UFC 145: April 21, 2012

[ace3g]

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UPDATE 2: Bones Jones will defend his belt at UFC 145

UPDATE: Card moved from Montreal to Atlanta and Date changed as well from March to April


Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Venue: Philips Arena*
Broadcast: Pay-per-view and FX*

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans (for light-heavyweight title)
Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills
Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub
Michael McDonald vs. Miguel Torres
Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin
John Alessio vs. Mark Bocek

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)

Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs
Matt Brown vs. Stephen Thompson
John Makdessi vs. Anthony Njokuani
Mac Danzig vs. Efrain Escudero

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)

Chris Clements vs. Keith Wisniewski
Maximo Blanco vs. Marcus Brimage

[CubanSucks]

starting a card thread with only 2 mediocre fights on deck so far....

[ace3g]

starting a card thread with only 2 mediocre fights on deck so far....

Would this spike your interest....http://mmaweekly.com/is-jon-jones-vs-dan-henderson-headed-to-ufc-145

[CubanSucks]

Would this spike your interest....http://mmaweekly.com/is-jon-jones-vs-dan-henderson-headed-to-ufc-145

more like make me cream my pants. The only guy with a chance imo. Amazing wrestler, legendary chin, and a chance to land that H-bomb....unfortunately I think he's a few years too late/too old

[ace3g]

Per Ariel Helwani on twitter


Also reported, @danawhite said that Dan Henderson turned down a fight against Lil' Nog, so they then decided to book Nog-Gustafsson ...

... the original plan was if Evans beat Davis, he would face Jones. The winner of Hendo/Nog would then fight for the #1 contender. ...

... Now, since Hendo turned down the Nog fight, his status is unclear. #ufctonight

[dbreiden83080]

Per Ariel Helwani on twitter

Little Nog is a step down for Hendo that was a dumb fight for the UFC to offer him..

[ace3g]

UFC announces Jon Jones will defend title at UFC 145. No opponent (wait a couple hours). But that should help ticket sales.

per twitter

[LakerHater]

https://twitpic.com/show/large/8cxsd4

[dbreiden83080]

This card needs work. Shad/Jones is a potential 1 mil buy event if the right fights are built around it.. It needs a great co-main event..

[ace3g]

This card needs work. Shad/Jones is a potential 1 mil buy event if the right fights are built around it.. It needs a great co-main event..

maybe they can get Dan Henderson on this card vs someone

[dbreiden83080]

maybe they can get Dan Henderson on this card vs someone

He seems to be in another pissing contest with Dana at the moment..

[ace3g]

official poster: (bit different with the lettering)

http://i.imgur.com/ujQ5T.png

[ace3g]

Presser today at 1 p.m. EST:

UFC® 145: JONES vs. EVANS
PRESS CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 16
DOWNTOWN ATLANTA
Scheduled to Attend:
UFC President Dana White
UFC Champion Jon ‘Bones’ Jones
Title Challenger ‘Suga’ Rashad Evans

Thursday, February 16 - 1 p.m. ET
Ventanas
275 Baker Street, Atlanta, GA 30313

[dbreiden83080]

official poster: (bit different with the lettering)

http://i.imgur.com/ujQ5T.png

This still needs a good co main event..

[ace3g]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/425421_10150672075306276_46299886275_11820507_4744 52862_n.jpg

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[dbreiden83080]

Dana is getting fatter every single day.

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

here is that awesome commercial that aired on FX:

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[The TroutBum]

here is that awesome commercial that aired on FX:

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Ugh, I don't like that shit at all. This reeks of "NBA Cares". Kissing a white kid on the way out? /sigh. I really hate Jones.

[CubanSucks]

here is that awesome commercial that aired on FX:

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If I was a below average fan of MMA and I saw this I would still have zero interest. Ineffective commercial


Kissing a white kid on the way out? /sigh. I really hate Jones.

still trying to figure that out. There's no way he doesn't know that kid. If so then that's fuckin creepy

[dbreiden83080]

maybe they can get Dan Henderson on this card vs someone

Hendo is basically the reason this card stinks outside of the main event.. Turned down fights that would have spiced it up..

[txstr1986]

Hendo is basically the reason this card stinks outside of the main event.. Turned down fights that would have spiced it up..

Yeah, it sounds like Hendo is waiting for a shot at Jones. I assume after Jones beats Evans he'll flight Hendo later this year - maybe around September?

[ace3g]

'UFC Primetime' returns to FX for 'UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans'


The grudge match is coming, and FX is going to document the buildup.

In advance of their UFC 145 light heavyweight title fight, UFC champ Jon Jones and former title holder Rashad Evans will be featured in an upcoming edition of "UFC Primetime," a three-part special that airs on FX.

