| November 17, 2007 | ||
| 10:00 pm |

Event: UFC 78: “Validation”
Date: Saturday, November 17 at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Main event:
205 lbs.: Rashad Evans (10-0-1) vs. Michael Bisping (14-0)
Main card (televised):
205 lbs.: Houston Alexander (8-1) vs. Thiago Silva (11-0)
185 lbs.: Ed Herman (13-5) vs. Joe Doerksen (39-10)
170 lbs.: Karo Parisyan (17-4) vs. Ryo Chonan (14-7)
155 lbs.: Frank Edgar (7-0) vs. Spencer Fisher (20-3)
Under card (may not be broadcast):
170 lbs.: Thiago Alves (12-3) vs. Chris Lytle (24-14-5)
155 lbs.: Joe Lauzon (15-3) vs. Jason Reinhardt (18-0)
155 lbs.: Marcus Aurelio (14-5) vs. Luke Caudillo (12-8)
170 lbs.: Tamdan McCrory (8-0) vs. Akihiro Gono (27-12-1)
*All fights confirmed by UFC.com.
July 3rd, 2007
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Finally, they are coming back to Jersey!
maybe edgar will fight lauzon, are u sure they are fighting different people.
If Bj wins the title and does serve his 1 year prison sentence, will he be stripped of his title??
[quote comment=”119533″]If Bj wins the title and does serve his 1 year prison sentence, will he be stripped of his title??[/quote]
You mean Sherk?
i think if Sherk is stripped of title bj should fight the winner of Stevenson vs Pelligrino or Fisher vs Thomas. Personally I would like to see Thomas vs BJ because,I think Thomas is capable of beating anyone in that division and is one of the most underrated fighters around.
sorry if there is some typos
Mccrory is 10-0!
If this is the card so far that is pretty week. Sherk may not even be able to fight? I thought they were going to have Vera fight Arlovski! Vera was just announced to fight in Cinci instead. Also to bad Wanderlei Silva won’t be ready until December it looks like we are going to get ripped off! They need to put a few more big names on the card this is the firt time back in New Jersey in over 6 year!
i think arlovshi will be fighting in this one, where the hell is jake obrien and fedricio werdum. bj penn will fight big daddy i hope there is no way sherk is going to get out of the 1 year suspension. frank edgar and karo. seems to be better than oct card already. can’t wait for dec. i think tito will rematch in this card with evans or dance with silva in dec. it will be probably a super card to end the year
hughes vs serra,
lidell vs silva
ortiz vs evans rematch
If Sherk is suspended, there is nobody else in lightweight division to present any compition. I would like to see up move up to welterweight and fight Karo.
BJ I mean, I failed to include who I was referring to.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LIGHTWEIGHT IS THE NEW WELTERWEIGHT!! THERE IS PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT BJ CAN FIGHT, HES NOT THAT GOOD AND HE WILL PROBABLY LOOSE TO STEVENSON!!
I PREDICT THAT STEVENSON WILL BE THE NEW CHAMP IF NOT THEN MAYBE ROGER IF HE EVER FIGHTS SOMEBODY THATS NOT FIGHTING FOR THE FIRST TIME!!
GUIDA or HUERTA shoud be Edgar’s opponent on this card!
penn - thomas / florian / stevenson
karo - sakuri
edgar - guida 2 / huerta
AA - big nog
tanner - lister
lauzon - rienhardt
“nad man” mccrory - ??????
BJ will not loose to Stevenson first off… Second offLauzon is going to destroy Reinhardt!!!
mania, when do tickets go on sale?
EXCITED TO SEE LAUZON FIGHT AGAIN AFTER TRAINING WITH BJ, A FUTURE STAR FOR SURE.
SAL, I THINK ALL THE CARDS THESE DAYS ARE AMAZING AND ALL ARE WORLD CLASS FIGHTERS, SOME OF THE BEST FIGHTS ARE THE PRELIMS ANYWAY WHICH YOU DONT SEE UNLESS YOU SIGN UP FOR ON DEMAND
(WELL WORTH THE MONEY BY THE WAY)
Im sorry but Bj Penn is no main event at a pay per view.They need to get some big name in there if they want people to spend 100$ a ticket for upper deck
wallace is right bj penn is good, but i would say co main event yes but main event no. bj penn vs big daddy will not be banging doors down. now maybe bj penn vs big daddy and ortiz vs evans 2. plus throw in a arlovski vs big nog or heath herring look at oct the card was alright then they throw in a tim slyvia vs brandon vera and boom you have a one two punch main co event the one in london had 3, vegas had two, anaheim has 3 being lidell vs jardine, shogun vs griffin, and finch vs sanchez
That whole event looks like a bore !!! Now an event like that should be FREE ON SPIKE! i aint payin for that crap
[quote comment=”146172″]Im sorry but Bj Penn is no main event at a pay per view.They need to get some big name in there if they want people to spend 100$ a ticket for upper deck[/quote]
That’s funny… because your 100% right and 100% wrong at the same time.
For casuals BJ is not a main event.. For the “connesseurs” BJ is a hell of a main event.
[quote comment=”120790″]i think if Sherk is stripped of title bj should fight the winner of Stevenson vs Pelligrino or Fisher vs Thomas. Personally I would like to see Thomas vs BJ because,I think Thomas is capable of beating anyone in that division and is one of the most underrated fighters around.[/quote]
Thomas got KTFO by BJ before so why not this time again? I’d rather see BJ take on Stevenson, Aoki (please Dana get Aoki) or even a rematch with Gomi to unify the LW belt too
gomi already said he will not fight in the ufc
big nog should be fighting in this one,
[quote comment=”146172″]Im sorry but Bj Penn is no main event at a pay per view.They need to get some big name in there if they want people to spend 100$ a ticket for upper deck[/quote]
I think this guy just started wacthing mma yesterday.
