Mik Posted August 6, 2008 Report Posted August 6, 2008 It should be in Hawaii... that way half of section A could be Penns.
Mik Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 You're right. BJ has a few sisters. All of section A and half of section B.
Lord of The Curry Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 All of section Everywhere. Vegas would be a good middle-ground for GSP/BJ. Then agian, there's less of a chance of me hitting Vegas of up for NYE so Montreal it must be.
Lord of The Curry Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 Jason Lambert will make his MW debut against Jason Day on the undercard of UFC 88. Also, in what likely will be the swing bout on the televised card of UFC 89 Goran Reljic will drop to MW to face Thales Leities. I digs that fight, don't care so much about the Jasons.
The Niggardly King Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 I can't wait for Rogan to call him Relish for the whole fight again.
BruteSquad_BRODY Posted August 8, 2008 Report Posted August 8, 2008 2 interesting WON notes: Every delay in a ruling is a loss for Couture at 45 years old. Attorneys for Couture and Zuffa have been in talks trying to settle the case, with Couture talking about the possibility now of facing Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on UFC turf. Couture was on “Inside MMA” this weekend and said he doesn’t see a Fedor fight in his future. He said he would welcome a Fedor fight within UFC which is a 180 from his position a few months back ----- In an interview with MMArated.com, Matt Hughes targeted January for his match with Matt Serra after his recent knee surgery. Interestingly, even though he got blitzed by Thiago Alves, he does not consider Alves a top five welterweight.
BruteSquad_BRODY Posted August 8, 2008 Report Posted August 8, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/user/UFC Rampage hanging w/ Dana this week
Hawkius Maximus Posted August 8, 2008 Report Posted August 8, 2008 -- Dana White had some very controversial comments yesterday as he suggested that Holli Griggs' miscarriage had nothing to do with Quinton Jackson. He said Jackson merely broke the mirror off the side of her Lexus and her airbags didn't even deploy, and that she didn't even come forward with the claim until a week later. All I am going to say here is that I think it would be in everyone's best interests to not talk about the situation at all right now. ~ F4O Sometimes, I just want to beat the piss out of Dana White. He may be right, who knows, but you don't say that in public *RIGHT NOW*. I honestly hate how he feels he has to CHAMPION~! his fighters. Their big boys. Let them fight their own battles that they've created themselves. Defending Sherk or Rampage shouldn't be your job. How the President of UFC can be so fucking stupid astounds me, really.
Lord of The Curry Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 DREAM MW Semi's.... Zelg vs Jacare Manhoef vs Mousasi
Rendclaw Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/user/UFC Rampage hanging w/ Dana this week Its a touch ironic watching Rampage sign the baby, even if what Dana said is true.
Mik Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 With any luck we'll be seeing Jacare/Manhoef on Sept. 23rd.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 In an interview with MMArated.com, Matt Hughes targeted January for his match with Matt Serra after his recent knee surgery. Interestingly, even though he got blitzed by Thiago Alves, he does not consider Alves a top five welterweight. Then Matt Hughes isn't even top 10 if he thinks that... Fucking tool. I hope Serra puts him into retirement.
BruteSquad_BRODY Posted August 9, 2008 Report Posted August 9, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao12Zwc73J8 Dan Severn vs Forrest Griffin
Mik Posted August 10, 2008 Report Posted August 10, 2008 In honor of the biggest fight in the UFC since Randy/Chuck 1 or maybe even ever... I have an idea for GSP/Penn 2 that will be forum wide and will hopefully be fun for everyone. I'll announce it when the match is official. Oh, and I don't know if this has ever been said in this folder but "the beautiful Edith" is anything but. Easily the ugliest ring girl in UFC history and it's sad seeing her sit next to a goddess like Ariany Celeste. All she has is her giant fake breasts.
imajackoff? Posted August 10, 2008 Report Posted August 10, 2008 I must be one of the few folks not completely excited about GSP/Penn II. GSP beat him by split decision 2 yrs ago and he's an exponentially better fighter now. An in his prime GSP fighting a bloated BJ spells trouble for Penn in rounds 4 and 5. Anyways, Penn still needs to clear out his weight class. I don't know why they haven't gone in the direction of having GSP go up to 185 and fight Anderson Silva. Both men have dominated their weight class and are looking for a challenge. That's the big money fight.
Lord of The Curry Posted August 10, 2008 Report Posted August 10, 2008 After Penn and the winner of Alves/Sanchez I'll be able to say GSP has cleaned out the division. He's close though.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted August 10, 2008 Report Posted August 10, 2008 I must be one of the few folks not completely excited about GSP/Penn II. GSP beat him by split decision 2 yrs ago and he's an exponentially better fighter now. An in his prime GSP fighting a bloated BJ spells trouble for Penn in rounds 4 and 5. Anyways, Penn still needs to clear out his weight class. Bloated BJ? Incase you just started watching BJ now, BJ is very comfortable at 170, hell he can go up to 185 and become a contender in that division... This is the same BJ Penn who fought Light Heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida in an open weight contest, and fought him to a close and controversial desicion. And it's clear that BJ Penn isn't the same fighter he was 2 years as well, his stand up has looked a lot better. He went from a brawler with knock out power to looking like a professional boxer. After the 3rd round in the Sherk fight BJ didn't look tired at all and looked ready to go 2 more rounds, but that wasn't the case... Why should BJ Penn stay at Lightweight? It's clear that he is head and shoulders above the division right now... He dominated and completely outclassed Joe Stevenson who is Top 5 in the Lightweight division in the UFC, he dominated Sean Sherk who was considered the #2 behind Penn in the division... Most of the fighters in the Lightweight division are all young up and comers and are not ready to face a monster like BJ Penn. Do you really want to see another Joe Stevenson beat down?
imajackoff? Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 I'm just saying that he is at his best at 155. The way the sport has evolved, the more he strays from that weight at this point in his career the more problems he will have. The last fight he won out of the 155 weight division was against Renzo in 2005. The Machida fight took place 2 years into Lyoto's MMA career and he beat BJ in a unanimous decision (this was an open weight match and I don't remember what Penn weighed for this fight). I just don't think Penn moving up to 170 is going to give this present day GSP much of a fight.
