I just watched Aoki vs Hirota. Wow

I just watched Aoki vs Hirota. Wow

 

 

Yeah, that was crazy.

I am actually a Lauzon fan, or a fan in general of good submission guys.

 

Lauzon needs to get his cardio back. He got gassed pretty quickly. He needs to work on his striking. His ground game is definitely good enough.

 

 

Lauzon had the fight in the first round when he had dominant position and Stout was cut. Then he goes for asubmission and loses his control. Its not worth going for a kimura that early in the fight when the other fighter is still fresh.

actually looks like the Vlad twitter account might be fake, so probably nothing to the new rumors of M-1/UFC talks.

 

Meltzer is saying Brock has a big Dr.'s exam coming up to see how much damage was done, if he needs surgery he's basically done, if no surgery he can train in a few months.

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actually looks like the Vlad twitter account might be fake, so probably nothing to the new rumors of M-1/UFC talks.

 

Meltzer is saying Brock has a big Dr.'s exam coming up to see how much damage was done, if he needs surgery he's basically done, if no surgery he can train in a few months.

 

 

forever? Or the year?

forever? Or the year?

meltzer said it would be 2 years before he could fight again, so that would be 2 years out of the game and he would be in his mid 30's, so maybe forever

Who knows if Brock will be able to come back in his mid 30s but the HW division is probably the easiest division to make a run if youre in your 30s.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templa...8&zoneid=13

 

More cool news, well for those of us without DirectTV, on the MMA on TV front, Vs. is going WEC 2 1/2 hours for 46.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templa...8&zoneid=13

 

More cool news, well for those of us without DirectTV, on the MMA on TV front, Vs. is going WEC 2 1/2 hours for 46.

I'd get excited for this news, but these events usually go 2 1/2 hours anyway.

I'd get excited for this news, but these events usually go 2 1/2 hours anyway.

true, but maybe it will go 2:45 or 3 now and we get most of the card. Also, it's a good sign because Vs. feels they can sell that extra 1/2 hour of commercials, which is a good sign for MMA buisness.

 

Also, 112 in Abu Dabi is shaping up to be a monster card at the top, rumors of Anderson/Belfort (both camps have contacted a gym there to train before the fight according to MMAweekly.com), Penn says he wants to fight on that card and looks like Hughes vs. Renzo is basically confirmed.

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http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templa...52&zoneid=2

 

Brock's trainer and Couture (who talked to Brock) say he will fight again. No timetable given, but doesn't sound like an extended stretch that was once feared.

Good news for UFCs best heel and best heavyweight. Losing him would really suck

Henderson with a slick guillotine to unify to 155 belts tonight.

Another fine night for the WEC. It's a lot easier for me to think of the bad or not-so-good fights than the good ones with the WEC since they deliver so often. Shalorus-Jansen was one of those not-so-good ones, but other than that, another very nice card. Can't wait for Aldo-Faber, but I'm not sure Faber has enough to beat Aldo. What mainly makes this fight interesting to me is that we should get to see quite a bit of Aldo's ground game.

 

BTW you can watch Campuzano vs. Wheeler here: http://www.versus.com/wec

 

 

Another fine night for the WEC. It's a lot easier for me to think of the bad or not-so-good fights than the good ones with the WEC since they deliver so often. Shalorus-Jansen was one of those not-so-good ones, but other than that, another very nice card. Can't wait for Aldo-Faber, but I'm not sure Faber has enough to beat Aldo. What mainly makes this fight interesting to me is that we should get to see quite a bit of Aldo's ground game.

 

BTW you can watch Campuzano vs. Wheeler here: http://www.versus.com/wec

cool, i heard that was a good fight, I will check it out.

 

UFN tonight on Spike with Maynard vs. Diaz the ME and some other past TUF winners on

I'm excited to see 2 of my favorite fighters at 155 go at it tonight. I think it should be a fun card.

 

I'm taking Maynard though to set up Penn/Maynard.

I'm excited to see 2 of my favorite fighters at 155 go at it tonight. I think it should be a fun card.

