Winner of Michael Bisping vs. Wanderlei Silva Expected to Face Yoshihiro Akiyama
by Nick Thomas on Feb 10, 2010 10:13 AM EST
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Should Michael Bisping get past Wanderlei Silva at UFC 110, Fighters Only has been told, he will most likely face Yoshihiro Akiyama in his next fight.HT: fightersonlymagazine.co.uk
Akiyama is also likely to be on the menu for Wanderlei should he get past Bisping. ... According to a Las Vegas source, the UFC would like to make Wand-Akiyama on a card to be staged in Japan.
... No news yet on who is being considered for the loser of Wanderlei-Bisping, although Nate Marquardt could be a possibility.
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finally
Akiyama back in action!
HI YAH!
by Thats It For you! on Feb 10, 2010 9:23 AM EST reply actions
que sexy music
dana jus brought sexy back.. Cant wait so see how all this turns out… Wandy vs sexy would be main event on any other japan card..
have u ever even been in a fight??
by MMAJUNKIE__83 on Feb 10, 2010 10:56 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
yes
That makes sense. I really want to see Wanderlie beat bisping and akiyama to make a splash in the 185 division. If he does that by way of ko or tko in both I could see him fight for the title
"In the UFC anything can happen"
Thats what they keep telling me. But I predict Judo throw into submission.
Or just the battering of Akiyama. In the menatime, lets hope Silva gets back to his own ways.
Wanderlei vs. Japanese dude.
History tells us what will happen.
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Good thing Sexy is ethnically Korean :D
by HarmlessNinja on Feb 10, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
I'd have to agree
As much as I’d like to see Wand do what Hendo did to Bisping, I haven’t seen much from Wandy in the past couple of years to make me think that he will take this. That being said, this is a nice little MW tourney being set up.
"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye
Plus it’s Wands first cut to 185, you don’t know how much power that is going to sap out of him. Where as Bisping looked in good form in his last fight so he will becoming into this with some momentum.
Although you could argue that Wandy has something to prove dropping down.
It's his first cut to 185...
But he’s only cutting from 195, and has had like 8 months to do it properly.
A 10 lb cut over 8 months for a serious trainer like Wandy shouldn’t even really come into the equation.
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by Jacob Hayes on Feb 10, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Has his walking weight been noted recently as 195? I think you may be confused, due to his fight with Franklin. He had to cut to 195, and the cut was a drastic one. Really hard on him. Of course, you might know something I’ve missed…
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by slapjaw ackrite on Feb 11, 2010 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
Wand said that he was dropping some muscles since fight with Franklin.
by dancingChicken on Feb 11, 2010 6:52 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, Silva had said the fight with Franklin at the catch weight...
Was to transition down to 185, it only makes sense that if he was transitioning down to a perm stay at 185 that he’d be making a controlled drop from around 195, not trying to cut 30+lbs every time as an older guy.
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by Jacob Hayes on Feb 11, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
He will have a big technical striking and reach advantage. He will pick Wandy apart standing unless Wandy can close the distance and get in his big looping hook range.
Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.
superman punch off the cage was epic tho.
HI YAH!
by Thats It For you! on Feb 10, 2010 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
I scored it 29-28 Belcher
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 10, 2010 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
I had Akiyama, but it was definitely close. If damage was a critera, Belcher would have taken it. Part of me thinks the judges may have been punishing him for that horrible Johnny Cash tattoo.
by HarmlessNinja on Feb 10, 2010 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
That is a really long layoff for Aikyama. I was hoping to see him against Maia, but this will be a fun fight as well. I’m actually more excited to hear about a potential card in the Japan this year, that is going to real big for UFC.
most likely would be a record attendance if they play thier cards right. It would funny to see DREAM counter promote tho lol
HI YAH!
by Thats It For you! on Feb 10, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
So so so sexy.
The Seattle Times linked to my website in June 2009. I wasn't aware of this until January 2010.
OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! WANDERLEI VS AKIYAMA PLEASE!
You have to be the man... you have to be very, like, alpha male with her. You know? Decide what you do and everything. So, show her who's the boss, you know? - GSP
by pud333 on Feb 10, 2010 11:05 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
Silva will cruh Bisping
i believe these two fighterz to be on different lvlz…
"If I told you I was good, you would think I am boasting. If I told you I was not good, you would know I am lying" Bruce Lee
You're right...they are on different levels.
Wandy has 1 win in his last 5 fights, and Bisping has 1 loss in his last 5 fights.
by Scott Haber on Feb 10, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
They are on different levels of opposition too...
Wandy has fought Hendo, Lidelll, Jardine, Rampage, Franklin for this last 5.
Bisbing has fought a murderers row of McCarthy, Day, Leben, Hendo, and Kang.
There is an absolutely massive difference in level of opposition here.
I’d also say that Wandy looked more impressive in his losses to Franklin and Lidell than Bisbing looked in some of his wins.
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by Jacob Hayes on Feb 10, 2010 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
Get ready to see a very bloody Wandy after he gets TKO’ed
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 10, 2010 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
Considering all the word is Bisbing working on power punching with Rampage...
I fully expect to see him try to use it to some extent and end up backed into the cage and eating knees, and as shown in Vera vs Couture, they’ll pretty much never break up a clinch as long as there is some perception of action happening.
I simply don’t see Bisbing winning this fight any way but a decision, and having seen him literally walk into while you can hear his corner telling him not to, I don’t have much faith in him actually making it through three rounds, let alone winning a decision in a questionable judging enviroment that isn’t favoring him.
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az you were saying?
