Wanderlei Silva Injured, Out of UFC 116 - Chris Leben In
by Nick Thomas on Jun 22, 2010 7:44 PM EDT
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According to mmafighting.com:
"Wanderlei Silva, who was scheduled to meet Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116 on July 3, has been forced to withdraw from the card due to fractured ribs suffered in training, UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMA Fighting Tuesday afternoon."
"UFC is currently working on signing his replacement. No word just yet on who that might be."
[UPDATE] - Chris Leben rumored to fight Yoshihiro Akiyama:
A source close to the event told MMAjunkie.com Leben has agreed to the bout and is expected to sign shortly.
[UPDATE 2] - Chris Leben is confirmed:
Leben's placement in the fight was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight on Tuesday.
[UPDATE 3] - Chris Leben talks Akiyama:
"I don’t know a ton about Akiyama. My coach knows a bunch, but we haven’t even had a chance to talk much about our game plan. I saw him fight Alan Belcher and to be honest with you, I thought he lost that fight. He’s a good Judo guy, he’s got great Judo, fast kicks, maybe not the most power in the world. He’s a little bit shorter than me but he’s a good strong guy. I think that utilizing my skills, keeping it on the feet and clubbing him in the head with my left shouldn’t be too much of a problem."
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i agree
it’s really hard to type sexyama with only one hand.
everything dana white says is a complete lie
by slantedwindows on Jun 22, 2010 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
give him Nate the Great please
"Players are gods, the stands are the pews, football is the new religion."
obv
but if Paul Harris beats Nate….he’ll be very close to a titleshot. Does the UFC really want to give another Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu guy to Anderson?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Jun 22, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I meant Brazilian, Jiu-Jitsu
2 things that don’t go well with Anderson
"Players are gods, the stands are the pews, football is the new religion."
Housimama won't pussy-foot around like Leites or Maia
He’ll walk in a straight fucking line and start grabbing shit
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Paul Harris: Where’s your Muay Thai, playboy?
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by CC11 on Jun 22, 2010 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Okami or Munoz might get bumped up. People are suggesting Belcher, but that’s a real rough cut for him in 10 days.
I really hope they don’t move Grove up.
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Belcher already fought Akiyama anyways, and word is he tapped for the Maia fight at the UFN in Texas.
I thought Belcher clearly won 29-28. Also, if he didn’t fuck around showboating it wouldn’t have been even close. Instead he got himself taken down a few times because he decided to get cute.
God,people who cry about the Belcher-Akiyama decision puzzle me to no end.Belcher stood around throwing one flashy kick every 20-30 seconds,while Akiyama was consistently sticking a solid jab in his face and landing three and four punch combos on him.
The only judge who thought Belcher won that fight was Doug Crosby…….the same judge who thought Frankie Edgar won every single round against BJ Penn.
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Anyone who lands a superman punch off of the cage is a winning in my book.
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one strike won it for him? that punch was awesome, but sexyama won that fight. shouldnt have been split.
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by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
agree to disagree
i think belcher won, but it was a close as hell fight. could’ve gone either way.
that superman punch off the cage, however, was EPIC
by Body Triangle on Jun 23, 2010 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Frosty31 is Doug Crosby,apparently.
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I had the same
but for Belcher. That fight was way too close and should get a rematch sooner or later
Yes a fight that is a great example of Rogan/Goldy clear Favortism. Belcher would land a punch then Akiyama would counter with like a 3 punch combination and all you would hear Rogan scream about was the one punch Belcher landed. I really do believe Rogan & Goldy made so many fans believe that Belcher actually won that fight with there one sidded bias commentary.
I have to roll my eyes at you
that’s not how the fight went at all. You making it out to be about Rogan is complete bs. Yeah okay, all Belcher did was land fancy kicks and Superman punches while Akiyama blasted him combos the whole time. Yeah, that’s what happened.
Belcher won the striking battle. I thought he won the fight. He woulda won the fight easily if he didn’t start showboating and giving up easy takedowns.
He thought he had the fight won and got cute and it lost him the fight.
