Official UFC Thread

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Actually, Sonnen is only a few months into his 2 years of federal probation. So he is technically still serving his punishment. And of course, some screw up on probation could land him right back in front of the judge.



It was a good card, but the guys I was pulling for lost:
Schaub/Griffin/Okami

Yeah my buddy was pulling for Schaub I was indifferent.

I lost all respect for Griffin a while back, not that I'm happy if he loses, but I don't think he is the type of fighter I saw back in the day.

I've liked Silva from day one, I knew who he was before his UFC days but only because of a few videos online I didn't know much about him.

I've always personally felt that fighters from Brazil overall are just better fighters.

 

[mrvlknight21]

Yeah my buddy was pulling for Schaub I was indifferent.

I lost all respect for Griffin a while back, not that I'm happy if he loses, but I don't think he is the type of fighter I saw back in the day.

I've liked Silva from day one, I knew who he was before his UFC days but only because of a few videos online I didn't know much about him.

I've always personally felt that fighters from Brazil overall are just better fighters.

I love Griffin, he is a hometown boy. Two of the guys who were at my house for this fight went to high school and played basketball with him, so we are all big Griffin fans.
However, I have to agree that he just seems to have lost something.

 

[E-Man]

Big Nog says he'll fighter either Brock or Mir in his next fight. I like the Brock match more, but another fight with Mir won't be bad.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/No...onal-Deal-Next-Fight-with-Lesnar-or-Mir-35227

“They’ve been calling me to fight on Dec. 10 or in Japan in February,” he said. “My opponent will be Frank Mir or Brock Lesnar. These are two very high-ranked guys, and let’s see what happens. I’ll talk to my team to prepare a good strategy for them.”

UFC 140 is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 10 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. No firm date has been announced for a UFC show in Japan, though Zuffa, LLC, representatives are reportedly targeting Feb. 26 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, as a potential destination.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I love Griffin, he is a hometown boy. Two of the guys who were at my house for this fight went to high school and played basketball with him, so we are all big Griffin fans.
However, I have to agree that he just seems to have lost something.

I liked Griffin a lot, I was into UFC long before his epic battle with Stephen Bonner on the first UF show. But that fight made him known to me and like him. After the first shogun fight, where he only won because shogun was somehow more gased than Griffin was, and his reaction to the victory decision for him was like he had just run the fastest boston marathon ever, just turned me off to him.

Then after his complete humiliation at the hands of Silva, then bolting from the ring like a kid who just got made fun of in the middle of class, I lost all respect for him.

I have nothing against the guy, but he's not my kind of fighter anymore.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Dana White is slated to make a major announcement on Friday.

-- The signing of Overeem, and who his opponent will be for the debut.

Jon Jones' camp is said to be spying on Rampage Jackson.

 

[B]

Big Nog says he'll fighter either Brock or Mir in his next fight. I like the Brock match more, but another fight with Mir won't be bad.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/No...onal-Deal-Next-Fight-with-Lesnar-or-Mir-35227

Lesnar vs Nogueira makes the most sense to me, I wouldn't be thrilled to see Mir fighting him again. I thought Mir vs Nogueira was a letdown the first time they fought.

Either way I'd expect Lesnar to bulldoze his way through Nogueira by pounding him out & if it's Mir I'd expect him to beat Nogueira probably by a similar fashion as the first time, Nog should lose to either I feel on paper anyway.

 

[misjuevos]

yea overeem is signed with the ufc, now the hw division is interesting to me again, especially since nog is back on his game.

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

Wow, Nogueira is only 35... I thought he was closer to 40.

 

[E-Man]

They announced that Cain vs. JDS is going to be on Fox November 12. What an awesome move by the UFC here. It's going to be a HUGE fight for them because both guys bring it. I'm glad that I'm getting a chance to see this for free.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Wow... I didn't see that coming.

It's a decent surprise, but I don't see anything major about it.

