Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Tim Sylvia set for April 23 in Boston
by Nick Thomas on Feb 27, 2010 3:27 PM EST
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According to the bostonherald.com:
Pudzianowski has won the World’s Strongest Man title a record five times. The 33-year-old made his MMA debut in December and this show will mark his U.S. debut.Check out Mariusz Pudzianowski's MMA debut after the jump.
Also signed for the card are UFC veterans Rich Clementi, Yves Edwards and Houston Alexander.
"This will be the biggest card ever done, probably in the Northeast," said [promoter Corey] Fischer. "The UFC is coming here in August and they’re going to have a hard gate to beat. I think this fight card will be better than what they’re bringing."
"It’ll be on pay-per-view and shown live in Korea, Poland, Canada and about 14 other countries," said Fischer. "This will have more viewers than (the UFC’s) show."
As of now, Moosin will be the first big MMA organization to come to Boston. As announced earlier, Bellator Fighting Championships will head to the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre on May 6 and the UFC makes its Massachusetts debut on August 28 at the TD Garden.
HT: bostonherald.com, fozo
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For which one of them?
Sure glad Lesnar got his shit straightened out.
by judonerd on Feb 27, 2010 3:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Mariusz is probably going to eat Alistair Overeem to absorb his powers before this fight.
Officially now the head of the Lobstein bandwagon.
Both. Sylvia will need some juice for this.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Feb 27, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
I’m actually glad Pudz will have to go through it. It’ll answer that question at least.
"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
Not really
He could cycle off pretty easily for 1 fight.
by JimJoe on Feb 27, 2010 7:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Then what’s the point of ever bringing it up? Until someone fails the drug test, there’s only speculation and that’s the only argument anyone ever has.
"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
He has been in the steroid buisness long enough to know how to pass a normal urine test
by KING FEDOR on Feb 27, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Pudz was caught once in 2004. Since then, he’s participated in strong man events in the US 5 times from 2007-2008 and was clean, don’t think it’s gonna be a problem.
What The.Fuck.
This is like having Herschel Walker fight Chuck Liddell.
Officially now the head of the Lobstein bandwagon.
Wait…in this scenario, who is who?
This is more of a Japanese freakshow fight than you’re used to seeing in the states. But it’s gonna be very interesting imo.
If Sylvia actually gives a shit he'll win.
He’s going to lose.
Officially now the head of the Lobstein bandwagon.
If Pudz learned to throw a proper leg kick since his debut
he’ll break Timmy’s femur.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I just called and confirmed the fight with Tim...
He said he is going to fight “some japanese guy” in japan in march, then fighting Pudz in April, then still fighting Sims in Canada. For those of you wondering if he is training, he is. He is doing two a days and keeping a better diet. I know Tims haters will keep hating but I for one am excited to see this fight. Tim also said he is about to sign a three fight deal with a Japanese organization.
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Feb 27, 2010 5:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Now we know who one of the HWs is fighting on the March Dream card.
by John Nash on Feb 27, 2010 5:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yup
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Feb 27, 2010 5:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If Tim fights in shape, he’ll give the haters a lot less ammo.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 27, 2010 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
seriously. It’s easy to call us haters, but Tim, with the way he’s gotten knocked around for a while, has made it really easy to hate on him. Show up in shape and give a decent effort and he might not get so much shit for being 300 lbs and knocked or choked out all the time
Umm...
He showed up outta shape for mercer and that’s pretty much it. If u need six-pack abs on all your fighters than maybe you need to watch pro-wrasslin. As for getting “choked out all the time”, I doubt he feels to bad about getting subbed by Nog and Fedor. He was beating the snot out of Nog before he made a mistake. And getting dropped by Fedor actually shows how good Tims chin is. He took Fedors best shot and did not go out. It took a former boxing champion to get Tim his first knock out/tko loss off his career. Maybe you should know some facts before you post. Just cuz I guy can’t beat the best in the world anymore does not mean he should retire
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Feb 27, 2010 9:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
If u need six-pack abs on all your fighters than maybe you need to watch pro-wrasslin.
