Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez Confirmed for October in Anaheim
by Scott Haber on Jul 10, 2010 12:46 AM EDT
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Recent speculation suggested that Brock Lesnar's next UFC heavyweight title defense against top contender Cain Velasquez would happen in Indianapolis in September, but those rumors fell through when UFC president Dana White denied that report. We now have confirmation from Ariel Helwani at MMA Fighting that the fight instead has been signed for UFC 121 in October in Anaheim, California:
Brock Lesnar will make his next title defense against Cain Velasquez at UFC 121.
UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMA Fighting Friday night that the heavyweight title fight will take place at the yet-to-be officially announced event, scheduled for Oct. 23 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Although not yet official, the PPV event is expected to take place on October 23rd at the Honda Center, last visited by the UFC for UFC 76: Knockout, back in September of 2007. The event takes place one week after UFC 120 in London, England, which airs on Spike TV in the US. The 121 event was initially rumored to be heading for Germany, but those plans have apparently fallen through.
The rumored card for UFC 121 now includes:
- Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez
- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. TBA
- Sam Stout vs. Paul Taylor
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That's a pretty sick rumored card!
I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science
If this card holds up
with all of these scheduled fights, gotta be one of the best cards ever. 92 was stacked and 100 was nice, but the top 3 fights are all great fights.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
I just can’t imagine them putting all those huge names on one card. Machida/Rampage as the third fight of the night? I would love it but I don’t see it happening. 3 of those fights could headline a show in November. I guess it will depend on how quick Silva fucks up Sonnen’s retarded mouth next month.
I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science
It’s like a birthday present for me. (my b-day being 10/22)
"Jeremy Shane.. Easily the best writer on BE with initials J.S.!" - mmarazorback
Mine is the 24th
This is great! I always get my fav fighters or great cards for my bday fights.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
by dedstrk316 on Jul 10, 2010 4:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Mine is the 25th
2 years ago i got Anderson Vs. Cote….
Then Last year i think Lyoto V Shogun
Now my boy Cain
I’m not resting until I’m officially Anderson Silva status.- Jon "Bones" Jones
but now that you mentioned the possibility of un-jinxing it, it’ll probably be jinxed…
a life: it's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come -Lester Freamon
by eastcoastatlas on Jul 10, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
When Brock confirms this...
I will buy my tix, 3 months out, he was talkin about farming and combine and the baby due soon I dont think this will hold up. If it does tho I will for sure buy a tiickket
by FrostyGreenz559 on Jul 9, 2010 11:53 PM EDT reply actions
He put pen to paper and had fights moved a lot of times. I have tickets that say Brock-Mir II on them for the UFC that ended up as Machida-Rashad
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
Yeah that card went from EPIC to okay real quick.
At least you saw teh stanky leg.
I’m a huge Machida fan so I was ok with it. It went from being awesome because it was an event fight to awesome because I got to see Machida win the title.
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
Damn I got GANKED again.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 9, 2010 11:53 PM EDT reply actions
I posted a link
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 9, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Not mad, comment was tongue-in-cheek
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 9, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Mine was more sophisticated
Hence it hasn’t been deleted.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
Yeah I havent quite
figured out the fine art of posting a fancy FanShot. Mine are all very basic.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
Yours doesn't mention Lesnar/Carwin. LOL
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Guys, can we quit it with the complaining about
“my fanshot was deleted, but I had it up first”, “where’d my fanpost go?”, etc etc.?
If it’s a big story, especially involving Brock, we’re going to make sure we do a feature story on the front page, because it gets a hell of a lot more traffic than a fanpost or a fanshot. It doesn’t matter if you posted yours 5 or 10 minutes earlier. We value your contributions, but that’s just the way it is.
by Scott Haber on Jul 10, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
No one is complaining, at least I wasn't
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
No complaining
just commenting on what happened. I am glad you put together a story for it, like I said my fanshots suck.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't get it
Fagan said there was no front page?
