The Official MMA Thread - Page 97

L Demonic I · 11-12-2009, 08:16 PM

lol nice about to watch the blogs right now

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ZonaBoy89 · 11-13-2009, 03:21 AM

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At the beginning of TUF 10 I liked Rampage and hated Rashad, and now it is completely the opposite. Rashad actually appears to care about training his fighters and Rampage is just an idiot acting the way he does, and the name calling to Darrill Schoonover who I think could knock rampage out lol

Titties would get his fat ass kicked.

Kaiyo · 11-13-2009, 05:37 AM

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Titties would get his fat ass kicked.

I agree with that.

Adam Miller · 11-13-2009, 11:42 AM

YouTube- 11-12-09 Dana Blog.m4v

...........................THERE I AM

J O 12 D · 11-13-2009, 10:24 PM

Can't wait for this!
Pearson is taking this fight definitely, go on Ross mate!

GeezusDylan160 · 11-13-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by J O 12 D

Can't wait for this!
Pearson is taking this fight definitely, go on Ross mate!

Ah your a pearson fan? Can't say I love the guy as much as you, got a tough fight on his hands in Aaron Riley. I think Aaron has this one over Ross, more experienced and I think he can control the fight more on the ground and even in the striking. James Wilks has gotta kill Matt Brown though, as much as I love Brown can't see him winning.

Takamura Bear · 11-14-2009, 04:27 AM

Did anyone see GSP's Q & A on ufc.com? I think it should still be up there a little longer.

Man, I can tell Georges is a socially awkward person, but I think he handles himself well, which makes him more likeable --he even said he preferred Ariany and Logan both. GSP= Pimp.

Anyway, if Dan Hardy wins against Swick (not likely but could happen) it will set up potential title bout here in the uk which is promising.

But the only problem I have with that is that I, personally, don't think Hardy is a worthy contendor for the belt. Don't get me wrong; he's a good fighter with a lot of power and by no means a 'can' but I don't think he should. Regardless, though, he's a good fighter.

If Swick wins, he should be given a title shot. Ok, so does not have tons of wins over top competition at 170, but all around he's a dangerous dude and a legit threat.

If Hardy completly dominates or finishes Swick then I might change my mind.

As for Randy and Vera...don't blame me for this but...I'm going with Vera. Why? Age.

Randy is in great condition but that does not mean your reactions are going to be the same or your resistance to damage. And at almost 47 years of age...how long has he got left? Not long at all imo.

Randy is a legend but I think he needs to call it quits soon. If he loses this fight (I mean gets beat down and finished by Vera) then he should retire. The body only takes so much damage before it gives in and can't take any more. It could cause serious probelms for him in the future if he continues to fight at his age.

Dert McGert · 11-15-2009, 02:30 AM

I'm not big on fighter bashing, but Kang's stock is gone. He is pretty much the Jardine of the 185ers minus the stiff leg sydrome that Jardine suffers time to time.

Takamura Bear · 11-15-2009, 10:46 PM

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I'm not big on fighter bashing, but Kang's stock is gone. He is pretty much the Jardine of the 185ers minus the stiff leg sydrome that Jardine suffers time to time.

I think Kang is just so inconsistent at times. He is a bit inconsistent like Jardine, although the dean of mean has fought nothing but top competition in comparison.

But yeah Kang = gatekeeper of the MW division.

Kang looked great in the first round and then completely faded in the second. He needs to work on his gas tank as he does have potential.

Bisping also showed a lot of heart.

J O 12 D · 11-16-2009, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by GeezusDylan160

Ah your a pearson fan? Can't say I love the guy as much as you, got a tough fight on his hands in Aaron Riley. I think Aaron has this one over Ross, more experienced and I think he can control the fight more on the ground and even in the striking. James Wilks has gotta kill Matt Brown though, as much as I love Brown can't see him winning.

Guess exactly the opposite of what you said happened haha.

Ross looked dominant in his fight but knowing him personally I knew he would be ready for this fight and I knew he would bring it to Riley which was not expected.
Loved the way Ross kept mixing up the clinch and thats the second time recently he's caused a lot of damage due to his flying knee's (AJ Wenn).

James wilks really disappointed me actually, he didn't look good at all, outclassed by far.

Bisping's fight was really good and I was very impressed...he got rocked by a lovely straight right but managed to keep composed and pulled a dominating victory out of nowhere and personally I think he's proved himself in this fight.

Vera won. end of.

ZonaBoy89 · 11-16-2009, 04:00 AM

Man, poor brock it looks like hes gonna be out a long long time. Dana is supposed to fly him to see some doctors to get his ass better. Crazy how many injuries hit this year and it looks like we wont have a Title fight after Bj's for a while.

Adam Miller · 11-16-2009, 06:44 PM

I will be putting Mike Swick and Randy Coutures hats on ebay shortly, if anyone's interested.

J O 12 D · 11-16-2009, 07:39 PM

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I will be putting Mike Swick and Randy Coutures hats on ebay shortly, if anyone's interested.

