UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort February 5, 2011 Fight Thread

[ace3g]

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If everything goes as planned, these are the fights planned for UFC 126 so far:

Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort
Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
Evan Dunham vs. Kenny Florian

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Final Card:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
* Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

* Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone
* Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa

PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised)

* Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor
* Demetrious Johnson vs. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
* Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
* Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson

[djohn14]

Yea thats looking like the shit!!!

[MannyIsGod]

Damn, now thats a card.

[dbreiden83080]

Lets hope no injuries occur...

[CubanSucks]

goosebumps

I wonder if Forrest is gonna do everything in his power to stay away from Silva for the entire night. Not sayin he would be scared but...that would be pretty fuckin awkward

[dbreiden83080]

goosebumps

I wonder if Forrest is gonna do everything in his power to stay away from Silva for the entire night. Not sayin he would be scared but...that would be pretty fuckin awkward

They shook hands and talked back-stage after his rematch with Tito i saw on Dana's video blog.

They're cool..

[MannyIsGod]

Man who do I pull for in Griffin Franklin. Love both guys.

[Stringer_Bell]

Any of those 3 non-title fights could be a co-main event for any card, IMO. Even if it's just 4 fights, that's good for 50 bucks :p

Too bad Dana doesn't put THAT SHIT on for free, that'd be one hell of a THANK YOU for the fans. :)

[CubanSucks]

Man who do I pull for in Griffin Franklin. Love both guys.

Gotta go with Forrest. Franklin's old and goin to the HoF. Forrest is pretty much a gatekeeper. He needs this way more than Franklin.

[dbreiden83080]

Gotta go with Forrest. Franklin's old and goin to the HoF. Forrest is pretty much a gatekeeper. He needs this way more than Franklin.

Rich/Forrest is basically impossible to pick..

[desflood]

Damn, now thats a card.
You took the words right out of my mouth.

[Rip-Hamilton32]

the UFC offered Aldo a fight with Florian but he turned it down because he wants to defend his belt at 145 before he moves up

edit, not really UFC 126 related but since Florian is on the card i figured i'd throw it out there

[The TroutBum]

Oh my shivering nads, Aldo would eat Florian up and shit him out. I'm not sure Kenny would actually survive that fight.

[ace3g]

Dana White Confirms Jones vs. Bader for UFC 126
http://mmaweekly.com/dana-white-confirms-jones-vs-bader-ufc-126

[MannyIsGod]

Bader gonna get wrecked!

[ace3g]

Kenny Florian vs. Evan Dunham To Headline UFC Fight For The Troops 2

A lightweight bout between Kenny Florian (14-5) and Evan Dunham (11-1) had been rumored for the Super Bowl weekend UFC 126 event, but will now headline the upcoming UFC Fight for the Troops 2 event in January.

The news was first reported by Heavy.com and has been confirmed by several media outlets.

UFC Fight for the Troops 2, or UFC Fight Night 23: Fight for the Troops 2, is being scheduled for Jan. 22nd at the US military base in Fort Hood, Texas.

http://www.themmanews.com/?p=22476

so this fight won't be at UFC 126

[ace3g]

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[CubanSucks]

It's hard to believe that Forrest actually beat Shogun considering everything that's happened since

[strosFan2]

Shogun was hurt and wasn't in great shape.

[ace3g]

New Poster
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[Rip-Hamilton32]

cannot wait, this is the first card in so long that i can't wait to see, Griffin Jones and even a chance of Silva getting KO'd, i love it

[The TroutBum]

Silva via early 2nd round KO. I just don't get the love for Belfort. Don't get me wrong, I hope Bel breaks Silva's neck, but it's just not happening.

[dbreiden83080]

Silva via early 2nd round KO. I just don't get the love for Belfort. Don't get me wrong, I hope Bel breaks Silva's neck, but it's just not happening.

Vitor never comes through in the big one. Beating Rich was great but he has horrible losses to Randy twice, losses against Tito and Chuck..

Silva is not getting KO'd by anyone standing.. So he's got this..

[CubanSucks]

agree with the Silva fight, though I can not wait to see the exchanges shown. I'm hoping that with the speed of Vitor, Silva will have the best brought out of him and pull off something amazing.





and wtf is up with the drunken zombie face of Griffin :lmao

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[Stringer_Bell]

Is it time to bump this thread? :p

[CubanSucks]

This card is getting me as jittery as when Gandalf and the Nazgul King met at Minas Tirith!

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[ace3g]

my friend told me today that this card just now sold out, what was taking everyone so long??? This card has 3 main event type fights on it.

[strosFan2]

"Countdown to UFC 126" debuts Feb. 2 on Spike TV
http://mmafans.net/topic/8381716/3/#new

I don't know if you guys like to watch these, but they usually give good behind the scenes/personal/training insight on what goes on leading up to the fight.

[dbreiden83080]

"Countdown to UFC 126" debuts Feb. 2 on Spike TV
http://mmafans.net/topic/8381716/3/#new

I don't know if you guys like to watch these, but they usually give good behind the scenes/personal/training insight on what goes on leading up to the fight.

Love them

Thanks for the reminder :toast

[ace3g]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title) hopefully no ring rust
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin (not picking a winner, just want to enjoy the fight)
* Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

* Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone

[strosFan2]

Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort
Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone
Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa

[Rip-Hamilton32]

Silva
Jones
Torres
Cerrone
Griffin

[Stringer_Bell]

MAIN CARD
Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort - War Vitor!
Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin - I can't choose, but it's going to decision.
Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha - Despite being kind of boring, Ellenberger is a tough dude and I don't see him getting submitted by Rocha's resume.
Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones - Bader is scared.
Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres - The mystique is gone from Torres, but he's got some nasty tricks that makes him exciting to watch.

PRELIMINARY CARD
Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone - Cowboy is coming to prove the WEC belongs among the UFC's best, so I expect him to finish this by the 2nd round.

[dbreiden83080]

Rich and Forrest is such a tough one to call. I love Rich so i will probably vote with my fandom..

[dbreiden83080]

Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort
Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone
Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa

Come on.. You are not picking Rich/Forrest.. That is weak man..

Weak.. :lol

[dbreiden83080]

Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin - I can't choose, but it's going to decision.



MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin (not picking a winner, just want to enjoy the fight)


Bunch of wussies.. :lol

[Stringer_Bell]

Bunch of wussies.. :lol

We're usually allowed 1 undercard pick if we don't want to ruin a main card fight by picking sides. :p:

[dbreiden83080]

We're usually allowed 1 undercard pick if we don't want to ruin a main card fight by picking sides. :p:

I'll probably never win a season because i only pick the Main Card.

