UFC Thread

[Hammy]

Main card
Lightweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard
Lightweight bout: Gray Maynard vs. Roger Huerta
Middleweight bout: Nate Quarry vs. Tim Credeur
Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit vs. Jake Ellenberger

Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight bout: Steve Cantwell vs. Brian Stann
Welterweight bout: Chris Wilson vs. Mike Pyle
Middleweight bout: C.B. Dollaway vs. Dan Miller
Lightweight bout: Sam Stout vs. Phillipe Nover
Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs. Justin Buchholz
Welterweight bout: Brock Larson vs. Mike Pierce
Middleweight bout: Ryan Jensen vs. Steve Steinbeiss

[Hammy]

Inside Fights has learned from sources close to both camps that Phil Baroni is scheduled to make his return to the Octagon against former Ultimate Fighter winner Amir Sadollah at UFC 106.

Baroni last fought in the Octagon on the February 5, 2005 UFC 51 card, losing to Pete Sell by submission. Baroni, long considered one of the most entertaining and charismatic fighters in the sport, recently agreed to return to the UFC after leaving Strikeforce.

Sadollah lost to Johnny Hendricks in a controversial fight at UFC 101 last month.

UFC 106 also features a heavyweight championship bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin as well as the return of Tito Ortiz to the UFC as he faces Mark Coleman.

 

[Rankin]

Loved this event, loved it!

What a Main Event, one of the best fights of the year, both guys surprised me to.

Nate Marquardt is great for this sport to, to gain major acceptance acts like his are needed, he saw Maia was done and opted not to hit him again, a lot of fighters wouldn't of been so decent.

Leben vs. Rosholt was a lot of fun and Thiago is back on track now to.

And like I said, Duffee is a friggin' monster!

Only stinker was the opening match...

Im sorry Hammy but what Marquardt did was STUPID

What if the ref hadn't stopped the fight and Maia had recovered?

U finish your opponent till the ref stops u. He didn't have to blast him, but I still would've done some light hammer fists to be 100 percent sure of the victory.

Because he KNEW he was done, like most guys do who often pound on for the sake of it, even when the guys are totally straigtened out and out cold.

Exactly! Like Dan Henderson said about the Bisping KO, he knew he was out already off the first shot but hit him again for his own enjoyment.

Now I'm not a huge Marquardt fan (tbh I used to think he was a prick) but what he did was top notch in my book. It being Demian "I'll beat you but I won't hurt you" Maia might have helped aswell.

Anyway great show, all but the opener was entertaining. Vera just bores me to death now, hes lost the one thing he was liked for, his explosiveness.

Todd Duffee looked stacked and I'll very much be looking forward to seeing him again. He seemed like a class act aswell with his interview and when he talked into the camera after the fight. Scary thing is he is only 23!!!

Fantastic main-event, seems to be the case more often than not this year. Fantastic to see Nog back to his best and its obvious how much of an impact the knee injury & staph infection had on him for the Mir fight, which sort of marrs Mir's victory somewhat.

Randy still looks good these days and has kept in shape amazingly for a man of 46, this fight was the first of a new 6 fight deal with UFC which means by the time that contract ends he will be 49! Which is just amazing! Personally I think he should move down to Light-heavyweight, he just fits in better and the challenges will be more maintainable....plus we all wanna see Anderson Silva vs Randy at LHW.

I'm finding it hard to choose which fight will be FOTY: Sanchez/Guida, Franklin/Wanderlei & Couture/Nog were just great fights and we've still got around 8 shows left this year!

[Hammy]

Former PRIDE light heavyweight sensation Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is getting closer to joining his twin brother Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the ranks of the UFC as Fighter’s Only reports that "Minotoro" is being considered for a UFC 105 debut on November 14 in Manchester, England.

After dropping a close unanimous decision to Vladimir Matyushenko way back in 2002 in his sophomore effort for the now-defunct PRIDE FC promotion, Lil’ Nog went on an absolute tear, rattling off eight straight victories including a TKO win over current Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem and a submission victory (armbar) over UFC middleweight contender Dan Henderson.

His momentum however was quickly derailed courtesy of a flash KO just 23 seconds into his bout against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at PRIDE 33 — his last appearance for the struggling promotion. It was the first time in his career that Nogueria had been stopped, but he quickly got back to his winning ways after nearly a year on the sidelines.

In addition to pounding out Edwin "Babyface" DeWees at Affliction: "Banned" in July of 2008, Nogueira got his much sought-after revenge on Matyushenko by knocking out "The Janitor" in the second round of their rematch at Affliction: "Day of Reckoning" this past January.

