Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2007 Let's get some dee-skushon going on up in hyah......... Televised Card Mike Swick vs Josh Burkman (WW) Drew McFedries vs Patrick Cote (MW) Nate Diaz vs Alvin Robinson (LW) Undercard Jeremy Stephens vs Cole Miller (LW) Michihiro Omigawa vs Thiago Tavares (LW) Gray Maynard vs Dennis Siver (LW) Corey Hill vs Joe Veres (LW) Kurt Pellegrino vs Alberto Crane (LW Justin Buccholz vs Matt Wiman (LW) Fuck yes UFC. Build the little guys the fuck up. This card looks really, really good and I look forward to DL'ing the entire undercard the next day because there literally is not a fight on this card that doesn't appeal to me in some way or another. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2007 Where'd you hear about Swick vs. Burkman? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2007 Where'd you hear about Swick vs. Burkman? Yeah I look everywhere and can't find it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2007 Swick/Burkman is a go as Mr. Swickotine has confirmed it. I'm not sure what to think about that fight. If Burkman wants to bring it he can be an entertaining fighter but when he chooses not to (ie. against Petz and Neer) he can suck the life out of a fight and with Swick being a total X factor @ WW this is a gamble to put in the main event. I personally think they should go with Cote/McFedries for the main. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2008 This card is fucking sick. It really sucks that the UFC doesn't release these shows on DVD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2008 No kidding. I was just thinking the other day that I'd love to see the Rory Singer vs Josh Haynes fight the other day. I would buy UFNs if they made them available on DVD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2008 I'm interested to see if Corey Hill has improved. With his body-type he could pose a real threat in his weight division if he pays the price during training. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2008 No kidding. I was just thinking the other day that I'd love to see the Rory Singer vs Josh Haynes fight the other day. I would buy UFNs if they made them available on DVD I generally d/l the .avis of the unaired fights. The site I use is generally pretty reliable for torrents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2008 A site I'm sure you'll be sharing with us after the event airs.................right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2008 A site I'm probably banned from Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2008 Probably the tracker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2008 A site I'm sure you'll be sharing with us after the event airs.................right? I'll shoot you an invite if I get enough d/l creds. Torrent Bully, btw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2008 Crane vs. Pellegrino is such an awesome fight. I really hate that we might be able to see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2008 Crane vs. Pellegrino is such an awesome fight. I really hate that we might be able to see it. I don't get how Pellegrino went from a contender fight for the LW title on a main card of one of the biggest PPV's of the year, to fighting on the prelims on a free TV card. I think he's going to get the Fitch treatment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2008 Well it's a moot point as Pellegrino should've never been considered a contender in the first place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2008 Which leads to this question: How the hell did Stevenson get the #2 contender slot beating Pelligrino and Melvin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2008 Which leads to this question: How the hell did Stevenson get the #2 contender slot beating Pelligrino and Melvin? He also beat Yves Edwards(who was borderline top 10 when Stevenson beat him) and tapped out Mishima in the 1st round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2008 Which leads to this question: How the hell did Stevenson get the #2 contender slot beating Pelligrino and Melvin? He also beat Yves Edwards(who was borderline top 10 when Stevenson beat him) and tapped out Mishima in the 1st round. Which is true, but then he goes to Melvin and Pellegrino, and it's a downgrade in competition. You can't tell me that they couldn't have done Florian/Stevenson or Huerta/Stevenson instead (he says, conveniently ignoring the fact that Florian/Mishima was on the same card as Stevenson/Melvin). Regardless, it's a moot point now. Joe got the shot, and no matter what road he takes to get there, I think he still would've lost to Penn, who seemed pretty motivated out there. And it's hard to deny a motivated BJ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2008 Which leads to this question: How the hell did Stevenson get the #2 contender slot beating Pelligrino and Melvin? He also beat Yves Edwards(who was borderline top 10 when Stevenson beat him) and tapped out Mishima in the 1st round. Which is true, but then he goes to Melvin and Pellegrino, and it's a downgrade in competition. You can't tell me that they couldn't have done Florian/Stevenson or Huerta/Stevenson instead (he says, conveniently ignoring the fact that Florian/Mishima was on the same card as Stevenson/Melvin). Regardless, it's a moot point now. Joe got the shot, and no matter what road he takes to get there, I think he still would've lost to Penn, who seemed pretty motivated out there. And it's hard to deny a motivated BJ. Melvin had a lot of hype going into that fight, a lot of people including myself thought he had a great shot against Stevenson and could KO him. But what he didn't know he was going to party and snort coke instead of training. Pellegrino is very underrated, he's going to be a contender in the divison for a long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2008 Pellegrino will enjoy a long career of losing No.1 contender matches that extend past the first round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2008 With the exception of the main event slots the UFNs are pretty much on par with the ppv shows...if not better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 If Omigawa could be matched up with guys closer to his experience level, he could evolve into a a damn good fighter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Cote! And am I the only person who thinks the new ring girl is seven steps below Ali Sonoma? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Futile Burkman takedown attempt/knees/separation/fight. Swick looked awful at 170. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkius Maximus 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 What a boring show. Outside of Diaz and maybe "batman" no one came out of this show looking any better. I'd say just about everyone else came out looking worse for their efforts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 I love Rogan saying that Burkman's strength is comparable to Okami's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Didn't see the show, looks like the undercard was very solid with an average show but fuck it- COTE!@ Montreal awaits you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Lackluster show, but I did go 8-1 with picks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 Swicks takedown defense was really good, though he should have taken Burkman down as he was attempting to at the end of the round, since it looked like he could successfully do so. The fight was very similar to both the Loiseau and Okami fight, with Swick fighting not to lose, especially standing. These three fights were very high pressured, and while he didn't sink, he certainly didn't swim. As it was, he treaded water and in doing so nearly lost the fight, as he did against Okami. Ironically, fighting without taking risks, is taking a huge one when it comes to judges decisions. Burkman was tired after the first round, had his hands low, lacked a lot of the explosiveness he showed in the beginning, and gave Swick a stationary target throughout; Swick not capitalizing is a bad sign. By not varying his offense, taking advantage of opportunities, and general timidness, I can't see him doing well against the sharks of the division. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2008 He just seemed overly cautious and defensive. That fight should have been a draw, if anything. Nobody really won the fight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
