Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 WEC- December 3rd at the Hard Rock in Vegas Final Card MAIN CARD (TELEVISED) Champ Miguel Torres vs. Manny Tapia (for bantamweight title) Brian Bowles vs. Will Ribeiro Wagnney Fabiano vs. Akitoshi Tamura Joseph Benavidez vs. Danny Martinez Justin Haskins vs. Johny Hendricks PRELIMINARY CARD (UN-TELEVISED) Ricardo Barros vs. Mark Munoz Blas Avena vs. Kevin Knabjian Diego Nunes vs. Cole Province Alex Karalexis vs. Bart Palaszewski Cub Swanson vs. Hirouki Takaya Shane Roller vs. Mike Budnik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2008 WEC 37- December, Las Vegas Migueal Torres vs Manny Tapia for the Bantamweight Title Akitoshi Tamura vs Wagney Fabiano Bart Pawleczeski (sp?) vs Alex Karalexis Jeff Curran vs Chase Beebee LOVE IT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2008 WEC's bantamweight division is quickly become the MMA world's answer to boxing's dominance in the of area of Mexican-on-Mexican violence. NOTE: No Tamura love, simply because I'd likely be wasting my breath until anyone else sees him fight, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted November 8, 2008 WEC 37- December, Las Vegas Migueal Torres vs Manny Tapia for the Bantamweight Title Akitoshi Tamura vs Wagney Fabiano Bart Pawleczeski (sp?) vs Alex Karalexis Jeff Curran vs Chase Beebee Hiroyoki Takaya vs Cub Swanson I (heart) WEC's little men. BTW there's a post @ BK from a dude who trains with Curran that's said he's out of the Beebee fight and has signed a deal with DREAM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 Urijah Faber protege Joe Benevides will make his WEC debut on the December 3rd card. He looked damn good in his DREAM bout. A nice addition to an already stacked card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2008 Awesome. Joseph is one to watch in terms of breakout stars for 2009. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2008 FINAL CARD IN ORIGINAL POST 2 days away! Torres in a war Bowles stays undefeated My only prediction for Tamura/Fabiano is greatness Benavidez first round KO Hendricks first round TKO GnP Hey - a televised card where I'm legitimately interested in all 5 televised matches... how about that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2008 I'm friends with a girl who tends bar at the local watering hole and I'm gonna see if she'll put this on one of the tv's for me because my goddamn cable station doesn't carry TSN2 who'll be showing this live. On that note if anybody knows a good MMA site that'd be streaming this live I'd love to know where. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2008 I'm glad my cable provider just recently picked up TSN2 a few months back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2008 I'd be stupid not to have Rogers because one of the roomies works for them so we get a discount on the cable/internet and our PVR is free. It just sucks because the likelihood of me avoiding any spoilers until TSN broadcasts this days later is slim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2008 Odds are out for this one: Manny Tapia +420 Miguel Torres -550 Brian Bowles -120 Will Ribeiro -110 Akitoshi Tamura +255 Wagnney Fabiano -315 Cub Swanson -205 Hiroyuki Takaya +165 Danny Martinez +225 Joseph Benavidez -285 Johny Hendricks -310 Justin Haskins +250 Mark Munoz -410 Ricardo Barros +330 Blas Avena -165 Kevin Knabjian +135 Cole Province +175 Diego Nunes -215 Alex Karalexis +220 Bart Palaszewski -280 Mike Budnik +170 Shane Roller -210 I think Bowles, Tapia, and Takaya are all undervalued here. I think Munoz is overvalued, but then I don't know much about Barros. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2008 Eh. Tapia is simply outgunned, and Takaya is simply too small to be fighting at 145 here in the states. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2008 I still Torres will win, but there's no reason for Tapia to be any worse off than +250 or 260. He's not anymore outgunned than Maeda, who was soundly defeated but put up a helluva fight. I think Tapia is far more dangerous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2008 I haven't watched a WEC show before. You guys think this would be a good card for me to start with, or should I watch another show before viewing this one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2008 Good a card to start as any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2008 I still Torres will win, but there's no reason for Tapia to be any worse off than +250 or 260. He's not anymore outgunned than Maeda, who was soundly defeated but put up a helluva fight. I think Tapia is far more dangerous. Maeda is a much better striker than Tapia, and still eventually got his shit wrecked. Tapia's wrestling and jiu-jitsu is better, but any extended rolling with Torres is going to end badly for him. Pretty much his only chance to win is to earn a conservative decision, whereas Maeda at least had a striker's chance, so to speak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 http://www.justin.tv/hd1080p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 "I'm pretty sure that's the look someone has in their eyes before they stab someone." - Frank Mir on Miguel Angel Torres. Don't be fucking with a Mexican rocking three names. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 He's pretty fuckin' intense that's for sure. Frank tries his heart out and he usually sucks really damn hard but that was a good line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 So is anyone else as psyched as I am for Torres/Bowles? It's very rare you end up with title bouts between a dominant, established champion and a dangerous, definitive number 1 contender. Some people have been sleeping on Bowles, but stopping Valencia, Louro, Page and Ribeiro consecutively is insane for a guy so early in his career. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlwaysPissedOff 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 The Bowles fight was nice and Torres just wrecking Tapia's shit was awesome with some of that out-there offense of his. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 I love how Todd Haris was like, "OMG, WTF?" And then Frank dryly says something like, "It's your standard rolling axe kick, Todd. You hope to catch your opponent off guard and freeze him a little bit so that you can follow it with an upkick." (read in Mir's voice) Anybody else catch Frank saying "this fucking thing isn't working" when they were showing the main event promos... Aw, man. On a side note, I'm kinda talking myself into Frank having a chance against Nog. Damn you Fight! Magazine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Does Fight! predict Nog has a heart attack on the way to the ocatgon or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooter in a Wedding Dress 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Don't forget Mir is 200 times the athlete Nog is and better than him at everything. Even soccer is Nog hadn't played it his whole life. Torres looked great, it looked pretty obvious from the get go that his reach advantage was gonna nullify any stand-up advantage Tapia thought he had. I felt out of the loop though I had no idea Faber lost to Brown last month, and for some reason I thought Condit was gonna be on this card. I need to catch up badly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Condit has kinda fallen to the backdrop of WEC. Curious to see who they'll dig up to challenge him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Condit has kinda fallen to the backdrop of WEC. Curious to see who they'll dig up to challenge him. They mentioned a Larson rematch... Lame. They need to bring 170lbs from the UFC over to WEC... The division is stacked, I know they can dig up a few fighters that are up and coming that aren't ready for the elite class, and put them against Carlos Condit. Who wouldn't wanna see Hazelett Vs. Condit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Lytle vs Condit would be good fun and, let's face it, Chris ain't sniffing a title shot in the UFC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
