Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Added to UFC 133
by Nick Thomas on Apr 22, 2011 7:03 PM EDT
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Two experienced Light heavyweights will collide in Philadelphia when UFC legend Rich Franklin meets Brazilian veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 133. UFC.com reported the booking today. The UFC 133 fight card is beginning to take shape with the recent announcements of Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort and Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman.
Fight news! Lil Nog @MinotouroMMA vs. @FollowACE Franklin at 133 in Philly;
Rich "Ace" Franklin (28-6)
Loss Forrest Griffin - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 126
Win Chuck Liddell - KO (Punch) UFC 115
Loss Vitor Belfort - TKO (Punches) UFC 103
Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira (19-5)
Loss Phil Davis - Decision (Unanimous) UFC FN 24
Loss Ryan Bader - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 119
Win Jason Brilz - Decision (Split) UFC 114
Aug 6th, live on Pay-per-view from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort
Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman
Michael McDonald vs. Nick Pace
Riki Fukuda vs. Rafael Natal
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Little Nog wins via more ways to win. Most likely out striking Franklin.
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Yeah,
I see Rogerio as the superior puncher. That knee to the body of his is just mean, too. If Rog can trip Franklin up and get on top, it will be interesting too. Rich has some great defensive grappling, so I don’t think Diet Nog will be able to sub him, but we shall see.
Rog by UD, or perhaps TKO.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 22, 2011 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Diet Nog. You need to trademark that.
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by Jeremy Couturier on Apr 22, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Now in 3 new flavors!
Diet Nog, Vanilla Nog Lite, and Nog Zero with cherry.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 22, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree. Part of Lil Nog having two losses in a row was that he was fighting two high level wrestlers, and generally lost by getting taken down often. I don’t think that he’ll have to worry so much about getting taken down against Franklin, and I feel that Lil Nog is just the better striker. Also, Franklin has historically done badly against Brazilian southpaws: Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, and Lyoto Machida.
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Lil Nog not facing a wrestler is awesome
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by rockied on Apr 22, 2011 7:07 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
It would be more awesome if he could just deal with wrestlers instead….
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Well.
He did very well defending the double-leg til Davis switched it up.
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He did pretty good against Davis.
But Davis had a few years of training on him.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
Hope so
I like watching both fight, and they both put on very exciting fights that strikeforce could easily fit in.
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Exactly
and I think it is safe to say a loss for either fighter would drop them from the top ten
Shields > Gsp
Loser fights...
Babalu/Jardine maybe.
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War Miller Bros.
I think Babalu would be an easy fight for either of them, Jardine would be a good one if he fights & loses a rematch to Mousasi.
Shields > Gsp
Think they'll do a rematch?
I dunno. Would Jardine REALLY wanna go through that again? You see him post-fight with Ariel? His face was NASTY. I bet he had lots of trouble sleeping the next week or two due to his mouth. It looked like his lips were so busted and swollen it hurt to breathe. Felt bad for him.
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I think they should
Jardine got thrashed, but he believes he won and did only have 8 days to prepare. I doubt he would win it but I think he does want a rematch.
Shields > Gsp
Wow...
Lil Nog fighting in August and it’s not in Brazil? Surprising…who knows what his considerations an circumstances may have been, but I would’ve though he would have killed to be on that card…
This is a damn even matchup- should be entertaining.
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 7:09 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Yeah, except...
…southpaws fuck Franklin up… but I’ll be rooting for him.
I don't think that Rich's problem is lefties...
it’s that those lefties were Machida, Anderson and Vitor.
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Vitor is elite now and Lil Nog isn't?
Oooooooooooooooooooook.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Elite is probably bad wording
But Vitor is as good as anybody not named Anderson Silva in the first minute and a half of a fight.
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It's the rest of the fight that's a real son of a bitch, eh?
Put Belfort in there with Brilz and let’s see how he does.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
If Vitor was able to stay on his feet...
for the first 5 minutes of a fight against a wrestler who had been striking for less than 3 years, he would’ve been able to at least take the round.
