparently :laugh: )
Why am I not surprised? :help:

Hopefully AA doesn't get caught with a big shot from Rogers cuz I would love to see him and Overeem fight! :yo:

Heath Herring injured for his UFC 99 match vs Cain Velasquez, replaced by Cheick Kongo

http://www.cagepotato.com/cheick-kongo-steps-face-cain-velasquez-ufc-99

That is a really solid late replacement. If Kongo wins then I think he should get a title shot, though while Kongo's wrestling has improved lately, I have to figure a guy with Cain's pedigree is still a bad matchup for him.

Cain better get a good cup

Why am I not surprised? :help:

Well, that's what roid rage does to ya.

Another addition to the TUF 9 finale which seems to be shaping up as the best one yet:

Former top middleweight contender Martin Kampmann (15-2) is in talks to tangle with UFC sophomore TJ Grant (14-2) in a welterweight match up at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 9 Finale at “The Pearl” at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 20.

Grant announced the bout earlier today via his Facebook page and MMAmania.com was able to independently confirm the announcement with Grant’s camp.


I'm really high on Grant but man they certainly aren't giving him the easiest entrance into the UFC. Chonan and Kampmann is about as tough as a start as you can get.....

Well, that's what roid rage does to ya.
That and Allistair was a punk even before he got gynormous.

Another addition to the TUF 9 finale which seems to be shaping up as the best one yet:



I'm really high on Grant but man they certainly aren't giving him the easiest entrance into the UFC. Chonan and Kampmann is about as tough as a start as you can get.....

Scrap this, Kampmann turned the fight down. Not really shocked by this move, it made little to no sense for the Hitman, he had nothing to gain and everything to lose. Hopefully he gets to fight a Kos or Fitch and earn a title shot.

I agree with you but at the same time, Forrest has shown a tendancy to fight the smartest fight possible. I could see him fighting a boring stick and run fight and secruing a 3 round decision.

Griffin needs to fight smart in this fight, regardless of his size advantage. If he comes out balls to the wall and exchanges at will, make no mistake, he'll get KO'd yet again.

The Jardine/Silva fight should be a beauty also, I'll be rooting for the MeanOne to hand the over-rated one another loss.

you people make me sick... the last two fights that silva fought were against two men that were way outta silva's league. Silva was killing cote. (It's unfortunate that cote got hurt because it would have been a 5th round KO) And Leites was a damn joke. Everytime Silva hit em he dropped to the ground like the dirty vagina he is. Of course Silva Isn't gonna jump to the ground and let leites Possibly submit em.

Bring on griffin and Jardine. Because there is 2 more 2nd round KO's for Silva!!

you people make me sick... the last two fights that silva fought were against two men that were way outta silva's league. Silva was killing cote. (It's unfortunate that cote got hurt because it would have been a 5th round KO) And Leites was a damn joke. Everytime Silva hit em he dropped to the ground like the dirty vagina he is. Of course Silva Isn't gonna jump to the ground and let leites Possibly submit em.

Bring on griffin and Jardine. Because there is 2 more 2nd round KO's for Silva!!
He was talking about Jardine fighting Thiago Silva not Anderson.

you people make me sick... the last two fights that silva fought were against two men that were way outta silva's league. Silva was killing cote. (It's unfortunate that cote got hurt because it would have been a 5th round KO) And Leites was a damn joke. Everytime Silva hit em he dropped to the ground like the dirty vagina he is. Of course Silva Isn't gonna jump to the ground and let leites Possibly submit em.

Bring on griffin and Jardine. Because there is 2 more 2nd round KO's for Silva!!

Welcome aboard newb, hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come. :shakehead

Welcome aboard newb, hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come. :shakehead

Maybe a Newb to these boards but not to the sport bud!!

Manhoef vs. Filho @ Dream 10, http://mmamania.com/2009/05/26/melvin-manhoef-vs-paulo-filho-fight-set-for-dream-10-on-july-20/#more-12877

Should be an intersting fight, assuming Filho has his head on straight.

And this beauty from Affliction:

http://mmamania.com/2009/05/26/gegard-mousasi-vs-vitor-belfort-set-for-affliction-3-on-aug-1/

Vitor has looked alot better lately, this should be a beauty! Gegard should get the Double U.

Rampage and Rashad will be the coaches for TUF 10 according to Mania:
http://mmamania.com/2009/05/28/report-quinton-jackson-and-rashad-evans-named-as-coaches-for-the-ultimate-fighter-10/#comments

This should be one of the more entertaining seasons as far as coach banter goes.

Rampage and Rashad will be the coaches for TUF 10 according to Mania:
http://mmamania.com/2009/05/28/report-quinton-jackson-and-rashad-evans-named-as-coaches-for-the-ultimate-fighter-10/#comments

This should be one of the more entertaining seasons as far as coach banter goes.

It should be entertaining but I hate the timing of it. So is Rampage going to take 9 months of again? Is Machida gonna have to wait until December/January before he defends the title?

Dana confirmed that the next title fight is Rampage/Machida. So hopefully they can have the fight before TUF10. If not, then I hope they completely get rid of the TUF crap. Its stupid when you have to wait 8 months for a title to be defended.

They're going to do Machida/Rampage during TUF. Rampage vs. Rashad will happen no matter how Rampage does against Machida. TUF 10 is gonna be all heavyweights, btw.

They're going to do Machida/Rampage during TUF. Rampage vs. Rashad will happen no matter how Rampage does against Machida. TUF 10 is gonna be all heavyweights, btw.

Maybe not......

Despite being next in line for a shot at the new champ, Jackson has instead opted for a late-2009 fight with Evans,

“He told me, ‘This is personal,” recalled the UFC boss. “‘The title’s gonna be there. Whether Machida fights again and keeps the title or loses it, I’m going after the title, but I want to kick Rashad’s ass.’”

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=20068

I hate this, I wanted Rampage to fight for the title but since he wants to beat on Rashad first.......who will get a shot at Machida?

Besides Rampage, no one deserves to be fighting for the title, so who will be handed a title shot?

Maybe not......





http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=20068

I hate this, I wanted Rampage to fight for the title but since he wants to beat on Rashad first.......who will get a shot at Machida?

Besides Rampage, no one deserves to be fighting for the title, so who will be handed a title shot?

What happens when if Evans destroys Rampage? Would there be a rematch then? You can't have Rampage fight Machida for the title if he loses to Evans IMO.

A few sites are listing Machida vs Shogun as a possibility.

Then, Rampage vs Evans in December. They will be the next coaches of TUF.

The winners of the 2 fights will then fight.

If this is true, kind of seems like an obvious ducking by Rampage. Really disappointing...

A few sites are listing Machida vs Shogun as a possibility.

Then, Rampage vs Evans in December. They will be the next coaches of TUF.

The winners of the 2 fights will then fight.

The Shogun/Machida matchup should be awesome if it happens.

Shogun vs Machida would be ****en awesome.


Does anyone else think Rampage is ducking Machida?

Shogun vs Machida would be ****en awesome.


Does anyone else think Rampage is ducking Machida?

No, I think Rampage sees more money in doing TUF and fighting Evans. If he wins that fight, he'll get Machida next (assuming Lyoto doesn't lose).

No, I think Rampage sees more money in doing TUF and fighting Evans. If he wins that fight, he'll get Machida next (assuming Lyoto doesn't lose).

I think it's a bit of everything.

He hates Evans. He wants to see Machida fight another time since he's changed his style drastically the last two fights. And he wants more money that TUF will bring in.

It's a good move by Rampage.

I think it's a bit of everything.

He hates Evans. He wants to see Machida fight another time since he's changed his style drastically the last two fights. And he wants more money that TUF will bring in.

It's a good move by Rampage.

I agree, he'll be in line for 2 big paydays as opposed to one (assuming he beats Suga). I'm not real suprised by this move, Rampage seems like the kind of guy who wouldn't take to kindly to the clowning Rashad gave him in ring after his win over Jardine.

There is NO WAY Rampage is ducknig Machida, he simply doesn't duck anybody. I dont' think he'll beat Lyoto, but I'm very confident that he isn't afraid of him. :shakehead

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15025/report-mauricio-shogun-rua-agrees-to-face-lyoto-machida-in-october.mma

Pretty much confirmed now. Shogun vs Machida in October.

If the Shogun from 2005-2006 shows up, I have a really good feeling. It could be because I was a huge Pride fan, but still.

If Mauricio works on cardio, brings good head movement, uses his leg kicks, and picks the right times to get aggressive..he can win this fight. And although Machida is good on the ground, if it gets there Shogun has the advantage imo.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15025/report-mauricio-shogun-rua-agrees-to-face-lyoto-machida-in-october.mma

Pretty much confirmed now. Shogun vs Machida in October.

If the Shogun from 2005-2006 shows up, I have a really good feeling. It could be because I was a huge Pride fan, but still.

If Mauricio works on cardio, brings good head movement, uses his leg kicks, and picks the right times to get aggressive..he can win this fight. And although Machida is good on the ground, if it gets there Shogun has the advantage imo.

That's a massive "if".

Machida has some of the best takedown defense I have ever seen as a MMA fan.

I think this is really too early to be throwing Shogun in there as well. He looked much improved in his fight with Chuck but it's hard to judge much from a fight that lasts only 3 minutes or whatever it was. Really would have liked to see him get a fight against another contender like say, Cane before getting thrown in with Machida like this.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15025/report-mauricio-shogun-rua-agrees-to-face-lyoto-machida-in-october.mma

Pretty much confirmed now. Shogun vs Machida in October.

If the Shogun from 2005-2006 shows up, I have a really good feeling. It could be because I was a huge Pride fan, but still.

If Mauricio works on cardio, brings good head movement, uses his leg kicks, and picks the right times to get aggressive..he can win this fight. And although Machida is good on the ground, if it gets there Shogun has the advantage imo.

Thats a lot of "if Shogun...."

But you forgot the biggest "if".......If Shogun gets back on the roids like in the Pride days, then he has a shot. Otherwise, Machida will kill him.

I get that they had to hand the title shot to someone but Shogun looked absolutely pathetic against Coleman. Then he beat another over the hill 40 year old after that.

I think this is really too early to be throwing Shogun in there as well. He looked much improved in his fight with Chuck but it's hard to judge much from a fight that lasts only 3 minutes or whatever it was. Really would have liked to see him get a fight against another contender like say, Cane before getting thrown in with Machida like this.

I'd love to see that fight! :yo: If not Shogun, it better be someone else, it's time for Cane to get a big name.

