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Jordan
06-26-2007, 04:59 PM
Nate Marquardt Vs. Anderson Silva for the Middleweight Title
Hermes Franca Vs. Sean Sherk for the Lightweight Title
Rashad Evans (15-0) Vs. Tito Ortiz
Alvin Robinson Vs. Kenny Florian
Heath Herring Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
and potentially
Mike Nickels Vs. Stephan Bonnar
What a card! I think this will be one the great UFC PPV's in the last few years. I also really hope Bonnar gets on the card and knocks that guy out.
I am predicting Silva to keep his title
The Lightweight title is a tough call but I will go with Sherk
I am picking Ortiz over Evans, although it would be great for Evans to win.
What are your predictions?
Reavant
06-26-2007, 05:00 PM
Tito isnt going to win
Tito isnt going to win
$20 says he does. And I'll give you the draw.
Apocolyptik1
06-26-2007, 07:13 PM
I am not going to try and pick a winner in Evans and Ortiz, but if I did, I would lean towards Ortiz. Evans hasnt been on his back before, and I dont think he is going to take Ortiz down.
I want Marquardt to beat Silva, and I pick Sherk to hang onto his belt. I also am looking forward to Bonnar's return, I hope he does well.
Reavant
06-26-2007, 07:17 PM
haha ok
Kris P Lettus
06-26-2007, 07:18 PM
Tito isnt going to win
:love:
Silva, Sherk, and Shad FTW..
Jordan
06-26-2007, 07:36 PM
I believe in Tito!
Reavant
06-26-2007, 07:42 PM
he doesnt have it anymore... he doesnt train like he used to and his coke-head pornstar girlfriend is bringing him down
Mercury Bullet
06-26-2007, 07:55 PM
Three words:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
What an important fight for Rashad Evans.
I hope Silva wins. Could set up Silva vs Franklin 2
haha ok
You willing to paypal your money to someone in the middle? I only asked since Flair Wooo decided to run like a bitch when he lost to me.
Crimson
06-26-2007, 09:48 PM
Yea looks like a solid ppv. I hope Tito pulls it off, but I dunno ,the fight has upset written all over it. I'm gonna pick Marquardt to win the belt and Sherk to retain.
Kris P Lettus
06-27-2007, 10:01 AM
You willing to paypal your money to someone in the middle? I only asked since Flair Wooo decided to run like a bitch when he lost to me.
Flair Woooo is a bitch..
I'm ordering. I dont see a bad match up on the card. Should be a great PPV.
McLegend
07-05-2007, 11:24 PM
Yeah I'm pretty pumped for this
Alot of things i'm interested in.
1) Can Rashad Evans become legitiment by beating Ortiz
2) Can Silva win and make a Franklin vs Silva match.
3) Intrested to see Stephen Bonner agian.
Confucius
07-06-2007, 03:32 PM
Would love to see Rashad beat Tito. Anything can happen but i can only see Tito pounding him to bits. As long as its a bit of a war i'll be happy enough.
With Nogueira now in the UFC i wonder who's next in line for a shot at the winner of Couture/Gonzaga? Is it fair for Cro Cop to step straight back in line if he beats Kongo in September? I suppose the decision hangs on Cro Cop having 2 fights left on his UFC contract.
Reavant
07-06-2007, 05:10 PM
It would be more fair to put arlovski back in there
Innovator
07-06-2007, 05:15 PM
At bodog it's even for Tito and Rashad. Both are at -115
Shaggy
07-06-2007, 05:21 PM
Nate Marquardt Vs. Anderson Silva
Hermes Franca Vs. Sean Sherk
Rashad Evans (15-0) Vs. Tito Ortiz
Alvin Robinson Vs. Kenny Florian
Heath Herring Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Mike Nickels Vs. Stephan Bonnar
We still good for this $20 bet reavant?
Reavant
07-06-2007, 07:44 PM
id rather just gloat when he wins :D
Reavant
07-07-2007, 01:32 PM
whatev... actually I do hope tito wins because if he loses hes most likely done. Looking at evans, he has all the tools to win this fight. Tito is a good striker but he uses a lot of dirty boxing to set up shots so that he can take his opponent down and ground and pound. Hes got enough wrestling experience to make him dangerous. Evans however is a far more accomplished and probably better wrestler than tito is. And i heard he has been boxing all his life too. Those two things are a bad match up for tito. Granted Evans has to really beat the fuck out of tito to get the win because the biggest advantage tito has in this fight is that his name is tito ortiz. if its a great fight that comes down to a decision, tito will win gauranteed. I just think that with the tools evans is working with and the personal life or tito, that evans will come out the victor.
I should probably go to this. I'm like 15 minutes from Arco.
HeartBreakMan2k
07-07-2007, 03:19 PM
Considering this is one of the better cards they've set up, yeah you probably should.