Really and you know that how ? Were you one of the judges of there fight or did you talk to all 3 Judges after the fight was over and you learned that they all had that assessment and opinion of the fight ? In my opinion Akiyama out struck Belcher bottom line
And many of us disagree with that opinion.
I was at the event, no commentary bias here. I scored it for Belcher live.
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I think he means it’s unfair if they split that fight for an opponent for Akiyama.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 22, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
It's unfair
because they’re preparing for a fight that is supposed to happen in 40 days, not 10 days.
There’s plenty of examples of guys either turning down fights on short notice or guys who shouldve turned down fights on short notice, this is one of them.
by ufc4 on Jun 22, 2010 7:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
THIS
is exactly what I came to post… Goddamn Wandy is my all time fav and I am going to the goddamn fight and now Im goddamn pissed off.
by TennesseeTopTeam on Jun 22, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Sigh...
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This is the worst news I have heard in weeks
WANDY NOOOOO
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"Wanderlei Silva Injured, Out of UFC 116"
by Electro Boy on Jun 22, 2010 5:58 PM EDT reply actions 50 recs
That's it!
Put Ed Norton as the Hulk in his place. Then he can fight the winner of Lesnar/Carwin. Better yet, have all 3 fight at once.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jun 22, 2010 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
everyone rec this so we can see that whole flashing thing happen
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
"Wanderlei Silva Injured, Out of UFC 116" (Bandwidth Exceeded, but I've got your back homie.)
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by Damon O. on Jun 23, 2010 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Chris Leben fighting 2 weeks in a row? Wow…
Lemonade was a popular drink, and it still is. I get more stunts and props than Bruce Willis- Guru
Huge Move by Leben
and I like his odds here …
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And
I dont really understand what you just said
I responded to the easy 3 round decision part. What’s confusing is “for a late Sub finish”, its either the decision or the late sub
I don’t see whats confusing I see him eather winning a decision or possibly locking up a sub late in the fight after Leben gasses.
"3 round decision for Akiyama for a late Sub finish"
Now that you say that I know you meant Or a late sub.
Three middleweights to never count out:
Leben, Cote, and Scott Smith. They all have that wonderful combination of chin, heart, and stopping power at any time in the fight.
I’d put $10 on Leben if the line is right.
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sure I ttoaly agree agasint the likes of the MW devision like Terry Martin, Jay Silva , Luigi Fioravanti and Edwin Dewees you can never count Leben out. But when he goes up agasint a fighter like the likes of Akiyama you sure can.
did that on his simpson fight and walked away with 37.50 total
ufc fan boy all the way
by georgehouse on Jun 23, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
He ain’t fighting to pay his way through college
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
by Day Man on Jun 22, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Maybe it's to pay the strippers?
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by duck on Jun 22, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Say it ain't so Wand!!!!!!
I was eagerly anticipating seeing Wand next weekend.
Dana needs to pull something out of his ass now!!!!!
Leben!
Interesting… will still be a good fight I imagine. Same style matchup.
Thank god for Leben. Good fight.
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by Matthew Roth on Jun 22, 2010 6:01 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Good thing Leben didn’t get wasted after his win.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jun 22, 2010 6:03 PM EDT reply actions
If that is true about Leben...
I am very excited again. That is a pretty quck turnaround though. Good for Leben!
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shortest time between fights since they stopped one nite tourneys, ain't it?
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by some schmuck in texas on Jun 22, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
TUF
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hmmmm....good point
still, this seems different, I guess because it’s a ppv matchup
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by some schmuck in texas on Jun 22, 2010 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck yeh!!!!!
Best possible immediate replacement IMO w/o harming a bunch of important MW bouts already lined up
"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye
Wow.
This card stinks to high heaven now.
This is what pisses me off about the UFC. It’s not the best fighters in the world.
Dana is just making a move to secure buys because Leben is well known.
Fuck this.
You’re obviously biased. Who else do you want?
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jun 22, 2010 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Anybody who is a contender?
Belcher maybe. I’m not a matchmaker but this is just Dana pulling a Kimbo Slice.
Fuck this.
by SandstormRemix on Jun 22, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
What does “pulling a Kimbo Slice” entail?
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
do i have to spell it out?