I thought that was rather funny :P

Takamura Bear · 11-16-2009, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam Miller

I will be putting Mike Swick and Randy Coutures hats on ebay shortly, if anyone's interested.

Were you the one that swiped Swick's hat off his head during his entrance? he he he.

Epic lulz.

Dert McGert · 11-16-2009, 11:06 PM

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Kang looked great in the first round and then completely faded in the second. He needs to work on his gas tank as he does have potential.

But this is what I mean. Happened against Belcher, basically gave Alan the sub. He has always been so highly touted as a huge prospect, but the guy just has so many issues within himself. He was running through people in Pride, then ran into Sexyama and Mousasi. Then comes to the UFC and is just having problems.

I know his girlfriend died of that overdose, but I really hope that isn't causing him personal demons.

And also, Nog is out of 108 with a really bad staph infection. I heard it's in his bloodstream. Poor Nog, second time in a years time that he's caught it. What better excuse than to set-up Cain/Dos Santos for the next #1 contender and give Gonzaga a TUF guy to help build him back up again.

GeezusDylan160 · 11-16-2009, 11:36 PM

Yeah the old Kang was amazing but now, it's like he has no heart for the sport anymore. He could've beat Bisping, he really could've and then it's like once Bisping got that one takedown he just said "well, i'm on my back....so i might as well just stay there"

So many injuries. Sucks for Big Nog big time, wish him a speedy recovery. They were talking about setting up a Carwin/Velasquez fight at 108 but hey! shock surprise, Carwin just had knee surgery.....fail. I like the idea of Dos Santos/Velasquez though, after both of their performances at 103 and 104 respectively, I really think Velasquez would win it. Apparently Lesnar may "never fight again" some intestinal disease is what he has on top of Mono so poor Brock may be done before we really got to see his best, shame and wish him and his family the best as well.

OH. Apparently they're in talks for Franklin/Jardine at 110, not the greatest match up but it has Franklin in it so it feels worthy of a mention. Also Sean Sherk is coming back at 108 against Rafaello Oliveira. Before Nog/Velasquez was scrapped it looked like it was geared up for the under card but now that Evans/Silva is the ME of 108 it looks like it will open up the main card.

108 looks like this atm.
Evans/Silva
Gonzaga/Dos Santos
T.Griffin/J.Miller
Condit/Daley
Sherk/Oliveira

Takamura Bear · 11-18-2009, 03:07 AM

Lol, battle of grandads:
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...10022&zoneid=2

I'm not that excited for this match to be honest, but it could be a good one. It screams "takedowns" and "clinch against the fence" all night long.

Actually, the winner could face the winner of the Tito/Forrest fight. Couture vs. Ortiz 2 could be hyped like nothing else by the UFC. Even a potential Couture vs. Forrest fight sounds awesome, although don't they both train under Extreme Couture? Hmm....

Meh, I don't know. Thoughts?

J O 12 D · 11-19-2009, 01:05 AM

All I can say is, that will be a boring fight to say the least but its easy to say Randy will get the nod in the decision.
However, I highly doubt Randy and Forrest will fight, that is if they both win their fights anyway.

Well, UFC 106 is just around the corner now so I think i'll give my insights into the main card.

Dustin Hazelett > Karo Parisyan
Round 2 Submission (Guillotine choke)

Luiz Cane < Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Round 3 Decision (Unanimous)

Amir Sadollah > Phil Baroni
Round 3 Submission (Armbar)

Josh Koscheck < Anthony Johnson
Round 1 Knockout

Tito Ortiz < Forrest Griffin
Round 3 Decision (Split)

Beatdown518 · 11-19-2009, 01:38 AM

Anyone watching Brown vs aldo? any thoughts on this exciting match up? You can't really be too sure because the always game, orthodox Brown, is always ready. Aldo proves to be a big threat standing, but many elements of the game he hasn't shown yet. should be exciting either way.

ZonaBoy89 · 11-19-2009, 01:58 AM

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Anyone watching Brown vs aldo? any thoughts on this exciting match up? You can't really be too sure because the always game, orthodox Brown, is always ready. Aldo proves to be a big threat standing, but many elements of the game he hasn't shown yet. should be exciting either way.

Browns a badass i think he gets it by KO in 2nd

GeezusDylan160 · 11-19-2009, 04:46 AM

Jose Aldo over Mike Brown...just happened, can't say I'm surprised. Aldo is a beast.

106 predictions are as follows

Broadcast Undercard fights

Marcus Davis < Ben Saunders via 2nd Round TKO.....I am a huge Marcus Davis fan and up until a little while ago I would've said Davis but now i'm looking at the fight more logically. Pretty sure Davis gives up a lot of reach to Saunders. Marcus struggles with fighters who have reach on him, look at his fight with Swick. Saunders is very similar in build to Swick...if not taller and longer then Swick. This should go the same way Swick/Davis went with Saunders using the clinch with great effectiveness and unfortunately send Marcus Davis packing from the UFC. Hope im wrong here

Kendal Grove < Jake Rosholt via Unanimous Decision. Kendal doesn't have that great of takedown defense and Jake Rosholts is a high caliber wrestler. GnP for three rounds, Rosholts needs to watch Kendal's long limbs for submissions from the bottom. Standing, Kendal's reach should not dictate any pace, Rosholts showed in his fight against Leben that he can stay busy and circle off from punches well, staying outside and coming in when appropriate.

