UFC Fight Night 8 - Thurs 1/25

[LEONARD]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 8: JANUARY 25, 2007 ON SPIKE TV -
Hollywood, Florida

Main Card Bouts:
-Rashad Evans vs. Sean Salmon
-Heath Herring vs. Jake O'Brien
-Hermes Franca vs. Spencer Fisher

-Nathan Marquardt (#8 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Dean Lister (this is now the swing bout)

Preliminary Bouts:
-Josh Burkman vs. Chad Reiner
-Ed Herman vs. Chris Price
-Din Thomas vs. Clay Guida
-Rich Clementi vs. Ross Pointon

Give me:
Evans, although Salmon isn't bad and could pull off the upset...I'll be pulling for him...
Herring
Franca...please smash Fisher!
Marquardt, Burkman, Herman, Guida, Clementi.

Look for this Heath Herring commercial this week on Spike...the infamous "kiss"...lol
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.Detail&gid=4228

Genius marketing since the typical UFC / TUF fan doesn't know him. They'll love him before he even fights that night because of that commercial...

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Salmon and Evans video...
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.Detail&gid=4231

Herring and O'Brien video...
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.Detail&gid=4233

[desflood]

I know Clementi is going to take Ross Pointon to the ground and finish him off in a matter of a minute or two - but I'd still rather see that than anything with Rashad Evans. His nickname should be "The Neutralizer."

[LEONARD]

ufcjunkie.com has a good breakdown of the fights, odds, etc

http://ufcjunkie.com/2007/01/24/performifys-picks-ufc-fight-night-8

[LEONARD]

Article on Rashad...

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007701240347

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Pre-fight videos are up on UFC.com...
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.video

Odds: (from betchris.com...not listed on Bodog yet)

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/1076/1495/137984.jpg

Lots of long odds...

No odds on Fisher-Franca because there are rumors that Fisher hurt his knee and has been replaced by a teammate. I hope not, because that was potentially the best fight on the card (it bumped Lister-Nate from the top 3 fights, well...Spike TV bumped it).

Pointon sucks, but could land a lucky punch (due to his fighting style) and pull off an upset.

Sean Salmon is now my longshot upset pick after seeing the odds...I think he could surprise.

Salmon, Herring, Franca, Marquardt, Guida, Herman, Burkman, Clementi are my picks I suppose...

[desflood]

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.Detail&gid=4261

Price missed his weight (by a lot) but Ed Herman agreed to take the fight anyway. Like Ed ever backed down from a fight :ihit

[cornbread]

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.Detail&gid=4261

Price missed his weight (by a lot) but Ed Herman agreed to take the fight anyway. Like Ed ever backed down from a fight :ihit

I like that attitude. Ed is a gamer and he gets a lot a points in my book. On the other hand, I think it would be a very bad move for an up-and-comer to not take the match over the weight issue. Especially when coming off of a loss. Ed seems like the type who wouldn't give f*ck about a few lbs over the limit though.

[cornbread]

I know Clementi is going to take Ross Pointon to the ground and finish him off in a matter of a minute or two - but I'd still rather see that than anything with Rashad Evans. His nickname should be "The Neutralizer."

Damn Des! You've got some hate for Rashad! I kinda like his uber-atheletic wrestling style. It can get boring when he stalemates in the guard but I think if he gets a little more active with passing the guard then it will up the excitement level.

I'm also a fan of Josh "The Blanket" Kosheck, Kerr and Coleman so I guess I'm a fan of the one-dimensional wrestlers. :lol

[desflood]

:lol I don't really hate Rashad, I just think he could use a little work. Now, Koscheck... I do NOT have any affection for him at all. As a fighter or as a person. Rashad at least seems like a decent guy!

It just seems strange to me that they took Marquardt/Lister off the main event because they were worried it would not be exciting enough, but replaced it with the Rashad match. Heaven knows Rashad has had a few snoozers before.

[DarkReign]

Rashaad is a hometown boy, so hes always cool in my book. His fighting style leaves alot to be desired though. He is such a superiror athlete and wrestler, he should be able to ground and pound with the best but alas, cannot (yet).

[Mr Dio]

Evans belongs in pride....he is their typical guy..........he has come a long way from being that cocky dumbass northerner living in Trashigan though, props for that.

[cornbread]

Heath Herring wore a t-shirt and jeans at the weigh in. Could Heath be out of shape for this fight? I hear the guy he's fighting is pretty tough.


http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.GalleryImgDetail&gid=155&aid=6049&return=fa%3DMultiMedia%2EGalleryImgList%26gid%3D15 5

[mardigan]

I heard Cornbreads not that tough, thats just the word on the streets

[dallaskd]

rashad evans knock out was bad ass!!!