The first episode airs Friday, April 6, at 11 p.m. ET, with subsequent episodes premiering in the same timeslot on April 13 and April 20.

Replays of each episode air on FUEL TV.

"UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans" takes place April 21 at Atlanta's Philips Arena. The night's main card airs on pay-per-view.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/27788/ufc-primetime-returns-to-fx-for-ufc-145-jones-vs-evans.mma?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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[dbreiden83080]

'UFC Primetime' returns to FX for 'UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans'



http://mmajunkie.com/news/27788/ufc-primetime-returns-to-fx-for-ufc-145-jones-vs-evans.mma?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Awesome.. I was hoping they would do it for this.. Should be good..

[ace3g]

Forrest has the solution on how to beat Bones

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[ace3g]

first pre fight interview:

http://www.ufc.com/media/UFC-145-Rashad-Evans-Pre-fight-Interview

[dbreiden83080]

Shit i can't wait for this fight..

[ace3g]

Yeah this fight is going to be an early birthday present for me

[dbreiden83080]

Yeah this fight is going to be an early birthday present for me

How old you gonna be? I'm 31 so i am officially an old man.. :lol

[ace3g]

26

[dbreiden83080]

26

Damn i'm old..

[ace3g]

lol and Bones Jones is only 24...

[dbreiden83080]

lol and Bones Jones is only 24...

Shad has a year on me.. What's that old man thinking fighting with these kids? :lol

[ace3g]

Bones Jones turn:

http://www.ufc.com/media/145-Jones-Pre-Fight-Intv

[dbreiden83080]

Extended preview here..

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[ace3g]

One of the best preview videos UFC has put together, can't wait for the countdown show!!!

[dbreiden83080]

One of the best preview videos UFC has put together, can't wait for the countdown show!!!

Prime-Time baby!!!

3 weeks of build up.. Epic..

[dallaskd]

Evans
Macdonald
Schaub
Hominick
Bocek

[polandprzem]

what what?

[dbreiden83080]

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[Spurtacus]

Looking forward to this fight as well. I haven't watched a PPV card live so I hope to make this the first. In the mean time I'm catching up on UFC history by watching old UFC PPV events in order.

Btw the date in the title should be changed. Threw me off initially.

[dbreiden83080]

Looking forward to this fight as well. I haven't watched a PPV card live so I hope to make this the first. In the mean time I'm catching up on UFC history by watching old UFC PPV events in order.

Awesome!! UFC 3 is good with Royce finally losing to Kimo.. And Welcome to the forum... :toast

[polandprzem]

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[dbreiden83080]

The UFC needs to step up Rory's level of competition after this fight. Since the Condit fight he is getting handed gimme's.. Koscheck, Hendricks, Fitch, Sanchez, Ellenberger. He needs to earn a title shot and not be handed one in the next year..

[polandprzem]

The UFC needs to step up Rory's level of competition after this fight. Since the Condit fight he is getting handed gimme's.. Koscheck, Hendricks, Fitch, Sanchez, Ellenberger. He needs to earn a title shot and not be handed one in the next year..

Winner of Kos and hendricks would be nice /but both of them probably wants a title shot after the win../.
The guy is amazing IMO and is contender. So many tough guys in the division though.
If Condit is gonna wait for GSP then a winner of Ellenberger and Kampmann shout be next for title.
Still there is Diaz, Sanchez and Alves




Sick card btw.
VERY SICK

[dbreiden83080]

Winner of Kos and hendricks would be nice /but both of them probably wants a title shot after the win../.
The guy is amazing IMO and is contender. So many tough guys in the division though.
If Condit is gonna wait for GSP then a winner of Ellenberger and Kampmann shout be next for title.
Still there is Diaz, Sanchez and Alves




Sick card btw.
VERY SICK

There are some good options for him.. Fitch could be good. Koscheck will never get another title shot as long as GSP wears the belt. Maybe if Condit beats GSP but doubtful that happens.. I like Rory facing Fitch maybe in the summer as long as Jon is healthy..

[dbreiden83080]

Main card


Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Jon Jones (c) vs. Rashad Evans

I think this is the best LHW fight in years. Both guys in their primes and highly skilled. I see a competitive fight for 2 rds where Jones is getting the better of the striking, using his range, jab and kicks. Shad will look to force the action by shooting for single and double legs and trying to get off his punches in close. I think by round 3 Rashad is going to have a tougher time closing the distance and getting his hands on Jon. I think he will start to get broken down by the range and eventually Jon takes him down from the clinch. Lands some elbows, Works to get the back, and look to sink in that RNC like he did with Rampage.. That's my take but should be a hell of a fight..

