Updated: Forrest Griffin Injured, Out of UFC 114, Jason Brilz In
by Nick Thomas on May 4, 2010 12:26 PM EDT
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According to mmajunkie.com:
Forrest Griffin has suffered an undisclosed injury in training and has been forced to withdraw from his bout with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.[UPDATE] - Forrest Griffin injured his shoulder:
The sources also indicated Nogueira hopes to remain on the card, and a replacement opponent is currently being sought.
MMAWeekly.com confirmed with sources close to the fighter’s camp that Griffin injured his shoulder and had to withdraw from the co-main event fight.[UPDATE 2] - Jason Brilz agrees to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 114:
Jason Brilz (18-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has agreed to take the fight on a little less than four-weeks' notice.HT: mmajunkie.com, mmaweekly.com, NoahZ
Sources close to the promotion indicated that verbal agreements are in place and bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly.
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Whew, Forrest caught a break there.
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
Griffin didn’t want this fight to begin with…
I'm old school hating Lesnar, I've been hating Lesnar since '08
I think Forrest did want the fight.
Not saying he would have won, but, no one thought he had a chance against Shogun or Rampage either. I admire Forrest’s abilities, he isnt the best, but usually has entertaining fights.
If Russia attacked Turkey from the rear, Do you think Greece would help?
I don’t know if it would change your opinion but did you Forest own thoughts on this fight ? He said himself this is a terrable fight for him in all areas and he even thought it would take a miracle to win and he was not happy about his opponent from the get go.
You are right
But, didnt he say the same with Shogun and Rampage too?
If Russia attacked Turkey from the rear, Do you think Greece would help?
Wikipedia users are quick
they’ve already posted “jon jones vs lil nog” haha
LOL
Rogerio’s striking is far superior to Jones at this point, and honestly if Jonny makes amateurish mistakes on the ground like trying to rape choke from guard, he will get subbed quick.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 4, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
possible, but i wasn’t all that impressed with his fight in affliction. i think bones would be the favorite, no?
by puuhonua on May 4, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL?
Not really. He’d probably be a slight favorite, but the line would be tight.
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 May 4, 2010 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think that jone’s wrestling and his athletism will be the poison for lil nog here, he might have an iron chin but i see him sharing the same fate as Stephan Bonnar. Jones by UD 30-27
really?
I think he is a definite favorite in terms of the line… and is too quick and athletic for almost all of the LHWs… i am really impressed by him, Matt Hammill is tough, Vera is tough, he absolutely destroyed those guys, and is just getting better all the time.
I would pick him right now, straight up, against every single LHW. I think he could get both machida and shogun to the ground and hurt them badly with ground and pound. The guy’s natural talent is sick.
by chimps on May 4, 2010 3:25 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
so actually, i think he is too quick and athletic (with excellent technique) for all of the LHW’s, but the UFC will bring him along to maximize his potential… altho I think he has Lesnar level natural talent and could easily be fast tracked. The difference is that Lesnar is much older and the UFC and Lesnar had/have less time to maximize their revenue on his career. Jones is so young, everyone can afford to let him develop a bit more slowly.
YOU MEAN
The same Shogun that broke quinton jackson’s ribs with a round kick??? Uhhh… No.
Jone’s could beat him only if his knee injuries recur. Otherwise, at this point and time Shogun picks him apart. Same for machida. They are both fast, technical guys. Against most LHW’s he could win though. Evans would be a toss up, as would Jackson, due to better hands and a very solid chin. He would have to be able to get them all down to even have a chance of winning at this point. Outside of that, I think Jone’s takes on most LHW’s.
It'd be a tight line
Also, he fought twice in Affliction. I’m assuming you meant that you weren’t impressed with his fight with the Janitor, in which he beat the shit out of/avenged a loss to the first guy to ever defeat him (who has also only lost that fight in the last six plus years).
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"
it’s possible but my money would still be on nog, he’s a faster version of his big bro and more technical boxing, jones would have to fight this one a little more technical than he was used to, imo rogerio would take this by decision or a ko/tko by getting inside and lighting bones up with a nice 3 punch combo
Silva is already set to fight Bader, and that is a fight I’m really looking forward to.. In my opinion, Jon Jones should replace Griffin, since Jones’ match with Vlad was clearly made only because no one better was available. Throw Vlad in with someone else.
