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I thought his ego should have been knocked down quite a bit when Machida completely dominated him and made him look silly. I do hope Jackson knocks him out...if he ever decides to stop pretending to be an actor.

Also, don't you think that they are feeding Houston Alexander to Kimbo? They know Houston absolutely wont take the fight to the ground and he has a questionable chin. Massive power in his hands yes but a very questionable chin.

wow, Rampage is dumb as a brick...

and way to go UFC, telegraph who will be in the finals of TUF before and during the quarter/semi finals are going on - whole lot less fun to watch when you already knew who was going to win

and whats with all the shit talking - I love the fights, but dang... some of those fools just need to go in there and get the job done and quit all the show boating - makes them look even worse when they lose

I guess that is why I'm a fan of Fedor...

Worst TUF season ever. How hard would it be to put these "fighters" on a cardio program for a month or two before they start filming?

I just couldn't help but laugh at the fact that the guy Dana doesn't like because he's fat had the best cardio of the season.

I really hope the UFC never does another HW season again though.

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Then again, Kimbo hasn't shown us too much, really. Houston has big knockout power. And who knows, since his embarassing groung game was exposed, hopefully he's taken some time to work on it a bit.

Should be an entertaining slugfest, regardless.

The fact that they are having Houston Alexander go up from LHW to 215lbs seals the deal for me. I hope Kimbo loses to another LHW in spectacular fashion.

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Jon "Bones" Jones SMASHED him.

I wanna see more of this kid and less Kimbo.

I agree that he had the fight won. It was unfortunate timing. I don't know if it was a bad call though. It's a tough one. Jon Jones is definitely someone to watch though.

Agreed Reese, I think the ref made the right call, he was just going to take a point away until Hamil said he was done, then Jones got the DQ, wonder if Hamil is up for a rematch after the beating he took?

There probably will be a rematch as Hamil talked about injuring his shoulder during the fight (I assume after one of Jones' awesome trips). I just can't believe how talented Jones is at 22 years old. 22!!!

I love that Kimbo and Houston hype themselves as badasses, but after the fight are huddled over with hands on their knees. The guy who walks out to Weird Al's "I'm Fat" is a 17 fight veteran, wins the contract, and gets the knockout of the night bonus.

The problem is that up until the illegal elbow Hamill was intelligently defending himself, as beat up as he was. Would he have lasted much longer? Probably not but Jones fucked up and it was the illegal strike that ended the match.

Unfortunately there's only one result and that's DQ.

Yeah Jones did look like a fucking animal though, and if he's training with Greg Jackson he's only going to get better.

Oh and Roy walking out to Fat was fucking awesome.

Roy was a monster last night, indeed. I hope to see more exciting fights from him in the future.

I imagine we'll see Jones and Hamil back in the ring as soon as they're recovered. Jones is going to be exciting to watch. He needs a little training and continued finesse, but I think he'll be a great fighter.

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bad cardio is bad enough, but what really amazes me is how some of these fighters still don't look like they even know what to do in certain situations, despite going through the entire TUF season and the several months of training they had between the end of the season and their December fight

and yes I know that becoming a well trained MMA fighter can take several years or longer depending on the person, but some of those fighters from the finale seriously looked like they've hardly been in any kind of training camp

Roy did look good in beating up Schaub, but I still like Schaub a little bit more.

Also someone above said let's see Roy fight a proper UFC HW and see what happens, I agree.

What do you think would happen with Roy against and I hate to say it, Lesnar?

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I've got a feeling the first opponent they are going to give Roy is Rothwell in a battle of the former IFC guys.

I am so glad BJ dominated Diego, I can't stand Diego.

That was an amazing fight. I give Diego credit for being able to stay in there for five rounds, but Penn definitely made him look like an amateur.

Did anyone even think Diego had a chance vs BJ?

