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LOL im guessing Fedor would get smothered by them too? And was Couture smothered by Lesnar?
well anyways.. you guys are dry, enjoy your saturday night on the internet forum
Yep Yep
Mir weighed 250 pds at UFC 100 and has the best BJJ in the division along with Nog. Brock took him down and shredded his guard to pieces..
LOL im guessing Fedor would get smothered by them too? And was Couture smothered by Lesnar?
well anyways.. you guys are dry, enjoy your saturday night on the internet forum
LOL, what a ass reply.
You're comparing Fedor who's around 230, and Couture who's a natural wrestler, to a guy who can cut down to 185?
Another thing is that Anderson would not be that fast in the cage at 230
I also do thinik that if hendo could hold Anderson on the ground then the wrestlers 50punds hevier can making some damage.
Let spider first win the lhw belt
I really dont know what I think Anderson could do at HW. I feel at the very worst he would be a very good fighter there. Anderson is obviously the best at 185, and I think if he moved up to 205 he'd be the best there too. Regardless of what Anderson Silva could or couldnt accomplish at the HW division...I see him as being the best MMA fighter alive today.
LMAO Dallas you cant be serious can you?? Brock is very fast for his size. Look at the way he bull rushes against Heath Herring. If Brock speared anderson he would tear him in half.
Yes lets all take a look at how slow Brock is..
Brock ran a 4.7 40 when he tried out for the NFL. It's been a few years since then but that's damn quick for a UFC HW.
yup and somehow still didn't make the team
he had no real background in football.
So did Dallas take his ball and go home?
Championship bout: Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia
Lightweight Championship bout: B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar
Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie
Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz
Last edited by desflood; 04-10-2010 at 11:27 AM.
Main Card
Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Demian Maia
Lightweight Championship bout: B.J. Penn (c) vs. Frankie Edgar
Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie
Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz
Preliminary Card
Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Phil Davis
Lightweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. John Gunderson
Welterweight bout: Nick Osipczak vs. Rick Story
Welterweight bout: DaMarques Johnson vs. Brad Blackburn
Lightweight bout: Paul Kelly vs. Matt Veach
Main Card
Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Demian Maia
Lightweight Championship bout: B.J. Penn (c) vs. Frankie Edgar
Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie
Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Mark Munoz
You guys and girls gonna watch it live? Or on a rerun?
Penn focused on task at hand
Every so often, even the great ones need a tap on the shoulder -- a reminder of what it took to become an elite fighter.
UFC welterweight champion B.J. Penn received a harsh reminder at UFC 94. on that night, Penn revisited the welterweight division for a rematch with leholder Georges St. Pierre.
For much of the bout, Penn was repeatedly thrown to the ground and beaten up. The manhandling was so severe that Penn's cornermen and a ringside physician were forced to step in and call it off.
As emotionally draining as that loss was for Penn (he'd also lost his first encounter with St. Pierre), something positive came out of the experience -- his motivation level reached an all-time high.
Penn is reinvigorated and determined to find out just how good a fighter he can be.
In the past, Penn was criticized for not completely dedicating himself to mixed martial arts. That isn't the case anymore.
Penn is now fully dedicated to his profession. He trains harder and pays more attention to details. His entire game has been refined, mentally and physically.
Since the loss to St. Pierre, Penn has literally gone unchallenged. He overpowered Kenny Florian en route to a submission win at UFC 101, then overwhelmed Diego Sanchez for nearly five full rounds at UFC 107 before finishing him with seconds remaining in that fight.
Penn takes no more shortcuts; now everyone gets his best shot. He plans to continue that trend Saturday at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, against Frankie Edgar.
Penn (15-5-1) is a huge favorite, but unlike in the days before his rematch with St. Pierre, he refuses to look beyond the fight at hand. Edgar isn't getting any breaks; he has Penn's full attention.
"Frankie Edgar is not the guy to look past," Penn told ESPN.com during a recent conference call. "Anybody who looks past Frankie Edgar is going to end up with another loss on their record … this isn't the guy you play around with.