Maybe pick another example…
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Feb 27, 2010 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Good call.
I woulda used yokozuna tho :-)
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Feb 27, 2010 10:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No love for The American Dream?
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Feb 28, 2010 3:16 AM EST up reply actions
where did i say he should retire? where did i say he needs a six pack? I said show up and give a decent effort and people wont have so much to hate on. Without those things all we have to hate on is his boring decision based style.
Just because the guy can’t beat the best in the world does not mean that he should make his comeback fighting the homeless and overly inflated in Sims and Pudz, while turning down actual competition in Barnett
Lol
When dId he turn down barnett??
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by ANance on Feb 28, 2010 12:59 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
from the front page:
Tim Sylvia and Antonio Silva turn down fight against Josh Barnett at DREAM.13:
According to mmajunkie.com:
“Monte Cox and Tim Sylvia nixed the Japanese’s promotion’s original offer to fight Josh Barnett and a new opponent search is now underway.”
To be fair, Barnett has an unalterably-tainted reputation, and I doubt anyone wants to be a part of that.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 28, 2010 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe as a confidence-builder?
There aren’t many good options for him, admittedly. He’s lost a lot of credibility, but still would pose a good challenge for anyone. I really think him vs any kickboxer would make a good fight – he wouldn’t have to worry about ground fighting, but he couldn’t jab his way to a decision.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 28, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
yeah i think you’re right about that under one condition….that he actually gets ready for the fight. An in shape Tim Sylvia is still a tough challenge to most HW’s .
I think/hope the embarrassing loss to Mercer will light a fire under his ass.
New Orleans Saints - 2010 Super Bowl Champions. Unbelievable. Who Dat.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 28, 2010 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I actually like Tim but lately he’s not been making it easy.
by Roll for Life on Mar 1, 2010 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
This will be AWESOME!
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Feb 27, 2010 3:31 PM EST reply actions
This is totally unexpected and completely awesome
by bla10cow on Feb 27, 2010 3:33 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Agreed, I’ll definitely pay for a stream of this.
by ufc4 on Feb 27, 2010 3:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Sorry to get your hopes down
But I see 1% chance of that article being real.
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by greco-roman airlines on Feb 27, 2010 3:34 PM EST reply actions
of course. The boston herald is the mma bay of new england media, everyone knows this…
by Phildo on Feb 27, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Obviously.
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by Scott Schroeder on Feb 27, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
Oh my god.
Promoters Corey Fischer and Eric "Butterbean" Esch have told the Herald that they have scheduled the bouts under the Korean-based promotion company, Moosin, and the featured fight will pit former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia against Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Officially now the head of the Lobstein bandwagon.
Indeed.
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Feb 28, 2010 12:19 AM EST up reply actions
Whao
I did not see that coming. This is gonna be amazing lol
"The left hand brings death, but the right one even I am afraid of."-Mariusz Pudzianowski
DEEP ANNOUNCEMENT???
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by Anthony Pace on Feb 27, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
Perposterous Statement of the Year Canidate:
“This will be the biggest card ever done, probably in the Northeast,” said [promoter Corey] Fischer. “The UFC is coming here in August and they’re going to have a hard gate to beat. I think this fight card will be better than what they’re bringing.”
by SidHartman on Feb 27, 2010 3:39 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
kinda sad to see sylvia in all these freak show fights nowadays. he was fighting for a ufc belt just two years ago… guys gotta know when to hang em up
Or when to train.
Officially now the head of the Lobstein bandwagon.
by P Brady on Feb 27, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He’ll probably make more for this fight than a lot of us will all year. No, it’s not the $800,000 he got to fight Fedor but it’s not like the guy is washed up like Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler.
by ufc4 on Feb 27, 2010 4:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
how dare you talk about Randy Robinson as washed up
you are about to get Ram Jammed like a motherfucker!
he was injured. injured bad.
very excited for this fight I cant wait. How can you not be excited after watching Mariuz or these years woo
Because he’s a strong man and not a fighter? Did you watch the video above?
