Franklin got destroyed, and so quickly and cleanly too. While many suspected he had a weak chin, I'm not sure that was the main issue. I think his defense (or lack thereof) while caught in Silva's Muay Thai clinch was what led to his early demise. Franklin wanted to throw hands with Silva, and he got the stand-up that he had wanted. Unfortunately, it didn't go quite the way he wanted it to. With his nose smeared across his face, he will have a nice reminder while doing rehab and retraining on why he never wants to get into a kneeing contest with The Spider. The other title bout was a snoozefest. I wish Sherk had pummelled Florian to a pulp. Instead, it turned into a lay and pray instead of a ground and pound. On a lighter note, it was pretty funny to see Franklin run straight for a Xyience refreshment after he woke up. Even Jenna Jameson had hers handy. Spot product placement is so ubiquitous these days.
Rich's nose got SMASHED. I'm from Cincinnati originally, and still have friends who know people who knows someone else who saw the crew one time(you know how it goes). I throught Franklin would pound Silva, but he got his nose RECONFIGURED. I would bet he has a snoring problem now.
So what do you people think will happen when; Sylvia faces Couture? Hughes faces Lytle? Franklin faces McDonald? Lambert faces Sobral? St. Pierre faces Serra? Sanchez faces Kroscheck? And where in the heck is Forrest Griffin? I haven't heard anything about him since his defeat.
hope couture wins but i think sylvia will win a boring decision. hughes will tap lytle franklin will know out macdonald babalu will tap lambert, probably via choke st pierre will destroy serra and i hope kos wins but in a more exciting fashion instead of his lay and pray tactics and forrest is fighting tito at ufc 70 in the uk
I agree with all of your picks except for Franklin/McDonald. I have seen McDonald fight a couple of times, and he really impressed me. I think it will be a close fight, but McDonald will come out on top. I can't wait to see GSP in action again. I just hope he is completely healed from his injury. If he is, he will destroy Serra. I wonder why the UFC feels that Serra deserves a shot at the title so soon - I think there are much more deserving fighters who should get their shot before Serra, such as Koscheck, Parisyan, Penn, Sanchez, and of course Matt Hughes. I will be happy to see Forrest back in the ring. The way he ran out of the ring in his last defeat almost looked like he was never coming back. I don't recall ever seeing a fighter so distraught over a loss.
I agree with most of Steve's picks too. I'm not sure what to make of Forrest's exit from his last match. It was borderline bizarre. I suppose it was all the emotion. Still, when in the limelight he should act with a bit more composure. I think with Couture, we've got another Shamrock situation. Hopefully he won't follow in Frank's steps and bow out as a joke rather than one of the true champions. Generally, I am most excited with Crocop's prospects. Assuming Silvia gets by Randy, and I'm sure he will, I am guessing that Crocop is going to smear Silvia all over the ring. That's still a bit down the line though. Regarding Franklin and MacDonald, I too think it will be close and go to decision. Franklin has a lot to prove after his ridiculous bout with Silva, so he should come out hungry.
Wow..............Randy Couture beat Tim Sylvia.............unbelieveable! I am very impressed - I thought Couture would've gotten destroyed. Hat's off to Couture! Couture versus Cro Cop next???? On the Pride side, and perhaps even more impressive..............Dan Henderson beat Wanderlei Silva. I am very impressed with Henderson, he's one of the toughest guys walking the planet. It looks like Rich Franklin is back...........I thought McDonald was going to win that one. I wonder how far away a rematch with Anderson Silva is.
I am eagerly awaiting the GSP title defense match. How do you guys think he will do against Serra? How do you think GSP would do against; Diego Sanchez Josh Koscheck Karo Parisyan ???????????? I believe, pound for pound, that GSP is perhaps the best fighter out there. Agree/disagree?
I think GSP is the most atheletic well rounded fighter currently in the UFC. He should destroy Serra , remember Serra barely beat Shonie Carter in the TUF. Out of the fighters you mentioned I think the "Nightmare" (Sanchez) will be his biggest threat. GSP has already beat Karo I think. The Koscheck- Sanchez fight is going to a wicked battle! But I don't think either of them can stand-up with GSP, and if Matt Hughes couldn't take GSP down I can't see Sanchez or Koscheck doing it either. GSP should be a titleholder for a while, he may be the next Liddell.
Who are your choices for this weekend's event? * Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre (for interim welterweight title) * Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva * Lyoto Machida vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou * Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard * Soa Palalei vs. Eddie Sanchez UNDERCARD * Luis Cane vs. James Irvin * Manny Gamburyan vs. Nate Mohr * Dean Lister vs. Jordan Radev * Roan Carneiro vs. Tony DeSouza * Mark Bocek vs. Doug Evans
UFC 79 - best card in a while. GSP dominated Hughes, I thought it would be closer. Matt Serra vs GSP - next great fight.
I knew GSP would destroy him even worse than their 2nd fight. Hughes lost the fight even before it started. You could see it in Hughes' face - he was scared of GSP, and rightfully so. GSP has Hughes' number...........GSP was winning their 1st fight until he made a mistake and got caught in that submission at the very end of the round. He totally dominated the 2nd fight. GSP vs Serra 2 will be completely different from the 1st fight. Serra won the 1st fight only because he dealt an unintentional blow to the back of GSP's head, and the ref didn't catch it, and let the fight continue. Immediately after that blow, you could clearly see GSP get wobbly, and that's when Serra jumped on him and finished him off. It was complete BS in my opinion. GSP will destroy Serra - it's gonna be ugly.
They have a UFC event scheduled in Montreal for April, and they certainly want GSP on that card, so they are hoping Serra is healthy and ready to go for April. If not, they may have GSP fight someone else. Who that might be - I don't know. My guess would be between Fitch or Parisyan.
Who are your picks for UFC 80 this weekend? MAIN CARD * B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson (for vacant lightweight title) * Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Fabricio Werdum * Marcus Davis vs. Jess Liaudin * Jason Lambert vs. Wilson Gouveia * Kendall Grove vs. Jorge Rivera PRELIMINARY CARD * Antoni Hardonk vs. Colin Robinson * Paul Kelly vs. Paul Taylor * James Lee vs. Alessio Sakara * Per Eklund vs. Sam Stout
Can't shed much insight here. I am curious how another TUF alumni will do. They have had a few upsets. BJ is the favourite and he knows it, but we have seen that cockiness work against the fighter so often.
Yep, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submission, boxing and Judo did some Vale Tudo as well. Favorites fighters in MMA(not all UFC): Victor Belfort Rickson Gracie Shogun and Emelianenko Fedor
I would say Rickson was the best fighter in the Gracies clan, even the great Helio said so in a issue of Gracie Magazine Brasil
