Official UFC Thread

[Mace Bloodstone]

Am I the only one wondering why in the hell Lesnar is a coach on the new season of TUF? I mean, I'm a Lesnar fan but he himself is waaaay too new to the sport and still has so much to learn himself. I just don't see him being a good coach.

It's Dana's last chance to squeeze every last drop out of this cash cow before his popularity falls. If he gets beat (badly) again i think he's done and goes back to the wwe.

 

[CrypticOne]

Yeah, if Lesnar gets handled, as I think he will, he will leave MMA forever.

 

[B]

Yeah, if Lesnar gets handled, as I think he will, he will leave MMA forever.

I can't imagine Lesnar would want to stick around in the MMA game if he wasn't number 1.. or constantly in contention to be number 1.

Alot of people are writing Brock off for this one because of his performance against Velasquez, this however is just as much going to be a test for Lesnar as it is for Dos Santos.

Dos Santos still thus far is pretty much umproven in terms of his takedown defense & fighting off his back, these are 2 things that Brock is capable of testing him on. Lesnar of course has suspect striking ability which will no doubt be tested by Dos Santos.

The longer this fight goes on, the more I think I'd favour Lesnar. Dos Santos looks like he suffers from Shane Carwin syndrome.. or at least he did against Big Country. One round of Lesnar smoothering Dos Santos on the ground could put him in trouble, he has KO power.. but largely he seems only truly dangerous at the begining.. so Lesnar should be patient in the first rather than trying to charge at him like a bull.

Should be an interesting fight & an interesting serious of TUF, not alot is known about Dos Santos or Lesnar as men so hopefully it should be a good watch.

 

[CrypticOne]

If Lesnar can get this to the ground, he has a chance. But he's scared to get hit, which is gonna be a problem against Dos Santos.

 

[B]

If Lesnar can get this to the ground, he has a chance. But he's scared to get hit, which is gonna be a problem against Dos Santos.

I don't think it's so much him being 'scared' of being hit, more a case of he doesn't react to being hit hard very well. He lowers his head, doesn't keep an eye on the opponent & trys really obvious/desperate takedown/clinch attempts.

 

[CrypticOne]

Yeah, but he is also scared to hit. Everytime he throws a punch, he puts his head down and closes his eyes. Like when he hit Herring, and then open his eyes surprisingly and bull rushed him.

 

[B]

Yeah, but he is also scared to hit. Everytime he throws a punch, he puts his head down and closes his eyes. Like when he hit Herring, and then open his eyes surprisingly and bull rushed him.

I'm not too sure about that to be honest, are you sure he didn't just kinda squint his eyes as he throws more or less bracing himself for impact of a punch that is coming his way at the same time..?

I don't know to be honest I wasn't really watching his eyes at the time, I'd need to find a replay video & have a look.

 

[CrypticOne]

Yeah, even when he knocked Couture down, he was surprised cause his eyes were closed. And its too late for him to learn not to be afraid.

 

[CrypticOne]

UFC 128 PREDICTIONS

Shogun Rua VS Jon Jones

I have Shogun winning by KO or knee bar. But I can see Jones winning by decision or by some form of choke. This is going to be an awesome fight to watch. Maybe the greatest LHW fight of all time. Hopefully that little layoff didn't hurt Shogun too much. This will be a great challenge for both fighters.

Faber VS Wineland

I don't see Faber having much trouble with Wineland and expect Faber to end this one in the first round by some nice ground work.

Miller VS Shalorus

I expect Miller to just outclass this guy and ask for a title shot, even though I don't think he's deserved it yet.

Akiyama VS Marquardt

This may be Akiyama's exiting ticket from the UFC as he loses a decision to Nate. I don't expect Nate to take much chances and see him just counter-striking Akiyama. It should be an exciting fight, but I see Nate playing it safe.

Cro Cop VS Schaub

I think this will be FOTN. Don't know who will win. Should be a battle though.

