UFC 120 to Be Headlined by Michael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 9, 2010 6:30 AM EDT
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According to Fighters Only, Michael Bisping (19-3) will be headlining UFC 120 against Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-2):
Top British middleweight Michael Bisping’s next opponent will be Japanese judo stylist Yoshihiro Akiyama, Fighters Only learned this morning from a UK source. The fight will headline UFC 120 in October.
Bout agreements have been drawn up and at least one has been completed and signed, with the second expected to be completed in the very near future to make the bout official.
The card will be held in London, England, and will be broadcast for free on Spike TV. Here is the rumored UFC 120 card so far:
- Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
- Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy
- John Hathaway vs. Dong Hyun Kim
- Travis Browne vs. Cheick Kongo
- Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton
- Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson
- Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz- James Te Huna vs. Tom Blackledge
- Paul Sass vs. TBA
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The card is going to be fun to watch, but this is about two notches above an Ultimate Fight Night show. I can see Condit vs. Hardy turning into a real war.
From all reports she (Cyborg) pretty much only spars men, and has been known to put some out during training. - Rudinho479
Congo trains in England, plus I’d rather support a Frenchman than an American (who just knocked out an Englishman)
"The man who has no imagination has no wings" - Bruce Lee
by Delay No More on Jul 9, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Congo is in Africa. Kongo will be fighting in England.
by JaeeJaee on Jul 9, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
To be fair,
Kongo isn’t even his real name.
by B.H. Farnsworth on Jul 9, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Yoshi will win this fight
until the judges turn in their scorecards.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
very good point
bisping hammil was the worst decision ever
that bisping he’s a lucky guy
by Johnathan Willis on Jul 9, 2010 7:17 AM EDT up reply actions
But...
The only British judge gave the fight to Hammil. Being in England should be a non issue. Having incompetent morons for judges could be a problem.
Agree about the bad judging…
Chris Watts scored the contest: 30-27 Hamil
Jeff Mullen Scored the contest: 29-28 Bisping
Cecil Peoples scored the contest: 44-97 Rutten
So essentially it should’ve been a draw…
by Suffocate on Jul 9, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
But Bas
wasn’t even in that fight?!?!?!!? Typical ;)
USMC vet. MMA nut.
Sea-Town stay down!
Rousimar Palhares is a dirty fighter.
Pain don't hurt...
how is akiyama headlining this card?
considering he ccouldnt pull it together against a guy who had JUST fought. in other news: the almighty TBA makes his triumphant return to the octagon.
Despite being a Brit, how is Bisping headlining this card??
UFC will not put this guy down. They’re propping him up like “Weekend at Bernies.”
I will not be purchasing this card
I was thinking about going to London for this card, but with that headliner uhm no!
by fred042 on Jul 9, 2010 6:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Uhm. YES!
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by BlueberryMuffin on Jul 9, 2010 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Im confused.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to have Bisping vs. Leben??? You know, the guy who BEAT Akiyama.
by I Can't Feel My Face on Jul 9, 2010 6:50 AM EDT reply actions
I don’t think anybody wants to really see Bisping vs. Leben 2, hopefully they can save Leben for Wanderlei and if not maybe the winner of Maia/Belcher.
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
Watching Bisping jab & jog his way to a decision once was more than enough for me.
The only entertaining part of that fight was when Leben dropped his hands and followed Bisping around sticking his chin out and Bisping still wouldn’t engage. He should have broke out Nate Quarry’s old running man routine.
The o2 will be empty
Ticket sales for 105 only picked up when Randy Couture was announced before that the card was percieved as quite poor and we loudly complained about the lack of top talent on the card. Unless Lesnar vs Velasquez gets added this is going to go down really poorly.
Kind of disappointing...
The rumours I was reading all pointed towards a Belfort vs. Bisping headliner. Even though Belfort probably would have walked over Bisping in a couple of minutes, it’s still a fight I would have rather seen. I’m still probably going to go but hopefully they fill the card up with a few more solid fights yet.
Hell, even Bisping vs. Leben II would have probably been more intriguing.
Condit-Hardy
Hathaway-Stun Gun
Browne-Kongo
These aren’t solid fights to you?
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
They are, but as the UFC continues to expand and they come to the UK a bit less I would like a bit more star power, without sounding too ungrateful. Put a Rampage Jackson or a quality overseas talent on there and I’d be happier.
