**Official "UFC 73: Stacked" Thread** [Archive]

IX_Equilibrium

07-02-2007, 07:22 AM

Date: July 7, 2007
Location: Sacramento, Calif.
Venue: ARCO Arena
Broadcast: Pay-Per-View
Weigh-ins: July 6 (airing on ESPNews)

MAIN CARD

Champion Anderson Silva vs. Nate Marquardt (for middleweight title)
Heath Herring vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz
Champion Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca (for lightweight title)
Kenny Florian vs. Alvin Robinson

UNDERCARD

Stephan Bonnar vs. Mike Nickels
Jason Gilliam vs. Chris Lytle
Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva
Mark Bocek vs. Frank Edgar

LEONARD

07-02-2007, 09:08 AM

Tonight on Spike is "All Access: Sean Sherk" and "Countdown to UFC 73"

Main Card Bouts:
-Anderson Silva (#2 MW) vs. Nathan Marquardt (#7 MW) - 2nd round KO
-Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (#2 HW) vs. Heath Herring - 2nd round sub
-Tito Ortiz (#9 LHW) vs. Rashad Evans - UD
-Sean Sherk (#10 LW) vs. Hermes Franca - 2nd round KO
-Kenny Florian vs. Alvin Robinson - 2nd round TKO

Preliminary Bouts:
-Frankie Edgar vs. Mark Bocek - 3rd rd sub
-Chris Lytle vs. Jason Gilliam - 1st round KO
-Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva - UD
-Stephan Bonnar vs. Mike Nickels - 2nd round KO

(EDIT 7-5-07...changed from Florian to Robinson and Edgar to Bocek :dizzy )

Rashad says he's going to KO Tito...whoever started the "Sugar" thing for Rashad needs to have their ass kicked...
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4250

LEONARD

07-02-2007, 11:09 AM

Tito interview
http://www.411mania.com/MMA/columns/56401
http://ufctakedown.com/2007/07/01/tito-ortiz-interview-im-someone-to-reckon-with/

Some of the good stuff…
“Last year, I won 3 of my 4 fights, and I had two knockouts and one decision but I’m still dominant and I’m still in the title contention. I’m someone to reckon with. I’m not someone who gets beat by people. Look at my last nine years of competition. I’ve only lost to two people. I lost to heavyweight world champion Randy Couture, and I lost twice to Chuck Liddell. Those are the only two people I’ve ever lost to. I am still a name to be reckoned with.”

“The times that I’ve worked with Dana. He’s always tried to tell me to say things I’ve never said because it didn’t sound good and it wasn’t things that I wanted to say. I know that Chuck has always said “Yes Dana” and he’s always listened to what Dana says and is pretty much Dana’s puppet. That’s the way I’ve seen it, that’s the way I say it. I’m gonna speak the truth, I’m not gonna hold anything back, and that’s just the way I am.“

“For her to do what she did with Club Jenna and taking up the whole adult industry and selling it to Playboy and makin the revenue that she did out of it, just see the business stuff that does on the outside of it by getting into mainstream movies and stuff, and she’s been in a lot of things to grow her icon name: Jenna Jameson helped me do the same and I’m kinda following the same model.“

“Me and Rampage said we’ll never fight each other, ever, you know? But if the money that we’re getting paid for the fight comes to numbers we’ve always wanted, we’re not gonna say no… When Rampage gets the bout it could be a multi-million dollar fight so we could look at it as, “Hey we’re gonna make a lot of money and entertain the fans.”

“Big paydays like that are the ones that are gonna take care of it. I gotta look out for my future. UFC is gonna be here forever. Tito Ortiz is not gonna be here forever as fighter, but maybe as a business man.“

“I have one more fight with the UFC and I’m a free agent. Have to see what the UFC is gonna offer me. What they wanna give to me, and how important am I to their company. They’ve showed me plenty of times before that I’m not really that important to the company if they’re gonna make money with or without me.”

SAtoDallas

07-02-2007, 12:11 PM

I like some MMA but am not familiar with all the players. Is this card really worth paying for, or would I be better off talking someone else into getting it and watching it there?

LEONARD

07-02-2007, 12:21 PM

I like some MMA but am not familiar with all the players. Is this card really worth paying for, or would I be better off talking someone else into getting it and watching it there?

5 top 10 fighters is pretty solid for a UFC card. Including 2 title fights, Tito vs undefeated Rashad, and Big Nog's UFC debut. I'd never miss it...or UFC 74, which already has 7 top 10 fighters on the card.

