Official MMA Thread

[goalie204]

*crickets*

I made a few bux on last event knowing kongo would beat mitrione, and should have made on roop beating hioki in a decision, but bad judges prevailed

decent card this sat night too :)

[goalie204]

Not that anyone reads this anymore, but ufc 138 prelims live:

http://www.facebook.com/UFC?sk=app_128953167177144

Popout:


http://www.ufc.tv/ufc/servlets/syndicated?id=2

[yachties23]

This has been a great card thus far. Glad to see Terry Etim back, and overall just great thus far.

Throw a Leben fight in, and this has been awesome thus far.

[goalie204]

it was awesome until the Leben fight. He couldn't see cuz of blood in his eye

[GoatLocker]

What a bust for UFC's debut on FOX. Should have shown the Henderson-Guida fight first. Glad to see JDS get the win over Velasquez, but wish it had been a good fight.

[LasciviousXXX]

I agree Eric. While it was great to see Dos Santos get a win in such an impressive fashion I'm not sure the UFC really met their goal of trying to draw new fans to the sport. I'll give some credit to Fox for making the broadcast feel like a professional affair (something that the UFC isn't too well versed on).

The fights on FB were very entertaining as well. I was so happy to see Ben Henderson get the win over Guida. I'm pulling for Bendo since he's a local fighter. And the time I met him he was one of the nicest people I've ever met. Sat and talked with me about MMA and my iPhone LOL.

[goalie204]

dos santos KO'd valasquez in around a minute, it was a great quick fight. Glad i bet 30 beans on JDS, who was +135 - the oddsmakers are on glue

In other fighting, Pacman vs Marquez 3 was hillarious, because pacman clearly got dominated and lost at LEAST 8 or 9 /12 rounds, but pacman got the nod, truly hillarious in the most corrupt sport on the planet.

As for the ufc on FOX, they DID show the bendo/guida fight...so not sure what you're saying. I think more importantly than showing the fights tho, after seeing JDS knock Valasquez out, the previews for upcoming events is what really is going to get the ufc more viewers.

[GoatLocker]

I'm pulling for Bendo since he's a local fighter. And the time I met him he was one of the nicest people I've ever met. Sat and talked with me about MMA and my iPhone LOL.

I've been following Bendo since he joined WEC, and he always seemed like a genuinely nice guy. JDS strikes me the same way.


As for the ufc on FOX, they DID show the bendo/guida fight...so not sure what you're saying.

Here in the US, they only showed the JDS-Velasquez fight. I watched the prelims on Foxsports.com. I think everywhere else on the planet got all the fights on TV.

[goalie204]

I was watching the FOX HD chan on my tv, and its Fox Rochester, and Bendo/Guida and the main event were on it, so i duno man.

Whatever tho :)

[LasciviousXXX]

Were you watching it in Spanish? I know they said Fox Deportes was showing the Henderson/Guida fight.

In other news, is it wrong that I want Wanderlei Silva to beat the ever living hell out of Cung Le? Seriously, that guy rubs me completely the wrong way. Plus it'd be nice to get Wandy back in the W column.

[goalie204]

nope, plain old english on Fox Rochester.

Also Tyr, i just watched BRonson (re your avatar) - not a bad movie.

[goalie204]

http://www.secondsout.com/usa-boxing-news?ccs=229&cs=2615623

[LigaPrivadaT84]

Were you watching it in Spanish? I know they said Fox Deportes was showing the Henderson/Guida fight.

In other news, is it wrong that I want Wanderlei Silva to beat the ever living hell out of Cung Le? Seriously, that guy rubs me completely the wrong way. Plus it'd be nice to get Wandy back in the W column.

They played it twice on FOX; the first time only had the main event with introductory promos for the championship fighters.

The second time around included the Bendo/Guida fight among others.
The undercards were on Facebook.

Hope this helps any confusion.
:tu


Also - hope Wandy will win and make a comeback, but after his recent performances it may be time to retire a legend. I'd love to watch him fight more, but Wandy should've before before Liddel.
:2

[LigaPrivadaT84]

Incredible card last night. Rogan said it was an early stoppage, but I take it all back - the oild man Wandy may still got some fight left in him.. :r:tu

[LasciviousXXX]

Well I know this isn't a very lively thread on the board anymore but I'm giving my fight picks for tomorrow night's UFC 141 event :tu

Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem
Brock's "charge like a bull" method of fighting will be quickly overcome by Overeem's excellent striking ability and his tendency to get some good knees in there. Brock needs to keep his head up or its lights out fairly early. If Lesnar can get him to the ground then he needs to utilize his superior wrestling skills to pin Overeem down and rain down some of those hammers on him. Submission edge goes straight to Overeem so really Brock's only shot is to out wrestle him or hope for a lucky punch against the striker.

Nate Diaz vs Donald Cerrone
As much as I hate the Diaz brothers I don't see Cerrone overcoming that reach and Diaz's ability to work the angles. I'm hoping for Cerrone to pull out the upset though.

Alexander Gustafsson vs Vladimir Matyushenko
Really this one could go either way as both have strengths and weaknesses that pretty much cancel the other out. I'm giving this one to Gustafsson though on account of his age and high level of boxing skills.

