UFC on Versus Injuries: Brandon Vera suffered three broken facial bones from the elbow he took, and Duane Ludwig suffered a 'severe' break to his ankle which will likely require surgery.
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UFC on Versus: Vera vs. Jones coverage
about 2 years ago
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I knew something had to have been broken or fractured...
That was a ‘mean’ elbow.
by higgledy-piggledy on Mar 22, 2010 6:01 AM EDT reply actions
a hellbow even
never have I so clearly heard the sound of a face breaking
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 22, 2010 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions
FUCK. I know this is going to sound typical of someone who was going on about Vera’s durability…but lesser men would have been tapping, and not even worrying about curling up and rolling over. The pain must have been sickening. Not to mention the blows that came after the big elbow.
by kyfm621
I think the curling up and rolling over is a natural instinct when you get hurt bad. It says something about Vera’s durability that he suffered facial bone fractures and didn’t go to sleep though.
by Dropkick434 on Mar 22, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I was thinking,
holy shit did vera just get rocked really bad with that elbow?! …then found out he rolled over cause Jones broke a bone near his eye.. that shit must have hurt.
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 22, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I was surprised it didn’t open up a gash
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by keyboardwarrior on Mar 22, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
his eye swelled shut immediately after though,
wonder how bad it looks now.
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 22, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. In the slow mo replay...
You could see his cheek bone was out of place and his eye was almost swollen shut before he rolled over.
by truck on Mar 22, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
As soon as he rolled over I knew something had to be broken.
Vera isn’t a puss and you could tell he was reacting to some severe pain.
Jon “I break bones” Jones
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Mar 22, 2010 9:14 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
^^Everyone on BE talkin ish about Jones and his chances in this fight, get a good look ^^
by Jonnycaz2.0 on Mar 22, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s probably closed because of the impact. His eye looked relatively normal when Buffer was announcing the decision.
by dancingChicken on Mar 22, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
It shut instantaneously after impact and was half shut the rest of the telecast...
You could see it shut on the slow motion replay and during the announcements. I could anyways…
not vera, where does jones go from here?
I dont think Vera is going anywhere, he is still an entertaining fighter, gate keeper if you will. But, Jones, damn, kid’s got power in all phases of his game. It’s scary how far this kid can go.
Brandon Vera is the new Keith Jardine...
Jardine won’t be around too much longer if he keeps getting KO’d…
Holy crap. That ankle is pining for the fjords.
by dancingChicken on Mar 22, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
god man
give a warning or something before you post that, I was trying to eat
"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."
Don Frye
by keyboardwarrior on Mar 22, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
seriously
that’s borderline flag worthy. My stomach seized up.
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by Dave Strummer on Mar 22, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Disgusting. I love MMA but I’ll never get used to this.
"You hit too hard, too hard, too hard..."
by spectaa on Mar 22, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
See, MMA gets such a bad rap because all the injuries are exposed to the viewer, but’s it’s no more dangerous that many other sports. Hell, this weekend, a NASCAR driver was hospitalized with a broken pelvis. Given the nature of the crash, he’s lucky to be alive.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Mar 22, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Jones, Dos Santos and Howard are beasts
The power and brutality these guys showed last night was eye opening. UFC are loaded for bear. It’s gonna be interesting to see what kind of fighter can handle these guys.
wasn't that impressed with howard.
The KO was awesome, but I’m still not that sold on his skillset… I think Anthony Johnson will smash him.
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 22, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
He might, but what has you so sold in Johnson's skill set?
I like him as a prospect too, but the biggest “skill” he has shown so far is weight cutting (and he has failed at that a couple times). Rumble is very athletic and very strong, but he isn’t a technical striker, dominant wrestler or a submission guy. He needs seasoning.
I'm not 'sold' on Anthony Johnson yet,
and yes he needs more experience, but from what I’ve seen on both guys, Rumble would probably win it.
they’re both ‘athletic’ and ‘explosive’ though. :P
by Anton Tabuena on Mar 22, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
johnson is terrible, the only thing he has going for him is that he hits hard… does howard have a wrestling background? if so he can just ‘do what kos did’ otherwise i think howard hits f’n hard too… KO’d a dude w/ one punch from guard, how often do you see that.
I was going nuts
when Roberts pulled rubber guard. I had Roberts winning, knowing he was the underdog, just to root for him. I didn’t even realize he had a rubber guard and it looked good for a second. Then Howard pulled out and the rest is history. Roberts just rushed his rubber guard. Your supposed to keep the posture controlled THEN go for the sweep but Howard was already pulling out when Roberts was bringing the leg around. And Howard, being the crafty guy he is, blocked Roberts right leg from being able to lock up the Omoplata. Really great stuff.
I believe Howard does have some wrestling, but not to the level of Koscheck...
I don’t think Johnson is terrible, but he doesn’t have a lot going for him other than “Big”, “Strong” and “Hits Hard” at this point. He does have the athletisism to develop into a force though.
rumble is a juco wrestling champ
howard aint taking him down or knocking him out
by staytrue2010 on Mar 22, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I couldn’t think of that many WWs in the UFC who can beat Johnson. Just because Koscheck did, doesn’t mean it’s an easy feat. Not many guys can get him to the mat, and not many can handle Johnson’s power in his strikes.
I think the 170 lb limit will beat Johnson’s body sooner than later, however.
by Hardcharger on Mar 22, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i can think of a bunch, jon fitch, paulo thiago, mike pierce, paul daley, of course GSP, probably a few more i can’t think of offhand.
yeah, i agree him fighting at welterweight is ridiculous, 6’2" large frame fighting at 170? wtf….
But that’s only 5 you listed, and I’d disagree with Pierce for sure, and a couple of the matchups may be quite interesting. I’m not a big Rumble fan, but I do think he’s a bad matchup for everyone but the most elite wrestlers at 170.
elite meaning....
Rich Clementi??? Rumbles most impressive win is over Kevin Burns………..KEVIN BURNS!!!!!!!
wtf wasnt that his 2nd fight in the ufc
how long ago was that 2,3 years ago. rumble would hands on clementi now. rumble still a up in coming prospect.
by staytrue2010 on Mar 22, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's nine: GSP, Kos, Fitch, Shields, Daley, Hardy, Alves, Thiago and Kampmann
Swick, Condit, Saunders, Ellenberger or Howard would be a good level of opponent for Johnson right now.
I think the top tier wrestler / grapplers like Kos, GSP, Fitch and mabye Shields will be able to take him down.
…and I don’t think top level strikers will fear exchanging with him. Kos did well in the stand up against him, so I have no reason to beleive Daley, Hardy, Alves, Thiago and Kampmann would do just fine.
He should be inther against someone like Condit, Ellenberger or Howard at thie point.
howard showed alot
I was impressed by the fact that Howard hung tough. He was taking some hard shots and was able to absorb the damage and get a reversal. Howard has some serious power in his hands. Johnson vs. Howard would be an interesting fight. I was really impressed by Howard, he will be making his way up to main card staus really soon.
Here's nine: GSP, Kos, Fitch, Shields, Daley, Hardy, Alves, Thiago and Kampmann
Swick, Condit, Saunders, Ellenberger or Howard would be a good level of opponent for Johnson right now.
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