Kris P Lettus
07-07-2007, 08:12 PM
It would be more fair to put arlovski back in there
:n:
I used to love Arlovski but the timid, frail way he fought Tim "The Giant Turd" Silvia made me change my mind.. If he can come back to form like he was 5 years ago, great, but him beating Marcio Cruz means nothing.. Let him beat someone of worth, again, then I'd see your point..
I'm gonna go watch this at my brothers place tommorow because I'm hanging with the missus tonight..
Crimson
07-07-2007, 10:38 PM
Whats the name of the song Noguiera came out to? And Herring is a dummy for not finishing Noguiera off in the 1st round.
McLegend
07-08-2007, 12:55 AM
That Ref screwed Heath Herring. It def should have been stopped. Terrible
And this hurts me to say such I'm such a Tito mark, and I know Rob isn't gonna like it, but Tito is done as a top level fighter. :'(
Crimson
07-08-2007, 02:12 AM
I disagree on the ref screwing Herring..he coulda easily jumped back on Antonio and finished him off, but his dumbass got up and wanted to stand up for some stupid reason. He had plenty of time even early in the 2nd..glad he lost.
And Tito looked good up until the 3rd round where he gassed surprisingly. He shoulda won, but I dunno we'll see on the rematch I guess.
And Sherk is a freak
Reavant
07-08-2007, 03:39 AM
$20 says he does. And I'll give you the draw.:D
That Ref screwed Heath Herring. It def should have been stopped. Terrible
And this hurts me to say such I'm such a Tito mark, and I know Rob isn't gonna like it, but Tito is done as a top level fighter. :'(
no i'm sorry. Heath Herring screwed Heath Herring. What a moron. Letting the guy up LOL. That guy couldnt even get up right and he let him up. That was one of the dumbest things i've ever seen in a MMA fight. The dude didnt even know where he was. I understand you might be worried about slipping into a submission, but Herring showed great ground defense and ability to slip out of holds. Plus it was nearing the end of the round. He stopped punching. The ref cant stop the fight if the dumb ass stops punching and lets him up. Noguiera was still trying to defend himself thats why it wasnt stopped. Herring should have kept punching like his life depended on it. I'm glad he lost that fight. He deserved to lose for that dumb shit.
I dunno how Sean Sherk survived those 3 knees from Franca. The first one was gross. The one to open the second round ( or end the first round? ) would knock most fighters out no matter who they were. Sherk should have been done right there. He probably should have been done on the other two. I couldnt believe he walked into the other two like he did the first one. You'd think he'd see it coming after getting absolutley crushed by one already.
And Sherks ground work is flat out scary. He knew what Franca was gunna do before Franca even knew what he'd do. Popping out of half guard to full guard then basically mounting whenever he wanted. Taking his back whenever he wanted and if Franca managed to roll out, Sherk jumped right back into half guard and then guard effortlessly. Just rediculous. Franca is a black belt in Jujitsu and Sherk pretty much made a mockery out of that.
McLegend
07-08-2007, 11:25 AM
I argee that Heath should have stayed on top of him, but Minotauro was clearly knocked out and was hardly able to defend himself.
Also I don't think Rich Franklin stands a chance against Anderson Silva. Anderson Silva is pretty awsome.
And Sean Sherk is gonna have that title for a long time.
HeartBreakMan2k
07-08-2007, 12:07 PM
Yeah, Sean is an absolute monster.
Reavant
07-08-2007, 01:09 PM
Franca was a def. more talented than Sherk, but sherk's training regement is rediculous. Come the third round he wass fighting like it was the first while franca could barely move. it got to the point where when franca was getting taken down that he couldnt react fast enough to even slow down sherk. The only thing that scares me about sherk is that every single round, he had a guillotine applied to him. The first two rounds had him stuck in tight and I thought he was done... If he does against some one who is in as good as shape as him (will never happen btw) he could be in trouble if he gets put into it in the later rounds. And he needs to set up his damn shots better.
Reavant
07-08-2007, 01:12 PM
tito blew it... i didnt realize how much bigger and stronger he was over evans.
Shaggy
07-08-2007, 02:26 PM
Heath Herring Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira = Best Fight of the Night
The Tito match just sucked major balls....idiot would of won if he wouldnt of grabbed the fence
Ol Dirty Dastard
07-08-2007, 03:30 PM
The reason Tito "won" the 2nd round, (well he woulda won it 10-9 if not for the fence pull) was because of the fence pull, Rashad would have had a more dominant takedown if he didn't hold the fence all the fucking time and won the round, but instead Tito got good position and got the guillotine. It was a pretty fuckin even fight though, props to Evans for holding his own against a MUCH BIGGER Tito Ortiz.
Anderson Silva is awesome. His jiu jitzu is surprisingly really good, and how about that slick reversal he pulled on Marquardt to set up the gnp. And then you could tell it was over after the one punch where Nate's head smacked off the mat.