I am however a LITTLe concerned with the potential for a 5 rd somewhat boring Sherk vs gas'd Franca fight and maybe a 3 rd decision with Ortiz - Evans with a lot of "laying". Nate can make a boring fight too, but I don't see him doing that with Silva. All in all, can't miss this one IMO...

If you don't want to pay for it, watch it at a bar or Hooters...
http://www.ufcdaily.com/2007/07/01/where-to-watch-ufc-73/

SAtoDallas

07-02-2007, 02:23 PM

Hey Leonard,which league has the superior talent UFC, Pride , Elite etc. My guess is UFC or Pride but like I've stated earlier I'm not hardcore MMA and what are the differences in the rules.

LEONARD

07-02-2007, 03:25 PM

The UFC owners bought Pride, so that mess of talent is where the best are. There are some top fighters scattered in other orgs though...or in limbo...

HW - Fedor and Barnett are in limbo, Aleks is fighting for M-1 in a few weeks
#1: Fedor Emelianenko
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Mirko Cro Cop
4. Josh Barnett
5. Randy Couture
6. Gabriel Gonzaga
7. Tim Sylvia
8. Andrei Arlovski
9. Fabricio Werdum
10. Aleksander Emelianenko

LHW - Silva, Sok, Arono, Lil Nog and Nakamura are in limbo. Silva will probably end up in the UFC.
#1: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
2. Quinton Jackson
3. Chuck Liddell
4. Dan Henderson
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
7. Ricardo Arona
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
9. Tito Ortiz
10. Kazuhiro Nakamura

MW - Lindland is everywhere but the UFC, Trigg signed with Elite XC, Lawler fights for a couple smaller org's, Filho is in the WEC, Kang is in limbo, not sure about Misaki
#1: Matt Lindland
2. Anderson Silva
3. Paulo Filho
4. Rich Franklin
5. Dan Henderson
6. Denis Kang
7. Nathan Marquardt
8. Robbie Lawler
9. Kazuo Misaki
10. Frank Trigg

WW - Shields fought last for K-1, Condit in the WEC
#1: Matt Serra
2. Georges St. Pierre
3. Matt Hughes
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Karo Parisyan
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Jon Fitch
8. Jake Shields
9. Akira Kikuchi
10. Carlos Condit

LW - Gomi, Melendez, Kawajiri, Aoki, Hansen, Ishida are in limbo...Sakurai and Sherk are in the UFC. Ribeiro and Kid are K-1.
#1: Takanori Gomi
2. Hayato Sakurai
3. Gilbert Melendez
4. Tatsuya Kawajiri
5. Shinya Aoki
6. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
7. Joachim Hansen
8. Mitsuhiro Ishida
9. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
10. Sean Sherk

This is just a sample as it's MMAWeekly's top 10 rankings...take them for what they're worth.

Evan

07-02-2007, 04:17 PM

Just like Leonard I fear some three to five round "brawl and stalls."

The only one I am 100% about is Stephan Bonnar murdering Mike Nickels.

I am still unsure about Hermes and Sean.

Great to see K-Flo..

Wondering where this will leave Heath if he loses.

dallaskd

07-02-2007, 04:33 PM

Main Card Bouts:
-Anderson Silva (#2 MW) vs. Nathan Marquardt (#7 MW)
-Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (#2 HW) vs. Heath Herring
-Tito Ortiz (#9 LHW) vs. Rashad Evans
-Sean Sherk (#10 LW) vs. Hermes Franca
-Kenny Florian vs. Alvin Robinson

Preliminary Bouts:
-Frankie Edgar vs. Mark Bocek
-Chris Lytle vs. Jason Gilliam
-Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva
-Stephan Bonnar vs. Mike Nickels

dallaskd

07-02-2007, 04:34 PM

Wondering where this will leave Heath if he loses.

no shame in losing to Nog. no one would be suprised.

Evan

07-02-2007, 06:05 PM

no shame in losing to Nog. no one would be suprised.

True, but it would be his third loss to Big Nog.

I just don't want the UFC to ever cut him, I love the Texas Crazy Horse! :clap

mardigan

07-02-2007, 06:08 PM

Tito said he was going to make Rashad his "nappy haired hoe"

Evan

07-02-2007, 07:02 PM

Tito said he was going to make Rashad his "nappy haired hoe"

Nobody in MMA knows how to play the media better than Tito. :clap

LEONARD

07-03-2007, 10:45 AM

Sherk's training on All Access last night was insane...the guy is officially crazy. You'd watch that and wonder how he ever loses? He was really under-sized at WW. He's a tough fight for anybody at LW just due to his cardio alone. I did pick Franca though... :dizzy

I love how Nog got no more than 2 min's of the 90 min preview... :lol

and I chuckled that it wasn't mentioned that Nog is 2-0 against Herring...Dana/Joe just said that they had a great fight and Herring wanted a chance at him again.