Maybe Dana and Co. think Shogun may be close to finished and are trying to capitalize on him for the one last time, that would make some sense. If they've lost all confidence in him they may have realized it's now or never.

If Shogun gets back on the roids like in the Pride days, then he has a shot. Otherwise, Machida will kill him.

Shogun is taking the belt from Machida. :yo:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15025/report-mauricio-shogun-rua-agrees-to-face-lyoto-machida-in-october.mma

Pretty much confirmed now. Shogun vs Machida in October.

If the Shogun from 2005-2006 shows up, I have a really good feeling. It could be because I was a huge Pride fan, but still.

If Mauricio works on cardio, brings good head movement, uses his leg kicks, and picks the right times to get aggressive..he can win this fight. And although Machida is good on the ground, if it gets there Shogun has the advantage imo.

Damn, can't wait for this matchup.

Shogun is taking the belt from Machida. :yo:

I hope so. I would love to see Rampage/Shogun for the title.

I hope so. I would love to see Rampage/Shogun for the title.

I think every fan would love to see a rematch. :yo:

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7945/shogunvsmachida.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7945/shogunvsmachida.jpg

wah hahaha.. interesting..

i'm a big fan of Shogun but he's got the odds stacked up against him.. Machida is a work of art..

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4374/shogunvsmachida2.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/33m30v6.gif

Frank Trigg signs a 4 fight deal with the UFC.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15005/veteran-welterweight-frank-trigg-returning-to-the-ufc-signs-multi-fight-deal.mma

I read on Sherdog that he could be facing Josh Koscheck at UFC 103.

August 1

http://cs1683.vkontakte.ru/u694413/81960447/x_7d9ec130.jpg

Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral will face Gegard Mousasi at Affliction 3 on Aug. 1 in Anaheim, Calif.

The bout was initially announced by M-1 Global on its website on Monday. MMAWeekly.com subsequently confirmed the bout with Sobral's manager, Richard Wilner, who said, "It will be a light heavyweight bout, not a catchweight."

Mousasi had originally planned to fight Vitor Belfort in a catchweight at the event, dubbed "Trilogy," confirming the bout on the M-1 Global website last week. The bout had apparently been talked about, but Belfort did not want to move up out of his new home at middleweight, while Mousasi has repeatedly stated that he can no longer make the 185-pound limit.

Good fight, too bad Vitor wouldn't fight above 185 though. I'd bank on Mousasi being able to exploit Babalu's crummy striking and KO him.

I read somewhere that Mousasi will also fight Soko in September in the Super Hulk semifinal, couldn't find the source though. It definitely makes sense since Choi vs Minowaman in the other semi is too good of a freakshow for them to pass up. :laugh:

I still can't believe that Mousasi is only 23.

August 1

http://cs1683.vkontakte.ru/u694413/81960447/x_7d9ec130.jpg

Can't wait.

Any other announced matchups?

mmajunkie has some rumoured ones:


# Champ Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett (for WAMMA heavyweight title)
# Paul Buentello vs. Tim Sylvia*
# Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral*
# Paul Daley vs. Jay Hieron*
# Chris Horodecki vs. Dan Lauzon*
# Ben Rothwell vs. TBA
# Mark Hominick vs. TBA

* - Not officially announced


Fedor vs Barnett will be interesting if Barnett can get top position on him, but otherwise Fedor will just punch the heck out of him from anywhere.

man that affliction card looks sick

man that affliction card looks sick
I don't think it looks any better then the next UFC.

Vitor vs Jorge Santiago announced for Affliction III as well: http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8883&zoneid=13

Santiago has been on a real roll lately, but he got harsh KO'd a couple times when he was in the UFC so he'll have to be real careful with Vitor. Good fight though.

Vitor vs Jorge Santiago announced for Affliction III as well: http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8883&zoneid=13

Santiago has been on a real roll lately, but he got harsh KO'd a couple times when he was in the UFC so he'll have to be real careful with Vitor. Good fight though.

Another good fight, this card gets better and better. I think Jorge's roll will end in a dramatic KO by Vitor.

Talked to Marcus Hicks a while back and he told me he is tenatively scheduled to fight Ben Henderson on August 23, 2009 at WEC 42.

I don't think it looks any better then the next UFC.

Really?

Emelianenko vs. Barnett >>> Franklin vs. Silva > Mousasi vs. Sobral > Sylvia vs. Buentello = Kongo vs. Velasquez > Filipenko vs. Al Turk.

I think the Affliction event definitely looks better. Not a million times better, but definitely better.

Too bad they couldn't get guys like Arlovski, Lil' Nog and Sokoudjou back in the mix, and get guys like Tito Ortiz and Fabricio Werdum involved. Although there's a lot of time between then and now, perhaps we haven't heard the end of it yet.

Really?

Emelianenko vs. Barnett >>> Franklin vs. Silva > Mousasi vs. Sobral > Sylvia vs. Buentello = Kongo vs. Velasquez > Filipenko vs. Al Turk.

I think the Affliction event definitely looks better. Not a million times better, but definitely better.

Too bad they couldn't get guys like Arlovski, Lil' Nog and Sokoudjou back in the mix, and get guys like Tito Ortiz and Fabricio Werdum involved. Although there's a lot of time between then and now, perhaps we haven't heard the end of it yet.
Since I posted the Vitor/Santiago fight was announced so I was including it. To me a main card of:
Fedor vs Barnett
Sylvia vs Buentello
Mousasi vs Babalu
Daley vs Hieron
Horodecki vs Lauzon

doesn't seem that special. It's definitely good but not great. Fedor/Barnett is the better main event for sure but I'm more interested in the Cain/Kongo fight then Sylvia/Buentello. Mousasi/Babalu should be great but I'm actually more interested in seeing CroCop return to UFC and hopefully regain form. I am a huge CroCop fan though. The last two fights would be undercard fights on most UFC cards and I'd rather watch the Fisher/Uno, Swick/Saunders and Davis/Hardy fights then either of these two and likely Hominick and Rothwell fights too as I doubt they get great opponents for them.

The UFC 99 undercard is really weak though(like always when in UK) and the Vitor/Jorge fight adds some strength to Afflictions card so right now I'd say they are very close with the slight edge going to Affliction because Fedor is the friggin man.

I'm a huge, huge Josh Barnett fan (and I think he's definitely a top 3 HW), but I still see him getting downright destroyed by Fedor.

I'm also a huge, huge Fedor fan, so I really am just going to enjoy this fight and not mind either way who wins (Fedor will win).

Fedor vs Barnett is a HUGE fight for the old Pride fans. Out of all of the old Pride heavyweights, Barnett is the only guy Fedor did not fight. Obviously I am picking Fedor but after this, where does he go? All I can think of is an Arlovski rematch.

Fedor vs Barnett is a HUGE fight for the old Pride fans. Out of all of the old Pride heavyweights, Barnett is the only guy Fedor did not fight. Obviously I am picking Fedor but after this, where does he go? All I can think of is an Arlovski rematch.

I would watch another Fedor V Arlovski match.

Though Arlovski gets to wear a full chin guard wrapped in bubble wrap to protect is precious glass.

Fedor vs Barnett is a HUGE fight for the old Pride fans.

:nod:

just a quick question wasnt there suppose to be a florian vs penn fight?

just a quick question wasnt there suppose to be a florian vs penn fight?

August 8 my friend

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=2209

I read on Sherdummy that Roy Nelson is going to be on TUF 10 along with Kimbo. Can anyone confirm this? I hope it's true, TUF 10 could go down in the record books (for the freakshow element at the very least).

If Nelson is in fact on the show I really can't see him losing.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8947&zoneid=13

Japanese star Takanori Gomi is in advanced negotiations to face Brett Cooper at Affliction "Trilogy" on Aug. 1, MMAWeekly.com has learned from sources close to the fight.

Both parties have agreed to the match-up, though financial considerations are still being ironed out. The fight is being considered at a 165-pound weight limit.

Last month, Gomi reversed a two-fight slide in Sengoku with a knockout victory over Takahashi Nakakura at Shooto, the promotion that gave him his start. Once the top ranked lightweight in the world, the losses put the Japanese star's career at a crossroads.

Following his victory, Gomi told Sherdog.com he was refocused and wanted to "test the waters overseas."

Cooper, a welterweight, last fought for Affliction at "Day of Reckoning," where he dispatched Patrick Speight by strikes in their undercard bout. He is 9-4 as a professional

In 2006-07, Kennedy was allowed to do double-duty. A staff sergeant who trained future Special Forces soldiers at Fort Bragg, his military home since he enlisted, Kennedy got permission to continue to pursue an MMA career. He went 5-1 during that span, losing only to Miller on points in a rematch.

Now, however, Kennedy (9-2) is preparing to go at MMA on a full-time basis. On Friday, June 19, he will make his first start in more than two and half years when he faces Nick “The Goat’’ Thompson in what could be the toughest MMA fight of his career in one of the featured attractions on Strikeforce Challengers at the ShoWare Center at Kent, Wash., live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The first non-televised, preliminary bout will begin at 6 p.m. PT.

Other bouts on SHOWTIME: Cory “The One” Devela of Bonney Lake, Wash., faces Luke Rockhold of Santa Cruz, Calif. (middleweights), Sarah Kaufman of Victoria, Canada, takes on Shayna "The Queen Of Spades'' Baszler of Sioux Falls, S.D., in a 135-pound women’s fight and Jorge Gurgel of Cincinnati, Ohio, will collide with Conor "Hurricane" Heun of Boulder, Colo., in a 155-pound scrap.

ShoWare Center doors will open for the Strikeforce Challengers event at 5:30 p.m. PT on June 19.

In non-televised fights: Lyle “Fancy Pants’’ Beerbohm of Yelm, Wash., meets Duane “Bang” Ludwig of Denver, Colo. (lightweights), Dennis “Superman’’ Hallman of Yelm, Wash., faces Cedric “Spider Man’’ Marks (welterweights), Brian Caraway of Seattle throws down with Alex Zuniga, Landon Showalter takes on Travis “The Praying Mantis’’ Doerge (middleweights), Len Bentley of Irvine, Wash., confronts Marques Daniels and Steve Hadsel collides with Taylor Roberts.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8952&zoneid=13

The article is quite interesting actually as it talks about Kennedy's double life as an MMA fighter and a Green Beret. He's training MMA full-time now for the first time ever and seems to have some potential.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15161/rumored-takanori-gomi-vs-brett-cooper-fight-not-happening-at-affliction-trilogy.mma

According to the report, Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio said the briefly considered bout will not take place and that Gomi, a popular Japanese lightweight fighter who would've made his Affliction debut, did not want to fight at a higher weight class.

