Tim Sylvia Likely to Step In for Todd Duffee on Titan Fighting Championship 16
by Anton Tabuena on Dec 27, 2010 9:47 PM EST
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While it hasn't been officially announced by FEG, Todd Duffee has recently agreed to a heavyweight bout against K-1 and Strikeforce champ, Alistair Overeem on Dynamite!! 2010. People are already labeling it as his "impending sleep", as the 25-year-old took that fight on short notice and will be entering the bout as a huge underdog.
This makes his bout against Abe Wagner in jeopardy. Duffee is already scheduled to compete less than a month after Japan's New Year's Eve show, at Titan Fighting Championship 16, and with the good chance he is unable to headline the card, they already have a replacement fighter set. A source close to the fighter has informed BloodyElbow.com that former UFC champion, Tim Sylvia is already waiting in the wings to step in and headline TFC 16 against Wagner, as soon as the Duffee vs. Overeem bout becomes official.
Sylvia has had a slight fall from grace, coming in out-of-shape and uninterested, in a loss to Ray Mercer back in 2009, but he has picked it up and has racked up four straight victories since then. The two-time UFC heavyweight champion is looking to get back on the big show, and it looks like his next obstacle will be in the form of The Ultimate Fighter veteran, Abe Wagner.
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This is awesome!!!
Much rather see Tim than Duffee
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Against Overeem, I totally agree.
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by Derek Suboticki on Dec 28, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
any idea if timmy has his weight issues under control?
didn’t he still weigh in over the 265 limit for a few of his fights after the mercer one?
hopefully anance will weigh in (no pun intended).
He weighed 285 on his last bout 2 weeks ago.
He didn’t cut any weight for that though, so I think he could make 265 easily if the big show comes calling.
by Anton Tabuena on Dec 27, 2010 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
He may be a dork, but iv always like Tim, i think it would cool to see him in the UFC again.
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Sylvia's ACHING to get back in the UFC.
Makes me wonder how he’ll go over with the fans if Dana and Joe bring him back. If they do, Tim’s probably going to start smack dab in the middle of the HW division. I’d expect his first fight to be Cro Cop, Kongo, or Roy Nelson.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Dec 27, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe a tune up with Rothwell?
He should be ready from surgery come April or May.
by LikeTheWhiskey on Dec 27, 2010 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds good.
Although I doubt Sylvia has a chance against the likes of Cain, JDS, or Brock – that’s a pretty big wall to hit right after some small hurdles.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Dec 27, 2010 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
That Mercer loss is still fresh in my mind.
I still think Tim needs a couple more fights at least on Buentello’s level or better.
Yeah, but you don’t get the aesthetic of two Heavyweights that look like ripped comic book characters fighting in a ring.
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by chrisbboy82 on Dec 27, 2010 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
props for the correct use of "uninterested’. I’m serious; no one seems to know or abide by the distinction between “uninterested” and “disinterested” any more.
As for the story, I wonder what sort of damages Duffee might incur for breaching his contract with TFC. I’m hoping his agent, and he, took that into account before accepting the fight with the Reem.
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Monte Cox manages both Duffee and Sylvia.
so I’m guessing he’s already sorted it out with TFC.
by Anton Tabuena on Dec 27, 2010 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
Makes sense if that’s the case.
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by The Darkness on Dec 28, 2010 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
I hope Dana brings back Tim
I think Tim has more than fought his way back to the show, especially in the paper thin HW division.
Carwin vs. Sylvia is a perfect fight when Shane is ready to return to action.
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I would love that fight to happen.....
Tim has the reach and skill to pop Lesnar from the outside, and Lesnar has the wrestling to smoother Sylvia like Couture.
That'd be cool
Apparently Meltzer is reporting that Lesnar is actively trying to get out of his UFC contract and that he hasn’t trained a day since the loss to Cain.
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yep, I read that.
and while I am not that surprised, if it’s true, it’s really a bummer.
by Anton Tabuena on Dec 27, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Seems a waste but oh well.
At least I’ll have the memories of watching his fights. One of the few fighters who it was always an event when they fought.
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Really?
Damn, that sucks.
Then again, several people have pointed out previously that Brock tends to jump ship when things aren’t going his way. Football, WWE, and MMA? Where the Hell would he go next?
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by McKinley B. Noble on Dec 27, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
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by TylerTreese on Dec 27, 2010 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
I remember arguing with someone
That Lesnar was as competitive as Michael Jordan……after all Jordan quit basketball to play baseball.
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by thetakeover on Dec 28, 2010 12:31 AM EST up reply actions
lesnar is a front runner?
who didn’t see that coming since the start of his career?
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by exsanguinator on Dec 27, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
That would be unfortunate. There’s no sense in keeping him around if he isn’t into it anymore. I say let him go back to the WWE if that’s what he wants. As a fan, it sucks for me, but who knows? If it’s true then he may decided to return to MMA as well. If he does so, Dana had better be sure he has Lesnar under some sort of contractual obligation for it to be in the UFC. That way Lesnar doesn’t go after Fedor haha.
After his fight with Cain, Lesnar did say he would be back though. He must be seeing dollar signs. It makes sense. To get a massive payday for one professional wrestling match. Sounds a lot less painful than the beatdown he recieved at the hands of Valasquez. Well….maybe not A LOT less painful… They do some pretty crazy stuff at those wrestlemania shows.
Would he not
be able to simply retire, provided of course that he does not return to MMA?
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by The American Ronin on Dec 28, 2010 1:43 AM EST up reply actions
Alright
now who’s hopefully likely to step in and replace Abe?
I don't want to say he's dirty, but Forrest Griffin looks like directly after a workout his crotch might resemble a cajun swamp.
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by Earl Montclair on Dec 27, 2010 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
Is Abe
the guy who got goat vagina’d on TUF 10?
by Mandmeisterx on Dec 27, 2010 10:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
it was more of a mountain lion vagina.
now how the fuck do i know that?!?
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I Wish Tim could of fought Overeem at NYE o well I just want tim to fight good competition
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That fight from what I have read and heard has actually been brought up and put on the table a few times now to the match makers at FEG ? I know that prior to Dynamite last year and Fujita was the announced opponent for Overeem it was down to 3 people to fight Overeem,Fujita Arlovski and Big TIm for Dynamite and Fujita won out with FEG MAtchmakers do to ratings . I also think that fight came close to being made in another Dream event eather before or after Dynamite last year ?
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by VelociAldo on Dec 28, 2010 2:24 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
What a weard and out there MMA career BIG TImmy has had, If he stays in shape and thats a BIG if I do think he will always be a solid top 20 HW and test for most all top HW"s in MMA. When it comes to TIm it would not surprise or shock me what so ever if were to loose to a horrible HW ca who should not even be in the same ring as him or vise versa if he went out and beat top1 HW talent . He and his whole career is just such a Anomaly. I do think he belongs in the UFC or Strike Force fighting top HW talent. Becasue like I said above he will always be a good test for all top HW’s in MMA.
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