Johny Hendricks vs Jon Fitch
Fitch is an underrated fighter IMO that has some really great skills and I think can outlast and out-hustle Hendricks. This has a good chance of getting a fight of the night nod methinks.

Nam Phan vs Jim Hettes
Still riding his win over Garcia gives Nam the edge in this one. The guy has some serious edge to him as well. 3 fights in 6 months... impressive

The rest of the card plays out like this IMO

Junior Assuncao vs Ross Pearson
Danny Castillo vs Anthony Njokuani
Dong Hyun Kim vs Sean Pierson
Efrain Escudero vs Jacob Volkmann
Manny Gamburyan vs Diego Nunes

[goalie204]

decent card

[Ken]

Don't forget about the Fox 2 this Saturday night. Should be a great free card.

Rashad vs Davis
Sonnen vs Bisping
Maia vs Weidman
and Joey Beltran is on there too!

[the nub]

Don't forget about the Fox 2 this Saturday night. Should be a great free card.

Rashad vs Davis
Sonnen vs Bisping
Maia vs Weidman
and Joey Beltran is on there too!

thanks for the reminder. Not a bad card. I think Bisping replacing Munoz will be a more interesting fight.

[LigaPrivadaT84]

Sonnen via lay and pray decision.
:tu

[Ken]

thanks for the reminder. Not a bad card. I think Bisping replacing Munoz will be a more interesting fight.
I thought it was a good fight before, but I agree that it just got more interesting with Bisping. As much I do not like him, Bisping shows good skills and great poise in the cage. And it is time to see if hes just going to be a gate keeper or prove he can handle the upper tier fighers.


Sonnen via lay and pray decision.


It's been a while since I've seen Sonnen 'lay & pray'. He may not have big KO power to finish a lot of fights but when he gets on people he works and tries to pound then into the mat.

[LasciviousXXX]

Holy crap did anyone watch the Strikeforce card last night?

Only 3 things are certain in this life. Death, Taxes, Rousey by arm bar.

[LasciviousXXX]

Since this thread is DYING... I just want to direct everyone's attention to this:



Undefeated MMA fighter, Ronda Rousey in ESPN's body issue :tu

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o278/LasciviousXXX/ronda-rousey-espn-body-issue-2.jpg

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o278/LasciviousXXX/ronda-rousey-espn-body-issue-big.jpg

[zemekone]

when does this issue come out, and who else is in it?

[LasciviousXXX]

July 13th and also includes "the NFL's Rob Gronkowski, MLB's Jose Bautista, the NBA's Tyson Chandler, the WTA's Daniela Hantuchova and the WNBA's Candace Parker. "

[Blak Smyth]

She is the Judo girl right? I saw here on TUF a while back.
She seems to be a pretty serious fighter.
http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ronda-rousey.jpg

[LasciviousXXX]

Yep, the Olympic judo turned MMA fighter. Undefeated, with all wins coming by submission (armbar to be exact). Hell, one of her wins was by flying armbar.

Only 3 things in life are certain: Death, Taxes, and Rousey by armbar :tu

[goalie204]

strikeforce tonight :)

[the nub]

strikeforce tonight :)

thanks for the reminder, Myles.

[LasciviousXXX]

Anybody watching UFC 149 tonight? A couple of good prelim fights thus far :tu

[LasciviousXXX]

See, this is why we can't have nice things :lr

[LasciviousXXX]

It seems 77 pages is all we're going to get for MMA lol.

Anyone excited for the GSP vs Condit fight coming up? I'm actually looking forward to the Bendo vs Diaz fight more :tu

[wayner123]

It seems 77 pages is all we're going to get for MMA lol.

Anyone excited for the GSP vs Condit fight coming up? I'm actually looking forward to the Bendo vs Diaz fight more :tu

I think that GSP will do more countering with Condit. And I think that Condit knows this, so it will probably be a boring fight.

I hope that Bendo knocks Diaz's head off.

[LasciviousXXX]

If the GSP/Condit fight were happening in 2011 I would tend to agree with you. However, I believe that GSP will be more aggressive than we've seen in a long time due to his extended layoff from MMA. I think he will want to make a statement when he returns to the scene. The Kampman/Hendricks fight should also be a barn burner.

The Franklin vs Le fight doesn't interest me that much. I can't see it being anything more than a restyling of Le vs Shamrock. However, the Gomi vs Danzig fight should be really entertaining. As far as Bendo goes, I could not agree more! Diaz is a b1tch and I'll be happy to watch Henderson take him down and beat the hell out of him.

[sevans105]

I've been an intermittent fan of MMA and wasn't really familiar with Rousey's exploits. Spent an hour or so watching Youtube replays of her fight...some of those armbars looked career ending. Holy crap...you could almost hear that capsule pop. If she works on her standup a bit, she'd be unstoppable...not that she's really stoppable now. I guess, MORE unstoppable.

[wayner123]

If the GSP/Condit fight were happening in 2011 I would tend to agree with you. However, I believe that GSP will be more aggressive than we've seen in a long time due to his extended layoff from MMA. I think he will want to make a statement when he returns to the scene. The Kampman/Hendricks fight should also be a barn burner.


