Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2009 First projected buys for Henderson vs. Franklin are at 320,000. For comparison, the Royal Rumble domestic buys are at 268,000 domestic. For a 3pm EST PPV, headlined by Henderson (unproven draw) and Franklin (minor draw at best), that's a very good number. Source: WON. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2009 A couple of possible reasons: - Although against mostly inferior competition, Machida has generally looked more dominant than Rashad, who in his last bout was looking troubled by Forrest before smashing him. - Against their three common opponents, Machida dominated Tito while Rashad got a draw on a foul; Machida dominated Hoger while Rashad took a closer JD while taking his lumps; and Machida stopped Bonnar on a cut while Rashad took a JD. Plus, plenty of people think Machida has the style to frustrate Rashad or almost anybody else, really. Oh, I know all of this. I didn't think Rashad would be a huge favorite but a favorite none the less. Rashad typically does well as an underdog and Jacksons is "my team" were I to have one but I see Machida diggin' in that ass and tooling Rashad en route to a 5 round UD or late stoppage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2009 I hate seeing undefeated streaks come to an end. No matter who it is. Except for Thiago Silva. That's what you get for trying to act like a bad ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 Congrats to former adult star Jenna Jameson, who just gave birth to healthy twin boys at a Newport Beach hospital, reports AVN. Jenna and her UFC champ boyfriend Tito Ortiz announced her pregnancy back last September (08) gushing about the news on her Myspace Celebrity blog. "I can’t even express the extreme serenity that came over me once I saw my children inside me," she wrote on her blog. "It has been my dream to have children for an extremely long time, and I truly feel like finally, the time is right and God has blessed me. I have never felt more like a woman, or more alive. "Tito is happier than I have ever seen him, it is so fulfilling to see him so proud. He looked me in the eye today after our doctors appointmet and said, 'I'm the luckiest man on earth...thank you for having my babies.' I cried." No word on what they've named the boys, but we're hoping it's something semi-normal. Congrats! http://www.hollyscoop.com/jenna-jameson/je...wins_19610.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 Man, Tito sure aimed low in his love life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 Which is good, given the probable size of the kids head. It`d be like passing a basketball through there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 UFC Undisputed will be out on May 19th, roster info below. Some surprises both in terms of who's in and who's not..... HW Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Brock Lesnar Frank Mir Brandon Vera (LH) Gabriel Gonzaga Cain Velasquez Cheick Kongo Eddie Sanchez Heath Herring Andrei Arlovski Mirko Crocop Fabricio Werdum Tim Sylvia Mark Coleman Antoni Hardonk Justin McCully (That's right. Justin McCully) LHW Chuck Lidell Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Forrest Griffin Tito Ortiz Keith Jardine Wanderlei Silva Mauricio "Shogun" Rua Lyoto Machida Rashad Evans Stephan Bonnar James Irvin Wilson Gouveia (MW) Houston Alexander Kazuhiro Nakamura Thiago Silva Tim Boetsch Ryan Bader (DL'able character) MW Anderson Silva (LH) Rich Franklin (LH) Dan Henderson (LH) Michael Bisping (LH) Kendall Grove Chris Leben Jason MacDonald Nate Marquardt Drew McFedries Ricardo Almeida Evan Tanner Yushin Okami Demian Maia Martin Kampmann (WW) Amir Sadollah (WW) Thales Leites WW Georges St-Pierre Matt Hughes Matt Sera (LW) Jon Fitch Karo Parisyan Josh Koscheck Diego Sanchez Mike Swick (MW) Marcus Davis Thiago Alves Chris Lytle Ben Saunders Josh Burkman Kyle Bradley Matt Arroyo Anthony Johnson LW BJ Penn (WW) Sean Sherk (WW) Kenny Florian Roger Huerta Joe Stevenson Mac Danzig Nathan Diaz Spencer Fisher Tyson Griffin Gray Maynard Thiago Tavares Joe Lauzon Rich Clementi Mark Bocek Hermes Franca Frank Edgar Efrain Escudero (DL'able character) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Why wouldn't he be in? He has wins over two other fighters featured in the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Has there been any info on the Create a Fighter mode? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Sounds about right. Input wise, it'll probably be a step back from the PRIDE game, as your moves will either be pre-selected or limited to those within your styles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Hopefully Denis Stojnic is the guy you get to practice on during career mode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 "Land 24-hit combo to advance!