**Official** UFC Fight Night 12 Thread - Wed @ 8:00 CT on Spike

[LEONARD]

UFC Fight Night 12 on January 23, 2008
-Mike Swick vs Josh Burkman
-Drew McFedries vs Patrick Cote
-Nate Diaz vs Alvin Robinson
-Thiago Tavares vs Michihiro Omigawa
-Kurt Pellegrino vs Alberto Crane
-Gray Maynard vs Dennis Siver
-Cole Miller vs Jeremy Stephens
-Corey Hill vs Joe Veres
-Matt Wiman vs Buchholz

Pre-fight interviews & press conf
http://bloodyelbow.com/story/2008/1/20/19616/6499
http://bloodyelbow.com/story/2008/1/22/902/83064

Swick on Beatdown Radio
http://www.sherdog.com/news/radio.asp?id=461

Burkman interview
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5508

Swick-Burkman article
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=10907

Gray Maynard audio interview
http://www.jarrypark.com/2008/01/21/gray-maynard-looks-to-bully-dennis-siver-at-ufn-12/

Alvin Robinson interview
http://www.themmadigest.com/2008/01/alvin-robinson-interview/

Good card for Spike...

Really curious to see Swick at WW. He towers over Burkman...
Cote - McFedries should be a slugfest...
Nate Diaz is always entertaining, love him or hate him...
Tavares on the main card over Pellegrino, Maynard, Miller...surprising, but he should be IMO after losing a tough fight with Tyson Griffin. Looks like they want to get him some exposure instead of the TUF guys...good to see!
Hill vs Veres will be interesting...I tink there is 10-12" height difference there.

[Evan]

Solid card. Looking forward to it while my gal is in awe of Idol...

[dallaskd]

Mike Swick vs Josh Burkman
Drew McFedries vs Patrick Cote
Nate Diaz vs Alvin Robinson
Thiago Tavares vs Michihiro Omigawa
Kurt Pellegrino vs Alberto Crane
Gray Maynard vs Dennis Siver
Cole Miller vs Jeremy Stephens
Corey Hill vs Joe Veres
Matt Wiman vs Buchholz

[dallaskd]

Alvin Robinson is gonna wreck.

[Evan]

UFC Fight Night 12 on January 23, 2008
-Mike Swick vs Josh Burkman
-Drew McFedries vs Patrick Cote
-Nate Diaz vs Alvin Robinson
-Thiago Tavares vs Michihiro Omigawa
-Kurt Pellegrino vs Alberto Crane
-Gray Maynard vs Dennis Siver
-Cole Miller vs Jeremy Stephens
-Corey Hill vs Joe Veres

I dunno...who cares?
-Matt Wiman vs Buchholz

[Evan]

WE MUST HAVE LEONARD'S PREDICTIONS!!!!!!!

come out of prediction retirement!!!!!!!!!!!

We beg of you!!!

[LEONARD]

WE MUST HAVE LEONARD'S PREDICTIONS!!!!!!!

come out of prediction retirement!!!!!!!!!!!

We beg of you!!!

updated...douche...

[Evan]

updated...douche...

yer just mad cause I kicken Fedor's nuts

[LEONARD]

Weigh-in results
http://mmamania.com/2008/01/22/ufc-fight-night-12-weigh-in-results-for-swick-vs-burkman/

http://mmamania.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/ufn12-weighin1.jpg

add Swick to the list of big WW's...athough I don't think he'll be as big as GSP, Fitch, and Hughes...

[oligarchy]

-Mike Swick vs Josh Burkman
-Drew McFedries vs Patrick Cote
-Alvin Robinson vs Nate Diaz
-Thiago Tavares vs Michihiro Omigawa
-Kurt Pellegrino vs Alberto Crane
-Gray Maynard vs Dennis Siver
-Cole Miller vs Jeremy Stephens
-Corey Hill vs Joe Veres
-Matt Wiman vs Buchholz


I agree with LEONARD -- this is good card.