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
There aren’t very many Jason Brilz clones at MW.
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by Neil Manich on Apr 22, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck, forgot Vitor dropped down.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Vitor has carried his power well later in the fight, too.
He absolutely flattened Terry Martin in the 2’nd round.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 22, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry,
but Lil Nog isn’t what he used to be. I don’t consider him elite anymore, and 2009 Vitor > 2011 Lil Nog
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
2009 Vitor?
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
2009 Vitor=when he fought Franklin. Thought it would be specious to cite a more dominant iteration…
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Lil Nog has looked bad thanks in no small part to terrible style matchups in his past three fights. Belfort, on the other hand, has gone on a streak where he faced 2 bums, 2 guys willing to stand with him, Matt Lindland and Anderson Silva. Forgive me for not buying a ticket on the “Vitor is elite now no seriously this time” train.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Really?
You don’t think that Vitor Belfor is/was an elite fighter? The question was never if Vitor is “elite seriously this time”- it was always “is he going to be the best in the division.” Elite to me is the top 3 to 5 fighters in a division (depending on the division)- Vitor has only lost to killers (except for the second Overeem fight when clearly Overeem was diminished). He certainly has his faults, but those faults are what have prevented him being one of the greatest fighters of all time. He’s definitely one of the greatest talents of all time… and Lil Nog fought his share of bums too-more than Belfort.
Jeez- I’m not even a Vitor fan- stop making em defend him.
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Reem didn't have to cut enormous amounts of weight,
the bout was at heavyweight, so he performed very well. And IIRC, Vitor injured his shoulder or something in that fight too.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 22, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
He lost 5 of 7 in that span. Granted, it was against top competition, but that was the period that sparked Reem’s rebirth…in his words it was a down period of his career.
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that period
was where making the cut to 205 was the hardest for Alistair. Right before that bout, he looked great against Werdum until getting caught on the ground.
You can’t be killing yourself to make weight, and face murderers like prime Rogerio, Arona, and Shogun.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 22, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m a HUGE Overeem fan, so you don’t have to convince me of the hell it must have been for a 6’5" guy with his build to make 205, but his struggles at the time were beyond physical.
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it was mainly the weight issue,
but his head definitely wasn’t all right. The Sergei fight afterwards was his last serious brain fart though.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 22, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
His mom was diagnosed with cancer and he had a kid at 26 with an ex who was making his life difficult. You ever try to work during a difficult break-up with a poorly adjusted ex? Pushing a pencil would be hard, let alone fighting killers.
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't know that,
thanks for the info. No wonder he was so inconsistent around that time.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 23, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
he was also dedicating alot of time in his fighter magazine business that was pretty lucrative at the time
he was saying that he didnt have much time for himself or to train.
People were expecting too much from the Rio card.
If they had stacked that card as much as everybody wanted the other cards around it would have sucked badly.
Among the names that people wanted to see on the Rio card. Anderson, Rua, Big Nog, Lil Nog, Belfort, Wanderlei, Machida, Aldo, Maia, Paulo Thiago, Palhares, Cane, Falcao, Thiago Silva(before the suspension) and Royce, Renzo, and Roger Gracie.
Many fights that would be of middling interest for a North American gate. A lot of fights gain value in Brazil. Take this fight for example- it’s not greatly adding to the quality of this card- it would be a higher regarded fight in Rio than Philly. And shame on you for mentioning Falcao and Palhares with those others…..
by John Danaher's Hair on Apr 22, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Not every Brazilian can be on the Rio card. I think this is a great fight for the Philly card, Akiyama – Belfort is also solid, just needs a good headliner. You already have Anderson and Shogun booked for Brazil, and even then you have the possibility of adding big names like Big Nog, Machida, Aldo, etc.