Can't wait..


Welterweight bout: Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills

Another step in the right direction for Rory..

Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub vs. Ben Rothwell

I hate both these clowns but Schaub VIA youth and sucking less i guess..


Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Michael McDonald

Featherweight bout: Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin

[The TroutBum]

Champ Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans - I had to change this. Sorry Jones, but it's time you learned some humility.
Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills - I love me some Rory. Cocky little bastard, but solid.
Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub - Normally I would pick a DRAW for two faggots like this, but I'm in it to win it this year. Rothwell needs to die.
Michael McDonald vs. Miguel Torres - Come on Torres, you dick face, don't let me down.
Mac Danzig vs. Efrain Escudero - Danzig is a pud.

[ace3g]

Rashad doesn't sound as much of a douche when he is critiquing the fight, shows more his respect for Bones.

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[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

Good Episode..


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[ace3g]

Yeah watched the replay of it late last night, good start to the build up for a great fight.

[dbreiden83080]

"When Nature can't break you, no man will and i refuse to lose, i'll let my fighting speak for itself"

War Bones Jones!!

Can't wait..

[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

:lol


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[ace3g]

these things remind me of the "Big" NBA commercials , lol

[ace3g]

Looks like my driving range will show the PPV fights!!!

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[dbreiden83080]

Here is the full insider.. My confidence in Jones winning this fight is really growing..


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[ace3g]

Should have just set up the octagon in that studio, with how tense it got, there had to been some security, including this guy in the back right:

http://cdn2.cagepotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/gabriel-gonzaga-ednaldo-oliveira.jpg

Still find it funny how all this happened because of something Bones said during an interview "if Dana wanted me to fight Rashad, I guess I'd fight him".

[dbreiden83080]

I came away from that in spite of the tense nature of the situation they are still kinda friends.. Shad said he still kind of roots for Jones.. They'll likely bury it after the fight..

[ace3g]

and I found out today, no cover charge to watch it at bar inside the driving range!!!

[ace3g]

Fight week!!! Predictions time:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans (for light-heavyweight title)
Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills
Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub
Michael McDonald vs. Miguel Torres
Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin

[dbreiden83080]

and I found out today, no cover charge to watch it at bar inside the driving range!!!

Gonna order it and watch it in my living room on the 50 incher..


Can't wait..

[ace3g]

I can't wait for all the staredowns this week

[polandprzem]

Gonna order it and watch it in my living room on the 50 incher..


Can't wait..

Why youuu .... :bang

[ace3g]

One of Bones' training partners posted this a few days ago "what happens when your flight is delayed and you are bored"

https://p.twimg.com/Aqkpg_ACMAEiJf4.jpg:large

[dbreiden83080]

Why youuu .... :bang

I wish i could have all you guys over for a MMA fight Club UFC 145 party..


Ace you bring the chips i got the beer...

[ace3g]

as long as it is chips to eat, because I suck at poker, lol

I meant to ask this earlier, but if you were Bones, how would you want to finish this fight?

1. KO
2. Continue you streak of subs
3. GnP TKO
4. Other

[Stringer_Bell]

I wish i could have all you guys over for a MMA fight Club UFC 145 party..


Ace you bring the chips i got the beer...

That'd be nice. Feel like I haven't seen a fight in months.

Champ Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans (for light-heavyweight title)
- Deceptively easy fight to pick, I think Jones has the bigger chance of being rattled by emotion. Rashad will not outpoint him, he needs to finish it by the 3rd. Watch for Jones to clinch it up and knee the fuck outta Rashad sometime after the 2nd round. Jones via TKO. *spoiler: they hug and praise each other after the fight*
Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills
Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub
Michael McDonald vs. Miguel Torres
- McDonald will put up a better fight than most expect, Torres better fight with some respect.
Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin

The prelim card is pretty sick, can't wait to see Matt Brown get his ass Karate kicked!

[dbreiden83080]

as long as it is chips to eat, because I suck at poker, lol

I meant to ask this earlier, but if you were Bones, how would you want to finish this fight?

1. KO
2. Continue you streak of subs
3. GnP TKO
4. Other

Bones will win this fight VIA Sub in round 3 or 4. His chokes are insane and Shad will be next to go night night..

[ace3g]

That'd be nice. Feel like I haven't seen a fight in months.


The prelim card is pretty sick, can't wait to see Matt Brown get his ass Karate kicked!


Hell yeah Thompson can be a force if his ground game can match that striking of his
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[ace3g]

Bones will win this fight VIA Sub in round 3 or 4. His chokes are insane and Shad will be next to go night night..