I think GSP will coast to a decision win, announce his retirement and then start coaching and promoting Rory MacDonald. Who by all regards is a scary young man.

[Steelerfanatic]

GSP is going to fight Silva IF he can get past Condut. He has worked too hard to retire. I believe he will move to 185 though so Rory can advance in the welterweight division.

Rousey is a beast. She is very very good. Hopefully they can get Cyborg to move down to 135 and fight her. There is no one else close to challenging her.

Can't wait for the Diaz/ Hendo fight as well as watching Chael Sonnen get under Bones Jones skin for 16 weeks on TUF.

[LasciviousXXX]

I've been an intermittent fan of MMA and wasn't really familiar with Rousey's exploits. Spent an hour or so watching Youtube replays of her fight...some of those armbars looked career ending. Holy crap...you could almost hear that capsule pop. If she works on her standup a bit, she'd be unstoppable...not that she's really stoppable now. I guess, MORE unstoppable.

Yeah her armbars are pretty nasty! The flying armbar win over Sara D'Alelio was nothing short of amazing! I cannot wait to see if she will develop as an overall fighter or if her one area of expertise is enough to keep her on top in a shallow women's division.


I think GSP will coast to a decision win, announce his retirement and then start coaching and promoting Rory MacDonald. Who by all regards is a scary young man.

LOL. I sincerely hope he does not do that. I believe GSP still a lot of good fighting years left and I would love to see him take on some other challengers.

GSP is going to fight Silva IF he can get past Condut. He has worked too hard to retire. I believe he will move to 185 though so Rory can advance in the welterweight division.

Rousey is a beast. She is very very good. Hopefully they can get Cyborg to move down to 135 and fight her. There is no one else close to challenging her.

Can't wait for the Diaz/ Hendo fight as well as watching Chael Sonnen get under Bones Jones skin for 16 weeks on TUF.

See to me the GSP/Silva fight isn't that big of a draw. We are going to see two guys dodge and feint around each other for 2 whole rounds before they really start doing anything. I see it as a fairly boring fight and then BANG its over.

Randy Couture said yesterday that he thinks Sonnen has what it takes to beat Jones. What is he smoking? And where can we buy a box? LOL

[LasciviousXXX]

We can't go a year and a half without talking about MMA. That's just plain wrong ;)

Anybody watch UFC 172 this weekend? Some really great fights!! The Texeira/Jones fight was really fascinating to watch. I was pulling for Glover but thought that he was too slow to really give Jones a hard fight. Turns out I was right. Though I give Glover props for taking some crazy shots that would have dropped lesser fighters.

The Gomi/Ville Flag fight was so much fun to watch!

[Ken]

Maybe I'm the only one watching Bellator tonight. Maybe?

Waiting to see if Warren gets his ass kicked.

[Bruins Fan]

Got to brag on my little nephew. The kid is one of the nicest people you would ever meet, the video just came out.
Fast forward to 1:19:35.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oGfjPeb968

[DBall]

Got to brag on my little nephew. The kid is one of the nicest people you would ever meet, the video just came out.
Fast forward to 1:19:35.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oGfjPeb968

Which one?

Edit: I'm guessing Fred. He's pretty bad ass.

Also, that ring announcer needs a suit jacket about 8 sizes smaller... hahaha...

[Bruins Fan]

Which one?

Edit: I'm guessing Fred. He's pretty bad ass.

Also, that ring announcer needs a suit jacket about 8 sizes smaller... hahaha...

Yes Fred is my nephew. It's funny I was saying the same thing to my wife about the suit ,but hey that's Maine the dude is styling :r

[Bruins Fan]

My nephew Fred wins the New England Amateur Bantam Weight Title:noon
http://www.newenglandfights.com/nef-videos/
1:15:00 in terrible job with the sound.

[Dave128]

Sweet!

[Moorthysar]

Saleh Stevens MMA - Do they have a chance?

[icehog3]

Saleh Stevens MMA - Do they have a chance?

It depends on what your favorite cigar is....

[Bruins Fan]

Nephew Fred turns pro Saturday night, he been waiting a year for this, last two opponents backed out.:sl

[icehog3]

Nephew Fred turns pro Saturday night, he been waiting a year for this, last two opponents backed out.:sl

Congrats! Anywhere to stream it?

[axelbach]

How do you like the news that Habib Nurmagomedov has finished his career at the peak?

[icehog3]

How do you like the news that Habib Nurmagomedov has finished his career at the peak?

Dana White has 'a feeling' Khabib Nurmagomedov won't stay retired after talking to him:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mma/dana-white-has-a-feeling-khabib-nurmagomedov-wont-stay-retired-after-talking-to-him/ar-BB1awjMj?ocid=uxbndlbing

[CigarSquid]

Can I thread jack?

Anyone into the BKTV, Bare Knuckle TV? https://www.bareknuckle.tv/

[afranco]

He might come back for GSP

[NCRadioMan]

He might come back for GSP
There's no glory beating an old man. (old in an mma sense)