I'm always all in baby...

[strosFan2]

Come on.. You are not picking Rich/Forrest.. That is weak man..

Weak.. :lol

Com'n man! I'm really hoping it will end up in a draw + FOTN award! No one would lose! :lol

Both fighters said they have almost identical fighting abilities and tendencies, but then again Forrest said that that long time off gave him the time to totally redo his technique. I'm interested to see how much it has changed.

[The TroutBum]

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title) I think Silva is going to win, but I simply can't pick him on principle. Go fuck yourself, Anderson.
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin Are you shitting me? Rich is still a bad ass.
* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones LOL Bader... If this fight goes more than two minutes, I'll be shocked. SHOCKED.
* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres How Torres gets on the main card over Cerrone is a head scratcher. At least we don't have to listen to WEC Todd call him, "Miguel On Hell Torres" like he's some master of the spanish language.

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

* Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone WAR CERRONE!!! I think I love Cowboy.

[desflood]

MAIN CARD

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
* Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

* Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone


Have to think about Franklin/Griffin before I pick.

[dbreiden83080]

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title) I think Silva is going to win, but I simply can't pick him on principle. Go fuck yourself, Anderson.
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin Are you shitting me? Rich is still a bad ass.
* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones LOL Bader... If this fight goes more than two minutes, I'll be shocked. SHOCKED.
* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres How Torres gets on the main card over Cerrone is a head scratcher. At least we don't have to listen to WEC Todd call him, "Miguel On Hell Torres" like he's some master of the spanish language.

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

* Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone WAR CERRONE!!! I think I love Cowboy.

Trout i look forward to your fight picks so much.. The comedy gold that comes with is just so great..:toast

[dbreiden83080]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)
I'll take Vitor here for 3 reasons. 1) Neither guy has wrestling or any interest in the TD so it will stay standing. 2) Vitor has the best chance on the feet of anyone Silva has fought in the UFC. He has real KO power and great hand speed. 3) I hate Silva and am dying to see him get laid the fuck out..


* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
Taking Rich because he has so much experience against so many great fighters. He's fought really every style. To me he is the most under-rated legend in all of MMA. I like that he is a south-paw here and i think he has a more well versed stand up game. This is very close, neither guy has huge power so i see a decision either way. Maybe even a SD but i got Ace FTW here. War Rich...

* Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Jake has too much experience..

* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones*

Bones Jones is gonna walk right through Bader. I don't even think this will be a fight. Jones is like GSP in that he chews wrestlers up and spits them out. Bader is really only gonna win if he controls the fight with TD's and Bones is too strong, to good at wrestling and too athletic for that to happen. Jones will be the one getting it down and i have him putting Bader away with GNP late first or early 2nd round..

Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

[djohn14]

I miss talking some MMA with you guys.

Silva
Franklin
Jones
Torres
Cerrone

[dbreiden83080]

I miss talking some MMA with you guys.

Silva
Franklin
Jones
Torres
Cerrone

We miss you Bro..

Hope all is well.. :toast

[cornbread]

I rarely order PPVs but this one's calling my name.

[dbreiden83080]

I rarely order PPVs but this one's calling my name.

Yeah i am getting this one..

[desflood]

The stakes are being upped (but not really).

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[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Belfort
Griffin
Jones
Ellenburger
Torres

Cerrone

[dbreiden83080]

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[djohn14]

We miss you Bro..

Hope all is well.. :toast

All is great actually thanks, so hopefully Ill be on here more lately! :toast! Im really excited for this card as well as when Shields fights GSP. Thats a really good card as well.

[dbreiden83080]

DJohn is a legend of the picks..

Former 2 time champion..

[djohn14]

DJohn is a legend of the picks..

Former 2 time champion..

Haha thanks for the introduction dbreiden!

Im going to elaborate on my picks a little.

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)-Ive always loved Anderson like dbreiden loves GSP but my patience is wearing away with him. If anyone beats him I want it to be Vitor, but I think Anderson knows Vitor will be dangerous and will finish this fight.
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin-This will be a war. Probably a decision but if its finished Rich will be the one walking away the victor.
* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones-Bader is a very very good fighter with an improving all around game, but Jon Jones fucks people up. This wont be any different
* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel TorresThis is a really good fight. Banuelos is a good pickup from WEC but in the end Torres will be too much.
* Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone-I love me some Cerrone. Hes just too good for Paul.

[dbreiden83080]

You know i hear some people saying "Bader will be the toughest test yet" I think that is all just on paper.. Bones like GSP is chewing these wrestlers up and spitting them out.. Hammill got man-handled in that fight like never before.. I don't see Bader getting much done here other than a big right hand landing. I think that will be his plan to keep it up with Bones..

[djohn14]

You know i hear some people saying "Bader will be the toughest test yet" I think that is all just on paper.. Bones like GSP is chewing these wrestlers up and spitting them out.. Hammill got man-handled in that fight like never before.. I don't see Bader getting much done here other than a big right hand landing. I think that will be his plan to keep it up with Bones..

I pretty much agree with that. I do think Bader will be his toughest test, but hes not a huge upgrade over Hamill yet. I think Bader will continue to develope into a very good fighter, but at this point Bones is just too good. He has tremendous takedowns, an ever improving standup, vicious elbows, insane athleticism, a wrestling background, and with that athleticism and flexibility at his young age...if he wants to learn some submissions I see nothing stopping him from becoming dangerous at that too. Bottom line is Bader is a good fighter, but Bones is the real deal.

[polandprzem]

Bones might get too confident and Bader can use this against him.

I think you do not give much of a credit to Ryan who is a beat.
Different animal then Jones but a beast, and he can take Jon down.

[djohn14]

Bones might get too confident and Bader can use this against him.

I think you do not give much of a credit to Ryan who is a beat.
Different animal then Jones but a beast, and he can take Jon down.

I can see why youd think that. Bader is undefeated, hes no joke...hes forreal. Hes a very good wrestler with a heavy hand. But Jon Jones is just too quick and well rounded. I think Bader is the best fighter Jones has fought, but as far as him overlooking Bader or becoming over confident, I just dont see that happening. Every interview Ive read or watched with Jones, he just strikes me as a very humble fighter. Could it happen? Of course it could. I just dont see it.

[Stringer_Bell]

Bones might get too confident and Bader can use this against him.

I think you do not give much of a credit to Ryan who is a beat.
Different animal then Jones but a beast, and he can take Jon down.

Bader is big and smart, but the wins under his hat aren't nearly as impressive as how Bones has done it. It's not just who you beat, it's how - and Bones has broken everyone in his last 5 fights.

