Ufc 125: Edgar VS Maynard January 1, 2011 Fight Thread

[ace3g]

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MMA Fans Forum MMA Live MMAFighting.com confirms Frankie Edgar to defend @UFC lightweight title vs. Gray Maynard at #UFC125 on Jan. 1.


This is also when Vitor vs Silva is suppose to happen

[CubanSucks]

Yeah I was hoping the LWC fight wasn't hold a whole card on its own

[polandprzem]

Happy New Year

[ace3g]

Ariel Helwani at Versus.com is reporting that Jose Aldo will defend his UFC featherweight championship in the co-main event of UFC 125 against Josh Grispi.

Grispi (14-1 overall, 4-0 WEC) will likely pull out of his Nov. 11 WEC 52 fight with Erik Koch.

Helwani also is reporting that UFC officials have confirmed heavyweight Roy Nelson is now off the card entirely after opponent Shane Carwin was forced to bow out due to injury earlier this week.

http://www.mmaforreal.com/2010/10/29/1782306/report-aldo-grispi-to-meet-for-ufc-featherweight-title-at-ufc-125

+1 for Aldo on the card but -1 for Nelson being off the card, he is one of my favorite fighters. Hopefully he gets to fight at UFC 126 (or earlier).

[ace3g]

http://www.mmaspot.net/images/uploads/event_posters/UFC%20125%20Banner.jpg

[The TroutBum]

Fuck you Carwin, you roid abusing wooget.

White needs to find a fight for Big Country ASAP.

[desflood]

Fuck you Carwin, you roid abusing wooget.
:lmao

I have to ask; what the hell is a wooget?

[Rip-Hamilton32]

finally the rest of the world will see Aldo!

[strosFan2]

Yes, we will get to see the rath of Jose Aldo! Great way to start the year off!

[strosFan2]

UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo Out of UFC 125

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has withdrawn from his UFC 125 co-main event bout with Josh Grispi.

Sources close to the event notified Heavy.com of the news this afternoon.

A compacted vertebrae was causing tingling in Aldo's arms.

Update (From Josh Gross): Revise Aldo's "out" to the fight's in "jeopardy." Aldo just told his management he will fight regardless. I'm not so sure that happens.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/11/23/1833148/ufc-featherweight-champion-jose-aldo-out-of-ufc-125

[The TroutBum]

:lmao

I have to ask; what the hell is a wooget?

Urban dictionary is your friend.

[dbreiden83080]

They changed the fight poster obviously with Nelson out and Leben now in..



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/UFC125Revised.jpg


And the Card..



Main card

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi


Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Jeremy Stephens
Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi vs. Dustin Poirier
Middleweight bout: Phil Baroni vs. Brad Tavares
Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Diego Nunes
Welterweight bout: Daniel Roberts vs. Greg Soto
Lightweight bout: Jacob Volkmann vs. Antonio McKee

[polandprzem]

Zenmi86tPeg

[ace3g]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/UFC125Revised.jpg

lol, the co main event has changed twice already: Nelson to Aldo to Leben... hopefully this time, no one gets injured again

[Rip-Hamilton32]

Gray
Leben
Silva
Diaz
Gomi

i need this card to win this years picks

[dbreiden83080]

Gray
Leben
Silva
Diaz
Gomi

i need this card to win this years picks

I at least got out of the cellar

[CubanSucks]

Vera vs T. Silva looks kinda fun. I'd say Silva KTFO's Vera but hopefully not

[dbreiden83080]

Vera vs T. Silva looks kinda fun. I'd say Silva KTFO's Vera but hopefully not

That's a pick em fight. Vera wins or gets cut probably..

[The TroutBum]

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard -- Edgar is the real deal, I can't wait to watch him and Pettis go at it.
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann -- Stann is a bitch, and if I have to hear about his military service one more damn time, I might pooh.
Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva-- Fuck it, I'm going with Vera.
Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim -- I loath this shit dick, but he's still a stud, and I fucking hate Kim.
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi -- WAR GOMI!


*Edit to change faggot Silva to Vera.

[Stringer_Bell]

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
- Edgar vs Pettis will be one hell of a fight! Hope Edgar proves a point and turns Gray's shit talking face into hamburger meat.

Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
- Stann's strong and smart, but Leben's a human energizer bunny.

Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
- Silva is no Bones Jones, Vera will kick the shit out of him.

Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
- Tough fight to call, but Diaz is head hunting for high profile fights and Kim's next.

Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi
- I'd like to see Gomi get a win, but Guida will stay on top for long enough to win the decision. Gomi's too dangerous to keep standing, Clay's won't let him up.

