Date: December 8, 2012
Venue: Key Arena
Location: Seattle, Washington
Time: 8pm ET/5pm PT
Viewing: FOX
Main Card (FOX):
Lightweight Championship Bout: Benson Henderson (c) vs Nate Diaz
Light Heavyweight Bout: Shogun Rua vs Alexander Gustafsson
Welterweight Bout: B.J. Penn vs Rory MacDonald
Welterweight Bout: Mike Swick vs Matt Brown
Preliminary Card (FX):
Lightweight Bout: Ramsey Nijem vs Joe Proctor
Bantamweight Bout: Raphael Assuncao vs Mike Easton
Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards vs Jeremy Stephens
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
Lightweight Bout: Daniel Cruickshank vs Henry Martinez
Bantamweight Bout: Scott Jorgensen vs John Albert
Lightweight Bout: Marcus Levasseur vs Abel Trujillo
Featherweight Bout: Dennis Siver vs Nam Phan
__________________ "I don't know what the stronger emotion would be, the joy of winning or the pain of losing"-Sidney Crosby.
Last edited by End of Line: 12-07-2012 at 12:30 PM.
Main Card (FOX):
Lightweight Championship Bout: Benson Henderson (c) vs Nate Diaz
Light Heavyweight Bout: Shogun Rua vs Alexander Gustafsson
Welterweight Bout: B.J. Penn vs Rory MacDonald
Welterweight Bout: Mike Swick vs Matt Brown
Preliminary Card (FX):
Heavyweight Bout: Brendan Schaub vs Lavar Johnson
Lightweight Bout: Ramsey Nijem vs Joe Proctor
Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards vs Jeremy Stephens
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
Lightweight Bout: Daniel Cruickshank vs Henry Martinez
Bantamweight Bout: Scott Jorgensen vs John Albert
Lightweight Bout: Tim Means vs Abel Trujillo
Pretty?! This card ****ing rocks. If you had Schaub/Johnson as a 5th fight, it'd be better than most PPVs as of late. LOVE this card. I think Diaz will win. The Gustafsson/Rua fight is interesting because I genuinely don't really know who will win. Gustafsson has looked great but I'm not sure if he's at Rua's level yet. Should be a good test.
Pretty?! This card ****ing rocks. If you had Schaub/Johnson as a 5th fight, it'd be better than most PPVs as of late. LOVE this card. I think Diaz will win. The Gustafsson/Rua fight is interesting because I genuinely don't really know who will win. Gustafsson has looked great but I'm not sure if he's at Rua's level yet. Should be a good test.
fox cards are the freaking ****. love what dana white and the ufc are doing with fox events. problem that i have is i have a feeling that we are getting this title fight for free not because ufc wants to showcase a title fight for free and generate interest but because henderson isnt a big ppv draw.
Great card. I'm a big Diaz fan, but I think this is a bad matchup for him.
Main Card (FOX):
Lightweight Championship Bout: Benson Henderson (c) vs Nate Diaz
Light Heavyweight Bout: Shogun Rua vs Alexander Gustafsson
Welterweight Bout: B.J. Penn vs Rory MacDonald
Welterweight Bout: Mike Swick vs Matt Brown
Preliminary Card (FX):
Heavyweight Bout: Brendan Schaub vs Lavar Johnson
Lightweight Bout: Ramsey Nijem vs Joe Proctor
Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards vs Jeremy Stephens
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
Lightweight Bout: Daniel Cruickshank vs Henry Martinez
Bantamweight Bout: Scott Jorgensen vs John Albert
Lightweight Bout: Tim Means vs Abel Trujillo
Main Card (FOX):
Lightweight Championship Bout: Benson Henderson (c) vs Nate Diaz
Light Heavyweight Bout: Shogun Rua vs Alexander Gustafsson
Welterweight Bout: B.J. Penn vs Rory MacDonald
Welterweight Bout: Mike Swick vs Matt Brown
Preliminary Card (FX):
Bantamweight Bout: Raphael Assuncao vs Mike Easton
Featherweight Bout: Dennis Siver vs Nam Phan
Lightweight Bout: Ramsey Nijem vs Joe Proctor
Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards vs Jeremy Stephens
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
Lightweight Bout: Daniel Cruickshank vs Henry Martinez
Bantamweight Bout: Scott Jorgensen vs John Albert
Lightweight Bout: Marcus Levasseur vs Abel Trujillo
Pulling for Diaz and Gustafsson.