I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science
Hahahahaha
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
well most of the other blogs
just promote the original fanpost or fanshot to the front page and give credit to the original poster instead of stealing the credit
by blueballlefty on Jul 10, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Shhhhhhh
Who cares what other blogs do?
Who cares that it is the normal policy for Bloody Elbow?
He can do what he wants. It’s his blog. He is a news and community moderator. What credentials do you have? We aren’t featured writers, we’re just fans. We should know damn well that if there’s a news story or a quote or we have an idea for a fanpost that we should sleep on it and give someone else the chance to post it.
You want credit? CREDIT?!?! Your “credit” is that you get to comment on it.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Too bad he didn't take your "Shhhhh" to heart earlier.
He has a history, and falsely accusing me of “stealing” earned him a lifetime membership to the Rule #4 club.
We totally stole Rule #4 for the Orioles SBN blog, btw.
Although we made it Rule #8. I strongly lobbied for it to be Rule #4 there, too. Alas, I was unsuccessful.
DO NOT PISS OFF THE MODS!
"Overdrive the sound and make it sound pretty rude." - Jimmy Page
The thing people have to understand,
is that front page stories, get hits from google, while fanposts/fanshots do not…. BROCKLESNAR and other big news deserves a story, not just a fanpost/shot.
now, on the small stories, and info, if it looks & reads well, then it is likely to get fronted. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 10, 2010 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the guy's biggest quip was that normally ther is an HT (at the very least)
Like with Snowden’s article.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 3:17 AM EDT up reply actions
actually,
HT is given to the person who you acknowledge for letting you know about the news. If he saw it first from the original source, then an HT shouldn’t be given… technically, but most people just use it to give props and become nice by giving an HT anyway…
oh and one more thing, most of the staff get news then write a post that is scheduled to publish at a certain time (to give the latest post it’s deserved exposure), so that may seem like “they’re late”, which in case, they’re really not. (on some cases)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 10, 2010 5:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Snowden hit me with an HT
for the Chael Sonnen post earlier. I thought it was nice of him to do. I didn’t feel upset about it going to the main page either because that’s where it should be. It would be cool to have a fanpost of mine be promoted to the main page but I don’t really write fanposts that would qualify for that. Either way, no one should be upset.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
And I wasn't. My comment was TIC
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 5:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Tongue in Cheek
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry.
I pretty much hate the lazy internet speak that so many use. I avoid it at all cost.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
I had typed it out previously a few times. LOL I got lazy.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just stating the guy's argument, not that I felt it was appropriate
And seeing as how the news just broke, I don’t think it was pre-written
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 5:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Man, all my posts sound like I care so much, but I don’t.
I dost protest too much.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 5:47 AM EDT up reply actions
doth
you doth protest too much.
"Daydreams of a 'fair' world which would treat him according to his 'real worth' are the refuge of all those plagued by a lack of self-knowledge." -- Ludwig von Mises.
awesome
hope this card comes through…. with one or two nice undercard fights
well to be a "real champion"
as Dana says you have to fight at least three times a year, and this would be on 4 months rest
by blueballlefty on Jul 10, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
3 months
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Um, fighting on four months rest would enable someone to fight three times a year.
12 months / 4 months = three fights.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on Jul 10, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Tell that to his “fan approval”.
From all reports she (Cyborg) pretty much only spars men, and has been known to put some out during training. - Rudinho479
by Kaleb Kelchner on Jul 10, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Would rather see Lyoto/Forrest and Page/Rogerio.
by Flying Gogoplata on Jul 9, 2010 11:57 PM EDT reply actions
why do you hate forrest so?
How is that like Goulet? That dude goes out cold in a drafty room - Blackout612
by Well Read Idiot on Jul 10, 2010 4:23 AM EDT up reply actions
great card
im happy that brock took this fight so soon…this could b a bad thing tho..cain has been training for a long time now…brock only gets few months too train after a brutal 1st round..and to look at cains does and donts
by prodigymma on Jul 9, 2010 11:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
He did pretty good on the turnraround from August to November in 2008
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Plus
He got the year layoff out of the way, There will be no ring rust involved with this fight. He will work on his deficiencies and I predict another spectacular finish.