What a joke this fight is.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15167/ray-mercer-vs-tim-sylvia-boxing-bout-briefly-canceled-fight-back-on-as-mma-contest.mma

Sylvia announced today on his MySpace that the boxing bout was first canceled, then back on as an MMA contest.

Sylvia and Mercer are scheduled to headline Saturday's "Adrenaline MMA III: Bragging Rights" at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Ala.

While original plans for the Mercer vs. Sylvia bout called for it to be contested under MMA rules on May 30 in New Jersey, Adrenaline MMA promoter Monte Cox decided a boxing match would be more interesting.

The full card for the event now includes:

MAIN CARD

Ray Mercer (0-0) vs. Tim Sylvia (24-5)
Rich Clementi (34-14) vs. Sasuke Zapata (17-1)
Chris Davis (5-0) vs. Jeremy Horn (80-19-5)
Joe Jordan (44-12-2) vs. Juan Zapata (17-0)
Keith Johnson (5-2) vs. Nick Rossborough (11-10)
John Salter (1-0) vs. Roberto Traven (6-3-1)
Tony Godbold (3-2) vs. Josh Martin (6-2)
Josh Barnes (4-3) vs. Brad Tidwell (2-1)
Bryan Goldsby (10-4) vs. Joey Maimberga (5-2)
Sean Hall (0-0) vs. Tuan Pham (1-0)
AMATEUR CARD

Brandon Esch (n/a) vs. Justin Trawick (n/a)
Keith Cunagin (5-3) vs. Robert Rodda (1-0)
Adrian Miles (5-2) vs. Daniel Ritchie (6-1)
Ron Mitchell (7-1) vs. Brandon Powell (2-0)
Barry Clifford (11-5) vs. Matt Smart (5-1)

UFC 102 Main card has been made official:

Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva
Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt
Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt
Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera

Even though there is not a title fight, that is one hell of a card! I'm not real interested in Rosholt/Leben, but Leben generally puts on a good show. Every other fight should be absolutely fantastic.

UFC 102 Main card has been made official:

Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva
Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt
Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt
Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera

Even though there is not a title fight, that is one hell of a card! I'm not real interested in Rosholt/Leben, but Leben generally puts on a good show. Every other fight should be absolutely fantastic.

That's unreal. If Leben is on TV, but Hamill/Vera is a dark match, I might have an anyeurism.

That's all main card. Stacked.

Under will have Gouveia/Irvin and dos Santos/McCully plus Gonzaga vs. someone.

Even though there is not a title fight, that is one hell of a card! I'm not real interested in Rosholt/Leben, but Leben generally puts on a good show. Every other fight should be absolutely fantastic.
-Couture/Nogueira, if 4 years late, is still intriguing.
-Jardine/Silva should be a war, and I doubt it goes past the 1st round. I think Leben is going to have no trouble "smashing" Rosholt, though he has had trouble with wrestlers in the past, and Rosholt's wrestling resume is as good as anyone's in the UFC.
-Marquardt and Maia are rarely in bad fights, but it does have the potential of going the way of Cote/Almeida.
-And call me crazy, but Hamill/Vera doesn't get me too enthused. Vera's been a disappointment since his holdout, and I've never been a big Hamill fan.

For a card without a championship on the line though, it's pretty solid, with some intriguing matchups and some potential fireworks. On paper, certainly stronger than UFC 97-99.

That is a very solid main card and having guys like Gouveia, Dos Santos and Gonzaga on the undercard makes it one of the deepest cards this year.

MMAmania is reporting that Gray Maynard vs. Roger Huerta is all but official for the UFN. Should be a fantastic fight. Also, Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes Franca is on for either 102 or 103.

No link, I"m too lazy. :D

Swick vs Kampmann coming up in September:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15356/martin-kampmann-vs-mike-swick-set-for-no-1-contender-bout-at-ufc-103-in-september.mma
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned from sources close to the event that both fighters have agreed to meet at the as-yet-unannounced UFC 103 event in Dallas, expected to take place Sept. 19.

Additional sources familiar with the bout have indicated the organization may be utilizing the contest to determine who will meet the reigning welterweight titleholder following the UFC 100 title fight between current champ Georges St. Pierre and challenger Thiago Alves.


Also this site (http://www.mmaspot.net/news.php?id=468) says Diaz/Riggs II (or is that III? :laugh: ) is happening on that August Strikeforce show, though I haven't seen confirmation anywhere else.

Swick vs Kampmann coming up in September:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15356/martin-kampmann-vs-mike-swick-set-for-no-1-contender-bout-at-ufc-103-in-september.mma


Also this site (http://www.mmaspot.net/news.php?id=468) says Diaz/Riggs II (or is that III? :laugh: ) is happening on that August Strikeforce show, though I haven't seen confirmation anywhere else.
DAMNIT! First the potential for Brett Rogers/Alistair Overeem, and now this???

I bought a great seat for the August show, only to find out that I have a scheduling conflict!

:madfire:

Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez in works for UFC 104 in Los Angeles on Oct. 24 (http://mmajunkie.com/news/15377/shane-carwin-vs-cain-velasquez-in-works-for-ufc-104-in-los-angeles-on-oct-24.mma)

Sink or swim time for the two heavyweight prospects. :handclap:

Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez in works for UFC 104 in Los Angeles on Oct. 24 (http://mmajunkie.com/news/15377/shane-carwin-vs-cain-velasquez-in-works-for-ufc-104-in-los-angeles-on-oct-24.mma)

Sink or swim time for the two heavyweight prospects. :handclap:

I think the winner of this will get a title shot most likely.

Turns out that Overeem is going to rematch with Werdum on the StrikeForce card instead of fight Rogers. It'll be the third title fight on that card (Carano/Cyborg and Thompson/Melendez being the others).

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15413/strikeforce-adds-third-title-fight-to-aug-15-with-alistair-overeem-vs-fabricio-werdum.mma

Also Gomi is officially fighting on Affliction 3, against some Brazilian guy I've never heard of.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15409/takanori-gomi-comes-stateside-to-fight-rafaello-oliveira-at-affliction-trilogy.mma

Turns out that Overeem is going to rematch with Werdum on the StrikeForce card instead of fight Rogers. It'll be the third title fight on that card (Carano/Cyborg and Thompson/Melendez being the others).

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15413/strikeforce-adds-third-title-fight-to-aug-15-with-alistair-overeem-vs-fabricio-werdum.mma

Also Gomi is officially fighting on Affliction 3, against some Brazilian guy I've never heard of.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15409/takanori-gomi-comes-stateside-to-fight-rafaello-oliveira-at-affliction-trilogy.mma

Both of those events are really shaping up nicely, dang. I'm looking forward to seeing Werdum again.

Both of those events are really shaping up nicely, dang. I'm looking forward to seeing Werdum again.

Yeah although I'm a little concerned that he'll be gunshy after getting KO'd in his last fight and just be doing a bunch of butt-flopping to try to bait Alistair into his guard. :-\


Anyways, a bunch of fights are (unofficially) set for the fight night card in September (lead-up to TUF10), including a main event of Nate Diaz vs Melvin Guillard.

* Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard
* Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard
* Dan Miller vs. Aaron Simpson*
* Tim Credeur vs. Nate Quarry*
* Ronnys Torres vs. Jeremy Stephens*
* Mike Pyle vs. Chris Wilson*
* Kyle Bradley vs. Sam Stout*


Diaz should be able to submit Guillard pretty easily, but Melvin did manage to last 15 minutes and actually beat a decent submission guy in his last fight (Tibau), so who knows.

Guillard got that win by (what was to me anyway) a pretty bad decision.

Here's the video

http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Melvin_Guillard_vs_Gleison_Tibau_TUF_9_Finale?vid =10005365&tid=100

Wouldn't Huerta/Maynard make more sense as the main event?

Both guys are closer to getting a title shot then Diaz and Melvin are. Maybe they're afraid of Gray lay'n'praying his way to victory.

Both guys are closer to getting a title shot then Diaz and Melvin are. Maybe they're afraid of Gray lay'n'praying his way to victory.

That's pretty much what I figure will happen. I don't like Huerta's chances in that fight at all.

Looks like CroCop is coming back at UFC 103, fighting Junior dos Santos :amazed:. Good on CroCop for taking a challenge I guess, but nothing about his recent form suggests to me that this fight will go well for him.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15450/yes-junior-dos-santos-is-set-to-fight-mirko-cro-cop-filipovoc-at-ufc-103.mma

Also they had to shuffle around some minor HW fights over the next few months to accommodate this... Justin McCully (who dos Santos was originally going to fight) is going to take on Mike Russow, and Todd Duffee (guy who was originally going to fight Russow, and Al Turk on UFC 99 before CroCop stepped in) is fighting Tim Hague. Only reason I'm really mentioning it is because I think Russow could be a guy to watch for at HW, he's got a solid record and has looked pretty good in the fights of his I've seen, even his loss to Kharitonov at PRIDE 33.

Mike Brown's next title defence will be against Jose Aldo in November :handclap:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/7/14/949250/jose-aldo-set-to-challenge-mike

Should be a good one, I'm interested to see Aldo's ground game... being a black belt at Nova Uniao I assume it's pretty darn good, but I don't think he's used it much in any of his fights yet since he keeps KTFOing people :laugh: Brown's never been KO'd though so I figure there's a good chance it goes there at some point.

Mike Brown's next title defence will be against Jose Aldo in November :handclap:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/7/14/949250/jose-aldo-set-to-challenge-mike

Should be a good one, I'm interested to see Aldo's ground game... being a black belt at Nova Uniao I assume it's pretty darn good, but I don't think he's used it much in any of his fights yet since he keeps KTFOing people :laugh: Brown's never been KO'd though so I figure there's a good chance it goes there at some point.


Aldo is going to be a HUGE challenge for Brown, Aldo could be the next crazy challenger at 145 and could be the champ for a long time to come. 8 seconds in his last fight? Yikes!

So right now UFC 104 has

Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez
Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen
Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer
Rob Kimmons vs. Jorge Rivera
Patrick Barry vs. Antoni Hardonk
Razak Al-Hassan vs. Kyle Kingsbury

So I guess the question is....do they find something better than Rumble vs. Yoshida for the main card. Because I'm hoping to go, well, I hope so!