Bader's best chance is sleeping on top of Bones for 3 rounds or trying to KO him...I think he'll try to KO him with that right hand because Jones might not be ready to get punched like that considering that no one else has succeeded. The other option is leg kicks, Jones has chicken legs, but I don't think we'll see it. Meanwhile, Jones can spin kick and punch, flying knee, judo, elbow, clinch, and put Bader in a crucifix...so yea. :p:

[dbreiden83080]

UFC 126 Preview: The Main Card

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/1/UFC-126-Preview-The-Main-Card-29768

[ace3g]

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

UFC 126 Press Conference

[ace3g]

wow these translators suck...wasn't even listening to one question

oh and this Brazilian Chick working the 2 mics is HOT!!!!

[cornbread]

Now that djohn has made his picks known, I'm just gonna go ahead and copy his.

Silva
Jones
Franklin
Torres
Cerronne

[djohn14]

Now that djohn has made his picks known, I'm just gonna go ahead and copy his.

Silva
Jones
Franklin
Torres
Cerronne

Haha smart man lol. I cant wait for Saturday night!

[strosFan2]

wow these translators suck...wasn't even listening to one question

oh and this Brazilian Chick working the 2 mics is HOT!!!!

The blonde Brazilian woman was wayy hotter!

[strosFan2]

This is the girl im talking about if you didn't catch it...

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[cornbread]

Haha smart man lol. I cant wait for Saturday night!

Don't let me down man! lol

[ace3g]

we will let them decide...

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[djohn14]

Don't let me down man! lol

Haha Ill do my best man

[ace3g]

Just goes to show how new I am to MMA; while watching the UFC 126 Countdown Belfort was talking about his sister was kidnapped in Brazil and still hasn't been heard from.


From the Press Conference there was definitely tension between Bader and Bones; which is weird because there wasn't really any trash talk between the two of them (as far as I remember).

[dallaskd]

Silva
Franklin
Jones
Torres
Cerrone

[djohn14]

Silva
Franklin
Jones
Torres
Cerrone

Yessir

[dbreiden83080]

Now that djohn has made his picks known, I'm just gonna go ahead and copy his.

Silva
Jones
Franklin
Torres
Cerronne

I might start copying TroutBum picks this season.. :lol

[Rip-Hamilton32]

Kid Yamamoto should be aired IMO the dude just throws down

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Kid Yamamoto should be aired IMO the dude just throws down

gonna be free on FB

[dbreiden83080]

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[CubanSucks]

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That stare down with Silva and Vitor got me goosebumps! This is too fuckin cool. Oh and who was the mega hottie interviewing Dana right after the presser?! :wow

[dbreiden83080]

That stare down with Silva and Vitor got me goosebumps! This is too fuckin cool. Oh and who was the mega hottie interviewing Dana right after the presser?! :wow

Lots of tension there.. Hopefully Vitor and Anderson put on a show..

[Stringer_Bell]

Oh and who was the mega hottie interviewing Dana right after the presser?! :wow

Wow. Dana needs to give that young lady a VIP tour if you know what I mean. :wow

Vitor is my hero, no fear in that man's eyes. He knows Silva isn't a god, he's a man that can be beaten. Can't wait!

lol @ them shitting on that translator. who the fuck hired him?

lol @ bader being all classy with Jones and Jones not giving a fuck about being cordial.

[CubanSucks]

Wow. Dana needs to give that young lady a VIP tour if you know what I mean. :wow

Vitor is my hero, no fear in that man's eyes. He knows Silva isn't a god, he's a man that can be beaten. Can't wait!

lol @ them shitting on that translator. who the fuck hired him?

lol @ bader being all classy with Jones and Jones not giving a fuck about being cordial.

wtf was up with that? That kinda annoyed me. Has Bader said anything out of the ordinary?

[dbreiden83080]

wtf was up with that? That kinda annoyed me. Has Bader said anything out of the ordinary?

Nah. Just some tension due to what is on the line. Both guys are undefeated (Jones Destroyed Hammill) and Bader wants to derail the next big thing..

[CubanSucks]

I'm a fan of Jones especially for the way he acts after fights (especially after the Hamill dq), but that was pretty Anderson Silva-ish

[dbreiden83080]

In depth preview of all the big fights are up at the main site..


All the countdown footage..

http://www.ufc.com/

[dbreiden83080]

Watching the countdown footage i must say Jones is getting a pretty big head on him. He seems to be listening to all the "You are the next big thing hype". I am becoming a big fan and am on his band-wagon but he better be careful. He isn't the champ yet..

[ace3g]

I'm a fan of Jones especially for the way he acts after fights (especially after the Hamill dq), but that was pretty Anderson Silva-ish

according to Bones' twitter, he has done that his entire career for photo ops after press conferences

[djohn14]

Watching the countdown footage i must say Jones is getting a pretty big head on him. He seems to be listening to all the "You are the next big thing hype". I am becoming a big fan and am on his band-wagon but he better be careful. He isn't the champ yet..

It has to be tough not to being a 23 year old, I have a feeling he'll keep his ego under control though

[dbreiden83080]

It has to be tough not to being a 23 year old, I have a feeling he'll keep his ego under control though

He seems to really love and be arrogant about his out of control unorthodox style. While i don't think Bader is the guy to answer it, someone like Shogun certainly is. I'm just a little taken back by some of the things he said on the countdown show. Stay focused Bones..

[CubanSucks]

On the eve of all his fights I never resent Silva until Ed Soares opens his mouth. TBH I wouldn't passionately root against the guy every fight if Ed Soares was out of the picture. He talked about how Silva was LOOKING to submit Sonnen going into the fight. Ok sure, but by the 5th round I really doubt he cared how he won, you douche

[polandprzem]

I'm always laughing when Anderson wants to scary his opponent on staredown :lol

Sonnen did not gave a shit and Belford is tougher in the look.

Weight-ins - Silva did not make an eye contact to Sonnen. I wonder how it's gonna look now.

[polandprzem]

He seems to really love and be arrogant about his out of control unorthodox style. While i don't think Bader is the guy to answer it, someone like Shogun certainly is. I'm just a little taken back by some of the things he said on the countdown show. Stay focused Bones..

What I was telling you?

That's why I want Bader to win this fight. It might help Jones get back on the Earth and respect opponents.

[dbreiden83080]

What I was telling you?

That's why I want Bader to win this fight. It might help Jones get back on the Earth and respect opponents.

I agree but some of that may just be posturing or pre-fight hype. I fully expect Jones to dominate Bader tomorrow night..