I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science
I significantly underestimated the effect of ring rust on Lesnar
But it was obvious.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m glad he got it out of the way before the Cain fight. It’s gonna be a helluva fight.
From all reports she (Cyborg) pretty much only spars men, and has been known to put some out during training. - Rudinho479
by Kaleb Kelchner on Jul 10, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Good rumored fights
Although Stout vs. Taylor seems more like a good fight to open up UFC 120.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
I doubt
Stout vs Taylor will be on main card, wouldnt mind seeing Rumble Johnson make his way onto this card. Anyone heard when Mr. Wonderful will be fighting again as well?
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I think looking at Rumble's current shape
He’ll be fighting Mike Russow.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I lol’d
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I believe it's all but definite
that Rumble’s next fight will be at 185
by Scott Haber on Jul 10, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd do Rumble vs. Lawlor
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Someon getting knocked out
if that fight happened.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I chose Lawlor because he's not UFC material
And Rumble would ruin him.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Rumble vs. Sakara/Rivera winner
Problem solved.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Rumble vs Leben
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Leben can't handle someone explosive like Rumble
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
All it takes is an eye poke, sadly
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
The rematch wouldn't go too well then
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I was so damn excited when that happened.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
How about
Rumble vs Da Spyder, finally we can see Kendall Grove and his weird chest exit the UFC.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Like Reljic was supposed to do? It’s not happening.
From all reports she (Cyborg) pretty much only spars men, and has been known to put some out during training. - Rudinho479
by Kaleb Kelchner on Jul 10, 2010 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Anthony Johnson is much more explosive than Goran Reljic
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, believe me, I noticed. Take one look at him and you see that explosiveness.
From all reports she (Cyborg) pretty much only spars men, and has been known to put some out during training. - Rudinho479
by Kaleb Kelchner on Jul 10, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
No one answered my question about Phil Davis, lets see Mr. Wonderful on this card, please!
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Grove would drag it to the ground immediately.
Unless he’s stupid, then his chin will get exposed and KTFOed.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Not to fighter bash
but his celebration may show that he is quite stupid
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I like how you say "Not to fighter bash"
and then you proceed to fighter bash.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
by Geno Mrosko on Jul 10, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Just trying to cover my bases. Grove is just not an interesting fighter to me.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Awaiting picture
of Rumbles weirdly shaped head when he is not at 170.
SS, are you in Seattle?
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, about 15 miles north of the city proper.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Follow the Mariners at all? Just wondering what the coverage up there is like after the Lee deal? Radio and TV here in Dallas are going crazy about it.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Not a baseball fan but watching the news and looking at the blogs
They’re pretty upset over it. The team already blows so this is just adding insult to more insult.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
358 bus route here.
I train UFC just to survive the bus trip.
(Seattle isn’t bad at all, but that bus is messed up)
by MMAWrestling on Jul 10, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I live in Snohomish County
And the buses no longer run on Sundays.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
But you support Toronto FC
So I don’t feel bad for you.
by MMAWrestling on Jul 10, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
At least my team doesn't have Pat Noonan
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of which
If his comments haven’t been deleted, check the comment thread in Brent’s article. Troll goodness.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Rumble looks like a gay Black woman
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Its those big ass cheek bones
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
He looks like he wants some cake, and it makes me happy.
From all reports she (Cyborg) pretty much only spars men, and has been known to put some out during training. - Rudinho479
by Kaleb Kelchner on Jul 10, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Check out the Mariners' blog
People are pretty pumped about landing Smoak in return, as they realized it was only a matter of time before Lee was traded. Lee said at the beginning of the season that he wasn’t signing an extension until after the season. Once the M’s season went sour, the trade was going to happen.