Yeah that is what I love about Bones, he has unorthodox striking, improving combinations, top notch wrestling, and excellent subs. He can finish you so many ways, hard to prepare for. Based on the last Countdown show, you can tell he is in peak shape and has real power in those punches he was throwing.

[The TroutBum]

Yeah that is what I love about Bones, he has unorthodox striking, improving combinations, top notch wrestling, and excellent subs. He can finish you so many ways, hard to prepare for. Based on the last Countdown show, you can tell he is in peak shape and has real power in those punches he was throwing.

For all the shit I give Jones, and for all the shit he does in the cage that irritates the hell out of me, I do appreciate his game. HIS GAME is a joy to watch, it's just too bad his game is attached to such an arrogant fuck head.

[dbreiden83080]

Yeah that is what I love about Bones, he has unorthodox striking, improving combinations, top notch wrestling, and excellent subs. He can finish you so many ways, hard to prepare for. Based on the last Countdown show, you can tell he is in peak shape and has real power in those punches he was throwing.

Shad has tried to embarass him so i expect Jones to want to make a point in this fight. He may go for the KO later in the fight. He may be coming into this fight with the mindset that he wants to KO Shad.. I think the game-plan will call for a TD and GNP/Sub attempts eventually but We'll see..

[polandprzem]

I wish i could have all you guys over for a MMA fight Club UFC 145 party..


Ace you bring the chips i got the beer...


Exactly


I've got nobody who I can watch UFC with.

But still 4am 29inches no HD and polish commentary is okay with me :)

[dbreiden83080]

Exactly


I've got nobody who I can watch UFC with.

But still 4am 29inches no HD and polish commentary is okay with me :)

Neither do i these days. I used to have a friend that watched with me every few months but he moved away. My Dad comes to town every few months and sometimes we order it together. Other than that i am on my own with the events. I still buy all the ones i really want to see. 55 bucks now though although you can get it for 45 on UFC.tv.. If this is 70 bucks in a few years i may not order anything anymore..

[polandprzem]

I forgot to add that I do not need to spend additional money to watch UFC, and hopefully it will not change.

I wonder if Dana is thinking about Poland and making an event here.
He talks about India, Italy and others. But also you could hear Poland here and there unfortunately nothing specific. Now in Poland mma is getting really popular. And few years back nobody knew nothing and I was happy to be a fan of such sport where so small amount of ppl knew about.

KSW and especially Pudzianowski changed it.
Pudzianowski is the one that brought masses to the sport. many not knowledgeable but you can say ppl knows what mma is more then 5yrs back.

[Creepn]

The thing I like about Jones is that he fights pretty frequent compared to the other big names. Damn I can't wait for this fight! I got Jones winning the fight but Shad is such a damn good fighter that he could give Jones his first real loss.

[polandprzem]

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[polandprzem]

presser today 1pm estern www.ufc.com

[dallaskd]

Neither do i these days. I used to have a friend that watched with me every few months but he moved away. My Dad comes to town every few months and sometimes we order it together. Other than that i am on my own with the events. I still buy all the ones i really want to see. 55 bucks now though although you can get it for 45 on UFC.tv.. If this is 70 bucks in a few years i may not order anything anymore..

I buy through UFC.tv and just play it on my tv

[dbreiden83080]

I buy through UFC.tv and just play it on my tv

I did that once. Sometimes they have streaming issues.. But 10 bucks cheaper is good..

[polandprzem]

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

Champ Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans (for light-heavyweight title)
Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills
Ben Rothwell vs. Brendan Schaub
Michael McDonald vs. Miguel Torres
Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin
John Alessio vs. Mark Bocek

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)

Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs
Matt Brown vs. Stephen Thompson
John Makdessi vs. Anthony Njokuani

[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb664iEJ7Ww

presser now

[ace3g]

different format than usual, with only the 2 fighters, no table, water/drinks, etc; just 2 chairs, Anik between the 2:

http://www.ufc.com/media/ufc-145-pre-fight-pc

[polandprzem]

i'd rather hear other fighters as well and other jurnalists

[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

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[dbreiden83080]

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Oops damn it Ace

You beat me to everything.. :lol

UFC has been doing an amazing job lately with the marketing.

[ace3g]

Oops damn it Ace

You beat me to everything.. :lol

lol, the power of tweetdeck, where tweets arrive at least 10 seconds before they do on twitter.com

[Creepn]

Bones actually stared into his eyes instead of looking away. This must be personal to him.

[The TroutBum]

Bones actually stared into his eyes instead of looking away. This must be personal to him.

Or he wants to meet up for butt sex after the fight. I'm betting it's the latter.