Correction
Just read about Thiago Silva vs. Tim Boetsch, looked into what happened to Bader, and found out about the hand injury. Really bummed about that. One of the hardest parts of the sport to deal with, both from a fan’s standpoint and more so the execs, is the commonplace of injuries ruining great matchups.
INB4 people say that Forrest is ducking Lil Nog
Even though Forrest has fought the best fighters in the world and has never pulled out of a fight.
Didn’t he pull out of a fight against Machida due to injury? And then he fought Shogun instead in his comeback. So you can’t really say he was dodging Machida either. He just gets lucky sometimes.
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He has openly avoided Machida.
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by Scott C. Broussard on May 3, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
and took a fight with Anderson in which I was praying for him to survive.
by Kwisatz Haderach on May 3, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Forrest never ducks a fight. In the cage or in the streets...
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by Dr. Octagon on May 4, 2010 5:11 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
armed with seven rounds of space doodoo pistols
by 1inchpunch on May 4, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Holy shit
I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time… wow..
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"
This event is in 3.5 weeks
not 5 days
by Scott Haber on May 3, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The UFC has done it before
see Mirko vs Perosh. Felt really bad for the dude
Yeah but still...
I think the UFC owes him more than that after taking that beating lol
Doesn’t mean he had any business being in the cage with Mirko. He’s 10-6 and the combined record of the 10 opponents he’s beaten is 48-48-4. He also had the benefit of fighting 8-14-2 David Frendin twice. Don’t want to be harsh, but he has no business fighting in the UFC, let alone against Mirko on 4 days notice.
damn skippy. That’s why it’s not such a bad deal for Perosh. I think the guy is probably a pretty slick negotiator to pull that off. Guy with no hope of ever making the UFC makes it in, gets to fight Mirko Cro Cop on main card of huge event. Pretty sweet deal for him. Just had to take a beating for it.
“Guy with no hope of ever making the UFC makes it in”
You do realize he fought in the UFC twice before his bought with Cro Cop right?
by ufc4 on May 4, 2010 9:27 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Possible Duck?
Forrest is a tough guy but seeing a couple of his recent interviews about this fight, He wasn’t happy about fighting Lil Nog because Big Nog trains with him and knows alot of his skillset. Maybe he did this intentionally. You never know.
by Ghost Face Killer on May 3, 2010 11:40 PM EDT reply actions
Wow, Jon Jones vs Lil Nog???? that would be the SHIT!!
I don’t know if Dana would be willing to do it though.
Personally I’m happy because I’m a fan of both of these guys and I want them both to stay in contention. But it definitely had the potential to be a good scrap.
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
people saying he is dodging is crap. he wud beat lil nog in a upset just like shogun and this is coming from a forrest hater.
Mir, Nightmare , Axe Murderer , Bones
Forrest has a pretty good record against Pride fighters who are favored over him, that’s for sure.
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by Neil Manich on May 3, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think they’re going to slow play Jon Jones, but they really should put him in against Nogueira. That’s a hell of a fight, and if Jon loses, so what? He’s young enough to absorb a loss and roll on. Let him measure himself against a top fighter and see what’s what. I think he’d be fine against Lil Nog, who I like a lot, and expected to batter Forrest. I may just be prejudiced against Versus due to their hockey coverage, but UFC on Versus 2? Big deal.
by Kwisatz Haderach on May 3, 2010 11:44 PM EDT reply actions
Could be tricky. Don’t think anyone is going to want to take on Lil Nog on four weeks notice. Only LHWs on tap for 114 or 115 and could step in are Franklin, Liddell, Cane and Cyrille Diabaté. Franklin vs. Liddell is the headliner, Nog beat Can, and no one wants to see him fight Diabaté.
by FragglesHateKos on May 3, 2010 11:47 PM EDT reply actions
I’d hope yes, just so the UFC wouldn’t sign Arona.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
I would just to see what his post-fight excuse would be
Died the day before?
Torn ACL and Scurvy?
Polio?
Lil Nog on short notice is a terrible first fight in the UFC for Arona. He’d be stupid to take it. Especially when you consider since getting KO’d by Soukodjou in 07 he’s only fought once.
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
This shoulder injury will probably turn out to be a blessing for Griffin. Nogueira was goign to eat him.
