UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva Fight Card
by Nick Thomas on Dec 7, 2009 10:12 PM EST
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PrintHere the complete Jan. 2nd event according to ufc.com with Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout promoted to the main card:
Main Card Bouts:
Rashad Evans (13-1-1) vs. Thiago Silva (14-1)
Carlos Condit (24-5) vs. Paul Daley (22-8-2)
Joe Lauzon (18-4) vs. Sam Stout (20-5-1)
Tyson Griffin (14-2) vs. Jim Miller (15-2)
Junior Dos Santos (10-1) vs. Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1) 
Preliminary Bouts:
Sean Sherk (33-4-1) vs. Rafaello Oliveira (9-2)
Cole Miller (15-4) VS. Dan Lauzon (12-2) 
Martin Kampmann (15-3) vs. Rory Markham (16-5)
Vladimir Matyushenko (23-4-0) vs. Steve Cantwell (7-3-0) 
Mark Munoz (6-1) vs. Ryan Jensen (14-5)
Mike Pyle (19-6-1) vs. Jake Ellenberger (21-5)
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LOVE THE PRILIMS!!!
I’m hoping spike continues the trend! And I’m really looking forward to the Condit/Dailey fight. Condit is a tough dude, but Dailey shouldn’t have much trouble against him for he is a BEAST!
If Condit isn’t an idiot, he’ll just take Semtex down; Daley isn’t much of a threat on the ground. Now, that being said, I love Semtex and my (proverbial) money is on him.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
Ellenberger nearly cleaned out his clock. i have a feeling Daley will knock him out before he even attempts a takedown.
by pop_gun_war on Nov 25, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
i like em both but condit has the griffin effect on me so ill call condit by tko
by mr. gogoplata on Nov 25, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
Being that Condit is training with Greg Jackson now, I believe he is going with a safe and solid gameplan. Meaning he is going for the takedown and going for the submissions.
If Condit was still training in Arizona I believe he would have tried to bang with Daley and would have gotten knocked out. With that said, glad he’s training with Greg Jackson.
Dang
The prelims are all pretty solid, but Evans and Silva isn’t a strong enough main event. Could use one or two more big fights
by drudog1715 on Nov 25, 2009 9:21 AM EST via mobile reply actions
If I had to choose between depth but a weak main event, or a killer ME with a weak undercard, I’d take this more often than not.
by argyle on Nov 25, 2009 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
agreed
Although I will watch this, the only fighter I really care for is JDS. Hopefully Suga will knock Thiago the fuck out, and Hopefully Joe Silva will add another strong name to the card.
cagar é uma filosofia profunda...
a merda bate na água e a água bate na bunda.
no love for your brazilian boy?
'He built his whole reputation as a waffle house chef. They’ve been serving him up ham and eggs with a side of canned tomatoes' - Don Frye on Fedor Emelianenko
by Well Read Idiot on Nov 26, 2009 7:53 AM EST up reply actions
I think we'll see a new fight added to complete the main card
rather than getting a prelim bumped up.
According to Lauzon’s twitter, his fight is officially the fight that got bumped from prelims so doubtful they add another.
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so fucking stupid." – Phil Baroni
So these rumors about Daley being out of the fight
are just that? Rumors?
My picks
Silva
Griffin
Daley
JDS
Lauzon
Miller
Kampmann
Sherk (If he doesn’t try to box)
Ellenberge
Munoz
"Shotguns? What, like guns that fire shots?"
@deowade
“Sherk (If he doesn’t try to box)”
So you’re taking Oliveira?
by ufc4 on Nov 25, 2009 10:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I'll wait until I see the 1st Round to truly decide.
Watching Sherk box is like watching a T-Rex pick up Marbles off the ground.
"Shotguns? What, like guns that fire shots?"
@deowade
by Damon O. on Nov 25, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I can’t wait to watch 2 or 3 free fights on Spike. Then pay to watch them again.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Nov 25, 2009 9:40 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yes, because you're paying for those prelim fights on PPV...
it’s not like you get to see any main card fights or anything.
by Scott Haber on Nov 25, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
Damn the prelims are pretty stacked. Sherk, Kampmann, Lauzons. The complete prelims could be a pretty good Fight Night in itself.
Great Card
All of these fights are exciting match-ups… But the fight I think I’m most excited for is Semtex vs. Condit…. Also really looking forward to Kampmann and Markham,
People are bitching about Tito/Griffin Kos/Rumble.........man, they will murder this card....
Very very very little star power here. :( Injury sucks.
but a lot of good fights.
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
UFC set the bar too high
Last years New Years Eve card was STACKED! This could be a spike show! It really has some good fights, I guess! Sometimes the weak cards blow my expectations away!
all you gotta do is...
Yvel looks murderous even in thumbnail form.
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
Good card but missing a damn main event.
