UFC 95 - Dos Santos & Struve VS. Hardy & Markham

by Marine44 on Feb 16, 2009 10:34 AM EST

I just don't get this Dan Hardy Vs. Rory Markham is not a good CO main event at least not at this stage. I mean If you are going to do a CO main event with 2 fighters with little UFC experience than please pull up the under card fight of Junior Dos Santos Vs. Stefan Struve. This fight has a much bigger impact on the UFC than Dan Hardy Vs. Rory Markham who ever wins is still a ways away from a title shot in a very jam packed welter weight division. On the other hand you have Junior Dos Santos who pulled off a huge upset against (in my opinion) the #1 contender in the UFC heavy weight division in Fabricio Werdum. Stefan Struve who I know is not a well known fighter but he has an MMA record of 20-2 (according to the UFC 16-2 by other sites) and is a great submission fighter. Stefan Struve is rumored to be between 6-foot-8 and 6-foot-11and has over 16 wins by submission. A win by either fighter should put them in the top 10 UFC heavy weights and a win or two away from a title shot. In any case the hardy Markham fight should hardly be on the main card let alone the CO main event.

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Umm…what makes you think that Hardy/Markham is the “co-main event”?

by Scott Haber on Feb 16, 2009 10:49 AM EST reply actions

I assume that is due to it getting the 2nd spot on the card.

If it was a Co-ME, then neither of these fights would deserve that.

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by BJJDenver on Feb 16, 2009 10:58 AM EST up reply actions

I don’t think there is a co-main event. If there was, why would they call the card “UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson”? If anything, the UFC has been promoting Marquardt/Gouveia far more than they’ve been pushing Markham/Hardy.

by Scott Haber on Feb 16, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions

Am I pointing out the obvious?

Isn’t Dan Hardy the 2nd biggest MMA prospect in UK after Bisping? At least this is what I had read leading up to his signing with the UFC. This card is in London, correct?

From what I can see, Rory Markham may be far off from title contention (far far off) but Dan Hardy getting another win (after Gono) could put him on the same relative level as Hazelett or Anthony Johnson. In fact, a fight against either of those two would make a lot of sense.

by flassasin24 on Feb 16, 2009 11:43 AM EST reply actions

How to read cards

The second from the top is NOT the second best fight—the third from the top is usually reserved for co-main event or the second best fight on the card. They typically break up the best fights with lesser fights, which is what Hardy/Markham is. The second biggest fight on this card is Marquardt vs. Gouveia, followed by Maia vs. Sonnen. Though none of these are a “co-main event” like at Ultimate Ultimate and this card is generally a bit weak which is one reason it’s on FREE TV!

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by thetakeover on Feb 16, 2009 12:48 PM EST reply actions