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Astrocloud · 11-07-2003, 09:02 PM

Okay, I know (and you should) know that Wanderlei Silva is going to take it. I've made a little poll for who thinks who will win.

You've got four choices as to who is going to win

1) Wanderlei "V-Diddy" Silva

Name Wanderlei Silva
Nick Name The Axe Murderer
Record 22 - 3 - 1
Association Chute Boxe
Height 5'11 / 180.34 cm
Weight 199 lbs / 90 kg
Style Muay Thai
Birth Date 7/3/1976
City Curitiba
Country Brazil

2) Quinton "Rampage" Jackson

Name Quinton Jackson
Nick Name Rampage
Record 18 - 3 - 0
Association Team Oyama
Height 6'1 / 185.42 cm
Weight 205 lbs / 93 kg
Style Wrestling
Birth Date 6/20/1978
City Memphis
State Tennessee
Country USA

3) Chuck "the Iceman" Liddell

Name Chuck Liddell
Nick Name Iceman
Record 12 - 2 - 0
Association Pitfight Team
Height 6'2 / 187.96 cm
Weight 204 lbs / 93 kg
Style Kickboxing
Birth Date 12/17/69
City San Luis Obispo
State California
Country USA
4) Hidehiko Yoshida

Name Hidehiko Yoshida
Record 3 - 0 - 0
Height 5'11 / 180.34 cm
Weight 220 lbs / 100 kg
Style Judo
Birth Date 9/3/1969
Country Japan

Anomaly_ · 11-08-2003, 01:17 AM

I'm going with Silva over Jackson in the final match. Yoshida stands no chance against Silva but Liddell could just as easily be fighting in the finals. I'm giving Rampage the nod because if it goes to a decision I doubt the PRIDE judges will go against him (as lame that is). Also, don't forget that Mirko and Nog are fighting! It's clash of the best heavyweight fighters of polar opposite styles. Barring any injuries, I'm dying to see the winner fight Fedor Emelianenko at the next event.

Astrocloud · 11-08-2003, 11:58 AM

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I doubt the PRIDE judges will go against him

Is it because Chuck is from the UFC or is it because the Japanese judges own some Rampage dolls? I think that the Chuck -Rampage fight is going to be the Fight of the night. Whoever survives that - gets the joy of going against V-diddy... which is really just a mop up of what the other fighter didn't finish.

Anomaly_ · 11-08-2003, 01:01 PM

Yeah, it has everything to do with Chuck being from the UFC and Rampage being a darling of PRIDE. UFC President Dana White has even put a significant amount of money on Liddell so I can only guess that Takada would want to stick it to him. You're right though, whoever wins will be nice and softened up for Silva to finish.

The fight I really don't want to see is Sakuraba-Randleman. I'm almost certain that DSE and PRIDE are trying to kill Saku. He loses to Schembri, then they feed him to Silva three times! He should go over to the UFC as soon as possible and fight guys his own size. Nobody wants to see an MMA legend horribly brain damaged.

Anomaly_ · 11-09-2003, 01:46 AM

***SPOILER***

Rampage over Liddell by TKO (towel thrown).
Silva over Yoshida by UD.

Astrocloud · 11-09-2003, 12:48 PM

Yeah, you called it too with Rampage over Liddell... I'm watching the fight tonight ppv.

The Rampage-Silva match is significant because there is (supposedly) some bad blood between them.

Here is what Rampage said after Pride 25:

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Quinton Jackson Speaks On Vanderlei Silva Brawl, more

MMANews.com's John Hartnett recently caught up with number one Middleweight contender in the PRIDE Fighting Championships Quinton "Rampage" Jackson to ask him about his fight with Kevin Randleman, the post-fight brawl with Vanderlei Silva, among other topics.

When asked for a comment about the fight with Kevin Randleman, "Rampage" told MMANews.com, "That was a tough ass fight. I knew I had to stay up to win that fight. If I would have got taken down, that probably would have been the end for me."