I believe at this level, there is always a "chance" seeing how one great punch can turn the fight around, but other than that, it was not very realistic

I'm also starting to think that Mir will beat Lesnar whenever their 2nd rematch comes to fruition - it is pretty clear that he is not happy with how he lost and then being humiliated

As I watched Penn v. Sanchez, I couldn't believe they were in the same league. Penn totally dominated, like I thought he would. I thought it was going to be stopped in the first, and probably could have have. But that cut... man oh man.

I'd like to see Mir fight a top contender that isn't sick. Sorry but beating Cheik Kongo doesn't really impress me much.

I sat down and watched this. It was my first time actually watching MMA. I think I like it!

Anyway, that BJ is a true warrior. At the end of the fight, it didn't even look like he was in one. Maybe he just came in from a light jog or something.

And I'd certainly like to see Skyscraper fight again. That guy's a monster.

I'm a bit surprised that after that, it wasn't revealed that Diego is actually reptilian underneath. :surprised:

I agree, beating Kongo doesn't impress me either, but his improved muscle mass was very much impressive

I read one article that says he'll likely face the winner of the Cain/Nog. fight - which I think will be a good match to prove his worth in determining a rematch

if Nog wins, he gets a rematch against a healthy Nog to see if he can do it again - if Cain wins, he gets one of the best up and comers who will have beaten a healthy Nog

Actually he wasn't able to last the whole 5 rounds. That cut...is the biggest cut I've ever seen in UFC...ouch!

Who do you think is getting KOed this weekend? Evans or Silva?
I'm picking Silva for the win.

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Predictions for UFC 109:

Randy Couture over Mark Coleman easily.
Nate Marquardt over Chael Sonnen
Paulo Thiago over Mike Swick
Damien Maia submits Dan Miller in the 1st round.
Matt Serra over Frank Trigg
Mac Danzig over Justin Bucholz
Melvin Guillard knocks out Ronnys Torres
Rob Emerson over Phillipe Nover
Brian Stann over Phil Davis
Tim Hague over Chris Tuchscherer
Rolles Gracie submits Mostapha Al-Turk (I just cant root against a Gracie)

I agree with all of your predictions, I just hope Danzig loses, I really dont like him.

I was surprised by Chael Sonnen and that Maia didn't submit Dan Miller. Good fights overall

That D'Arce choke of Thiago's was MANLY.

I've been waiting for Cain to fight a top opponent before I passed judgement one way or the other.

After beating Nog like that, consider me impressed.

I hope Nog retires. That was embarrassing. I love Nog but he needs to quit before he ruins his legendary career.

And that Sotiropoulos fight was awesome.

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yeah that was a terrible call and cut. He was getting pretty handled though. That knee bar by Lytle was pretty wicked too.

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This weekend. It's been interesting seeing the UFC try to put forth the image that Hardy has anything more than a punchers chance against GSP.

Also go Carwin. Lesnar needs to fight someone other than Frank Mir.

I really like dan hardy. I don't think he will beat gsp but I really like the guys. Like I said I doubt he will win but I will be rooting for him. I'm sad that alves had to pull out of the fitch fight. I wanted to see fitch beat him again.

Also, whoever wins mir/carwin will be fine by me I like em both.

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They're showing the fight at the local movie theater here. I'm going to see it on the big screen! Really looking forward to that.

I think Dan Hardy is a super-tough guy, and is definitely a good challenge for GSP. GSP's my man, but Hardy hits really hard, and is definitely the real deal. Then again, I was worried when GSP fought Alves, and GSP walked right through him. Looking forward to a great, tension-filled fight.

I feel bad for Mir. He keeps having to fight huge muscular guys that outweigh him by 30-40 pounds. UFC needs a super-heavyweight division. Watching People like Mir or Nog have to fight someone like Lesnar or Carwin is just stupid.

I pick GSP and Carwin (although I really like Mir).

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Carwin suprised me with that. I knew gsp would win but I had hopes for hardy. GSP just doesn't entertain me. At all. He is a great athlete but damn I just get bored when I watch him.

