Gerald Harris steps in for the injured Jorge Rivera, and faces Alessio Sakara in a Spike-televised prelim at UFC 118 in Boston, according to MMA Junkie.
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That is SOOO badass
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WHOA
Big time.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Ruh roh.
These late replacements are making the matches more exciting than the original fights.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Truculence, Belligerence, & Pugnacity
awesome replacement!
I was plenty excited for Rivera but I’m even more excited for this matchup. I’ll take Harris by GnP tko in the 2nd.
by logic_101 on Jul 23, 2010 7:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
SUCKS for Sakara
Was probably preparing for a slugfest with Rivera, and now he gets an explosive wrestler. I see nothing good coming from this for Sakara, but if he wins that should make him a contender
lol...
…don’t forget how athletic and well spoken he is too;0)
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He's also...
…the Cal Ripikin Jr. of wrestling.
by RearNakedSpank on Jul 23, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
A great show of class
"I'd love to be a Cheick Kongo looking brother that could actually move and do a lot of funky stuff - Jiu Jitsu, takedowns, kicks and stuff." - Jon Jones.
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by outlander78 on Jul 23, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Tough fight for both guys
Harris has never faced a striker of Sakara’s caliber, and Legionarius has looked especially slick standing in recent memory. Sakara, on the other hand, hasn’t faced a wrestler like Harris before, and although MW is his ideal weight class, he can’t physically compete with Gerald.
Methinks a Harris UD, possibly (T)KO. I would be surprised if Sakara could keep his feet under him the whole fight, and he doesn’t really have kill- shot power either. Whatever time they do spend standing will be a little tense for Gerald, but he should come away with the win if he comes in shape.
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-Socrates
and he doesn’t really have kill- shot power either.
I know you were probably referring to his fists, but I never get sick of this one:
by Scott Haber on Jul 23, 2010 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Top 5 all time favorite KO's
And I’m taking Legionarius in this one.
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@deowade
I would be surprised if Sakara could keep his feet under him the whole fight, and he doesn’t really have kill- shot power either
He has successfully ended 7 fights with strikes in the first round, 9 within 2… The sounds like some power to me.
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It’s precise.
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by The Blackula on Jul 23, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
He's the Michael Jordan of precision
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@deowade
Not until my trip next year.
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@deowade
Yep
Japan in October of this year and Brazil next Spring.
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They don’t have interwebz?
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
by Charles Awad on Jul 23, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Orcus hogs it all downloading pictures of Shogun for his mural
RIP Phil Harris. I'll miss you man
by II SMASH II on Jul 23, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
There are a few quality gif'ers on here
I’ll be completely absent during my Japan trip though. Except for maybe a fanpost about mt Shooto experience.
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@deowade
Smart move by Gerald to fill in. He signed a four fight contract with the UFC and this will be his fourth fight – should be due for a nice raise now. I’m willing to bet that Dana loves the guys that step up on short notice.
Good point!
A victory would put him in position for a pretty nice contract.
Semper Fi
by ChicagoMarine on Jul 24, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew it.
On the MMA Scraps podcast Harris always talks about staying in shape just in case someone gets injured.
And lo and behold he steps up and makes a regular fight interesting by stepping up and capitalizing on his new-found fame.
WAR HURRICANE.
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
- Helen Keller
Harris looked like a mongoose in his last fight.
His reaction time was impressive to say the least. If he didn’t have that odd stance, he could probably avoid even more strikes, but if it works to help set up the take down, who can argue.
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George Carlin
His stance
bugged the shit out of me in his last fight. I did not understand what he was trying to do
I thought that was just me...
And he really struggled trying to get Branch down much more than he should have….
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by BigDNotDallas on Jul 24, 2010 3:02 AM EDT up reply actions
His stance was odd.
I thought it was to be at an advantage against the high kicks of Branch. Seemed like it was something he saw in fight tape on Branch and he was using that stance to be able to react and/or defend.
Semper Fi
by ChicagoMarine on Jul 25, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Excellent Fight!
Can’t wait to see how Harris does against someone with a little more expierence in the UFC. And still on Spike TV too!
Me likey.
Sakara is never in a boring fight.
UFC 117, 118, and 121 have some of the most stacked prelims I can ever recall.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
It wasn't the most exciting fight ever
but being there live, I wouldn’t call Sakara-Leites “boring”. I was actually quite impressed at Sakara’s ground defense: he escaped from being mounted and having his back taken by Leites on several occasions.
good look
If Harris can get past Sakara (he will) and wandy out too long, would love to see leben vs Harris! That would be classic
Upgrayedd
thats a double dose of pimping
by Steven Abbott on Jul 23, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love this match-making. It has the potential to tell us a lot about where both fighters are at.
Has Sakara gotten any better at dealing with a power puncher than he was against Leben? How will Sakara do against a strong wrestler? How will Harris respond to a very good technical striker?
My money is on Harris. Sakara has shown a weakness against people who have power (see Leben and Alexander) and barring a miracle I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Harris on the other hand just fought a solid boxer (Branch) and more than held his own.
As a Bostonian it kind of sucks Rivera won’t be fighting but I’m pumped to see Harris live. I’ll be cheering for The Hurricane.
by seanerk88 on Jul 26, 2010 3:09 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
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