Plus, we didn’t help out the Yankees, so that was a major plus.
by MMAWrestling on Jul 10, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Smoak = All hype, no bat
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
this card is so not gonna look like this when it actually happens.
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
Yeah
From a pure financial point of view, why have so many guys who collect ppv bonuses (Brock, Silva, Rampage and maybe Lyoto) all on the same card, when you can just have Brock, sell probably as many ppv and not split it with anyone else. At most they keep one of the other fights. Maybe.
Financially it probably wouldn’t work, but also the timeline for some of these fights wouldn’t work either unless Anderson comes out of his next fight completely unscathed. Sorry I meant the winner of Anderson/Chael comes out unscathed, but even if Chael wins Anderson will still probably come out without any damage.
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
Everytime I think of Brock
I think of a promo he cut back in 2003 with the WWE leading up to the Judgement Day PPV against the Big Show…."You can run all over the back Big Show, you can bully anybody you want….well I aint standing for it…..you want to bully somebody Big Show…..TRY TO BULLY, BROCK LESNAR!!!!!!
Now i can never think of Brock or one of his fights without thinking of that last line.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
1.4 million buys
You heard it here first.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Rampage's draw is nullified somewhat with Mach..ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Machida drew well in both Shogun fights yes? He got the ball rolling with those two KO’s in a row prior to Shogun. And I think a Machida/Page’ main event show would pull 450-500k, which is by no means terrible.
From all reports she (Cyborg) pretty much only spars men, and has been known to put some out during training. - Rudinho479
by Kaleb Kelchner on Jul 10, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
That's below their yearly average.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
If they sell it right
to the Latin community, this could be the biggest draw ever.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
It's gonna be in california too
so theres a good chance it’ll sell out
I dont think
that Silva has ever gotten a medical suspension after a fight. So its possible
Brock, Silva, and Rampage is good for at least 1.5 million buys.
could it break the record? I think it could. Regardless, I don’t think all 3 of those guys make it on the card.
Yo, I'm smokin herbals till it hurts you
I keep your daughter way out past her curfew
YEEES!!
I am so gonna be there.
"I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by in the fight, what you saw, in the ring." - Tito Ortiz
Pinky and the Brain + Animaniacs
Were my favorite cartoons growing up.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Take out Animaniacs
and replace it with Rocko’s Modern Life and we might just have ourselves a deal son.
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
Like I tell all my dates once I get 'em in the car
you no longer have a choice.
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
90s cartoons
were so much better than the cartoons they have now. The kids missed out.
What they lack in cartoons
they make up for with really tight jeans.
"With great power comes great responsibility" -Spiderman's Uncle
It's nothing but action and anime
Cartoons today suck.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
If that card holds up, you can go ahead and project it to be the biggest PPV ever for the UFC.
'Ello G'vnor!
Where are all these Silva rumors from?
There’s nothing in the main article here and nothing at the linked article at MMA Fighting
"Overdrive the sound and make it sound pretty rude." - Jimmy Page
Better change that rumored fighting list because once Sonnen works Silva it’s going to be until 2011 before he fights again.
"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
-Joe Budden (Something To Ride To)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/76866807deabe3c1/
Sonnen will work Silva
Like every other wrestler and grappler has in the last 5 years.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed...doubt he wins, but he will work Anderson over before being submitted.
Even though I don’t think he will be able to win, Sonnen will expose Anderson’s marginal TDD and somewhat over-rated BJJ, thereby removing some of the aura of invulnerability that Anderson now has.
Because Silva’s TDD is suspect at best, I anticipate Sonnen will be able to expose this flaw and show how Anderson would be vulnerable to a better MMA wrestler.
by BigDNotDallas on Jul 10, 2010 12:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Chael will work him over
with his marshmallow ground and pound at worst. Silva may not be a BJJ wizard but he is good at control guys and keeping them neutral on the ground, he was able to keep Henderson and Thales Leites from really being able to do anything significant.