Reavant
07-08-2007, 04:22 PM
haha why is it suprising... hes a black belt and a world BJJ champ
Ol Dirty Dastard
07-08-2007, 04:49 PM
So is Hermes Franca, fat lot of good that did him against Sherk.
Reavant
07-08-2007, 05:30 PM
haha thats only because he wasnt in good enough shape for the fight and sherk trains for 8 five minute rounds.... he was fine the first two rounds till sherk worked him too hard
The reason Tito "won" the 2nd round, (well he woulda won it 10-9 if not for the fence pull) was because of the fence pull, Rashad would have had a more dominant takedown if he didn't hold the fence all the fucking time and won the round, but instead Tito got good position and got the guillotine. It was a pretty fuckin even fight though, props to Evans for holding his own against a MUCH BIGGER Tito Ortiz.
Having a tight ass choke for the last 30 seconds of a round and being 3 seconds from choking your opponent out is arguably a 10-8 round.
Reavant - Bet you are feeling pissed for not taking that bet now.
Reavant
07-08-2007, 08:45 PM
haha im fine with this: :D
Franca was in pretty good shape tbh. He just got dominated, but nearly stole the fight 3 different times with monster knees that connected directly under Sherks chin. I still for the life of me dont know how Sherk got up from the second one. And i really dont even know how he managed to pop his head out of that guillotine choke at the first of the fight. Franca had the thing locked when he picked him up high in the air ready to slam him. Sherk got pretty lucky about 4 times, but once it got to the ground, Franca was fucked.
Ol Dirty Dastard
07-09-2007, 12:18 PM
Having a tight ass choke for the last 30 seconds of a round and being 3 seconds from choking your opponent out is arguably a 10-8 round.
Reavant - Bet you are feeling pissed for not taking that bet now.
Well if your read what I said, it was clear he wouldn't have had that choke if motherfucker wasn't grabbing on the fence the entire fucking round. Did you see waht happened when Tito wasn't grabbing the fence on the td? Rashad fucked him up at the end of the fight.
Fucked him up? Watch the fight again pal. He held the fence and got taken down immediately. THEN he grabbed the choke. As for the last 30 seconds, Tito was BLATANTLY counting the clock down. Even Rogan and Couture noted it. Rashad wasn't gonna finish him in 10 seconds with that poor ground and pound.
Reavant
07-09-2007, 09:31 PM
well tito should have known better... that last takedown along with those unanswered shots are what gave that last round to evans
Jordan
07-11-2007, 12:08 PM
I finally got to see UFC 73 and I was pretty disappointed to say the least. Only one actual finish made the night drag on. WTF at Heath Herring, fucking retard who would stop hitting somebody in the UFC? That was the biggest fuck up I have ever seen. Tito/Rashad was a huge disappointment for me, Tito was huge and strong but he didn't impress me at all, and Rashad looked like a beginner. Silva was the man and dominated which I liked. I was really bored during the Sherk/Franca match due to total domination. Sherk really should have finished him. He will be hard to stop but I think BJ Penn will be the guy to do it. Probably the worst UFC all year including TV events but not horrible.
well tito should have known better... that last takedown along with those unanswered shots are what gave that last round to evans
Tito lost the round with the takedown since nothing else happened in the round. The punches didn't matter. And he wasn't gonna get finished in 10 seconds.
Jordan - If this was the worst UFC of the year, that says something about how good the rest have been. This show wasn't bad at all. The Sherk fight got boring but that's it.
Jordan
07-11-2007, 06:23 PM
Yeah exactly. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't up to par with the recent events.
I give it a 5.5/10.
Reavant
07-11-2007, 09:33 PM
Tito lost the round with the takedown since nothing else happened in the round. The punches didn't matter. And he wasn't gonna get finished in 10 seconds.
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we got it, you like tito ortiz
Ol Dirty Dastard
07-12-2007, 12:38 AM
Yeah Rob you need to take Tito's nuts out of your mouth lol :p
yeah calling the obvious means you are sucking someone off.
The Ortiz vs. Evans fight wasn't even the most controversial match on the show.
McLegend
07-12-2007, 02:54 PM
Yeah that match was Heath Herring/Minotauro.
C'mon he was clearly out. That ref should never be allowed to ref in the UFC or any MMA show ever again.
He sucked
Jordan
07-12-2007, 08:19 PM
Yeah that match was Heath Herring/Minotauro.
C'mon he was clearly out. That ref should never be allowed to ref in the UFC or any MMA show ever again.
He sucked
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Crimson
07-12-2007, 08:24 PM
I would go with Herring not being able to step into an octagon ever again for his stupidity.
Maybe he didn't want the first UFC death on his hands.
Reavant
07-12-2007, 09:19 PM
by letting him continue after he was knocked out?:wtf:
Innovator
07-13-2007, 12:29 AM
Herring said that in their previous fights, Minotauro would hold him down on the ground. He said he felt Minotauro do that and decided to stand up and try to finish him.
But if that was Big John in there, Herring would have a KO victory right now
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