[polandprzem]

Yea well I'm starting to dislike Jones now. But not that I hate him like I hate Silva.


After the w-ins I will give my predictions


STACKED CARD!!!!!!!!! Can't wait.

[dbreiden83080]

I don't mind ego as long as you are exciting and back it up..

[dbreiden83080]

Lots on interviews..

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[Stringer_Bell]

Bader is scared, can't wait for weigh ins. Jones by dazzling, brutally majestic, flamingly spectacular TKO.

[The TroutBum]

I might start copying TroutBum picks this season.. :lol

If you know what's good for you, you should. One thing to consider: I will never pick Lesner, ever. I will never pick Silva, ever. I will never pick a Diaz, Penn, Kosfaggot, or anyone from AKA for that matter, ever. I will never pick against Mir, ever.

That plan alone cost me the title this year.

[dbreiden83080]

Off the charts intensity with Vitor and Silva

These guys hate eachother..

[Stringer_Bell]

Was Silva rockin the Jabawockeez mask? Is he telling everyone he's gonna dance all over Belfort tomorrow?

Intense words from Belfort, he's either totally prepared or wondering how the hell he's gonna get out alive. I almost want to change my pick to Belfort for the added enjoyment of watching him win, but I just don't know. :(

[dbreiden83080]

Anderson Silva (185) vs. Vitor Belfort (185)

Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Rich Franklin (203)
Ryan Bader (205) vs. Jon Jones (206)
Jake Ellenberger (171) vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (170)
Miguel Torres (136) vs. Antonio Banuelos (136)
Chad Mendes (146) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (146)
Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Paul Kelly (155)
Norifumi Yamamoto (135) vs. Demetrious Johnson (136)
Mike Pierce (*172) vs. Kenny Robertson (170)
Paul Taylor (156) vs. Gabe Ruediger (155)
Kyle Kingsbury (205) vs. Ricardo Romero (205)




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[Stringer_Bell]

Sorry for posting from another forum, but this is an interesting read even if it's all bullshit in the end - definately a curious take on the fight...

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/what-you-dont-know-about-fight-between-anderson-silva-vitor-belfort-1529775/

I want Vitor to win, from everything he's said in interviews, but even though Silva looked like shit in his last fights I still think he's going to win this viciously. :(

[dbreiden83080]

Sorry for posting from another forum, but this is an interesting read even if it's all bullshit in the end - definately a curious take on the fight...

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/what-you-dont-know-about-fight-between-anderson-silva-vitor-belfort-1529775/

I want Vitor to win, from everything he's said in interviews, but even though Silva looked like shit in his last fights I still think he's going to win this viciously. :(

It's a striking battle so Silva likely wins but i just hate his ass and can't pick him..

[CubanSucks]

WTF? Was there any reason Silva was wearing that stupid mask besides being a complete ass?

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

WTF? Was there any reason Silva was wearing that stupid mask besides being a complete ass?

go read the link that Stringer posted and you will understand


i would like to officially change my pick to Anderson without editing my prediction post.

[polandprzem]

Bader is scared, can't wait for weigh ins. Jones by dazzling, brutally majestic, flamingly spectacular TKO.
:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol


Jones not even looking in the eyes of bader and Bader is scared?

[CubanSucks]

So after reading the link I think we've all seen this kinda story before

Silva -->http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_91s-Zkod9Gc/THQrBI3DRcI/AAAAAAAAJPU/k9EJgCB_gS4/s1600/rocky+III.jpg<-- Vitor


think about it. It'll make sense

[polandprzem]

Anderson is an ass - and he said Vitor says a lot of things?

WTF? He started to talk I mean even a parrot can talk. Fuck him and his fake p4p king shit :cuss

BVitor will expose Silvas standing

[polandprzem]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)

I wanted not to make predictions for this fight but what the hell. If I could bet on Coto against Silva I can do it with Belford.
It's known that I hate Silva as much as anybody on the planet of mma.
He is motivated a lot and wants to demolish his opponent again. But again he might not get his flow in the game and get beat up. And I think standing up Vitor got pretty nice chance. Also no matter the talk- Belford can take Silva down and pound him out. He is much more devastating power machine then Sonnen is/was. So I'm choosing a challenger to win this fight and hopefully all the p4p talk will end up with this Silva guy.
Damn how I want him to lose !

* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin

Rich is more technician in his stand up. But Forrest is that much bigger - wow. Unbelievable that Franklin weighted in at 203 and looking really good.
Griffin will take a chance on the ground and also will try to hug Rich like they would be the best friends and more.
IMO Rich will find a way to escape from under Forest or will try to submit him. Standing up I think he will outstrike Forest


* Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha

* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones

Tough for me to choose a winner here. I know Bones is a huge favorite, but I do not like him that much and Bader is a guy I cheer for.
Jones is jacksons son though and will be prepared and will do his tricks and freaky moves. When he will find his spot he can destroy his opponent like he did to Vera and Matushenko - quick frickin elbows and that's it.
IMO Bader can put Jonny on his back and it might get fun.


* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

Need to climb back. hopefully he does cause his last fight was not that great IMO

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

* Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone
* Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa

PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised)

* Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor
* Demetrious Johnson vs. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto

Risky to bet on this guy in the first battle in the UFC

* Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
* Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson

[djohn14]

:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol


Jones not even looking in the eyes of bader and Bader is scared?

Jones didnt look into Bader or Hamills eyes...but ummm lol...If he was scared in those fights he sure as hell didnt show that

[polandprzem]

Jones didnt look into Bader or Hamills eyes...but ummm lol...If he was scared in those fights he sure as hell didnt show that

He is not scared in the cage. But he really is scared he can lose the staredown and that can put some extra pressure.
He talks smack and needs to back it up.


btw. I hate when fighters talk bullshit and then after the fight they say they wanted to promote the fight or hybe the fight.
WTF? Does that means thay can talk whatever they want and it;s okay cause they hypin the event?

[djohn14]

btw. I hate when fighters talk bullshit and then after the fight they say they wanted to promote the fight or hybe the fight.
WTF? Does that means thay can talk whatever they want and it;s okay cause they hypin the event?

I can definitely agree with that. I hate that too

[Stringer_Bell]

Changed my pick to Vitor, I'd rather cheer for him and win the points than win the points but be pissed about it. :P

[dbreiden83080]

Changed my pick to Vitor, I'd rather cheer for him and win the points than win the points but be pissed about it. :P

That is really how i vote.. I never pick guys i hate..