by Horselover Fat on Apr 22, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
if this card gets a solid headliner it'll be sick
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With this being in Philly, I expect a few of the NJ guys (Miller bros, Pelligrino) to end up on this card. Maybe to round out the card –
Aldo/Hominick winner v Mendes
Mayhem v Bisping
Jim Miller v Sherk
i dont think mayhem bisbing will be on that… althought i would love it to be, i think dana is gonna put those guys has the next coaches. 1. TUF needs some shit talking coaches. JDS cant even make a correct sentence and brock calls everything chicken shit. 2. mayhem petitioned for this!!! i cant see it not being the next season coaches
by InfamousProfessorPlum on Apr 22, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree that Mayhem and Bisping would be good on TUF, my only thought here is that Mayhem hasn’t fought since last September, and if he does a stint on TUF he won’t fight until December.
perfect fight…. throw him Chris Weidman at ufc 133. Chris Weidman is an up and coming prospect, dana loves him because even if he loses to mayhem miller, the ufc will still keep him. i think weidman would appreciate being thrown to dogs in his first two ufc fights, sakara and now miller. plus it gives miller a fight before TUF
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by InfamousProfessorPlum on Apr 23, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Love it
somebody called this not too long ago
Loser? How many beers can YOU drink?
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by LowkickGreed on Apr 22, 2011 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
damn rights i did!
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by mattsterguy on Apr 23, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
all the name fighters have lost their past fights
it definately does
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by MattParker117 on Apr 22, 2011 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rich “Brazilian Soutpaw Specialist” Franklin should do well in this fight.
Wait…
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What a great fight
Something tells me Franklin is going to drop a decision here, but I’m hoping he gets the win.
Also, shouldn’t he be in the Hall of Fame by now? Both him and Tito?
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Is Franklin really HOF material?
I mean, he was MW Champ and defended it twice, but outside of that and his long unbeaten streak against a bunch of no names and Evan Tanner, he hasn’t done much to elevate himself to legend status.
by Pantherhare on Apr 22, 2011 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I think we may be reaching a point
where all the champs from the beginning of the TUF era (or close to that time) are coming up near retirement, and people are clamoring for everyone to be inducted who ever touched gold. Just because people were champs for a bit isn’t the end-all be-all.
I am not making a statement necessarily on Rich, but just in general. I think the HOF need to be pretty stringent, or UFC will be like MLB with a ton of hacks like Tony Perez and Jim Rice in the HoF.
BOOSH
Dave Menne for Hall of Fame!
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Jim Rice was hardly a hack. He did something only Ty Cobb had done before him.
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by Derek Suboticki on Apr 22, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I bet the Majors had that happen a lot. And he also wasn’t played by Tommy Lee Jones in a movie. No, he led the AL in total bases for three straight years.
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by Derek Suboticki on Apr 22, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Rice was a total beast in his prime. He was a dickhead but racism will bring that on. Ask Bill Russell.
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by Jeremy Couturier on Apr 22, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
The UFC will just put guys in Dana likes. Its not any more a real hall of fame than the WWE’s. If there were a real MMA HOF that spent real time sitting down and debating guys on merits? Yeah, Rich would probably be lucky to make it in. He doesn’t have meaningful wins, was never #1 in any weight class he fought at, never beat a top 3 guy. Actually, he may never have beaten a top 5 guy.
by VirtualBalboa on Apr 22, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Franklins last 5 fights, in order- dan henderson, wanderlei silva, vitor belfort, chuck liddell, forrest griffin. 5 either former or current champions. If that isnt a golden list of opponents, i dont know what is. and hes fought these men after losing the belt. come on, you cant argue that rich isnt hall of fame material.
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by mattsterguy on Apr 23, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeahhh...but losing to champs isn't what gets you in the HoF.
Aside from beating Tanner, Rich really hasn’t accomplished that much legacywise. Really sucks cause he’s one of the most likable guys out there but I just can’t pick anything Franklin has done as some legendary HoF worthy accomplishment.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Same with Bonnar, besides the questionable cut against K-Sos that he avenged.
Bonnar belongs nowhere near a hall of fame.
