Official "UFC 78: Validation" Discussion Thread

[Psy]

11/17/2007 , 7pm PT/10pm EST
Prudential Center, NJ


Main Event
Michael Bisping Vs. Rashad Evans
14-0-0----------------------15-0-1

Midcard
Thiago Silva Vs. Houston Alexander
10-0-0----------------------7-1-0
David Terrell Vs. Ed Herman
10-2-0----------------------14-4-0
Ryo Chonan Vs. Karo Parisyan
13-7-0----------------------25-4-0
Frank Edgar Vs. Spencer Fisher
6-0-0----------------------20-3-0
Preliminary Fights
None announced as of yet


At first glance this card does not seem particularly good. At second glance, it looks mediocre at best. But looking at the name of the event, "Validation", I can see where they are going with this.

Bisping v Evans is a battle between TUF alumni and has a conflict of styles that will prove to be very interesting. Whoever wins will likely be moving towards an imminent title shot.

Silva v Alexander looks to be pretty interesting as well. Silva has yet to beat a real contender, and Alexander is a rising star in UFC after defeating Keith Jardine by TKO and Alessio Sakara also by TKO. Jardine recently defeated Liddell by decision, and this is a case where the winner of this fight will definitely move up in the rankings and be seen as a force in the division.

Terrell v Herman is a fight I'm looking forward to even though I'm not a fan of either man. Terrell has been out of UFC for a long while now after a humliating loss to Evan Tanner and he's looking to return. A win here could cement him a slot in the UFC. Herman, a runner-up in TUF, needs a win over an established name like Terrell to secure placing in this division.

Chonan v Parisyan is another fight I'm looking forward to. With Chonan coming over from PRIDE - bringing with him a win over none other than Anderson Silva - he is looking for validation in the United States. Parisyan wants to move up, and facing someone with a win over the dynamic Silva is a sure way to do it.

Edgar v Fisher seems like a wildcard fight. Edgar has been to the UFC before and has 2 wins to his credit. However, he has yet to get the name recognition of even Spencer "The King" Fisher, who is a rising star. Fisher has fought 7 times for UFC and is 5-2 in those 7 fights. One of his losses was by split decision, and he recouped that loss by defeating that opponent in a rematch with a unanimous decision. You also may remember his flying knee knockout of Matt Wiman. Whoever wins this fight is definitely moving up in the ranks.

While the card is not about high-profile fights, it is about establishing future stars for UFC. Even though it does feel more like this could be on free TV.....

[mysterydriver]

Evans/Bisping Main Event?

Right...

[Overly large testicles]

Is this not on PPV? I hope not with that main event.

[Matt Rogers]

mysterydriver said:

Evans/Bisping Main Event?

Right...

My thoughts exactly.

[Psy]

Yeah, it's a PPV. They're testing the waters with their TUF folks on this one.

[greate]

Waste of time, two unexperienced guys with no valid martial art backround with padded up records in the main event? Yeah ok, UFC sucks but atleast i can see Alexander whoop some can crusher ass

[Arturo Classico]

um when are they going to have a match to decide the new UFC World Heavyweight Champ?

[livetowin]

kingsofwrestling said:

um when are they going to have a match to decide the new UFC World Heavyweight Champ?

After Nog/Kongo, probably by Feb.

This card looks pretty lame, but Chonan/Parysian looks to be a FOTY contender.

[tibbo]

I'll watch it just to see Bisping lose

[skakid57]

[lovingway]

livetowin said:

kingsofwrestling said:

um when are they going to have a match to decide the new UFC World Heavyweight Champ?

After Nog/Kongo, probably by Feb.

This card looks pretty lame, but Chonan/Parysian looks to be a FOTY contender.

The rumor going around this past weekend in Cincy was that the winner of Vera/ Sylvia would face Nog in February for the belt since that was Couture next scheduled fight

[Corporate H]

What a crumby name for a Pay-Per-View...I knew they'd run out of names eventually.

EDIT: Stay tuned for "UFC 79: I'm RIGHT and You're WRONG".

[Psy]

bencrocker said:

What a crumby name for a Pay-Per-View...I knew they'd run out of names eventually.

EDIT: Stay tuned for "UFC 79: I'm RIGHT and You're WRONG".

Actually they already named 79, it's called "Nemesis".

Really though, I know what you mean. I'd expect UFC 80: I'm Right and You're Wrong. After that, perhaps UFC 81: Olly-olly oxenfree.

[Cela]

Am I the only one that is a little annoyed that they expect us to pay for a product where the title gets defended only twice at most a year? This is worse than WWE

[livetowin]

cela said:

Am I the only one that is a little annoyed that they expect us to pay for a product where the title gets defended only twice at most a year? This is worse than WWE

Tell that to the athletic commissions who endorse the fights.

[voiceboxisback]

cela said:

Am I the only one that is a little annoyed that they expect us to pay for a product where the title gets defended only twice at most a year? This is worse than WWE

At almost every PPV with the exception of maybe 2-3 a year have title's defended, most weight-class titles are defended 2-3 times a year... This isn't like pro wrestling, get used to it...

[Joekishi]

Rashad is pretty much my favorite guy from TUF.

I hope he gives that limey brit a thrashing.

This isn't Pro Wrestling.

MMA is a sport like Boxing and boxing barely has title defenses of the same title more than twice a year.

[Edison taps to the ARMBAR!]

This ppv has two fights I wanna see: Evans/Bisping and the Karo fight.

[Edison taps to the ARMBAR!]

cela said:

Am I the only one that is a little annoyed that they expect us to pay for a product where the title gets defended only twice at most a year? This is worse than WWE

Do you realize how taxing on the body a single fight can be? I don't think you do. It takes months to fully recover from the previous fight and be in condition for the next. The training that a fighter has to put their bodies through just to be in fighting shape is incredible.

[Chris Decker-The Wild Rover]

f***in sean sherk. i was gonna go to this PPV to see sherk/penn than the f***er had to use stupid ass steroids