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by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 27, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Wait
I thought Pudzianowski was set to fight Robert Paczków the 40 year old Polish sumo wrestler who beat James McSweeney?
"The left hand brings death, but the right one even I am afraid of."-Mariusz Pudzianowski
Then murdered lol
"The left hand brings death, but the right one even I am afraid of."-Mariusz Pudzianowski
And sprinkled crack on…
"For your information, I would like to ask a question."
-Samuel Goldwyn
by fedorade on Feb 27, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
lol @ chappelle
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Feb 27, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
The Worcester DCU is a legit venue...
and the Herald may not be the Globe but it’s no small time rag. I would watch that main event…and Bellator coming to the Wang? Sweet…
Did any if you guys see this dudes debut in poland? His kicking looked horrendous and I think even an out of shape Timmeh will put this musclehead to bed!
Lol idk if it matters how the kicks looked...
There is no way in hell they felt good
"The left hand brings death, but the right one even I am afraid of."-Mariusz Pudzianowski
His kicking looked terrible but he was still destroying the guys legs with them. Timmy has his hands full IMO.
It was an homage to Butterbean’s devastating high kick. Truly, the single more fearsome maneuver in all of MMA.
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Feb 28, 2010 12:22 AM EST up reply actions
good God….what did he possibly hope to accomplish there except proving that you can actually balance an entire planet on one leg, if only for a brief instant
by BradCr on Feb 28, 2010 1:41 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This is the reason Cro Cop stopped using high kicks. Many fans say he stopped due to injury. Nope. He saw perfection and no longer had the desire to kick people senseless.
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by a tommy point on Feb 28, 2010 4:22 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Probably oh wait I thought they didnt have him an opponent yet and he was already on the card ?
They probably can’t get Tim any sort of a good fight so this is the best he could do. I hope Tim gets beat bad
Wow!! Lmfao at this fight! Good to see eves Edwards and houston on the card though. Tim sylvia is gonna get mercer’d
by KimboSliceGoHard! on Feb 27, 2010 3:59 PM EST via mobile reply actions
all these competitors for the UFC...
what ever shall they do?
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
That’s just the 3 piece dinner Tim ordered from Long John Silver’s.
by ufc4 on Feb 27, 2010 5:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Come on, Butterbean,
give us a rematch with Minowaman.
It’s the rematch everyone wants to see…perfect for the biggest MMA event ever in the northeast.
Quite literally.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Feb 27, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
Mariusz’s wikipedia page listshis key strength supplement as Muscle Milk so he should have no issue with the drug testing.
by KING FEDOR on Feb 27, 2010 4:21 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I just hope they don’t test for gravy. Tim is sure to fail
by KING FEDOR on Feb 27, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
oh. if his wikipedia page says it, i’m convinced
by kanginator10 on Feb 27, 2010 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
Where's Chris Nelson?
What’s this about a huge, shocking announcement at tomorrow’s DEEP? Is Shinya Aoki coming to the states?
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
Another bad move for Timmy.....
i don’t see this going well for Tim..
"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
i cant see timmy winning either. i’m glad to see Pudz taking the biggest fight he can get. If he wins maybe Lashly will want to fight him in a few years.
Can’t see Tim winning? Come the fuck on, Pudz has what, one fight? Not saying Tim is a lock but if he comes in focused and in shape he should be a big favorite.
by ufc4 on Feb 27, 2010 11:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah I agree , at least by way of records and rankings (which don’t always tell the truth) Tim is a huge favorite .