Putting a well known fighter with name recognition in the ring who has zero skills?
He talks shit on SF for doing it all the time. you know?
by SandstormRemix on Jun 22, 2010 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Leben is as well recognized name-wise as Kimbo Slice?
Chris Leben and Kimbo Slice are at the same level as fighters?
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
profounded isn’t a word
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t make the picture
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i figured
i’ve just seen this around everywhere and it pisses me off, like “dominate” instead of dominant
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
or "loose" instead of "lose"
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 22, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
or "should of" instead of "should have"
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by CasualMMAFan on Jun 22, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Just bustin ya chops, mayne!
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you seriously comparing last minute matchmaking to putting on freakshow fights, or unequally matched fighters just for name recognition?
Tell me you are kidding. Please.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Jun 22, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually. Don’t tell me if you’re kidding or not. I don’t want to know.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Jun 22, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
His last fight was Belcher. I’d rather see Leben.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jun 22, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Troll much?
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Why is this automatically Dana’s fault?
If you don't like the effect, don't produce the cause.
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What do you expect with less than two weeks notice?
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Seriously? Leben just beat A-Train with little damage taken, and now he’s going to step in and fight Akiyama. What in the hell is wrong with that? Leben is willing and ready, and it saves other fights from being picked apart.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Jun 22, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Either that or everybody else is booked
And yeah, I’m pretty sure that Chris Fucking Leben is gonna sell more PPV’s. Let’s not forget George S/Batman on the card also and Lytle/Brown both having the potential to be great. Yeah, this card fucking stinks, now.
Uh
Will George S preform without his “pants” or his home country behind him?
Didn’t brown just get choked out?
Sorry, it’s not an epic summer card anymore.
Strikeforce’s card is better by far.
by SandstormRemix on Jun 22, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Pfft
Didn’t Werdum get KTFO by a guy making his UFC debut?
Didn’t Scott Smith already expose Cung Le?
Sotiro just beat a guy (Joe Daddy) I’d take over Melendez. This is insanity.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Considering he fought Jason Dent while wearing the same thing
Yes, he will wear them and since he’s riding a five fight win streak, then he will do good. And wasn’t 118 more of in the style of an epic summer card?
and there it is
fucking SF fanboy.
NOTHING that Dana ever does makes you goofs happy. I’m betting you fall into the ’Mauro Ranallo is a great commentator" camp too…
thats SO RIDICULOUS....SF fan boy? because he supports SF instead of BASHING IT to BITS over ANYTHING they do? I watch the UFC when its not 50 bucks to watch it, and I watch SF, Im guessing those that bash SF watch it also, so why even go there?
its not about what dana white is doing…dana white makes it about strikeforce, he calls them second rate, he brings them up….that “second rate” organization got the EA deal…and that speaks volumes…you dont see EA turning down madden in order to make an arena game…
regardless, as coker says, cant we all just get along? this is MMA, complaining about FREE fights on SF is laughable and counterproductive…complaining about UFC fights that we have to PAY to SEE…makes a lot more sense.
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by Damon O. on Jun 22, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Call me a troll.
All you want, I’m just speaking the truth.
by SandstormRemix on Jun 22, 2010 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm mad? No
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by Damon O. on Jun 22, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 14 recs
Sandy is in over his head.
I hope a gif war emerges. Not that the outcome is in doubt.
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by Sabate on Jun 22, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Says the painfully obvious troll. Bah, I grow tired of you already.
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by Damon O. on Jun 22, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
You're just recycling gifs from yesterday's threads.
Fail.
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by Sabate on Jun 22, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Recycling stuff I used yesterday? Just go away
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by Damon O. on Jun 22, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 15 recs
Zach Galifinakis in something other than The Hangover!
Rec’d for being someone that knew of his existence before that mediocre movie
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
One of the funniest "Comedy Central Presents"
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
the ballet dance at the end is amazing. as is everything he says while playing the piano.
people forget he was an integral part of out cold as well, which is tremendously underrated
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by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not like he was some unknown.
Everybody watched “Between two ferns”. He starred in a Kanye West video FFS.
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word
so overrated, just like 40 Year Old Virgin.