Did Quinton do any special training for the highly regarded wrestling skills of Randleman? "I trained everything. Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Muay Thai, the same I train for everyone, but for this fight I had some great wrestlers come in and help me out."

Here's what Jackson had to say about current PRIDE Middleweight champion Vanderlei Silva, "I think Vanderlei Silva's gonna get beat down. I think he's gonna get beat the f*ck down. I think Vanderlei Silva's gonna get slammed on his head, beat up standing up, beat up on the ground. I think Vanderlei Silva's probably gonna get embarassed."

When everyone saw the post-fight brawl at PRIDE 25 between Quinton Jackson and Vanderlei Silva, the immediate reaction was "it's a work". What does "Rampage" think about those accussations? "Hell no. I ain't no f*cking actor. Do I look like a f*cking actor? I'm not a f*cking actor. Maybe one day I would like to be an actor after I'm done fighting and beating people the f*ck up all the time, but I'm not a f*cking actor. Vanderlei should have never touched me. I'm gonna embarrass his punk ass."

So when will the already highly anticipated Quinton Jackson vs. Vanderlei Silva PRIDE Middleweight title bout take place? Some are hoping as early as PRIDE 26 on June 6th. When asked if it would in fact happen at PRIDE 26, Quinton Jackson told MMANews.com, "It's supposed to, unless his coward ass backs down."

Check back at MMANews.com next Wednesday as Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will be the guest on our wrestling/mixed-martial arts radio show "WrestleZone Radio". For more information, head over to www.WrestleZoneRadio.com, or stay tuned to MMANews.com throughout the week!

Also, we have photos from the above-mentioned Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Vanderlei Silva post-fight brawl at PRIDE 25 last Sunday. You can check those out exclusively at MMANews.com

I'll judge for myself how embarrassing this is for Rampage... I can't wait to watch this tonight.

Anomaly_ · 11-09-2003, 01:36 PM

I won't give anything else away but it's probably one of the best PRIDE events ever.

Astrocloud · 11-09-2003, 10:58 PM

The big Suprise for the evening is Yoshida... I think he did better than Jackson against Wanderlei. I wouldn't mind seeing a rematch between Silva.

Surprisingly Silva had him in a triangle in the first round, and Yoshida seemed to have lost his mind in the second... But I thought he gave a very good effort in that first round. If he gets his shit together -we might see Judo dominate in MMA!

more later...

Anomaly_ · 11-09-2003, 11:42 PM

Yoshida definitely showed that he's not just a Japanese shoe-in. After that pathetic smother "submission" on Royce Gracie it was easy to question his credibility. When Judo is done well, it is really a beautiful thing to watch. Karo Parisyan in UFC 44 was a good example of Judo being effective.

How about Sakuraba too!? I'm happy for him, especially beating roid monster Randleman. Mirko finally felt his first loss which should be good for him. I know he's pissed off and is going to be training BJJ to death. Fedor looked happy about the result though. He's a maniac with that ground and pound and I think he'll be on top of the HW division for awhile.

Renegade · 11-11-2003, 04:23 PM

It was a great event! I was really disappointed in Randleman as I think he could have finished Saku quite easily. Strange really. Good for Sak tho as he needed a win. I wasn't too surprised by Yoshida's performance as so many were just writing him off. I was however surprised by how quickly Henderson was able to finish off Bustamante. An impressive win for sure. Was anyone else shocked that Jackson was not totally knocked out after that knee assault? Wow!

View Poll Results: Who will win the Pride Grand Prix?
Silva	2	66.67%
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson	0	0%
Chuck Liddell	0	0%
Yoshida	0	0%
I have no clue/ Don't care/etc	1	33.33%
I am morally opposed to these events	0	0%
Voters: 3. You may not vote on this poll