Main Card

Karo Pariysan > Dustin Hazelett via Unanimous Decision....can anyone remember the last time Karo finished a fight? I can't thats for sure....Karo just has to watch Dustin's ground game and he should slide in a safe decision win. Dustin isn't as tough as Karo's last opponent Kim Dong Hyun so I can't see him creating as many problems for Karo as Kim did.

Luiz Cane > Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via 1st Round TKO. If this one makes it past the first round we're in for one hellava fight. Luiz Cane imo is fairly underrated, brute KO strength and I think he will drop Lil Nog early on for a quick finish. Nog needs to keep good head movement and avoid getting caught, take this down to the ground and show some of that legendary Jiu Jitsu we know the Nog Bros. have

Amir Sadollah > Phil Baroni via 1st Round TKO....Why is this on the main card again? yeah the stoppage for Amir's last fight was questionable and he won TUF 7 (or was it 8...w/e doesn;t matter, he's a TUF winner and thats the point) but fighting a guy like Phil Baroni on the main card? wow. We know Amir has submissions but I think he's built up a good striking base and that he can stop Phil Baroni with strikes early on as well. I'd like to see him use his Muay Thai this fight and see a nice right head kick drop Phil before finishing him off with some unanswered strikes.

Josh Koscheck > Anthony Johnson via 1st round KO. This one won't go the distance. Kos needs to use his superior wrestling skills here. Feel like Johnson will come out to quickly and get a little to hungry for the KO, make a mistake and Johnson will change levels and wear him out. Hopefully Kos doesn't get stupid and feel the need to stand there and trade with him. Winner of this fight is right behind Hardy for the title and when Kos is easily the #4 guy in the division (GSP, Fitch, Alves and then Kos) you can't help but wondering if he'd be more deserving of a title shot if he can decisively beat Johnson.

Tito Ortiz > Forrest Griffin via Unanimous Decision. The old Tito will return with newer parts. Griffin is in an unfortunate slump right now. Tito is coming back and will look better then ever. Lots of takedowns, superior wrestling...still question his striking in comparison to Griffin though, feel like Tito might be the more crisp striker but will rely more on his takedowns and dirty boxing for this fight. the huntington beach bad boy is back.

Takamura Bear · 11-19-2009, 09:10 PM

Karo has pulled out of a fight AGAIN! WTF?!!

Dana White's angry twitter message:

"Karo Parisyan has fucked over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again!!! He will not be fighting saturday or ever again in the UFC!!"

The good thing is that Dustin will be paid his full purse to show up and win, according to dana. I like that.

Karo has acted really fucking weird as of late. Panic attacks? Drugs? I don't fucking know.

What do you think...bro?

GeezusDylan160 · 11-19-2009, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Takamura Bear

Karo has pulled out of a fight AGAIN! WTF?!!

Dana White's angry twitter message:

"Karo Parisyan has fucked over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again!!! He will not be fighting saturday or ever again in the UFC!!"

The good thing is that Dustin will be paid his full purse to show up and win, according to dana. I like that.

Karo has acted really fucking weird as of late. Panic attacks? Drugs? I don't fucking know.

What do you think...bro?

To add on to this post, Karo couldn't pay the $32,000 fine for his failed drug test back in January so he wasn't granted his NSCA license. Karo Pariysan....FAIL. Never welcome back to the UFC, gotta wonder if Strikeforce will pick him up....

Takamura Bear · Today, 01:13 AM

Ladies and gentlemen, will you please join me on board for the FORREST WAR WAGON! Let us show support for him against his old nemesis "bobble-head" Ortiz.

WAR FORREST!!!

*tumbleweed goes by*

Ha ha, seriously I hope this will be a great fight. I don't think it will be as good as the 1st one but I'm expecting some fireworks.

Tito's best shot is just go for the takedowns over and over again. As usual. I hope Tito has evolved...or will he show us a "new Tito"?

And I still don't think many people realise just how much Forrest has improved over the years since they last thought.

So I'm going with Forrest by decision.

GeezusDylan160 · Today, 04:06 AM

the key in the griffin/ortiz fight is will tito be able to GnP like he used to? Can he still shoot and get those double and single leg takedowns he did so effortlessly years ago? If yes then we could see a three round decisive win for Tito. Griffin's takedown defense isn't to grand so his takedown defense vs. tito's takedowns is pretty much the fight right there. Tito has been training his boxing with the legendary Freddie Roach so I expect him to be able to pick griffin apart standing as well. Here's to a hopefully good main event tomorrow night boys.

ZonaBoy89 · Today, 05:16 PM

I got Tito by stoppage in the 2nd. Although i think Forrest will pressure him with leg kicks, Titos takedowns will prove to be too much.