Like his brother "Minotauro," the younger-by-seven-seconds Nogueira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and talented boxer. Aside from his mixed martial arts exploits, Nog Jr. also competed as a pugilist, capturing a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.

It will be interesting to see who the UFC puts in front of him for his November debut.

Can't wait to see him tear it up in the division, interesting though that his team mate is champion...

[Hammy]

A concussion suffered during training on Sept. 3 has forced UFC welterweight Mike Swick to withdraw from his UFC 103 fight against fellow 170-pound contender Martin Kampmann at the “Belfort vs. Franklin” event in Dallas, Texas.

MMAmania.com has confirmed with Swick’s camp that the former Ultimate Fighter contestant has indeed been pulled from the line-up following his head injury.

The news was first reported by The Sun , who also pegs Affliction transplant Paul “Semtex” Daley as the last-minute replacement for “Quick” opposite “The Hitman” on Sept. 19.

The Nottingham, England, native was to make his Octagon debut against fellow promotional newcomer Brian Foster after recently inking a four-fight deal with the UFC in late July following the collapse of Affliction MMA.

The status of Foster for UFC 103 is unknown at this time.

Daley is currently enjoying back-to-back wins after dropping two out of three to Nick “The Goat” Thompson and Jake Shields prior to that. He most recently put his stamp on Junior Barata, needing less than three minutes to take care of business.

The hard-hitting Brit will look to do the same against Kampmann; however, he may not get the chance if he can’t stay upright.

This is one hell of a chance for Daley to make an immediate impact, I'd love him to pull the upset but I'm predicting Kampmann via 1st Rd Sub.

[Hammy]

After more than ten years and 50+ fights, MMAmania.com can confirm that mixed martial arts veteran Dennis Hallman has agreed to make his UFC return against up-and-coming welterweight John Howard at UFC 106 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 21.

Both “Superman” and “Doomsday” have verbally agreed to clash however, bout agreements have not yet been signed.

Hallman (41-12-2) is perhaps best known for quickly disposing of former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes — twice — when Hughes was considered to be in his prime.

After cutting off the oxygen at Extreme Challenge 21 back in 1998, the two met again at UFC 29 a little over two years later. As history has a way of repeating itself, Supes gave Mr. Country Breakfast another fight-ending submission to go up 2-0 on the farmboy.

Combined total in both fights: a brisk 0:37 seconds.

Unfortunately that success didn’t translate well to the rest of the UFC’s roster, as Hallman put up goose eggs in his next three Octagon appearances, finishing 1-3 during a span that ended courtesy of Jorge Rivera at UFC 55 back in 2005.

No question he’ll try to reverse course when he battles 170-pound prospect John Howard (12-4).

[Hammy]

Hello reach advantage   

UFC Fight Night 19 Weigh-in Results:
Nate Diaz (156) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
Gray Maynard (155.5) vs. Roger Huerta (156)
Carlos Condit (171) vs. Jake Ellenberger (170.5)
Nate Quarry (184) vs. Tim Credeur (186)
Steve Cantwell (206) vs. Brian Stann (205.5)
Chris Wilson (171) vs. Mike Pyle (170)
Brock Larson (171) vs. Mike Pierce (169.5)
Jay Silva (185) vs. CB Dollaway (186)
Sam Stout (156) vs. Phillipe Nover (155.5)
Jeremy Stephens (155.5) vs. Justin Buchholz (155.5)
Ryan Jensen (186) vs. Steve Steinbeiss (185.5)

[Hammy]

Superb event! They may not have been technically sound, it may have not been pretty, I'm sure most boxers would slate it, but Quarry and Credeur just threw their hat into the ring as a contender for fighter of the year, WOW!

[Rankin]

Highest rated episode ever and the highest rated debut show of any series ever on Spike.

4.1 million total viewers tuned in to TUF 10 for a 2.9 household rating. According to a press release, it was the most watched episode in the series history, as well as network history for an original, smashing the previous record of previous record of 3.4 million viewers for “The Joe Schmo Show” season finale in 2003.

Those gaudy numbers were apparently tops on television, besting “The Jay Leno Show” and the “America’s Got Talent” season finale.

from MMAmania

You were failing to understand something, D?

[Hammy]

That was a nasty cut.

Going off the first episode, its clear Rampage is hilarious but, you want hilarious if you are going out drinking, training wise I'd want Rashad and Greg Jackson.

