UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs Lytle: August 14, 2011

[ace3g]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/628012/UFC_on_Versus_5_header.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Ufclive5.jpg

MAIN CARD (Versus)

Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle
Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller
Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliveira
Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah

PRELIMINARY CARD

C.B. Dollaway vs. Jared Hamman
Joseph Benavidez vs. Eddie Wineland
Ed Herman vs. Kyle Noke
Ronny Markes vs. Karlos Vemola
Alex Caceres vs. Leonard Garcia
Cole Miller vs. T.J. O'Brien
Danny Castillo vs. Jacob Volkmann
Edwin Figueroa vs. Jason Reinhardt

[polandprzem]

Benson vs Jim for no 1 spot IMO !

[ace3g]

Bonnar Injured; Newcomer ‘Markes’ in for UFC Live 5 http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_9669.shtml

UPDATE: like minutes after I posted that, Kos tweeted when his next fight was

hmmmm, Bonnar withdraws from fight with injury, and Kos tweets he knows when and where his next fight will be... probably looking into it a bit much, but Bonnar wasn't fighting a big name anyway, and there is no mention of what the injury was so maybe there was some misinformation there on why he was withdrawing from his fight.

Any my theory is stemming from this article: Josh Koscheck and Stephan Bonnar Talking Trash, May Meet at Middleweight #UFC #MMA http://sbn.to/ldwlA5

[ace3g]

John Makdessi injured, forced out of UFC on Versus 5 bout with Paul Taylor http://bit.ly/m5QAJN

Donald Cerrone Replaces Makdessi, Faces Paul Taylor at UFC on Versus 5 http://sbn.to/mzFMNY


UPDATE:

BREAKING: Charles Oliveira In Against Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone at UFC on Versus 5 http://ht.ly/5ynsf #MMA #UFC

UPDATE:
Update: Tom Lawlor Injured, Ed Herman Steps In As Replacement For UFC On Versus 5

http://www.themmanews.com/?p=41042

[ace3g]

Leonard Garcia out, Jim Hettes in against "Bruce Leroy" at UFC on Versus 5 http://bit.ly/nWXkVr

[The TroutBum]

What a great fucking card.

[dbreiden83080]

Hoping Lytle sends Hardy outta the UFC.. Lytle can stand and bang with almost anyone. He's a fuckin warrior..

[ace3g]

Dollaway vs. Hamman dropped from UFC on Versus 5's four-fight main card http://bit.ly/qtbyON

[ace3g]

Fight week again = Fight predictions

MAIN CARD (Versus)

Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle
Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller
Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliveira
Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah
--Looking forward to Amir's fight, he looked good in his return at UFN 24, hopefully he won't be plagued by injuries going foward and can gain some momentum in the WW division.

[strosFan2]

Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle
Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller
Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliveira
Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah

--All this main card is really hard to pick a "safe" winner. They are all good fighters that have had good and bad fights...

[ace3g]

All 8 prelim fights will stream on Facebook

[ace3g]

new video blog
01cpmnv57PI&feature=player_profilepage

[dbreiden83080]

MAIN CARD (Versus)

Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle

Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller

Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliveira

Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah

[ace3g]

Weigh Ins start in about 3 minutes: http://www.ufc.tv/ufc/video/ufc-on-versus-5-weighin/719

[ace3g]

Hardy 171.5 both before and after the towel

[dbreiden83080]

So he missed weight or he has an hour to cut it?

Edit he has 2 hours i see

[01Snake]

Anyone NOT seeing this on Time Warner in SA? They have bull riding on???

[ace3g]

Anyone NOT seeing this on Time Warner in SA? They have bull riding on???

This card is on Sunday not Saturday (typical for Versus fight cards)

[01Snake]

This card is on Sunday not Saturday (typical for Versus fight cards)

Doh! I read on another forum they were tonight. Thanks for the heads up! :toast

[ace3g]

Apparently this will be Lytle's last fight, he will retire...I guess that envelope he gave Dana during the weigh ins were his retirement papers...

So go out with a bang Lytle and KO Hardy!!!!


And a new video blog

vOIe9G9xo9k&feature=player_detailpage

[dbreiden83080]

Shit Shit

Lytle retiring sucks.. Old school warrior.. Come on Chris go out with a bang..

[polandprzem]

MAIN CARD (Versus)

Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle
Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller
Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliveira
Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah

PRELIMINARY CARD

C.B. Dollaway vs. Jared Hamman
Joseph Benavidez vs. Eddie Wineland
Ed Herman vs. Kyle Noke
Ronny Markes vs. Karlos Vemola
Alex Caceres vs. Leonard Garcia
Cole Miller vs. T.J. O'Brien
Danny Castillo vs. Jacob Volkmann
Edwin Figueroa vs. Jason Reinhardt

[dbreiden83080]

Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle

Sigh alright gonna change this.. Knowing Lytle is retiring has me going the other way here.. He's a warrior but his head is not totally in this like Hardy i have to believe.. Hardy is only 29 and knows his career is riding on this win. He needs it more whereas Lytle is moving on to other things..

Hardy VIA decision..