And btw, not to be rude or anything but do you really need to repeat the same posts pretty much word for word all over the place?
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Fair point about not mixing it up much, still just looking for informed dialog on the subject…(Which obviously excludes the unlikely to occur extremes…).
by BigDNotDallas on Jul 10, 2010 2:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Here’s some informed dialogue, then:
Silva’s take down defence isn’t the greatest, but it isn’t awful, but what will prevent Sonnen from getting takedowns at will are Silva’s speed and footwork. There’s a reason that it’s so hard to get within range on Silva: he’s a master at controlling his positioning and distance. He doesn’t sprawl much because he rarely has to and not just because people don’t shoot on him. It’s been no surprise to any of his opponents since his first fight with Franklin that standing and trading is a bad idea, but the reason that no one can capitalize on it isn’t just because he hasn’t faced “pure wrestlers”. It’s because even a pure wrestler needs to set up the correct range for a single or double leg shot – and I’m assuming here that no one is stupid enough to suggest takedowns from the clinch – and Silva doesn’t let people do that. When you think your range is just right, he isn’t there anymore; instead he’s countering as guys awkwardly stumble around the ring after him. And when he chooses to come forward, which is not often but it does happen, he hits people from what seems like impossible angles because his positioning in the stand up game is damn near flawless. Oh, and he has pinpoint accuracy on many of his strikes, and hits like a ton of bricks.
Chael has a chance in this fight. Chael will likely get Silva down a couple of times. Chael is not going to run a take down clinic on Silva because Silva is extremely good at avoiding the positioning in the fight that would allow that, and when he is in that kind of range, Chael is going to have to wade through a sea of fists, knees and elbows which land with far more frequency for much more damage than most other fighters can hope to generate. Speed kills, and the speed advantage is decisively in Silva’s favour. And for as much as Chael has excellent wrestling technique, Silva has equally good technique on his footwork and positioning. There’s more to Silva’s control of the location of the fight than a sprawl.
So there ya go. Tell me why I’m wrong.
(I’m not a huge Silva fan, nor a huge Sonnen fan. I just don’t see Sonnen getting Silva down without getting his face broken first.)
And isn’t this supposed to be a story on Lesnar/Cain? Why are we talking about Silva/Sonnen again?
I need more sleep. Jet lag sucks.
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Good point about Lesnar/Cain...
Silva certainly has good avoidance skills due to his speed and footwork, and even Sonnen seems to agree he will have to eat a few shots to get him down. Of course, like Lesnar’s speed for a man his size, everyone seems to somehow underestimate just how hard Anderson hits, all the way back to Leben.
He doesn’t look like a body builder or a power lifter, but most who do lack the ability to strike nearly as hard as one might think. Silva’s body type + technique allow him to strike extremely hard, and I don’t see Chael surviving too much of that.
Still will be interesting to see how much success he has.
Unlike most, I don’t consider TDD as strictly wrestling based moves, including the sprawl. Lyoto Machida has elite, but totally unorthodox TDD for example.
I do disagree about no one trying to take Anderson down from the clinch, but only a few capable of doing so come to mind (Machida & Jon Jones for starters).
Bottom line – will likely take a better MMA wrestler than Sonnen to beat Anderson, although if he doesn’t get KTFO in the first 2 minutes, he has a chance to do some damage.
by BigDNotDallas on Jul 10, 2010 9:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Bottom line – will likely take a better MMA wrestler than Sonnen to beat Anderson, although if he doesn’t get KTFO in the first 2 minutes, he has a chance to do some damage.
That’s a damn fine bottom line; I do agree with you there.
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Name one... that is currently active in the middleweight division
So if/when he goes up will Rashad, Rampage, Randy?
Didnt mention Jon Jones because very unlikely they fight because of Jones Age and Silvas their eras and primes will just miss each other i believe
I’m not resting until I’m officially Anderson Silva status.- Jon "Bones" Jones
by AfroSamurai on Jul 10, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
That's kind of the rub...