[ace3g]

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/248931/33mtrpe.jpg

[dbreiden83080]

Or he wants to meet up for butt sex after the fight. I'm betting it's the latter.

Now why would you give the jack-ass trolls around here ammo like this?

Dipshits like Axe Murderer will love it..

[dbreiden83080]

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/248931/33mtrpe.jpg

They will both be kneeling before the fight i bet..

Epic...

[ace3g]

I wonder if Bones will come out crawling like he did vs Rampage and Machida?

[dbreiden83080]

I wonder if Bones will come out crawling like he did vs Rampage and Machida?

I think so..

[Red Hawk #21]

They will both be kneeling before the fight i bet..

Epic...

Gunna be such a sick fight, I might miss it tho because we're gunna be partying hard in my dorm that night, I'm finally recovering from my acl injury so I think I wanna have some fun :lol but on a different note though this going to be a tough test for Bones.

[tlongII]

I'll be at the Timbers game unfortunately.

[dbreiden83080]

I'll be at the Timbers game unfortunately.

You still a Shad fan or on the Bones bandwagon..

[benefactor]

This will be the first one I won't be stealing off the internet in quite a while. Going to have some buddies over...beer...wings...the usual.

[ace3g]

Bones and Rashad on ESPN right now

--

Georges St-Pierre

@GeorgesStPierre

I've trained with Rashad and Jon and all I can say is that any small mistake will carry a hefty price, either way.

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http://media.ufc.tv/photo_galleries/UFC145_PressConference/UFC145_PressConference41.jpg

http://media.ufc.tv/photo_galleries/UFC145_PressConference/UFC145_PressConference44.jpg

[shyne]

This will be the first one I won't be stealing off the internet in quite a while. Going to have some buddies over...beer...wings...the usual.

That link you sent me a while back still work for you?

[dbreiden83080]

There is something extra about this fight. It just feels like it's gonna be a good one..

So excited..

[ace3g]

I haven't been this excited about a fight since the first Silva/Sonnen fight

[dallaskd]

Gunna be such a sick fight, I might miss it tho because we're gunna be partying hard in my dorm that night, I'm finally recovering from my acl injury so I think I wanna have some fun :lol but on a different note though this going to be a tough test for Bones.

who parties in their dorm room?

[benefactor]

That link you sent me a while back still work for you?
That site is up and down...but I just checked it and they are up and have the poster for the fight on the front page. If they don't have it then first row sports should.

[dbreiden83080]

GSP and Rory are the next Jones/Shad IMO. They both are saying they won't fight but Rory is gonna want a shot soon enough based on this..

“Hopefully, he retires or he moves up. Whatever. I’ll wait my turn. I’m not scared of fighting bigger guys. I don’t really care about my size. I’ll fight small.”


Spoken like a true 22 year old. Yeah he is 30 he should retire soon.. :lol

Better leave Tri-Star Rory..

[shyne]

That site is up and down...but I just checked it and they are up and have the poster for the fight on the front page. If they don't have it then first row sports should.

Cool thx.

[Red Hawk #21]

who parties in their dorm room?

Ehh, I probably worded that wrong lol. But I'm def partying hard this weekend :hat

[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

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Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!

Sat can't come fast enough..

[ace3g]

They will both be on the TNT post game show after Suns/Clips game:

https://p.twimg.com/Aq5Z6D_CQAANxGp.jpg:large

[The TroutBum]

Now why would you give the jack-ass trolls around here ammo like this?

Dipshits like Axe Murderer will love it..

Well, when you lead with your chin...


They will both be kneeling before the fight i bet..

Epic...

If they're both kneeling then they're obviously not blowing each other (this time), so my guess is GSP.

[The TroutBum]

BTW, I'm officially changing my pick to Evans. I hate Jones that much.

[polandprzem]

GSP and Rory are the next Jones/Shad IMO. They both are saying they won't fight but Rory is gonna want a shot soon enough based on this..

“Hopefully, he retires or he moves up. Whatever. I’ll wait my turn. I’m not scared of fighting bigger guys. I don’t really care about my size. I’ll fight small.”


Spoken like a true 22 year old. Yeah he is 30 he should retire soon.. :lol

Better leave Tri-Star Rory..

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[polandprzem]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk0_VyujcYo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gneZEtT8_8M

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9An8YJ4fSAM

[BlairForceDejuan]

Bones and Shad were great on Inside NBA last night. haha love that freaking show

Hell yeah mma mainstream.

[dbreiden83080]

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Give it a year.. This kid is cocky and wants his due...