"If I told you I was good, you would think I am boasting. If I told you I was not good, you would know I am lying" Bruce Lee
Except that argument doesn't work when you lose against top competition
A fighter who loses to tough opponents isn’t more talented than someone who beats mediocre opponents.
Except when Bisbing gets absolutely tooled...
By Hendo who is the only top competition he’s fought. Let’s put it this way, who do you think looked better against Hendo? Bisbing or Silva?
Like I said, Silva has looked better in close losses than Bisbing has looked in most of his wins, hell even the win that gives him some small amount of respect against Kang almost ended in the first.
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i rest my case...
"If I told you I was good, you would think I am boasting. If I told you I was not good, you would know I am lying" Bruce Lee
Sexyama looks small @ that weight.
Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei. Basillio. Harry Greb.
by theworldsoldestsport on Feb 10, 2010 11:23 AM EST reply actions
He is small at that weight, it’s so he can stay muscled for the ladies.
by HarmlessNinja on Feb 10, 2010 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
Really lame to think anyone has to “earn” a fight with Akiyama.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 10, 2010 11:40 AM EST reply actions
I guess...
The way I look at it is that it’s not so much “earn” as “become a promotable opponent so we can actually have a fight that Japanese people care about”.
If Derek Jeter clubbed a baby seal on earth day while wearing a mink coat and crocodile skin boots while burning tires on an iceberg, the reaction would be "Its OK Derek, you’re a Yankee." -First mammal to wear pants
He loses to either of these guys, probably badly. SO they’ll get to care about a single fight.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 10, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah…Sexyama needs to drop to WW pronto
If Derek Jeter clubbed a baby seal on earth day while wearing a mink coat and crocodile skin boots while burning tires on an iceberg, the reaction would be "Its OK Derek, you’re a Yankee." -First mammal to wear pants
It’s sad to think that at one point Akiyama was considered top 10 and now after looking so unimpressive in his first fight, he doesn’t really have a winnable fight at middleweight.
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by Matthew Roth on Feb 10, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
Akiyama beat Belcher, who is a much more dangerous striker than Bisping. I highly doubt he’d lose badly to the Count.
Wanderlei is hard to guage now. He looked slow and worn down fighting at 195. No telling if he’s nearly shot as a fighter overall, or if he can perform better at 185.
by Hardcharger on Feb 10, 2010 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah it’s hard to say. Is he really shot or is he about to pull a Shogun?
by HarmlessNinja on Feb 10, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I don’t get why Akiyama is a “prize” for the winner of this fight.
I’d rather see Akiyama fight sooner, and preferably against Marquardt, rather than waiting for the outcome of Wandy-Bisping.
by Scott Haber on Feb 10, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
Akiyama????
Doesn’t ANYONE else belive that Belcher BEAT Akiyama? Akiyama scored some “points”, but Belcher did as well, and did the most DAMAGE. Funny how we forget about this SHITIYAMA dude. Remember when he fought Sakuraba and was DQ’d for being GREASED? He’s a f’n cheat, and I don’t like the way the UFC is “touting” him as being so great. He knoced out Dennis Kang, and got knocked out by Misaki.
I am sorry, but I cannot glory this guy, and to promote a cheat is sinful.
- Akiyama/Belcher was close. I could see the decision going either way.
- Everyone remembers the Saku fight. It’s part of the reason he was such a big draw for DREAM.
- The UFC isn’t touting him as great. They’re using him to break into a market that the purchase of PRIDE was supposed to help with.
If Derek Jeter clubbed a baby seal on earth day while wearing a mink coat and crocodile skin boots while burning tires on an iceberg, the reaction would be "Its OK Derek, you’re a Yankee." -First mammal to wear pants
You should be banned for fighter bashing.
by moonlapse88 on Feb 10, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
Shitiyama is the only thing he said that was over the line and it’s being handled.
The rest is an honest critique.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 10, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
Doesn’t ANYONE else belive that Belcher BEAT Akiyama?
I do. But then, my love for Akiyama is bulletproof.
As for why the UFC is promoting him so much, it makes perfect business sense. Akiyama is a fucking star overseas. And that’s not my fanboy BS either. The UFC is looking to use Akiyama to help… penetrate… the Japanese market.
You have to be the man... you have to be very, like, alpha male with her. You know? Decide what you do and everything. So, show her who's the boss, you know? - GSP
by pud333 on Feb 10, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
MW
Loser of Belfort / Silva should fight Marquardt
Akiyama vs Wanderlei should happen regardless of what happens on this fight
Maia vs Bisping should happen regardless of what happens on this fight – This is will be a great fight, with Bisping not having KO power.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
I like all of these.
Marquardt is still top 3 or 4, for sure. He should be getting the loser of a fight that’s barely top 10.
by HarmlessNinja on Feb 10, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Finally
We at last get to hear something about Sexyama. I had to resort to google translating his blog in the hopes of gleaning some sliver of information regarding his next fight. It was an . . . odd experience, to say the least. I should have paid more attention during those Japanese classes.
Is the UFC seriously going to put a card in Japan soon, or at least planning to?
With all the obstacles that the UFC has had trying to get into Japan, I have to wonder if they’ll be able to put a card in Japan. This makes sense in why Akiyama hasn’t fought in a while, but I have a hard time seeing the UFC getting into Japan.
Is Akiyama another Matt Serra?
only fights once or twice a year. Even though they still attract some viewers?
*i honestly dont see UFC holding an event in Japan. WAY TOO MUCH OBSTACLES
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Does this mean
BJ will fight Gomi on the same card?
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