Vitor Belfort vs. Yushin Okami Headlines UFC 122 in Germany
by Scott Haber on Aug 28, 2010 5:30 PM EDT
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Dave Meltzer reports in his Wrestling Observer newsletter that a middleweight bout for the top contender spot will feature Vitor Belfort taking on Yushin Okami in the main event of UFC 122 in Oberhausen, Germany this November:
Vitor Belfort vs. Yushin Okami will be the main event of UFC 122 on 11/13 in Oberhausen, Germany. This will be a Spike show in the U.S. The winner will likely face the Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen winner for the middleweight title sometimie next year.
UFC 122 is expected to air for free in the US on Spike TV via tape delay on November 13th. The rumored card now includes:
- Vitor Belfort vs. Yushin Okami
- Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
- Jason Brilz vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Goran Reljic
- Amir Sadollah vs. Peter Sobotta
- Dennis Siver vs. TBA
- Pascal Krauss vs. TBA
- Kris McCray vs. TBA
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That's the best fight on the card...any chance they broadcast the main event live?
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No...
the whole card will be tape-delayed, but I’m assuming you’ll be able to order it on PPV if you want to see it live.
UFC 122 is expected to air for free in the US on Spike TV via tape delay on November 13th. The rumored card now includes:
Thrilled
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by Derek Suboticki on Aug 28, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
YUS!
So glad they booked this fight. Its been a while since 85 has had a legit #1 contender fight. Hopefully the winner of this and the rematch aren’t too banged up afterwards. I’m pulling for an Okami v. Sonnen title fight.
by sadface on Aug 28, 2010 5:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
The last one was Sonnen/Marquardt at 109 earlier this year.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Aug 28, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
But nobody wanted Sonnen to win. With this fight we are covered either way.
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Sonnen also was a replacent for Hendo which removed some of the luster on that fight.
by John Nash on Aug 28, 2010 6:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's not that no one WANTED him to win,
No one thought he stood a chance. I was glad he won because it was a great fight and he made Nate look like an amateur.
by Polyhedron on Aug 28, 2010 6:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This card takes a giant dump on 120.
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I really hope they make this card more awesome
And do Terry Etim vs. Dennis Siver.
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Siver/Gomi?
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This doesn't follow coming off a win...
…but Siver v Tyson Griffin would be fantastic.
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Fantastic for Siver
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 28, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Griffin would tool him, personally.
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I thought Griffin would tool Gomi.
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 28, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
It takes something like that to adjust his game.
Griffin = well rounded. Griffin loses to Dunham. Griffin now detests wrestling, one of his strongest assets. Griffin boxes with reckless abandon and gets knocked out (he was making Gomi look bad for a sec there). Now Griffin has lost on the ground and on the standup. I’m thinking he’s goes back to fighting smart now.
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I hope so. I like Tyson.
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 28, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
So did I
but he’s been fairly douchey after he lost his last couple fights.
espeically after the Gomi fight. He did all but kick his feet and ask for a pacifier
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 28, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't think
Griffin was making Gomi look bad at all. Gomi was the only one who landed any good punches before the knockout. I think a good fight for Griffin would be Sherk, both good wrestlers who now think they’re boxers.
He already fought Sherk. And lost.
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Griffin would lose
And probably get cut.
TG should consider the WEC or someone low level like Jacob Volkmann.
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Losing to Gomi and losing to Dunham the way he did...
…doesn’t really take much away from the tools Griffin had before those fights. Before those fights, we’d say Griffin takes Siver easily. I still will say that.
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Griffin's problem is he loooooooves to turn fights into Ultimate Kickboxing
And he can’t try that with Siver. He just can’t. Griffin has no knockout power (stopping Fat Franca doesn’t count) but he was able to win against guys that way because his opposition wasn’t that much better in that department (Aurelio, Tibau, Tavares, Guida, etc.)
Match him up against a contender and he can’t win.
Granted Siver is a gatekeeper at the moment but he is a very powerful and very big lightweight. Griffin can’t handle him.
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YUS
What a great fight. Either fighter will have a more credible shot at the title following this one.
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by Damon O. on Aug 28, 2010 5:43 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
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However I think that about every time.
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Leben would get destroyed by Vitor.
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I'd rather watch Wanderlei vs. Leben
it’ll be watching two people who do not give a fuck about getting hurt and just going crazy.
is this free?
its a pretty cool card but not worth 50 bucks
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
Scott wrote it in the article.
