UFC 130 Fight Card: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard 3
by Nick Thomas on May 1, 2011 11:39 PM EDT
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PrintSo UFC 129 was just concluded last night, and you're already wondering how the promotion's next major card looks like? Well four weeks from now, on May 28th, the UFC will head back to Las Vegas, Nevada for Memorial Day weekend at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Six stars with 15 UFC knockouts between them look for their next big finish inside the Octagon. UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar takes on number one contender Gray Maynard, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson battles Matt "The Hammer" Hamill and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir meets Roy "Big Country" Nelson.
May 28th, live on Pay-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada:
Main card:
Frankie Edgar (13-1-1) -150 vs. Gray Maynard (10-0-1) +130 [LW title]
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (31-8) -300 vs. Matt Hamill (10-2) +240
Frank Mir (14-5) -125 vs. Roy Nelson (15-5) +110
Stefan Struve (21-4) vs. Travis Browne (10-0-1)
Brian Stann (10-3) -125 vs. Jorge Santiago (23-8) EVEN
Thiago Alves (18-7) -220 vs. Rick Story (12-3) +175
Miguel Torres (39-3) vs. Demetrious Johnson (9-1)
Preliminary card:
Renan Barao (25-1) vs. Cole Escovedo (17-6)
Kendall Grove (12-8) vs. Tim Boetsch (12-4)
Chris Cariaso (11-2) vs. Michael McDonald (12-1)
Cody McKenzie (12-1) vs. Bart Palaszewski (35-14)
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Definitely. Kid has proved it—and himself. An underdog in 3 title fights in a row.
by mthom on May 2, 2011 1:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Minus the Rampage fight ....
… all these fights should be competitive , solid fights .
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by MidWayMonster54 on May 2, 2011 12:03 AM EDT reply actions
I think that this fight will be competitive actually as Hamill is just so hard to finish, and he just keeps coming forward. Technique-wise, Rampage has much better boxing than Hamill, and Rampage has fought the better competition in his career.
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Unless Rampage really shits the bed,
it’s his fight to lose. Hamill has sloppy, phoned in takedowns, and atrocious strike defense.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I definitely think that Rampage will win
I just think that the fight can be competitive considering that Hamill is as strong as an ox, hard to finish, and pushes forward. Like I said, Hamill’s technique isn’t even close to Rampage’s, and Hamill has generally sloppy technique.
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He's tough,
but I don’t think Hamill is any stronger than Rampage. Quinton is strong as fuck. Unless he is just horrifically out of shape, he should punch Matt’s lights out.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m calling it right now and saying Hamill upsets Rampage
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13
And I'm calling it right now as well ....
…. you may want to go to AA and get some help .
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by MidWayMonster54 on May 2, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Still don't know who to pick between the two.
I hope Frankie wins this one. Love watching him fight.
Oh yeah, and let’s do that “show all the prelims on Facebook” thing again. That was pretty fucking cool.
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by lowellthehammer on May 2, 2011 12:03 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i hate MMA math but this works. you can’t develop a chin, can you?
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by F'n Clownshoes on May 2, 2011 4:42 AM EDT up reply actions
whats your definition of middle of nowhere?
UFC is showed EVERYWHERE n Canada
by stiffUpperLip on May 2, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
The matchmaking on this card is really iffy
Alves on the undercard is a mistake and Hammil should not be up there against Page.
Even the same Rampage
who showed up weighing 250 at the beginning of his training camp against Rashad would whoop up on Hamill. Matt’s telegraphed takedowns and sloppy striking won’t be enough to beat Rampage.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 5:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Rampage > Tito
It’s easy to look smooth against a broken down hunk of meat.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m with you. I actually just have this feling Hamill fights smart for once
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13
I don't think it's a matter of fighting smart,
I think it’s just a matter of Hamill not being a very good fighter. Page has stout takedown and striking defense, bricks for hands, and when he’s focused- cardio for days.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't.
I think Rampage knows he looked like poop in his last 2 fights, and needs to make a statement. The UFC is throwing him a bone with this matchup, they know how much more marketable Rampage is, and it really is about the best matchup against a somewhat name fighter they could put together. This is a guy who was getting outstruck by Tito Ortiz.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Rampage admitted he lost initially.