Hadn't heard about the Sonnen/Okami matchup, that's a good one though. Definitely Okami's toughest fight since Franklin. There could be a bit of a logjam at 185 developing, with Henderson, Marquardt/Maia and Okami if he wins all being up there. All the more reason to put off a Silva/GSP fight in my opinion.

ummmmmmmmmm

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15572/rich-franklin-vs-dan-henderson-ii-headlines-ufc-103-cro-cop-vs-junior-don-santos-official.mma

In desperate need of a main event for the organization's first event in Dallas, the Ultimate Fighting Championship today announced a UFC 103 headliner that we've seen once before: Rich Franklin (25-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) vs. Dan Henderson (25-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC).

The two fighters first met at UFC 93 in January with Henderson picking up a somewhat controversial split-decision win.

UFC 103 takes place Sept. 19 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas and marks the UFC's first trip to Texas since UFC 69 in Houston more than two years ago.

The UFC did not clarify whether the fighters will meet at light heavyweight or middleweight (or even a catch-weight). Franklin most recently competed at 195 pounds, and Henderson recently fought at 185.

This is stupid on many levels. I guess Franklin gets the chance to avenge a loss where he got eye-poked in the final round (not that I think it really influenced the result) but I don't see what it accomplishes for Henderson or the UFC. They'd have been better off making CroCop-Dos Santos the main event and adding another solid fight that actually means something to the undercard.

Also Matt Hammil is injured and is being replaced by Krzyst Krsyzst K-Sos at UFC 102.

ummmmmmmmmm

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15572/rich-franklin-vs-dan-henderson-ii-headlines-ufc-103-cro-cop-vs-junior-don-santos-official.mma



This is stupid on many levels. I guess Franklin gets the chance to avenge a loss where he got eye-poked in the final round (not that I think it really influenced the result) but I don't see what it accomplishes for Henderson or the UFC. They'd have been better off making CroCop-Dos Santos the main event and adding another solid fight that actually means something to the undercard.

Also Matt Hammil is injured and is being replaced by Krzyst Krsyzst K-Sos at UFC 102.

This is beyond stupid. Dan should be fighting for the title but instead he has to fight a guy he just beat a couple of months ago? He is the only legitimate threat to Anderson in the MW division.

I would have liked to see the rumoured Tito vs Franklin fight over this one.

ummmmmmmmmm

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15572/rich-franklin-vs-dan-henderson-ii-headlines-ufc-103-cro-cop-vs-junior-don-santos-official.mma


Also Matt Hammil is injured and is being replaced by Krzyst Krsyzst K-Sos at UFC 102.

I'm glad, I think Krystoff/Vera is a much better fight than Vera/Hammil. Mind you I think Hammil is one of the most over-rated guys in the UFC, my judgment could be skewed.

I would have liked to see the rumoured Tito vs Franklin fight over this one.

Same here, Hendo/Ace II makes no sense. :shakehead

Wow Henderson gets screwed here. Very disappointing. When Dana didn't say Hendo would be fighting Silva I was afraid that he had something else in mind. This makes no sense. :shakehead

Yeah although I'm a little concerned that he'll be gunshy after getting KO'd in his last fight and just be doing a bunch of butt-flopping to try to bait Alistair into his guard. :-\


Anyways, a bunch of fights are (unofficially) set for the fight night card in September (lead-up to TUF10), including a main event of Nate Diaz vs Melvin Guillard.



Diaz should be able to submit Guillard pretty easily, but Melvin did manage to last 15 minutes and actually beat a decent submission guy in his last fight (Tibau), so who knows.

I hate Diaz and hope Guillard kicks the **** out of him.

This is stupid on many levels. I guess Franklin gets the chance to avenge a loss where he got eye-poked in the final round (not that I think it really influenced the result) but I don't see what it accomplishes for Henderson or the UFC. They'd have been better off making CroCop-Dos Santos the main event and adding another solid fight that actually means something to the undercard.

Something tells me that this wasn't their first choice. Dana White's gotta know that a rematch of an uneventful fight on an already "meh" card isn't a huge draw. And I thought Franklin was going to stick around at 205, hence the catch-weight fight against Wanderlei.

Not a very appealing PPV to say the least.

Bisping vs. Wanderlei is apparently very close for UFC 105. That would be on Spike, btw.

Bisping vs. Wanderlei is apparently very close for UFC 105. That would be on Spike, btw.

I'd like to see that, I must say it's enjoyable watching Bisping get put to sleep.

I'd like to see that, I must say it's enjoyable watching Bisping get put to sleep.

:laugh:

Wand's manager is denying it, unfortunately.

http://www.cagepotato.com/wanderlei-silvas-manager-shoots-down-bisping-rumor

Diaz vs Riggs title fight has been canned as Riggs in the hospital due to a bad interaction with some drug.

http://graciefighter.com/?page=news&PHPSESSID=8c8f1e99a67fe5a4db5871c5509b2f50

That's a shame I really was psyched for this fight.

Diaz vs Riggs title fight has been canned as Riggs in the hospital due to a bad interaction with some drug.

http://graciefighter.com/?page=news&PHPSESSID=8c8f1e99a67fe5a4db5871c5509b2f50

That's a shame I really was psyched for this fight.

Jay Heiron is being mentioned as a potential replacement, which would still be a pretty good fight.

Franklin/Henderson 2 may not be happening after all.

Dana was on radio yesterday and said something about giving the fans what they want and to wait and see what happens.

The fight is also no longer on the UFC website:

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.fightCard&eid=2277

This is from Franklin's twitter, so who knows whats happening:

Ive heard the ufc pulled my fight off the website for 103. I dont kno y. They hvnt spoken to me @ this, n i assume the fight is still on.

Also Dana said he's flying out of the country, he'll be back on Thusday, and there will be a press conference on Friday where he will have some major news.

Pure speculation but it seems to makes sense.....

Drastic changes to UFC 103 appear to be underway.

Adding fuel to the fire, a newly available fighter such as Tito Ortiz or Vitor Belfort could be seeing action in the Octagon on September 19th as UFC.com has recently removed the previously announced rematch between Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson scheduled to headline UFC 103 in Dallas, TX.

http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/07/25/ortiz-vs-franklin-henderson-vs-belfort-on-deck-for-ufc-103/

Tito vs Franklin
Hendo vs Belfort
Swick vs Kampmann
Koscheck vs Trigg
Cro Cop vs dos Santos
Miller, Sherk, Griffin also on the card

103 could go from one of the worst cards of the year to one of the best if this happens.

I wouldn't mind seeing the inverse with Belfort vs. Franklin and Tito vs Henderson.

This card is gonna turn out great I think.

I wouldn't mind seeing the inverse with Belfort vs. Franklin and Tito vs Henderson.

This card is gonna turn out great I think.

I think the other match ups are better because of the weight classes.

LHW: Tito vs Franklin
MW: Henderson vs Belfort

Although all of them expect Tito can fight at either LHW or MW so anything is possible. Any combination works for me, whether its Tito vs Franklin/Henderson vs Belfort, Tito vs Henderson/Franklin vs Belfort, or Tito vs Belfort/Franklin vs Henderson, there will be two very good fights.

Lets hope that Dana gets it done.

Babalu vs Mousasi has been scheduled for Strikeforce on August 15th.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15648/renato-babalu-sobral-to-defend-strikeforce-title-against-gegard-mousasi-on-aug-15.mma

Babalu vs Mousasi has been scheduled for Strikeforce on August 15th.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15648/renato-babalu-sobral-to-defend-strikeforce-title-against-gegard-mousasi-on-aug-15.mma

:yo:

Hopefully they can get the Diaz and Verdum fights sorted out soon too. Possibly even for the better with the Diaz fight -there's gotta be someone better than Riggs out there.

Maybe Jay Hieron can come in. If they find something for Diaz then I wonder if they'll make it a title fight. That would be four of them and perhaps they would drop Werdum. Otherwise, maybe Monson is interested.

Josh Thomson's people are saying that his broken leg (femur IIRC?) has not fully healed, and a replacement is being sought for the August 15th Strikeforce bout with Gilbert Melendez. Though nothing has been officially announced, if they're saying that he hasn't been able to fully train for this fight, with a little over two weeks out, I think it's pretty obvious that he'll have to pull out.

there reports of Jay Hieron signing with Strikeforce... that Daiz fight looks like like... *crosses fingers*

Vitor and Franklin are fighting at a catch weight of 195 per Belfort's request according to Ace.

Hendo is getting his shot at redemption against Anderson.

I read on mmaweekly that Vladimir Matyushenko signed with UFC. Last time he fought in UFC was 6 years when Arlovski hammerfisted him.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9378&zoneid=13

Lil'Nog might be on his way to the UFC as well.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9400&zoneid=13

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who on Aug. 29 headlines UFC 102 against Randy Couture in Portland, Ore., says his twin brother, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, will soon step into the Octagon.

During a media teleconference call promoting the bout, Nogueira said talks had already taken place between UFC officials and Antonio Rogerio.

“They’ve already talked to him, they’re dealing with my brother,” said Antonio Rodrigo. “For sure he’s coming to the UFC.”

Also, last night on Sportsnet's MMA show they reported that the UFC had signed Phil Baroni to a multi-fight deal but mmaweekly doesn't have anything on it and I haven't had time to check mmajunkie or any other sites yet. Any truth to this?

Also, last night on Sportsnet's MMA show they reported that the UFC had signed Phil Baroni to a multi-fight deal but mmaweekly doesn't have anything on it and I haven't had time to check mmajunkie or any other sites yet. Any truth to this?

I think BloodyElbow reported it too. Supposedly they're looking at a possible first fight against Serra, Hughes, or Trigg IIRC.

Lil'Nog only adds to the UFC's already stacked 205 division, can't wait to see him in the cage!

I read that Tito/Coleman was penciled in for November in Vegas and that Wand had to withdraw from the fight with Bisping due to recovery from surgery (apparanltly he had some scar tissue removed from his face).

Who fights Bisping? I'd like to see Kang put a 2nd straight notch in the loss column of the count.

I read that Tito/Coleman was penciled in for November in Vegas and that Wand had to withdraw from the fight with Bisping due to recovery from surgery (apparanltly he had some scar tissue removed from his face).


He should not be called the Axe Murderer anymore.
http://bmacboston.com/images/wand51.jpg

Minnesota Martial Arts Academy released a series of shocking tweets Wednesday night revealing that UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will face Shane Carwin at UFC 106 in Las Vegas, NV on Nov. 21. Messages were left with Velasquez's representatives, but there is no word out of his camp at this time.

Although confirmation from official sources has yet to be directly established, Lesnar's representatives appear to have confirmed the news via twitter and Carwin wouldn't deny the news, making it likely.
Link (http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Report-Carwin-Velasquez-scrapped,-Brock-Lesnar-vs-Shane-Carwin-at-UFC-106.html)

Link (http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Report-Carwin-Velasquez-scrapped,-Brock-Lesnar-vs-Shane-Carwin-at-UFC-106.html)

Wow, the heavyweight division is nonsense.

