Well UFC 85 has come and gone, I feel for anyone that actually paid money for it, and its time to check out my picks:
Alves v Hughes - Right on. Glad to see Alves win, although he didn't make weight and then asked for a title shot. He has the tools to be very good but needs to work on the weight a bit more.
Werdum v Vera - Not the way I saw it ending but still the same result. Vera used to be so highly regarded and now he's lost two consecutive fights, albeit to two tough opponents. The UFC needs to give him some chump to wreck then get him back to fighting the big dogs. Werdum needs a rematch with Nog now, make it happen Dana.
Marquardt v Leites - 'Herb Dean, best in the game' - Joe Rogan. What the fuck. Thanks for an exciting fight guys but we'll just take two points away from Marquardt, who won on all judges cards, and give Leites the win. Not to dog on Leites because he weathered the storm and still put up a great fight but the result was bullshit because of the point deductions.
Davis v Swick - Ouch. Swick, I'm glad you won because you needed this one. Davis, better luck next time. I'm pretty impartial here but both fighters have heart and it was an ok fight.
Bisping v Day - Who didn't see this one happening. When will Bisping actually fight someone who matters? The UFC doesn't want their UK poster boy getting worked over? Oh ok, we'll just put you up against Chumpzilla's #1-100 for the rest of your days here.
Got 4 out of 5 right, not bad at all. I still can't believe that this was a PPV event and not free on Spike. I hope they didn't make any money on this.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Wanderlei's next opponent
According to Wanderlei Silva's Myspace page his next opponent will either by Thiago Silva or Lyoto Machida. Those guys better say bye bye to their nice 0 loss records!
UFC 85 Bedlam
Well here it is, night before the next UFC. Time for some predictions:
Alves v Hughes - I really hope Alves can win this but I'm not too sure on that. Hughes might be able to his wrestling to lay and pray a decision out of this one. But I'm still picking Alves just because Hughes is a fag.
Werdum v Vera - If this fight gets to the ground it is over for Vera, he knows that and so does everyone else. If he can keep it standing he may be able to outscore Werdum and win a decision but I think that Werdum will find a way to get it to the floor and show off his excellent BJJ.
Marquardt v Leites - Nate might have been dismantled by Silva but he is still one of the best Middleweights in the UFC. I expect Nate to win by decision or TKO in Round 2 or 3.
Davis v Swick - I really like Mike Swick but I think this is a bad matchup for him. Davis has some heavy hands and if Swick takes a few it might be lights out for him. I would like to see Swick do well at Welterweight but I don't see him winning this one.
Bisping v Day - Come the fuck on UFC, let Bisping fight someone who matters. Who gives a shit if he is 10089809389077 -1 if he only fights nobodies. Having him as the posterchild for MMA in the UK makes me sick because he sucks and hasn't beaten anyone good at 185 or 205 (no I don't count his fight vs Hamill as a win). I really am hoping for Day to pull the upset here but I have a feeling Bisping will win this crapfest.
I'll post again after the fights to see how bad my predictions were.
Alves v Hughes - I really hope Alves can win this but I'm not too sure on that. Hughes might be able to his wrestling to lay and pray a decision out of this one. But I'm still picking Alves just because Hughes is a fag.
Werdum v Vera - If this fight gets to the ground it is over for Vera, he knows that and so does everyone else. If he can keep it standing he may be able to outscore Werdum and win a decision but I think that Werdum will find a way to get it to the floor and show off his excellent BJJ.
Marquardt v Leites - Nate might have been dismantled by Silva but he is still one of the best Middleweights in the UFC. I expect Nate to win by decision or TKO in Round 2 or 3.
Davis v Swick - I really like Mike Swick but I think this is a bad matchup for him. Davis has some heavy hands and if Swick takes a few it might be lights out for him. I would like to see Swick do well at Welterweight but I don't see him winning this one.
Bisping v Day - Come the fuck on UFC, let Bisping fight someone who matters. Who gives a shit if he is 10089809389077 -1 if he only fights nobodies. Having him as the posterchild for MMA in the UK makes me sick because he sucks and hasn't beaten anyone good at 185 or 205 (no I don't count his fight vs Hamill as a win). I really am hoping for Day to pull the upset here but I have a feeling Bisping will win this crapfest.
I'll post again after the fights to see how bad my predictions were.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Arlovski to sign with Affliction....and Trump too
What a crazy day.
Apparently Andrei Arlovski is going to sign with Affliction today and will fight Ben Rothwell on their debut card on July 19. This Affliction card is simply stacked. Headlined by Fedor v Tim Sylvia, it also includes Arlovski v Rothwell, Matt Lindland, Babalu, and others. Should be an excellent card.
Also Donald Trump is supposed to be in their press conference today and will have a stake in the promotion or something like that.
Apparently Andrei Arlovski is going to sign with Affliction today and will fight Ben Rothwell on their debut card on July 19. This Affliction card is simply stacked. Headlined by Fedor v Tim Sylvia, it also includes Arlovski v Rothwell, Matt Lindland, Babalu, and others. Should be an excellent card.
Also Donald Trump is supposed to be in their press conference today and will have a stake in the promotion or something like that.