There are no elite MMA wrestlers at 185. GSP moving up would have a good chance against Anderson with his combo of best MMA wrestling + crazy speed/explosiveness. Kos or Shields would have a small chance of winning (better than Sonnen IMO).
Personally, barring injury, I see LHW/MW playing out something like this over the next 1 1/2 years:
Anderson – moves up and takes out Shogun for title. Owns division until Jones gets a shot at him.
Rashad – loses to Shogun and moves to his more natural weight of 185 after Anderson moves up.
Machida – crushes Rampage, loses to Shogun again, then also moves to MW (he doesn’t cut for LHW) after Anderson moves up.
Rampage – loses to Machida, continues his fade into glorified gatekeeper status.
Couture/Frankin/Griffin – no longer relevant to title picture, but would love Randy circa 2004 vs. Anderson.
Jones – takes title from Anderson. Machida is only current LHW I see giving Jones problems (after 2-3 more fights).
by BigDNotDallas on Jul 10, 2010 1:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rub indeed (That is if Rub is short for Rubbish)
I’ll give Sonnen as just as good of an MMA wrestler as Jake Shields which is outstanding wrestling.
My problem with knocking Sonnen is that now if/when Spider wins he will continue not to get the credit….
When no matter how great of MMA Wrestling and Explosiveness GSP has it wouldn’t be enough for Anderson and a win over a natural 185 should be praised more than a win over a natural 170…
As for next 1 1/2 years :
Anderson- beats Chael, Vitor and occassionaly comes back down to beat any seemingly dominant champion. Then if and its a big IF Jones has improved on his striking and transition game in combination with Silva falling out of his prime than Jones will beat him and attain the title.
Rashad- I see the new Rashad who is very active in transitions and staying in the middle being able to take down most current lhw’s and beating Shogun and Machida in Rematch
Machida- Retiring after another loss to Shogun or just more consecutive losses
Rampage- losing to Machida or Shogun and being slow to take fights after all his gimmie and picked fights are done.
Couture- Please retire pretty please
Franklin- Could be a terrific gatekeeper would be a good test for Jones since Forrest says he doesn’t want that fight.
Griffin- continuing picking his fights until being ebarassed by Machida and Jon Jones when he eventually is forced to fight them
Jones- Is able to takedown Machida and can hold the title if Anderson doesn’t move up in weight.
I’m not resting until I’m officially Anderson Silva status.- Jon "Bones" Jones
Sonnen is an American - Silva don't like Americans in the UFC
Leban – KO rd 1
Franklin – TKO rd 1
Lutter – Sub rd 2
Marquratd – TKO rd 1
Franklin – TKO rd 2
Henderson – Sub rd 2
Irvan – KO rd 1
Griffin – KO – rd 1
We know how his fights went with the Brazillians (Leites/Maia). I guess he doesn’t hate North America as a whole (Cote) but just Americans. Do you see a trend here? Sonnen will fit right into my trending data.
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Cote is Canadian. Canadians are so nice so instead of getting wrecked by Silva
He did it for him.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I actually noticed the same exact thing a few weeks ago..
But didn’t want to say anything for fear of the Almighty Banhammer. That thing’s been swinging like it was building a house it seems.
by RobSchneider'sSuccessfulTwin on Jul 10, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I find it hard to believe that Anderson or Sonnen would be ready or willing to turn around that fast...or are they planning to channel Chris Leben...
AND…what happened to Rampage/Little Nog? At least Rampage could potentially make that semi-entertaining, its hard to picture a more one-sided fight than Machida/Rampage…
by BigDNotDallas on Jul 10, 2010 12:37 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Lil Nog fighting at 119 in Indy
I would say anyone that gets a piece of the PPV action, might want to start asking to be on cards with Brock. He will draw in 1 mil viewers easily.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
For all of those...
saying this card won’t look a thing like this when it comes time, I hope the card just grows and grows and is fucking NUTS.