But yeah, I’m not going to complain too much, I’m just happy I get the chance to see a show.
by Power Puncher on Jul 9, 2010 7:18 AM EDT up reply actions
since you put it that way
it makes sense that with the rare number of shows over there you’d wanna get the chance to see a big name fight
but this is going to be an exciting card and one that would be a pleasure to watch live with or without a big name on the card.
by Johnathan Willis on Jul 9, 2010 7:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Star Power DOES NOT equate a night of great fights
I remember everyone pissing on the UFC 95 fight card in the run-up to the show.
What we got that night was one of the best nights of MMA to grace the UK… one KO, five TKO’s, two subs and two decisions (both of which were outright wars, if a touch one-sided)
I am sick to the back teeth of folk decrying cards for the lack of “Star Power”… absolutely effing sick of it. The O2 will be packed to the roof as usual.
by VikingPhotography on Jul 9, 2010 7:26 AM EDT up reply actions
i agree star power does not equate to a good fight
in fact i might go so far as to say the opposite is true more often
however the above poster gets so few chances to see the ufc over there
when they do come it’s understandable to want to see their favorite fighter on a card
by Johnathan Willis on Jul 9, 2010 7:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Of course, and I totally agree with that. But even that UFC 95 card had names like Koscheck, Marquardt, Stevenson…
All I’m saying is that I hope this card isn’t done now and there’s another solid match up to make it worth all the money I’m going to be spending that weekend. The UK fans don’t just want to see UK fighters, afterall.
by Power Puncher on Jul 9, 2010 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Wasn’t the last high-profile match up they put on a UK card Rampage vs Henderson, what does that tell you about how marketable they thought that fight would be. I can’t even imagine them ever putting a title fight on free tv again, they wouldn’t even do it with Anderson after Dana said he’d pay us back and everything.
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
You’re right in that “Star power” does not necessarily generate a great night of fights, but the relevancy of fighters in their respective weight divisions determines how meaningful the fights are that you are going to be watching.
Some people find this as important as a great fight, or at least look for a balance of potentially good fights leading to a relevant fight as the main event. Case in point; comparatively, Rashad vs Rampage was a poor fight, but it was made much better because of what was at stake.
These fights mean nothing in their divisions, with the possible exception of a dominant Hathaway stoppage, and outside of Bispings deluded mind.
Whatever way you cut it, and especially from a British perspective, this is a poor card. And one definitely not worth paying $100+ to go and see.
by shotokai_ on Jul 9, 2010 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just because winners aren't getting title shots
Doesn’t mean that the fights are meaningless to their respective divisions. Some people need to change their expectations and get with the program. Before almost every event the UFC puts on there’s always a group of you crybabies deriding the card because not every fight is a title fight or number 1 contender fight.
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on his decision loss to Dan Severn in 1995
by Worldisart on Jul 9, 2010 10:50 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
If this was a US card, how well would that go down? I understand this is not on PPV, but come on, give some love to the brits.. I’ll be seeing this on cable so I won’t complain too much, but in all fairness it’s not great card by any means.
by Horselover Fat on Jul 9, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
We haven't had a decent fucking fight in three and a half years
Cut us some slack
by MattParker117 on Jul 9, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
The Last card Bisping Headlined sold less than 10,000 tickets
Hell Prior to Couture’s addition to 105 the sales were poor
by MattParker117 on Jul 9, 2010 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Belfort will be facing the winner of Silva / Sonnen
Vitor Belfort is on tap to fight at UFC 121 / 122* in Germany; assuming the winner of Silva / Sonnen comes out without a medical suspension.
*(wikipedia has it as UFC 121, but my sources have it as UFC 122)
by VikingPhotography on Jul 9, 2010 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
After UFC 95, I'm not gonna hate on a UK UFC card again!
I remember people hating on the UFC 95 card and that turned out to be awesome! Remember big names do not mean great fights! So far I’m happy with the card.
by I.M.P. on Jul 9, 2010 7:13 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
…..however, saying that – I’m hoping all the fights from Kongo down are on the Prelims!
by I.M.P. on Jul 9, 2010 7:20 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i am pleased
with these fights
gonna see alot of stand up striking
some judo throws
a war or two seems likely
by Johnathan Willis on Jul 9, 2010 7:15 AM EDT reply actions
meh
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Trying to get a steak going for Bisping I see..
