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Some pretty sweet Gif's aren't they Evan??
Some pretty sweet Gif's aren't they Evan??
Stepping in to end the fight WAY too early... again.
Oh is that why they kept booing him? I was wondering about that. It's hard to gauge though when to stop some of these fights..
ok ok guys im back.
Im starting to come around to Machida. Seeing him fight Rampage would be a of a fight.
Lol Sherk, Miller, Serra, X
http://cyber-sport.us/viewtopic.php?t=76018
machidas interview
Finally chiming in here...
Thank you Lyoto...
Hughes and Sonnen...sigh, so boring...disappointed in how quick Miller gassed, although I thought he had the choke early...
Sherk...worst gameplanner ever...
Damn Shad's eyes are in the back of his head
Sherk comes from a really good camp, so i am starting to think he is just a stubborn SOB..
why Eves was boo'd...
man that is a bad stoppagewhy Eves was boo'd...
It looked like Phillipe did go flat there when, he stepped in but yeah probably a bad stoppage..why Eves was boo'd...
Terrible. Yves Lavigne seems like a nice enough guy, but I'm going to rank him right up there with Cecil Peoples in terms of mma incompetence.
looks like he went flat twice
At least you've all seen just how God-awful that sequence was.
Felt bad for Nover here.
Dana should reserve one of those infamous post-fight rants for Lavigne's performance.
The truth is, there really aren't too many good experienced MMA refs. Big John was and remains the best i have ever seen. Yves is on a roll of bad stoppages. Dan Miragliotta has had some horrendous ones as well. I think Steve Mazzagatti is a bad ref too..
Rampage and Rashad to coach TUF 10...Lyoto vs Rampage in Sept...so I guess Rampage and Rashad will fight after the show regardless of whether Rampage has the le or not...
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/5/28...ge-jackson-and
at least we don't have to wait 8 months for a LHW le fight...
Not so fast mr...check out this article from Yahoo Sports
When Rashad Evans climbed into the cage at UFC 96 in March following Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s victory over Keith Jardine and began jawing nose-to-nose with Jackson, many saw it as a stunt devised by the public relations and marketing wizards at the Ultimate Fighting Championship to drum up interest in a future pay-per-view fight.
But on Thursday, during a conference call to announce the coaches for the 10th season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Jackson proved conclusively that angry confrontation with Evans was no stunt.
Jackson declined a shot at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s light heavyweight le, currently held by Lyoto Machida, in order to coach against Evans on Season 10 and have the opportunity to fight him in December.
The show, which will premiere Sept. 16 on e TV, will be known as “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.” From the way he sounded on Thursday, Jackson would have been willing to teach grandmothers how to knit if it would have gotten him a chance to fight Evans.
Jackson will be appearing on the show for the second time. He coached opposite Forrest Griffin last year on Season 7 and conceded he didn’t like the job. UFC president Dana White offered Jackson either the le shot against Machida or the opportunity to coach on Season 10 and meet Evans.
Jackson didn’t hesitate.
“Everybody knows I didn’t like coaching because I’m a sore loser when it comes to stuff like that,” Jackson said. “I was kind of upset about it and at first, I said I’d never coach again. But I have a good relationship with my first team and this time, I want to go out there and win.
“When I found out who I would be coaching against, I couldn’t turn it down. You know, Rashad left a bad taste in my mouth. He got up in my face (following the UFC 96 fight) with his bad-ass breath. I’m from Memphis. We don’t like that (stuff).”
Vengeance will be his primary motivation, but it won’t be the only one. Jackson also displayed a practical side and, while noting that he wants to become “the best champion who ever lived,” said coaching will give him a long time off between fights and will allow him time to learn the game.
The Ultimate Fighter 10 finale will be Dec. 5. Jackson will fight Evans later in December.
That would give Jackson more than nine months between fights.
“To be honest, I’ve been wanting to sharpen up on some of my skills,” Jackson said. “I’ve wanted to get my wrestling back up to par, and my ground game. This gives me time to continue to heal up. I fought really hard for two fights.
“I trained really hard for the Wanderlei (Silva) fight (at UFC 92 in December) and then I went right into training for Jardine. This will give me time to be with my kids and sharpen up my skills. I’m doing this (because) this is my job, my life. I want to put my best foot forward and I want to be the best champion who ever lived.”
Season 10 will mark Evans’ second appearance on the show, but his first as a coach. Evans, who lost his championship when he was knocked out by Machida on Saturday in the main event of UFC 98, won the heavyweight le on Season 2.
The show will help make the men even bigger stars than they’ve already become. White said there is a direct corrolation between a fighter’s appearance on TUF and his popularity, in terms of selling tickets, pay-per-views and merchandise.
“There’s no doubt about it,” White said of the show’s ability to increase a fighter’s marketability. “Let me put it to you this way. In 2006, Rashad Evans was a security guard in Detroit, Michigan. If that doesn’t give you enough ⦠He headlined a pay-per-view last Saturday that did very well.”
White declined to say how many fighters would take part, saying he’d make that and many other announcements at media day next week in Las Vegas.
He said Machida didn’t want to coach, because he wants to stay busy. Machida had said on his website that he would defend his belt at UFC 103 in September, but White said Thursday that is not true.
White said he is working on an opponent for Machida, but declined to identify him. He said he could make an announcement as soon as Thursday afternoon, but said the possibility exists that the process could drag on. He wouldn’t put a time frame on it, either.
So it looks like Rampage-Rashad in December if they dont end up fighting in the show, and Machida versus ?....who could it be...prolly Jon Bones Jones!
Awesome, can't wait for that season. And yes, Page is gonna knock Rashad the out..
We should put this up on the main page, for it's own thread..
Rashad just got abused..
Matt Hughes
I went back and watched the Rashad fight again, and I think it comes down to bad coaching. In the prefight press conference, I heard Rashad say that he didn't bring anybody in who would resemble Machida's style. When I heard that, I knew that there might be some problems. That is probably a big reason why Rashad didn't do very well in the striking area. I also think Rashad should have been coached on using his wrestling talent. He didn't shoot one takedown that I can remember and he just made it a sparring match. If I was to coach Rashad against Machida, I would have told him to make it a fight, use his wrestling and groundwork to really dictate the match. Not just go out and spar with him. I think Rashad could have done a lot better in that fight. I'm not saying he should have won, but he's a lot better than he showed on Saturday.
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2 things...
1. As was said on the broadcast nobody fights like him.
2. If Rashad shot in for a single or double leg Lyoto would have kicked his head so hard it would have knocked over a concession stand.
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