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40YOV was a godsend
now Wedding Crashers, on the other hand…
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Something we agree on
“The Hangover” was totally mediocre.
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought “The Hangover” was funny,but 40YOV was almost unwatchable.
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I loved that movie. I watched it when I was 16, though, and haven’t seen it since, so maybe I should give it another go since so many seem against it.
I’m one of the few who loved Hot Tub Time Machine, however..
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Obviously,you are easily entertained.
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I spend hours each day around here, don't I?
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
The Hangover was...kinda stupid.
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Zach Galifianakis is the tits
and I was actually surprised he’d be in a movie as kind of stupid as the Hangover was, but then again he was in that stupid hamster movie too.
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by Kid Nate on Jun 15, 2010 3:47 PM CDT
Kid Hate layin it down
by II SMASH II on Jun 22, 2010 8:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
your winner, by knockout ...
Deo Wade
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by thetakeover on Jun 22, 2010 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Fail!
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by CasualMMAFan on Jun 22, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
In this case it's
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by Damon O. on Jun 23, 2010 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
God I fucking hate gif wars. Use your words like big boys.
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by Hendo_One-Shot on Jun 22, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
You are a terrible troll.
Subo eats pieces of shit like you for breakfast.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Jun 22, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Subo eats pieces of shit for breakfast?
by Electro Boy on Jun 22, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
by Day Man on Jun 22, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
NO!
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You are embarrassingly transparent.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
mmm SF had to pull the lashley fight, and they replaced it with a better fight in prangley kennedy, giving kennedy a rise up the STRONGER than the UFC MW division
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ben affleck?
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by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
keanu
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
you white, then you ben affleck
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by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Holy hell, did you set that up or just roll with the perfect reply?
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
It's from "Role Models"
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 23, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m surprised people are so happy about Leben getting this shot. It’s not a compelling fight to me anymore. Leben isn’t a top-level opponent, Simpson win or not. I’d rather see Akiyama get a fight that matters a little more. But, it’s pretty tough to get a kickass fight on 10 days notice.
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by Tim Burke on Jun 22, 2010 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Leben will make for an exciting fight, which is about all we can ask for at this point.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
When life gives you lemons....
fuck the lemons and bail.
by Brandon Starr on Jun 22, 2010 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lmao
I was going to go with that quote from Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Glad to see someone is on the same page.
When Life give you lemons...
paint that shit gold.
by YoungGun on Jun 22, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Twice in two weeks?
I don’t like it. So be it. Not sure how well Akiyama has adapted his judo without the gi. If he’s smart he doesn’t go in and slug it out with Leben. Smart move would be to judo toss Leben’s ass all over the place.
The fan in me hopes Akiyama goes in and stands and bangs and gets KTFO. He has a solid chin and solid power but he can’t beat Leben in a brawl.
Leben twice in 2 weeks will be better than a lot of other fighters w/ only 2 days notice
He just finished a hard-ass training camp. He pounded the shit out of simpson and pretty much took zero punishment, This fight is tailor made for Leben; where Becher wasn’t able to finish, Leben will get another devastating highlight reel KO to add to his record.
"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye
Sucks Wand is out but Chris Leben is one of my favorite fighters and after his performance saturday, Lets do this.
WAR LEBEN!
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Read this in Bas Rutten's voice:
Slug fest.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
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Da left hook!
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Leben is crazy and if Akiyama tries to slug it out with him he’ll go to sleep should be a wild fight.
"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
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This might just be news to you but Akiyama #1 also has power and #2 has way better Boxing and all around stand up skills then Leben does. I can easily See Akiyama stadning for 3 rounds and winning a decision like Bisping did.
That is indeed quite disappointing
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by CasualMMAFan on Jun 22, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, how things go from down to up overnight
DW was mentioning a few weeks ago on a video blog that the winner of Wandy/Akiyama fight could have title shot implication. Just last year everyone was tolling the death bell for Leben after he lost to Rosholt(whom himself was canned).