I hope this backfires and Akiyiyama gets some cardio and blasts Bisping.
Food goes in here
I wouldn’t drop Akiyama down to can status just yet he still could very well win this fight, as long as he does it sometime before the second half of round 2.
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
akiyama is for real
he’s just a lil small for the weight class
a lesser fighter than leben would have went down from some of those exchanges
and a lesser fighter than aki would have went down from some of those punches too
if aki can cut off the cage stop bispings running and rush in on bisping he’ll get this win
by Johnathan Willis on Jul 9, 2010 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Most MW fighters would go down after a punch that wobbled Leben.
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it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Jul 9, 2010 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions
True, in fact I think.
He showed some holes in his game (like not following his attacks up and dropping his hands). But he displayed he was durable and had some pop. I do think the Leben he fought is the best Leben that has ever been. Even on a bad night, I tend to to think Leben is one of the most skilled gatekeepers at MW. While I never see him holding a belt it would not suprise me if he made another run.
Losing to Leben like Akiyama did elevated him in my eyes. If he addresses his cardio he should be a force at 185.
Akiyama needs to work on his conditioning and
avoid exchanging just for the sake of exchanging. the rest of his game was damn solid against Leben.
But hats off to Leben, that was a pretty epic performance.
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agreed
I do think Akiyama is better of a fighter than we’ve seen thus far, but he definitely needs to work on his conditioning. He was visibly tired after the first round and gradually got worse as the fight progressed.
Was looking foward to going down to London to see this
Dont think i will bother now. Guess UFC doesnt really care about its UK fans.
The only guy im interested in is Hathaway… Zero big names tho.
Did you go to Manchester? I couldn’t go last time…but in all, I don’t think this card is that bad. I’ll probably try to get tickets, although it will cost a small fortune I expect.
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
-Sun Tze
Yeah i came all the way down from Edinburgh.
London seems a hell of a trek for this card. Even with that sexy mofo on the card!
How much were your tickets? I need to know how much to save up lol.
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
-Sun Tze
£250 for the floor seats.
Im sure they range between 40/60/100/150 depending on where you wanna sit.
Don't get floor seats!
Seriously; unless your in the first three rows closest to the cage, your view isn’t going to be that great relative to the cost of the ticket.
For the cost of a single floor seat, you should be able to purchase two lower tier seats. These will put your eye level close to or slightly above that of the fighters themselves – which is a far better viewpoint to have.
by VikingPhotography on Jul 9, 2010 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the tip.
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by BlueberryMuffin on Jul 9, 2010 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Decent card considering it’s on free TV, but absolutely terrible event to buy a ticket for. Despite what Bisping thinks, Hathaway is the only fighter on this card that’s remotely relevant.
Me too, and I don’t like Bisping either. I’m not quite sure what it is, he’s easy to dislike. Maybe its because the power in his hands does in no way match up to the game he talks, and the lethal stand up he seems to think he has. War Hathaway!
Rob Broughton would no where near a UFC card, if it wasn’t for the fact that he’s British.
I despise Bisping as much as the next guy, but let’s not get carried away with the hate.
The guy has three losses in his career and they are to Wand, Hendo, & Rashad, and two of those were razor thin decisions. Watch his fight with Evans again and then come back and tell me how he is not relevant. Evans is a former LHW champ and he barely eked that one out.
The ‘Bisping sucks’ meme has gotten out of control.
I never said “Bisping sucks”, or that I hate him. I was referring to his unpopularity in the UK. I’m well aware of his record, he’s a tough guy to beat but also has serious problems dominating top 10 fighters, largely due to his lack of punching power and willingness to engage. You said despise, not me.
We are One.
he has problems beating
guys that can take punishment in unusual amounts. His losses are all high profile and his striking is fine. He needs a few months with the Diaz bro’s and he’ll be racking up tko’s.
Outside of the Hammil debacle, I see no reason to dislike him. He’s far from the irrelevant fighter you make him out to be. If he can beat Akiyama impressively he will definitely get another push and as steve pointed out, Bisping isn’t exactly a slouch.
Slouch no, but Akiyama is better than him at everything I think.