 

I'm taking Maynard though to set up Penn/Maynard.

BJ wants to fight on the Abu Dhabi card so that would make sense if Maynard wins. Maynard is a tough opponent, but I can't see him beating BJ either. IMO, BJ defends once more against either Maynard or Edgar and then goes back to 170. I find it a bit nipple-erecting to speculate on how BJ would match up against a bigass 170'er like Anthony Johnson or Thiago Alves since Dana has said Penn will have to win a couple fights before getting GSP again. Of course, I could also see Hughes beating Renzo to set up BJ-Hughes 3 at 170. With BJ possibly going to 170 again and GSP possibly taking off for the Olympics, it is within the realm of possibility that 2 dominant champions may vacate titles and open up each weight class.

I dont think you bring in Gomi if you arent going to have him face BJ at some point. Penn/Maynard is pointless and just a waste of time. That is not a main event fight at all. I would assume Renzo/Hughes would be the main event given how popular Renzo is over in Abu Dhabi.

Florian is rumored to be getting Gomi and the UFC has already said Gomi isn't getting a title shot right away. Gray is a legitimate top contender and any LW in the world, including Aoki, is a walk in the park for BJ at this point, so it really doesn't matter. BTW, the American UFC fans probably know a hell of a lot more about Gray than Gomi anyway, and if Gomi gets taken out by Florian then there's not even a chance he sniffs a title shot in the UFC anytime soon.

 

Also, there's talk that Anderson-Belfort will headline that card. It looks like the UFC is planning on stacking that one.

Florian is rumored to be getting Gomi and the UFC has already said Gomi isn't getting a title shot right away. Gray is a legitimate top contender and any LW in the world, including Aoki, is a walk in the park for BJ at this point, so it really doesn't matter. BTW, the American UFC fans probably know a hell of a lot more about Gray than Gomi anyway, and if Gomi gets taken out by Florian then there's not even a chance he sniffs a title shot in the UFC anytime soon.

 

Also, there's talk that Anderson-Belfort will headline that card. It looks like the UFC is planning on stacking that one.

 

 

 

I cant stand the Diaz brothers but I hope Nate wins tonight just to f*** up the chance of seeing a Maynard/Penn fight.

 

Gomi/Florian winner vs Penn/Edgar winner then.

I dont think you bring in Gomi if you arent going to have him face BJ at some point. Penn/Maynard is pointless and just a waste of time. That is not a main event fight at all. I would assume Renzo/Hughes would be the main event given how popular Renzo is over in Abu Dhabi.

That may be the case, but you really don't have any other choice at this point. BJ has beaten everyone that there is to beat. You've gotta give it to the guy who deserves it the most, IMO that guy is Gray Maynard (with a win over Diaz tonight).

Maynard doesnt deserve a fight with BJ after that performance.

 

 

 

boy that was a bad crowd tonight, how they weren't more into the Lawlor/Simpson fight is beyond me.

BJ and the UFC are in a weird position because I don't think anybody in the world at 155 would be much of a matchup. I know people trumpet Aoki, and I think he is a very good fighter, IMO he is slightly overrated because he pulls off flashy subs, I just don't see how he would beat BJ. I think BJ has to jump to 170 soon or if he can cut 10 more pounds see if the UFC would bring up the winner of Aldo/Faber for a superfight.

Maynard doesnt deserve a fight with BJ after that performance.

It was funny hearing Goldie say Maynard improved a lot on his boxing after getting tooled by a "pure boxer." Well, I guess he's still getting tooled then.

 

Gray can be a human boring machine but whatever. I hope he gets the shot because if BJ vacates the LW belt after the fight it could mean a potential Frankie Edgar-Kenny Florian/Gomi fight for the vacant belt, which would be pretty damn interesting IMO.

 

Sucky night of fights for the UFC tonight except for Escudero-Dunham, which was very entertaining. WEC > UFC at least as far as free events go.

 

Also, neither Tom Lawlor nor Aaron Simpson are "beasts" despite what the broadcasters said.