[dbreiden83080]

Preview The Main Card..


http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/UFC-125-Preview-The-Main-Card-29020

[BlackSwordsMan]

leben is co main? wtf

[ace3g]

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi

[strosFan2]

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi

[desflood]

Main card

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi


Preliminary card

Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Diego Nunes




I'd rather see Brown's fight on the main card than Vera's.

[The TroutBum]

I'd rather see Brown's fight on the main card than Vera's.

No shit. Brown relegated to the prelims? Gay.

[dbreiden83080]

Pro's Picks

Very Split..


http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Pros-Pick-Edgar-vs-Maynard-2-29107

[dbreiden83080]

Main card

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Going with the Champ here. Yes he lost to Maynard before but Frankie is a different fighter now, he's really hitting his stride in all areas i think. This should be a battle though. I expect it to go 5 with both guys having their moments. Frankie will outpace him by decision..

Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Stann is tough and dangerous, trained by Greg Jackson. Could go either way but i expect a stand up battle and Leben usually wins those so i go Leben by KO or decision..

Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
I've been suckered in by Vera one time too many. Silva better kick his ass and get him outta the UFC already.. Sucks because I used to be a fan of him but he never delivers in big fights..

Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Nate wins a shitty decision..

Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi
Guida blankets his way to another W..

[dbreiden83080]

Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
- Silva is no Bones Jones, Vera will kick the shit out of him.
.

Damn you Stringer don't make me get suckered in by Vera again.. :lol

[Stringer_Bell]

Some last minute reading... http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AtD61X2KFlf3_.KZ0.RhYXY9Eo14?slug=mmajun kie-Vera_focused_on_Silva_rematch_Jones


"I for sure did not give Mr. Jones the respect that he deserves," Vera said. "I remember thinking when I was underneath him. I remember being off in my own world while he was throwing elbows and missing. I was holding his wrists and thinking, 'Geez. Really? All the hype was about you? This is what you have to offer on the ground? Really?' And I remember thinking, 'You [expletive] suck,' but before I finished the word 'suck,' the elbow came down on my face and smashed my face.


"That's when I realized right then and there. I said, 'That's what you get you bastard. That's what you get for thinking you're so ahead of the game.' For sure I didn't respect him the way I should have. That was a hard lesson to learn, but I promise I learned that one."


I stick by my prediction that Vera kicks Thiago's legs out. It's either FoTN or a leg kicking snooze fest but Vera will win.

[Stringer_Bell]

Damn you Stringer don't make me get suckered in by Vera again.. :lol

He bruised Randy pretty good and unless Thiago smothers him against the cage, Vera is too quick to get caught by a hook. C'mon, switch that pick! :downspin:

[dbreiden83080]

Some last minute reading... http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AtD61X2KFlf3_.KZ0.RhYXY9Eo14?slug=mmajun kie-Vera_focused_on_Silva_rematch_Jones




I stick by my prediction that Vera kicks Thiago's legs out. It's either FoTN or a leg kicking snooze fest but Vera will win.


He bruised Randy pretty good and unless Thiago smothers him against the cage, Vera is too quick to get caught by a hook. C'mon, switch that pick! :downspin:

Alright i am gonna switch it but Vera is either the most arrogant fighter alive or the most delusional...


Main card

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Going with the Champ here. Yes he lost to Maynard before but Frankie is a different fighter now, he's really hitting his stride in all areas i think. This should be a battle though. I expect it to go 5 with both guys having their moments. Frankie will outpace him by decision..

Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Stann is tough and dangerous, trained by Greg Jackson. Could go either way but i expect a stand up battle and Leben usually wins those so i go Leben by KO or decision..

Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Stringer talked me into it. Why do i feel i am about to be let down again Brandon? Why??

Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Nate wins a shitty decision..

Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi
Guida blankets his way to another W..

[polandprzem]

Main card

Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard
Maynard thinks he is so much better then Frankie - hopefully Edgar will find a way to win with his striking and TDD

Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann

Prediction- a war. Gotta see this

Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim

He'd better kick Diaz ass !!!!!!!!!!!! I hate this guy. A nd funny stuff when Gomi was asked about facing Diaz and he did not knew who Nate is :lol


Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi

Hate Guida. Damn I hate him


Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Jeremy Stephens
Featherweight bout: Josh Grispi vs. Dustin Poirier
Middleweight bout: Phil Baroni vs. Brad Tavares
Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Diego Nunes
Welterweight bout: Daniel Roberts vs. Greg Soto
Lightweight bout: Jacob Volkmann vs. Antonio McKee

[dbreiden83080]

Guida by Sub.. Not a bad fight.