Come blame me when theres 5+ injuries and Couture and Toney rematch for the main event.
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by Kaleb Kelchner on Jul 10, 2010 12:38 AM EDT reply actions
I would rather they build a supercard for the New Year Show.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
That promise will be empty
He thought we wouldn’t remember. But again maybe 120 is the little gem for the fans.
I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science
He's joking if Bisping/Akiyama is seriously a "gem" when he puts up free London shows every year
And the main events for the Spike shows in England are getting progressively worse.
CroCop/Gonzaga -— Rampage/Hendo (title fight, no counterprogram motive IIRC) -—- Bisping/Leben -——- Sanchez/Stevenson -——- Couture/Vera -——— Bisping/Akiyama
Granted the Bisping/Sexyama fight could be a great one, but that can’t be the big fight.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, if Dana is "promising" a big fight for free to make up for the UFC 112 main event
I hope he saves one of them up for a future card, because UFC 120 has a bunch of fights that just scream “Spike”.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I just want to see
another show in Dallas, and bring it to Cowboys stadium.
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Thats where this fight should've taken place
Cain in Texas would be huge considering half of dallas is Hispanic.
I’m not resting until I’m officially Anderson Silva status.- Jon "Bones" Jones
by AfroSamurai on Jul 10, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Pfffft, dude socal is like 80% Hispanic
by kanodogg on Jul 10, 2010 3:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
So who in LA wants the sign?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 10, 2010 12:48 AM EDT reply actions
How do you change your username?
You were Bob Boblaw, right?
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that was me, I just created a new account
by Barack Lesnar on Jul 10, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
if you do you got it son!
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 10, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Work has a way of fucking up anything fun so yeah we’ll see. Night crew?
by Barack Lesnar on Jul 10, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
fuck off is that tonight?
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 10, 2010 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
3 AM ET/12 AM PT.
The Dos Equis guy wishes he was Brock Lesnar.
by SSreporters on Jul 10, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
ya ill be there. Just got done driving from here to SF to San Bernardino to back here in the last few days so i may be off my game but ill be there
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 10, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I fucking hate driving, I remember being retarded and 16 driving EVERYWHERE now I fucking hate it
by Barack Lesnar on Jul 10, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Ya somewhere on the 5 all I could think of doing was this
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 10, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
You are correct sir
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Loaded question I knew for certain I was half right, about the high part that is.
by Barack Lesnar on Jul 10, 2010 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Hence my generic answer
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
my mind exploded trying to figure out what you mean
I told you not to f*ck with me.
by Romoesbueno on Jul 10, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
the ex said something similar on her way out
by Barack Lesnar on Jul 10, 2010 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
ill be there for that in the nosebleeds
I'm better than you. Na na na boo boo, stick your head in doo doo.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 10, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
there is no chance in hell that card happens like that
I will take any money anyone wants at +500 right now that the following fights don’t all go down on the same night:
Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez
Anderson Silva/Chael Sonnen vs. Vitor Belfort
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida
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by Cory Braiterman on Jul 10, 2010 1:01 AM EDT reply actions
ps that card would be amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing if it did
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by Cory Braiterman on Jul 10, 2010 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
There's an outside chance Mazz could get the main event. or even BIG fucking JOHN
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 1:10 AM EDT reply actions
He made a request to not have Mazz ref it, the decision was left up to the NSAC
Same here, he could file a protest, but the SAC has the final say so. Dana doesn’t have as much say so in CA than he does in NV.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 10, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
yus! im only an hr away....
Page/lesner on the same card has ppv bonanza written all over it. If (as I’m sure they will) the ufc plays up Cain’s Mexican heritage and gives page a forest/machine (I’m thinking the latter) than expect this to do somewhere between 1.25 & 1.5m easy. Brock, Page, & the ufc have never been more popular than they are now and both there last fights did 1m plus
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