UFC General Discussion

[bigmike8119]

UFC 84: ILL WILL

Date: 5/24/2008

Event Type: Live Pay Per View

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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Main Card Bouts:


[12-4-1] BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk [32-2-1] - World Lightweight Championship

[15-5-1] Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida [12-0-0]

[31-8-1] Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine [13-3-1]

[12-0-0] Thiago Silva vs. Antonio Mendes [14-2-0]

[10-4-0] Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic [7-0-0]


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Preliminary Bouts:


[4-2-0] Sokoudjou vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura [11-7-0]

[5-1-0] Jon Koppenhaver vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida [9-2-0]

[7-1-0] Rousimar Palhares vs. Ivan Salaverry [12-5-0]

[3-1-0] Dong-Hyun Kim vs. Jason Tan [5-2-0]

[10-1-0] Terry Etim vs. Rich Clementi [31-12-1]

[8-0-0] Shane Carwin vs. Christian Wellisch [8-3-0]

UFC 85: BEDLAM
Date: 6/7/2008
Event Type: International Event
Location: The O2 Arena (London, England)

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Main Card Bouts:


[43-6-0] Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves [18-4-0]

[16-0-1] Rashad Evans vs. James Irvin [14-4-0]

[10-3-1] Fabricio Werdum vs. Brandon Vera [8-1-0]

[15-1-0] Michael Bisping vs. Jason Day [17-5-0]

[14-3-0] Marcus Davis vs. Mike Swick [11-2-0]


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Preliminary Bouts:


[26-7-2] Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites [12-1-0]

[15-6-0] Jorge Rivera vs. Martin Kampmann [15-2-0]

[13-1-0] Matt Wiman vs. Thiago Tavares [13-1-0]

[23-7-0] Jason Lambert vs. Luiz Cane [8-1-0]

[12-6-0] Ryo Chonan vs. Roan Carneiro [14-8-0]

[12-9-0] Jess Liaudin vs. Paul Taylor [8-3-1]

[6-4-0] Antoni Hardonk vs. Neil Wain [4-0-0]

[Irish Kin]

Penn vs. Sherk should be a great fight for the belt. I'm also looking forward to Silva vs. Jardine. I'm more of a Wanderlei fan so I'm pulling for him.

For UFC 85, I'd put my money on Hughes over Alves. Hughes just has so much more experience and is one of the physically strongest guys I've ever seen fight. I've been a fan of Rashad Evans and Chris Leben since they were on TUF. I usually pull for the underdog and Evans won TUF despite being really light for a heavyweight. And I like Leben for his aggression, makes the fight exciting, but it can cost him.

I'm also a little excited for Rich Franklin's next fight, as well as Lesnar's. Here's to hoping Lesnar doesn't make another rookie mistake.

[Godmoney]

Look at Bisping. That son of a ***** dropped down a class after he got his *** kicked by Matt Hammil, WHICH HAMMIL SHOULD HAVE WON! I garuntee you if they wouldn't have been in England for that fight, Hammil would've won that fight. Anywhere but Bisping's hometown, and Hammil would've taken the decision.

[bigmike8119]

There is some very interesting fights coming up. I personally can wait to see how Lesner does against Coleman. Also I'm wondering how Hughes going to bounce back after the beating he took.

[Pvt.Dirt]

There is a big fight coming up on June 1st in the WEC. The WEC is pretty much a smaller version of the UFC.

WEC | World Extreme Cagefighting


This fight is also presented on cable!

[Godmoney]

Actually Dirt, the WEC is a sister promotion of the UFC. That's why you'll see some of thier advertisements and news on the UFC's website. The WEC is different in that it showcases mainly the lighter weight classes. A lot of great talent is abroad in the WEC. I've watched a few of thier events on the VS channel.

[Pvt.Dirt]

Originally Posted by Godmoney

Actually Dirt, the WEC is a sister promotion of the UFC. That's why you'll see some of thier advertisements and news on the UFC's website. The WEC is different in that it showcases mainly the lighter weight classes. A lot of great talent is abroad in the WEC. I've watched a few of thier events on the VS channel.

Thanks for clearing that up! I love watching the WEC guys, because of the featherweight class that the UFC doesn't have.

[Godmoney]

Originally Posted by Pvt.Dirt

Thanks for clearing that up! I love watching the WEC guys, because of the featherweight class that the UFC doesn't have.

Oh, yeah! Those little ****ers can swing really fast. It gives me an uneasy feeling knowing that I could bench one of them 40 times but they could knock me out.

[Pvt.Dirt]

Originally Posted by Godmoney

Oh, yeah! Those little ****ers can swing really fast. It gives me an uneasy feeling knowing that I could bench one of them 40 times but they could knock me out.

I think eventually the UFC will start a featherweight class, but I don't think it'll be as big as the WEC's. Guys like Urijah Faber will stick with what they've been with, which is the WEC.

[Godmoney]

The last event I watched featured that Faber character. He is a very dynamic fighter. He is quick thinker and the last fight with him he was pulling moves from nowhere. One of them that caught my attention was when he was being held up against the fence with one knee already held up. With his free knee, he forced him self to jump up and kneed his oppent with it. His ground work is great aswell. He's a very exciting fighter, and I'm glad I get to see his fights for free. I can't wait for him and Jens Pulver to duke it out.