Urijah Faber Set to Return Against Raphael Assuncao on WEC 46:
"Faber (22-3) would return at WEC 46 on Jan. 10 to face fellow featherweight contender Raphael Assuncao (14-1). They have verbally agreed to fight when the promotion returns to Faber’s backyard of Sacramento, Calif., at the ARCO Arena."
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Also…my story on the fight over at SBNation.com
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by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 29, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So whats the deal with these PMMAL ads?
Maybe I’m cynical, but a company that is using internet advertising to sell pro sport franchises is probably some kind of scam.
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by toxic on Oct 29, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well since Billy Mays passed away
They lost their infomercial pitchman.
by swells2048 on Oct 29, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you act now
You can get a shamwow and a slap chop absolutely free with every team.
by swells2048 on Oct 29, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MMASupremacy did a fanshot on them yesterday...
they’re just trying to do small regional fight teams. it looks legit…just don’t think of them as a big deal…just a fancy regional idea
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by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 29, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one
That thinks Faber will lose?
by swells2048 on Oct 29, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it's a tough fight...
but I think he wins it
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by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 29, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Assuncao is a stud
But don’t sell Faber short because of his consecutive losses to Brown; they’re head and shoulders above the division.
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by Blackout612 on Oct 29, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not selling him short
I just like what Assuncao brings to the table. I think it will be a great fight and I’m looking forward to it more than anything they have coming up right now. Barely ahead of Aldo/Brown
by swells2048 on Oct 29, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Care to make a case, then?
With Faber being the better striker and better wrestler and never having succumbed to a submission and all..
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by Blackout612 on Oct 29, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well..
Faber tends to get too unorthodox with his strikes, Assuncao isn’t going to be easy to KO, IMO, and if it does get to the ground Assucao has an advantage there. Rafael has never been finished. I don’t think that Assuncao is a poor striker and I think he’ll be the stronger of the too. Faber also leaves a lot of openings to get hit. If Jens had any power left he could have hurt Faber in their first match.
I’m not saying its a slam dunk for Assuncao either. I think its a good matchup. If Faber keeps it standing and doesn’t go for some flying judo elbow or spinning backfist crane kick and keeps it technical he could win a decision.
by swells2048 on Oct 29, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stopped reading when you said Raphael is the better striker
No offense..
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by Blackout612 on Oct 29, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny
I never said that. Try reading it again.
by swells2048 on Oct 29, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, hilarious
I don’t think that Assuncao is a poor striker and I think he’ll be the stronger of the too
It’s “two” and the sentence suggests that he’ll be the stronger striker. Though now it seems you’re saying that by the time they fight he’ll somehow have grown more physically strong than Faber.
Either way… Thanks for playing.
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by Blackout612 on Oct 29, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s 5’6". He’s not head and shoulders above anyone.
by nottheface on Oct 29, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rimshot?
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by Blackout612 on Oct 29, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I’m just very literal on Thursdays.
by nottheface on Oct 29, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should start that in my office
Literal Thursdays
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by Blackout612 on Oct 29, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like something from “The Office”.
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by themachiavellian on Oct 29, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Faber will win for sure.
the only time he gets beat is when he is fighting a better wrestler then him, the biggest advantage Faber has over anyone that he fought (not counting Brown) is his wrestling, he decides where the fight takes place. and his boxing is good too. so IMO Faber will deff. win.
by 1WAYtiket on Oct 29, 2009 7:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice fight.
In team Faber-related news, Benavidez vs Yahya is set for WEC 45.
by rabrown on Oct 29, 2009 7:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice
Another awesome fight. Yahya on TV!!
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by Blackout612 on Oct 29, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Page pulled out of the Mizugaki fight. :(
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by SSreporters on Oct 29, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surprised to see that
I thought I had read Yahya had broken something at ADCC. I guess that was false or he is a fast healer.
by swells2048 on Oct 29, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mega fight. Awesome.
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by Rundownloser on Oct 30, 2009 1:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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