10 More Fights I Want the UFC to Make Happen (with free Strikeforce bonus while supplies last)
by MMAEruption on Sep 9, 2009 3:43 PM EDT
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PrintI recently wrote 10 Fights I Want the UFC to Make Happen, a Fanpost now famous for its revelation that 110 BE readers can't live without seeing Dustin Hazelett fight Paulo "Silva" Thiago.
In the spirit of that post, here are 10 more fights I want the UFC to make happen:
1) Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin - After being finished two straight times, Forrest needs a big win to get back into the title mix, and Rich Franklin would be a perfect fit. Franklin has a name among casual and hardcore MMA fans, and would surely like his own chance to defeat a marquee 205-pounder.
2) Joe Lauzon vs. Nate Diaz - This is the fight I really wanted to see on Season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter. Joe is a wild, wide-open type of fighter, but Nate has proven he can capitalize on overly-aggressive fighters. This would be perfect to headline an Ultimate Fight Night, and would almost certainly lead to a Fight of the Night award.
3) Kenny Florian vs. Hermes Franca - At times, Kenny's practiced a diet-Machida sort of elusiveness, but Hermes would push straight forward and make it a brawl. Can Kenny catch Hermes overextending himself? There's only one way to find out.
4) Randy Couture vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson - Randy wants to go back down to 205, and he likes "interesting" fights - so why not put him up against Rampage? Randy may have come up short against Nogueira at UFC 102, but he still put on one hell of a show that night. Would Randy try to outwrestle Rampage? Stand and bang? Who the hell knows, but the anticipation for this bout would be incredible.
5) Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera - Is "The Truth" for real? After yet another lackluster performance at UFC 102, I say no. But against an aggressive striker that's only been out of the first round once in his UFC career, Vera would be forced to prove that he's not just taking up space on the main cards of PPV events.
6) BJ Penn vs. Josh Koscheck - One of my favorite fights of all time was BJ Penn/Matt Hughes 2. An in-shape BJ against a bigger, strong wrestler could be a recipe for an equally exciting bout. Koscheck isn't well-rounded enough to massacre Penn GSP-style. Rather, he's good enough to give the Prodigy one hell of a fight. If BJ gets tired of the lightweight division after the Diego fight, a fight with Koscheck is a definite possibility.
7) Tito Ortiz vs. Dan Henderson - You have one big wrestler and one smaller wrestler, with the latter having KO power that can end a fight at any time. Tito wants his world title back, and a win over Hendo would put him in the running. However, there's not much chance of this happening.
8) Eddie Bravo vs. Royler Gracie - In a stunning upset that some call a fluke, Eddie Bravo submitted Gracie by triangle choke at the 2003 ADCC tournament. Eddie would like to prove 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu critics wrong by fighting Royler in an MMA match. The UFC should try to make it happen. Casual MMA fans wouldn't care, but the BJJ world would go crazy for this fight.
9) Thiago Alves vs. Paul Daley - If both guys beat their next opponents (Paulo Thiago and Martin Kampmann), they should fight each other. Dana loves a good stand-up war, and there is no way these guys take it to the ground. Daley will have a hard time with Kampmann, but with his power, anything can happen.
10) Kurt Pellegrino vs. Roger Huerta - I'm beginning to think that Roger "I Want to Be An Actor But You Couldn't Tell By Looking At My IMDB Page" Huerta will sign a new deal with the UFC after his upcoming loss to Gray Maynard. Hollywood hasn't been kind to Huerta, and he still has a name in MMA. The aggressive Pellegrino would probably love to take it.
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11) Nick Diaz vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller - Nick's gone on record saying he doesn't think fighters should do things like dye their hair and paint their toenails, and has complained about guys getting more publicity than him. Well, then he'll love to fight Mayhem, a guy with pink hair AND a show on MTV! The smack talk would be epic...
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How is Bravo/Gracie a UFC fight?
Besides that good matches.
2 of your matches I think could be very one sided.
I think Alves would just destroy Daley and I think Silva would destroy Vera.
Vera to me has not looked the same since Tim Sylvia and Daley isnt bad but Alves is better.
Alves, like Fitch, is suffering from GSP syndrome. Good fighter looking sub par against a great fighter. Wait and see Paulo Thiago vs. Thiago Alves.
thiago silva wouldn't destroy Vera
I’d put money on Vera in that fight.
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
1.) Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin – Rich might actually beat Griffin, and I think it’d be a solid battle for both guys. Not a bad choice.