Perhaps Matyushenko/Nogueira 3!…and then Forrest/Jones.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Because practically every top 10-15 LHW is a bad matchup for him?
by ufc4 on May 4, 2010 9:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Love it how TMZ actually broke the story on this.. ha. (and no I am not pointing fingers here at all..)
uuuh yeah I write for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Thanks?
TMZ
has been breaking a lot of of MMA stories recently. I’m pretty sure one of their reviewers have a crush on Thiago Alves or something cause they’ve been first to say anything about Alves for the past few months.
TMZ
has been breaking a lot of MMA stories lately, it is making me work harder :) gosh darn it :)
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Hes not ducking anyone
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I know plenty of stupid, butt hurt people but FloydJoyMayweatherSR takes it to a whole new level lol. Aslo, bro.
by II SMASH II on May 4, 2010 12:43 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
To replace Forrest on a co-main they had better give us a star. And I already bought my tickets mainly for this fight.
JON BONES OR BUST
by Polyhedron on May 4, 2010 1:01 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
cards are always subject to change and considering how the UFC runs things I don’t see either Jones or Silva going in on short notice.
But I do see a guy like Jardine stepping up he needs all the goodwill he can muster and that way they can have extra time to find someone to fight Hammill.
If we get Vlad i will be PISSED
Was I the only one bored to death during their Affliction fight?
by Polyhedron on May 4, 2010 1:06 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
the clip i saw of Vlad he was just drinking vodka and beer (at the same time!). He’s probably not fighting fit.
What are you talking about?
Thats the diet of Russians lol
by av1o3 on May 4, 2010 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lil nog vs bones
I honestly haven’t seen any lil nog fights, but everyone says the is the shit. I doubt Dana would risk Jones losing to a virtual unknown (to casual UFC fans). I can see the fight going down, but not at such a short notice. Although I bet John Jones could be in fighting shape in a couple of weeks. The kid is an animal. Who wants to see him fight the Janitor anyway. He is way beyond that?
by frosty31 on May 4, 2010 1:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Casual fans won't be surprised if Jones lost
because they’re gonna think its his brother fighting. I still can’t tell the difference sometimes
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by Blackout612 on May 4, 2010 1:21 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm not suprised
I saw this coming for some reason
bullet dodged.
Maybe a good way for Dana to keep Forest relevant for a little while longer. Lil Nog would have done what Silva did but more brutal and direct.
Silva/Griffin basically amounted to a blurry image of Anderson raping Forrest in about three minutes time
I don’t know how anything could be more brutal or direct than the beating Silva gave him.
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You know what I think would be a badass fight?
Rogerio/ Ricco Suave. Rodriguez just beat Fulton with a 1’st round head kick and is probably still in good shape. If the UFC could sign him, that would be an awesome fight (Ricco has said that 205 is his target, and he weighed in against Fulton at 218).
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he has a broken face.
and trains with the Nogueiras regularly.
by Anton Tabuena on May 4, 2010 5:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Nogueira is one of the worst matchups for Jon Jones right now. Nogueira might have poor wrestling but he has great hands and is a wiz on the ground.
agreed
as much as i would love to see this fight eventually, this would destroy jones. anyone who thinks that it is a GREAT matchup is sorely mistaken. Nog would pick apart jones with boxing and sub him on the ground. Jones’ flashy strikes would only get him laid out, and this is coming from someone who really really respects where jones has the potential to go.
Ha
I disagree. “This would destroy Jones” is such an overstatement. There is no way Nog would “pick apart jones”. JJ has too much quickness, speed, and elusiveness…. Jones would would elude any takedown attempts by Nog.
Jones via roundhouse heal kick to the dome.
by Colorado Fan on May 4, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I hate healing my opponents during a fight.
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Hokuto Ujouhaganken!
At least now you can die without pain…
jones vs nog
i think it would be a test for both but don’t forget about jones 84.5 reach that is just not fair not to mention if someone attemps to take down bones i can see them getting hamil’d and then vera’d
by Dr Tyronious on May 4, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
his old ass
has to “train” for the james fatbelly toney fight.
I wouldn't say Forrest is ducking the fight.
More like “Saving his own life”.
