Tim Sylvia vs. Brett Rogers Set For Dream NYE Show Despite Jail Sentence for Rogers
by Tim Burke on Dec 1, 2011 3:00 PM EST
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Two big men looking to recapture some old glory are apparently scheduled to meet in Dream on December 31st. And one of them will practically be going straight from a jail cell to a ring to do it. Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is set to meet Brett Rogers. Heavy has the info:
Tim Sylvia and Brett Rogers will fight on Dream's New Year's Eve show at the Saitama Super Arena just north of Tokyo. Sources close to the negotiations on Wednesday confirmed the fight booking to Heavy.com. The fight has not yet been announced by Dream.
Yesterday, Rogers was sentenced to 60 days in jail after being convicted on felony third-degree assault charges, according to TwinCities.com. Rogers was given credit for 26 days already served, but will have to complete two-thirds of his sentence before being released. That means he'd get out on December 13th, leaving him just 18 days to train for the fight. His lawyer asked if Rogers could serve his term after the fight, but the judge denied that request. Rogers will also have to re-appear in court on January 19th for violating the conditions of his release.
Frankly, I'd be surprised if this bout actually happened. It's common knowledge that acquiring a visa to fight in Japan can be tough, especially for a man that's just coming out of jail. I'm sure Sylvia will compete that night. But Rogers? I wouldn't completely count on it.
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This would be a fight I'd actually like to see.
Wife beating and Sylvia-ness aside, of course.
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It could happen but
The fight’s not signed yet…
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by ANance on Dec 1, 2011 6:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
you disgusting crook, rogers
sylvia’s going to beat your ass worse than you could ever beat your wife
fighter bashing aside, this is prolly a pick ’em
sylvia is far too inconsistent and rogers has the power to leave him snoring
WAR SYLVIA
All we need is for the Maine-iac to return for one evening to destroy a wife beating piece of garbage with an asskicking so savage that it leaves him bed ridden for the rest of his days, where he will be in the care of and have to answer to his wife.
I wouldn’t be too mad at her for grabbing a pillow and terrifying him with threats of suffocation every night before she ups the dosage on his meds.
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
this sounds like something out of Fight Night Champion
"So what we get drunk So what we smoke weed We’re just having fun We don’t care who sees So what we go out That’s how its supposed to be Living young and wild and free."
The main character in the game has bare-knuckle fights in prison.
I guess that’s what chavez is referring to.
Who to cheer for?
Two douchebags enter……..only one douchebag leaves.
One guy crapped his pants
The other guy is crap wearing pants.
I'm all out of bubblegum
by some schmuck in texas on Dec 1, 2011 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Well played
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Kid Nate: ...
by TorQus on Dec 1, 2011 7:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
This fight needs Blaster Master, and a dome...
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by Ziggy325 on Dec 1, 2011 3:28 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Double KO please.
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by pud333 on Dec 1, 2011 4:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
That's odd...
I remember getting warned for saying they should name Matt hughes ufc dvd “ultimate d*****”. I guess it’s ok to fighter bash as long as the fighter isn’t under the Zuffa banner. Way to bash two at once tho. I bet you are proud.
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by ANance on Dec 1, 2011 7:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I thought it was funny, but i shoulda known better. Haha thx tho.
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by ANance on Dec 1, 2011 8:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The difference between Matt Hughes and Brett Rogers should be obvious
And it’s not just a Zuffa contract.
Read: Toblerone Jones
i once heard
that Tim Sylvia had sex!!
by Beast Infection on Dec 2, 2011 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
18 days to train for the fight.... maybe he will train in prison... mma's version of the longest yard.
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And in thissssss corner
trained in the “pound me in the ass” art form……..BRETTTTTTTTTT “The wife beater” Rogeerrrrssss!!!!!
If I was to take a guess
I’d say the ass-pounding-quota amongs imprisoned heavyweight MMA-fighters is relatively low. At least as far as involuntary pounding goes.
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Sylvia should come to the ring in his police uniform and Rogers in his prison jumpsuit
sounds like a big boss man story line.
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it was the best of times... it was the worst of times.
I’d take attitude era over any other time in wrestling… I mean hogan/rock & wrestking was my childhood but my teen smoking weed watching monday night war days was the pinnicle of wrasslin’ retardation.
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by RECE ROCK on Dec 1, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Give me an ohhhhh hell yeahhh!
I remember when Austin’s music hit i’d damn near pop a boner, every……time.
Yep those were the days...