Phil Baroni to the UFC? Bah...what for? 13-11 and without a notable win in, well, ever?

As for Carwin/Lesnar, I'm a huge Carwin fan, and I hope he's the one to knock Lesnar senseless, but in no way do I think he deserves a shot right now, and I seriously doubt that he's ready for Lesnar.

I would have preferred the winner of Nog/Randy getting Lesnar setting up Carwin/Velasquez's winner for the winner of that title fight.

Sounds like Lesnar/Carwin is a go, and Cain Velasquez may fight Ben Rothwell at 104 instead.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/lesnar-carwin-to-headline-ufc-106-19217
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/rothwell-agrees-to-fight-velasquez-19220

I'm ok with it, I guess. Carwin/Velasquez would have been a good one but this way they can line things up a bit better, with Cain fighting the winner assuming he beats Rothwell. Also lets them get Lesnar another fight more quickly.

edit: And in other news, I wonder if Joe Silva is booking this fight just to mess with Goldberg and Rogan: Thiago vs Alves (http://mmajunkie.com/news/15924/thiago-alves-vs-paulo-thiago-in-the-works-for-decembers-ufc-107-in-tennessee.mma) :laugh:

Sounds like Lesnar/Carwin is a go, and Cain Velasquez may fight Ben Rothwell at 104 instead.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/lesnar-carwin-to-headline-ufc-106-19217
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/rothwell-agrees-to-fight-velasquez-19220

I'm ok with it, I guess. Carwin/Velasquez would have been a good one but this way they can line things up a bit better, with Cain fighting the winner assuming he beats Rothwell. Also lets them get Lesnar another fight more quickly.

edit: And in other news, I wonder if Joe Silva is booking this fight just to mess with Goldberg and Rogan: Thiago vs Alves (http://mmajunkie.com/news/15924/thiago-alves-vs-paulo-thiago-in-the-works-for-decembers-ufc-107-in-tennessee.mma) :laugh:

It actually makes more sense, as it allows them to keep both Carwin and Velasquez as potential contenders, rather than using one to cancel the other out.

The heavies are a strange bunch right now though, no real clear cut contenders available. There really isn't much in the cupboard to match Lesnar up against, with Mir and Couture already having lost, and guys like Nogueria, Gonzaga and Cro-Cop losing some of their more recent fights.

Rothwell? really? Who has Rothwell ever beat that has been noteworthy?

edit: And in other news, I wonder if Joe Silva is booking this fight just to mess with Goldberg and Rogan: Thiago vs Alves (http://mmajunkie.com/news/15924/thiago-alves-vs-paulo-thiago-in-the-works-for-decembers-ufc-107-in-tennessee.mma) :laugh:
Wow, what did Thiago do to piss off Silva. His first three fights in UFC are Koschek, Fitch and now Alves. I don't think anyone's had a tougher first three fights then him. I expect Alves to destroy him though. His KO over Kos might have been a bit lucky me thinks.

Rothwell? really? Who has Rothwell ever beat that has been noteworthy?

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2008/05/roynelson.jpg

:sarcasm:

But seriously Big Country is a tough son of a *****. Far from elite but he sure can throw them. Hell , he was spanking AA before the BS standup. He may even win TUF 10.

Either him or Ricco Rodriguez is his biggest victory so yeah i guess we can say he never beat anyone noteworthy. Velasquez should take this unless he makes a huge mistake.

Rothwell's got some pretty quick and clean standup for such a big guy. He could definitely give Velasquez problems after we saw a guy as overrated as Chieck Kongo give Cain trouble on the feet.

Carwin/Lesnar is going to be a blood bath. There is one thing that Lesnar lacks and its experience. So what does UFC do? ..... Give him another fairly inexperienced but undefeated fighter.

Carwin has a decent stand up game and the ability to win a fight with one punch, but his strategy predicates on him being the aggressor. That does not bode well for trading blows with Brock. Brock only needs one against Carwin. Carwin may need a few. Though it would be interesting to see somebody really test Lesnar's chin and his stand up game too for that matter, but I have a feeling that Carwin is going to be doing more backing up than anything.

UFC 103 news that makes me happy since I have no interest in paying for the PPV:


"The UFC will air a two-hour telecast of the UFC 103 undercard commercial free on Spike TV as a lead in for the UFC 103 main card on pay-per-view, according to a source at the UFC."

Preliminary Bouts:
- Efrain Escudero (11-0) -165 vs. Cole Miller (15-3) +135
- Jim Miller (14-2) vs. Thiago Tavares (14-3)
- Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Rafaello Oliveira (9-1)
- Paul Daley (21-8-2) vs. Brian Foster (10-3)
- Drew McFedries (8-5) vs. Tomasz Drwal (16-2-1)
- Jason Brilz (17-1) vs. Eliot Marshall (7-1)
- Vladimir Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5)
- Robert Emerson (9-7) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (11-4)

UFC 103 news that makes me happy since I have no interest in paying for the PPV:



Preliminary Bouts:
- Efrain Escudero (11-0) -165 vs. Cole Miller (15-3) +135
- Jim Miller (14-2) vs. Thiago Tavares (14-3)
- Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Rafaello Oliveira (9-1)
- Paul Daley (21-8-2) vs. Brian Foster (10-3)
- Drew McFedries (8-5) vs. Tomasz Drwal (16-2-1)
- Jason Brilz (17-1) vs. Eliot Marshall (7-1)
- Vladimir Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5)
- Robert Emerson (9-7) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (11-4)
That is awesome news. Such a strong undercard too. The return of "The Janitor" and Lauzon and the debut of Paul Daley who are all strong fighters that I enjoy watching. Some other fighters I really like in J.Miller, C.Miller and Efrain fighting too. The fight between McFedries and Drwal should be a slugfest. Marshall and Brilz have both shown some potential in their UFC fights so far.

Why do you have no interest in buying the PPV?

It looks like a good one to me. Has a solid main event at least to me it is but I've been a big Vitor fan for years. It also has an interesting HW fight between CroCop and Dos Santos and a fight between two the top contenders at 170 both of whom are fun to watch imo. The other two main card fights (Griffin/Franca, Kos/Trigg) are good enough to be on the main card of any MMA event imo. Both should be good fights. I can maybe see not wanting to pay the full $50 but I'd glady split it two ways with someone.

UFC 105 main event might be Bisping vs Kang: http://mmabay.co.uk/Story%2002381.html

not much of a main event but oh well. At least it'll be a free card.

Am I thinking this out correctly? If they're showing all those fights for free on Spike, you're basically guaranteed to only get the 5 main card fights.

While Vitor/Franklin is intriguing, I'm fairly turned off by anything Crocop does these days. I don't know if Griffin/Franca and Trigg/Kos are enough to carry the weight. I'd think twice about dropping money on this one too, to be honest.

Am I thinking this out correctly? If they're showing all those fights for free on Spike, you're basically guaranteed to only get the 5 main card fights.


Not necessarily -- there's no way they'll be able to air all 8 prelim fights in two hours on SPIKE, so there'll be some they haven't shown for sure. Also they could still show fights that they aired earlier on SPIKE on the PPV, not everyone is going to be able to watch the part on SPIKE.

As an aside, Tavares is injured and is being replaced by some new guy (http://mmajunkie.com/news/15931/jim-miller-to-face-ufc-newcomer-steve-lopez-on-ufc-103-preliminary-card.mma) against Jim Miller.

Not necessarily -- there's no way they'll be able to air all 8 prelim fights in two hours on SPIKE, so there'll be some they haven't shown for sure. Also they could still show fights that they aired earlier on SPIKE on the PPV, not everyone is going to be able to watch the part on SPIKE.

Makes sense, though it's still a tough sell to those of us who do get Spike.

Why do you have no interest in buying the PPV?


Part of it is that I've bought the past few cards so eventually I'll skip one or two. I'm interested in Franklin/Belfort, but as Ensane said, I'm not really into Cro Crop. I'm done investing time/money hoping he returns to form. The other fights just don't do it enough for me to drop the money.

Mir vs. Kongo at UFC 107....

“I think the advantage of being well rounded is not having to force anything. As long as we’re boxing with each other, I feel very comfortable against Cheick Kongo. Obviously I don’t want to eat one of his knees, so I probably will try to strike with him a lot because if I just try to dive at him there’s always a chance of taking one of those.”

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir dishes on his planned fight against the hard-hitting Cheick Kongo at UFC 107 from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee on December 12. Did his TKO win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92 over-inflate his confidence in the stand-up game? Or does the Las Vegas native have the arsenal to stand and bang with the Parisian — who is known for his poor wrestling defense? Predictions please.

Link (http://mmamania.com/2009/08/21/frank-mir-plans-on-striking-with-cheick-kongo-at-ufc-107/)

This should be a good one:


http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9444&zoneid=13

PARISYAN VS HAZELETT AGREED TO FOR UFC 106

A welterweight bout pitting returning fighters Karo Parisyan and Dustin Hazelett against each other has been verbally agreed to for UFC 106 on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas. Sources close to the bout confirmed the agreement to MMAWeekly.com on Monday.

Parisyan (18-5) hasn’t fought since UFC 94 in January. He defeated Dong Hyun Kim on the card, but later had the victory changed to a no contest by the Nevada State Athletic Commission when he tested positive for three banned painkilling substances. He was suspended for nine months and fined $32,000.

Hazelett (12-4) last fought in November of 2008, when he defeated Tamdan McCrory by submission. He suffered a torn ACL while training for an anticipated bout with Ben Saunders at UFC 96. He had surgery to repair the injury, and has been sidelined, rehabbing, ever since.

Though both guys are coming off long layoffs and Karo hasn't had a good fight in ages. But I still have high hopes :yo:

That's a GREAT matchup, can't wait for it.

Strikeforce news:
-Jake Shields vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller - date TBA

Everytime you match two pure jiu-jitsu specialists up, you run the risk of a boring stalemate decision, but I have a feeling that won't be the case with these two. Shields has worked hard over the past few years to shed the conception that he can't finish fights, and we know Mayhem always makes things interesting.

-Ray Sefo vs. Kevin Jordan - Sept. 25

I know Kevin Jordan sucks, but I'm interested to see how Sefo transitions to MMA. He's been working with Xtreme Couture for over a year now I believe, and he was one of the most electrifying heavyweights in K-1 for years.

Looks like Fedor's first fight in Strikeforce will be against Brett Rogers (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/8/26/1003425/fedor-emelianenko-to-fight-brett), possibly on November 6.