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He belongs on Mount Fucking Rushmore (I imagine this will be what Dana calls it in official releases).
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by Derek Suboticki on Apr 22, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to knock two really popular figures in MMA
but if Bonnar gets in (and he probably will) and Mask already has been inducted, Rich clearly belongs in there too.
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Rich might well still be the best MW not named Anderson Silva.
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by Derek Suboticki on Apr 22, 2011 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Being potentially second best gets you a Hall of Fame spot?
Huh.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t know you had to be the single greatest player at your position in your era to make the HoF.
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by Derek Suboticki on Apr 22, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
What has he done that deserves an induction?
What is his defining moment? Can you name something besides a hypothetical scenario where he’s the second best MW, even though he hasn’t fought in the division enough lately to prove it?
Blame circumstances or what have you, but Rich has never earned the distinction of being a HoFer.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
In my eyes, Rich's defining fight was the Henderson brawl
A fight I thought he won, where he got illegally headbutted and eye gouged, and just got better as the fight went on. May not be hall of fame worthy, but that was definitely commendable.
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by Neil Manich on Apr 22, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
The Loiseau fight was great too.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
In my opinion
Rich has been a solid man for the UFC. Fought who they wanted when they wanted. Last minute substitution, took over TUF, and always put on good fights. If his skill doesn’t get him in, his loyalty will
by trickthethaifighter on Apr 23, 2011 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Vitor disagrees.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 22, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
The Hall of Fame is an odd collection of people.
Liddell/Hughes clearly belong, but it also seemed like the UFC’s way of saying ‘wrap it up’ so I don’t know how to feel about that. Couture can go in that boat as well. Coleman and Severn…eh. I dunno. They just don’t seem like guys that quite belong IMO.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Does anybody actually take the UFC hall of fame seriously?
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by Neil Manich on Apr 22, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean
for a sport that’s so young, and also one that is so willing to rewrite history. Bustamente and Shamrock won’t get in the hall. What’s the point.
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by Neil Manich on Apr 22, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
They certainly make it hard to.
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by lowellthehammer on Apr 22, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Look at the NFL. The NFL has been around since 1920 and they didn’t establish a Hall of Fame until 1963. Plus there isn’t nearly as many as respected figures figures in MMA yet for the HOF to be legit. UFC has only been around since 1993 and only semi-mainsteam since 2004-2005. Give it time. A start is New York.
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by InfamousProfessorPlum on Apr 22, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The Beast
I dont think Mask belongs anywhere near the hall of fame, selling T-shirts outside a stadium and painting your face? Even the tapout show they had the worst advice to fighters, I remember watching Joe Lauzon’s brother and cringing at their poor judgement
Dan is in but Frank Shamrock isnt? sounds pretty ridic to any fan but the HOF is basically another term for the Dana White Friendship Circle.
Frank Shamrock should be in the godamn HOF he was the first LHW champ and dominated ortiz too in his best days.
If Bonner gets into the HoF
without buying a ticket, I will officially light myself on fire. Likable guy and all, but what quality wins has he put together to be called a Hall of Famer?
by HeadKickOfDoom on Apr 22, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a pretty kooky piece of trivia
Haha, Coleman.
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by Neil Manich on Apr 22, 2011 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I know, right?
Yeah, it was 2009 Coleman, but whatever! It’s almost fair in comparison to Rich Franklin too. Rich lost to “former champion” Vitor Belfort, who has a tournament win over Scott Ferrozo and a fluke cut against Randy Couture. He lost his number one contenders bouts against Randy and Chuck as well.*
*I fucking love Vitor, amazing person who has given fans some really memorable moments. But lets be honest about his accomplishments.
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This is an awesome fight
Rogerio will take it via superior everything.
Because Joe Silva has been making very odd match ups and decisions lately.
Jules: Normally, both your asses would be dead as fucking fried chicken, but you happen to pull this shit while I'm in a transitional period so I don't wanna kill you, I wanna help you. But I can't give you this case, it don't belong to me. Besides, I've already been through too much shit this morning over this case to hand it over to your dumb ass.
its fucking simple
if Vitor fights Sexy he wont be getting a fight night bonus due to the flash KO and will be eligible for a pink slip
I don't think you understand what i'm saying.
