MMA General Discussion Thread

[Chase]

I love the people who blame Dana... make better card. Are mma fans really that dumb... you do know Dana promotes different then creates. In all honest blame Joe Silva for the 151 card not looking that great. Blame injuries in the UFC, there is a lot more to blame than just Dana White. Also people wonder why Jones still is getting hate.

Dude says he is a fucking champion that will fight anyone anywhere no backing down. Backs down from a fight? Huh.... yeah I mean how can someone be represented as a champion after that move? You can't make someone look credible by bitching out like that. Best for management, best for decision for me.... yeah asshole best decision for you costing all these other fighters a paycheck... real smooth.

 

[Slim]

It can be blamed on Joe Silva, Jones, and injuries, but I'd place it more on Silva. I mean there have been cards where the main event was changed, put on another card, had to be removed... but the card was strong enough to carry on. That 151 card was beyond weak. It was so weak that even the co mainevent fight looked like just a main card fight. None of the fights were even remotely good enough to sell as a passable main event and for that blame has to fall on Silva for booking that show so poorly.

Jones... well you can and you can't. I mean yeah he is the champion and should step up but it is a different thing to prepare for and I highly doubt Sonnen was too out of shape since he does help people train. Jones would have been at a disadvantage but he still shoulda took it as a fighting champion.

But injuries... those things you just can't help. They just happen.

 

[The Cork]

Palhares vs Lombard, FX 6 in Australia, Dec 14th.

Great fight.

 

[The Cork]

Oh shit, Weidman vs Boestch @ UFC 155 in Vegas too.

I'm guessing the winner of that fights the winner of Bisping/Stann for #1 contendership while Anderson fights GSP in Spring 2013.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Damn. Those are two awesome fights right their. Palhares/Lombard is the main event of that show too, sick.

George Sot vs. Ross Pearson is on this card as well, for the TUF coaches fight. The Finals of TUF: U.K. vs. Australia is on this as well.

 

[The Cork]

Honestly can't wait for December, the fights in that month are insaneee.

Dec 8th - UFC on Fox 5
Bendo/Diaz
Shogun/Gustaffsson
BJ Penn/Rory McDonald
Siver/Yagin
Johnson/Schaub


Dec 15th - TUF Finale/UFC on FX 6 (double header, FX card is in Oz)
Roy Nelson vs Shane Carwin
Pettis/Cerrone
Lombard/Palhares
Pearson/G-Sot


Dec 29th - UFC 155
JDS/Velasquez II
Sonnen/Griffin
Weidman/Boestch
Lauzon/Maynard

 

[Big Red Jericho Punk]

Great post Cork, December is going to be wild. Not sure which one I'm looking forward to more Bendo vs Diaz or JDS vs Cain.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Pretty awesome slate of fights. I'm looking most forward to the Fox card though.

 

[No More Sorrow]

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[The Cork]

rofl'd @ the Bob Sapp part.

 

[Dale]

The first Rampage appearance was incredible

 

[No More Sorrow]

So the Ultimate Fighter starts up this coming Friday, I'm not going to make a thread for it because last years didn't too well. We can just use this thread to discuss the show.

 

[Slim]

Carwin/Nelson... gonna be awesome... it better be.

 

[The Cork]

Not too jazzed about the UK/Oz one here because Ross Pearson and G-Sot don't have any beef and seem pretty mild mannerred.

Carwin and Nelson should be good shit though, Dana was saying Roy was a massive pain in the ass to deal with so I wanna see what he's done. Looking forward to the coaches fight the most as is per usual for recent seasons.

 

[Chase]

December looks to sick. Carwin vs Nelson is going to be an interesting match up for me. Always wanted to see this fight just because of there chins of steel. I hope Cain does not try to strike with Dos Santos.