Tim Credeur Set to Face Brad Tavares at UFC 137
by Tim Burke on Jul 20, 2011 8:30 PM EDT
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"Crazy" Tim Credeur will likely be fighting with his job at UFC 137 on October 29th. With two losses in a row his back is against the wall, and he'll be facing Brad Tavares, who is also coming off a loss and looking to re-establish himself. .The middleweight bout was announced by the UFC today:
Verbal agreements are in for a middleweight bout between "Crazy" Tim Credeur vs. Brad Tavares at UFC 137, Dana White confirmed.
Credeur — Louisiana’s first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt — hit the public eye as a member of the TUF 7 house; Hawaiian Tavares was a season 11 standout.
Credeur returned after an 18-month layoff last month, but was TKO'd by Ed Herman in just 48 seconds. The 34-year-old hopes to turn things around against Tavares, the hard-hitting Hawaiian who suffered the first loss of his career at the hands of wrestler Aaron Simpson at UFC 132. The bout is expected to take place on the preliminary card.
Tim Credeur (12-4)
Loss Ed Herman - TKO (Punches) TUF 13 Finale
Loss Nate Quarry - Decision (Unanimous) UFN 19
Win Nick Catone - Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFN 18
Brad Tavares (7-1)
Loss Aaron Simpson - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 132
Win Phil Baroni - KO (Knees and Punches) UFC 125
Win Seth Baczynski - Decision (Unanimous) TUF 11 Finale
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Credeur is 12-4
Looks like you mistyped..
"I can be friends with anybody. Man. Woman. Cat. Dog. Fish..... Alien." -Rampage
Also
Tavares is gonna send Credeur packing.
"I can be friends with anybody. Man. Woman. Cat. Dog. Fish..... Alien." -Rampage
Don't say that...
…you make me sad…
@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Jul 20, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't get me wrong
I like Credeur, but he can’t take this to the ground when Simpson had such a difficult time with it, and on the feet he gets lit up. Sorry d00d.
"I can be friends with anybody. Man. Woman. Cat. Dog. Fish..... Alien." -Rampage
by Charles Awad on Jul 20, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not like Crederur every really used his ground game that much, either.
@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Jul 20, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
True story
You’d just like to think he’d rely on it more knowing his job is likely on the line, but that never stopped Gurgel either.
"I can be friends with anybody. Man. Woman. Cat. Dog. Fish..... Alien." -Rampage
by Charles Awad on Jul 20, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn skippy.
I’ve had classes with a training partner of his. He tried to get me to join his gym, but I can’t afford it.
@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Jul 20, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I went there for a few months but real life set in quickly
by Afrotikiman on Jul 20, 2011 9:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I like Credeur, but I have to agree. Tavares is a prospect in the UFC Middleweight Division that keeps improving. His takedown defense against Simpson was very good, and he has the heavier hands. On the feet, Credeur is just so wild.
I think that Tavares could actually be a top ten Middleweight in the future.
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I'm with you on Tavares
Not a lot of people agree, which surprises me. I thought he looked a lot better than Simpson, but that’s the nature of the beast. He came out looking like the better fighter, despite losing, and that doesn’t happen much.
"I can be friends with anybody. Man. Woman. Cat. Dog. Fish..... Alien." -Rampage
by Charles Awad on Jul 20, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Tavares will ruin him
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
its his schtick.
he’s a complete Buzzkill McDickintheass on the internet because he doesnt have the stones to be one in real life… or just doesnt have friends to do it to. - MMArazorback
count me in the Credeur column.
I don’t think Brad is enough to stop Crazy Tim
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by esquilinho on Jul 20, 2011 8:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
You guys missed Bart Palaszewski vs. Tyson Griffin at 137 too
137 is almost too good to be true.
This fight should be entertaining but I expect Tavares to knock out Credeur after watching the Herman fight.
Ring rust man… Please let it just be ring rust
by Afrotikiman on Jul 20, 2011 8:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I wish.
But Tim leaves his head straight up and Tavares has some nasty power.
Only way I see Tim winning is if he gets rocked, Tavares follows him down and gets submitted.
"No person can disobey reason, without giving up his claim to be a rational creature." - Swift
Me too man.
There are only a few fighters I root for regardless of the opponent, and Tim’s one of them.
"No person can disobey reason, without giving up his claim to be a rational creature." - Swift
WAR CRAZY TIM!!!!
Tavares is gonna smoke him though, methinks.
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by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 20, 2011 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
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For truth
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by Chris Hall on Jul 20, 2011 9:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Surprised
They didn’t book credeur for the new Orleans card
by Scott Haber on Jul 20, 2011 9:14 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Maybe he got a medical suspension from the Herman fight?
I’m pretty sure I remember him saying that he wanted to fight on that card.
Hopefully my boy Brad can
Bounce back after that bullshit fight with Stallson…..oh I mean Simpson.
" Its like when I'm right I'm right, when I'm wrong I coulda been right, so I'm still right cause I coulda been wrong, you know, and I'm sorry cause I could be wrong right now, I could be wrong, but I'm right..." Bama
by 40 Cal. on Jul 20, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm with you.
I normally don’t get pissed during fights, but I was screaming at my computer.
I have no interest in ever watching Simpson fight, unless it’s against Cain Velasquez or JDS.
"No person can disobey reason, without giving up his claim to be a rational creature." - Swift
Yeah I could definitely go the rest of my life without watching Simpson fight.
" Its like when I'm right I'm right, when I'm wrong I coulda been right, so I'm still right cause I coulda been wrong, you know, and I'm sorry cause I could be wrong right now, I could be wrong, but I'm right..." Bama
These guys are so excited on Twitter.
I like it:
Taveres: So guys the @UFC just announced, I’m fighting Tim credeur @ #ufc137 October 29 in las vegas
Credeur: I’m so excited!
Credeur: Ma. I am stoked to finally get a fight on a @ufc with numbers! I will not dissappoint! #ufc137
Tavares: you and me both! Good luck! See you in October!
Honey badger don't care.
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