[ace3g]

weigh ins start in about 4 minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/user/UFC/featured?v=vAxThUOanO8

[dbreiden83080]

Weigh ins at 4 ET

http://www.ufc.com/

[dbreiden83080]

Joe Silva but no Dana White at the weigh ins..

[ace3g]

yeah kind of weird, and wonder why Rogan had to shave his head?

[dbreiden83080]

yeah kind of weird, and wonder why Rogan had to shave his head?

He said he got plugs or something.. He gave up and just accepted the baldness..

[ace3g]

hope there are no issues with the main event or anything, kind of weird Dana is not there for this big fight

[dbreiden83080]

hope there are no issues with the main event or anything

stfu!!!!!

[ace3g]

well I'm just thinking to the presser the other day: they asked each fighter about their current weight, and Rashad, I thought he said, there are some issues, but won't be the problem. I might have heard wrong because no one on twitter immediately posted that quote like they usually do.

[ace3g]

what a staredown!!!

Jones basically has a body guard in his brother, lol

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Also, Ariel just posted this, a little disappointed in Bones, although not his sport, his length should make it easy, granted he was doing it from a flat jump, probably could dunk with running start

_FLPugqrWvM

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Oh and Dana tweeted that he is in Vegas for TUF tonight, will fly to Atlanta tomorrow.

[dbreiden83080]

What a nasty crowd. Booing everyone. Yet a huge crowd showed up. But they are not really rooting for anyone.. :lol

[dbreiden83080]

what a staredown!!!

Jones basically has a body guard in his brother, lol

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Also, Ariel just posted this, a little disappointed in Bones, although not his sport, his length should make it easy, granted he was doing it from a flat jump, probably could dunk with running start

_FLPugqrWvM

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Oh and Dana tweeted that he is in Vegas for TUF tonight, will fly to Atlanta tomorrow.

:lol

Well look at his dribble you can tell he has never played..

[ace3g]

mGqDtJBo9ns&feature=g-all-u&context=G23649f5FAAAAAAAAAAA

vAxThUOanO8&feature=g-all-u&context=G23649f5FAAAAAAAAAAA

[ace3g]

more so than any other fight thus far, ESPN, TNT etc really putting coverage on this fight.


SportsNation doing a segment on the fight right now

[dbreiden83080]

http://localhostr.com/file/wmAssvg/jonesrashad.gif

[dbreiden83080]

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Jon Jones (205) vs. Rashad Evans (204)

Rory MacDonald (169.5) vs. Che Mills (170)
Brendan Schaub (237) vs. Ben Rothwell (263)
Miguel Torres (135.5) vs. Michael McDonald (135)
Mark Hominick (145.5) vs. Eddie Yagin (144.5)
Mark Bocek (155) vs. John Alessio (155.5)
Travis Browne (250) vs. Chad Griggs (248)
Stephen Thompson (171) vs. Matt Brown (171)
* John Makdessi (158) vs. Anthony Njokuani (156)
Mac Danzig (155) vs. Efrain Escudero (156)
Keith Wisniewski (170.5) vs. Chris Clements (169)
Maximo Blanco (146) vs. Marcus Brimage (145)

[ace3g]

SUOlLBqDjrw

[Creepn]

I think Rashad got this...

[dbreiden83080]

It is so much better that this fight took longer to put together. The UFC tried to make this right after the Shogun fight and that was too soon. These things need time to brew. 1 year and change later and this one is at a fever pitch. One of the biggest UFC fights of all time..

[ace3g]

This was during off air time in between one of their interviews: can't tell what Bones said at the very beginning but it gets Rashad laughing:

yUYD4JSncgA

[polandprzem]

probably something about Jones doing the same stuff walking into the octagon

[ace3g]

It will be quiet around here from me (don't have a smartphone, so no way to post anything) but I'll post my recap/reactions to the fights when I get back later tonight.

[dbreiden83080]

It will be quiet around here from me (don't have a smartphone, so no way to post anything) but I'll post my recap/reactions to the fights when I get back later tonight.

have fun.. i'll be rocking this one in my living room..


Finally it's almost here..

[LakerHater]

HOLY FUCK Torres

[Stringer_Bell]

Dang, this year MMA has been so unpredictable. Last night Aoki got KO'd, then all of tonight's main card fights have been upsets. I should've known better with the Torres fight, but still...Hominick is getting karma slapped for all the glove-tap zip hits he does, and Brendon keeps showing his killer instinct sensor is way off. Good card so far tho!

[MannyIsGod]

Jesus christ his face.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

:lol Macdonald :wow

[Stringer_Bell]

Rory is an interesting fighter, and credit to him for trying to submit Che before having to bash his head in a few more times. But I'm not convinced of his greatness unless he can beat Kos or Fitch or Ellenberger. He has TREMENDOUS strength tho, hope he never gets busted for something...