Tito interview
http://www.411mania.com/MMA/columns/56401
http://ufctakedown.com/2007/07/01/tito-ortiz-interview-im-someone-to-reckon-with/

Mark Bocek interviews...could be the fight of the night IMO. I hope we get to see it live...
http://ufcmania.com/2007/07/02/mark-bocek-i-will-find-a-way-to-win-at-ufc-73/
http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/article.jsp?content=20070701_151839_4556

LEONARD

07-03-2007, 12:39 PM

If you missed Sean Sherk All Access last night, here it is (NSV file...play in Winamp)

http://www.mediafire.com/?8n5nczkxff0

Evan

07-03-2007, 07:44 PM

vbookie....lets hop to it!

cornbread

07-04-2007, 11:50 AM

The "Caveman Training" part of Sherk's training regimen. This guy is unreal.

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/sean+sherk/video/x2g5ns_sean-sherk-caveman-training

dallaskd

07-04-2007, 02:27 PM

If you missed Sean Sherk All Access last night, here it is (NSV file...play in Winamp)

http://www.mediafire.com/?8n5nczkxff0

insane. does the guy have any fun in life?

Evan

07-04-2007, 07:12 PM

Nate Marquardt (18-4) Vs. Anderson Silva Title Holder (26-6)
Hermes Franca (19-5) Vs. Sean Sherk Title Holder(35-2-1)
Heath Herring (27-12-1) Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (29-4-1)
Mike Nickels (5-1) Vs. Stephan Bonnar (12-4)
Alvin Robinson (9-1) Vs. Kenny Florian (8-3)
Diego Saraiva (9-4-1) Vs. Jorge Gurgel (13-2-0)
Chris Lytle (32-14-4) Vs. Jason Gilliam (11-1)
Mark Bocek (4-0) Vs. Frank Edgar (6-0)

Anyone else notice how hard it is to get an accurate fighter record? Between Wikipedia, UFC.com, Sherdog, the actual fighters site and any other regular site you will get a different record almost every time. Its not off by much, typically one or two and mainly with fighters with a ton of fights who have been around for awhile.

dallaskd

07-05-2007, 12:05 AM

im going to change me pick on the sherk-franca fight. ill mix it up and go with hermes, he seems to be very motivated.

dallaskd

07-05-2007, 12:18 AM

Tito said he was going to make Rashad his "nappy haired hoe"

:lol

LEONARD

07-05-2007, 08:12 AM

Tito Ortiz on ESPNEWS 'Hot List' - Today at 4:40 CT

Weigh-ins on ESPNEWS Friday at 6:00 CT

'The Pulse' on ESPNEWS Saturday at 12:00 CT (noon) - I think Rogan might be on?

Sherdog predictions
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8159

cornbread

07-05-2007, 05:19 PM

Marquadt, Sherk, Tito, Nog, Bonner, K-Flo :lol ,Lytle, Edgar

dallaskd

07-05-2007, 07:30 PM

Marquadt, Sherk, Tito, Nog, Bonner, K-Flo :lol ,Lytle, Edgar

dont know why everyone says k-flo. he calls himself ken-flo

cornbread

07-05-2007, 07:37 PM

dont know why everyone says k-flo. he calls himself ken-flo
My bad. I get all of those first initial-half last name nicknames mixed up. And despite the cheesy nickname, I think the guy is a great fighter and I hope he subs Robinson.

Robinson looks like he'll be a handfull though.
http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=12212

LEONARD

07-05-2007, 07:39 PM

Tito on ESPNEWS...also a link to Evans, but it's the same video that's on UFC.comhttp://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/index

Sherdog's picks
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8147

MMAWeekly's picks
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4267

Sherk interview
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8171

Franca interview
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8157

Kenny Florian interview
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/ufc/exclusive-ufc-73-interview-mma-7882.aspx

Since nobody knows Alvin Robinson, here is a HL video
http://ufcmania.com/2007/07/05/video-highlight-of-alvin-robinson-kenny-florians-ufc-73-foe/

Cote interview
http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=2923458

Mark Bocek interviews...could be the fight of the night IMO. I hope we get to see it live...
http://ufcmania.com/2007/07/02/mark-bocek-i-will-find-a-way-to-win-at-ufc-73/
http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/article.jsp?content=20070701_151839_4556

Big Nog on Sherdog Radio
http://www.sherdog.com/news/radio.asp?id=241

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

Robinson looks like he'll be a handfull though.
http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=12212

here is a HL video
http://ufcmania.com/2007/07/05/video-highlight-of-alvin-robinson-kenny-florians-ufc-73-foe/

Evan

07-05-2007, 07:53 PM

Franca interview
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8157

I love Franca... I hope to God he wins although I don't think he will.