I don’t think he will be resting on his laurels, but we will see. Fact of the matter is that Rampage has been inconsistent these days.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I heard on here that he rewatched the fight and changed his mind
That’s no better than hearsay, though.
I think he did.
Can’t find the interview, but I remember seeing that.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
why do people keep saying Hamil was outsruck by Tito? Ortiz came out strong in the first half of the first round and that’s it. Hamill lit Tito up on the feet the rest of the fight.
Also Rampage, though he is rightly favored to win, has not KO’d anybody in ages. If he wins he’ll win by decision. I’m not really sure Page is any stronger than Hamill.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13
Tito owned that first round for sure.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
this gif does not dispute what I just said, which was Tito came out strong in the beginning of the first round. That was the best he looked. He proceded to get outstruck the remainder of the fight. Tito’s face at the end of the fight told the whole story.
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Your post
doesn’t dispute what I said.
This is a guy who was getting outstruck by Tito Ortiz.
When Tito was fresh, he outstruck Hamill. But Tito is old and broken down, and he can’t keep a pace like that any more.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow he bullrushed him and outstruck him for the first 20 seconds of the fight. I guess that negates the 4:40 seconds where Hamill outstruck Tito. I guess I should go back and provide gifs of Jardine outstriking Rampage and say “This is a guy who was getting outstruck”
Your intilal comment implies that Tito outstriking Hamill was the story of the fight, which it wasn’t.
Besides, I think anyone who thinks Hamill is going to win knows his best path to victory is to not stand and bang, but to wrestle Rampage to a decision.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13
I don't think
Hamill’s telegraphed, head down, sloppy shot are enough get Rampage down. You need to set that shit up with strikes, time it, and charge through while turning the corner. Page has some stout takedown defense and I don’t see Hamill getting much of anything going before he gets his clock cleaned.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought Hamill’s takedowns looked better in the Jardine fight and much better in the Ortiz fight. His takedowns have been set up very poorly in the past. I have nothing to go by other than a feeling he’ll set them up better against a striker up Page’s caliber.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13
It's possible.
I just don’t think Hamill’s takedowns have ever looked good against someone who even has the slightest ability to dictate range.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
And how exactly
did Hamill outstrike Tito in that first round in any way, shape, or form? Just rewatched that first round, and aside from the takedown (which he did nothing with), Hamill got completely outstruck. Tito was kicking him, jabbing, throwing combos… nothing devastating, but Matt did next to nothing.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest!
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Been a while since I’ve watched the Ortiz/Hamill fight, but I remember Hamill getting better of the striking later in the round. Even if he didn’t, he certainly did in the 2nd and 3rd rounds
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13
He landed like 1 punch
right before the bell, but that was about it. Ortiz definitely won the striking portion.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in the sig is Kari Sweets. Your welcome.
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 2, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
uh
someone must have poked my eye I cant see why this is pay per view and not on spike
you don’t put a rematch of one f the best title fights in 5 years on Spike. there are like 100 other reasons why this is a PPV card but you don’t really need to know them based on the title fight.
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by F'n Clownshoes on May 2, 2011 4:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Huh?
Hamill didn’t even go out to illegal 12-6 Jon Jones elbows while gushing blood but he’s going to get his lights turned out by a Rampage that couldn’t finish Rashad or Lyoto? C’mon.
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by BVandDietPepsi on May 2, 2011 2:41 AM EDT up reply actions
i think those elbows hurt like a bitch, but i don't think they knock you out cold since they mostly hit your face, and not your jaw
Jones has never KOed anyone with his elbows, he might break your face and TKO you, but you won’t go out. Rampage on the other hand can pretty much knock anyone out.
O and remember that Hamil has a soft head lol
Santiago was KO'd by a Featherweight
I’m not saying….I’m just saying.
Good teaser, not Akiyama-Bisping good, but one of their best efforts.
I really hope they explore the Edgar-Maynard rivarly for the next trailer.
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