WEC on Versus
This was really a great show, if you missed it you need to see it so go download it now or see it somehow because this is how MMA should be, not that tripe that was on CBS. Outside of Razor Rob's poor showing, all of the fights were exciting, especially Torres v Maeda and Pulver v Faber. If only CBS could have shown this instead of EliteXC.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Elite XC on CBS
Wow, as a big time fan of MMA I am really sorry to all the first time people who had to view the abomination that was the Elite XC on CBS last night. Not only were there some questionable stoppages, but the whole thing was just trash. I'm only going to discuss the televised portion but the undercard was also either amazing or pathetic.
1. Brett Rogers v Jon Murphy - This one was setup to be one sided from the beginning, and thats how it turned out. I guess it was ok for the first time viewers to see a quick KO.
2. Joey Villasenor v Phil Baroni - The New York Bad Ass has officially washed out. He is no longer a decent striker nor can he wrestle at all. Its kind of sad because he did have potential while in the UFC and made a somewhat comeback in PRIDE but now he is done. Hang up the gloves Phil.
3. Gina Carano v Kaitlin Young - The first of 3 questionable stoppages. This one is somewhat understandable because Young was pretty beat up, but still having a mouse under your eye isn't enough to stop a fight. Carano showed off her impressive rack and also attempted a Gogoplata, which in and of itself is pretty impressive for someone who really just wants to bang and knock people out. Gina really needs to settle on fights at 145 or 150 though. Missing weight 3 consecutive fights is depressing.
4. Robbie Lawler v Scott Smith - The second of the 3 questionable stoppages. This was a pretty entertaining brawl with no ground game. Both guys continued to try to KO the other, even if the fans were booing for no reason. Unfortunately the fight was stopped after an unintentional eye gouge by Lawler. The doctor did not give Scott 5 minutes to recover and ended it prematurely and thus a No contest. Pretty terrible way to end an otherwise entertaining fight. Lawler had some seriously nasty liver shots too, Bas would have been proud.
5. Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson v James Thompson - Bullshit, Bullshit, Bullshit! I'm not a fan of the 'Colossus' or 'Megapunk' or whatever he goes by nowadays, but Thompson had this clearly won in Round 2. After having Slice in the crucifix position and landing blows for over a minute straight this should have been called. I don't care if Miragliotta thought they weren't damaging enough, Slice was not defending them and this should have been over. In round 3 he called the fight after Slice hit the cauliflower on Thompson's ear and it burst, followed up with a few more strikes that stumbled Thompson. Earlier in the fight Slice wobbled Thompson as well but Thompson ended up in dominant position on the ground, which in turn was stood up for no reason. This whole fight just wreaked of corruption.
I knew the EliteXC banner wasn't classy, after seeing their events on Showtime and PPV with their dancers and all, but this was just pathetic and for the first timers out there I feel sorry. If you really want to see some good fights then watch the WEC tonight with Pulver v Faber. I think the worst thing that happened tonight was me realizing that Gary Shaw is actually worse than Dana White, and that makes me sick. Props to Sherdog for the photos.
1. Brett Rogers v Jon Murphy - This one was setup to be one sided from the beginning, and thats how it turned out. I guess it was ok for the first time viewers to see a quick KO.
2. Joey Villasenor v Phil Baroni - The New York Bad Ass has officially washed out. He is no longer a decent striker nor can he wrestle at all. Its kind of sad because he did have potential while in the UFC and made a somewhat comeback in PRIDE but now he is done. Hang up the gloves Phil.3. Gina Carano v Kaitlin Young - The first of 3 questionable stoppages. This one is somewhat understandable because Young was pretty beat up, but still having a mouse under your eye isn't enough to stop a fight. Carano showed off her impressive rack and also attempted a Gogoplata, which in and of itself is pretty impressive for someone who really just wants to bang and knock people out. Gina really needs to settle on fights at 145 or 150 though. Missing weight 3 consecutive fights is depressing.4. Robbie Lawler v Scott Smith - The second of the 3 questionable stoppages. This was a pretty entertaining brawl with no ground game. Both guys continued to try to KO the other, even if the fans were booing for no reason. Unfortunately the fight was stopped after an unintentional eye gouge by Lawler. The doctor did not give Scott 5 minutes to recover and ended it prematurely and thus a No contest. Pretty terrible way to end an otherwise entertaining fight. Lawler had some seriously nasty liver shots too, Bas would have been proud.5. Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson v James Thompson - Bullshit, Bullshit, Bullshit! I'm not a fan of the 'Colossus' or 'Megapunk' or whatever he goes by nowadays, but Thompson had this clearly won in Round 2. After having Slice in the crucifix position and landing blows for over a minute straight this should have been called. I don't care if Miragliotta thought they weren't damaging enough, Slice was not defending them and this should have been over. In round 3 he called the fight after Slice hit the cauliflower on Thompson's ear and it burst, followed up with a few more strikes that stumbled Thompson. Earlier in the fight Slice wobbled Thompson as well but Thompson ended up in dominant position on the ground, which in turn was stood up for no reason. This whole fight just wreaked of corruption.
I knew the EliteXC banner wasn't classy, after seeing their events on Showtime and PPV with their dancers and all, but this was just pathetic and for the first timers out there I feel sorry. If you really want to see some good fights then watch the WEC tonight with Pulver v Faber. I think the worst thing that happened tonight was me realizing that Gary Shaw is actually worse than Dana White, and that makes me sick. Props to Sherdog for the photos.
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