I don’t think there is any fighter available right now who can really make this a co-main.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
what the heck
Jason Brilz steps in for Forrest Griffin at UFC 114. Story up on @MMAjunkie momentarily. 12 minutes ago via web
This card has become distinctly less compelling
"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye
Wow, this seems like a weak replacement
UFC trying to get by on brand name power instead of star power again…
all you gotta do is...
It should be Thiago Silva vs Little Nog
and Brilz vs Boetsch… Oh wait, Brilz already beat Boetsch…
Blah… Garbage matchups…
How do you think the UFC gets such power over the fighters?
By making sure it’s the brand that draws, not the fighters themselves…
Looks in the WWF’s direction during the 80s, then WWE now compared to TNA, especially in the case of former-WWE-going-TNA >.>
Everyone is ignoring the fact
That Brilz is a ballsy mofo taking this fight on short notice.
Maybe he thinks he’s gonna do the same thing Sokodjou did
Not likely
Majority of Brilzs’ wins are by submission or decision. No way he submits Lil Nog or wins a decision here. Lil’ Nog has quite a definitive edge here in terms of skill, more experience against top opponents, and the best training camp on the planet. This is a mismatch if you ask me.
"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye
Yeah. Props to Brilz for taking someone so dangerous on such short notice. It is low risk, high reward for Brilz. A win puts Brilz way up there, and a loss really doesn’t put him back at all, and he’ll just be where he always was on the Light Heavyweight totem pole. There really isn’t anywhere that Brilz can win this outside of a "puncher’s chance. I can see Brilz taking or trying to take Rogerio down, but the Nogueira brothers are notorious for their BJJ.
I think it's actually high risk / high reward
There’s a pretty high risk of him losing
"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye
It is high reward in the sense that he will get another fight in the UFC even i he loses. Dana rewards those who step up. Like Anthony Perosh.
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
True, but Dana also rewards those who are exciting, which I believe Brilz is not. Don’t forget, Eliot Marshall was released after going 3-1 in the UFC because every single one of his fights was a snoozefest. I have a feeling that part of the purpose of the Jones / Matyushenko fight is that thew UFC wants to cut Vladdy when he loses because of his unexciting style. I’m not saying they’d definitely cut Brilz for losing to Lil Nog on short notice, but it wouldn’t shock me.
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truf
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
My bad
I totally used the expression/phrase incorrectly.
Why couldnt they get someone better? Make Vitor move up, or give one of the up and comers get a jump in competition ( Jon Jones, Phil Davis, Ryan Bader). or give it to Keith Jardine or Thiago Silva (at least someone with a name).
Both Thiago Silva and Keith are pretty occupied with other upcoming fights.
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
The Thiago Silva/Tim Boetsch fight really wasn’t essential for 117, though. Just some highlight fodder for a card that has a chance to be rank with decisions.
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by Anthony Pace on May 4, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
That and it is designed to be a comeback fight for Thiago. A good chance for a big KO against a guy who has a couple UFC wins.
Rogerio is the opposite of that.
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
but an awesome fight
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Si senor.
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
It really depends on the fighter in this case as well. Rogerio is a VERY TOUGH opponent and a Light Heavyweight contender, and while a win would get anyone into instant Title contention, a loss would hurt someone like Jones’ or Bader’s momentum. Also, Rogerio is a top Light Heavyweight, so he is someone that needs a full training camp for and is not someone to come into a fight unprepared.
Well, shit.
I’m pretty pissed that I’ve already paid for my tickets, room and flight now.
by Polyhedron on May 4, 2010 12:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ya I hear that dude. They cancelled the original main event to ufc 98 four hours after i paid for my tickets.
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm in the same boat as you. This sucks.
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One of my favorite lines from the best TV show ever.
Bought tickets to this event when they first went on sale..
And I must say that this replacement for a co-main event has me even more excited than the original. /yawn. /lame.
YESS! I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE DAY
I have kids and tell them that daddy witnessed Jason Brilz in the Octagon Live!!!
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by Anthony Pace on May 4, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Introducing, in this corner......JASON BRILZ
by Patrick79x on May 4, 2010 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Turd in the pool. I repeat, we have a turd in the pool
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DOODY!!
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Make Bisping/Miller the co-main
And move this down the pecking order.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Oakland is going to drop a figurative deuce on Bisping when he comes out. If lots of Raiders fans show up, it might be a literal one.
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
"Oakland straight popped a shit on Bisping!"