I was pleased with Hardy in his ability to not get submitted. He just needs to learn how to sprawl.

I like GSP, but tbh, I think he's peaked now. I'd love to see BJP and GSP fight again. I hate BJP, but the man is fucking awesome now that he's really dedicated himself and I think the fight would be a lot better than the last one. BJP might actually be able to take GSP.

Mir weighed in at 265 for this fight so he's no longer a small heavyweight. Was glad to see him get destroyed. I was a big fan of his untill ultimate fighter and lost all respect for him.

How has GSP peaked? He completely dominated that fight, took down Hardy at will and passed guard at ease.

I can't believe he was 11 for 11 in takedowns.

BJ needs to actually win some fights at WW before he gets a shot at the belt again. Personally I'd like to see BJ fight Hughes for a third time. Assuming he beats Hughes (and if he cant then he needs to stay at LW) he needs to beat a top contender like Fitch or Alves. If he can beat one of those two then he deserves another shot.

Also I really hope we get to see Carwin test Brock's chin. That's still a big question mark for me in regards to Brock.

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I think you're taking my peak statement as meaning he's about to come down. It's probably not going to happen soon, but all it's going to take is someone with Hardy's power with the added element of knowing how to sprawl or do something on the ground and GSP will have a real fight for once. The fact that GSP couldn't submit hardy after taking him down so easily, and that Hardy sucks on the ground shows that either GSP is peaking and will slip soon, or that he was just toying with Hardy. It's hard to say, but just like everyone thought Hughes would never be destroyed as easily as he has been at times, GSP will eventually find his kryptonite.

Perhaps GSP is the best fighter ever in his weight class.. would anyone say that about BJ? I can't stand the mouth on BJ, but when it comes to 155, he's lethal and frankly, one of the best I've ever watched. I think BJ's main problem in WW is that he only goes up to WW to fight GSP or Hughes and doesn't really spend time allowing himself to adjust to the weight fluctuation. It would take him more than the training time for one fight to really get used to his body like that.

Maybe we'll eventually say that GSP is the best ever in his weight class and BJ is the best in his natural class, but it would be nice to see BJ beat GSP once so we can at least have two more fights to look forward too. :)

Also, yeah, I'd love to see Carwin rock the fuck out of Lesnar.

Quick question: Are you a MMA fan, or just a boxing fan?

As a BJJ / Wrestling fan, that was one hell of a match to watch. Complete clowning from start to finish.

As for gucci's comments re: "peaking" I call total, unabashed bullshit. GSP did, in fact, toy with Hardy for much of the fight. If you were watching, during one of the breaks his corner was telling him to stop trying to submit and go for some G & P to mix it up. Next round comes up and he promptly takes Hardy down and the ground and pound ensued. It looked like a practice sparring match rather than a title fight.

As for not finishing the submissions, yes, there were technical errors in the armbar (knees not tight together, didn't pull the arm at an angle). But quite frankly, I think GSP thought he would seriously injure Hardy had he pulled any harder (heh). I don't think GSP is the type of fighter to want to end someone's career over a submission... Particularly when he was not being provided any meaningful opposition up to that point.

GSP owns the WW division right now. Any talk of a GSP vs BJP 3 is worthless, until BJ proves he can win at that weight, as was said previously.

Ace: you obviously didn't read the whole of my comments. I said he's either peaked or he was toying with Hardy. It's easy to say that GSP was toying with Hardy and it's a valid argument as Hardy just couldn't do anything once he was taken to the ground. GSP is a beast, but that doesn't mean he's invincible.

I went back and re-read your second comment about "peaking" and it makes sense now. I was basing that on your first post. I'm on the end of a night shift, so sue me haha.

He isn't invincible, no. Every champion loses eventually. I just don't see any slowing down in that fight. Basically front-to-back ownage. Once he loses a round (no, he hasn't lost a single round in as long as I can remember... help me out someone) then I will agree he may have peaked. As of yet, not a single fighter can even win a round against him (discounting the last-second armbar win by Hughes and Serra's haymaker).