LEONARD

07-06-2007, 10:28 AM

In a moment of late night delusion last night I signed up on Bodog and bet on UFC 73...

Fav's
Silva (-160)
Tito - (-125)
Lytle - (-450)
Bonnar - (-600)

I just couldn't bet against Bonnar and Lytle given their opponents, even if they won't pay much. Nickels is probably the worst fighter in the UFC and Lytle is fighting a LW that's 0-1 in the UFC who is also stepping up to WW on just a couple weeks notice. Hughes couldn't finish Lytle, surely Gilliam can't either.

UD's
Robinson - (+240)
Franca - (+220)
Bocek - (+190)
Saraiva - (+185)
Herring - (+600) - no way he wins this fight, but I had to put something on a big underdog...that and Nog was -1000.

Rip-Hamilton32

07-06-2007, 02:31 PM

franca is the only upset i could see happening

LEONARD

07-06-2007, 04:46 PM

Sherdog Radio roundtable for UFC 73 (Gross, Breen, TJ)...Herring called in
http://www.sherdog.com/news/radio.asp?id=242

Good Anderson Silva HL
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1apzn_anderson-silva-hl

and the classic KO of Fryklund via standing elbow if you haven't seen it
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhtbv_anderson-silva-kos-tony-fryklund

djohn14

07-06-2007, 04:51 PM

Guess who got suprise tickets????????? Not ya'll. Me hahahahahaha!!!! Sorry for rubbing it in. GO ANDERSON, HERMES, RASHAD, and BIG NOG. See you later.

LEONARD

07-06-2007, 05:57 PM

Bastard...

Weigh-ins starting now. UFC.com

LEONARD

07-06-2007, 06:27 PM

Everybody made weight...Nate a little light??

MAIN CARD

Champion Anderson Silva (184.5) vs. Nate Marquardt (182.5) — for middleweight title
Champion Sean Sherk (154.5) vs. Hermes Franca (154.5) — for lightweight title
Rashad Evans (204) vs. Tito Ortiz (205.5)
Heath Herring (259) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (240.5)
Kenny Florian (155.5) vs. Alvin Robinson (156)

UNDERCARD

Stephan Bonnar (204.5) vs. Mike Nickels (205.5)
Jason Gilliam (171) vs. Chris Lytle (169.5)
Jorge Gurgel (155.5) vs. Diego Saraiva (155)
Mark Bocek (154.5) vs. Frank Edgar (154.5)

LEONARD

07-07-2007, 11:02 AM

Couture picked Silva, Sherk, Rashad, and Nog on The Fight Network "Before the Bell"...

LEONARD

07-07-2007, 11:42 AM

LOL...Rogan posted on the UG making fun of his new jeans...
http://mma.tv/tuf/index.cfm?ac=ListMessages&PID=1&TID=1086062&FID=1

"got my dragon affliction jeans on and I've never felt gayer.
I'm just waiting for someone to point at them and start laughing.
See you at the weigh ins :)

LEONARD

07-07-2007, 01:21 PM

Rogan talks UFC 73 on ESPNEWS
http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/index

3 videos are up...Rogan, weigh-in, and Tito...

Evan

07-07-2007, 01:33 PM

LEONARD

07-07-2007, 04:07 PM

UFC 73 - "Before The Bell" - The Fight Network

30 min show with Couture as co-host...includes Couture's picks and analysis...
http://www.sendspace.com/file/1eppjc

IX_Equilibrium

07-07-2007, 07:28 PM

If they just spent 5k re-designing that site sherdog would be in the rear view mirror....

Would it take that much $?

Evan

07-07-2007, 07:35 PM

Would it take that much $?

Unless the buy the copyright to a template maybe. Just a basic template that is copyrighted will run 2 to 5 hundred dollars. They need to overhaul that entire eyesore. Its such a good site and its so hard to find your way around.

They spend money on advertising...why not designing.

LEONARD

07-07-2007, 09:32 PM

Crazy f'n 1st round for Nog - Herring :dizzy :ihit

LEONARD

07-07-2007, 11:15 PM

Herring is an idiot...Nog is a badass with a ton of heart. He dominated aside from that goofy ass kick that landed...

