UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez Fight Card
by Nick Thomas on Feb 8, 2010 9:26 AM EST
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PrintThe Ultimate Fighting Championship takes Australia by storm for the first time on Saturday, February 20. In the main event, a world heavyweight title shot is on the line when unbeaten young gun Cain Velasquez takes on former UFC and PRIDE champion Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira. Plus, UK superstar Michael "The Count" Bisping hopes to spoil the middleweight debut of the legendary ‘Axe Murderer’, Wanderlei Silva.
Main Bouts:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1) [Num. 4] -120 vs. Cain Velasquez (7-0) [Num. 6] -110
Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1) [Num. 22] -155 vs. Michael Bisping (18-2) [Num. 14] +125
Joe Stevenson (31-10) [Num. 14] -325 vs. George Sotiropoulos (11-2) +250
Ryan Bader (10-0) -155 vs. Keith Jardine (15-6-1) [Num. 16] +125
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic (25-7-2) vs. Ben Rothwell (30-7) [Num. 15]
Preliminary Bouts:
Elvis Sinosic (8-11-2) vs. Chris Haseman (20-16)
Stephan Bonnar (11-6) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (18-9-1)
Chris Lytle (27-17-5) vs. Brian Foster (13-4)
Goran Reljic (8-0) vs. C.B. Dollaway (9-2)
Igor Pokrajac (21-6) vs. James Te Huna (12-4)
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I’m gunna be there… Silva/ noguiera..
Dream come true for me…
Can’t wait
by el.machete on Feb 8, 2010 9:07 AM EST via mobile reply actions
always a chance of him pulling out a main card knock out and you dont want him doing it on the prelims… also just pure name recognition and legendary status, every time the crowd goes crazy for him.
At this point, he hasn’t pulled out a head kick KO in over three years. Four of his five UFC fights have been debacles of one sort or another. Is there really anybody buying a ticket or a pay-per-view to see Cro Cop anymore? I guess there must be. And I suppose there’s nothing better on the prelims than Mirko/Rothwell.
by JRN on Feb 8, 2010 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
I sort of think it’s like paying way too much for a baseball or basketball player. Once you’ve committed a certain amount of money to the guy, the guy is playing. He’s not sitting on the bench.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 8, 2010 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
Bader/Jardine
THAT is good match-making. Bader has looked good since winning TUF, and Jardine is the perfect test for him to see if he’s ready to be more than a prelim-on-Spike fighter. For Jardine, it might be a small step down for him compared to who he has fought but Jardine needs a win bad.
I’ve got Bader winning, which means he fights Rashad Evans next right?
I can see Bader winning using his bread and butter: wrestling. The only thing is that if Bader uses his wrestling to win this fight, I can see the fight going to decision because it may turn into lay n prey. Jardine has that funky standup which could confuse Bader, but at the same time, Jardine has to look out for Bader’s power, yet Jardine still has the advantage in the standup.
Chris Haseman looks like E.T.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 8, 2010 9:54 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I thought he looked like a character in Doom 64
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Feb 8, 2010 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
I believe they’re showing it live at 1:00pm est and then again at the regular PPV slot
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 8, 2010 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
Spike prelims....
…any chance they would do 12noon prelim’s prior to 1pm live PPV card?
by BrothersGottaAndyHug on Feb 8, 2010 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
UFC 110 Airs Live on PPV at normal time
“UFC 110 marks the UFC’s debut in Australia. Because of the time difference, the event takes place live in Australia on a Sunday afternoon and airs live on pay-per-view in the U.S. in its normal 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT) timeslot on Saturday (Feb. 20).”
"For some reason Dana White doesn't like me, and I don't care enough to find out why. So he can go pound sand up his ass as far as I'm concerned."
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by keyboardwarrior on Feb 8, 2010 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
UFC 112
Abu Dhabi starts at 1 PM EDT LIVE, and at 10 PM EDT on tape.
Jinx!
The Seattle Times linked to my website in June 2009. I wasn't aware of this until January 2010.
UFC 112 will air live at 1:00 PM EST.
The Seattle Times linked to my website in June 2009. I wasn't aware of this until January 2010.
Yeah...
you and argyle are right. I’m getting my overseas info all messed up
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 8, 2010 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
I know this isn’t gonna happen, but since it is in australia, I think it would be f’n awesome if they got schiavello to do commentary along with rogan and goldie.
by kanodogg on Feb 8, 2010 10:10 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I went big on The Axe Murderer
I have a Round Robin with Silva/Bader/Nog, a parlay of the same, a straight up on Silva, and a cover RR on Silva/Jardine/Cain.
I have a huge issue with betting on people whose only route to victory I see is a decision, I have an even bigger issue when those people whose best shot is a decision have shown themselves capable of walking right into their opponents gameplan.
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Betting big on a guy who’s really cutting weight for the first time is a poor decision, especially when Wanderlei is basically living off of his reputation from PRIDE right now.
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Feb 8, 2010 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
That's where I kind of disagree...
He fought at 195 at UFC 99, and that was an extremely close decision that ended up being FotN. So, he’s had like 8 months to cut 10lbs? That’s not really “cutting weight for the first time”, and I think the line reflects that misconception. He didn’t really look close to gassing against Franklin, so with 8 months lead time from a fighter not known for slacking I sincerely doubt he gasses in this one.
So basically the bet comes down to do you think Silva has completely lost it, I don’t. I think his fight against Franklin showed he still has something left, and a bit of Silva something, is probably greater than Bisbings everything.
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Not that I would place a bet
What’s the best online sports book? A "friend " of mine hit a 9 NFL game parlay for $ 2500 on sportsbook.com and they seem to want way to much personal info for a payout. Just wondering
by KING FEDOR on Feb 8, 2010 10:29 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Try Bodog.
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by keyboardwarrior on Feb 8, 2010 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
There are three prelims that I hope we get to see
I really hope to see the Reljic vs Dollaway prelim the most, with Foster vs Lytle next, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see these two fights on a Spike prelims. I am interested in seeing K-Sos vs Bonnar as well, and I am actually going with Bonnar to win a decision. Also, WAR Sotiropoulos (even though I think Stevenson will end up winning, but I will be rooting for Sotiropoulos).
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