9 to 5 Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 The elite chat is on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 10-9 Vera. My prediction was Vera by 2nd Round TKO. Looking good right now. Vera's wrestling ability keeps this standing and I think he'll catch Soz and finish around the 3:30 mark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 A tad disappointed in the fight, I expected both to be more aggressive. Vera seemed content to just take his shots and not really go for a finish at anytime. Fine fight though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 END THE MOTHERFUCKING HYPE! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 WHAT AN ABSOLUTE AMAZING FIGHT BETWEEN LEGENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIGHT OF THE YEAR AND ONE OF THE GREATEST FIGHTS IN MMA HISTORY! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plubby Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 It pains me to do this, but I have to agree with Biggz, that was amazing. Best fight I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heel Turn Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Couture vs. Minotauro was like a Rocky movie, only real. Amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IzzyX Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 I stayed up from 3AM to 6AM -- and damn it, it was worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Blue Guy Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 That was probably the most dominant I've seen Nog against a high caliber opponent. An instant classic for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Ok, I just watched the three main fights from UFC 102 and was pretty let down overall. Couture/Minotauro was awesome. Three rounds of action, Randy getting hit with stuff and thrown in submissions but showing heart and Nogueira taking some shots and putting forward a well rounded fight. Good stuff all around. Jardine/Silva and Marquardt/Maia both were disappointing to me. I thought that Silva/Jardine in particular was going to be a fun fight but both fights were over quick. It can't be helped though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IzzyX Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 But you have to give it to Nate; the guy just knocked Maia the fuck out. Thiago Silva's fight was kinda disappointing. And the main event was worth the wait; though I thought it was going to be over in the first round with Nog's submission. And then he let go. Second round, Couture was in a submission again -- and he survived. The dude is awesome full stop. Even at an advanced age, Couture is still goddamn awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 But you have to give it to Nate; the guy just knocked Maia the fuck out. Thiago Silva's fight was kinda disappointing. And the main event was worth the wait; though I thought it was going to be over in the first round with Nog's submission. And then he let go. Second round, Couture was in a submission again -- and he survived. The dude is awesome full stop. Even at an advanced age, Couture is still goddamn awesome! Marquardt knocking out Maia was awesome, don't get me wrong. I'm mainly disappointed in the Thaigo Silva fight. I'm glad he won, but I figured the fight would be a really entertaining one. You just never know with MMA though, you can get a great fight or a lackluster one. Unfortunately we got the later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kirk Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 The main event was probably my favourite fight I've seen since starting watching UFC which was just after Lesnar started. Thought the whole card was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IzzyX Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 But you have to give it to Nate; the guy just knocked Maia the fuck out. Thiago Silva's fight was kinda disappointing. And the main event was worth the wait; though I thought it was going to be over in the first round with Nog's submission. And then he let go. Second round, Couture was in a submission again -- and he survived. The dude is awesome full stop. Even at an advanced age, Couture is still goddamn awesome! Marquardt knocking out Maia was awesome, don't get me wrong. I'm mainly disappointed in the Thaigo Silva fight. I'm glad he won, but I figured the fight would be a really entertaining one. You just never know with MMA though, you can get a great fight or a lackluster one. Unfortunately we got the later. I had high hopes for Jardine and Silva as well; but as you said, you can get a great fight or a lackluster one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 I really don't get what is so disappointing about those two fights. When a fight gets finished, that's not disappointing. I was amazed at the Marquardt knockout, and the Silva/Jardine fight happened pretty much like I expected it to. It you want to be disappointed in something, be disappointed in Soszynski/Vera. The aggression should have been an 8 on a scale to 10, and they came in and fought at a 4, maybe a 5. That doesn't make it a bad fight, or make them bad fighters. It just makes it disappointing. It would be like Liddell/Rampage, without all the bombs being thrown. Could still be good, but not nearly as exciting as it could and should have been. Big Nog looked amazing, and really showed that his loss to Mir wasn't because of wear and tear on his body over the years. I'd like to see them have a rematch somewhere down the line. Also, anyone who picked Hague to win is out of their minds, or just didn't do their homework on Todd Duffee. Hague was severely rocked a couple of times in his fight against Patrick Barry, and only scored the submission win because Barry's submission defense is the shits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzy Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Nate finishing Maia with one punch was awesome. I wanted to see Maia vs. Silva, though, but Nate certain deserves it after that impressive knockout. Great job by him. Duffe getting the new fastest KO record was pretty cool. I knew he'd win, but not that quickly. Good showing by Thiago Silva, but sucks that Jardine lost. But amazing main event. Great job by both guys, and certain the best Nogueira has looked in the UFC. Just an awesome fight. Also, the doctor letting Herman continue after he screamed in pain and was limping really badly was very weird and certainly a bad call as shown by a few seconds of him having his knee popping again. But yes, main event was awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzy Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 So what should the UFC do with the middleweight division? Go with Silva defending against Marquardt or Silva defending against Henderson? Maybe Henderson vs. Marquardt in a number one contenders bout and Silva can perhaps fight at light heavyweight again in the meantime (or not fight until Henderson/Marquardt is finished, whatever he is up for)? I think Henderson/Marquardt should have to face first as it makes sense, both have claims to the title shot but having one guy sit around until that happens and then sit around longer (or taking a fight while that happens and potentially risk the title shot) waiting for his shot next, is a long wait. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACCBiggz Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Disclaimer: No matter what the UFC does this is excellent for them as it is no-fail booking. However, if I were Joe Silva: Dan Henderson vs. Anderson Silva II - Nate Marquardt vs. Yushin Okami (if he beats Miller). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Honestly, it depends on what Anderson wants to do. If he wants to defend the belt at 185 in his next fight, then I say Henderson. Hendo picked up a win over a very game Michael Bisping, who's been running through people at 185. Marquardt is coming off of wins over Wilson Gouveia and Demian Maia. If title shots were based on number of wins alone, then Nate's on a longer streak... but you have to factor in quality of opponents. So in that scenario I would do Anderson Silva Vs Dan Henderson for the belt, and Michael Bisping Vs Nate Marquardt in England. This would be much better than Bisping/Kang. If Silva's looking for a superfight first though... then I'm all for Hendo/Marquardt for the title shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzy Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Bisping really wasn't even close to a title shot when he faced Henderson, he had McCarthy, Day, and Leben as opponents at 185 at that point, not exactly the best people to beat to get to a title shot. Him vs. Kang makes sense, Bisping needs wins before he can fight the likes of Silva, Henderson again, Marquardt, and Okami. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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