It’s free but on tape delay.
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please change the first sentence
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by Scott Haber on Aug 28, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
recing this
love when someones gets raped by the BE elite
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by S.C. Michaelson on Aug 28, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes it would.
If that were to happen and you were to add Rivera/Sakara and Siver/TBA this is a slugfest friendly show.
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I was hoping Chael would get the Akiyama/Belcher winner in the meantime.
He’s gonna be waiting a while.
by Polyhedron on Aug 28, 2010 7:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Whoops, I meant Akiyama/Bisping
by Polyhedron on Aug 28, 2010 7:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If Sexy had one
I think Vitor/Akiyama would’ve been epic.
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Amazing how the Linhares fight on a prelim of a Fight Night card
Got him to a co-main on Versus and now headlining a major event for the right to fight Silva/Sonnen.
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It just shows how seriously he is re-dedicated after Chael put it on him
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 28, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotta love chael
I single handily brought excitement to a division that was left for dead.
you just revealed yourself
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 28, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on now
Do you really think chael sonnen would be so self absorbed to post how great he is on a gimmick name?
Because it's on Spike TV
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I think Fihlo takes this one actually
Which is kind of sad, because I really wanted to see Belfort/Silva
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Fihlo?
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Yeah I'm retarded
Okami I meant. Okami
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I hate this fight from a marketing standpoint.
The deal with Vitor Belfort is this – he’s looked good lately, but at any point he could fall back into a slump. With a KO of Franklin you have to strike while the iron is hot. Giving him any other fight is just asking to kill his potential title shot. Add to that the fact that Okami is a terrible opponent for him. Okami’s methodical style can easily lead to him scoring a rather lackluster decision victory. If that happens, the end result is Belfort drops way down the ladder, and Okami is now set for a title shot, but is coming off another uninspired performance that no one is excited about.
If either one KO’s the other, this changes, but I think the chances of a dull Okami DEC are far greater.
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I hope Belfort isn't hopeless off of his back
Or at any point in the ground game.
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He’s a black belt in BJJ and Judo, but he typically doesn’t look for subs. He focuses more on his standup.
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I understand that
But will he be capable of stopping Okami’s takedowns or get back up if he does get taken down.
Because if he can’t do either Okami will win.
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He was a BJJ star back in day. He should be able to get back to his feet or sweep if he’s taken down.
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by The Darkness on Aug 28, 2010 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I love seeing two high level fighters going at it, but unless Vitor catches Okami with something, this isn’t going to be the most thrilling fight ever. It’s most likely going to be a 15 minute staring contest, or Okami working a conservative top game.
It’s still a fascinating matchup though. How does Vitor react to the long layoff and surgery? Does Okami come out more agressive, or does he revert back to his defense first mentality? Does Okami getting dropped by Mark Munoz give us some glimpse at what Vitor might be able to do?
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Okami is going to brake Vitors will
if he don’t ko Okami in the first he is going to loose
by Mohammedini Hussein on Aug 28, 2010 7:28 PM EDT reply actions
oooof
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 28, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought about Okami by decision
I change it to Vitor by toe hold.
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That's his wife.
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You haven't seen that yet?
Not my particular style but hey, to each his own.
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Have you seen Vitor’s wife before? If a woman like that wants you to kiss her feet, by God you are going to kiss her feet and you are going to enjoy every minute of it.
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I'll do what I gotta do but...
He seemed to be enjoying the fuck out of that.
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
Their kids will have big teeth
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
Anyone taking Okami in this?
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
A lot of us.
Toronto FC - Where road games are forfeited and we STILL have no idea how to play from behind.
Sorry, didn’t scroll through evrything.
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
I've got Okami
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Off topic but...
My ex just told me Sean McCorkle (the guy fighting Mark Hunt @ 119) came into her salon and she gave him a massage. I’d like to tell everyone what he said but I’m not sure of the ramifications.
P.S. She’s a massage therapist – not a happy ending provider.
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
I read his Twitter last night. He makes Chael Sonnen look like a sane, reasonable person.
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Haha
Yeah, she told me he said some shit that was… I don’t know. Not factual anyways.
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
oh god I wish...
GSP is coming here this september, and I hope he won’t just put my hopes back up like Chuck did… I still have blue balls from their “announcements” that never pushed through.
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 30, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Thunder!!!!!!
great fight, although would love to see okami vs bisbing but beating bisbing wont do nething for him
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