Looks like Fedor's first fight in Strikeforce will be against Brett Rogers (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/8/26/1003425/fedor-emelianenko-to-fight-brett), possibly on November 6.

Smart on Strikeforce's part. Seems like a step up for Fedor since Affliction to the layperson, as Rogers KO'ed Arlovski.

And even if Rogers loses, he's still a marketable HW because, let's be serious, it's Fedor. It gets a little extra shelf life out of Rogers from a promotional perspective, might as well bank on it while it lasts. Because, quite frankly, he's the Houston Alexander of the HW division.

UFC 105 main event might be Bisping vs Kang: http://mmabay.co.uk/Story%2002381.html

not much of a main event but oh well. At least it'll be a free card.

Its about to get a lot better.....

http://mmafrenzy.com/11338/bj-penn-vs-diego-sanchez-to-headline-ufc-105/

A lightweight championship bout between 155-pound title-holder BJ Penn and challenger Diego Sanchez is set to headline UFC 105 on November 14 in Manchester, England, according to Inside Fights, citing a source within the UFC.

Its about to get a lot better.....

http://mmafrenzy.com/11338/bj-penn-vs-diego-sanchez-to-headline-ufc-105/

Much better. Kang/Bisping as the co-main is ok in my books, should be a good fight. Hopefully Kang can give him his 2nd straight loss.

Looks like Fedor's first fight in Strikeforce will be against Brett Rogers (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/8/26/1003425/fedor-emelianenko-to-fight-brett), possibly on November 6.

Why not give him a title shot? Like he doesn't deserve the number one contender.

Why not give him a title shot? Like he doesn't deserve the number one contender.
They want to build him for the North American audience, and in fairness to Fabricio Werdum, he was slated to to face Overeem for the championship already, and does have a win over the champ in the past. It makes sense from a variety of angles IMO. Also, bear in mind, this will be Fedor's first fight in a cage.

They want to build him for the North American audience, and in fairness to Fabricio Werdum, he was slated to to face Overeem for the championship already, and does have a win over the champ in the past. It makes sense from a variety of angles IMO. Also, bear in mind, this will be Fedor's first fight in a cage.

I wouldn't mind seeing him fight Rogers, followed by the loser of a Werdum/Overeem title fight and then give him a title shot. That would be the best way to maximize your Fedor, IMO.

A little surprised that BJ would agree to fight overseas again, I was under the impression that he didn't want to because the PPV revenues (which he gets a cut of) are much lower for those cards. But maybe the UFC is making it up to him in some other way.

Diego is a pretty tough matchup for him (or anyone really), should be a good one. :yo:

A little surprised that BJ would agree to fight overseas again, I was under the impression that he didn't want to because the PPV revenues (which he gets a cut of) are much lower for those cards. But maybe the UFC is making it up to him in some other way.

Diego is a pretty tough matchup for him (or anyone really), should be a good one. :yo:
Stevenson/Penn was in England.

Stevenson/Penn was in England.

Yeah I know that, it was after that though that people were speculating that he didn't want to do it again because the PPV revenues were crap.

E.g. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/2/24/769692/ppv-percentage-apparently

Only one star with a PPV percentage scale built into his contract has ever fought on a European UFC PPV show. His name is BJ Penn, and the show (UFC 80) did 225,000 buys. Given the very small bonus he got, it's no surprise that he doesn't have interest in participating in a tape delay PPV show from Germany. [UFC 99]

Though looking back, this article and a couple others from around the same time seem to be mostly speculation, the official reason from BJ's camp was that he didn't want to fight at UFC 99 in order to spend more time with his family.

Also, I don't think BJ cares as much about money as a lot of the other stars, since his family is so well off to begin with.

I wouldn't mind seeing him fight Rogers, followed by the loser of a Werdum/Overeem title fight and then give him a title shot. That would be the best way to maximize your Fedor, IMO.

I'm not so sure. I think Fedor should get the shot immediately after (assuming he wins vs. Rogers - nothing's a sure thing it seems, especially at HW).

- Efrain Escudero (11-0) -165 vs. Cole Miller (15-3) +135
- Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Rafaello Oliveira (9-1)
- Paul Daley (21-8-2) vs. Brian Foster (10-3)
- Drew McFedries (8-5) vs. Tomasz Drwal (16-2-1)
- Jason Brilz (17-1) vs. Eliot Marshall (7-1)
- Vladimir Matyushenko (22-4) vs. Igor Pokrajac (21-5)
- Robert Emerson (9-7) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (11-4)
Zuffa should really be doing this on a normal basis, it's a great way to build up hype for the casual viewer who might be sitting on the fence thinking about ordering it that night.

Zuffa should really be doing this on a normal basis, it's a great way to build up hype for the casual viewer who might be sitting on the fence thinking about ordering it that night.

I think if it does really well, they might do it again.

I'm not so sure. I think Fedor should get the shot immediately after (assuming he wins vs. Rogers - nothing's a sure thing it seems, especially at HW).

I'd just like to see him fight both Werdum and Overeem, that's why I hoped he'd fight the loser and then the winner. Just selfishness, but I think it would be a good way to introduce him to the casual fan.

lots of sites mentioning Florian/Guida as a strong possibility for UFC 106, which is shaping up to be a pretty darn good card with Carwin/Lesnar, Tito/Coleman, Karo/Hazelett and Fitch/Almeida as well.

The only ways I see Guida winning that fight are horribly boring so I guess I'm pulling for Kenny.

From Junkie:
BJ vs Diego is going to be on 3rd UFC show in November. Maybe new broadcast deal. I say ESPN. MMA Live is at a lot of events and UFCs are on overseas on ESPN Europe (or whatever it's called)

Randy Couture signed a 7-fight deal with the UFC prior to his fight tonight:

Since Strikeforce signed Fedor, the UFC has renegotiated and extended the contracts of Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar, ensuring neither man will fight Fedor unless he signs with the UFC.

Sources on the UFC side suggested the deal Randy received was a slightly modified version of the deal offered to Fedor Emelianenko in July.

Courtesy of BloodyElbow.

Hendo vs Marquardt rumored for UFC 105

This is not confirmed by any mean but this is one of the fight i wanted to see for a long time so let's hope that it's true. :)

I cant see Silva going that long whiteout a title fight at MW

Hendo vs Marquardt rumored for UFC 105

This is not confirmed by any mean but this is one of the fight i wanted to see for a long time so let's hope that it's true. :)

No way, Silva needs to fight both of these 2 guys as his next 2 fights, these are the 2 guys with the best chance at beating him imo.

Hendo vs Marquardt rumored for UFC 105

This is not confirmed by any mean but this is one of the fight i wanted to see for a long time so let's hope that it's true. :)

That's a very good fight, but as the guy above me said, I would much rather see Silva face both guys, I say he should fight Henderson first then Marquardt should get the winner, but I think the UFC will probably feed another lower LHW to Silva and at the same time the winner of Henderson-Marquardt will be facing him for the title next.

Personally if Silva is gonna fight at LHW next, give him a guy like Thiago Silva, I would say better fighters such as Rampage, Rashad, or Shogun, but seeing how all these guys are tied up and seeing how Thiago Silva just won, this would make an ideal matchup for Andersson (With him winning of course).

Hendo vs Marquardt rumored for UFC 105

This is not confirmed by any mean but this is one of the fight i wanted to see for a long time so let's hope that it's true. :)

Hendo says he has no interest in that fight, if he doesn't get a title shot with Silva then he'd rather just fight guys at 205.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/josh_gross/09/01/post.ufc.102/index.html?eref=T1

Personally I'd like to see Hendo vs Marquardt as well, I think it would be a great fight and honestly I'm not all that jazzed to see Hendo fight Anderson again... I don't really see how he can win aside from just taking Anderson down repeatedly and holding him there. He's not going to catch a striker of Anderson's calibre with the BIG RIGHT HAND like he did to Bisping. I think Marquardt has a better chance, though still not a great one.

In other news, Lil Nog is making his debut at UFC 105 :clap:

http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/news/viewarticle.php?id=3029

According to sources close to “Lil Nog”, the Brazilian will make his debut for the organisation at UFC 105. Apparently the UFC also wants him to fight for the title as soon as possible.

Despite White’s recent words (“In the UFC, friends fight one another”), Minotaur [do not confuse with “Big Nog” Minotauro] is of the same mind as Anderson Silva, who said he won’t dispute the belt while Lyoto Machida is the holder of it.

“Lyoto is a great friend of mine. I never thought on facing him. He is my personal friend and we have trained together a lot of times. He has been representing for Brazil very well and I don’t see myself fighting him. It’s hard to say I would fight him for the belt,” he says.

Excited to see him fight, but it'll be kind of crummy if he puts together a couple of quality wins but still refuses to fight Machida.

Dumb question maybe but how good is Little Nog?

Dumb question maybe but how good is Little Nog?

Very good, he'll be at the top of the heap in the UFC, IMO. People haven't been as high on him since his flash knockout by Soko, but it happens, everyone gets caught now and again.

I would personally have him as the 4th best LHW behind Machida, Rampage, Rashad. Basically, on any given day I think he can beat any 205er not named Machida, who he probably wouldn't fight anyways.

I've read that he is going to debut at UFC 105 (per MMAmania). This would make sense as Kang/Bisping is to be the "co-main event" and I would think Lil'Nog vs. >>> would be the main event. I'd love to see them match him up with Forrest right off the hop, just to get a read of where he's at.

Dumb question maybe but how good is Little Nog?

Just to add to what Captain Cunney said, I'd say he's pretty much like a 205lb version of his brother, his submissions maybe aren't as good but his standup is probably a bit better (he's actually competed on Brazil's national boxing team, at the Pan-Am games I believe). He hasn't fought really elite competition lately though (aside from maybe Matyushenko on Affliction II, who he TKO'd), so I don't know what level he's at these days.

If you have 30 minutes to kill and haven't seen his fight with Shogun from 2005 you should watch it, it's an all-time classic.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12yvn_shogun-rua-vs-rogerio-nogueira-part_sport
http://www.dailymotion.com/related/x12yvn/video/x12zkk_shogun-rua-vs-rogerio-nogueira-part_sport

e: his fight with Hendo from the same year is also a good one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFPMjNh0sAc

(he's actually competed on Brazil's national boxing team, at the Pan-Am games I believe).
And trains annually with the Cuban National team.