[Evan]

Big night for the left column

[LEONARD]

http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&cs=1&s=A437D397-1422-0E8C-9A0E9C71149E5452.jpg

Veres had a terrible debut against Maynard...I think he'll pull off an upset on Hill...

[oligarchy]

Big night for the left column


I lined it up that way for a more dramatic effect. Looks like it worked :dramaquee


http://media.ufc.tv/i.cfc?method=get&cs=1&s=A437D397-1422-0E8C-9A0E9C71149E5452.jpg

Veres had a terrible debut against Maynard...I think he'll pull off an upset on Hill...

My brain says the same thing, but I've fallen for the hype coming out of MFS. :depressed

[Evan]

wow you weren't kidding about Swick..

[LEONARD]

My brain says the same thing, but I've fallen for the hype coming out of MFS. :depressed

I've chatted with a guy that trains with him and they were really expecting to give Maynard one hell of a fight. I think he could give Hill some problems since he's so raw...

[Evan]

# Mike Swick vs. Josh Burkman - Unanimous Decision
# Patrick Cote def. Drew McFedries - TKO (Strikes) @ 1:44 of Rd. 1
# Thiago Tavares def. Michihiro Omigawa - Unanimous Decision
# Nate Diaz def. Alvin Robinson - Submission (Triangle Choke) @ 3:39 of Rd. 1

PRELIMINARY CARD
# Kurt Pellegrino def. Alberto Crane - TKO (Strikes) @ 1:55 of Rd. 2
# Gray Maynard def. Dennis Siver - Unanimous Decision
# Jeremy Stephens def. Cole Miller - TKO (Strikes) @ 4:44 of Rd. 2
# Corey Hill def. Joe Veres - TKO (Strikes) @ 0:37 of Rd. 2
# Matt Wiman def. Justin Buchholz - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) @ 2:56 of Rd. 1

[dallaskd]

Outside his one kick...Crane looked like the same shit he did vs Huerta.

Nate looked REALLY good on the ground. After seeing Robinson vs gurgel i thought he would overpower diaz.

I guess Cote is back after starting 0-4 in the UFC.

Tavares looked bad but got the win. He's not there yet.

Swick-Burkman was a good fight. Josh won the first round. but swicky did a good job avoiding the takedowns and getting the better of the exchanges on the feet. He looked a little out-of-sync. it was probably the weight cut. He should be back stong in his next fight. i'd love to see him beat up marcus davis or see him vs another top guy.

Havnt seen the others but good for Hill. maybe he might be something in MMA. handsome wiman seems like hes on a roll lately. and i guess cole's chin let him down? maynard-siver? eh havnt seen it. probably wont either.

[oligarchy]

Eh. That's all.

[LEONARD]

Sounds like a couple of undercards were better than a couple that aired...

Tavares flopped...

Swick's TD defense was good, but not much else in that fight.

Diaz impressive...good ground fight.

Cote looked great...

Poor Crane...he's a good punching bag...almost pulled the big upset in the 1st 15 seconds...

LMAO @ the fight in the crowd that interrupted Rogan and Rambo...

and Goldie not knowing the difference between Japanese and Portugese, despite having a Japanese wife... :lol

[Evan]

and Goldie not knowing the difference between Japanese and Portugese, despite having a Japanese wife... :lol

I think my neighbors 2 buildings over could hear me laugh at that. :lol

[LEONARD]

3 undercards

Jeremy Stephens vs Cole Miller
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x45wg3

Joe Veres vs Corey Hill
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x45whx

Matt Wiman vs Cory Buckholz
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x45wic

[Evan]

Corey Hill's balance sucks but I suppose that can be worked on.

If I was game planning with him I would demand he throws a knee every at least once every 30 seconds. Those knees with his height advantage he will be dealing with in his weight class will be like a lethal uppercut with devastating force.

[dallaskd]

man that sucks. Cole was looking great.