[dallaskd]

heath herring really dissapointed me. he had a big entrance and build up but didnt do shit.

[mardigan]

Rashad knocked that guy the fuck out

[dallaskd]

hell yeah, one of the best ive seen. awesome

[tlongII]

How did Short Fuse do?

[dallaskd]

won by tapout

[Horry For 3!]

Damn.... didn't get to see this. I had to work til 9.

[cornbread]

Hermes Franca just plain beat up Spencer Fisher. Great fight with good action on the ground and standing. Hermes begged for a title shot and will hopefully get it. I think he can take Sherk. What do you guys think?

Heath Herring looked HORRIBLE. He looked like he's stuck in the 1990's with no versatility. Very disappointing.

Herman picks up a slick armbar.

Rashad does his best Crocop impression and delivers the KO of the year, so far. How about that shit Des?! He'll make a fan of you yet. :hat

[cornbread]

I heard Cornbreads not that tough, thats just the word on the streets

Not as tough as yo momma. :ihit

[desflood]

How about that shit Des?! He'll make a fan of you yet. :hat
:lol He might just! I don't hate Rashad at all, I was just disappointed that we weren't going to get to see Marquardt/Lister. Rashad did very well for himself. Could have passed on watching Heath Herring getting his ass handed to him by somebody who's only been in mma for a couple of years, though. That stunk. I wonder if he got overconfident, or if it was just nerves?

[DarkReign]

That Rashaad knockout was brutal. Even he was a little bit disturbed that his opponent was still on his back when he was doing the interview with Rogan.

All in all, great night. I love MMA on cable television. Now they just need their own channel, so that I will never have to channel surf again.

[desflood]

They've got the Fight Network up in Canada. Wonder if we could get it down here if we bothered the cable and satellite companies enough...

[cornbread]

[QUOTE=desflood Could have passed on watching Heath Herring getting his ass handed to him by somebody who's only been in mma for a couple of years, though. That stunk. I wonder if he got overconfident, or if it was just nerves?[/QUOTE]

That was the most disappointing shit I've ever seen. I had a bad feeling when he weighed in with jeans and a shirt on. That is sometimes a sign that the fighter is out of shape. I REALLY hope he just underestimated this fight and will have a better showing next time.

[IX_Equilibrium]

I thought that UFN sucked.

First off, Rashad knocked out a nobody. oh wow :jack Salmon was untested and had never had experience fighting in a big promotion. I understand they are trying to build Rashad up, but come on, you are going to put him in a MAIN EVENT with a nobody?? That's just inane.

As far as Heath Herring is concerned, dude, quit your whining. You don't like to be on the ground? How about learning some takedown defense! How about trying to put forth some decent sub attempts! Don't lay there raising your hands in frustration to Big John because O'Brien is controlling you on the ground. O'Brien had a shitload of opportunities to put away the fight since Heath kept giving him his back, but I don't fault O'Brien. He is young, and hopefully he will develop that part of his game.

Hermes Franca looked great. Definately my favorite fighter of the night.

[LEONARD]

VERY disappointed in Heath's performance...looked like a completely different guy. His whining was very annoying too...

Apparently Heath says he tore his mcl in his knee 3 weeks ago. He said to those who have followed his career that his stance was so funky so his left arm could hang and protect the left knee. He also says the knee prevented him from having any sort of guard on the ground. Hopefully he heals well, comes back, and shows his true ability. He was definitely OVER hyped by the UFC. He's a good fighter, but he's been beaten severely by Nog, Crocop, and Fedor (it's ok to mention his name, Rogan! :D ). The real Heath is somewhere between the hype and what we saw Thursday...

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.Detail&gid=4277

Joe Rogan backed what he said on the UG...
http://www.mma.tv/tuf/index.cfm?ac=ListMessages&PID=1&TID=975401&FID=1&pc=67

Thank you Hermes Franca!!! :fro

Lister was flat dominated by Marquardt...30-25, 30-25, 30-27.

Evans KO on Salmon was brutal...glad to hear that Salmon is ok. He actually looked pretty good in the 1st round (won the round) but he obviously has flaws...

http://www.fightreport.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/rashad-evans_sean-salmon.gif

It's only January, but that could be the KO of the year. Of course, Crocop hasn't fought in the UFC yet :lol

and this...
http://www.hezkezl.com/cage/doubledragon.gif

was :lol he had to have done that to win a bet... :lol

and Dana and Rashad disagree on whether or not he'll fight Jardine...
http://ufcjunkie.com/2007/01/26/rashad-evans-vs-keith-jardine-depends-on-whom-you-ask/

:oops

[LEONARD]

I had to post this... :lol

http://www.szworld.net/Unlinked/Pele.gif