The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights - Road to the Finale Preview
by Nick Thomas on Nov 22, 2009 8:31 PM EST
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PrintJames McSweeney (12-4) vs. Matt Mitrione (0-0)
Marcus Jones (4-1) vs. Darrill Schoonover (10-0)
Semifinals bouts:
Brendan Schaub (4-0) and Roy Nelson (14-4)
The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale coverage
From there, two heavyweights earn a spot in the Live Finale on December 5th in Las Vegas:
Main Bouts:
Jon Jones (9-0) -220 vs. Matt Hamill (6-2) +180
TUF 10 Finalist No. 1 vs. Finalist No. 2
Frankie Edgar (10-1) vs. Matt Veach (11-0)
Houston Alexander (9-4) vs. Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (3-1)
Preliminary Bouts:
Brian Stann (7-2) vs. Rodney Wallace (9-0)
Dennis Hallman (41-12-2) vs. John Howard (12-4)
Mark Bocek (7-2) vs. Joe Brammer (7-0-1)
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Will Kimbo come back (even thoug Demico Rogers is better and is uninjured)?
Keep firing Assholes!
Freezing my nuts off in Canada.
Justin Wren would be an even better replacement imo
At least he won his first fight.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Nov 22, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know why Team Rashad would want to replace an injured compeditor with someone from the other team.
Keep firing Assholes!
Freezing my nuts off in Canada.
Justin Wren is on Team Rashad.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Nov 22, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
I was talking about why everyone was jumping to the conclusion that Kimbo would come back.
Keep firing Assholes!
Freezing my nuts off in Canada.
Yeah, I’m not exactly sure why. When Mitrione was injured it seemed like Rashad was even hinting at Kimbo being put back in if Mitrione bowed out.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Nov 22, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
I’m guessing this might not be 100% their choice.
by ufc4 on Nov 22, 2009 11:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
my guess is that the dumb “twist” they refer to is that they offer kimbo a chance to come back and he turns it down (to rehab his knee and fight houston instead).
That's my guess as well
" Tell me something Steve, How does a guy from Puerto Rico loose a ball in the Sun? "
First part of your theory may be correct..
But to avoid coming back to fight Houston wasn’t even a consideration at that point in time.
He didn’t avoid coming back because he thought he would get a “bigger” fight next. Houston just got his license late last month so that wasn’t even a sure thing at the time of filming.
My guess is they inquire to him about his willingness to get back in. At this point he could still get back in the competition, win or lose, and still make the finale with Houston. Say he gets in and wins against James.. He could very easily lose his next fight in the semi’s or he could have won that fight and could not continue because of his knee forcing him out of the competition too. Or he could fight James and lose.. Or not fight at all.. There is no way to know for sure at this point because they have kept a tight lid on this thing this year.
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
Schaub/Nelson is definitely happening?
I thought they hadn’t made any final matches yet, it was to be decided after the semis were over.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Nov 22, 2009 8:40 PM EST reply actions
Look at it again. It doesn’t say “Schaub vs Nelson” like it does for all the match-ups. It says “Schuab AND Nelson”. Its just indicating that they both moved to the next round
I literally noticed it right after I posted, but there’s no way to delete posts that I know of.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Nov 23, 2009 1:05 AM EST up reply actions
It looks like there’s going to be five cast members who aren’t given a chance to fight on the finale. Any guesses?
I’m thinking Jensen, Shivers and Wagner won’t be seen in the UFC. I thought Rogers looked better than most of Rampage’s team but he’s been given no airtime since losing his fight so he might miss out too.
I'm going to guess that it will be Roy Nelson vs Marcus Jones in the Finale
As far as who I think the UFC will keep from this season of Heavyweights, I think that they will keep (and this is just in general) Schaub, McSweeney, Jones, Rogers, Wren, Kimbo of course, Nelson (despite Dana hating his guts), Madsen, and possibly Shivers and Schoonover. There is always a need for Heavyweights, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see A LOT of these fighters signed.
I know what you mean, but being in the TUF house and fighting so frequently really without their normal training camps is not the best way to judge these fighters. Heavyweights just generally gas, but with nothing but food and alcohol in a house full of guys with no real entertainment, the cardio is going to really go out the window.
Schaub
Almost has to make it to the finals. MMAjunkie blogger spoiler never fails. NEVER.
I think it might be a toss up between Jones and Nelson. I have to assume they match these two up (no easy road for Big Country). Marcus’ power and own jiu-jitsu skills might be enough to beat Nelson.
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I can’t imagine someone as green as Jones beating Roy Nelson on the ground.
by ufc4 on Nov 22, 2009 11:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That's what I was thinking
and Jones’ stand up didn’t look great, I figure Nelson would be able to at least avoid it
I definitely see
Nelson as the favorite. Marcus is a little green against Roy but I think I’d give Marcus a good shot to pull off the upset. He definitely doesn’t beat Roy on the ground but he can catch Roy with his reach and stay on top.
I think Schaub ultimately gets the easier matchup though.
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McSweeny over Mitrione
Marcus over Schoonover
Nelson over Schaub
Thems meh pix.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Mitrione takes McSweeny and Schoonover takes Jones
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
You think so?
Mitrione over McSweeny maybe, but how do you figure Schoonover beats Jones?
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
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