Ride the Tiger!
by doonerthesooner on Jul 9, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Akiyama sure as hell ain’t better than him at avoiding strikes on the feet. He’s also not better than Bisping at drawing up a gameplan and sticking to it.
Better ground game, better clinch game, striking is a wash except Akiyama has more power.
And the gameplan remark is unfounded. Akiyama does get hit too much but he’s got a really good chin which is still kinda a question mark about Bisping.
Ride the Tiger!
by doonerthesooner on Jul 9, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe if Bisping beats a top ten Middleweight
then people wouldn’t talk shit on him. Those 3 losses came when the competition level went up.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
They really do make is sound like the guys worshiped in the U.K. Now I don’t know how accurate that is but I can’t imagine people over there actually put up with his attitude just based on him having a similar enough accent.
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
He’s definitely not. At all. It’s exactly what you said, he gets support because he is British and that’s about it. I know of very few/one “huge Bisping fans”, and I know a lot of MMA fans. Same goes for McSweeney. Hardy, Etim and Hathaway are much more popular. Not to mention…WAR AL TURK
Correct...
We support him cos he’s from the England, but if any British MMA fighter has ‘love’, its probably Dan Hardy.
"The man who has no imagination has no wings" - Bruce Lee
by Delay No More on Jul 9, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I can’t imagine people over there actually put up with his attitude just based on him having a similar enough accent.
We just aren’t as hysterically whiny/sensitive as you lot over the pond and realise Bisping hasn’t actually done much that is as Earth-shatteringly offensive as people like you make out.
You don’t get a reception like he did at 105, coming off of a loss, without being legitimately popular.
What the hell you mean "People like you"
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
*comic book guy voice * worst card ever !
bisping vs sexyama is the lamest main event I can recall
so then Dad goes and turns the knife on her .. then he turns to me and sez ........................................... Why so Serious ??
Lot of bitching
But I see some pretty damn interesting fights. Nothing spectacular, but an interesting show nonetheless.
by Steve4192 on Jul 9, 2010 8:12 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Bisping > Leben > Akiyama?
If Akiyama wins, this’ll screw with the MW rankings so much…
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by Scott C. Broussard on Jul 9, 2010 8:21 AM EDT reply actions
I'd have love to see Jake Shields enter the UFC and take on Bisping at this show
Think about it: the perfect way to introduce Shields to the casual UFC fan would be on a Spike TV card; some might think of it as a squash match but still – it would be entertaining.
Apart from Akiyama, I would have loved to see Bisping vs. Marquardt, but Nate is tied up taking on Palhares at 118 :/
by VikingPhotography on Jul 9, 2010 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions
If Akiyama wins, this’ll screw with the MW rankings so much…
Considering none of those guys are ranked, how will it screw up the rankings?
According to the meta-rankings...
Akiyama is 11th (before UFC 116) and Bisping is 14th.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Jul 9, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
As soon as i saw this as the Headline of 120 i knew it was going to be free on Spike TV.
"I’m the UFC heavyweight champion and I will be until the day I decide I don’t want to be. And that isn’t anytime soon." - Brock Lesnar
UK cards are pretty much always going to be on Spike now.
"Vikings fucked Vikings for generation after generation and their warrior bloodlines were passed on, and this motherfucker living in the woods in Minnesota got the best of the best."
The only way Akiyama loses this fight is if he gasses again. Bisping can’t knock him out and I don’t think Akiyama is gonna get caught in a triangle again. This will be a nice rebound fight for Sexiyama.
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I actually like Bisping’s chances in this fight. He can go hard for three rounds no problem, and even though there’s a good chance Akiyama trips him a couple times, one of Bisping’s biggest strengths is getting back to his feet. Also, I don’t think that Akiyama has the punching power of a Henderson or a Wanderlei which Bisping really struggles to deal with. Bisping can outwork Akiyama to a decision here.
I’m just not sure how relevant this fight is. Although Zuffa love promoting Bisping so him having consecutive wins will probably put him in line for a title eliminator.
by Power Puncher on Jul 9, 2010 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Unlike Leben, Bisping won’t stand around and let Akiyama punch him in the face. On the other hand, Akiyama most definitely will stand around and let Bisping punch him in the face. Akiyama has been incredibly easy for his opponents to hit. His striking defense has been a huge disappointment.