 

[B]

Wow, Nogueira is only 35... I thought he was closer to 40.

Just wear & tear on his body over the years in fights. When he fought Couture I thought it looked like Nogueira was the much older fighter.

 

[Norman Osborn]

yea overeem is signed with the ufc, now the hw division is interesting to me again, especially since nog is back on his game.

Gotta link to that? It may be inevitable but I didn't think it was official yet?

 

[mrvlknight21]

I liked Griffin a lot, I was into UFC long before his epic battle with Stephen Bonner on the first UF show. But that fight made him known to me and like him. After the first shogun fight, where he only won because shogun was somehow more gased than Griffin was, and his reaction to the victory decision for him was like he had just run the fastest boston marathon ever, just turned me off to him.

Then after his complete humiliation at the hands of Silva, then bolting from the ring like a kid who just got made fun of in the middle of class, I lost all respect for him.

I have nothing against the guy, but he's not my kind of fighter anymore.

I have read different things as to why Griffin ran out of there after the loss-everything from total embarassment to a serious injury. I do know that Griffin apologized in person to Silva on more than one occasion and Silva forgave him.

Also there is a youtube clip where Griffin talks about getting his A** whooped by Silva. I cant link it, since it contains bad language, but if you listen to it, you may re-think what you feel about his reaction to that fight, etc.

Search for "Forrest Griffin talks about Anderson Silva fight" if you want to hear it. Its actually very funny.

Forrest is far from classless and is usually very honest about his shortcomings/mistakes/etc.


Also, I certainly dont blame him for a dorky celebration after his win over Shogun the first time. Shogun was a HUGE favorite to win that fight and many people felt that Forrest was to be Shogun's catapult to a quick title shot. Instead Forrest pulls out a really good victory and celebrates. I dont see why you would dislike him for that.

They announced that Cain vs. JDS is going to be on Fox November 12. What an awesome move by the UFC here. It's going to be a HUGE fight for them because both guys bring it. I'm glad that I'm getting a chance to see this for free.

Wow, that is huge. Looking forward to that. Glad to see it will be free.

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

http://www.ufc.com/news/First-Fox-Main-Event-Cain-vs-JDS
"The five round championship bout between Velasquez-dos Santos will occupy the one hour time slot on Fox, with the rest of the card airing in a method to be determined."



I like what this one said:
"For those complaining that White did the wrong thing by taking a championship fight and putting it on free-TV, I'm betting you’re the same crowd complaining about prices for pay-per-view fights?"
http://www.csnbayarea.com/09/02/11/...a/landing_mma.html?blockID=558336&feedID=8306

 

[CrypticOne]

Awesome news that Velasquez and Dos Santos are fighting on free TV. I can't wait to see it. It is going to be a war!

The rest of the fights will probably air on Versus or Spike. I don't think the UFC will stack the card though.

 

[E-Man]

The Cain/JDS fight is only part of a one hour special featuring 2 fights. The first big card with more fights isn't until next year. This is basically a showcase.

 

[TheVileOne]

E-Man, they aren't going to have time to broadcast a second fight.

All the focus and bells and whistles will go to the five round Cain/JDS fight. If it ends quick they will show more.

Also a week later they are having a PPV. So they need to push that in front of a ton of potential new PPV buyers. The problem? Cain/JDS was on that card. So hopefully they can find a good replacement for that fight. No one is going to pay to see Faber/Bowles as the main event for a PPV.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

I have read different things as to why Griffin ran out of there after the loss-everything from total embarassment to a serious injury. I do know that Griffin apologized in person to Silva on more than one occasion and Silva forgave him.

Also there is a youtube clip where Griffin talks about getting his A** whooped by Silva. I cant link it, since it contains bad language, but if you listen to it, you may re-think what you feel about his reaction to that fight, etc.

Search for "Forrest Griffin talks about Anderson Silva fight" if you want to hear it. Its actually very funny.