[polandprzem]

Guida by Sub.. Real bad fight.

fixed

[dbreiden83080]

It ended rather quick. Be thankful

[polandprzem]

That was a good part

[Stringer_Bell]

Diaz looked like crap for the first two rounds, mostly cuz Kim is one hell of a grappler. Tbh, I didn't think he was that good against Amir cuz I don't rank Amir too high, but against a gamer like Diaz and eating those punches, he looked pretty good. He should fight Thiago Alves next!

[dbreiden83080]

Time for Vera to let me down..

[Stringer_Bell]

Damn, Vera coming out to that Kanye track has me pumped. I've always thought he was a cocky bitch but I like how he's owned up to it. Let's give him a chance, WAR VERA!!

[dbreiden83080]

Vera is sucking.....

Vera had good TDD against Randy.. Where is it??

[Stringer_Bell]

Nahhh, Thiago is a bitch for keeping it on the ground with puppy punches. On the feet Vera has picked him apart.

[dbreiden83080]

Nahhh, Thiago is a bitch for keeping it on the ground with puppy punches. On the feet Vera has picked him apart.

Vera's losing

[Stringer_Bell]

dammit vera!!!!!

[dbreiden83080]

This is pathetic..

[dbreiden83080]

Vera is gonna get cut..

And he deserves to be cut..

[Stringer_Bell]

I'm sorry dbreiden, that was fucking horrifying lol

[BlackSwordsMan]

holy shit what a fucked up nose

[Stringer_Bell]

Vera needed to talk to a sports psychologist cuz he froze to death on his back. Jones traumatized him, for real. On his feet he was great, but anywhere else he was bitch slapped.

[dbreiden83080]

I'm sorry dbreiden, that was fucking horrifying lol

Hey it was all me. I used to love Vera so all it took was one positive take to get me to go with him yet again. In 2006 after he murdered
Mir i thought he might be the future HW champ but he has been on a steady decline ever since. He's another guy with loads of talent that can't deal with adversity. Vera's MMA career looks done..

And it's a shame..

[Stringer_Bell]

Ref gave Leben all the time in the world, that's a heck of an upset. Credit to Stann for backing his "keepin it standing" talk up, good stuff.

[01Snake]

Stann is a class act.

[desflood]

The Nose will haunt me in my dreams tonight.

[polandprzem]

i was thinking - Damn you gonna see Stann hit Leben and put him away.

And he did :)


All were saying - Leben is tough and take all the punches no way anybopdy can win iat his game.

Ohh well.






Vera fought one of the toughest guys. Why cut him?

[Stringer_Bell]

http://twitter.com/jonnybones


Wow that slapping was so disrespectful.. id love to give him a slap in the face 16 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/jonnybones/status/21425447896096768) via Mobile Web (http://mobile.twitter.com/) Bones knows!

[dbreiden83080]

Last card of the season it is fitting for me to get my ass kicked since i sucked all year..

Damn Leben

Come on Frankie..

[Stringer_Bell]

Such fuckin heart from Frankie!!!

[desflood]

I'd like to encourage everybody who predicted that this would be a boring fight to enjoy their crow.

[Stringer_Bell]

It could come down to the 10-8 first round.

[polandprzem]

fuck no

[BlackSwordsMan]

48-46 edgar, how?

[dbreiden83080]

DRAW

And that was fair to me. Super super super close fight..

[BlackSwordsMan]

mma judges are fucking garbage

[polandprzem]

f refs


It was all frnakie from 2 till 5

[dbreiden83080]

I had 10-8 RD 1 for Gray


Rd 2 Frankie
Rd 3 Gray
Rd 4 and 5 Frankie

So 47-47 is fine for me..

[Stringer_Bell]

Frankie won, but props to Gray for not putting me to sleep.

[polandprzem]

Maynard pushed the pace?
WTF ?

[BlackSwordsMan]

f refs


It was all frnakie from 2 till 5

edgar won 2 4 and MAYBE 5 but no way did he get a 10-8 round on gray

[BlackSwordsMan]

fuck these prelims imma go to sleep
forgout about the spurs game ohnhjehlez

[desflood]

So how do we score this sumbitch in the predictions thread now? :lol

Do we give everybody a win or do we just not count the damn thing?

[dbreiden83080]

Really Frankie doesn't get clipped hard in the first and i think he wins easy.. He was faster all night and badly outwrestled Gray.. Frankie keeps the belt and it is well earned..