And dear god don't let him fight Diego next :(

[polandprzem]

Rory is an interesting fighter, and credit to him for trying to submit Che before having to bash his head in a few more times. But I'm not convinced of his greatness unless he can beat Kos or Fitch or Ellenberger. He has TREMENDOUS strength tho, hope he never gets busted for something...

And dear god don't let him fight Diego next :(

He was winning the fight against Condit

[VBM]

Gametime

[LakerHater]

"The Champ is here"!

[LakerHater]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT's TIME!

[VBM]

cmon firstrow...don't start lagging on me now

[MannyIsGod]

Damn he shook him with that kick!

[LakerHater]

Nite Nite Rashad!!

[MannyIsGod]

Damn, those elbows are fucking nuts

[LakerHater]

LOL, Jones blind haymaker!!

[MannyIsGod]

Meh, boring round.

[MannyIsGod]

Is Rashad going to do anything?

[VBM]

Is Rashad going to do anything?

Survive

[LakerHater]

WTF???
Why did he do that??

[MannyIsGod]

Weird fight but John Jones should win easy.

[MannyIsGod]

Lol. Complete utter Dominance is worse than KO and submissions because the victim has time to contemplate his own ownage by another. Love it.

Then why don't you take some time to contemplate how stupid your posts are? This one takes the cake.

[MannyIsGod]

LOL what round could they have possibly given to Rashad?

[LakerHater]

Only 1 judge gave every round to Jones??

[Stringer_Bell]

The guard pulling shows just how creative Jackson/Jones are, pretty genius tbh haha

[Horry For 3!]

LOL Rashad couldn't do anything against Bones Jones.

[benefactor]

Never was in doubt. lol two judges giving a round to Rashad.

[dbreiden83080]

Great fight loved it.. Jones just keeps getting better. I was curious how this would play out if the fight went a while and it was like i expected. Jones controls that range and methodically and creatively goes to work. Rashad is tough as nails man. His chin is better than i thought it was and he did hurt Jon in the 2nd round i think it was. Suprised he stood so much with Jon. All of round 1 i was waiting for the TD attempt.

Hendo should be next...

[Horry For 3!]

LOL what round could they have possibly given to Rashad?

Only round he did anything was with that leg kick in round 1 but that was it. But Rashad shouldn't of won any round, I guess they gave that round to Rashad.

[dbreiden83080]

Never was in doubt. lol two judges giving a round to Rashad.

50-45 all day.. Rashad hurt him in round 2 but Jon didn't go down and he was dominating that round..

[dbreiden83080]

so who else thinks Rashad is going to say he got injured during training?

He'll make excuses he was embarassed.. Shad was sitting there and looked to me like he wanted some respect from Jones and Jones just walked away.. Eat the crow Rashad.. Eat the crow..

[dbreiden83080]

Rashad/Machida 2 is a good fight now..

[MannyIsGod]

Who gets to get their ass beat by Bones next?

[LakerHater]

Who gets to get their ass beat by Bones next?
Hendo!

[dbreiden83080]

Who gets to get their ass beat by Bones next?

Dan Henderson

Dana confirmed it at the Presser...

[dbreiden83080]

Jon Jones Keeps Light Heavyweight Crown, Scores Unanimous Decision at UFC 145


http://www.cdn.sherdog.com/_images/pictures/20120421100108_3e.JPG



Jon Jones took a top-shelf fighter and made him look utterly ordinary. It has become a common practice for the 24-year-old champion.

Jones controlled the distance, unveiled and endless bag of tricks and kept his stranglehold on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 205-pound division, as he defeated former friend and training partner Rashad Evans by unanimous decision to retain his light heavyweight crown in the UFC 145 headliner on Saturday at Philips Arena in Atlanta.

All three judges saw it for Jones (16-1, 10-1 UFC): 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45.

“This is definitely my most satisfying victory,” he said. “I did a lot of things tonight, but I didn’t want to make any mistakes. I didn’t feel the cleanest on my feet, but who I beat is very important to me.”

Jones’ prodigious offensive skill and creativity was something to behold. The Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts representative tore into Evans with kicks to the leg, body and head, a stiff left jab, crackling right hands and even violent shoulder strikes from the clinch. However, his most effective weapon was the standing elbow -- a technique for which Evans appeared wholly unprepared. It nearly finished the fight for Jones in the second round, when he staggered the challenger against the cage. A flying knee and a beautiful left hook followed soon after.

“It felt completely different [fighting him than it did training with him],” Jones said. “I threw a lot of elbows tonight. That’s something you would never do to a training partner.”