Ppl getting thrown off bridges, breaking into houses at gun point, ppl getting ran over by limos, cursing, sexual innuendos, ahhh the good ole days
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by RECE ROCK on Dec 1, 2011 4:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
wow man u just
summed up my teen years exactly in one sentence. sad…
by Beast Infection on Dec 2, 2011 12:24 AM EST up reply actions
The Big Show/Boss Man angle is my favourite ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GX0lbKxzCw
Funniest moment in pro wrestling. So tasteless.
Vince McMahon and his Ruthless Aggression concepts.... I loved wrestling back then
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by RECE ROCK on Dec 1, 2011 4:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Mcmahon had no problem,
blowing himself up either. Now he is just a senile old man who pumped to much roids into himself.
There was a point in time where roided up McMahon was bigger & more cut up then some guys in the locker room and twice there age probably… Wellness policy your fired!
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by RECE ROCK on Dec 1, 2011 5:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No shit!
I loved when he’d come out and the som bitch was in his late 50’s and just hulking over his talent on his roster…. classic vince egomaniac.
I guarantee
Half the sexual harassment storylines were ripped from reality… Vince roid ragin’ tellin the divas there his personal enhancement talent.
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by RECE ROCK on Dec 1, 2011 5:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No shit,
remember when they made Mark Henry act like he railed Mae West or whoever that old broad was? Sick.
There was actually a ppv where she flashed her granny tits
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by RECE ROCK on Dec 1, 2011 11:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fedor?
Does that mean Fedor won’t be fighting on that card?
A few problems
His lawyer asked if Rogers could serve his term after the fight, but the judge denied that request.
Ahahahahaha. “Judge, my client is facing jail time for a violent felony. Would you mind if he traveled overseas before he serves his sentence? What could go wrong?”
by Verklemptomaniac on Dec 1, 2011 3:15 PM EST reply actions
Judge,
can my client go overseas and beat someone up that isn’t his wife? purty pleaseee?!
yeah but it is 2011 Japanese MMA
don’t we just assume the announced match up will fall through
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As far as I understand the japanese are very strict when it comes to these things. The bout seems completely off to me, no way in hell do they allow this guy a visa.
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by Unabomberman on Dec 1, 2011 3:17 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
I'm going to root for Sylvia for the first time in my life.
And holy shit, I’m going to root hard.
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by SanFranpsycho on Dec 1, 2011 3:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Eh, felons can get passports.
Especially if he’s already finished up his sentence, I don’t see it being a huge problem.
The real issue is him getting into Japan.
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
He hasn't even started his sentence
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this is so weird and awesome
I would like to see tim get a head kick ko please
penis head kick me...
by Earl Montclair on Dec 1, 2011 3:31 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
The Cop vs the Convict
This is cool, how many guys get out of jail and wish they could beat up a cop?
Oh Japan…
it's happened in Korea too
not a cop but he was a specialist in the army,
and got ko’ed by former gang member
Matt "The Terror" Serra!!!!
Gangstas paradise... Tell me whyyyy are weeee
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by RECE ROCK on Dec 1, 2011 5:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Croatian special forces.
Supposedly at some point he was allegedly involved in an event so incredibly gnarly that the Canadian branch of some kind of war crimes agency had to call the guy and schedule a talk when he set foot in there for a UFC fight.
He said they were very polite.
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I don't think it's because he was involved in said gnarly event
But because he was once part of ATJ Lucko or whatever and I guess some of them allegedly did some bad dookie during the Bosnian War.
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
They wanted names, apparently.
Crocop was wearing his STOP SNITCHIN’ shirt
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
I guess i'm the only one fuming over this
Sure, beat the shit out of your wife but it’s still okay to train in violent sports and make money off of the same thing that put you in jail. Probation from drugs and alcohol, but not even a mention of a suspended license, at least in the US?
I know that the Japanese are incredibly chauvinist, bordering on sociopathically so, but this is fucking ridiculous.
From the comments here, I guess I’m in the minority of the minority with this viewpoint.
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by Austin Martin on Dec 1, 2011 3:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Sure, beat the shit out of your wife but it’s still okay to train in violent sports and make money off of the same thing that put you in jail.
Being an MMA fighter put him in jail? This is news to me. I don’t really think his being a professional fighter made him any more inclined to beat his wife than if he was still a mechanic.
I know that the Japanese are incredibly chauvinist, bordering on sociopathically so, but this is fucking ridiculous.
What does that have to do with anything? Because the Japanese booked him for a fight? So did Titan FC. He’s a name.