Forrest is far from classless and is usually very honest about his shortcomings/mistakes/etc.


Also, I certainly dont blame him for a dorky celebration after his win over Shogun the first time. Shogun was a HUGE favorite to win that fight and many people felt that Forrest was to be Shogun's catapult to a quick title shot. Instead Forrest pulls out a really good victory and celebrates. I dont see why you would dislike him for that.

Just rubbed me the wrong way. Not my kind of fighter ya know? Not like I hate the guy or even dislike him in anyway. Just sort of turned me off to him as a fighter.

Sort of how Jim Brown doesn't like Emit Smith, I'm sure Emit is a great guy, but as far as Jim Brown is concerned, not his type of running back.

Doesn't mean Jim is right, just his personal preference. Same for me, I just didn't care for Griffin's reaction, it came off sort of as...."Wow I can't believe I pulled that one off....but let's not mention if my conditioning was any better at all, even a tiny bit, I would have destroyed Shogun, who was the only person on the planet more tired than I was at that moment which is why I was able to win."

Again, just my take on it, if anything I am in the minority.

 

[TheVileOne]

I like Forrest. He is a funny, ironic dude, but he has no self-esteem. It is time for Forrest to retire. Judging from his interviews he has no drive anymore. If he's in this just to have a job and make money now, it is best he just stops fighting now and not hurt himself further.

 

[B]

Jon Jones looks like a beast in the cage.. but dam I hate that motha****er.. believe it or not I want to like him, but some of the trash he writes on Twitter & how he conducts himself just makes it impossible to like him.

In the latest trailer for UFC 135 he compares himself to the likes of Mohammed Ali in the sense that all of the greats have some form of arrogance about them. The difference is Ali was entertaining cocky/arrogant, even Rashad is a little entertaining in his 'bigheadedness'... Jones isn't entertaining cocky, hes irritating cocky.

I really.. REAAALLLY hope Rampage lays him out cold..

 

[Paroxysm]

Awesome news that Velasquez and Dos Santos are fighting on free TV. I can't wait to see it. It is going to be a war!

The rest of the fights will probably air on Versus or Spike. I don't think the UFC will stack the card though.

Don't forget Facebook.

 

[E-Man]

Sort of how Jim Brown doesn't like Emit Smith, I'm sure Emit is a great guy, but as far as Jim Brown is concerned, not his type of running back.

You have a source for this? Maybe that's one reason it seems Jim never gave Emmitt his props. It would hilariously explain a lot. lol

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

You have a source for this? Maybe that's one reason it seems Jim never gave Emmitt his props. It would hilariously explain a lot. lol

I'm not sure if there is a direct quoted source. But there are some sources online where it is alluded to. One that I've seen is in the NFL networks top running backs of all time. Jim Brown is talking about Walter Payton and mentions that "if a running back did it the wrong way, you know running out of bounds, he wouldn't hear from me."

A lot of people say he is referring to Emmitt.

 

[E-Man]

Emmitt never ran out of bounds though. The dude always ran for that extra yard. If Jim Brown is referring to him he's delusional because Emmitt probably had more heart than any other running back in history. But I digress, this is an MMA thread. I can't wait for Cain/JDS on Fox. We're getting two UFC title fights on free tv this fall with the previously mentioned fight and Cruz vs. Mighty Mouse in October. Man I can't wait for that one either. I really can't recall seeing either guy in a boring fight.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Emmitt never ran out of bounds though. The dude always ran for that extra yard. If Jim Brown is referring to him he's delusional because Emmitt probably had more heart than any other running back in history. But I digress, this is an MMA thread. I can't wait for Cain/JDS on Fox. We're getting two UFC title fights on free tv this fall with the previously mentioned fight and Cruz vs. Mighty Mouse in October. Man I can't wait for that one either. I really can't recall seeing either guy in a boring fight.

You're right this is an MMA thread, but I would say Payton had more heart than any player in the NFL ever. imho.