11-07-2003, 09:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	Pride Grand Prix Finals 2003 Mad Spoilers Okay, I know (and you should) know that Wanderlei Silva is going to take it. I've made a little poll for who thinks who will win. You've got four choices as to who is going to win 1) Wanderlei "V-Diddy" Silva Name Wanderlei Silva Nick Name The Axe Murderer Record 22 - 3 - 1 Association Chute Boxe Height 5'11 / 180.34 cm Weight 199 lbs / 90 kg Style Muay Thai Birth Date 7/3/1976 City Curitiba Country Brazil 2) Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Name Quinton Jackson Nick Name Rampage Record 18 - 3 - 0 Association Team Oyama Height 6'1 / 185.42 cm Weight 205 lbs / 93 kg Style Wrestling Birth Date 6/20/1978 City Memphis State Tennessee Country USA 3) Chuck "the Iceman" Liddell Name Chuck Liddell Nick Name Iceman Record 12 - 2 - 0 Association Pitfight Team Height 6'2 / 187.96 cm Weight 204 lbs / 93 kg Style Kickboxing Birth Date 12/17/69 City San Luis Obispo State California Country USA 4) Hidehiko Yoshida Name Hidehiko Yoshida Record 3 - 0 - 0 Height 5'11 / 180.34 cm Weight 220 lbs / 100 kg Style Judo Birth Date 9/3/1969 Country Japan Last edited by Astrocloud; 11-09-2003 at 12:48 PM..

11-08-2003, 01:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Anomaly_ Insane	I'm going with Silva over Jackson in the final match. Yoshida stands no chance against Silva but Liddell could just as easily be fighting in the finals. I'm giving Rampage the nod because if it goes to a decision I doubt the PRIDE judges will go against him (as lame that is). Also, don't forget that Mirko and Nog are fighting! It's clash of the best heavyweight fighters of polar opposite styles. Barring any injuries, I'm dying to see the winner fight Fedor Emelianenko at the next event.

11-08-2003, 01:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anomaly_ Insane	Yeah, it has everything to do with Chuck being from the UFC and Rampage being a darling of PRIDE. UFC President Dana White has even put a significant amount of money on Liddell so I can only guess that Takada would want to stick it to him. You're right though, whoever wins will be nice and softened up for Silva to finish. The fight I really don't want to see is Sakuraba-Randleman. I'm almost certain that DSE and PRIDE are trying to kill Saku. He loses to Schembri, then they feed him to Silva three times! He should go over to the UFC as soon as possible and fight guys his own size. Nobody wants to see an MMA legend horribly brain damaged.

11-09-2003, 01:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Anomaly_ Insane	*SPOILER* Rampage over Liddell by TKO (towel thrown). Silva over Yoshida by UD.

11-09-2003, 01:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Anomaly_ Insane	I won't give anything else away but it's probably one of the best PRIDE events ever.

11-09-2003, 10:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	The big Suprise for the evening is Yoshida... I think he did better than Jackson against Wanderlei. I wouldn't mind seeing a rematch between Silva. Surprisingly Silva had him in a triangle in the first round, and Yoshida seemed to have lost his mind in the second... But I thought he gave a very good effort in that first round. If he gets his shit together -we might see Judo dominate in MMA! more later...

11-09-2003, 11:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
Anomaly_ Insane	Yoshida definitely showed that he's not just a Japanese shoe-in. After that pathetic smother "submission" on Royce Gracie it was easy to question his credibility. When Judo is done well, it is really a beautiful thing to watch. Karo Parisyan in UFC 44 was a good example of Judo being effective. How about Sakuraba too!? I'm happy for him, especially beating roid monster Randleman. Mirko finally felt his first loss which should be good for him. I know he's pissed off and is going to be training BJJ to death. Fedor looked happy about the result though. He's a maniac with that ground and pound and I think he'll be on top of the HW division for awhile.

11-11-2003, 04:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Renegade Crazy Location: Midwest	It was a great event! I was really disappointed in Randleman as I think he could have finished Saku quite easily. Strange really. Good for Sak tho as he needed a win. I wasn't too surprised by Yoshida's performance as so many were just writing him off. I was however surprised by how quickly Henderson was able to finish off Bustamante. An impressive win for sure. Was anyone else shocked that Jackson was not totally knocked out after that knee assault? Wow!