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
Well, this is about Dream, so I commented about Dream.
Are you really saying there’s nothing inherently different between training to be a mechanic vs a professional fighter when you commit assault on someone? If the assault was done with a tire iron, maybe you’d have an argument. He choked her nearly unconscious and punched her repeatedly, things he trains daily to do.
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by Austin Martin on Dec 1, 2011 4:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
What I’m saying is that I don’t think his training to be a professional fighter caused him to abuse his wife. I think it made him better at it.
And I don’t see how DREAM booking Rogers to fight is a reflection on Japanese society as a whole being chauvinistic. By that same logic, would that make all Canadians just as bad?
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
Sylvia via prior relevancy
Come on, Rebel, we gonna bust him up tonight!
Bust his chops! Oh, that hurts my parts!
I can't recall the last time I'll be openly rooting for Timmeh
Also the comment up above about denying him a visa is spot on. I find this incredibly unlikely that it actually happens.
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The loser in this fight
Will be the fans watching it. Hope you are ready to watch two overweight dudes get tired 3 mins into a 10 min round then hold on to one another gasping for air.
Robbie Lawler vs Nick Diaz UFC 47
Rogan: (after Diaz throws a looping left kick) Look at this Karate Kid stuff right here
Goldie: Daniel Miyagi has arrived in the OCTAGON.
Obviously you are someone who could never appreciate the technical beauty that was Abbott vs. Ferrozzo
Come on, Rebel, we gonna bust him up tonight!
Bust his chops! Oh, that hurts my parts!
The 1st one
Or the 2nd on at the backyard BBQ where both of them almost died of a heart attack. The winner got a free cheeseburger.
Robbie Lawler vs Nick Diaz UFC 47
Rogan: (after Diaz throws a looping left kick) Look at this Karate Kid stuff right here
Goldie: Daniel Miyagi has arrived in the OCTAGON.
by HeadKickOfDoom on Dec 1, 2011 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
That 2nd one
was fuggin hilarious. Who am I kidding, they both were hilarious.
I think Ferrozzo, Tank, Jon Hess, and that vaguely Middle Eastern dude who fought one time in PRIDE and kept bouncing around in this weird stance before getting struck in the balls, bouncing around for a few more seconds, and then quitting should have a four-man tournament. The prize can be four weeks’ worth of Dinty Moore canned beef stew.
Come on, Rebel, we gonna bust him up tonight!
Bust his chops! Oh, that hurts my parts!
Robbie Lawler vs Nick Diaz UFC 47
Rogan: (after Diaz throws a looping left kick) Look at this Karate Kid stuff right here
Goldie: Daniel Miyagi has arrived in the OCTAGON.
by HeadKickOfDoom on Dec 1, 2011 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
If this does take place I'm sure dream would prefer them to be superheavyweights the fatter the American the better
Minowaman can do a run in wearing the tigermask and drop kick them both and run back out
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by RECE ROCK on Dec 1, 2011 4:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I'm sure if he could get a visa
The Japanese prompters would be playing up the angle that he’s a harden criminal just released from prison. Oh those wacky japanese promoters.
The real justice in all of this is that they will probably both be waiting for the balance of there fight purse for months on end…
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by RECE ROCK on Dec 1, 2011 5:04 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I guess I'm rooting for Tim.
Tim via some form of bigness
Let’s hope it’s more this kind
and not this kind.
Learn JiuJitsu.
Semper Fi'
I'm gonna go with
Column B.
Robbie Lawler vs Nick Diaz UFC 47
Rogan: (after Diaz throws a looping left kick) Look at this Karate Kid stuff right here
Goldie: Daniel Miyagi has arrived in the OCTAGON.
by HeadKickOfDoom on Dec 1, 2011 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
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KEMvP
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by T.C. Engel on Dec 1, 2011 5:14 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Don't get too excited gentlemen.
The Japanese immigration authorities will never let a felon into their country. My buddy tried to visit Japan with a marijuana misdemeanor on his record and they rejected his visa on two separate occasions.
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Your buddy didn't have a local promoter helping him though
With some connections you can get a lot more done. Not sure if they’ll even try as disorganized as Dream seems at times.
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Heard Joe Son might be fighting Butterbean on this card
Gotta love Japan haha. This fight is going to be awesome, love DREAM.
Will Rogers conviction affect his ability to obtain a Japanese Visa?
IF this fight gets signed, Mr Rogers better start doing Super-Set Jail House Push Ups.
by higgledy-piggledy on Dec 1, 2011 10:15 PM EST reply actions
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