Seeing Sherk faceplant was great...Hermes should've gone for the RNC instead of throwing punches. Sherk was just too powerful...

and Tito vs Rashad...jeez. Tito lost due to the pt deduction of course, but I think he still had it until that last takedown with 10 seconds left. :bang

0-3 on my bets so far :cry

Finally a hit on a bet...Silva is the man...poor Rich!! :lol

LEONARD

07-07-2007, 11:49 PM

Damnit Robinson!

20 min's left and they're bailing??

2 undercards went 2 min's and another ended in the 1st at 4:55...bull$hit!! :wtf :madrun :madrun :madrun

LEONARD

07-07-2007, 11:56 PM

My bets...

Silva (-160) - WIN - minimal return
Tito - (-125) - LOSS - Tito lost this one due to a takedown in the last 10 freakin' seconds!
Lytle - (-450) - WIN - but very little return
Bonnar - (-600) - WIN - but very little return
Robinson - (+240) - LOSS
Franca - (+220) - LOSS - damn close to a KO for Franca!!
Bocek - (+190) - LOSS
Saraiva - (+185) - LOSS
Herring - (+600) - LOSS - damn close to winning back half of what I risked in just one fight...

Turned $96 into $36 :cry :cry

Evan

07-08-2007, 08:07 AM

I almost had a clean predicted card except for that draw......

Considering all the upsets I needed a good call for once. hah

LEONARD

07-08-2007, 10:24 AM

Excluding the draw, 2nd card in a row with all the fav's winning...crazy after the fights we had from Jan - May...

LEONARD

07-08-2007, 11:27 AM

Press conf info
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/07/08/possible-future-ufc-matchups/

1. Sherk vs Penn in Nov
2. Crocop vs Nog, if CC beats Kongo
3. Franklin vs Silva in Cincy in Oct
4. Tito vs Rashad rematch in the works

Beatdown Radio - After the Bell...
http://www.sherdog.com/news/radio.asp?id=243

Post fight videos:

Franca
http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=1212

Florian
http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=1211

Lytle
http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=1210

Also, Dana called Tito an "idiot" on ESPNEWS before the fights. The hosts were kinda shocked by that...also when he said "get his ass kicked" they had to tell him to keep the profanity in check. :lol

LEONARD

07-08-2007, 12:28 PM

UFC.com post fight videos, including press conf's
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=MultiMedia.video

holy hell...check out Gurgel's face...he took a beating.

LEONARD

07-08-2007, 02:36 PM

The Edgar - Bocek fight sounds pretty good...
http://ufctakedown.com/2007/07/08/ufc-73-edgar-breaks-nose-still-tkos-bocek/

Edgar won, but his nose didn't fare too well...
http://ufctakedown.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/edgar-broken-nose.jpg

Link to all fights on Dailymotion...hurry while they're up.
http://www.sprawl-n-brawl.com/2007/07/ufc-73-videos.html

dallaskd

07-08-2007, 03:51 PM

Nog is one lucky guy. Imo tito could have won the fight, and that was NOT the tito of old like he said would be there. The rest of the card was predictable. Sherk is frustrating to watch. I really wish he would finish a fight.

LEONARD

07-08-2007, 04:09 PM

Tito gas'd pretty hard in the 3rd... :lol

dallaskd

07-08-2007, 04:12 PM

Tito gas'd pretty hard in the 3rd... :lol

I know for real! i already knew rashad's cardio wasnt amazing from the Salmon fight, but man I dont think Tito trained as hard as he usually does.

Rip-Hamilton32

07-08-2007, 05:18 PM

overall that was a shitty card for a card that was named stacked, tito vs rashad was the worst fight of the night imo and nog got lucky

LEONARD

07-08-2007, 05:35 PM

nog got lucky

He was a little lucky that Herring chose to stand him up, but few would've been in a position to keep the fight going at all. He kept his composure in a spot where few others could've...

If anything, he was more UNLUCKY in my opinion because he destroyed Herring for 14+ min's and was caught ducking into a goofy kick that hit on a sweet spot...

Evan

07-08-2007, 06:42 PM

I thought the card was great top to bottom.

I would say Heath was more stupid than Nog was lucky. I am extremely disappointed in Heath.

dallaskd

07-08-2007, 06:52 PM

overall that was a shitty card for a card that was named stacked, tito vs rashad was the worst fight of the night imo and nog got lucky

I loved the card, top 5 UFC cards of all time. Tito-Rashad was a decent fight if you ignore the outcome.

cornbread

07-08-2007, 09:55 PM

LEONARD

07-08-2007, 10:13 PM

I really enjoyed the card. The decisions weren't boring IMO.