Lei Tong Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 I just don't think Penn moving up to 170 is going to give this present day GSP much of a fight. I'd actually prefer BJ stay and dominate 155 as well, but I fail to see what GSP has added to his arsenal to think that he has any easier time with Penn this time around. He still doesn't fight well off of the back foot and hasn't developed enough ground skills to do much but lay on BJ.
Mik Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 Kazuo Misaki's first bout on US soil will occur at the next "Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion" card and be against none other then Joe Riggs. Misaki/Akiyama is probably still on my top 5 favorite fights of the past year. Hopefully he can do well in the US.
HollywoodSpikeJenkins Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 Do you really want to see another Joe Stevenson beat down? Yes. That was an entertaining massacre.
AboveAverage484 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 I'd prefer B.J. to stay at 155 if only for the off chance that he will one day rematch Gomi or face Calvan, Kawajiri, Aoki, Melendez, etc. I know it's probably a long shot that any of those fights happen, but there is obviously a better chance that they will happen if he stays at his current weight. Say, for instance, that B.J. moves up to 170 and beats GSP. Where does he go from there? At least if he stays at 155 and beats one of the above he can move on to the next fighter since the competition at LW is probably the fiercest and toughest out of all the weight divisions.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 I'd prefer B.J. to stay at 155 if only for the off chance that he will one day rematch Gomi or face Calvan, Kawajiri, Aoki, Melendez, etc. I know it's probably a long shot that any of those fights happen, but there is obviously a better chance that they will happen if he stays at his current weight. Say, for instance, that B.J. moves up to 170 and beats GSP. Where does he go from there? At least if he stays at 155 and beats one of the above he can move on to the next fighter since the competition at LW is probably the fiercest and toughest out of all the weight divisions. If the UFC signs anyone of those fighters, I'll change my mind... But at 170, there are more valid fighters who are not in the up and coming stage who can give BJ a challenge. Therefore the best option for him right now is the welterweight division. In the UFC's current LW division, he is head and shoulders above the rest of the competition.
AboveAverage484 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 I'd prefer B.J. to stay at 155 if only for the off chance that he will one day rematch Gomi or face Calvan, Kawajiri, Aoki, Melendez, etc. I know it's probably a long shot that any of those fights happen, but there is obviously a better chance that they will happen if he stays at his current weight. Say, for instance, that B.J. moves up to 170 and beats GSP. Where does he go from there? At least if he stays at 155 and beats one of the above he can move on to the next fighter since the competition at LW is probably the fiercest and toughest out of all the weight divisions. If the UFC signs anyone of those fighters, I'll change my mind... But at 170, there are more valid fighters who are not in the up and coming stage who can give BJ a challenge. Therefore the best option for him right now is the welterweight division. In the UFC's current LW division, he is head and shoulders above the rest of the competition. I was thinking more along the lines of B.J. leaving to fight one or more of them in another promotion. Especially considering that a few of the guys I mentioned would have difficulties passing certain mandatory tests...
Lt. Al Giardello Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 I was thinking more along the lines of B.J. leaving to fight one or more of them in another promotion. Especially considering that a few of the guys I mentioned would have difficulties passing certain mandatory tests... Not going to happen... Stop living in a dreamworld.
AboveAverage484 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 I was thinking more along the lines of B.J. leaving to fight one or more of them in another promotion. Especially considering that a few of the guys I mentioned would have difficulties passing certain mandatory tests... Not going to happen... Stop living in a dreamworld. Yes, sir. Anyway, he has left the organization in the past and nobody thought Randy was going to leave either.
Lt. Al Giardello Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 I was thinking more along the lines of B.J. leaving to fight one or more of them in another promotion. Especially considering that a few of the guys I mentioned would have difficulties passing certain mandatory tests... Not going to happen... Stop living in a dreamworld. Yes, sir. Anyway, he has left the organization in the past and nobody thought Randy was going to leave either. BJ Penn made $250k his last fight against Sherk, he has no legit reason to leave... Plus the UFC has done a great job marketing BJ, and has built a really great fanbase around him here in America. Randy left, but how is that working for him now? He hasn't fought over over a year, courts ruled in favor for Zuffa, and now Randy is now even considering fighting Nogueria and has stated if he wishes he can fight Fedor in the UFC.
Lord of The Curry Posted August 11, 2008 Report Posted August 11, 2008 The Fight Network is reporting that Rampage's return fight in December will be against....
AboveAverage484 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Posted August 12, 2008 The Fight Network is reporting that Rampage's return fight in December will be against.... I saw that today. I guess they are assuming that Rampage's legal trouples won't interfere with his fighting career and that Shogun will be injury free (no small task for him as of late). Interesting to see if Quinton has improved his clinch game, but seeing as how he is 1-3 against Chute Boxe/former Chute Boxe fighters (with the one victory being a disputed decision) tells me that he is about as good as he will get against them. Lost a lot of respect for Quinton since the Forrest fight, so it wouldn't bother me too terribly much to see Shogun beat him, then march his way back to the top for a rematch with Griffin (hopefully with a match against Chuck along the way).
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