RavishingRickRudo

He did a lot in his life, more than most who lived twice as long. He still deserved to be around stretching aspiring wrestlers in his 60's, though. I don't want to know the details of what happened, because there are some frightening possibilities, but at the same time, it's hard not to turn to WO.com every other second to see if there are any updates. I only met Benoit once, and I choked and didn't stay around to chat it up. Something I regret. That's a man with stories that are now lost, and worse, his kid didn't have a chance to come up with his own. So much lost possibilities. A tragedy.

Burlington? You'd think that one of the (ahem) "clubs" around Pearson would be more to their liking... They probably assumed Philthy McNasty's is a strip club and I'd pay $20 just to see their disappointment... and Gray trying to comprehend the situation, "I thought there were going to be naked women here, but these women are wearing clothes. Why?"

According to Dirte himself on the underground, it will be Joe Doerkson vs. Paulo Filho at the next WEC show. That is a fucking awesome fight.

Champion Anderson Silva vs. Nate Marquardt (for middleweight title) -- Silva. I just don't see it in Nate to win this one, especially as a 5 rounder. Silva has been on an absolute tear and it's hard to pick against that kind of momentum. Nate will be too hesitant to get off any significant offense and in a 5 rounder, Silva will have enough opportunities to finish it. Heath Herring vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira -- Nog. It's damn near impossible to pick against 2-0. Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz -- Evans. This is an interesting one. Despite the hype, Rashad is pretty unproven, so I hate picking him against Ortiz. Salmon, Hoger, Bonnar, Imes... not exactly names that set the world on fire. Some are solid fighters, but are they of the same quality of guys Tito has beaten? Then again, there's that Lambert fight. Lambert, while not Tito, -stylistically-, is fair measuring stick for someone like Tito (that may cause a Lei Tong eye roll or two). Rashad handled Lambert, and I can't see why he can't do the same to Tito. Though it was almost 4 years ago, Tito looked pretty bad off his back against Couture and Rashad has the better wrestling pedigree. The question is whether Tito can weather the storm and make Rashad gas, in a similar fashion that Frank did to him so long ago. While Tito was ineffective off his back against Couture, he did get himself out of some bad situations. But I think Rashad hits harder from on top than Randy and Tito will take one or two shots that will put him on a downslide. Champion Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca (for lightweight title) -- Sherk. Goddammit, this is a head vs. gut thing. My gut says Franca. That's my initial reaction, but when I come to think of reasons to justify it or explain how the fight will go, my head will then say "Gut, you're a fuckin retard". Sherk has only been beaten by guys who were bigger, stronger, and excellent wrestlers. Franca ain't any of that. I think it will be a close fight, but I can't realistically see Franca taking it, despite his hot streak. Kenny Florian vs. Alvin Robinson --Florian actually looked like something of a fighter in his last fight. I don't know who Alvin Robinson it. Does he have good wrestling? If he does, then he certainly has a chance. If he doesn't, I'll vote Kenny. I need to know before I make a choice... UNDERCARD Stephan Bonnar vs. Mike Nickels -- Bonnar. Nickels managed to get out struck by Matt Hamill. Drew Fickett vs. Chris Lytle -- This, actually, is a great fight. Fickett is a finisher, but when the fuck has Lytle ever been finished? Fickett has beaten some good guys and lost to some really good guys and Lytle is a border-line really good guy. They both are great gatekeepers at 170, are fringe contenders, and it pretty much will be decided on a round-by-round basis. I can't see Fickett finishing Lytle, and I can't see Lytle finishing Fickett (though if did end in a finish, I'd say it would be more likely Lytle finishing Fickett than the other way around). It's just a really tough fight to call. I just hear the word "Lytle" in my head when I think of who is going to win, but it's always hard to bet on Lytle because when put against high quality opposition he tends to wind up on the losing end and I don't know if Fickett is quality enough... I'll go with Lytle. Jorge Gurgel vs. Diego Saraiva -- I don't know who Saraiva is. Despite going the distance with Sandwich Abaddi, Jorge showed some darn good skills in that fight and I see this as the UFC giving Gurgel a gift, so I'll go with Joe Silva on this one and give it to Twinkle Gurgel. Mark Bocek vs. Frank Edgar -- Bocek, RNC. Why? Fuck you, that's why. Canadian up-and-comers haven't had the best of luck down south, and Bocek tends to win off of being a superior wrestler with the positioning of an elite JJ fighter. He won't out-wrestle Edgar, but I think he is good enough to contain Edgar and from there will be able to have a chance to get his back. And once Bocek gets Edgars back, it's over.

