Dennis Hallman vs. Brian Ebersole Planned for UFC 133

by Scott Haber on Apr 21, 2011 8:51 PM EDT in UFC News

Two of the most experienced welterweights in the sport will collide in Philadelphia when Dennis Hallman meets Brian Ebersole at UFC 133. MMA Junkie reported the booking today:

Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the welterweights have verbally agreed to meet with contracts on the way.

With over 100 fights worth of combined experience, it's actually surprising that Ebersole and Hallman haven't squared off before, but they'll get their chance in August. And with both veterans employing solid all-around skill sets, the match-up should prove to be intriguing.

Brian "Bad Boy" Ebersole (47-14-1)
Win Chris Lytle (unanimous decision) - UFC 127
Win Hamish Robertson (TKO) - Van Diemen's Caged Mayhem
Win Carlos Newton (unanimous decision) - Impact FC 1

Dennis "Superman" Hallman (50-13-2)
Win Karo Parisyan (TKO) - UFC 123
Win Ben Saunders (unanimous decision) - UFC 117
Loss John Howard (KO) - TUF 10 Finale

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Saw this on Sherdog earlier today, should be a great fight!

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by TylerTreese on Apr 21, 2011 8:51 PM EDT reply actions

Catchgasm

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by KJ Gould on Apr 21, 2011 8:52 PM EDT reply actions

More awkward floppity cartwheel kicks here we come!

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by Earl Montclair on Apr 21, 2011 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

I've got to hand it to Ebersole

His whole persona and shtick from the Lytle fight, as zany and bizarre as it was, made it a very memorable affair. Add to it that he has legit skills, and I think I may actually be an Ebersole fan.

by Cocytus on Apr 21, 2011 8:55 PM EDT reply actions

seems like an easy fight for Hallman, IMO.

by POW on Apr 21, 2011 8:57 PM EDT reply actions

Seemed like an easy fight for Lytle too

Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.

by Chris Hall on Apr 21, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs

Wasn't Ebersole the guy who was indefinitely suspended by the CSAC because he used a cartwheel guard pass

And they said he must be working a fake fight which is why he was exiled to Australia in order to keep fighting? Is that the same guy?

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by KJ Gould on Apr 21, 2011 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

One and the same

Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.

by Chris Hall on Apr 21, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Ugh

I know that was the dark ages of the Armando Garcia administration, but I’d like to think the CSAC should be forced to apologise for that severe flamingo up.

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by KJ Gould on Apr 21, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Damn

Didn’t know about that… That’s pretty ridiculous.

by Diz D on Apr 22, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions

What!? Is there a link to story for this?

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by Kefka on Apr 22, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder if Hughes would like another crack at Hallman.

by pud333 on Apr 21, 2011 9:00 PM EDT reply actions

I wonder what design he will have into his chest hair this time?

A peace sign?
A tree?
A skull?
A sword?

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by Earl Montclair on Apr 21, 2011 9:00 PM EDT reply actions

Hair Chestnar

Let's get naked and see who's stronger.

by OwMyArm on Apr 21, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

He could become the White Kimbo

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by Earl Montclair on Apr 21, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions

He should do the Superman symbol.

by MMAussie on Apr 21, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions

The arrow points to where his chin is

For the benefit of his opponent.

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by KJ Gould on Apr 21, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions

You mean...

For the benefit of his opponent.

by Jonathan. on Apr 21, 2011 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Don’t get it.

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by KJ Gould on Apr 22, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

I vote for

Brock’s tattoo of a “sword”.

by av1o3 on Apr 21, 2011 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions

The vase/face profile optical illusion.

It will confound and distract Hallman who will try to figure out if he’s seeing foreground or background, and while staring get KO’d

by Cocytus on Apr 21, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

lol....it might take some work but I vote for this illusion instead

Is that a beautiful young woman, or a hideous old hag!!!???

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by Snatchl on Apr 22, 2011 7:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Haha, he'd need an artist with a razor for that one

And maybe more chest hair than even he can grow!

by Cocytus on Apr 22, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

it would be pretty epic

If his chesthair resembled Brocks sworddick tattoo.

by Thomas Benjamin on Apr 22, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

go nuts ebersole, hope you do well.

BTW: us aussies are going to claim him… if he wins again..

by Ronnie Liddle on Apr 21, 2011 9:23 PM EDT reply actions

Hmm, I thought Hallman was dropping to lightweight?

by grb on Apr 21, 2011 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

like this fight

isnt relevant in any way, but it’d be a perfect spike fight

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by milk72 on Apr 21, 2011 9:33 PM EDT reply actions

incorrect

I heard the winner was definitely in the mix

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by Earl Montclair on Apr 21, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

green.

Kimbo wants to take your caterpiller and do bad things to it.

by Mr.Kib on Apr 22, 2011 7:08 AM EDT up reply actions

I like this matchup actually. I also think that relevance has a tendency to get overstated at times. Both these fighters are coming off wins, and both are around the same skill level and level on the UFC totem pole. It makes sense for these two to fight each other at this time.

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by chrisbboy82 on Apr 22, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm officially on the Ebersole bandwagon

Loved the way he came into the Lytle fight as the underdog and basically toyed with him…can’t wait to see this fight.

I don't always hope for draft picks, but when I do, I prefer Owen Marecic.

by tito (eight and oh) on Apr 21, 2011 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Yeah. Uhhh…..why do this fight? To build up a guy who isn’t very good to give away a meaningful win? I don’t get it. They are stay busy opposition for elite fighters and not much more.

by VirtualBalboa on Apr 21, 2011 10:30 PM EDT reply actions

I think sometimes people forget why they watch fights.

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by KJ Gould on Apr 22, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions

I know very well why I watch fights. But this isn’t a fight I care to see in the UFC. If Dennis Hallman grinds out Ebersole on the mat for 3 excruciatingly boring rounds, I don’t see how that benefits anyone when they should just be put in with prospects and summarily dispatched back to second tier promoters.

by VirtualBalboa on Apr 22, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions