With UFC 66 officially in the books, it’s time to focus our attention on UFC 67: “All or Nothing” on February 3.
Last night, we were treated to some great mixed martial arts action. There were upsets, knockouts, submissions — well worth the $40 PPV price tag.
I’m greedy and would have liked to see Tito put Chuck in a little danger during the main event. It didn’t happen, but the fight was nothing short of dramatic.
During the telecast, we were consistently reminded that two of the most exciting fighters in the sport today — Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson — will make their UFC debuts at UFC 67.
This is huge news, which I feel the UFC has downplayed to a certain extent.
Regardless, we’re in store for an exciting evening of fights on February 3. The card is loaded with superstars.
And, while UFC 67 may not eclipse the UFC 66 PPV buys (too early for those numbers) it promises to be an even better show at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Here’s the developing UFC 67 fight card:
Main Event:
Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre (13-1) vs. TUF 4 Champion Matt Serra (7-4)
Co-Main Event:
Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (17-4) vs. TUF 4 Champion Travis Lutter (9-3)
Undercard:
205 lb.: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (25-6) vs. Marvin Eastman (13-6-1)
Hvywt: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (21-4-2) vs. Eddie Sanchez (6-0)
155 lb.: Melvin Guillard (21-5-2) vs. Dustin Hazelett (7-3)
185 lb.: Patrick Cote (8-4) vs. Scott Smith (10-2)
155 lb.: Tyson Griffin (8-0) vs. Frank Edgar (5-0)
170 lb.: Josh Burkman (7-3) vs. TBA
205 lb.: Hector Ramirez (6-2-1 ) vs. TBA
205 lb.: Sam Hoger (6-2) vs. TBA
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Having St. Pierre, Silva, Jackson and Filipovic fighting on the same card on the same night is a dream.
UFC 66 was a springboard for even greater things to come in 2007 and beyond.
Buckle up, it’s going to be a fun ride.
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As a big fan of both Pride and UFC, I was more then excited to hear about Crocop coming to the UFC. People who don’t watch Pride, probably have no understanding of how good Mirko really is. I really feel sorry for Eddie Sanchez, since he is going to be nothing but an exhibition of Mirko’s skills. Mirko is going to destroy everyone in his path, including Sylvia, who he will dominate. Anyhow, it will be nice to have some good talent in the heavyweight’s. Hopefully Fedor can make his way to the UFC, and we can see Mirko vs. Fedor rematch.
GSP should go through Serra like a buzz-saw. He should close the show violently in under one minute. If he gets cute and tries to entertain the crowd he risks getting surprised or injured. Likewise, Silva will quickly blow-out the flat-footed Lutters. The only thing going to the floor in this fight - is Lutters - face down. Dana is a great showman a la P.T. Barnum by bringing in Jackson and Mirko. But, UFC67 is a risky proposition because these four fights may only last a total of four minutes. At $39.95 that doesn’t represent good value for what really amounts to an exhibition or a scrimage. What do you do: tell Jackson and Mirko to go out and spar a few rounds for the fans?
I have to agree with Erhardt 100% regarding the predictions on the 2 co-main events. I am a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner myself and a huge fan/believer in it but here’s my analysis: GSP and Silva’s Jiu-Jitsu is good enough to keep the fight on the feet and neither Lutter or Serra will survive the inevitable striking game. I like Lutter a lot and just hope nothing in his face is too badly broken when it is over. I wish I could fast forword to the imminent GSP vs Diego Sanchez fight which promises to be a classic!
Huge props to Frank Edgar from RHINO. Should be a great fight.
I THINK THAT THE FIGHT WITH MATT SERRA AND GEORGES ST PIERRE WILL BE ALL ABOUT PATIENCE-THINK ABOUT IT. MATT SERRA WILL STRAIGHT AWAY TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE CLINCH, HE WILL POSSIBLY TAKE A FEW BLOWS BUT THEY WONT FINISH THE FIGHT-I SEE THE 1ST ROUND JUST BEING STUCK IN THE CLINCH. I SEE THE SECOND ROUND BEING A CHANGEOVER OF CLINCH AND THEN TAKEDOWNS FROM GSP, SO IT WILL GO TO THE GROUND IN SERRA’S ADVANTAGE. I DO NOT THINK THAT GSP’S STRIKING WILL COME INTO PLAY MUCH. I SEE ALOT OF CLINCH AND THEN TO THE GROUND WERE SERRA COULD FINISH. I BELIEVE MATT SERRA WILL.
BIG UP FF, AFS, LS,YRJJ,KB,B,JJ,BJJ,GRW,FW,FOLK W,SW, AND DEM TINGS DERE.
OH AND ALSO MATT SERRA(THE FUTURE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Matt is a cool cat. But c’mon beating GSP?