After Henderson's last fight, it seems the judges are bought and paid for, so I wont pick against him until he loses, which I hope he does against Diaz.
Last edited by I am the Liquor: 12-08-2012 at 09:37 AM.
Lightweight Championship Bout: Benson Henderson (c) vs Nate Diaz
Light Heavyweight Bout: Shogun Rua vs Alexander Gustafsson
Welterweight Bout: B.J. Penn vs Rory MacDonald
Welterweight Bout: Mike Swick vs Matt Brown
GREAT looking card, from top to bottom and its' FREE!
Can't wait to go to this, so stoked. The top 3 fights could all potentially be headliners at other events. For the main event I'm going for Nate to win, but Henderson's a big LW with a good wrestling background and that has historically been Nate's kryptonite.
Great card. I'm a big Diaz fan, but I think this is a bad matchup for him.
I agree about the matchup. It very much reminds me of Condit vs. Nick Diaz. Like Condit, I expect Henderson to be too smart to get into a brawl and outpoint Nate. Would love to see a finish, though. It's been way too long since Bendo ended a fight.
I agree about the matchup. It very much reminds me of Condit vs. Nick Diaz. Like Condit, I expect Henderson to be too smart to get into a brawl and outpoint Nate. Would love to see a finish, though. It's been way too long since Bendo ended a fight.
I agree. Quick punch-kick combos for Henderson, then getting out and circling. I see him using tons of kicks early, and 'circling', a lot.
I do hope these guys stand up, though. With Nate, I always fear a repeat effort from his Joe Stephenson fight, where he pretty much gave up when the fight became a wrestling match. If Henderson isnt getting the points in the standup, I could see him riding Diaz, but Henderson likes to fight more than he likes to wrestle. Not sure if Benson will finish him, though. He hasnt had a stoppage since WEC vs Cerrone, but thats exactly how he would finish this fight.
After Henderson's last fight, it seems the judges are bought and paid for, so I wont pick against him until he loses, which I hope he does against Diaz.
Agreed. I thought he lost both to Edgar but the last one was so blatantly a win for Frankie so it's hard for me to see Diaz winning by decision. Nonetheless, I'll be cheering for Nate. I'd love to see him sub Bendo.
I'm so curious to see what kind of effort BJ Penn brings. I'm a huge fan, but he hasn't seemed to be putting his heart into this for awhile now.
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Originally Posted by cnshockey
Agreed. I thought he lost both to Edgar but the last one was so blatantly a win for Frankie so it's hard for me to see Diaz winning by decision. Nonetheless, I'll be cheering for Nate. I'd love to see him sub Bendo.
Rory is overrated, and this time I actually believe that Penn is in great shape. I'm not as confident in Rory as I was at the time this fight was announced, but I still think he takes this.
Rory is overrated, and this time I actually believe that Penn is in great shape. I'm not as confident in Rory as I was at the time this fight was announced, but I still think he takes this.
Main Card (FOX):
Lightweight Championship Bout: Benson Henderson (c) vs Nate Diaz
Light Heavyweight Bout: Shogun Rua vs Alexander Gustafsson
Welterweight Bout: B.J. Penn vs Rory MacDonald
Welterweight Bout: Mike Swick vs Matt Brown
Preliminary Card (FX):
Heavyweight Bout: Brendan Schaub vs Lavar Johnson
Lightweight Bout: Ramsey Nijem vs Joe Proctor
Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards vs Jeremy Stephens
Siver vs. Phan
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
Lightweight Bout: Daniel Cruickshank vs Henry Martinez
Bantamweight Bout: Scott Jorgensen vs John Albert
Lightweight Bout: Tim Means vs Abel Trujillo
Hoping for Penn as he's one of my favourites but Rory is definitely not over-rated. Gustafsson must deserve a title shot if he gets by Shogun.
Last edited by Jasper: 12-07-2012 at 01:16 PM.
Reason: Siver/Phan