Why would two big name brazilians not be fighting in the first Brazilian card in years? From what I hear Vitor is ridiculously famous in Brazil.
They already signed Vitor to fight in Philly
Which is stupid.
Why is it stupid? They can’y have every Brazilian on the card. Plus, the event is going to do well no matter what, and I’m willing to bet they want Silva to be the focus, not the guy he knocked out last.
I don't think you understand how famous Vitor is in Brazil
Look it up, he’s even more famous than Silva. He’s considered like an A-list celebrity over there. Having him not fight there is really stupid. They can have both Silva and Vitor on that card.
UFC 133: Jones vs Evans.
Heard it here first.
Jules: Normally, both your asses would be dead as fucking fried chicken, but you happen to pull this shit while I'm in a transitional period so I don't wanna kill you, I wanna help you. But I can't give you this case, it don't belong to me. Besides, I've already been through too much shit this morning over this case to hand it over to your dumb ass.
Nope
Jones is out till September at least from what I remember. Unless he has superhuman healing or something.
Jones is hurt?
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All I heard is after 128 he needed doctor clearance to fight again. The September/October thing came from Dana when asked when the fight would take place.
They just said that his suspension was indefinite
without giving any sign of how long until he can fight again. Normally when they give out those sorts of suspensions they end up being sidelined for a while.
Wait
why was he suspended.
Jules: Normally, both your asses would be dead as fucking fried chicken, but you happen to pull this shit while I'm in a transitional period so I don't wanna kill you, I wanna help you. But I can't give you this case, it don't belong to me. Besides, I've already been through too much shit this morning over this case to hand it over to your dumb ass.
Makes since seeing how hard he fucked Shogun face up.
Jules: Normally, both your asses would be dead as fucking fried chicken, but you happen to pull this shit while I'm in a transitional period so I don't wanna kill you, I wanna help you. But I can't give you this case, it don't belong to me. Besides, I've already been through too much shit this morning over this case to hand it over to your dumb ass.
Nog in my opinion got jobbed against Bader
Hopefully he can get back on track here.
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Bader won that fight.
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by RolloTomasi on Apr 22, 2011 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Either way Brilz got jobbed in his fight.
Karma evens it all out in the end.
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Brilz lost and Bader won
I think both outcomes were correct.
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by SSreporters on Apr 22, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Meh.
Gave him the first round and Rogerio the other 2, Bader didn’t do a lick of damage outside of the GnP he landed in round 1.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 23, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I distinctly remember giving Rogerio one of the rounds and thinking another was very close… I was expecting a 29-28 UD or SD in favor of Bader… but definitely not 30-27 across the board. (mmadecisions.com)
why according to fight finder he did win didn't he?
But seriously, he did no damage and landed almost nothing. Brilz also lost on my card, I think everyone was shocked because no one knew who Jason Brilz was and him making it as close at it was was pretty shocking.
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by Urijah Bieber on Apr 24, 2011 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions
im paying attention very closely to this card...cause IM GOING TO IT!! cant wait for the headliner though.
as for the champions, cruz no, aldo/hominick is a maybe, maynard/edgar little less likely, gsp/shields probably not bc gsp doesnt fight until 8 months after each fight hahah silva no, jones no, and cain no. im expecting bj penn as our headline or someone along those lines.
what i really want, after this aweful season of TUF is mayhem miller and michael bisbing as the next coaches. talk about the ratings shooting up fast…
by InfamousProfessorPlum on Apr 22, 2011 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
Who gives a damn?
They’re all very skilled, exciting fighters. Does coming off a loss instantly make you uninteresting and unworthy of watching? Jesus.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 23, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I've just heard that line a million times,
and I think it really misses the point. My bad for jumping on it like I did, but that shit bugs me.
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 23, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
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