All the jokes about the beard were worth the ungodly price of the ticket alone.

30? Jesus, what was the ice age like, old man?

If I were to ever make that Fedor HL that I've been contemplating for years now, I'd use Gimmie Shelter as the main theme (with Sympathy for the Devil as the opening intro).

Yes, you can UFSee them on Youtube. UFSee what I did there? Pretty clever play on words.

They can go with the TBS staple "Yippee-ki-yay, Mister Falcon", then.

Randy will be gassed after or in round 3, guaranteed. Moving around a grappler the size and skill of Gonzaga is something that kills cardio. However, Gonzaga will also have to move around Randy. It's a good question, that of Gonzagas conditioning and the reality is no one can really say, we can only speculate that because he is younger than Randy and appears to be in relatively top shape for heavyweights, that the later the fight goes, the more it benefits Napao. It's hard to go on his previous fights because so much time has elapsed and cardio is something that can change in just a year.

I think Randy vs. Gonzaga will come down to how Randy will be able to implement his strategy. The first 2 rounds will be his, in my view, because he is a superior wrestler and is good enough to know how to keep his opponent down and score points. Randy won't be looking for a finish, he will be looking to just win 3 rounds. That is Randys biggest advantage over Gonzaga - the fact that he looks at this on a round-by-round basis with no intent to win the fight, but rather, to win rounds and then the fight will come when he wins just as many as he needs. Whether Gonzaga will play into that or not is the key - if Gonzaga looks to finish within the first 3 rounds and fails, the fight could be Randys. If Gonzaga lets Randy win 2 and then turns it up in the third and fourth, it could be his.

Nates cardio looked good against Lister. The Doerkson fight is a bit of an odd one to cite considering how close it was and how Nate got tagged by Dirty. I have Silva taking it, btw. 5 Rounds and I don't think Marquardt will be able to finish him in 3, and after that I think the championship rounds will benefit Silva; he'll have the same snap in his punches and kicks while Nates takedowns will get worse and more predictable.

It needs Sitcom tweaking, it's too OCish right now. 1. Randal needs to say he is gay in order to convince the RA to allow him to stay w/ the chick and/or dress up like a woman to fool the crusty ol dean (where, in turn, a prof. ends up falling for the cross-dressing Randi). 2. The neat freak doesn't work as the lead bff. Try exhibitionist. Male nudity is funnier than OCD. 3. The exhibitionists roomie must be Muslim and/or Indian. Cultural Difference comedy is so hot right now. 4. College is done. For serious. Police Academy, OTOH, is ripe for a return.

Hector Ramirez reminds me of Steven Segal. I hope he wins with a wrist lock and a makeshift microwave bomb.

Stout vs. Fisher is nuts. They could so have a Gatti/Ward series if they continue to kill each other.

I am gonna rep Bishop for naming Taraves "Fez".

I am a producer. Give me money, make you famous.

I will never hate on a fighter for tapping out due to uncomfortableness. Why don't we call triangle chokes what they really are, eh? Balls to the face.

And you both have a penchant... for... uh... gay. Barring a really quick submission, the Guida/Griffin will kick the ass. Gonna be scrambley~!

Poor Matt Hume probably had to learn the hard way. Just like the time he said to Josh "Dude, seriously, it's a fucking cartoon".

LOTC hasn't learned from Sanchez/Koscheck that "It can't suck" usually translates into -at best- an underwhelming fight. You silly fool, LOTC. That said, Guida/Griffin CAN NOT SUCK. Guida is a meth-fighter.

The tickets he wanted probably ran around $700. Are you saying he eats this much moneys worth of nachos?

Ultimate Fight Nighy?

How hard, really, is it to make a Die Hard movie? 1. Bruce Willis as John McClane in a situation he doesn't want to be in but he can't get out of 2. Smug Foreign Terrorists who have ulterior motives 3. Retarded FBI and/or Dennis Franz who just get in McClanes way 4. Black guy who ends up reluctantly helping McClane Have McClane get the shit kicked out of him throughout the whole movie, barely beat the bad guys and look like crap in doing so, where getting in wise-ass remarks is the only thing that makes it all worthwhile. Do you know who I blame for any reinvention to McClanes character? Jack Bauer.

Try to find the tapout guys and convince them to let you be a member of their crew. Then give yourself a wild nickname like "Shoes", but like, "Shooz", and then always go around holding a tapout branded shoe and point at it. It'd be inyaface.