[dbreiden83080]

Fuckin Cablevision just upped the price for UFC PPV to 55 bucks from 45 bucks. This has gotten so out of hand. I am gonna buy this one but at this point i'll maybe buy 4 or 5 a year now.. UFC better get a TV deal soon or no mediocre card they ever put on will sell at those prices.. In 2007 it cost me 29 bucks for shit's sake..

[Stringer_Bell]

Fuckin Cablevision just upped the price for UFC PPV to 55 bucks from 45 bucks. This has gotten so out of hand. I am gonna buy this one but at this point i'll maybe buy 4 or 5 a year now.. UFC better get a TV deal soon or no mediocre card they ever put on will sell at those prices.. In 2007 it cost me 29 bucks for shit's sake..

UFC 126-130 are pretty stacked IMO, but not worth 55 each. 126, 129, 130 are the only ones I'd go that far for, which is still saying a lot about the quality of the cards on a back 2 back. UFC 127 will probably be real entertaining tho, but the implications of those fights aren't as big as the others.

[djohn14]

Fuckin Cablevision just upped the price for UFC PPV to 55 bucks from 45 bucks. This has gotten so out of hand. I am gonna buy this one but at this point i'll maybe buy 4 or 5 a year now.. UFC better get a TV deal soon or no mediocre card they ever put on will sell at those prices.. In 2007 it cost me 29 bucks for shit's sake..

Shit I hope Direct dosent do that!

[dbreiden83080]

Shit I hope Direct dosent do that!

I was on Sherdog today trying to gauge what most have to pay and a lot of people pay 55-60 or as much as 65 when the cable company adds the taxes in. UFC is going out of their way to sue people for streaming these days and yet they keep encouraging more and more fans to stream by jacking up the prices. They have seriously increased the % of price in NY by 100% in the last 4 years. Also some of their so so cards are starting to lag in the buy department.. Edgar/Maynard did only 270,000 buys. The UFC is already past the limit on this and with streaming never going away one would assume we should be getting this either cheaper on PPV or more fights on free TV in the future.. I seriously hope the lesser events start getting horrendous buy-rates so the UFC is encouraged to lower the damn price..

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

there is just no way in hell im shellin out that kinda $$ to see a fight in my own house. never have, neva weel. between this thread and the pbp @ sherdog im good till i catch it on spike or youtubes. of course if there are 10 people pitchin in thats a different story.......... so who wants to host fight night !?!?!

[dbreiden83080]

I wish i had more friends that were into it. They just are not fans of MMA. Plus my 3 closest friends are engaged or married so they are usually out to dinner on Sat night anyway.. Even if i could drag them to my house for the PPV their wives would make them pay for it later.. :lol

[djohn14]

I was on Sherdog today trying to gauge what most have to pay and a lot of people pay 55-60 or as much as 65 when the cable company adds the taxes in. UFC is going out of their way to sue people for streaming these days and yet they keep encouraging more and more fans to stream by jacking up the prices. They have seriously increased the % of price in NY by 100% in the last 4 years. Also some of their so so cards are starting to lag in the buy department.. Edgar/Maynard did only 270,000 buys. The UFC is already past the limit on this and with streaming never going away one would assume we should be getting this either cheaper on PPV or more fights on free TV in the future.. I seriously hope the lesser events start getting horrendous buy-rates so the UFC is encouraged to lower the damn price..

I just checked and it said it would be 44.95 but still damn man i feel for ya. And I know I used to get the streams off of atdhe.net but that site got shut down. So I guess Ill be dishing out the money or missing out on the next few PPVs. But tonight I sure as hell wont be missing out.

[dbreiden83080]

I just checked and it said it would be 44.95 but still damn man i feel for ya. And I know I used to get the streams off of atdhe.net but that site got shut down. So I guess Ill be dishing out the money or missing out on the next few PPVs. But tonight I sure as hell wont be missing out.

Obviously i am a huge fan so is an extra 10 bucks gonna stop me from getting a huge card like this? No. But it discourages me from getting any card i am not fired up about. If the UFC thinks they are gonna raise this to 70 bucks across the board by 2014 and still have a fanbase on PPV they are fucking kidding themselves..

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

alright! party at DB's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[polandprzem]

http://www.5thround.com/66900/vitor-belfort-sees-behind-anderson-silvas-mask/

[djohn14]

alright! party at DB's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hell yeah!

[dbreiden83080]

I'll bring the beer

Djohn you get the Pizza

We'll get Trout to work on some strippers..

[Stringer_Bell]

Totally forgot about my boy Pierce fighting on the undercard, would've picked him for my predictions instead of Cerrone. :(

Anyway, 2nd Round TKO...Dana better put him on the main card from now on!

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

yamamoto on FB for free right now. just in case anybody forgot
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/UFC?v=app_4949752878

[djohn14]

I'll bring the beer

Djohn you get the Pizza

We'll get Trout to work on some strippers..

Fuckin Right!

[djohn14]

yamamoto on FB for free right now. just in case anybody forgot
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/UFC?v=app_4949752878

Thanks for the link bro!

[dbreiden83080]

4sfmIOeoa2Y

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

lol yamamoto said he was getting ko of the night bonus and he got exposed.

[Roger Freemason Jr.]

Who won the Jones & Bader fight? Or has it not happened already?

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Who won the Jones & Bader fight? Or has it not happened already?

prelim fights not done yet. turn on spike tv if you have it

does anyone know the rule about using bandages to close cuts?
i have never seen that untill tonight by omigawa

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

whenever i hear the name cerrone i cant help but think of this song
8TtwflaKoNo

[dbreiden83080]

Who won the Jones & Bader fight? Or has it not happened already?

Should know around 11PM ET

Play by Play


http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-126-Results-amp-Live-Play-by-Play-29818

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

tenderoni just got punked out

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

and then cerrone helps him up,
w
t
f

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

way to go cowboy

[djohn14]

Boooo

[mystargtr34]

Got this shit... $39.95 AUD here in Aus

[dbreiden83080]

Technical performance from Miguel.. Boring but efficient..

Lets go JAke..

[Stringer_Bell]

Hell of a round, hot damn!

[dbreiden83080]

Fuckin boring ass fight..

Come on boys..


Jake should have it 2-1

[dbreiden83080]

SD win for Jake..



Here we Go Bones Jones and Bader


Lets goooooooooooooo

[djohn14]

Fuckin boring ass fight..

Come on boys..