This fight sums up to whether Pudz can take Timmy down , and whether he has cardio . If he doesn’t have the two he’ll lose by TKO imo. Timmy is not easy to take down , Randy did it but Randy is one of the best wrestlers in mma . If this fight is for real I’m sure Tim will come in focused , this is probably his last chance to become relevant again . After the Ray Mercer loss he really needs to stack up wins.
THIS CARD IS IN NEED OF
JAMES TONEY VS. JOSE CANSECO!!!! might as well go all out
Hey Pudz is kind of following Lesnars playbook
Nice to see this for a change. If Sylvia is smart at all, he will get back to his UFC shape. Pudz seeme to have pretty good skills and explosiveness for a newcomer.
Drug testing needed for the PROMOTERS. What dumb statements.
He’s going to take down the UFC. haha.
by snakecharmer1340 on Feb 27, 2010 5:37 PM EST reply actions
The better angle is here. You get to see Timmy throw a leg kick, and then Mercer give him a “WTF” look and knock him out.
I wonder if they could do like Ray Mercer vs Jose Canseco on this card. Just go full freak show…
Wow man
has Tim Sylvia seriously fallen that far in the eyes of some that not only are they convinced that this former body builder with only one other pro fight will be able to beat him, but beat him convincingly? Yeah Tim’s looked like shit now but I think that brain shifting he got from Mercer was just enough to knock some kind of sense back in his head and helped him to realize the long path to past his prime scrubdom he was headed towards. The guy is still a former UFC champion and I’m sure if he actually put his whole ass into training he could still be at least some what competitive.
Marius had some pretty sloppy form in his first fight, and yeah it was still effective but for the most part it was effective just because his opponenet barely knew wtf he was doing. This isn’t like BROCKLESNAR coming into the fight game with a pre-existing skillset that happens to be one of the best bases to have in MMA, this dude is super inexperienced and I doubt he’s going to show a drastic improvement by his next fight, but hey if he ends up knocking Tim out in the first then I guess I’ll just have to eat my hat.
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by Fake Emcee on Feb 27, 2010 6:36 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Was Mariusz a bodybuilder?
He was a personal trainer, then a world-class strength athlete.
I don’t think he ever did any bodybuilding.
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I don't know
the n words huge.
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To add...
Strongman strength is much different than bodybuilding strength. Bodybuilders lift to get the biggest muscle possible while strongman train to move weight and be powerful. Strongman strength is much better suited for MMA because of the focus on functional strength and the ability to lift awkward objects. When you think about it, some strongman events may last 2 or 3 minutes and it is pure anaerobic activity. I doubt Pudz is a great runner, but his anaerobic fitness is probably great. It is definitely a mistake to lump the strongman competitors and body builders together.
by Dropkick434 on Feb 27, 2010 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
So strongman strength is closer to retard strength than bodybuilder strength, is that what you’re saying?
by ufc4 on Feb 28, 2010 12:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Thank you, Mr. Fischer
For proving to me that hype, hyperbole, and hallucinogenic mushrooms are all alive and well.
will a commision enen license this fight?
by xbuckeyex05 on Feb 27, 2010 8:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Why wouldn't they?
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
Former UFC champ versus a guy in his second fight.
Are you familiar with how a commission operates?
Although detractors decry (MMA) as a brutal, bloody form of human cockfighting, aficionados know it is a brutal, bloody, totally fucking awesome form of human cockfighting. -The Onion
by The Kittitas Kid on Feb 27, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
I don't imagine there will be any problem
Sylvia isn’t exactly taking the world by storm lately. He’s 1-3 in his last four fights.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
What about the 265 limit?
Is that up to the commission or depends on the fighting organization?
And 2 of those 3 losses are to the two best heavyweights in the history of the sport, not some cat who just took up the sport last year.
by ufc4 on Feb 28, 2010 12:01 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Doesn’t change the point.
Blackout612- "Wuts teh UFC?"
Ubernoober- "It like two guy who just stand and swing for fence and try to knock each other shit out it awesome"
by Blackout612 on Feb 28, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
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