If you have 30 minutes to kill and haven't seen his fight with Shogun from 2005 you should watch it, it's an all-time classic.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12yvn_shogun-rua-vs-rogerio-nogueira-part_sport
http://www.dailymotion.com/related/x12yvn/video/x12zkk_shogun-rua-vs-rogerio-nogueira-part_sport

e: his fight with Hendo from the same year is also a good one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFPMjNh0sAc
Since I heard a couple weeks ago that Lil'Nog would be signing with UFC I've been meaning to post on here that my dream for the LHW division is for Shogun to regain his old form and beat Machida for the title while Nog wins his first fight. Then Shogun beats the winner of Rampage/Rashad while Nog beats the loser of that fight or another top 205'er. Then we get the rematch of what is likely my favourite fight ever and this time the title is on the line. Likely won't happen but a man can dream can't he.

Penn vs Sanchez at UFC 107

UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn is set to put his 155-pound title on the line once again, agreeing to face number one division contender Diego Sanchez at UFC 107 from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn., on Dec. 12.

http://mmamania.com/2009/09/03/ufc-107-bj-penn-vs-diego-sanchez-booked-for-memphis-on-dec-12/

This card looks great....

Penn vs Sanchez
Rampage vs Rashad
Mir vs Kongo
Alves vs Thiago

Can't wait!

Penn vs Sanchez at UFC 107



http://mmamania.com/2009/09/03/ufc-107-bj-penn-vs-diego-sanchez-booked-for-memphis-on-dec-12/

This card looks great....

Penn vs Sanchez
Rampage vs Rashad
Mir vs Kongo
Alves vs Thiago

Can't wait!

I had to think for a second there. :laugh:

Here are the upcoming UFC cards. Obviously not all of them are finalized and some fights haven't been officially announced.

UFC 103:

Vitor Belfort vs. Rich Franklin
Junior Dos Santos vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
Martin Kampmann vs. Mike Swick
Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
Hermes Franca vs. Tyson Griffin
Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller
Tomasz Drwal vs. Drew McFedries
Steve Lopez vs. Jim Miller
Nick Lentz vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Paul Daley vs. Brian Foster
Jason Brilz vs. Eliot Marshall
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Igor Pokrajac
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rob Emerson

UFC 104:

Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Ben Rothwell vs. Cain Velasquez
Josh Neer vs. Gleison Tibau
Spencer Fisher vs. Joe Stevenson
Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Patrick Barry vs. Antoni Hardonk
Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen
Rob Kimmons vs. Jorge Rivera
Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer
Razak Al-Hassan vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Chase Gormley vs. Stefan Struve

UFC 105:

Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
Dan Hardy vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Matt Brown vs. James Wilks
Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley
DaMarques Johnson vs. Peter Sobotta
Roli Delgado vs. Andre Winner

UFC 106:

Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
Mark Coleman vs. Tito Ortiz
Kenny Florian vs. Clay Guida
Ricardo Almeida vs. Jon Fitch
Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan
Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah

UFC 107:

B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez
Rashad Evans vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Cheick Kongo vs. Frank Mir
Thiago Alves vs. Paulo Thiago

According to The Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/2622916/Mike-Swick-injured-out-of-UFC-103-Paul-Daley-will-face-Martin-Kampmann-instead.html), Mike Swick has injured himself training and is out of the fight with Kampmann. He's being replaced by Paul Daley. Daley has great hands but a pretty mediocre ground game, which I would look for Kampmann to try to exploit.

According to The Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/2622916/Mike-Swick-injured-out-of-UFC-103-Paul-Daley-will-face-Martin-Kampmann-instead.html), Mike Swick has injured himself training and is out of the fight with Kampmann. He's being replaced by Paul Daley. Daley has great hands but a pretty mediocre ground game, which I would look for Kampmann to try to exploit.
Wasn't this fight a number 1 contender's match? What happens, god forbid, if Daley ends up winning? :help:

According to The Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/2622916/Mike-Swick-injured-out-of-UFC-103-Paul-Daley-will-face-Martin-Kampmann-instead.html), Mike Swick has injured himself training and is out of the fight with Kampmann. He's being replaced by Paul Daley. Daley has great hands but a pretty mediocre ground game, which I would look for Kampmann to try to exploit.

Wow, that's a big blow, IMO. That card was pretty weak to begin with, losing one of the more interesting fights is unfortunate. As much as I want to see Vitor's return and see what C.C. brings to the table, I won't be ordering it.

Wasn't this fight a number 1 contender's match? What happens, god forbid, if Daley ends up winning? :help:

It doesn't look like Swick's injury is serious so there could be a pretty quick turnaround, like maybe the winner could fight him at 105 or something. If Daley manages to beat both guys then he's as deserving as anyone, I guess.

According to The Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/2622916/Mike-Swick-injured-out-of-UFC-103-Paul-Daley-will-face-Martin-Kampmann-instead.html), Mike Swick has injured himself training and is out of the fight with Kampmann. He's being replaced by Paul Daley. Daley has great hands but a pretty mediocre ground game, which I would look for Kampmann to try to exploit.

Well that's pretty **** if true, and why Daley? This guy is crap, they got the wrong Brit in this one, Dan Hardy should have gotten the call, he's a much better fighter, but seeing how Dana knows this he's probably trying to milk him more for the UK fans since they already lost it for Bisping.

Wasn't this fight a number 1 contender's match? What happens, god forbid, if Daley ends up winning? :help:

Then 170 gets an egg beater to it, and chances are we see Fitch fight St Pierre again (zzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

Matt Hamill (6-2) and Jon Jones (8-0) have verbally agreed to fight at the The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale on Dec. 5 as the co-main event.

Both camps have verbally agreed and are awaiting the bout agreement.

Great news. Anytime I get to watch Jon "Bones" Jones fight, I'm a happy camper.

Courtesy of BE.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/nogueira-cane-slated-for-ufc-105-19635


Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is set make his Octagon debut against Luis Arthur Cane in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 105 on Nov. 14 in Manchester, England, according to multiple sources close to the negotiations.

badass :yo:

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/nogueira-cane-slated-for-ufc-105-19635



badass :yo:

Hell yeah, what a fight! I'm torn on who to root for though.

I also read that Florian/Guida has been moved to the card in Memphis and that Guida is training with Greg Jackson for said fight.

Rumor:

Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera at UFC 105

Couture was offered to fight Rashad and accepted, but Evans turned it down.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/9/13/1028078/rumor-randy-couture-will-fight

Rumor:

Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera at UFC 105

Couture was offered to fight Rashad and accepted, but Evans turned it down.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/9/13/1028078/rumor-randy-couture-will-fight

Thats a pretty intriguing fight to me. Will Vera overcome the savy of Couture??

Dont know if I would make it the main event, but still compelling fight..

What? Rashad turns down another fight? It can't be.......

What? Rashad turns down another fight? It can't be.......
Can you blame him?

Going from a #1 contender's fight to one with a 46 year old who's on a two fight losing streak isn't exactly an upgrade.

Thats a pretty intriguing fight to me. Will Vera overcome the savy of Couture??

Dont know if I would make it the main event, but still compelling fight..

Considering it's a free card on Spike I'd say it's a great main event. As a Vera fan I'm very happy to see him getting a big name, hopefully he makes the most of it. :yo:

Can you blame him?

Going from a #1 contender's fight to one with a 46 year old who's on a two fight losing streak isn't exactly an upgrade.

I just thought that he might wanna fight since he said, "I'm a fighter and its my first priority, unlike Rampage". So instead of taking a couple more months off, fight Randy and then Rampage in Jan/Feb.

Its not like it hasn't been done before. When Rashad turned down the Rampage fight, Rampage fought Jardine even though he was already the #1 contender. Now Henderson might be doing the same thing against Marquardt even though Dana previously said that Hendo is already the #1 contender.

I'm sure he wants to fight, but for his career, that fight was not a smart one to take. If he wins, he beat up an aging legend who everyone expected him to beat; if he loses, he falls off the ladder.

On Fridays Inside MMA, did I hear correctly when they said Dan Henderson is without a contract with the UFC and is a free agent ???

On Fridays Inside MMA, did I hear correctly when they said Dan Henderson is without a contract with the UFC and is a free agent ???

That is correct.

So Frank Mir wants Anderson Silva, and now Anderson basically says the same thing:

“I don’t know anything at all about any elbow injury. I wonder who hurt me? I’m 200 percent healthy and there’s no injury. UFC can set the next fight whenever they want, I’m ready. I’m interested in fighting Frank Mir. He can be the next one.”

Time to strip this guy of his MW belt and let him go chase all the super fights he wants.

So Frank Mir wants Anderson Silva, and now Anderson basically says the same thing:



Time to strip this guy of his MW belt and let him go chase all the super fights he wants.

Why strip him of the belt?

Besides, I'm not sure that's the best idea contractually for the UFC.

Why strip him of the belt?

Besides, I'm not sure that's the best idea contractually for the UFC.

Because no one fighter should be bigger than the organization?

If he wants these super fights that's fine but he still has to defend his MW belt, which he doesn't seem interested in doing, as having Marquardt and Hendo fight first makes zero sense for the UFC.

The UFC wouldn't probably actually strip him of the belt, they'd just create another stupid interim belt.

Strikeforce has announced Fedor/Rogers for November 7. And apparently it'll be airing on CBS! :yo:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/16221/strikeforce-announces-cbs-deal-emelianenko-vs-rogers-airs-nov-7-on-network-tv.mma

Hopefully Strikeforce's venture onto network TV goes better than EliteXC's. :D

Strikeforce has announced Fedor/Rogers for November 7. And apparently it'll be airing on CBS! :yo:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/16221/strikeforce-announces-cbs-deal-emelianenko-vs-rogers-airs-nov-7-on-network-tv.mma

Hopefully Strikeforce's venture onto network TV goes better than EliteXC's. :D

im pumped :yo:

Strikeforce has announced Fedor/Rogers for November 7. And apparently it'll be airing on CBS! :yo:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/16221/strikeforce-announces-cbs-deal-emelianenko-vs-rogers-airs-nov-7-on-network-tv.mma

Hopefully Strikeforce's venture onto network TV goes better than EliteXC's. :D

It would be a disaster if Fedor lost.

Worked well for EliteXC..

LOL @ GSP saying hes never went on a diet on OTR.

If this is true,imagine how freaky he must be when he actually goes on a diet

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9607&zoneid=13

Mayhem vs Shields announced for the same card as Fedor/Rogers. It'll be a title fight since Cung Le is giving up the belt, thank god.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apparantly the UFC has signed Seth Petruzzelli, HUGE addition. :sarcasm:

It makes little sense to me, they must be planning on give Kimbo a rematch.

Mayhem vs Shields announced for the same card as Fedor/Rogers. It'll be a title fight since Cung Le is giving up the belt, thank god.

