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I couldn't help but laugh, when he was asking if he had a fight and whether it was a "real" fight or practice...
i was trying not to laugh.... i felt kinda sorry for him really
Big time. After watching the first episode, Quinton Jackson is growing on me. I didn't really take to him before that. Can't wait for Jackson Forrest fight although I think Jackson would beat him handy.
I agree with that.
i don't know about that... forest is great at raising his game... look what he did to that ninja or shogun guy last time.
Good shit from Bisping, Franklin and GSP. Weak fight on the Quarry fight, that Canadian kid kept running from him.
I thought that after the fight, Serra was going to say he is dropping to a lower weight class. There is now way he can come close to GSP.
Shogun blew out his ACL half way through the first round. Although Forest fought a great fight and Shogun had zero cardio in that fight.
Starnes was a joke. It was almost embarrassing watching that fight knowing he was Canadian.
He's going to fight Hughes before that happens.
What do you mean almost embarrasing? The guy is a fecking joke to us canadians.
On a side note, good fight from Rich. I was watching the post fight with john mccarthy and randy cotoure and there was talk of GSP maybe, again maybe moving up to face silva. How do you think that would go?
Gsp was awesome again.... serra got a pounding man
yes GSP!
each time i see gsp fight, the gap in ability between him and everyone else just keeps getting bigger and bigger
It was a good night for UFC fans.
George St Pierre v Matt Serra
GSP looked awesome against Matt Serra. He showed why he is (in my opinion) the second best pound for pound fighter in the UFC behind Anderson Silva. He changed his game taking down Serra easily over and over again and showing great ground & pound. He totally dominated Serra and showed that Serra's last victory was a fluke.
I'm not really a fan of Serra. He is all talk and very little action. I can see him moving down a weight. He is nothing compared to GSP. He showed great class at the end of the fight which I didn't think he had. He needs to win his next fight.
Rich Franklin v Travis Lutter
Frankin was tremendous. He totally dominated Lutter. He was badly caught in an armbar but an amazing counter got him out of it. His cardio was far better than Lutter and that was what won it for him. What is next for him? Another shot at Silva? I can't see him winning that one. Ace is probably the second best middleweight in the world but isn't near Silva's class.
Travis Lutter - for feck sake this guy should get on a treadmill now and again. He obviously does no aerobic training at all. All his big talk counted for nothing. His record in the ufc was 2-3. That is not good. He reckons Anderson Silva will never beat him again. I think he's right. He will probably never get a chance to fight Silva again. I'd like to see him fight Yushin Okami. He would really have to improve his cardio for that.
Michael Bisping v Charles McCarthy
Bisping looked great. Middleweight is obviously the weight for him. He totally outclassed Charles McCarthy. There is nothing else to say about it. Maybe a fight against Franklin will be on the cards.
I was very disappointed with McCarthy. Although "The Count" was dominating him, he didn't even defend himself towards the end. I don't think he is cut out for the top dogs of ufc.
Nate Quarry v Kalib Starnes
Quarry looked great considering it was his first fight in 2 years. His leg kicks were almost Jardinesque. The only disappointment was that he didn't knock out Starnes. He certainly deserved to.
What the hell is Kalib Starnes even doing in the ufc? He ran around the cage like a frightened kitten. Even the Canadian fans were booing him. They were right. Why bother fighting in the ufc if you are just going to run away? One of the judges actually scored it 30-24. That's 10-8 in every round. I have never seen anybody so emphatically beaten on a decision.
Mac Denzig v Mark Bocek
A good fight that Denzig deserved to win. He was especially good in the second round. He doesn't have much charisma though which may lead to him not getting big fights within the UFC.
Bocek did ok. He probably won the first round. He will come back even stronger.
UFC 84 is next on 24th May. Penn v Sherk. I'm really looking forward to the Machida Ortiz fight. That could be fight of the night.
George St Pierre v Matt Serra
GSP looked awesome against Matt Serra. He showed why he is (in my opinion) the second best pound for pound fighter in the UFC behind Anderson Silva. He changed his game taking down Serra easily over and over again and showing great ground & pound. He totally dominated Serra and showed that Serra's last victory was a fluke.
I'm not really a fan of Serra. He is all talk and very little action. I can see him moving down a weight. He is nothing compared to GSP. He showed great class at the end of the fight which I didn't think he had. He needs to win his next fight.
Rich Franklin v Travis Lutter
Frankin was tremendous. He totally dominated Lutter. He was badly caught in an armbar but an amazing counter got him out of it. His cardio was far better than Lutter and that was what won it for him. What is next for him? Another shot at Silva? I can't see him winning that one. Ace is probably the second best middleweight in the world but isn't near Silva's class.
Travis Lutter - for feck sake this guy should get on a treadmill now and again. He obviously does no aerobic training at all. All his big talk counted for nothing. His record in the ufc was 2-3. That is not good. He reckons Anderson Silva will never beat him again. I think he's right. He will probably never get a chance to fight Silva again. I'd like to see him fight Yushin Okami. He would really have to improve his cardio for that.
