Benjamin Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 The co-main event sucked. So disappointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Faber's still a good fighter. As good as Barao is, he wasn't able to do anything more than outpoint Faber. He might not be a title challenger, but he can still draw for fights and transition into a bit of a gatekeeper role, if he wants to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefus of Bethesda Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Faber's still a good fighter. As good as Barao is, he wasn't able to do anything more than outpoint Faber. He might not be a title challenger, but he can still draw for fights and transition into a bit of a gatekeeper role, if he wants to. So basically, Faber is Tito without the excuses and massive losing streak? I'm strangely ok with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Not quite, Faber still has skill and will actually be able to beat some of the guys they put him against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 For me Faber can do one of two things: 1) The Gatekeeper role previously mentioned. 2) Get a couple of wins under his belt in to early 2013, this sets up the trilogy fight with Cruz (Whether it be the for the belt or not depending on the Barao/Cruz situation), and then the result of that will show us where Faber really sits in the division. This, in all likelihood, will be just behind the top level bantamweights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plubby Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 He is still the reigning "Deepest Buttchin in the UFC" champion though. Dude should get a belt for that. ...or possibly a mask. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 There is still interest in the Cruz/Faber trilogy, if Cruz comes back and keeps the title all Faber will need is a couple of wins. If Cruz loses, the fight with Faber can be set no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I don't know why, but I found this to be hilarious. Jacob Volkmann doesn’t follow MMA as closely as some fighters do, but he made a point to watch UFC 149 on Saturday to root against Hector Lombard. He’d trained with the Cuban middleweight last year at American Top Team, and from what Volkmann says, the session didn’t go too well. “My teammate had a fight down in Florida,” Volkmann told the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show. “I went to train at ATT, which is a great gym. I have nothing against that gym. I just had a beef with Hector Lombard.” Lombard was an Olympic judoka for Cuba who entered UFC 149 with 20 straight wins. Volkmann, a lightweight who has competed in the UFC at 170 pounds, was a three-time All-American wrestler at the University of Minnesota. “It was grappling time, and he asked me to wrestle him,” Volkmann said. “I was like, ‘Alright, whatever.’ So I went over and we got our own little mat area like the size of a circle on a regular mat. We started wrestling. I was doing collar ties, and then all of a sudden, he karate chopped me in the side of the neck. I was like, ‘Alright.’ I didn’t know what the hell was going on, but he didn’t like what I was doing.” Volkmann said the two kept wrestling, and things got worse. “I didn’t really take any shots because I felt that he was kind of a spaz,” Volkmann said. “Then all of a sudden, he pushes me away and punches me in the face with no gloves on or nothing. I had a fight in three weeks. I was fighting Danny Castillo in three weeks. I was like, ‘Aw, Jesus.’ He wanted to fight me right there and then, right in the gym. There was one of his coaches there that had to stop it.” To Volkmann’s delight, Lombard lost Saturday in his UFC debut, dropping a split decision to Tim Boetsch. The Minnesotan wasn’t too impressed with his performance either. He hesitated to predict how a fight with Lombard would unfold, but his confidence grew after the weekend. “Judging from his last UFC fight,” Volkmann said, “I think I could take him.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I like Volkmann, fair play. I hope he beats Shane Roller at 151. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I don't like Volkmann. He's an idiot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 I don't like Volkmann. He's an idiot. This soooo much this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefus of Bethesda Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Frank "Ghost Dog" Mir to face Daniel "Black Fedor" Cormier in Strikeforce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolleje Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Frank "Ghost Dog" Mir to face Daniel "Black Fedor" Cormier in Strikeforce. Surprised by this news. Wasn't Sylvia going to face Cormier? Maybe Sylvia is going to face Barnett then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefus of Bethesda Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Frank "Ghost Dog" Mir to face Daniel "Black Fedor" Cormier in Strikeforce. Surprised by this news. Wasn't Sylvia going to face Cormier? Maybe Sylvia is going to face Barnett then... Until "Beast Mode" opened his big yap he was, I would love to see him against Barnett, mainly so I can see a live spine break from Barnett slamming Timmay into the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Belcher versus Belfort at the next Brazil card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Nick Diaz is returning and wants to fight Anderson Silva... :lmao: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I'd love to see that. I really would. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drock007 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Nick Diaz would get KO'd in the 1st or 2nd round, I love watching him fight but when someone has better faster hands and harder punches then Diaz and possibly a better chin Diaz loses that fight every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Like against BJ Penn, Paul Daley, KJ Noons, Marius Zaromskis, Takanori Gomi and Robbie Lawler? All of these guys are or were more noted for their striking than Diaz when they fought him, all have lost to Nick. Anderson vs Nick Diaz is a fight that would draw a lot of interest if it were to happen, but I agree in that I just can't see past Anderson in this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drock007 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Like against BJ Penn, Paul Daley, KJ Noons, Marius Zaromskis, Takanori Gomi and Robbie Lawler? All of these guys are or were more noted for their striking than Diaz when they fought him, all have lost to Nick. Anderson vs Nick Diaz is a fight that would draw a lot of interest if it were to happen, but I agree in that I just can't see past Anderson in this one. I didn't watch MMA when he beat the last 2 guys listed but i called him beating the others pretty easy and he did, i think Nick Diaz is a great striker but he is no Anderson Silva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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