"Frankie is a great opponent. I just have to go out and do my best."
Penn is the naturally larger man, a more refined puncher, has unmatched jiu-jitsu skills and has been in many le bouts. If it seems that Penn is approaching Edgar with some caution, he is.
Edgar is the better wrestler, but that discipline isn't likely to be on display often in this bout. These two mixed martial artists will spend a significant portion of their time Saturday exchanging punches and kicks.
Trading strikes won't necessarily be a bad thing for Edgar, who will make his first UFC le bout appearance. Like Penn, he has used a loss to redefine his game.
Since coming up short against a much larger Gray Maynard in April 2008, the first setback of his UFC career, Edgar has improved his boxing skills to the point where he is extremely confident utilizing that area of his game.
His confidence will be tested by Penn, who is also very skilled with his hands. Penn will also have a 3-inch height advantage.
Frankie Edgar plans to put his fists to good use against B.J. Penn.
Edgar, a resident of Toms River, N.J., is a diminutive lightweight by any standard, but that hasn't prevented him from becoming one of the division's top contenders. What Edgar lacks in size, he makes up with speed: He is quick-footed and possesses fast hands and elusive defensive skills. And he transitions from one discipline to the next as well as anyone in the sport.
Edgar plans to use every one of these assets against Penn. The champ will get Edgar's A-game.
"I've got to be the best fighter I can be," said Edgar (11-1). "I've got to make sure my boxing is good, my Muay Thai is good, my wrestling and jiu-jitsu is good. I've got to be the best I can when I fight April 10.
"I'm not going into this fight to lose. I'm going in there to try to win … that's what I'm going in there to do. Obviously, it's a tough task, beating B.J. Penn."
It's a task made tougher by Penn's newfound commitment. He has several goals, one of which is to retain his 155-pound le; another is returning to the 170-pound ranks.
Penn, a former UFC welterweight champion, makes no bones about his desire to compete at 170. It's part of what motivates him to defeat Edgar.
"Yes, if everything goes well on [Saturday] I definitely would consider moving up to 170. Not that it's 100 percent guaranteed," Penn said. "There's still a lot of good contenders in the 155-pound division, but I'm thinking about it.
"If I do make that move, I'm going to move slow. I'm not going to try to rush anything.
"I'd talk to [UFC president] Dana [White] and see if he would want me to vacate the belt, but maybe try to do something like [middleweight champ] Anderson [Silva] is doing, you test the waters … and see how everything plays out."
If Penn is victorious at UFC 112, White surely will grant his wish to compete at 170, but there are a few stipulations -- he must vacate the lightweight belt and immediately face stiff compe ion. White no longer favors champions competing in several weight classes simultaneously, nor does he intend to make life in another division easy for them.
Those days are over.
"Nobody is going to hold their belt and move around," White told ESPN.com recently in New York. "They're either going to give up the belt or stay at that weight. … [Penn] would have to give up the belt and fight at 170.
"B.J. Penn is the best B.J. Penn I have ever seen right now. This kid is in shape, focused and hungry. If he comes in [the welterweight division], he will fight one of the top contenders, and if he wins that, he earns the opportunity to fight Georges St. Pierre."
Penn might soon have a big decision to make regarding his future. The old Penn would have already begun concentrating on that issue; the new Penn won't make such a mistake.
He will have one thing on his mind Saturday night: beating Edgar. If Penn succeeds, only then will he begin contemplating his next move.
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My picks:
Maia
Edgar
Gracie
Grove
2 and half an hour .. can't wait!!!!
Ohhh snap, I totally forgot about the time difference.
I briefly caught the UFC preview show and I gotta say Frankie Edgar is still gonna be broken in 1/2, but it'll be fun to see Renzo's master technique against whatever Hughes has left in him.
Not sure. Would like to watch it live, but the old man is gone today and that leaves me outnumbered 3 to 1.
Hughes-Gracie was the fight of the ages.
time for maia
damn i wanted to change my pred to edgar neeewwwww champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
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