UFC 107 was never on the books and was set up specifically for Rampage vs Rashad. That card should have been turned into the “fight for the tropps” like it was originally planned and BJ vs Diego moved to 108.
by mmalogic on Dec 7, 2009 10:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I think maybe Couture could've been saved for this card
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Dec 7, 2009 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
I dont have a problem with a show doing 106 numbers as long as it has a real main event from a competitive/sport perspective (title fight, etc…) – because at least the prestige of the “UFC ppv” wont erode.
102, 103, 106, all lacked a “real” main event.
108, 109, 110 will lack real main events as well.
12 ppv’s… each one needs to have a title fight headlining it even though the title holder isnt a draw (you can engineer a draw for the card with a solid co-main event).
This needs to be done to maintain the prestige of UFC PPV’s. Dana thinks adding 3 cards together (since 2 were free) that makes up for a lackluster ppv because “you’re really paying 45 bucks for 3 shows” (in some sort of buy 1 you get 1 or 2 free thinking in his mind) and that’s just not the case .
PPV’s need to be clearly differentiated. 107 is a true ppv card.
Im not pointing blame at anyone from the start because all these cards were planned to be Mega cards initially…. but when shit happens adjustments need to be made and they weren’t made correctly in this situation. And a price will be paid.
Pretty much in agreeement here.
While I’m sure these cards will be in the black, the brand takes a bit of a hit. But I don’t think it’s anything a few mega cards next year can’t solve.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Dec 7, 2009 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
It’s just how soon the mega cards will start next year.
We return to title fights in March when GSP curb stomps Dan Hardy. I know that Machida/Shogun 2 is in May. What’s ahappening in April? They trying to get Rampage/Rashad then or is Penn going to defend again?
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
We’ll, assuming Penn wins on Saturday (I am), that should be a fair enough turnaround for him, and I think Rampage/Rashad was being talked about for Memorial Day. Then in late summer everyone is saying Brock returns, and TUF 11 should be wrapping up by then.
It’ll be a cold, cold winter though.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Dec 7, 2009 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
Well I’m Australian so I’m just happy to get a card here. Especially the fact I get to see Nog and Wandy in person has enough to keep me going. And hell I have to pay for all the American spike shows anyway, so this is nothing new for me.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Yeah, I love that Australian card
Even without a “huge name” to headline. (It would be a huge card in ’06, haha)
It really has some of my favorite matchups since this past summer.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Dec 7, 2009 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
I'd argue that 102 had a "real" main event.
Randy/Nog was solid matchmaking, and the win put Nog back into the title scene, so it was capitalizing on the hype of two legends, and impacted the divisional standings. The fact that it was an awesome fight to boot is lagniappe.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 7, 2009 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I’d support that. Randy is one of the UFCs biggest draws, and I have no problem with him headlining cards ever. I always love a Couture fight.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
They should have cancelled 106 after Brock dropped out and rolled those fights into 108 and 109 or cancelled this one and merged it with 109. I know you hate to hear this but Strikeforce: Evolution is a much better card for its price.
107 is pretty good, though.
by John Nash on Dec 7, 2009 10:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
cung le vs scott smith being even compared to this is fanboy thinking.
by mmalogic on Dec 7, 2009 11:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Strikeforce: Evolution is a much better card for its price.
For $10 I get Cung Le and Jacare and Mo Lawal plus a bunch of movies and Weeds for a month. For $45 I get Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva and JDS vs Yvel. Is it really $35 better in value?
by John Nash on Dec 7, 2009 11:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey
If you’re in Minnesota to watch the Super Bowl run with the rest of us, then come on over d00d!
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
More importantly I need a list of the best bars to find attractive women with low self-esteem.
by John Nash on Dec 8, 2009 3:25 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
End to end piping is the future… Watch what comcast is doing. Within 10 years you’ll be getting all your MMA content for 29.95 per month (around 3 live Zuffa shows per month)
In 5 years anyone with 1500 bucks will be able to have their own “spike TV” “Oxygen Channel”, etc… Guys like Kid Nate and bloody elbow will be the players of tomorrow.
The guys who control content and production will be the kings in the new distribution model.
Newspapers are evolving and the ones that aren’t (most) are dying… TV networks will have to do the same.
The space of how TV and Cable programming is syndicated are becoming more and more irrelevant just like paper has become more and more irrelevant for newspapers.
I believe you are right…
and you are wrong. I have discussions concerning future formats and content distribution at least once a month, so I have an inkling what the future might hold, although I’ve been around long enough to see it’s never as drastic as people imagine it will be (or at least it is more gradual). In fact if you could see what I’m working on right now…
Didn’t mean for it to be that cryptic or sound that exciting because it’s not that big of deal. But it is kind of pro UFC so he’d get a kick out of it.
by John Nash on Dec 8, 2009 3:23 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm taking...