Nog is one of the few people in the world that could come back from a kick like that and continue to dominate. I would love to see him match up with Tim Silvia but it sounds like there's different plans for him.

No kidding...a good way to have one of the top "Pride HW's" lose is to have them fight each other. :rolleyes We're really getting to see all of the "dream matchups"... :madrun

Seriously, we've seen Nog vs Crocop...and Crocop isn't fighting til Sept 8th...so Nog is going to wait til Dec or so to fight?? Fucking stupid...

LEONARD

07-09-2007, 10:56 AM

1st death at a UFC event??? Odd
http://www.ufcdaily.com/2007/07/08/man-dies-at-ufc-73/

More roundup...
http://www.ufcdaily.com/2007/07/08/ufc-roundup-post-ufc-73-news-and-notes/

Here are some of the major headlines from the post-UFC 73 press conference last night:

It has been confirmed that UFC 77 will take place October 20th in Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena. The event will be headlined by a rematch between Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin. You can find more on the event here
UFC 73 attendance was 14,370
Live gate was $1.5 million
B.J. Penn will face Sean Sherk for the lightweight title sometime in November
The deal with HBO is not dead and is still expected to happen sometime this year
Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva was fight of the night
Hayato “Mach” Sakurai has in fact signed with the UFC and will make his debut later this year
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will face Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira if he defeats Cheick Kongo at UFC 75 in September
Fedor Emelianenko is expected to sign a UFC contract this year and fight in the organization in early 2008
The UFC will return to Sacramento next year for an event

Even more press conf quotes here...good stuff.
http://15rounds.com/boxing/News/2007/07/ufcquotes-070707.php

cornbread

07-09-2007, 12:30 PM

Rip-Hamilton32

07-09-2007, 02:23 PM

I loved the card, top 5 UFC cards of all time. Tito-Rashad was a decent fight if you ignore the outcome.

the card was stacked but the fights sucked, tito vs rashad was very boring most of the fight was tito trying to take rashad down and rashad fighting it off, sherk vs franca was super one sided and silva destroyed nate

Evan

07-09-2007, 03:08 PM

..so Nog is going to wait til Dec or so to fight?? Fucking stupid...

You know what that tells me?

That they realized during his physical that Nog is on his last leg and to stretch him out they need to keep his fighting to a minimal.

LEONARD

07-09-2007, 03:24 PM

^Little correction. Sakurai debuted in UFC back in '02. :)

True...I just glanced thru that and pasted it. Most forget that he lost to Hughes at UFC 36...

Here's the fight...
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KCBWYSJE

LEONARD

07-10-2007, 10:22 AM

Sherdog's minute by minute... :lol
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8217

10:03 p.m. A shamelessly hyperbolic Mike Goldberg intones that he's about to bear witness to the "greatest card top to bottom in the history of combat sports." The 2000 PRIDE Grand Prix Finals DVD sits on my shelf, silently contradicting him.

10:04 p.m. Goldberg takes a bite of a Baconator from Wendy's and declares it "Quite simply, better than filet mignon. My taste buds are on a meteoric rise."

10:09 p.m. Amp'd Mobile, which recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy elective reorganization, emerges as a still-viable sponsor.

10:22 p.m. Despite a brisk stand-up pace early in the first, the mouth-breathers in ARCO Arena are booing. Thunderdome really was a poor precedent. Thanks for nothing, Mel.

10:34 p.m. Herring escapes a cross-face submission, a less-than-finesse move that involves running your forearm across your opponent's mug and squeezing until you hear something like a saltine cracker being crunched.

11:05 p.m. Franca loses top position in less than 10 seconds. Controlling Sherk is like trying to hold down a monkey on cocaine. In other words, good f--king luck.

12:26 a.m. Hovering over Marquardt, Silva rocks Nate with punches and gets a stoppage victory. Rich Franklin (Pictures) sighs heavily.

12:36 a.m. It's a good scrap between Florian and Robinson. Too bad most of the arena is barfing cheap beer out in the parking lot by now. Robinson taps from strikes.

12:38 a.m. Post-fight, Florian says he's a lightweight that finishes fights. Sherk briefly looks up at the backstage television, then resumes polishing his belt.

