This shit is on this weekend right? Couldn't see a thread on it. Are any of the fights going to be decent?
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.Home&eid=2628#Scene_1 Minotauro Nogueira 6' 3" (191 cm) 240 (109 kg) 32-5-1, 1 NC VS Cain Velasquez 6' 1" (185 cm) 240 (109 kg) 7-0-0 ________________________________ Wanderlie Silvia 5' 11" (180 cm) 185 (84 kg) 32-10-1, 1 NC VS Michael Bisping 6' 2" (188 cm) 185 (84 kg) 19-2-0 ___________________________ Joe Stevenson 5' 7" (170 cm) 155 (70 kg) 36-10-0 VS George Sotiropoulos 5' 10" (178 cm) 155 (70 kg) 11-2-0 _________________________ Keith Jardine 6' 2" (188 cm) 205 (93 kg) 14-7-1 VS Ryan Bader 6' 2" (188 cm) 205 (93 kg) 11-0-0 __________________________ Mirko Cro Crop 6' 2" (188 cm) 220 (100 kg) 25-7-2, 1 NC VS Ben Rothwell 6' 4" (193 cm) 265 (120 kg) 30-7-0 Nog VS Velasquez should be good. I'm hoping Valesquez pulls it off. You can look forward to seeing Bisping KO'd again. I'm hoping stevenson wins so I never have to type Georges last name again. I believe Jardines fight MIGHT be a do or die fight. He can't afford to be a stepping stone for Bader. I doubt Bader will give him a choice though. I will only say Cro Crop should retire.
All fairly decent fights. Nog vs Cain should be pretty good. Nog has an advantage anywhere the fight goes though. He has far better stand up than Cain, and I'm not sure Cain wants to be on the ground with Nog. He will have a hell of a time trying to control Nog like he's been doing to other guys. He will have to fend off a ton of submissions, hope he's up to the task. I like Nog by submission in this one. Bisping vs Wandy is a pick em for me. I actually favor Bisping if he can stay composed and fight smart. I hope he learned to not circle into his opponents power hand. If not, he'll get crushed again. Stevenson will win, and so will Bader. Bader has explosive takedowns, he will get Jardine on his back and Jardine will get pounded out. CroCop vs Rothwell will be fun, I think it will be all stand up and Rothwell isn't super aggressive so that gives CroCop a good chance. A Pick em fight at this point in CC's career. He would have smoked Rothwell in his prime.
I'll take Cain to run through Nog fairly decisively. I doubt he'll finish him with his pillow hands but I'll take him for a 30-27 type decision. Maybe a little closer. Obviously, Bisping should whoop Wanderlei. TKO(strikes)] Stevenson is a monster, betting on him for sure and he should finish. Jardine should be better than he is, and it's hard to gauge how good Bader is. Still, Jardine lacks real knockout power, so I'll take the superior grappler in Bader. And Cro Cop appears to be near the end, but Rothwell doesn't exactly have a granite chin. I'll place my bet based on the odds. Nice to see Goran Reljic back, he's young and has a heap of potential. Interesting to see how the cage rust affects him.
I hope Nogueira chokes Velasquez out cold. He needs a reality check. Wanderlei will stop Bisping. Bader TKO1 Jardine
110 is the first in a string of really good cards coming up for the UFC. They were ravaged with injuries and that took a hit on their cards, but they're back strong starting Saturday. Cain\Nog is a real interesting fight. I think too many people have written off Nog because he looked so terrible against Mir, but I think that was because of the staph infection. In fact, I think Nog beats Mir easy if they fight again. If Cain can win, that's huge for him, especially if he can stop him. If not and Nog wins, look for him to face Lesnar for the title. Out of all of the UFC heavies, I think Nog is the most dangerous for Lesnar. Wandy\Bisping should be fun. Wandy is at the point where he's washed up and he knows it, so he's just going out to land bombs, win, lose or draw. Actually, that's not too different from when he was in his prime. This is a must win for Bisping. If he wins, he's back in the mix, if not, it's gonna be a hard loss to come back from, especially if he's KO'd. I like Bader to beat Jardine, but Jardine is one of those fighters that will always have a job with the UFC, no matter how many fights he loses. Rothwell\Cro-Cop is a fun fight too. Big Ben is my boy, and Cro Cop is way past it, but he's still dangerous. If he lands one head kick, he can win this fight. But I think Rothwell wins a decision. TFK
I see Cain winning a SD and most will say, "how was that only a SD?" Bisping is athletic enough he should be able to grind out a win against Wandy at this stage of Wandy's career. But lets all pray Bisping circles to Wandy's power punchray: Stevenson should make short work of George. This is a good step up for Bader. Jardine is a crafty motherfucker with badass leg kicks. If he is able to keep distance this could be a rough night for Bader. I see Bader by UD. CroCop should win. don't think he will though.