Now look at him, he is stepping in to fill Wandy’s shoes in a fight he could very well win and he could be knocking on the title by the end of the year. Amazing
Im sure Leben is looking forward to a rematch with Anderson.
by DirtyML on Jun 22, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Your assuming Anderson will still have the title
It will be vacated by then
Yeah, I am...
Much as I’d like to see him call it a day at MW after his last performance, there’s no confirmation that he’ll vacate the title either.
Wand/Akiyama had title implications,
but if Leben wins, no way in hell he gets a title shot.
I don’t think a win would put Wand or Akiyama close to the title.
We already know Vitor is at the front of the line.
by Electro Boy on Jun 22, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Look on the bright side
This way, we don’t have to see Wand get KO’d on his birthday.
by I Can't Feel My Face on Jun 22, 2010 6:45 PM EDT reply actions
Oddsmakers
Very interested in how they evaluate this fight with Leben stepping in on such short notice.
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I am so glad I backed out of buying tickets to 116 at the last minute to get 117 tickets instead. The card already wasn’t that stacked. Now it’s worse off than 114 was when Forrest pulled out. Chris Lytle vs Matt Brown is on the main card ffs.
by Polyhedron on Jun 22, 2010 6:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
The card isn't stacked with big name fighters
But all of them could be very entertaining.
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For the record, Christ Lytle vs. Luke Thomas is a potential fight of the year waiting to happen. That fight is going to bring the house down.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Jun 22, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Once Luke beats Lytle he'll simply say "Thanks!" in his fight celebration
Then go ringside and ban everyone who picked against him.
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Luke's gonna remember that when he bans your ass on July 3rd.
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Starting July 3rd, Chris Lytle will be the new BE Editor-in-Chief.
by I Can't Feel My Face on Jun 22, 2010 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
and the new ……undisputed B-E … Editor-in-chief ….. Chris Lytle!
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I figured Almeida would've been chief by now.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Have we yet not learned anything brethren?
we just had a series of cards lacking big names that turned out to be completely worthwhile.
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
yeah I knew UFC 108 was going to be good, I could tell by who was fighting, same with 115.
I can also tell by who is fighting in this one that the card is likely to be WEAK outside of the Lesnar, Sexyama and Sotiropoulos fights.
I still think this show does 1 million PPV buys
If UFC 91 could get a million despite a main card like that, I think it can here.
Still, this sucks.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Oh most definetely with Brock Lesnar on the card
they could fill the rest of the card out with those half-pint brawler guys doing…whatever it is they do and they’ll still sell like hotcakes stuffed up Megan Fox’s vagina.
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
You have to appreciate Leben for stepping up. I wouldn’t have done it.
I think taking fights on short notice is bad for your career but these guys are crazy and don’t give a fuck.
On the other hand, this is a huge step up for Leben. If he gets a win his stock will skyrocket.
I was way wrong on Simpson, but that’s because he’s not too bright.
I make Akiyama a 4:1 favorite.
Akiyama SHOULD win. Let’s forget the Simpson fight for now and just analyze Sexyama vs. Leben.
Akiyama’s not a devastating striker, but his also better than most. He does get hit a lot though, as Belcher showed, and letting Leben even hit you a few times, is not good. Could Leben catch Akiyama enough to put him to sleep? Can Leben defend against Akiyama’s Judo? Those are the two main questions, in my mind. Will be a fun fight. I gave Wand the edge because he utilizes his legs way more than Leben does, but since Leben likes to head hunt, I’m not quite sure.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Jun 22, 2010 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Akiyama has solid boxing, solid power and a solid chin. I think he’s a little stiff and that hurts his potential in those areas. Leben has big power and maybe the best chin in the sport.
I question Akiyama’s judo without the gi. I don’t think he’s fully adapted yet. I also question Leben’s wrestling/grappling. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not horrible, it’s just average. I don’t think he can consistently stop Akiyama from taking him down if Akiyama went into Judo mode. I don’t think he would fair well on the ground with Akiyama either. He won’t get dominated, but he’ll still lose.
I think if Akiyama goes into Judo mode and sticks and moves the few moments it’s on the feet he should win easily. I just don’t know if he’s going to do that. Akiyama likes to get into striking battles and I think that drastically hurts his chances. He can’t go toe to toe with Leben. Leben is just too tough and has too much power.