LEONARD

07-10-2007, 12:08 PM

Funny Rich Franklin video
http://fightlinker.com/?p=295

Ultimate Douchbag video
http://fightlinker.com/?p=297

If you think Sherk is a little boring...
http://fightlinker.com/?p=294

simple but telling stats regarding Sean Sherk’s UFC record:

7 fights
5 wins
2 losses
26 rounds
0 submissions
0 Ko’s
0 TKO’s
1 cut stoppage

here is the counterpoint to how good he is...stats from the Franca fight.
http://fightlinker.com/?p=302

18 takedowns
17 guard passes
3 mounts
5 Crucifix’s

All against a BJJ black belt.

Nate Marquardt had some McDonalds after the fight...
http://fightlinker.com/?p=303

http://www.fightlinker.com/pics/marquardt.jpg

More pics from the Sheraton hotel...
http://mma.napkinnights.com/pics/view_album.php?id=5127

Rip-Hamilton32

07-11-2007, 02:57 PM

lmao sherk controlled the entire fight, but franca got in 2 or 3 good knees but sherk just kept going lol

LEONARD

07-19-2007, 12:55 PM

Franca positive for something... :bang
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4358

Evan

07-19-2007, 02:37 PM

Drugs in mma....this is getting bad. Bad Bad Bad.

Another fighter complaining about money.

Evan

07-19-2007, 02:39 PM

something to point out....off the top of my head...its seems some around 90% of fighters who test positive fail the fight. Odd eh? Wonder if its because of bad flexibility due to roids.

LEONARD

07-19-2007, 02:40 PM

Sherk too!! :bang
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4359

Ridiculous...you KNOW you get tested in title fights. WTF??

So what happens to the LW belt?? BJ Penn vs Joe Stevenson or another top contender??

Evan

07-19-2007, 02:42 PM

Oh Gawd.......

This is going to blow the door off everything....

This is awful........

I hope they take away his belt.

LEONARD

07-19-2007, 02:43 PM

Oh Gawd.......

This is going to blow the door off everything....

This is awful........

I hope they take away his belt.

They have to I think...he's suspended for a year. They stripped Barnett back in the day...

cornbread

07-19-2007, 02:45 PM

Evan

07-19-2007, 02:45 PM

They will take away his belt. Didn't they for Tim and Josh?

Evan

07-19-2007, 02:48 PM

Unbelievable. I agree, they should take his belt away. Let Stevenson and BJ battle it out for the title. Dana needs to step up and make an example out of somebody because this shit is getting ridiculous.
This is so bad. Both fighters for a title fight tested positive.

Dana has to do a life ban or something to save face.

OMG........

I am seriously bummed.

cornbread

07-19-2007, 02:50 PM

They will take away his belt. Didn't they for Tim and Josh?
Tim got his belt taken by Mir via broken arm. Josh was relieved of his newly acquired title after beating Couture.

Evan

07-19-2007, 02:51 PM

Tim got his belt taken by Mir via broken arm. Josh was relieved of his newly acquired title after beating Couture.

Ok so when Tim tested positive he wasn't a title holder?

Evan

07-19-2007, 02:52 PM

Yeah Tim had it stripped after that McGee fight.

cornbread

07-19-2007, 02:55 PM

Ok so when Tim tested positive he wasn't a title holder?
I can't quite remember when his positive test was. I think it was between his championship runs. Maybe right after the Mir fight?

Evan

07-19-2007, 02:57 PM

I can't quite remember when his positive test was. I think it was between his championship runs. Maybe right after the Mir fight?

It was right before the Mir fight. he had it stripped for testing positive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Sylvia

Boy looking at the record........Tim has had a rough run when you look at the whole picture.

I am staying away from sherdog for a few days. will be chaos. lol

cornbread

07-19-2007, 03:00 PM

That's right. I forgot that they were fighting for the vacant title.

LEONARD

07-19-2007, 03:02 PM

Yea, it will be...

Here's something to change the subjet...Aoki vs Hironaka (who's on the UFN 11 card) in a BJJ match...a crazy armbar and broken arm is involved.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7rurq9YveGY

cornbread

07-19-2007, 03:09 PM

Flying armbar!! Very nice.

cornbread

07-19-2007, 03:22 PM

I was just reading up a little on Aoki. I never realized that he's a black belt under Yuki Nakai, the toughest SOB to ever put on the fingerless gloves!

What I can't find is any information on his BJJ accomplishments. Anybody know if Aoki has ever competed in ADCC, the BJJ World Championships or anything like that? Just curious.

Evan

07-19-2007, 03:26 PM

ADCC info is very hard to come by. Their website has gaps and so does wiki.

cornbread

07-19-2007, 03:35 PM

ADCC info is very hard to come by. Their website has gaps and so does wiki.
That's what I'm discovering right now.