Akiyama will present a huge threat
with his judo. It’s going to be more appearent this go around because Bisping is a less powerful opponent, so that willingness to eat shots will pay off by him ending up in clinch range.
Bisping also engages a lot less than Leben. It’s hard to get a hold of and throw a guy who is constantly on his bicycle. It’s much easier when the guy continually wades in to your range like Leben does.
Bisping backpedals… thats exactly right. he’s not the most difficult guy to walk down, either he’s circling the wrong way, or letting people stalk him. While I have him favored to win this fight, he could very well find himself clinched against the cage. his biggest strengths going into this fight are his Cardio, speed and reach advantage, and his defense off his back. That said, Akiyama definitely has the heavier hands and Bisping scraped by Leben in terms of avoiding the big shot, I think Akiyama is nearly as dangerous when you compare his power to Bispings. I also think he’s more likely to get Bisping to the ground than Wanderlei, who already succeeded there.
Akiyama tossed Leben around like a rag doll
and I still didn’t see how his judo was “threatening”. And Bisping is even better defensively on the ground than Leben is.
I don’t see Lesnar v Velasquez happening here, but maybe Carwin v Rothwell or Cro Cop could find it’s way onto the card, I think that could round out the top nicely for a free card.
KO and Fight of the Night will be pretty well contested on this card. Condit v Hardy will be an awesome fight. Browne v Kongo, and Diabate v Gustafsson are not going to the scorecards.
Bitching about the card, eh? That’s unusual. Seriously, demand a refund. Or don’t watch it.
I think the key component is that it’s the UFC and it’s free. Embrace that, fools.
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this is the kind of fight Bisping will win
so he once against makes it just to the cusp where a guy like Marquardt will starch him.
Vote Quimby
Hathaway - Kim is what I most want to see
Lot of good fights on tap here.
Maybe add a “name” fighter who can’t headline at PPV events like a Cro-Cop…
Or even better, add Carwin-Rothwell as a co-main…
by BigDNotDallas on Jul 9, 2010 9:50 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hathaway Kim will be good
But I see Kim working him like he did Sodallah, only this time I see him getting the stoppage.
fyi I <3 Kim.
I think you are selling Hathaway short.
I honestly have no idea how that fight is going to turn out … which is why I want to see it so badly.
In what way?
he showed a dominant performance over diego, But if I had to guess I would say it will take Diego the better portion of the year to get the size he used to have back.
Kim has the size advantage and Kim will absolutely get the takedown. Hathaway hasn’t shown me he possesses the grappling IQ of someone like Karo Parysian, who was in a very close affair with Kim.
I think Hathaway has the tools to put Kim away, but realistically, as far as Mid level talent goes at 170, I see Kim taking down anybody. The question is can Hathaway fight effectively off of his back or avoid clinch range. I just don’t see it.
1. I don’t think Kim has a size advantage. Both guys are huge WWs.
2. Hathaway is an excellent wrestler. He ran a clinic on Ricky Story, who is a damn fine wrestler in his own right.
3. His boxing looked very crisp in the Diego fight. Better than anything I have seen out of Kim up to this point.
I think this fight is a pick ’em.
Story is great wrestler, yes, But Kim manhandled Parysian in a very close fight. Hathaway’s boxing was fine, personally I think Amir’s MT is more dangerous… but we never got to see amir’s MT, why??? because he was on his back the entire fight.
Hathaway has a legit chance to beat Kim, but he’s never faced someone with Takedowns like Kims. The safe assumption is Hathaway will be thrown. Can he get back up? And if he gets up, can he make it count?
Kim has to be the favorite going into this fight, simply because he has shown greater ability to dictate where the fight takes place.
We never got to see Amir’s Muay Thai because his wrestling is awful. Just awful. He got positionally dominated in both of his fights against Dollaway and against Harris. Hathaway won’t be nearly as easy to take out of his standup game.
Also, how has Kim shown greater ability to dictate where the fight takes place? Hathaway has positionally dominated his opponents every bit as much as Kim has. That’s a wash in my book.