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Also, I don't think his inability to submit Hardy was a sign of "peaking" as you state, but of Hardy's fucking zen-like determination not to tap out. Guaranteed he couldn't wipe his ass on Sunday the 28th.

No, Jon Fitch is actually one of my favorite fighters. I love the work horse, grind them down ethic. But with GSP it just bores me. GSP and Fitch fight in the same fashion but people absolutely love GSP and boo Fitch, it pisses me off. You're right, GSP is toying with his opponents and I can completely see that, he treats his opponents like they are sparring partners and that's boring to me, especially for a guy who says he wants to finish opponents. And I never said GSP bores me because of his style, he bores me because he is actually that much better than his opponents and yet he doesn't finish the fight when he's proven in the past that he can manhandle stronger competition than Alves and Hardy. Don't get me wrong, I was cheering for Hardy in this fight but I knew he didn't stand a chance.

And, Ace, either you believe that GSP is a nice guy who doesn't want to hurt opponents or you believe what he said at the post-fight press conference that he was trying his hardest to rip Hardy's arm off.

He was hurt for half the Alves fight.
The truth is I was a little disappointed that he didn't finish Hardy but it wasn't for his lack of trying. He just made some mistakes (not closing his legs for the armbar) and Hardy was a tough, tough man for not tapping on either the armbar or the kimura.

I watched the fight again, and I retract my earlier comment. He was clearly trying his hardest to submit Hardy. No gentlemanly "I'll go light on you" treatment. That Kimura was unreal. He yanked that fucker. I wonder if Hardy was able to wipe his ass the next day?

I think I can handle your hatred of GSP if it is merely because he's TOO awesome.

"I HATE that guy, he's so boring because he wins all the time... I mean, what's up with that?"

That's prettty much what it is. He's so much better than his competition but I wish his fights would end rather than be 5 rounds of him dominating but not finishing. I may just be upset that people booo Jon Fitch but cheer GSP for fighting very similarly. Seems like a double standard to me.

So, I hope to see BJ Penn get worked, Anderson Silva dominate and Matt Hughes pull off a suprise win. (Because anytime Hughes wins is a suprise nowadays)

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From UFC.com:

"UFC® 112 INVINCIBLE – Saturday, April 10, only on Pay-Per-View at 10p ET/7p PT. "

I want to see Penn dominate, and Hughes get retired.. and Silva get destroyed.

UFC 112 should be have started in Abu Dhabi by now.

i thought about going, but with tickets at 1300dhs (about 500USD), i think ill wait for the results

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I like GSP as a fighter but he's boring because he meticulously sticks to his gameplan and doesn't take many risks. That with the fact that I don't think he's going to beaten by anything except puncher's luck for a least a few more years.

WTF Spoiler: I just saw Penn lost to Edgar via decision? How the hell did that happen?

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WHAT.THE.FUCK?

Massively disappointed in a certain someone. Didn't look prepared at all. Shades of his old days when he didn't try or care.

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Wow, I'm shocked that Frankie kept it competitive much less got a win over Penn.

Oh and Anderson needs to make the permanent move to 205. That was a joke just like Cote and Leites (although at least Maia tried more than Leites).

Silva tried to embarrass Maia and he did that in the first two rounds, but by the end of the fight he did nothing but embarrass himself. He said in the post fight interview that Maia disrespected him in his pre-fight comments but the only thing I could see in his pre-fight comments are that he could submit Silva if it went to the ground.

I gained a lot of respect for Maia, he brought it even though he was completely outclassed in the standup (unlike Leites) and I had him winning rounds 4 and 5 on the feet. Silva needs to retire or switch weight classes. He said he wants to move up to HW, I say fine and if Dana White is as mad as he seems at Silva, I say his next fight should be versus Cain to teach Silva a bit of humility.