Anderson
Made short work of that seemingly epic chin
by Patrick John McGreevy on Jun 22, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Anderson
Takes a toll on chins.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
by Dave Strummer on Jun 23, 2010 5:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Just based on this, Chris Leben isn't going to get cut from the UFC. Ever.
That is ballsy.
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I've criticized him/The UFC many times about him not being cut
But he gets my respect on this one.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
I'm kind of a Chris Leben fan now... ugh.
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
stepping up to the plate for sure
and you know what? i think he wins this.
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Leben??????
Since when did he graduate from undercards on FREE TV 3 days ago, to Co-Main Event status on a PPV with Brock Lesnar?
That has to be the worst rumor I’ve ever heard!!!!
If this is true, I will not buy this PPV just based on Lesnar vs Carwin!!!!!!
Are you fucking kidding me?
He’s taking the fight on SHORT NOTICE.
by I Can't Feel My Face on Jun 22, 2010 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
against a top-10 fighter
we praised Saunders for the same thing, gotta do it for Leben. Also, Leben has a FAR better chance of winning than Saunders did
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not a rumor. The UFC confirmed it.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
At this point
I’m just hypothesizing future opponents for Akiyama, assuming he wins this fight. Wandy was going to be a serious test.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2010 7:07 PM EDT reply actions
FUCKING TOBEY.
Clearly his fault.
by I Can't Feel My Face on Jun 22, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
If Akiyama was injured it would've been far less damaging
Than losing Wandy.
Come to think of it, I want to see Wanderlei vs. Leben.
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Line on number of straight, technically sound punches thrown in the entire fight:
-3.5
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There will be no punches thrown
Leben via flying armbar.
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Garcia vs. Jung - Middleweight division
Is what springs to mind.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Scott Smith vs. Chris Leben
is the number one argument for co-promotion in my mind. I’d rather watch that than Brock vs. Fedor at this point.
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When Wanderlei was at 205
I wanted to see Forrest vs. Wandy.
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That's another good one.
Now I want Wanderlei vs. Alessio Sakara.
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Wanderlei vs. Manhoef
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, if you want leland to die from auto erotic asphyxiation
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
who says i don't?
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by Anthony Pace on Jun 22, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
...
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Scott Smith vs. Pete Sell and Terry Martin vs. Chris Leben are two of my all-time favorite comebacks.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Akiyama should be able to outbox Leben,get takedowns,and get a late submission or win a pretty clear cut decision.But the fact that Akiyama has sat on the shelf for a year,along with the fact that he’s hittable at times,wouldn’t make me all that suprised if Leben landed a killshot on him.
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I think they're banking on Brock being an instant million buy fighter
If they can’t hit a million on this show then they know what the problem is.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Not bad
Leben stepping up, definitely making sure he stays on for a few more fights.
I like the matchup too, Leben isn’t nearly as technical as Wanderlei but we still get to see how well Akiyama can do under pressure from a heavy handed striker.
Should be exciting!
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is it sad that i came on here when i saw the headline just for the gifs?
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
for the gifs and giggles
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Im Surprised...
That everyone is so upset! How can you not like Leben? He always brings it and to be honest the only time I’ve seen Akiyama fight is against Belcher. Leben will put the pressure on him and will be a real good test for him.
I actually think that with the momentum from Leben’s last fight that it is really smart for him to take this fight as everyone is so high on Sexyama(god i hate that name).
I’ll be rooting for Leben by KO!
because leben =/= wanderlei silva on any day, especially his birthday
wand is probably as disappointed as all of us, i wouldnt be surprised if he apologized
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 22, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m pretty sure most people aren’t as upset about Leben being added as they are just not being able to watch Wand now with the little remaining time we have to see him
Leben in for Sexyama????
I can’t believe you guys think Leben is even in the same category as Wand?
If you think the Leben vs Sexyama fight is a worthy co-main event for PPV is an insult to every UFC fan and is not worthy of me to even consider opening my wallet for!
Lost complete and total respect for the UFC matchmaker, as he tries to help defraud the public with this utter fraud he calls a “co-main event worthy of PPV status”….Could maybe consider it if it was on Versus!