[dbreiden83080]

So how do we score this sumbitch in the predictions thread now? :lol

Do we give everybody a win or do we just not count the damn thing?

I'm out of it and this is it for this season so those at the top can fight about it :lol

[BlackSwordsMan]

i agree it deserved to be a draw but shitty scoring on part of the judges

[polandprzem]

Frankie feels like he lost.

Badly upset

[dbreiden83080]

Frankie feels like he lost.

Badly upset

These guys put so much into training that when you underperform it kills you. He has a lot to be proud of tonight. Fought his ass off and kept the belt. He'll beat Gray in the rematch. He really outfought him in most areas. Take him getting clipped in the first out of it and Frankie was in control most of the way..

[dbreiden83080]

Post fight presser

http://modules.ufc.com/live/

[Rip-Hamilton32]

me and Corn were fighting for first place and i went 1-3 and he didn't even make picks

[dbreiden83080]

me and Corn were fighting for first place and i went 1-3 and he didn't even make picks

Rip-Hamilton -45-22 .672
Cornbread-42-23 .646

So that would be 46-25 and .648

You still win..

[polandprzem]

I feel bad for Frankie.

Now again that talk that he did not won the fight ...



It would be worst decision though a majority tie with one judge giving win to Maynard

[polandprzem]

And they are overlooking Tiago Silva.

he did not get a single Q in the pre event press konf.

And after he won decisively - Joe was not going to interview him. .. ...

Got to watch the press after the event

[Rip-Hamilton32]

Rip-Hamilton -45-22 .672
Cornbread-42-23 .646

So that would be 46-25 and .648

You still win..

hahah yes Victory!!!

[Rip-Hamilton32]

does Pettis get his shot or is it an instant rematch for Gray

[polandprzem]

1/1/11 is 10?

[polandprzem]

I'm rewatching the main fight. You can argue that Maynard won that 3rd round

Frankie kept the pace and even taken down got to the position of a guillotine

[Stringer_Bell]

does Pettis get his shot or is it an instant rematch for Gray

Instant rematch, but Gray's acting like it's a Machida/Rua robbery. The best possible outcome for Gray was a draw (he didn't do enough to win a 5 round fight and take the title from Frankie), and its only because of the 1st round. Frankie pushed the pace and offered the more dynamic offense throughout the next 4 rounds.

I was a Frankie hater for a bit, but after seeing him face the scariest 155 Champion ever, TWICE, and then face the guy that bullied him for his only loss...it's incredible and I hope we get to see him against Pettis. In fact, I wish there was no rematch w/ Maynard and the UFC just capitalized on Pettis ESPN/MTV fame and put him against Frankie next. Pettis sells more PPVs than Maynard and offers a real 5 round fight than just outpointing his opponent.

[dbreiden83080]

does Pettis get his shot or is it an instant rematch for Gray

Post fight they said Pettis gets it..

[dbreiden83080]

Dana said he changed his mind and Gray will get the rematch..

So that's good..

NIl8xQSq0Xs

[polandprzem]

Strange


But damn. Now probably Grey will try to outwrestle Frankie in the next fight

[polandprzem]

btw. all those rematches all the time?

I mean really?


They feel sorry for losers and giving them another chance?

A side note - Mazzagatti as Dana said is the worst. But I do not agree why should he stand up Vera - Silva fight?

[ace3g]

I'm glad Aldo/Grispi wasn't co main event, Grispi didn't look impressive at all

[desflood]

http://i54.tinypic.com/29p3txc.jpg

[MannyIsGod]

Fucker looked happy to have his nose obliterated. So odd.

[desflood]

Fighters are a sick breed of folks - sick, and yet somehow oddly fascinating.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

way off topic here but i just found out, one of the guys that goes to the same muay thai gym i go to lost to gray maynard in his first fight

[ace3g]

Details Emerge On Thiago Silva's UFC 125 Urine


According to NSAC executive director Keith Kizer they originally flagged Silva’s first sample and began testing on a second submitted sample. Once the second sample was analyzed the result was the same. The test came back as “inconsistent with human urine”.

The second sample was tested by the Sports Medicine Research Testing Laboratory which is one of the highest regarded labs in sports PED testing and is accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Their report concluded that Silva “submitted an adulterated and/or substituted specimen for testing for the urinalysis."

http://www.bjpenn.com/profiles/blogs/details-emerge-on-thiago

[Stringer_Bell]

whoa, that's crazy. BJ Penn's site is huge for MMA gossip tho, we'll see how this develops.

[polandprzem]

Roids roids - :rolleyes


:lol