Also, god damn Edgar was awesome and Munoz and Dos Anjos put on great fights.

So what are your guys' thoughts on the fact that Anderson Silvas gloves weren't taped or signed before the fight like everybody else's were? Isn't that a huge omission?

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hmm...that's definately wierd.

Looks like BJ's getting an instant rematch.
Edgar-Penn Rematch in Works for Late Summer, Fall

As far as AS's gloves, apparently there's nothing in the rules against them not being taped, it's just uncommon.

I thought they had to be inspected and signed. What's the point of signing everyone else's if its not against the rules not to sign them?

By the way, I'm really really looking forward to Mousasi/King Mo fight on Strikeforce this weekend.

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Also Aoki/Melendez should be good too.
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Add in Hendo/Shields and this card is better than most of the UFC's PPVs, good on Strikeforce for putting it together.

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It's on CBS. So free if you have basic cable.

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Totally unrelated but I was just watching this again, and wanted to post it.
The two best HWs at the time going toe to toe.
Fedor vs CroCop
Commentary in Japanese sorry.

I want to see Vovchanchyn vs Fedor

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Faber vs Aldo tonight. Also, Henderson/Cerrone rematch! Should be some good fights.

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So who's everybody got in the Shogun/Machida rematch?

Personally I'm picking Machida. I've got a funny feeling Shogun's going to be more aggressive and less cautious this time which is going to play to Machida's strengths.

Machida is my favorite fighter at LHW so I have to go with him. I like Shogun too but Machida's the man. I think the Shogun we saw fight Machida last time is the best Shogun he could have been so I don't see how he can improve on that. Machida's never had to adjust his game plan though until now, so we'll see if he is actually really capable of that.

Machida is the man, but Shogun should've got the decision last time. I think Shogun will come out with something to prove this time and I hope he gets the win, just to put things right.

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Paul Daley deserved to get cut. What he did was ridiculous.

Great night of fights though. Spoiler: Machida and Lawlor losses were sad. I like Shogun a lot too though so I'm happy for him. I just know Machida will be back!

I'm glad that an Ed Soares fighter got worked so fiercely. Nothing against Machida as a person, but as a fighter he is so annoying. Yes he has a very effective style, but its lame as shit and not fun to watch.

I love the way machida fights. To each their own I guess. But yeah, I absolutely can't stand Ed Soares.

Daley totally deserved to be cut. Of course Dana kinda had no choice but to cut him after Dana's comments regarding the Strikeforce post-fight brawl (basically "that shit doesn't happen in the UFC").

Also Shogun's gotta be the all-time MMA comeback story after how far he'd fallen when he lost to Forrest then looked like crap against Coleman.

What a crazy title fight. Man that belt doesn't stay with the same person for too long in this sport does it.

And Kimbo looked like an amateur in his fight. He has virtually no technical abilities, looks like his strategy consists solely of throwing wild punches.

So Koscheck has already started.
Koscheck wants Olympic-style testing, GSP says let's do it - Cagewriter - UFC - Yahoo! Sports

I like that he got his info from BJ Penn. Clearly a guy that's unbiased when it comes to GSP.

Dana's response.
Dana White Tells Josh Koscheck to "Shut up" About Olympic-style Blood Tests - Bloody Elbow

Yeah the steroid allegations from Koscheck are lame, but for some reason I really like him. I hope he wins because Dana says he doesn't like Koscheck but I know its probably going to be another one for GSP.

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I dunno, everyone said GSP was going decimate Dan Hardy who has zero ground game, and GSP did get a convincing win but he basically did no damage to Hardy on the ground besides those submission attempts. Koscheck is way more talented on the ground than Hardy.

I hope to see GSP try to finish this and not be content with a decision like it seems he has been for the past few fights.

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The thing about the Hardy fight was that GSP seemed determined to get the sub rather than Ground and Pounding him into oblivion like he did to Fitch/BJ/Alves.

but he didn't finish those fights either :(