Roy Nelson seems to have a big ego, clearly gutted that Rampage has no idea who he is, I mean I know who he is, and I know he is good, but dude, it was the IFL, hardly anyone watched it 

[Hammy]

Another great card, loved seeing Daley and Belfort surprise many, myself included.

[Hammy]

Main card
Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Lyoto Machida (c) vs. Mauricio Rua
Heavyweight bout: Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell
Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. Josh Neer
Lightweight bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Spencer Fisher
Welterweight bout: Anthony Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Preliminary card
Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen
Heavyweight bout: Antoni Hardonk vs. Patrick Barry
Middleweight bout: Jorge Rivera vs. Rob Kimmons
Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader vs. Eric Schafer
Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury vs. Razak Al-Hassan
Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Chase Gormley

[Hammy]

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson drops a power bomb via his personal Web site:

“The UFC has done a lot for me but I think I have done more for them … this movie role came about that I have been trying to get for over a year & as soon as I found out I was close to getting it, I called Dana right away & asked to push the Memphis fight back just a month or so. I told him what this movie role meant to me. I told him that I used to bond with my father watching the tv show as a kid when my parents where still married & it represents the memories I had with my father when we lived together. My dad became an alcohalic & addicted to drugs & we grew apart. But after my dad got his life back together, I was so proud of my dad & I told him I would always take care of him in the future & make him proud of me. My dad & I are still very big fans of the show & I am basically doing this for the childhood memories I had spending time in front of the tv with my dad. Dana went on the internet & mocked me because of that & I still did nothing. Dana & I finally talked & we made up & then after that he went back on the internet & said some bullshit & he was talking bad about the movie when information is not even supposed to be released & talking about payments which is not even true could really hurt my future acting career, which could very well last longer than my fighting career. I’m not like Randy Couture. My body has been getting so many different injuries that I wont be able to fight until my forties & neither do I want to fight that long. So I feel like my second career could be in jeopardy.. so I’m done fighting. I’ve been getting negative reviews from the dumb ass fans that don’t pay my bills or put my kids though college. So I’m hanging it up. I’m gonna miss all my loyal fans but hopefully they’ll follow me to my new career & I will gain more loyal fans along the way. & all you hater fans out there can kiss my big black hairy ass! & anybody that don’t like what I just said can come try to kick my ass! I still feel the UFC is a great organization and I felt like I was very loyal to them but they didn’t respect my loyalty but I wish the UFC the best. I did a lot of things for them. I wish no bad blood between us but I have kids & a family back in Memphis to provide for & thats all that matters to me!”

[Hammy]

UFC President Dana White responds to a recent blog post from former light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson:

“Because I got so pissed off at him pulling out of the fight with Rashad, I’m speaking my mind — he thinks I’m trying to ruin his movie career. It’s crazy. Listen, I have nothing bad to say about Rampage, he’s a grown man. If he decides he wants to walk away from guaranteed good money right now, he’s a grown man, he can do whatever he wants to do. What did I do to Rampage? I talked to him as a friend and tried to talk him out of making a bad decision. He doesn’t think it is, he thinks he’s gonna have a movie career but there’s so many fighters I’ve met over the years who thought they were gonna have movie careers. It’s not like he was going after Machida because he wanted the belt — he didn’t want the belt! He said the belt causes too many problems and he just wanted to fight and make money and feed his family — that’s exactly what he told me. All he’s been telling me since he got into the UFC is that he wants to fight in Memphis in front of his hometown. We make the fight in Memphis and then he pulls out of the fight because he wants to go make this movie because it has so much sentimental value to him. He’s a fighter, that’s what he does for a living. Now I’m going through all this crap where I got another fighter saying ‘You know what, this isn’t what I wanna do for the rest of my life, I wanna make movies, I wanna be a movie star, this is just a second career for me.’ Like I haven’t seen this one before. Rampage is a grown man. He’s acting like a baby right now but he’s a grown man. He wants to be in the movie business? Rampage, good luck to you man. I hope you make it big — and I’m not being sarcastic because Rampage Jackson is a guy that I do like. But Rampage Jackson is a guy that doesn’t always make the best decisions.”

[Rankin]

Gotta say I'm on Dana's side for this, you just can't help but laugh when Rampage says he done more for UFC than they did for him...I notice the little incident that UFC stood by him with is not mentioned by him.

We all know what'll happen, when Rampage realises he can't get alot of work in movies he will beg Dana to go back or he will realise the mistake he made before too long.

In contrasting but relevant news, Roger Huerta has said he now wants to go back to UFC to fight full-time again. He said he found his passion again and that trying to be an actor was not the best choice for him. I expect the same with Rampage.