Evans over Silva via TKO
Daley over Condit via TKO
Lauzon over Stout via submission
Griffin over Miller by decision
Yvel over Dos Santos via TKO…
Sherk over Oliveira by … stoppage (well he better bloody stop him)
Lauzon over Miller via decision
Markham over Kampmann via KO
Matyushenko over Cantwell via decision
Jensen over Munoz via submission
Pyle over Ellenberger via decision (this is a bit iffy, just don’t think Ellenberger will have the fire like he did against Condit. If he does Pyle is going bye bye egon)
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
He is boring as fuck.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
He is a good fighter and I don’t doubt that hes a great guy, but at this point of his career a main-card-fighte-on-a-UFC-card when he’s facing Steve Cantwell he aint.
Once he beats Cantwell though, I’d love to see him against Jon Jones.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
I saw him fight at 103 – he was far from boring. He methodically beatdown Prokajac for those 3 rounds. If he had a finisher’s instinct (which I doubt, sadly), he would tear through LHW.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Dec 7, 2009 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
If he wasn't nearly 40, it would help.
Dude’s been one of my favorites for ages. Glad he’s back in the UFC. Simply tough as nails.
I would love to see the Janitor be an entrance for other fighters, frankly.
He’s a great test for the up and comers. I would definitely like to see him fight Jon Jones. There aren’t many guys out there tougher than Matyushenko.
Also I hope this is Cantwell's last fight in the UFC.
He’s beyond terrible and was never all that great in the WEC.
Cantwell should be a lot better than he has shown. He’s got decent stand up and good ground but he just doesn’t seem to put it together well. Against Cane he threw the same damn combination over and over again and it didn’t even work the first time. I havent seen the third Stann fight, but after seeing what he did to him in the second fight, I was amazed that he lost that fight.
He’s got potential but I think the Janitor will be showing him the door.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Agreed on all counts.
He’s a guy with solid natural powers and athleticism, yet a 2 cent brain. A waste of talent, really.
i mean he's no Jon Jones...
but he is young as hell isn’t he? somethin like 22?
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
I really don’t like him after the Al-Hassan celebration. I hope the Janitor mops him up.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
He apologized shortly after.
This is one of those times where I want the people who get outraged about shoving a mic in front of fighters for an interview 30 seconds after they’re done to pipe up. He’s a guy who hadn’t even been able to buy alcohol for a year yet, tons of adrenaline, and a UFC win. I accept the apology, and don’t fault him one bit.
by pdl on Dec 8, 2009 1:13 AM EST up reply actions
He did an arm-snapping motion like six times (and people bitch about Brock being too pro wrasslin), and yeah, I chalk it up to him being a brash, young idiot, but that’s no excuse (I was a brash, young idiot, too). It was still stupid as all hell and I’m annoyed by it. Lucky for him, he doesn’t give a shit what I think and neither should you.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
I've met the guy a few times, had a few conversations.
So it does kinda matter what me and him think about each other. Steve is really nice and well spoken. He’s not the moron you think he is. There aren’t many guys who work harder than him day to day, and I like the kid. I obviously don’t know you, but I’m pretty sure you’d like the guy if you met him. He’s one of the more normal, accessible personalities of any fighter I know.
There’s a lot of guys you need to keep an open mind about. Some people are exactly like what they seem, but that one comment of Steve’s is totally out of character and was a reaction to winning his first UFC fight by stoppage two days after his 21st birthday.
by pdl on Dec 8, 2009 2:05 AM EST up reply actions
I didn’t say you shouldn’t care what you think about one another, I said neither of you should care what I think about him.
And maybe that’s true, but I’ll never find out. Maybe he’ll make it on air more often and not be a douche when he wins. Like I said, I’m not your everyday self-important MMA fan that thinks these fighters are obligated to appease me, but it’s not realistic that I’ll come around on him personally even if I respect his abiltiies as a fighter (which right now, I’m not blown away by). It’s called Hughes Syndrome.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
Bloody Elbow gotsta be lovin the traffic today
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
You said it
Probably has more to do with Oliviera than it does Sherk, though.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
Sherk on the prelims. GOOD
He thinks he is a boxer now and it cost me a lot of money last time he fought.
This card is stacked though. If only it was Rashad vs Rampage. That would make this card the shit.
hopefully they show any combination of the following prelims:
two on spike, two or more in the PPV..
Cole Miller (15-4) VS. Dan Lauzon (12-2)
Mark Munoz (6-1) vs. Ryan Jensen (14-5)
Sean Sherk (33-4-1) vs. Rafaello Oliveira (9-2)
Vladimir Matyushenko (23-4-0) vs. Steve Cantwell (7-3-0)
I didn’t include the Kampmann fight in my top four cause I think it’s a mismatch anyway.. I’d rather see these 4 which are more competitive IMO.
But Kampmann is gonna go stand up with a dude he shouldnt while Markham is gonna do what he does best and knock out motherfuckers he shouldnt.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
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