 

[E-Man]

Oh wow. Looks like Zuffa bought Strikeforce. I guess there's no need to change this thread to the MMA thread now. Not like that was going to happen anyway...
http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/12/zuffa-purchases-strikeforce/

 

[Paroxysm]

So from what the interview said, SF and UFC will still be separate entities? I was hoping for merger.

 

[E-Man]

There will be a merger in time. They're just going to honor the contract that Strikeforce has with Showtime until it runs out. Once that happens it'll be like the WEC merger.

 

[Paroxysm]

I really hope so, that would be awesome.

 

[E-Man]

Jacare vs. Maia and/or Palhares is what I want most. He already had three grappling matches with Maia, and Palhares is such a beast with his subs that those fights would be pretty entertaining. Melendez is another one I'm excited about. The UFC's lightweight division is very deep, and throwing him in the mix would make it even more exciting since you can make an argument for him being in the top three of the division.

 

[CrypticOne]

Oh wow. Looks like Zuffa bought Strikeforce. I guess there's no need to change this thread to the MMA thread now. Not like that was going to happen anyway...
http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/03/12/zuffa-purchases-strikeforce/

Wow!

 

[B]

From the outside looking in, it seems like a really wierd deal that they'd buy Strikeforce & not merge it with the UFC instantly.. with the WEC you could understand because it was largely lighter weight classes that didn't exist in the UFC at the time.

But Strikeforce has guys that are in the same weightclass, that are/would be top contenders even in the UFC in those classes..

Maybe they are gonna promote Strikeforce during UFC events to get the Strikeforce name & fighters names out there even more (similar to WEC in some fighters cases) then go for some form of merger when even more people watch Strikeforce & thus the fighters become more recognised.

Might as well just start calling MMA, UFC I think..

 

[louiebling$]

So Yea being the Pro wrestling fan I am(flame me all you want apples and oranges) but could we see Lesnar vs Batista in the future? Seeing as that's if Batista actually sticks it through.

 

[B]

Well if your looking for 2 former pro-wrestlers to fight, you'd be more likely to see Bobby Lashley vs Dave Batista for the simple fact that they are both signed for Strikeforce & Brock Lesnar is signed for the UFC.

Bobby Lashley looked promising until his last fight which he lost, all his other fights were arguably low calibre.

Batista.. well hes no more a mixed martial artist than I am, hes got no backround in any sort of wrestling, judo, jiu-jitsu, boxing, kickboxing, mauy thai or anything like that bar that one class he maybe did back in the 80's.. his name from WWE is the only reason such an amateur will be thrown into the spotlight of a main event card.

Say what you will about Lesnar, but I feel (even though he was thrown into the top end of MMA because of his name made from WWE) that he has earned his right to be there by defeating credible opponents.. if Batista or Lashley want to get to his level they'll need to start taking on the top heavyweights in Strikeforce.

 

[BlackLantern]

agreed, B

 

[Dr. Evil]

I wonder what happens to the female fighters now that Strikeforce is a part of the UFC.

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

I wonder what happens to the female fighters now that Strikeforce is a part of the UFC.

They are still (for now) separate organizations. I don't think there will be any changes for awhile.

 

[B]

Anderson Silva ready to fight GSP at catchweight



It's good to hear that Anderson Silva is more than prepared to meet GSP half way in a bid to try & get a superfight between these 2, made.

 

[E-Man]

A catchweight makes the most sense. No excuses for the loser. If Anderson wins it's not like he beat up a guy who is a newbie at the weight class he has been king for going on five years now. If GSP wins he still gets credit for beating the bigger man. They both have to give up something in that scenario because GSP fighting Anderson at middleweight gives Anderson more to lose while GSP is in a win-win.

180 makes the most sense. GSP just has to cut less while Anderson doesn't cut too much and drains himself. I doubt he can make 167 again, but 180 is a reasonable range. Either way it goes, I hope they both fight and here because I want to go to that so damn bad.

 

[Dr. Evil]

They are still (for now) separate organizations. I don't think there will be any changes for awhile.

All bets are off though if there is a merger. It basically means that Carano vs. Cyborg II could happen in Bellator.

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

Carano is fighting men now...