[polandprzem]

1st R KO

[dbreiden83080]

Facebook pre-lims on now


http://www.facebook.com/#!/UFC?sk=app_116056818485426



PRELIMINARY CARD

C.B. Dollaway vs. Jared Hamman
Joseph Benavidez vs. Eddie Wineland
Ed Herman vs. Kyle Noke
Ronny Markes vs. Karlos Vemola
Alex Caceres vs. Leonard Garcia
Cole Miller vs. T.J. O'Brien
Danny Castillo vs. Jacob Volkmann
Edwin Figueroa vs. Jason Reinhardt

[dbreiden83080]

Have a nice life Bruce-Lee-Roy

Not in the UFC

[dbreiden83080]

Nice win for Short Fuse baby..

Gotta root for these old school TUF guys..

[ace3g]

3 min till main card starts

[strosFan2]

Great showing from Bang so far, but what heart from Sadollah!

[strosFan2]

Woo great fight for the Cowboy Cerrone! 2-0 for tonight's picks!

[ace3g]

Ben won thanks to his excellent sub defense and wrestling

[tlongII]

Great main event. Lytle choked him out!

[ace3g]

3-1 not bad, but disappointed that Amir didn't win his fight

[strosFan2]

Great way to go out! Slug fest that ended with a sub! awesome!

[ace3g]

danawhite Dana White
FON and SUB go to Lytle KO of the night cowboy they won 65k! Thank u Chris Lytle for 9 years of WARS and CLASS!!

[dbreiden83080]

3-1 not bad, but disappointed that Amir didn't win his fight

1-3 i am so pissed off

Was gaining momentum and then flat on my face tonight..

[dbreiden83080]

Ben Henderson made one serious statement tonight. We got a new contender at 55 incredible..

Hardy will be cut and deserves to be.. He is not only one dimensional but his striking has been exposed by Condit and Lytle as over-rated...

[ace3g]

Ben Henderson made one serious statement tonight. We got a new contender at 55 incredible..

Hardy will be cut and deserves to be.. He is not only one dimensional but his striking has been exposed by Condit and Lytle as over-rated...

lorenzofertitta Lorenzo Fertitta
RT by danawhite
Will not cut @danhardymma I like guys that WAR!!!

[dbreiden83080]

lorenzofertitta Lorenzo Fertitta
RT by danawhite
Will not cut @danhardymma I like guys that WAR!!!

Then he gets a shitty pre-lim fight next where he better finish..

[ace3g]

MMAjunkieDann Dann Stupp
by MMAjunkie
Of the 10 fight-night bonuses we know of, Chris Lytle has raked in an extra $515,000.

[The TroutBum]

I know I'm late to the party, but I had to go to a funeral in Idaho over the weekend and didn't get my picks in. Take this for what it's worth -- if you all know me, then these picks should not come as a surprise. Make them count -- or don't, I'm fucked this year anyhow.

Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle - This is a no-brainer. I can not, nor will I ever, root for a rotton-toothed Brit. I fucking hate those coffee swilling foreskin herders.
Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller - I've been loving Smooth for years. I don't know why people are not giving him the props he deserves. Miller is a stud, but Benson is on another level. Ben will have the belt again within 24 months. That Pettis fight was a fluke.
Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliveira - Fuck ya, WAR COWBOY! Brazilians are right up there with Shit-Breath Brits.
Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah - I don't know Ludwig very well, but I do know Amir. I love me some all-around good MMA, and he's got it. Solid striking, solid ground, and solid stamina.

PRELIMINARY CARD

Alex Caceres vs. Leonard Garcia - I seem to have a love affair with old WEC guys, but you just can't root against Leonard. The dude has the heart of a lion. That, and Bruce is a total ass fuck.

[dbreiden83080]

Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle - This is a no-brainer. I can not, nor will I ever, root for a rotton-toothed Brit. I fucking hate those coffee swilling foreskin herders.

:lmao

[tlongII]

That was a great card. Definitely the best free card I've seen in a looooong time.

[Stringer_Bell]

Real happy for Cerrone and Benson, good fights all around. I even got my gf to watch a few :p

[benefactor]

Extra 130k in bonuses plus one of these?

http://motormoge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Harley-Davidson-FXS-Softai-lBlackline-2012_a.jpg

Not a bad retirement party for Lytle.

[ace3g]

cool pic from ESPN

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2011/0816/mma_e_hendmillerpow_576_576.jpg

[polandprzem]

I do not believe that there is such a small amount of post after this card.


I think this was the best main card events this year!

Guys going at it


The Cowboy outpowered Oliviera. That said the brazilian should go down to 145 or put more power in his body because 155 division has nasty guys and I do not see much room for this guy. And at 145 he is probably top5 man in UFC.

Talking about lightweight. Miller vs Henderson was the best fight that evening. I don't know why Hardy-Lytle got the award. maybe because Benson dominated no1 contender.
Miller always goes for the finish and this time he paid the price. he goes for so many submissions it's insaine. There are not many guys that walk into octagon and going constantly for finishes.
Now Henderson made a statement and he or Guida or Guillard will be next for a title.

Lyle was really fun to watch and Hardy digressed. He became so one-dimensional it's not funny. he should be dropped to the undercard and try to walk back again with lesser competition.
he basically gave that guillotine to Chris and it should not be the submission of the night. /Cole Miller had better sub/
UFC wanted to honor Lytle and they did - two bonuses.



All in all - GO OKAMI!