Jake should have it 2-1

That was a lot better than the first one IMO, and imo if Rocha gets a stand up game or a wrestling game he will be someone to look out for. He just needs something else to go with that submission game. Nice performance by Jake. And who the fuck gave Rocha a 30-27 score lol

[mystargtr34]

This is the only gripe i have with the scoring system... Ellenberger skimmed rounds 2 and 3 10-9... where as Rocha put on a clinic in the first and it was still only 10-9.. i agree Ellenberger obviously won the last two rounds... but they should be able to score more freely such as 10-8 without needing to see knockdowns etc..

Pretty boring fight outside of round 1 tbh..

[mystargtr34]

So who has everybody got... Bader or Jones... i cbf going back to Page 1 for your predictions :lol

I got Bader .. minor upset.

[dbreiden83080]

Fuckin pumped for this

lets go Bones

[dbreiden83080]

So who has everybody got... Bader or Jones... i cbf going back to Page 1 for your predictions :lol

I got Bader .. minor upset.

Bones by stoppage

[mystargtr34]

Bones looks hell nervous..

[01Snake]

Is Big John McCarthy no longer a ref in the UFC?

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

bones by nasty KO, possibly a spinning back elbow. gotta be somethin funky

[mystargtr34]

Bones by stoppage

Im rootin for Bones.. hopefully he can pull it out.

[dbreiden83080]

Bones is nervous

[dbreiden83080]

All jones in rd 1

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

dont be stingy with the details....lol
how is the atmosphere for this fight?

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

did they go to the ground in rnd 1?

[dbreiden83080]

Bones by sub

he is the motherfuckin truth

[resistanze]

Bones!

[mystargtr34]

Wow... Lol me.

[tlongII]

Jones is one bad muthafuckah!

[djohn14]

Bones by sub

he is the motherfuckin truth

Told ya so a hundred years ago bub. And he just buttfucked Bader. And see...he helped him up. Hes the future and hes who I want to see as the future.

[dbreiden83080]

Shad is hurt they just announced Jones will fight Shogun in March

OMG

[tlongII]

Jones vs Rua for the title! I think Jones will crush him!

[dbreiden83080]

Told ya so a hundred years ago bub. And he just buttfucked Bader. And see...he helped him up. Hes the future and hes who I want to see as the future.

LOL

Easy baby.. Nobody knew he'd be this good...

[djohn14]

LOL

Easy baby.. Nobody knew he'd be this good...

Well I figured hed be awesome, but I didnt know it would happen this soon.

[dbreiden83080]

Jones vs Rua for the title! I think Jones will crush him!

Bones stand-up is not there yet but his ground game is lethal

I think Bones may win or it may be too soon

[resistanze]

Bones vs. Shogun will be epic.

[dbreiden83080]

Well I figured hed be awesome, but I didnt know it would happen this soon.

Oh you called it.. You know you are a fight club legend baby..

But he was like 1-0 when you were like "Bones is good"

But shit WOW

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

was jones talkin shit before the choke?

[tlongII]

I don't think Shogun will be able to get to Jones. He's too long.

[dbreiden83080]

Bones has everything to be a legend

He is the truth

I feel bad for Shad though.. that sucks

[dbreiden83080]

Lets go ACE

Fuckin legend in his own right

[Stringer_Bell]

was jones talkin shit before the choke?

No, just being overly confident...but he was having his way with Bader so he definately backed it up.

Jones deserves his shot, but I have no idea who to root for. I think it's too soon guys, 6 weeks to the next fight? Against Rua? Then again, Rua has been injured. It's too tough to call, too hard to cheer. Just, wow.

[polandprzem]

Frickin Shad :pctoss


Shogun has not much time for preperation but ok.

I hate Jones to win title now.

[polandprzem]

Come on ACE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

No, just being overly confident...but he was having his way with Bader so he definately backed it up.

Jones deserves his shot, but I have no idea who to root for. I think it's too soon guys, 6 weeks to the next fight? Against Rua? Then again, Rua has been injured. It's too tough to call, too hard to cheer. Just, wow.

i meant like seconds before the choke.
heard he was mouthing off right before he sank it in

[dbreiden83080]

Rich Ace Franklin BABY!!!


Come onnnn

[Stringer_Bell]

i meant like seconds before the choke.
heard he was mouthing off right before he sank it in

Ah, no idea, he seemed chill picking up Bader after but Bader kind of ignored him.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

lets go Forrest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Ah, no idea, he seemed chill picking up Bader after but Bader kind of ignored him.

oh cool. guess it was nothing.
guess jonesy doesnt have to worry aboot going through his buddy on his way to the top. hmmmm

[dbreiden83080]

Forrest with GNP round 1

WTF

[dbreiden83080]

I wanted a stand up fight

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

finish him forrest

[dbreiden83080]

close 2nd rd

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

joe says rich's arm might be broken?!

[dbreiden83080]

wow

close fight

[tlongII]

Boooooooring fight.

[Stringer_Bell]

That was a good scramble at the end of the round, but I think Griffin was just too strong for Rich.

[dbreiden83080]

Boooooooring fight.

didn't live up to the hype

[dbreiden83080]

Main Event time

I picked Vitor but Silva likely wins

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

i had vitor but then i read about their history and had to change to silva.
there is just no way a guy that good lets this opprtunity slip away. he has something to prove

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

forrest!!!!!!

[Stringer_Bell]

It's time, hope Vitor makes it past the first round, then I'll believe he can win besides just wanting him to win.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

come on Spyda !!!!!
get this win and i go 6-0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dbreiden83080]

Randy in the corner of Vitor a man that beat Vitor twice

How about that

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

i know silva is gonna want to feel vitor out, what i wonder about is if vitor will do the same or go ahead and get things going

[dbreiden83080]

Fuck me

that sucks

[tlongII]

Damn. He is too fucking good.

[tlongII]

That kick was ridiculous.

[dbreiden83080]

On the feet Silva has no equal

just none..

[dallaskd]

yeaaa budddy, fuck wit it gsp

[djohn14]

That was pretty cool....what just happened....was pretty cool

[tlongII]

It's just a shame that his fights are often so fucking boring.

[Stringer_Bell]

GSP is our only hope.

[dallaskd]

GSP is our only hope.

lol

[polandprzem]

fuck anderson

[ace3g]

GSP is our only hope.


That or Bones Jones

[mystargtr34]

WTF... Silva has cleaned out the division twice over tbh... i want to see him move up and fight Shogun Jones etc.

I dont think GSP will move up.. too much weight to gain.

[polandprzem]

fuck U Rogan for p4p best

[polandprzem]

WTF... Silva has cleaned out the division twice over tbh... i want to see him move up and fight Shogun Jones etc.

I dont think GSP will move up.. too much weight to gain.