Evans, like others who have preceded him, struggled to bypass Jones’ enormous reach advantage. The Imperial Athletics export landed a clean head kick in the first round that seemed to rattle Jones and delivered a nice right hand in the third. Beyond that, he fought mostly with his back to the cage, eating punches and kicks from a distance.

Jones punctuated his latest conquest with a strong fifth round, as he backed up a jab with a crisp right hand, uncorked a knee from the clinch and scored with the only takedown of the bout. Evans scrambled free, perhaps wary of the champion’s infamous elbow strikes on the ground, but his fate had long been sealed.

“I was a little surprised [I couldn’t finish him],” Jones said. “I had a goal to finish the fight, and I didn’t. Hats off to Rashad. He has made [progress by] leaps and bounds in his game, as well. That was a great competition.”

The defeat was the first for Evans (17-2-1, 12-2-1 UFC) since May 2009 and halted a streak of four consecutive victories.

“He was pretty crafty and tricky, and I didn’t get my timing,” Evans said. “Give him props. He kept me on my toes, so I have to give it up to him. I just need to get better. I’m only 32 years old, and I have a long career ahead of me. I’ll just get better and work my way back up to the top again.”


MacDonald Dominates, Stops Mills

Surging welterweight prospect Rory MacDonald throttled Che Mills with vicious ground-and-pound en route to a spectacular second-round technical knockout in the co-main event. MacDonald (13-1, 4-1 UFC) finished it 2:20 into round two, as he roared to a third consecutive victory.

“Che was a great opponent,” MacDonald said. “He didn’t get much respect in the media because of his lack of fights in the UFC, but I took this fight very seriously. I’m very happy the way the fight went.”

Mills (14-5, 1-1 UFC) held his own while upright, but on the ground, MacDonald was on another level entirely. He smashed through the Englishman’s guard with ruthless punches from the top and mounted him in both rounds. Mills had no answer for him. Having battered and bloodied him with blows from the top, MacDonald finally moved to back mount in the second round, flattened out a clearly beaten Mills and brought it to an end with rapid-fire punches.

“I could tell I was landing big shots,” MacDonald said. “When I hit guys on the ground, and [the shots] are clean, I know they are going to be hurt. I just tried to stay clean in all my positions and flatten him out."

The 22-year-old’s stock continues to rise.

“I want to be champion one day, but I’m still very young,” MacDonald said. “One thing I lack is experience, and I’m aware of that. I have to get a lot more regular and compete three times a year. I think the fans will enjoy that, and so will I.”


http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Jon-Jones-Keeps-Light-Heavyweight-Crown-Scores-Unanimous-Decision-at-UFC-145-42071

[polandprzem]

Fuck I was 4-1 on this card and betting on Shad just because I'd rather see him lose then Evans


:pctoss

[ace3g]

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[Creepn]

Man I really used to like Bones but now he's doing all of these stupid and annoying photo op poses that's really putting me off for example the stretching his arms out to the heavens and shutting his eyes, acting over-the-top spiritual and the screaming. It really comes off fake to me.

^Like the YouTube.

[ace3g]

A fitting moment of the fight

http://media.heavy.com/gallery/ufc-145-fight-night-gallery/jones-v-evans-ufc-145-fight-night-21.jpg

[dbreiden83080]

Yeah shad wanted some respect there and Jones was having none of it... No hand-shake in the cage either..

[dbreiden83080]

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[ace3g]

thanks for all the gifs!!!

my predictions on the other hand...

[dbreiden83080]

I was 2-3 also... Never picking Schaub ever again. Dude has ZERO jaw..

[ace3g]

I was 2-3 also... Never picking Schaub ever again. Dude has ZERO jaw..

was going to say the same thing, and never seems to use the speed he is praised for.

Next up for Bones is Hendo, should be another good fight

[dbreiden83080]

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[ace3g]

I loved how he used those short elbows this fight in the stand up; probably threw Rashad off a bit with those (not something he has used up to this point in his short career), and didn't use the spinning back fists/elbows, if anything he used his positioning for the spinners and then used the short elbows.

Also scored a lot of points off front kicks and jabs to the body.

[dbreiden83080]

Props to Lakerhater in the Gif thread for this one.



http://uppix.net/d/f/3/35a07bfd57f7000cf19172f4dcbdf.gif

[LakerHater]

Props to Lakerhater in the Gif thread for this one.



http://uppix.net/d/f/3/35a07bfd57f7000cf19172f4dcbdf.gif
Clearer One!

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[benefactor]

Sick combination.

[dbreiden83080]

Poor Shad.. :lol


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[benefactor]

He won't fight him again.