**Official UFC 78: Validation **

[oligarchy]

Saturday November 17, 2007
Prudential Center - Newark, New Jersey

Main card
Light heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping
Welterweight bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Ryo Chonan
Light heavyweight bout: Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva
Lightweight bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Frank Edgar
Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Joe Doerksen

Preliminary card
Welterweight bout: Akihiro Gono vs. Tamdan McCrory
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Thiago Alves
Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon vs. Jason Reinhardt
Lightweight bout: Marcus Aurelio vs. Luke Caudillo

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Fight Predictions:

Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping - By Lay n' Pray
Karo Parisyan vs. Ryo Chonan
Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva
Spencer Fisher vs. Frank Edgar
Ed Herman vs. Joe Doerksen

Akihiro Gono vs. Tamdan McCrory
Chris Lytle vs. Thiago Alves
Joe Lauzon vs. Jason Reinhardt
Marcus Aurelio vs. Luke Caudillo

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Funny(?) blogging quarrel between Bisping and Evans
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/11/...-the-bloggers/

Edit: Source updated.

[atxrocker]

this card is pretty weak to me

[mardigan]

this card is pretty weak to me

Me too, think this will be one that I skip

[oligarchy]

I'm actually looking most forward to Fisher v. Edgar and Doerksen v. Herman. Although, it's actually a good card minus the main event. I think if it had better fighters for the main event, it would be better. The fights should be very good.

Bisping vs Evans: should be death by boredom, this will definitely be the least exciting fight.
Fisher vs Edgar: should be fireworks -- fight of the night -- possible fight of the year
Herman vs Doerksen: should be another good fight
Karo vs Chonan: again, another action packed fight
Houston "we have a problem" Alexander vs Thiago Silva: any comments needed?

[Evan]

Its a good card...not ground breaking but good.

[LEONARD]

I really like this card, it's just the main event that isn't main event worthy...

I like it top to bottom though...

[koopa]

i hope bisping gets beat down, i used to like him but the way he acted when they gave him the decision over hamill made me hate him, so i hope evans kills him

and i hate karo so i hope he gets beat down too

houston alexander is no joke so i think silvas undefeated streak ends saturday

i haven't seen herman fight in awhile cause i missed the june ppv, so hopefully i don't see him tap out since i like him lol

[dallaskd]

Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping
Karo Parisyan vs. Ryo Chonan
Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva
Spencer Fisher vs. Frank Edgar
Ed Herman vs. Joe Doerksen
Akihiro Gono vs. Tamdan McCrory
Chris Lytle vs. Thiago Alves
Joe Lauzon vs. Jason Reinhardt
Marcus Aurelio vs. Luke Caudillo

[Evan]

I really like this card, it's just the main event that isn't main event worthy...

I like it top to bottom though...

Excellent point. Its simple a card missing a poster main event...I will be watching it for sure.

[oligarchy]

i haven't seen herman fight in awhile cause i missed the june ppv, so hopefully i don't see him tap out since i like him lol

This is a rematch. If you look at the loss, it's a TKO due to Triangle Choke. Which means that he didn't tap.

[oligarchy]

? You didn't have the story on your site. It's the only place I saw the story.

I really like this card, it's just the main event that isn't main event worthy..

Although, it's actually a good card minus the main event.

Same thing I said.

[Evan]

Same thing I said.

Yeah your right.


If I'm not mistaken this was supposed to be the Wandy Vs Chuck fight but Wandy is doing the Brazil "IFL" type thing right now.

I want to somehow get my hands on that TV show....

[koopa]

This is a rematch. If you look at the loss, it's a TKO due to Triangle Choke. Which means that he didn't tap.

oh when i said the last time i saw him tap was when he fought jason macdonald and he said i'm sorry for tapping out like a

[oligarchy]

oh when i said the last time i saw him tap was when he fought jason macdonald and he said i'm sorry for tapping out like a

Yeah, I understood and know the quote that's why I said look at the loss. He didn't tap

[Rip-Hamilton32]

i think the card sucks, but i hate evans and bisping, i thought both were getting better but they both sucked in there last fights

[Evan]

Really surprised at the reaction to this card. A lot of these people could be contending one day.

[LEONARD]

i think the card sucks, but i hate evans and bisping, i thought both were getting better but they both sucked in there last fights

What about the other fights??

[cornbread]

Main card
Light heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping
Welterweight bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Ryo Chonan
Light heavyweight bout: Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva
Lightweight bout: Spencer Fisher vs. Frank Edgar
Middleweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Joe Doerksen

Preliminary card
Welterweight bout: Akihiro Gono vs. Tamdan McCrory
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Thiago Alves
Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon vs. Jason Reinhardt
Lightweight bout: Marcus Aurelio vs. Luke Caudillo

[Soul_Patch]

Evans doesnt kill anyone...he beats people with technique and then playing possum...

i really dislike his fights for the most part.

[dallaskd]

Excellent card.

Karo Parisyan vs. Ryo Chonan
Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva
Spencer Fisher vs. Frank Edgar

....Contenders for fight of the year???

[Avitus1]

Main card
Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping
Karo Parisyan vs. Ryo Chonan
Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva
Spencer Fisher vs. Frank Edgar
Ed Herman vs. Joe Doerksen

[oligarchy]

Excellent card.

Karo Parisyan vs. Ryo Chonan
Houston Alexander vs. Thiago Silva
Spencer Fisher vs. Frank Edgar

....Contenders for fight of the year???

I don't think that the fight with Alexander and Silva will go as long as Fisher and Edgar. I think Ryo and Karo will be a bit slower than both.

[Evan]

I think Ryo and Karo will be a bit slower than both.

To me this is the highlight of the card but does have the potential to be so technical it could really stall out.