Looks like Rothwell is out. He's suffering from an undisclosed illness. That sucks. He's being replaced by Austrailian Anthoney Perosh. If Mirko can't beat this guy, he really has to find a new line of work. TFK
Cool. More chances of a stream. I'll be going out to watch this one though. Should be a knockout/submission filled card.
It is extremely common in grappling. a matburn can become infected quick when not treated and the mats are not disinfected.
with the injury to Rothwell, this turned into a meh card. Crocop is now figthing some, from waht it apears, can, Wanderlai is shot beyond recognition and it's gonna be sad seeing him lose to a guy as talentless as Bisping. Velazqusz-Nog is a solid fight but pretty poor for a 50$ PPV main-event, Bader-Jardine is an interesting crossroad fight, Stevenson is boring and average and I don't know much about his opponent
yup. You have a bunch of guys with different body sweat all combined, getting inside a matburn and its a recipe for infection. Those mats need to be disinfected after every practice. In fact, to be even safe, they should be disinfected every hour.
Again it looks like I'm in the minority. Even with Rothwell bailing with the stomach flu or whatever, I still love this card. Nog-Velasquez is an amazing matchup. The young, undefeated Velasquez trying to position for a title shot facing a Nogueira that looked healthy and revitalized in his last fight against Couture. Nog is probably the most dangerous lithmus test a young fighter can have. I like Big Nog via decision. Silva-Bisping--- Are you kidding me? Silva does absolutely nothing but swing for the fences and has complete disregard for his own suspect chin. Bisping is just dumb enough to mix it up at some point. This should be a bloody war despite Silva being shot and Bisping being average. Stevenson-Sotiropoulos--- Both guys are on tight wins streaks that have them close to being in the hunt for the 155 pound title. Stevenson is rarely in a boring fight and Sotiropoulos is a crafty, well-rounded fighter. Stevenson last win, a submission of Spencer Fisher, is about as good as he's ever looked. Again, this one should be fun to watch. Jardine-Bader----All things being equal I would have picked Bader easily in this one. However, this is Bader's second fight back after tearing up ligaments in his knee. It will be a tough test give Jardine's experience and ability to avoid takedowns especially if Bader's shots are in any way diminished by the knee injury. The other fight I hope they show at some point is CB Dollaway against Goran Reljic. It is Reljic's first fight back since stopping Wilson Gouveia in a tremendous back and forth war. Dollaway really needs to look impressive, so it should be a battle.
I agree, I am looking forward to this fight as well. The Nog/Cain fight should be a great fight given Nog isn't really shot and it really was the staph infection that caused him to lose vs. Mir. If this is the case, I take Nog via late sub. I don't care how old he is, I ALWAYS look forward to a Wanderlei fight. The dude is a true warrior who always comes to give a show. Even if it means getting decapitated. Even at this stage of his career, I can see him overwhelming that Brit bum with sheer aggression and winning via TKO. Stevenson/Stiroupolous should be interesting too. Stevenson has shown he can't hang with the elite but can make interesting fights otherwise. I'd like to see if George can show some of the promise that we expected after TUF. Bader/Jardine is hard to call depending on Baders recent injury. If fully healed I can see him outgrappling Sardine and sending him home. Crocop/Other Guy. Is a little disappointing cause with Rothwell it could have been a fun stand up battle. But, I have finally accepted it. The old Crocop is dead and gone. All we can hope for is for him to dig up an old head kick highlight against a bun for nostalgic purposes.
It's not just the fact that Silva is shot that would concern me, it is how hard he must've worked to make weight....and apprently he left it pretty late arriving in Oz. If Bisping survives the opening onslaught, he should win.
yeah, and it is an extra 10lbs. I'm guessing he actually made weight (or within 1lb as you are allowed to) right?
I don't think its a bad card, I just don't think the mainevent is ppv mainevent worthy. All fights are above average, but there isn't one fight with title implications. You can try and argue that Nog/Cain is, but at the very most its to see who gets to fight Mir/Carwin.
Did he really? Did he say anything about Mir/Carwin? The last I heard is was for an interim title which would get the first shot at Brock when he got healthy.:dunno:
Dana keeps watering-down his PPV events. He should do less PPV packed with more title fights and exciting matchups. Leave cards like this for Spike TV.
Yeah, that was a pretty stupid post. Where did you read or see that this fight was for the title shot? I can't find anything about it anywhere.