Evan

07-19-2007, 03:47 PM

You need to spend hours sifting through sherdog.com unless the great LEONARD knows a site.

I was trying to find some info on Werdum in ADCC a few months ago and it was so frystrating I gave up on what I was working on.

LEONARD

07-19-2007, 03:48 PM

ADCC 2005

Shinya Aoki vs Marcelo Garcia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DanWm-wqwwo

Roger Gracie vs Shinya Aoki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIc7DfHv7io

Not sure what this is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTGZHgcpaJo

LEONARD

07-19-2007, 03:49 PM

Evan

07-19-2007, 03:56 PM

Me neither obviously. If you ever come across one please remember to shoot me an email.

If I had time I would make one.

cornbread

07-19-2007, 04:02 PM

You da man Leonard!

LEONARD

07-19-2007, 04:15 PM

Best of ADCC, volume 1
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T7TTZO4H

Volume 2, disk 1:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KM7TT03E
Volume 2, disk 2:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7Q4NXHTD

Volume 3:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MWPKH3Q2

another Aoki arm break... (MMA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_718dOW09k

Aoki highlight
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1q79x_shinya-aoki-mmagrappling-highlight_extreme

Evan

07-19-2007, 04:24 PM

cornbread

07-19-2007, 04:34 PM

I think Aoki may be my new favorite fighter.

cornbread

07-19-2007, 04:42 PM

Aoki highlight
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1q79x_shinya-aoki-mmagrappling-highlight_extreme

Speaking of great bjj highlights. My personal favorite is Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. The music perfect too.

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/jacare/video/x1i1ep_ju-jitsu-bresilien-ronaldo-jacare_sport

LEONARD

07-19-2007, 05:54 PM

The mans amazing....

LEONARD...could you find me everything you can on Mike Ciesnolevicz (IFL) video wise? I hate to ask... but...you the man who knows where everything is.

No rush! I can't find enough.

I'll see what I can find :fro

BTW...good choice of music on your myspace page!!

(might want to bump Sherk down the friend's list too... :lol )

I think Aoki may be my new favorite fighter.

Aoki is always fun to watch...unfortunately he says he's sticking with Pride...I'm not even sure what that means at this point :bang
http://mmaannotation.blogspot.com/2007/07/shinya-aoki-vows-continued-commitment.html

Speaking of great bjj highlights. My personal favorite is Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. The music perfect too.

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/jacare/video/x1i1ep_ju-jitsu-bresilien-ronaldo-jacare_sport

Great HL! Jacare is a stud without a doubt...definitely a guy to watch as he gets more MMA experience... (5-1 record now)

Jacare vs Couture (partial)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZyMRRy6BSWU

vs Couture (full download)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LMSD80FV

Matt Lindland (ADCC 2003)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uThvt9H3cgo

Ryan Gracie (ADCC 2003)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EVaKacz45tU

Fabricio Werdum
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HlSYsve24No

Roger Gracie (ADCC 2005)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mdFW7S6prDI

1st MMA fight
http://youtube.com/watch?v=skwwmzX-1Ww

2nd MMA fight
http://youtube.com/watch?v=82ty0UCmCjA

3rd MMA fight
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2gvr7_jacare-vs-alexander-shlemenko-jf-6_sport

6th MMA fight
http://www.mediafire.com/?dlxh0dfmwud
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21amo_gfc-ronaldo-jacare-souza-vs-vucick_extreme

Evan

07-19-2007, 06:46 PM

I'll see what I can find :fro

BTW...good choice of music on your myspace page!!

(might want to bump Sherk down the friend's list too... :lol )

You have no idea how helpful it would be.

I didn't think anyone listened to the music anymore. :smokin

lol....I know right? I will dump him off the list soon. I am disgusted by him.

Evan

07-19-2007, 06:49 PM

By the way guys, here is my myspace page for anyone that cares.

The sole purpose of it is to link every MMA fighter who has a page, so enjoy.

http://www.myspace.com/mmahaven

LEONARD

07-20-2007, 08:20 AM

You have no idea how helpful it would be.

I didn't think anyone listened to the music anymore. :smokin

lol....I know right? I will dump him off the list soon. I am disgusted by him.

I usually pause the music on a myspace page as soon as I get on it, but the drums got my attention...

So far I'm coming up dry on Mike. Are you doing a write-up on him? Have you messaged him on myspace to try to get some old footage?? I still have a few more places to check but they're longshots...