2.) Joe Lauzon vs. Nate Diaz – Honestly, I’m a huge Nate Diaz fan because he actually rolls with an active guard on the floor and has decent boxing, but with that said, he looked terrible in defending basic wrestling techniques against Stevenson. Not a bad fight at all.
3) Kenny Florian vs. Hermes Franca – Don’t really have a desire to see it unless Franca comes up with some big wins.
4) Randy Couture vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson – Incredible PPV potential, but is it really interesting? I don’t know, it seems like a real unlikely match-up, but I see where the intrigue comes from.
5) Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera – I’d only want to see this so that Alves can flying knee Vera out of the UFC.
6) BJ Penn vs. Josh Koscheck – Koscheck’s stand-up would get owned so hard in this fight, and his wrestling wouldn’t be enough, but his size would help with that wrestling… tough call, but I say Penn beats him.
7) Tito Ortiz vs. Dan Henderson – I could see this being boring.
8) Eddie Bravo vs. Royler Gracie – Eddie is already wanting to do it, so I say do it!
9) Thiago Alves vs. Paul Daley – If Alves tries to solely stand, he might get murdered because of his bulkiness. Alves on the floor would give Daley trouble though. Not too interested in this one.
10) Kurt Pellegrino vs. Roger Huerta – A 100% motivated Huerta beats Pellegrino.
11) Nick Diaz vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller – Actually, you can mix Diaz in with Souza, Miller and Souza vs. Miller rematch.
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by Leland Roling on Sep 9, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
u'd be wrong either way
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
1.) Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin – I say if Rich loses his fight with Belfort then by all means yes, but if he wins then this fight is a lose/lose for Rich.
2.) Joe Lauzon vs. Nate Diaz – I could see this possibly going like Nate’s fight with Joe Daddy. “Fight me Bitch”
3) Kenny Florian vs. Hermes Franca – I would rather see Florian vs Maynard
4) Randy Couture vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson – I see a 1st round KO for Rampage. Rampage vs Kimbo at 205 however would be huge ratings and a 13 second slugfest.
5) Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera – I like this. It would force Vera to be aggresive or get KTFO
6) BJ Penn vs. Josh Koscheck – BJ by KO or Submission in the 2nd. Kos could only win by LnP and idk think he can get BJ down
7) Tito Ortiz vs. Dan Henderson – I’d rather see Tito vs Luis Cane
8) Eddie Bravo vs. Royler Gracie – I can only imagine the commentating by Joe Rogan
9) Thiago Alves vs. Paul Daley – Someone’s night is ending early.
10) Kurt Pellegrino vs. Roger Huerta –Wouldn’t mind seeing Kurt bitch slap Huerta.
11) Nick Diaz vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller – Can you imagine the lead up to this one?!
by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Sep 9, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions
If Franklin beats Belfort
then the UFC needs to give Rich a real 205 fight. Stop jerking him around between weight classes and give him a 205 contender.
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Anderson Silva?
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Sep 9, 2009 10:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Good call =-)
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by Well Read Idiot on Sep 10, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
1.) Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin – After Forrest gets a nice bounce back fight I’ll be all for this.
2.) Joe Lauzon vs. Nate Diaz – This would be an excellent fight and I expect to see it after Diaz clowns Guillard.
3) Kenny Florian vs. Hermes Franca – Strange idea, not really much of a call for it, but hell at least its not Franca just getting outwrestled.
4) Randy Couture vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson – I think there are better fights for Randy at light heavyweight which provide less risk to his health.
5) Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera – Another match-up I think that will be made shortly. Vera will tear Silva apart on the feet. If Silva gets on top there could be trouble but other than that I think Vera puts him down and out in the second round.
6) BJ Penn vs. Josh Koscheck – The only thing that could stop Penn here is the GSP strategy I think. By that I mean the fence work not the ground game, Koscheck will get subbed if he stays in Penn’s guard and messed up if he tries to strike with him.
7) Tito Ortiz vs. Dan Henderson – Not really interested in this one, don’t think Tito would be either.
8) Eddie Bravo vs. Royler Gracie – Not an MMA fight, but would be cool to see a rematch in ADCC.
9) Thiago Alves vs. Paul Daley – Good fun this one. I’d go out on a limb and say Daley.
10) Kurt Pellegrino vs. Roger Huerta – Yeah…no interest in this one. I think Pellegrino would take it provided he didn’t get Guida’d late.
11) Nick Diaz vs. Jason “Mayhem” Miller – Yes, and please.
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