Amir also has
Better BJJ than any of the fighters Hathaway has faced. Hathaway has not fought anyone with good guard work. Diego is the best person you can look to, and the Guida fight told you everything you ever needed to know about Diego’s guard. Kim is a much better all around grappler than any of these guys. he has been able to fight guys with far more dangerous ground games and pass at will, Hathaway does not have even remotely the same passing ability. So far he has spent the vast majority of his time in guard. As soon as he passes, it gets replaced.
Hathaway mainly uses a double and single and a body clinch takedown, meaning the more versatile takedown artist is Kim by a long shot.
Hathaway is dangerous in that he keeps you under pressure and he’s hard to get off you… however as I pointed out he has yet to face an opponent of Kims ground accumen. The Diego he fought was not the Diego of 2006 that was part of team Jackson.
Based on what I have seen of both, Kim has the advantage in both takedowns and every aspect of the ground. Not what I think, or suspect, but what I have seen. Hathaway may have better boxing, personally I think kim has better footwork and headmovement, and outside of the knee he landed on Diego, he did very little in his stand up to show me he was a force on the feet. He looked good, but this is Diego Sanchez, he has his moments on the feet, but he is not exactly the creme de la creme of strikers.
As I have said, Hathaway has a chance, but that is all based on unknowns. Based on what I have seen Kim is the Superior grappler. Kim has far better takedowns and a wider variety to boot. This isn;t to say Hathaway isnt dangerous off his back, or is even better than he has shown (and he’s proven to be a damned good fighter), but Kim has had stiffer test and shown us much more.
As I said before, Kim has to be the favorite.
Don't get the hate
It’s been advertised as a Spike card on sites for some time. So no one should have expected a title fight.
The headliner is kind of weak – but it is two bigger names in terms of popularity trying to reestablish themselves as relevant in their division.
Condit – Hardy is a good co-main. Hathaway on the main card is good. If they add one more mid-main card fight this looks pretty solid to me.
by AaronMurray on Jul 9, 2010 9:53 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I can easily see Bisping jogging around Akiyama
and gassing him out for two rounds, and then either finishing him with strikes on the ground or picking him apart for a comfortable decision in the third.
Even if Akiyama gets on top of Bisping, I think he’ll do just as well, if not better than Leben…although I doubt he’ll go for a submission like Leben did, his defensive guard is very, very good. Worthy enough at least for a Judo Chop in the past ;)
yep
and Bisping’s bottom game is better than Leben’s.
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I’m not sure if that is true.
Leben has always had an excellent ground game. He used to tear up grappling competitions in the Pacific Northwest when he was with Team Quest. He just doesn’t show it all that often in fights. The little we have seen of his ground game has been impressive.
On the flip side, Bisping’s ground game has also been very impressive, particularly his defensive guard. We haven’t seen much out of his ground game in the way of offense since his arrival in the UFC though.
Gotta agree with steve here.
I think Bispings Guard replacement in Superb, as is his ability to get back to his feet, but Leben has always possesed Every tool a fighter could want, to include a dangerous guard. he is just one of those guys who has that brawler mentality, therefore we don’t see him use it often.
UFC is making mistakes with marketing to England. They want good cards, not just Biritish guys
a life: it's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come -Lester Freamon
The NFL learned that the hard way in the 80/90s
We got tired of watching Camp fodder in the American Bowl and WLAF games and stopped buying tickets. If the UFC keeps pulling this shit they seriously risk the same thing happening.
by MattParker117 on Jul 9, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
soo thats the new thing huh...
Lose a fight and then u get to Headline a PPV… hmmm, DOnt b surprised if this is the one DANA gives us free!
You dont have to like me.. but you WILL respect my opinion! Jon Jones Cannot be Stopped! and neither can Anderson SIlva! Cain or Dos Santos??
yea i must have.
All i saw was UFC 120 and i was too annoyed to even read the comments. Thanks tho.
You dont have to like me.. but you WILL respect my opinion! Jon Jones Cannot be Stopped! and neither can Anderson SIlva! Cain or Dos Santos??
Seriously, I'd be willing to sacrifice a free show
As long as the UK gets a meaningful headliner.
This card will be filled with exciting fights, but I can see the main card being a decisionfest.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
God I hope Bisping gets his ass kicked.
He’s such a pillow handed fighter :P
USMC vet. MMA nut.
Sea-Town stay down!
Rousimar Palhares is a dirty fighter.
Pain don't hurt...
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