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Post by mo on Jul 30, 2012 20:32:33 GMT -5
Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva set for 153. Awesome fight!
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Jul 30, 2012 20:44:14 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised that he did but Cormier did say if Cain Velasquez beats in JSD is their rematch he will drop to 205. Also Dana White has said that winner of the Shogun/Vera fight will get a title shot. I have NEVER wanted Shogun to win a fight harder. Brandon Vera may seriously be my least favorite fighter. Yeah me too because Vera shouldn't be anywhere near a title shot. But I honestly don't see Shogun vs Jones 2 going down any differently than their then first fight.
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Post by tenshi on Jul 30, 2012 22:20:44 GMT -5
Then again, having a rematch for 2011's fight of the year for the light heavyweight championship sounds like a license to print money.
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Post by Jazzman on Jul 30, 2012 22:21:53 GMT -5
I have NEVER wanted Shogun to win a fight harder. Brandon Vera may seriously be my least favorite fighter. Yeah me too because Vera shouldn't be anywhere near a title shot. But I honestly don't see Shogun vs Jones 2 going down any differently than their then first fight. I kinda want Vera to win that fight if only for Jones to break Vera's other orbital bone on his way out the door.
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Post by Cela on Jul 30, 2012 23:24:15 GMT -5
Why would either of them get a title shot? Jones broke Vera's skull in their last fight.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jul 31, 2012 0:05:04 GMT -5
Why would either of them get a title shot? Jones broke Vera's skull in their last fight. Especially Vera. Shogun I kind of get, he's easy to slot into "top contender" status because he's damn good, but Vera? Dude's 1 for 4 in recent fights and yeah.....Jones cracked his skull but good.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Jul 31, 2012 3:07:02 GMT -5
Why would either of them get a title shot? Jones broke Vera's skull in their last fight. Especially Vera. Shogun I kind of get, he's easy to slot into "top contender" status because he's damn good, but Vera? Dude's 1 for 4 in recent fights and yeah.....Jones cracked his skull but good. Count me in the same boat as well. Vera was cut from the UFC not that long ago and hasn't really impressed since. I have no idea why he's even fighting someone like Shogun. Shogun is good and can be put in as a title contender, but I think he needs another win or two before challenging Jones. After how easily Jones crushed him the first time, Rua needs to look like he's on a roll heading into a rematch.
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Post by mysterydriver on Jul 31, 2012 11:15:38 GMT -5
This is just a hype ploy. Veras/Shogun isn't really that exciting of a set-up for a FOX show, so they have to up the ante to try and draw in viewers.
Same as when he promised the winner of Jon Fitch/Thiago Alves would face GSP...and then Fitch won...and then...Dana started ducking that promise as much as possible because Fitch "isn't exciting" and as we all know, in a competitive sports, it's exciting and not winning that matters.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Jul 31, 2012 12:19:22 GMT -5
This is just a hype ploy. Veras/Shogun isn't really that exciting of a set-up for a FOX show, so they have to up the ante to try and draw in viewers. Same as when he promised the winner of Jon Fitch/Thiago Alves would face GSP...and then Fitch won...and then...Dana started ducking that promise as much as possible because Fitch "isn't exciting" and as we all know, in a competitive sports, it's exciting and not winning that matters. You have to at least be a bit exciting when you fight. You can win every match you want, but if no one wants to see you then don't expect to get a title shot. Sonnen was a pretty boring fighter for the most part but he had his mouth to draw people in. Fitch has nothing to do that.
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Post by mysterydriver on Jul 31, 2012 14:30:24 GMT -5
I've never had a problem with Fitch's style. He's a neutralizer. Takes your strength and minimizes it while enforcing his will. I can understand why some might not enjoy that...but its' still no real excuse for not giving him a promised title shot.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Aug 1, 2012 1:51:26 GMT -5
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Post by Cela on Aug 1, 2012 3:34:02 GMT -5
How unusual, usually he would tell us to suck something and give Fitch a title shot to punish us.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Aug 1, 2012 5:12:38 GMT -5
Well thank god Dana White actually admitted to making a mistake for once without bitching out the fans.
Also Matt Mitrione vs Rob Broughton has now been moved to UFC on FX 5 and Charlie Brenneman will be facing Kyle Noke who will be making his Welterweight debut at UFC 151
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Aug 3, 2012 0:01:45 GMT -5
Announced for UFC 153 Luiz Cane vs Chris Camozzi Gabriel Gonzaga vs Geronimo dos Santos Demian Maia vs Rick Story
ALso not that I or I'm sure anyone else really cares but Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia are going to be fighting each other again for a 4th time at ONE FC Manila at the end of this month. Also rumor has it Arlovski will be taking on Alexander Emelianenko in a boxing match soon after that as well.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 3, 2012 0:36:48 GMT -5
Announced for UFC 153 Luiz Cane vs Chris Camozzi Gabriel Gonzaga vs Geronimo dos Santos Demian Maia vs Rick Story ALso not that I or I'm sure anyone else really cares but Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia are going to be fighting each other again for a 4th time at ONE FC Manila at the end of this month. Also rumor has it Arlovski will be taking on Alexander Emelianenko in a boxing match soon after that as well. Okay, I'm probably stupid(and slightly racist) for asking, because f*** it, there's about a billion Silvas in MMA who aren't related, apparently, but is Geronimo Dos Santos any relation to Junior?
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Aug 3, 2012 0:41:19 GMT -5
Announced for UFC 153 Luiz Cane vs Chris Camozzi Gabriel Gonzaga vs Geronimo dos Santos Demian Maia vs Rick Story ALso not that I or I'm sure anyone else really cares but Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia are going to be fighting each other again for a 4th time at ONE FC Manila at the end of this month. Also rumor has it Arlovski will be taking on Alexander Emelianenko in a boxing match soon after that as well. Okay, I'm probably stupid(and slightly racist) for asking, because f*** it, there's about a billion Silvas in MMA who aren't related, apparently, but is Geronimo Dos Santos any relation to Junior? Someone asked Josh Barnett that and he said no plus he looks like the long lost son of Power Uti.
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Post by Cela on Aug 3, 2012 1:38:17 GMT -5
Also Junior has fought Geronimo, in a battle of Quatro Santos.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Aug 3, 2012 6:18:34 GMT -5
Okay, I'm probably stupid(and slightly racist) for asking, because f*** it, there's about a billion Silvas in MMA who aren't related, apparently, but is Geronimo Dos Santos any relation to Junior? Someone asked Josh Barnett that and he said no plus he looks like the long lost son of Power Uti. Holy shit, you ain't kidding!
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Post by mysterydriver on Aug 4, 2012 23:23:44 GMT -5
Got distracted. Lost the link. But long story short, Rory MacDonald is out of UFC 152.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 5, 2012 0:13:12 GMT -5
Wait, I thought BJ retired?
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