Mike Pierce vs. Johny Hendricks in the Works for UFC 133
by Nick Thomas on Apr 28, 2011 6:00 PM EDT
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MMA Junkie reports that two of the UFC's most promising welterweights will lock horn in Philadelphia when Mike Pierce squares off against Johny Hendricks. Both men are coming off knockout wins, Hendricks over TJ Waldburger and Pierce over Kenny Robertson, proving their dominant wrestling is not the only thing they bring to the table. UFC 133 is scheduled to take place at the Wells Fargo Center on August 6th.
Mike Pierce (12-3)
Win Kenny Robertson - TKO (Punches) UFC 126
Win Amilcar Alves - Submission (Straight Armbar) UFC 118
Win Julio Paulino - Decision (Unanimous) UFC Versus 1
Johny Hendricks (10-1)
Win Anthony Waldburger - TKO (Punches) UFC FN 24
Loss Rick Story - Decision (Unanimous) TUF 12 Finale
Win Charlie Brenneman - TKO (Punches) UFC 117
Aug 6th, live on Pay-per-view from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort
Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce
Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman
Riki Fukuda vs. Rafael Natal
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This is a really hard fight to pick
Mike Pierce almost finished Fitch, he would have if he got a round four, but Johny Hendricks is also just so tough. Hits hellishly hard, and his stand up keeps on improving
Should be a nitty, gritty match that you don’t know the winner till the final bell
Two very good fighters
Likely not very exciting, but i will look forward to it nonetheless.
Don't you know the rules!
If they are wrestlers they can’t be exciting. It’s just against the rules of the world, you wouldn’t want poor sherdog to lose the one thing they understand would you?
Is that anything like "shitdog"
I heard Dana saying something about a “shitdog” once…..maybe he was talking about baseball food.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
You should be less smug.
Surely we can have different opinions.
Watch Hendricks vs. Alex Serydukov
And Hendricks vs. Charlie Brennaman.
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Hendricks tends to be very entertaining when he is steamrolling someone.
But when he faces a tough guy like Pierce, who can presumably at least get close to matching his wrestling skill, a lot of leaning on eachother against the cage will likely be the outcome. The ground battles will likely also be more centered on control than finishes, due to the consequences of a mistake. Watch Hendricks vs Story. But as i said, this is my opinion on how the fight will play out. Feel free to have your own.
Hendricks vs Story was definitely the outlier in Hendricks’ career so far – you could see that his gameplan fell apart when he found out that Story is a damn good wrestler in his own right and the two ended up getting into a grind-out. It’s a good experience for Hendricks to have, gives him a lot of stuff to think about in training and allows him to develop a better approach to those situations. The ability to “adjust on the fly” is a skill in its own right and it can take time to really build that skill.
I didn't say that.
I said people like to bitch and moan about fights that aren’t “exciting” enough for them.
If it’s so boring go watch something else. All the booing and other disrespectful acts towards the fighters grind my gears.
I’ve fought as an AM, it’s a goddamn tough job, try it sometime.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
This is the comment section
Where we comment on the articles/news. There is no reason for you go get arrogant and butthurt over my comment regarding how i think this fight will pan out.
Gonzaga/Jordan was damn awful.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 28, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
That fight was so, so terrible.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on Apr 28, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That reminded me of Mir/ Crocop
Horrid fight, awesome ending.
22:10 for the KO in real time, 22:05 for the slow-mo replay. Gifmakers assemble!
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by ElliotMatheny on Apr 29, 2011 4:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Mir/Filipovic wasn't half as bad as Gonzaga/Jordan.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on Apr 29, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
But yeah, same basic idea.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on Apr 29, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
What?
Have you seen either of those guys fight?
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Excellent fight
Love both guys and their explo…..wait wrong adjective.
Their powerful wrestling.
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Both men are tireless and hard-working
They always give 110%.
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
by SSreporters on Apr 28, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
To Goldie any black man with decent thighs is
“Built like a running back.”
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
Another excellent fight happened too soon.. I think they should be sending these young capable prospects after the veterans, and when they finally make it to the top, then come full circle and fight each other…
Like Bader / Jones shouldn’t have happened IMO, I like stuff where they are putting the new breed against the old breed, and then when title implications are on the line, make the fight…
Kind of like how you don’t make Cain/Carwin/Dos Santos unless it’s for the belt. HW is not nearly as deep, but I don’t know. Just a personal opinion on the critiques of the matchmaking ….
by p123 on Apr 28, 2011 6:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
holy shit
this is a great fight to see who can compete at the top level
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The point I was trying to make was, that I feel they should pretty much already be considered top level…
You think Cain/Carwin/Dos Santos should have all fought each other way before getting anywhere near the belt?
True…I did bring that up as well…
But, I don’t know, there’s big fights, not happening, because they are happening too early IMO… It’s easy to do in retrospect, but I think everyone is well aware of who the really strong prospects are you know?
I think people are well aware that Hendricks is going to be a something eventually, as well as Pierce/Story/Ellenberger…
Obviously it can get too be too much, if you start saving too many of them for the backburner, but in a reasonable fashion, I think it’s good business sense…
Perhaps I’m thinking to much into it though…
I hope rashad n Davis aren’t Hwadling this card
by itsnotthatserious on Apr 28, 2011 6:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Do you mean headlining?
If so, I agree 100%.
Let the fighters fight, let the referees ref, but dear God, don't let the judges judge.
by halitosis on Apr 28, 2011 8:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This will be interesting
They can knock each other out with one punch.
My stab at the final card
UFC 133: Aldo/Hominick vs Mendes
Aldo/Hominick vs Mendes
Evans vs Davis
Franklin vs Nog
Belfort vs Akiyama
Hendricks vs Pierce
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I like big Mike.
Only cause he knocked out Mike Dolce in 5 seconds. Thats pretty legit.
"I guess I'm 13-Maynard, and Maynard..."- Frankie Edgar
Megatron takes this.. its about time his management gets him a good fight instead of sitting around texting and wearing sunglasses. Fighting people making their UFC debut after bringing the fight to the arguably #3 WW in the world is absurd.
I still want an Alves/ Pierce fight… Alves has been ducking him though, in a way I hope he beats Story and the winner of this fight takes on the Alves/Story winner.
Please let Hendricks win.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Mike Pierce
looks like he is wearing half of someone else’s face in that picture. There is clearly two distinct colours on his face
Anyway, good match up for guys that maybe could be title contenders in the future
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