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 I'm also hoping somebody that looks suspiciously like Pete Spratt will be your rear naked choke dummy. If not, Frank Trigg will do in a pinch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 I'm also hoping somebody that looks suspiciously like Pete Spratt will be your rear naked choke dummy. If not, Frank Trigg will do in a pinch. How about BJ Penn for leg kicks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 No no. B.J is the engine for excuses when you get dominated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Breen laid down some good arguments on the sporting vs. entertainment aspects of MMA early in his radio show today. Worth a listen, IMO, seeing as how that's been a discussion here before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Sounds about right. Input wise, it'll probably be a step back from the PRIDE game, as your moves will either be pre-selected or limited to those within your styles. It's like all the other UFC games I played. Can't choose moves, have to train over a career mode and 5 or 6 different styles to earn your moveset Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 KOAB must be amped up that Timmy's in the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Damn right, no more falling to the armbar-escape into another armbar that Nog always makes Timmay tap to in my PRIDE game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 Did Matt Hughes really say that before he retires he'd like to move up to 185 and fight Anderson Silva? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruteSquad_BRODY 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 Did Matt Hughes really say that before he retires he'd like to move up to 185 and fight Anderson Silva? That was the report Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 I expect a drunken Tim Sylvia trying to speak at the funeral Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruteSquad_BRODY 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 So Lashley PPV feed? Anybody? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruteSquad_BRODY 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2009 So Lashley PPV feed? Anybody? Square Ring Promotions Has Technological Web in Place To Stop Internet Piracy for Tonight’s event Pensacola, FL (March 21, 2009) – Roy Jones Jr., Eight-Time World Champion, returns to Pensacola to fight for the first time since January 1999 when he battles Omar Sheika at the Pensacola Civic Center tonight (Saturday, March 21, 2009). The fight card, which includes a bevy of Mixed Martial Arts stars headlined by Roy “Big Country” Nelson against Jeff “Snowman” Monson, will also feature a cruiserweight match-up between undefeated B.J. Flores against Jose Luis Herrera. This hybrid event is promoted by Square Ring Promotions in association with Hirsch Borao Boxing and the Pensacola Civic Center and will be broadcast live on pay-per-view. Square Ring Promotions intends to prosecute to the fullest extent of our legal rights Internet piracy and have engaged a firm in the United Kingdom that has the technology to track server and P2P pirates. This technology also permits Square Ring Promotions to identify individual ISP addresses of persons who have illegally pirated the event right into their own homes. We have also engaged a firm of specialist piracy attorneys who intend to pursue our legal remedies, at law and in equity, against these pirates. With a retail price of $29.95 in the US and Canada and $9.95 in other countries on Maxboxing.com and Secondsout.com, it will now simply not be worth the risk of pirating this Event on the Internet. We fully intend to go after the companies that aid and abet this type of piracy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanks for the Fish 0 Report post Posted March 22, 2009 How many UFC lightweights would drop down to 145er if it didn't mean heading to the WEC, but was rather made a UFC division? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 Lyoto Machida drinks his own urine every morning "My father [drinks his own urine] for a long time and bring it to us. People think it’s a joke (laughs). I never said it in the United States because I don’t know how the fans will react (laughs). I drink my urine every morning like a natural medicine.” http://mmamania.com/2009/03/23/lyoto-machi...-every-morning/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 well... it is good for the skin... don't know about drinking it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 I've been asking MMA fighters their opinions on Machida/Evans and who will win. So far I got replys from Shonie Carter, Matt Arroyo, and Drew McFedries... Closer to fight night, I'll show you all their opinions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 I know who said what... Shonie Carter- Rashad Matt Arroyo- Machida Drew McFedries- Decidedly confused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 Just wait and see... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