What the hell else would you have put on there?
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Complete Monrans?
The only complete moran on this site is a person that thinks Leben is an acceptable replacement for anyone in the Top 15 of the division. Just because I’m new to the site doesn’t mean I haven’t been following the sport for over 15 years. So show some maturity and try to make an intelligent post about the topic.
If you wanna make this personal th
1) Who would you put instead of Leben in the fight, or would you keep Akiyama on the shelf for even longer?
2) If an appropriately ranked fighter is unavailable, why shouldn’t they make the most entertaining match possible?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 22, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Please
suggest a replacement. Oh, and while you’re at it go ahead and get them to agree.
by Electro Boy on Jun 22, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Gee let's make a list.
Anderson Silva – Defending the belt against Chael August 7th.
Chael Sonnen – See above.
Nate Marquardt – Fighting Paul Harris August 28th, possibly for a title shot.
Rousimar Palhares – See above.
Yushin Okami – Fighting Mark Munoz August 1st.
Mark Munoz – See above.
Vitor Belfort – Injured.
Demian Maia – FIghting Alan Belcher September 15th.
Alan Belcher – See above. With a win might get title shot. Just fought 6 weeks ago.
Patrick Cote – Just fought Belcher 6 weeks ago and lost.
Jorge Rivera – Fighting Sakara August 28th.
Dan Miller – Lost to Bisping three weeks ago.
Michael Bisping – See above.
Now, who am I missing that is available and soooo much better than Leben?
Everyone is bummed over Wand being out. But Leben is the best we could hope for on short notice. At least it should be entertaining.
by Electro Boy on Jun 22, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not that I really object to Leben
But why would Bisping be out of consideration after beating Dan Miller three weeks ago if Leben stepped up after fighting even more recently?
I’m not saying any of those guys are out of consideration. I just listed fighters and the possible reasons they couldn’t step in to fight in 10 days. If Leben hadn’t stepped up so quickly I would have put him on that list, too. Any one of those guys COULD have stepped in, but I just listed reasons why they might not. It’s not just about finding someone, they have to be willing to agree as well. Not too many guys are going to want to take a fight on 10 days notice, especially if they have something better lined up.
Guy tried to make it seem like there was 10+ guys just waiting around twiddling their thumbs itching to get in the cage ASAP. The guy was bitching about the replacement but didn’t bother to make any suggestions.
It's been brought up before, and I've made intelligent posts in this topic
You on the other hand, have made completely ignorant posts despite numerous explanations about why Leben stepped in to face Akiyama, but yet you’ve made repeated posts bitching about a fight that’s been put together on two weeks notice. Since you think you can run the UFC, I wonder, just who can you put in there against Akiyama on two weeks notice? Electro Boy has posted an entire list of relevant middleweight fighters who are either booked to fight or would be incapable of passing a physical or potentially booked for an upcoming event. That is why I called you a moron or “Monrans” or “Moran” because every post you made in this topic in which you’ve whined and complained has been refuted by legitimate reasoning as to why this fight ended up being booked. So please Mr. Armchair Booker, please tell me who can step in on two weeks notice with no training camp to speak of? This was an intelligent and mature post, something that you have not posted in the comments for in this topic.
all of that
plus the guy would actually have to agree to step in. Not many top guys are willing to do that on 10 days notice.
by Electro Boy on Jun 22, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
They might have called Marquardt or Maia but they could have turned it down.
by Electro Boy on Jun 22, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be much worse than Leben
Could have been Ed Herman, Joe Doerksen, CB Dolloway, Tim Credeur, etc.
by Electro Boy on Jun 22, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Marquardt and Maia already have opponents set up
Marquardt is fighting Palhares and Maia is fighting Belcher.
Dude...
Chill out and be reasonable. Let’s think through this together. We will go slow so you don’t get to confused.
Wand is out. He got injured. These things happen and it’s unfortunate. The fight is 10 days away. Want to just scrap it all together?? How about NO!!! Okay, who can we get on 10 days notice that still make the fight competitive?