Michael Bisping v Charles McCarthy
Bisping looked great. Middleweight is obviously the weight for him. He totally outclassed Charles McCarthy. There is nothing else to say about it. Maybe a fight against Franklin will be on the cards.
I was very disappointed with McCarthy. Although "The Count" was dominating him, he didn't even defend himself towards the end. I don't think he is cut out for the top dogs of ufc.
Nate Quarry v Kalib Starnes
Quarry looked great considering it was his first fight in 2 years. His leg kicks were almost Jardinesque. The only disappointment was that he didn't knock out Starnes. He certainly deserved to.
What the hell is Kalib Starnes even doing in the ufc? He ran around the cage like a frightened kitten. Even the Canadian fans were booing him. They were right. Why bother fighting in the ufc if you are just going to run away? One of the judges actually scored it 30-24. That's 10-8 in every round. I have never seen anybody so emphatically beaten on a decision.
Mac Denzig v Mark Bocek
A good fight that Denzig deserved to win. He was especially good in the second round. He doesn't have much charisma though which may lead to him not getting big fights within the UFC.
Bocek did ok. He probably won the first round. He will come back even stronger.
UFC 84 is next on 24th May. Penn v Sherk. I'm really looking forward to the Machida Ortiz fight. That could be fight of the night.
Rush is a big WW, but would be a mid-size MW. I would imagine that GSP would repeatedly take him down over and over as his takedowns are basically impossible to stop. If he gets him on the mat then his speed would have a chance to take over. However, if the fight stays standing Spider would decimate him as he has everyone else who tried to stand with him.
I don't think their's any reason for Rush to move up though as he has still never even defended his title. 3 or 4 title defences and then I would expect it to happen.
Would he bother though? He wouldn't be a big man in mw. Would the mw title be seen as a bigger title that the ww title? He'd look very small against the likes of Bisping.
I would guess that him moving up might not be his choice, but a certain bald and annoying guy in a position of power's choice...
I rate Denzig. Stays really composed and doesn't have any obvious weakness. That Canadian kid fought a great fight and could easily have caused an upset. I would wager that Denzig will be getting a title-shot in the not too distant future.
He is a good fighter. A very good fighter. I would be worried though that his lack of charisma would stop him getting his chances. People like BJ Penn will always get title shots because they are popular and it would make more money for the UFC. Penn v Sherk will always make a lot more money that Danzig v Sherk. I know it's a cynical thought but the UFC is a business when it comes down to it and they will always want to make as much money as possible from a ppv. I hope Danzig gets a chance to fight some top oppostion though. I think he could do some serious damage.
I think he has some charisma, they just need to promote him in the right way. He was one of the most interesting characters in the Ultimate Fighter series - he seems unusually articulate and intelligent - and the whole Vegan/buddhist tip he's on is quite interesting for someone who makes a living out of beating the shit out of people.
I'll shut up now, I'm starting to sounds worryingly like a fan-boy...
The thing about Danzig is before he was on the Ultimate Fighter he had fought in Pride numerous times, was the KOTC champ, had fought world champions, etc. He was always going to win that competition and that was up a weight class. He will be a force in the LW division.
whens the next ufc
is it penn - sherk?
is it penn - sherk?
Yeah. With Ortiz vs. Machida and Wanderlai Silva vs. Jardine.
Starnes was kicked out the UFC after that fight. He claims now that he broke his foot on the first kick of the fight.
If Wayne Rooney could have run that fast with a broken foot we would have won the league weeks ago.
Is anyone else drooling over the Rampage vs. Forrest fight? Everytime I watch TUF I can't wait.
Rampage will kill Forrest.
I don't think so I'm a huge Forrest fan ....look at what Forrest guys are doing to Team RampageEven squeaky Dante won over that Hulk of a Brandon
Rampage will win....
The only thing I don't like about the UFC (beside's no stomps and soccer kicks to downed fighters ala Pride) is the month between PPVs.
do you like the way the camera always focuses on the ring girls bum?
The fight will be closer than people expect ... Forrest is tough as feck, regardless of how beastly Rampage is. I like both fighters, I'll always have a place for Rampage for destroying Liddell.
Rampage'll kill him.
no small joint manipulation either... see how quick the grapplers would stand up if there was!
UFC 87 (9 August)
Roger Huerta vs. Kenny Florian
In Huerta's hometown no less. Huerta's the shit. Lesner is on the card as well.
Roger Huerta vs. Kenny Florian
In Huerta's hometown no less. Huerta's the shit. Lesner is on the card as well.
if he gets caught with something stupid again like leaving his arm there for the arm bar he could well be finished in mma...
But he is fighting Coleman who has no submission game outside of a rear naked choke. He's won 8 matches by submission, 4 by choke and 4 by strikes. The Hammer has no stand up game and should be outwrestled by Lesnar, which is his major strength.
But if Lesnar doesn't finish him in the first round and a half, I could see him gassing and the Hammer finishing him with GNP.
Team Rampage got a win last night finally. Good fecking KO for Matt Brown last night. A knee to Jeremy May's chest and then a kick flush on the chin as he was backing away.
That was a great KO!
haha.... you agree with dana