Hows it twice?

[Stringer_Bell]

That or Bones Jones

I wish Bones would make an exception for Anderson Silva and Thiago Silva.

[polandprzem]

One fucking mistake not keeping the gurd just when I saw he got the advantage

[dallaskd]

That or Bones Jones

Jones is way to young to fuck with Silva right now

[polandprzem]

I overhyped that card

[jag]

fuck U Rogan for p4p best

You're delusional

[dbreiden83080]

lol

GSP is a more technical version of Sonnen and you know it. Took a miracle for Silva to survive Sonnen..

What we saw tonight we basically knew already.. Silva has no equal on the feet.

A fighter like Sonnen that has the great wrestling and TD/gnp threat can beat him. Silva when he has no threat of the TD just sits on his shots and explodes.. Sonnen never let him do that.. HE was up huge on all cards before the sub.. I'd love to see GSP/silva or Sonnen/silva 2

[dbreiden83080]

Jones is way to young to fuck with Silva right now

Jones will man-handle Silva on the floor.. Sub may happen but he'll put him down with ease

[PuttPutt]

I overhyped that card

lots of people did. Still enjoyed it though.

[dallaskd]

GSP is a more technical version of Sonnen and you know it. Took a miracle for Silva to survive Sonnen..

What we saw tonight we basically knew already.. Silva has no equal on the feet.

A fighter like Sonnen that has the great wrestling and TD/gnp threat can beat him. Silva when he has no threat of the TD just sits on his shots and explodes.. Sonnen never let him do that.. HE was up huge on all cards before the sub.. I'd love to see GSP/silva or Sonnen/silva 2


Sonnen is a much bigger man than GSP

[dallaskd]

Jones will man-handle Silva on the floor.. Sub may happen but he'll put him down with ease

Silva subs jones from his back in less than 45 seconds

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

-paging LakerHater.... repeat -paging LakerHater, youre needed in the fight club

[dbreiden83080]

Sonnen is a much bigger man than GSP

GSP will be 200 pds for the Silva fight and his wrestling is just as good and his sub defense is way better..

[mystargtr34]

Hows it twice?

What i ment was... there was one group of challengers when he first became champ... (Henderson, Franklin, Marquardt) then there was another group (Sonnen, Belfort, even Griffin at LHW)..

I would like to see him move up to LHW.. imagine Silva VS Shogun, Jones, Evans.

[dbreiden83080]

For all his talents Vitor has never stepped up in the big fight. He lost to tito years ago because he gassed. Randy beat him up twice. Now he loses to Silva.. Just not able to win the big one..

[mystargtr34]

GSP will be 200 pds for the Silva fight and his wrestling is just as good and his sub defense is way better..

At 200 his heart will struggle to pump blood to all that extra muscle for longer than one round :lol.

[dbreiden83080]

At 200 his heart will struggle to pump blood to all that extra muscle for longer than one round :lol.

LOL

Okay

[Stringer_Bell]

At this point, there's better fights for Silva moving up to LHW than GSP moving to MW. GSP is a better, faster, more technical Sonnen...and Sonnen is the only thing we've seen that can hang with Silva for more than a round.

I'd be happier to see Silva fight for LHW against Rua/Jones...they wouldn't take Silva's shit.

[dbreiden83080]

post fight presser

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

[dbreiden83080]

At this point, there's better fights for Silva moving up to LHW than GSP moving to MW. GSP is a better, faster, more technical Sonnen...and Sonnen is the only thing we've seen that can hang with Silva for more than a round.

I'd be happier to see Silva fight for LHW against Rua/Jones...they wouldn't take Silva's shit.

GSP is the clear number 2 Pd for pd in the world to Silva's 1.. I think after Shields that fight should happen..

And i 100% believe GSP can win.. GSP will be the most well rounded fighter he has ever fought..

[dallaskd]

GSP will be 200 pds for the Silva fight and his wrestling is just as good and his sub defense is way better..

his wrestling and sub defense does not make up for the size difference. Sonnen is a lot bigger. Silva wont get as tired from being layed on and GSP is gonna be tired as fuck at that weight. If st.pierre cant finish smaller guys like alves, hardy, and fitch then no way he can beat silva other than lay and pray. if you guys want anderson to lose, your best bet is him at 205 vs shogun, rashad, ect.. or wait for 2 years till hes past his prime.

[polandprzem]

GSP will look like a dwarf against Silva

[dbreiden83080]

Anyone who wants to vote i put a poll up in the forum for Jones and Shogun and who ya got?

Give it a vote and voice your opinion..

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

i never knew silva had so many haters, but after reading on some forums after the fight i can see that not many people are ok with silva being the best p4p in the world, or even with him totally owning his weight class. everybody coming up with their own ways to see silva lose.

[dallaskd]

I like Jon Jones, but everyone needs to stop riding the dick till he beats someone. reminds me of a young gsp, everyone was on the d and then he gets submitted by hughes. then gets his rematch and dominates. tough fight with penn and the rest is history (minus the serra fight) take notes from the past.

[dbreiden83080]

his wrestling and sub defense does not make up for the size difference. Sonnen is a lot bigger. Silva wont get as tired from being layed on and GSP is gonna be tired as fuck at that weight. If st.pierre cant finish smaller guys like alves, hardy, and fitch then no way he can beat silva other than lay and pray. if you guys want anderson to lose, your best bet is him at 205 vs shogun, rashad, ect.. or wait for 2 years till hes past his prime.

GSP has legendary cardio.. He trains at 190 plus.. He will never gas against Silva and he'll take his ass down over and over and over again..

[dbreiden83080]

GSP will look like a dwarf against Silva

Height means nothing when you are on your back..

[dallaskd]

GSP has legendary cardio.. He trains at 190 plus.. He will never gas against Silva and he'll take his ass down over and over and over again..

but he couldnt finish dan hardy. silva has all those little WWs done in 2 minutes or less

[dallaskd]

Height means nothing when you are on your back..

This is not true. long legs and arms are a huge factor

[dbreiden83080]

but he couldnt finish dan hardy. silva has all those little WWs done in 2 minutes or less

He can win a UD on Silva with wrestling and control.. Sonnen fuckin abused this guy for 22 min..

[dallaskd]

He can win a UD on Silva with wrestling and control.. Sonnen fuckin abused this guy for 22 min..

you are assuming a smaller man in gsp will be able to do the same because they are equal in take down ability

[polandprzem]

Now again

IF GSP gonna win with Shields he will need more time to gain the body mass and stay comfortable.