This is shaping up nicely, especially if it is free on CBS.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apparantly the UFC has signed Seth Petruzzelli, HUGE addition. :sarcasm:

It makes little sense to me, they must be planning on give Kimbo a rematch.

This is shaping up nicely, especially if it is free on CBS.

Rocky has arrived! LOL

Wasn't Petruzzelli a late injury replacement for someone else? If Kimbo took a training camp seriously and actually prepared to have Seth as an opponent, the outcome would likely be very different.

Isn't he a LHW though?

Are Mayhem and Jacare still fighting in Dream?

If not, why not have them fight for the Strikeforce MW title since both are signed with them. Maybe they will have Jacare fight Lawler then get the winner of Mayhem/Shields.

Are Mayhem and Jacare still fighting in Dream?

If not, why not have them fight for the Strikeforce MW title since both are signed with them. Maybe they will have Jacare fight Lawler then get the winner of Mayhem/Shields.

Jacare's actually under Strikeforce contract now too (http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/jacare-joins-strikeforce-stable-18920), so I think it's pretty likely they'll fight again at some point. Jacare/Lawler has also been mentioned as a possibility I think.

He actually called out both Shields and Mayhem a couple weeks ago: http://www.adcombat.com/news/2009-09-04/ronaldo-jacare-responds-jake-shields

Paul Buentello vs Todd Duffee at UFC 107.

Should be a good test for Duffee.

Rumored bouts for UFC 108 in Vegas on Jan 2:

Anderson Silva - Vitor Belfort
Rashad Evans - Thiago Silva
Dan Henderson - Nate Marquardt

Courtesy of BE.

That's a nice looking card so far. I like that they have Nate/Hendo on the same card, makes scheduling the next title shot a little easier.

Hardy/Swick at 105. Guessing the winner gets GSP, maybe as soon as 109.

That makes more sense than Daley/Swick, though for entertainment purposes, I would have loved to see Daley/Hardy.

That makes more sense than Daley/Swick, though for entertainment purposes, I would have loved to see Daley/Hardy.Why is that? is it because you are a swick fan and you know he has a better chance of beating hardy (than daley)? Because if dana said the kampman/swick fight was for number 1 contender by virtue daley's win over kampman should have atleast granted him a match with swick to see who the number 1 contender is..

Its not like swick and daley's record are any different, they are both on 3-4 fight win streaks with none being noteworthy..They are also both strikers with no wrestling or jitz so they wont be giving GSP any trouble..


This is all about name recognition and swick is being protected because of it, nothing more

Why is that? is it because you are a swick fan and you know he has a better chance of beating hardy (than daley)? Because if dana said the kampman/swick fight was for number 1 contender by virtue daley's win over kampman should have atleast granted him a match with swick to see who the number 1 contender is..

Its not like swick and daley's record are any different, they are both on 3-4 fight win streaks with none being noteworthy..They are also both strikers with no wrestling or jitz so they wont be giving GSP any trouble..


This is all about name recognition and swick is being protected because of it, nothing more


Swick's only loss over the last five years is against Okami. The Kampmann/Swick fight was made to put Swick over just as much as this one.

And say Daley were to win a Swick fight, which I doubt he would, can you imagine how bad GSP would wreck him. Dana saw what happened when Anderson started making people look amateur. He doesn't want 170 to be the same way.

Have Daley fight Kim once he heals up. If stun gun doesn't throw him all over the cage then maybe Daley will get someone like Condit if he's coming off a win.

The official card for UFC 105:

MAIN CARD

Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera
Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
Dan Hardy vs. Mike Swick
Matt Brown vs. James Wilks
Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley

PRELIMINARY CARD
Terry Etim vs. Shannon Gugerty
John Hathaway vs. Paul Taylor
Nick Osipczak vs. Matthew Riddle
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jared Hamman
Roli Delgado vs. Andre Winner

This is a great card for a free event on Spike, IMO.

Why is that? is it because you are a swick fan and you know he has a better chance of beating hardy (than daley)? Because if dana said the kampman/swick fight was for number 1 contender by virtue daley's win over kampman should have atleast granted him a match with swick to see who the number 1 contender is..

Its not like swick and daley's record are any different, they are both on 3-4 fight win streaks with none being noteworthy..They are also both strikers with no wrestling or jitz so they wont be giving GSP any trouble..


This is all about name recognition and swick is being protected because of it, nothing more
Way to jump to conclusions.

I'm no bigger fan of Swicks than I am Hardy or Daley. I think all three are bad choices at this point for a #1 contender. But from a business standpoint, Hardy has been built up a lot better than Daley. Swick has the best stature of the three by way of his exposure on TUF.

not sure if if i missed this in here but..

http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Wanderlei-Silva-vs-Yoshihiro-Akiyama-possible-for-UFC-108.html

so anderson vs vitor, thiago silva vs rashad and now wandy vs akiyama? If its true I can't wait

not sure if if i missed this in here but..

http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/Wanderlei-Silva-vs-Yoshihiro-Akiyama-possible-for-UFC-108.html

so anderson vs vitor, thiago silva vs rashad and now wandy vs akiyama? If its true I can't wait

Ah... I can't see that going well for Sexyama unless he really improves his striking and defense with Xtreme Couture.

I figure if Sexyama wins the UFC will use Wandy's name to make it a big win and get him in the title picture. If he loses then his next fight is probably at 170.

New forum rule, no more "Sexyama", we should stick to "Akiyama". :D

Junkie is reporting some additions to UFC 106, the card is looking real good.

MAIN CARD
Champ Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin (for UFC heavyweight title)
Mark Coleman vs. Tito Ortiz
Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira*
Ricardo Almeida vs. Jon Fitch*
Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan*

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah
Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders
Jason Dent vs. George Sotiropoulos

The 5 main card bouts are fantastic!

If Amir/NYBA is on the undercard then I fully expect that to be a televised fight on Spike.

If Amir/NYBA is on the undercard then I fully expect that to be a televised fight on Spike.

Maybe, maybe not (I hope so though).

If you look at the main card, there is a very good chance that none of those fights go the distance (unless Almeida can take a hell of a beating). The UFC will probably count on that and know they will be showing at least 3 prelim fights on the PPV portion.

Maybe, maybe not (I hope so though).

If you look at the main card, there is a very good chance that none of those fights go the distance (unless Almeida can take a hell of a beating). The UFC will probably count on that and know they will be showing at least 3 prelim fights on the PPV portion.

I dunno about that, Karo and Fitch are both decision machines and Tito/Coleman seems bound for 3 rounds as well.

Maybe, maybe not (I hope so though).

If you look at the main card, there is a very good chance that none of those fights go the distance (unless Almeida can take a hell of a beating). The UFC will probably count on that and know they will be showing at least 3 prelim fights on the PPV portion.
I disagree with this. Fitch's last 4 have gone the distance; Ortiz/Coleman seems like it was tailor made for a decision; Lil Nog finds his way into quite a few decisions; and the majority of Parysian's fights end in a decision.

Guys, there is NO way Tito/Coleman is going the distance, it's going to look like Shamrock/Ortiz all over again. Everything Coleman does, Tito does better, Colemans getting TKO'd. He went the distance with a very out of shape Shogun and with an average fighter in Bonnar, he won't be so lucky against a fighter with Tito's skills/conditioning. I'd be surprised if Coleman gets Tito down, yet alone grinds out a decision.

You guys probably have a point with Fitch, he is a decision machine, I just don't think Almeida is up for a fighter of his caliber, that's why I think it isn't going the distance. If Cote could inflict some gnp on Almeida, Fitch is going to do so in devastating fashion.

You guys are probably right though, I may have been making my point while huggin Tito/Dustin's nut s. All I was really thinking is that I don't beleive that the prelims will be on spike just because Amir is on the undercard.

http://www.tatame.com/2009/10/03/UFC--Nogueira-vs-Gonzaga-in-december

Big Nog vs Gonzaga in December?

Hellboy vs Aoki rubber match planned! SWEEEET

Mark Coleman pulls out of UFC 106 co-main event with Tito Ortiz (Updated) Continued... (http://mmajunkie.com/news/16397/tito-ortiz-claims-mark-coleman-has-pulled-out-of-ufc-106-co-main-event.mma)

this is a shame, I was really looking forward to this fight. I think style wise, this is a great match up...hopefully, the UFC can get this fight on in the future.

So Allistair is taking yet another fight not in Strikeforce against the powerfully underrated, ex UFC superstar................


wait for it..............................









Sam Hoger:huh:

Hellboy vs Aoki rubber match planned! SWEEEET

They need a 4th one (minus the BS) ASAP.

Mark Coleman pulls out of UFC 106 co-main event with Tito Ortiz (Updated) Continued... (http://mmajunkie.com/news/16397/tito-ortiz-claims-mark-coleman-has-pulled-out-of-ufc-106-co-main-event.mma)

this is a shame, I was really looking forward to this fight. I think style wise, this is a great match up...hopefully, the UFC can get this fight on in the future.

Hopefully we see a rematch with either Rashad or Forrest, both better fights, IMO.

So Allistair is taking yet another fight not in Strikeforce against the powerfully underrated, ex UFC superstar................


wait for it..............................









Sam Hoger:huh:
This is just bizarre.

Hopefully we see a rematch with either Rashad or Forrest, both better fights, IMO.

I agree, but I don't think either Forrest or Rashad would go for it though. Their reputations would be on the line big time, and wouldn't stand to gain that much.

Mark Coleman pulls out of UFC 106 co-main event with Tito Ortiz (Updated) Continued... (http://mmajunkie.com/news/16397/tito-ortiz-claims-mark-coleman-has-pulled-out-of-ufc-106-co-main-event.mma)

this is a shame, I was really looking forward to this fight. I think style wise, this is a great match up...hopefully, the UFC can get this fight on in the future.

Coleman's camp says they've just asked for it to be pushed back a month or so, also his manager had some choice words for Tito (http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/news/viewarticle.php?id=3197) :laugh:

“Mark Coleman is not a talker, he is a fighter. He is a Hall of Famer who has fought a Who's Who of great fighters. Tito says "sissy"? Please. He can prove Coleman is sissy on January 2nd if he wants,” was DiSabato’s response to the comments during a conversation with Fighters Only.

“The only thing Coleman is afraid of when it comes to Tito is contracting swine flu from that dirty ass d-bag. We all know where he lays his head down at night. Tito wants to get personal with a legend? OK, let's get personal - we can all go to our porn collections and watch what Tito sleeps with night after night,” he added.

The article doesn't really make it clear why they want the fight postponed though.