Inhale deep, like the words of my breath—I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death
??? The card is in Vegas.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
I got to thinking about the Thiago Silva conversation from up the page. Now that I think of it, I would LOVE for Bisping to go to Oakland and fight on that card. That shit would be hilarious.
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I confused myself.
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
dammit
totally undermines my RAAAAAAAANDY reference
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Nobody popping a shit on Bisping makes me a saaaaaad panda.
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by Earl Montclair on May 4, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I was hoping they would scrap him off the card entirely.
Promote one of the Spike prelim fights to the main card and add Guillard/Tavares to the Spike card.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
No
There is a live crowd they have to think about. Rogerio is the co-main on this card, to just scrap him off entirely when there is a ton of time left to find a replacement would be retarded.
They could have found someone better than Brilz though. He’s okay, but frankly, this is a lame duck of a fight, Rogerio deserves to be fighting someone better.
by Patrick John McGreevy on May 4, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
You can't do -text- in the comment body or else it will strike through.
All the significant LHWs are booked because of how far they schedule fights in advance. If they couldn’t find any one better than this…
Brilz is dead meat.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
This is just terrible matchmaking. I would have much rather seen the UFC re-sign Sokodjou so Rogerio could rematch him. Man, this stinks!
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Soko is terrible but at least he kind of has a name and there’s history there…
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He really is not that terrable at all when it comes to skill its just a real real bad Cardio issue. And at this point sence its happend so many dam times I really blame Team Quest for not making him work a better cardio program or they are overworking him to much leading up to the fight, Or he’s just real lazy and hated to train ? Its one thing or the other and it still has not gotten fixed Yet.
Just look at all the fights he lost every single one he one the first round. He not only won the first round but won it convincingly. Just watch the Machida,Cane, Babalu, Mousasi. fights Sok lost every fight in the 2nd round after he gassed and just fell apart. Same happend in the Minowaman fight exsept it went to the 3rd round before he got KO’ed.
Sokodjou would be gassed just entering the Octagon.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
So, you think Wigan can do this thing on Sunday?
Inhale deep, like the words of my breath—I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death
They nearly lost to Hull at home. I've got little faith in them.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
For the record I think Vera would've been the obvious replacement if
Jones hadn’t shattered his face with his explosive blackness elbows.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
First Boetsch vs Silva and now this? WHY!!!!
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bitch and piss and moan
That’s all you MMA fans are good for. Like a bunch of insufferable spoiled children.
Hello. I take stuff too seriously.
by The Flying Gentleman on May 4, 2010 2:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It was originally “you people” but i didn’t like that so i replaced with with “MMA fans”. Like a doof though, i didn’t delete “you”.
Hello. I take stuff too seriously.
by The Flying Gentleman on May 4, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Excuse me for wanting to see one of my favorite fighters during the first live MMA event of my life; that i spent $300 of student loan money for the ticket, because I’m a broke ass college student. If that makes me selfish, I’m okay with not being grateful.
"Well, yes, but I’m afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so now I’m afraid I have something of a mess on my hands." - Tobias Fünke
"There are just so many poorly chosen words in that sentence." - Michael Bluth
One of my favorite lines from the best TV show ever.
Who in the hell did Jason Brilz fuck over that Karma has done this to him?
I hope the UFC is giving him a bonus to take this bad a beating. Damn. Lil Nog is on top of his shit, he looked amazing last time out.
KO, left hook in the 1st.
i dont really see how it matters that jones and thiago silva were already booked for fights. the ufc scrapped saunders/ellenberger 2 days before the event so jon fitch could fight and thiago was originally signed to fight forrest before that became AS vs Forrest….hopefully if we all blow up dana’s twitter he’ll do something to change this fight lol…i mean it worked once when the fans got all pissed about franklin/hendo II
Not really though, Hendo-Franklin II was scrapped because Hendo was out of contract and never signed a new one. The whole “we changed it for the fans” thing was just hand-waving over that.
Anyway, Nogueira is too dangerous an opponent for Jones at this point, and on the other hand Thiago is getting a winnable fight because he stepped up while injured at voodoo-cursed UFC 108. Lil’ Nog is decidedly not an easily winnable fight for him. Plus a loss to Nogueira would make Silva 1-3 in his last four which puts him a LONG way from contention.
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