Look down at Electro Boy’s list. You still following me? We talked to some fighters and so far it looks like only one person is willing to step up and will most definitely make the fight challenging.
It’s Chris Leben.
Wrists slit yet??
Gilgamesh vs. Paul Bunyan
obviously! That’s what the fans want.
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by some schmuck in texas on Jun 22, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
CHRISLEBEN
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
I like how Leben totally overlooks the fact that Akiyama has some of the best boxing in the division.He doesn’t have the kind of one shot kill power that Leben does,but his technique is miles ahead of Leben.
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Did you even read what he said?
He said he doesn’t know much about the guy. The only thing he knows is that he has a judo background. I’m sure once he sits down and studies some tape, he will have more appreciation for his boxing.
He watched the Belcher fight.That should already tell him that Akiyama has some serious boxing chops.
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by Brian Mayes on Jun 22, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree that its a bummer. I fkn LOVE how Leben stepped up. Pretty much a no lose situation (yes he can lose, but you know what I mean). I guess this may set up Wand/Bisping 2 @ 120 (w/ Hardy/Kampmann or Condit on SPIKE?)
by thebookofrob on Jun 22, 2010 10:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Looks like Akiyama is going to wait even longer for Silva
he didn’t want to fight anyone else except Wanderlei
by GoldenSt8OfMind on Jun 22, 2010 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
This is a competitive bout, honestly. Its not like Akiyama is that great. If I have a problem, its that I know Leben’s ceiling. He’s not a top guy. He’s not even like the next step down the ladder. Or the one after that. Not even the third best middleweight from Team Quest. Silva wins, and maybe we can talk about seriously moving him into title contention. Leben wins? Who cares? Akiyama wins this and it doesn’t advance anything for him.
Someone just above me said something about Akiyama wanting to wait for Silva, so maybe this fight wasn’t agreed do on their side. Guess we’ll find out.
Okay. So he’s not there. He’s also still not anywhere near elite and never will be. Maybe if Akiyama loses he’ll move to welter where it look like he belonged in his last fight. That’s the one thing that interests me in this bout.
by VirtualBalboa on Jun 23, 2010 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions
WAR LEBEN
id like to see him win. he puts on a great fight (with a few clear exceptions) everytime out.
this^
carwin/lesnar is not going to be one of the most exciting fights we’ve ever seen. it’s either a knockout two minutes into the fight by carwin or lesnar’s gonna sit and hammerfist down on him for 5 rounds. hmpf.
Go big red!
lolwut?
How is a quick knockout by Carwin not exciting? And do you really think Carwin can take 5 rounds of hammerfists? More like 2 or 3 rounds of hammerfists and Carwin looking like he’s about to get fatality’d.
Great fights are bouts like Rampage/Forrest Griffin or Cro-Cop/Fedor. A 45 second KO or a couple rounds of hammerfists: Not great fights.
by VirtualBalboa on Jun 23, 2010 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude laying in half guard and clubberin’ away doesn’t get my blood pumping. Sorry.
by VirtualBalboa on Jun 23, 2010 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm with you on that
i couldn’t possibly come up with an exact definition which features an exciting fight has to have; there are too many valid options to pick from. but just for my personal taste I don’t think i’m going to enjoy the next main event as much.
i’m even a little bit worried that it might be just another promotional bubble that pops on the fence of the octagon – when either guy is held against the cage for 5 rounds straight.
Go big red!
UGHHH NOOOOOOOOO
Wandy is my #1 alltime fave fighter.
Akiyama is my #2 alltime fave fighter.
Leben is one of the biggest pieces of garbage in the sport. He’ll probably get a DUI between now and then. This should have been Bisping stepping in. Leben is not a big or good enough of a name for Akiyama. If Akiyama loses now, he will be RUINED completely as a commodity.
GO SPURS GO!!!
I’m no Leben fan but the guy usually isn’t in boring fights so given the availability of the guys ahead of him in line I’m fine with this.
I can’t shake the feeling that Leben is going to catch Akimaya.
I see whoever wins this fighting getting the winner of Nate-Paul Harris since it appears that Vitor is going to get a title shot based soley on his win vs Ace @ Franklinweight.
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