Shit I do not want to think about it. Fuckin Silva! Belfort had a good plan.
Boring Silva wins again.


btw. Silva could not finish Leites and Maia

[dbreiden83080]

you are assuming a smaller man in gsp will be able to do the same because they are equal in take down ability

Either way i think this needs to happen.. Fans like you and me have been debating this for years.. After Shields

GSP/Silva has to happen

It is probably the biggest fight in MMA history..

[dbreiden83080]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-126-shocker-Jones-given-immediate-title-sho?urn=mma-317389



UFC 126 shocker: Jones given immediate title shot after submitting Bader

By Steve Cofield


Now that's a night. Jon Jones showed off another part of his sick arsenal in taking out unbeaten Ryan Bader at UFC 126. The lanky 23-year-old light heavyweight phenom overpowered Bader for 6-of-9 minutes on the ground and finished the fight with a guillotine choke. The UFC shocked Jones and the fans by offering the kid a shot at the UFC light heavyweight title against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Jones accepted on the spot.

"I feel great. God is so good. I feel great," Jones told UFC analyst Joe Rogan. "Hats off to Endicott, New York. And I'm going for a world title baby. Let's do it!"

Rogan announced that Rashad Evans, Rua's original opponent at UFC 128 was out with an injured knee. Dana White confirmed to Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole that the fight is still on for mid-March in Newark, N.J.

Jones (12-1, 6-1 UFC) will have just over five weeks to prep for the biggest fight of his young career. Iole reports that Evans injured his knee yesterday. According to Dr. Steve Sanders, the knee will keep Evans sidelined for 6-8 weeks.



Bader (12-1, 5-1 UFC) is a huge, thickly-muscled lightheavyweight, but he looked no different than every other Jones' opponent in the UFC. The kid is thin, but he has overpowered everyone when they've locked horns with him.

After toying with some standup at the start of the fight, Jones scored an easy takedown 30 seconds into the fight. He muscled Bader on the ground, which shocked many observers considering he was facing a former all-american wrestler from Arizona State. Jones worked for different chokes while he kept the fight on the ground for two minutes. Once it got to the feet, Bader looked intimidated by Jones' length. He attempted a takedown from a mile away and wound up on his back again for the final two minutes of the first.

In the second, it was more of the same. Jones was more measured. Bader looked tentative on the feet. Bader made the mistake again of shooting from a distance and allowed Jones to settle on top of him, where he eventually sunk in the nasty guillotine. His 84-inch reached help set it up and it was clear his grip was like a vice. Bader tapped at 4:20 of the second.

[djohn14]

As far as GSP and Silva goes....If the fight goes the distance I think GSP would win, because he would take Silva down over and over again as previously stated, and he would keep him there. Now Silva would obviously have the advantage on feet, and could always pull off a submission, but I think GSP is too smart to get caught in one. Id love to see that fight. And as far as Jon Jones goes, people arent "Riding his dick" because of who he has beaten (Which btw arent bad fighters at all) Its because of his age, amazing skill level, and how has demolished all of them....he pretty much made them look like pussies.

[dallaskd]

And as far as Jon Jones goes, people arent "Riding his dick" because of who he has beaten (Which btw arent bad fighters at all) Its because of his age, amazing skill level, and how has demolished all of them....he pretty much made them look like pussies.

i know but this was the same situation with gsp and penn as they both lost in their first title fight. he will get beaten down and then rise back up. talented but not enough fights to take a guy like shogun right now

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

silva finally sat down at the presser

[CubanSucks]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-126-shocker-Jones-given-immediate-title-sho?urn=mma-317389



UFC 126 shocker: Jones given immediate title shot after submitting Bader

By Steve Cofield


Now that's a night. Jon Jones showed off another part of his sick arsenal in taking out unbeaten Ryan Bader at UFC 126. The lanky 23-year-old light heavyweight phenom overpowered Bader for 6-of-9 minutes on the ground and finished the fight with a guillotine choke. The UFC shocked Jones and the fans by offering the kid a shot at the UFC light heavyweight title against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Jones accepted on the spot.

"I feel great. God is so good. I feel great," Jones told UFC analyst Joe Rogan. "Hats off to Endicott, New York. And I'm going for a world title baby. Let's do it!"

Rogan announced that Rashad Evans, Rua's original opponent at UFC 128 was out with an injured knee. Dana White confirmed to Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole that the fight is still on for mid-March in Newark, N.J.

Jones (12-1, 6-1 UFC) will have just over five weeks to prep for the biggest fight of his young career. Iole reports that Evans injured his knee yesterday. According to Dr. Steve Sanders, the knee will keep Evans sidelined for 6-8 weeks.



Bader (12-1, 5-1 UFC) is a huge, thickly-muscled lightheavyweight, but he looked no different than every other Jones' opponent in the UFC. The kid is thin, but he has overpowered everyone when they've locked horns with him.

After toying with some standup at the start of the fight, Jones scored an easy takedown 30 seconds into the fight. He muscled Bader on the ground, which shocked many observers considering he was facing a former all-american wrestler from Arizona State. Jones worked for different chokes while he kept the fight on the ground for two minutes. Once it got to the feet, Bader looked intimidated by Jones' length. He attempted a takedown from a mile away and wound up on his back again for the final two minutes of the first.

In the second, it was more of the same. Jones was more measured. Bader looked tentative on the feet. Bader made the mistake again of shooting from a distance and allowed Jones to settle on top of him, where he eventually sunk in the nasty guillotine. His 84-inch reached help set it up and it was clear his grip was like a vice. Bader tapped at 4:20 of the second.

TDTR- too drunk to read


Sonnen also cheated, and still lost.

Ummm...I may be wrong but wasn't Sonnen completely in the right during this controversy? Wasn't it just the fact that Sonnen didn't know he had to report his hormone medication to the athletic commission cause he already had a few months before?

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

dana is such a prick

[CubanSucks]

I love how everyone is forgetting a rematch with Sonnen already. Don't get me wrong, a fight with Silva and GSP would without a doubt make history, but there's a guy in Silva's division who was already about to get a rematch. Sonnen has just become my new favorite fighter after seeing Silva destroy the only guy I thought could handle his standup. Sonnen is Silva's kryptonite

[dbreiden83080]

I love how everyone is forgetting a rematch with Sonnen already. Don't get me wrong, a fight with Silva and GSP would without a doubt make history, but there's a guy in Silva's division who was already about to get a rematch. Sonnen has just become my new favorite fighter after seeing Silva destroy the only guy I thought could handle his standup. Sonnen is Silva's kryptonite

Sonnen's legal troubles cloud any rematch..