You would think that since the fight which is only miles from the media capital of the world, they would want it stacked with big names. Not to mention for the first time since the UFC has blown up people (myself included) in the North East will be dying to get tickets to this.
Anyone who has followed mma for an extensive amount of time really likes bj penn fights. Every fight has been a good one. You never get a lack of excitement with his fights. I would really like to see penn vs huerta. I would also like to see razor rob vs huerta. They need to sign him one of these days.
ive watched mma for along time been to 2 of them live. I just dont think Bj penn is a main eventer. Not saying he aint one of the best in the game cause i think he is one bad mofo.. But just cant c anyone they could put against him that would make me say wow. especially compared to the last 2 or 3 PPV and the next 2PPV to come..just dont seem big enough.and i heard not for sure but Bj Penn is fighting Nick Diaz @ EliteXC’s card in Hawaii.. now that there i would like too see. and that fight is Sept.15.on showtime @10
nevermind that last little nugget sherdog must be wrong..i just saw the link below this and it doesnt have penn vs diaz
Tito and Evans agian looks like tito is gonna put a beatdown on evans again but this time he wont grab the fence….
Bj Penn will fight Sean Sherk and beat him down and take the lightweight title they granted contiunece for sherk so they are most likely gonna fight..
This card is looking pretty lame so far. We know Tito Vs Rashad is going to be lame. Bj and Karo could be good fights, depending on who they are matched up with, but other wise this card blows. There is so much talent in the LHW and HW div.and so many great matchups, there needs to be at least one every card just so we can see all the posible matchups, before guys like Randy ,CC , Chuck and Henderson retire. Fights like Chuck Vs Jardine is a waste of a good fight that could’ve happened. When GSP lost he didn’t want a cupcake, he asked for the best guy that was possible for a fight. If you can’t beat the top guys you don’t have a chance to get the belt back anyhow.
[quote comment=”149117″]ive watched mma for along time been to 2 of them live. I just dont think Bj penn is a main eventer. Not saying he aint one of the best in the game cause i think he is one bad mofo.. But just cant c anyone they could put against him that would make me say wow. especially compared to the last 2 or 3 PPV and the next 2PPV to come..just dont seem big enough.and i heard not for sure but Bj Penn is fighting Nick Diaz @ EliteXC’s card in Hawaii.. now that there i would like too see. and that fight is Sept.15.on showtime @10[/quote]
nick diaz isn’t fighting penn at elite, his mentor and trainer charuto is fighting jake shields there
[quote comment=”149117″]ive watched mma for along time been to 2 of them live. I just dont think Bj penn is a main eventer. Not saying he aint one of the best in the game cause i think he is one bad mofo.. But just cant c anyone they could put against him that would make me say wow. especially compared to the last 2 or 3 PPV and the next 2PPV to come..just dont seem big enough.and i heard not for sure but Bj Penn is fighting Nick Diaz @ EliteXC’s card in Hawaii.. now that there i would like too see. and that fight is Sept.15.on showtime @10[/quote]
Some dude affiliated with BJ Penn is fighting Nick Diaz. Everyone that is into MMA knows BJ Penn brings it and is arguably one of the most exciting fighters in whatever weight class.
If any of you think that the Ortiz & Evans fight is going to be a waste of time, you are NUTZ!!!! This was a great technical fight for the 1st 3 rounds, it was the last 60 seconde that Rashad Evans found Tito’s week spot and then started to pick him off. If this fight would have gone 1 more round, Rashad would have KO’D Tito easily. This fight will go to Rashad, Guarantee, most likley by knockout in the late 2nd round.
[quote comment=”149679″]If any of you think that the Ortiz & Evans fight is going to be a waste of time, you are NUTZ!!!! This was a great technical fight for the 1st 3 rounds, it was the last 60 seconde that Rashad Evans found Tito’s week spot and then started to pick him off. If this fight would have gone 1 more round, Rashad would have KO’D Tito easily. This fight will go to Rashad, Guarantee, most likley by knockout in the late 2nd round.[/quote]
I totally agree. Rashad seemed a little passive in the first fight but in the rematch he will destroy Tito. I dont see Tito winning a single round even if it does go the distance. And to the BJ haters, besides questionable cardio, BJ Penn is one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world hands down. Watch any of his recent losses and you would see that before he lost gas he was winning every fight. BJ is the man and soon to be the champ. Watch
i thought the tito/rashard 2 was planned for hostil territory, in cinnci. that would be horrible if that was the main event of this card. yeah it’ll make for a good fight but a main event??? play that on spike tv or something. it’ll be hard to get excited when you have a main event like this one, although exciting, im just not much of a fan for either guy. i would rather see this fight on hostil territory, like second fight of the night, make that one the best card of the year easily.
my honest opinion: tito is the best fighter in that weight division before rampage and henderson came. my opinion, tito was better than chuck, u could just see the fear in tito’s eyes which is why he lost those fights. Chuck got to his head, and that was all it took.
this tito/rashad fight is going to be amazing.
fisher vs edgar is going to be amazing, did u see the 2 fights between fisher and stout? and edgar may be better than stout.
BJ penn is very exciting to watch, but i hope daddy knocks his face in, i think fisher should be in the mix for the title, especially if he beats edgar.
i hope they stick karo in a dog fight.
i no they not going to, but they should bring back robbie lawler for either karo or chonan or tamdan mcrory, i loved lawler when he fought, and he just beat trigg this past weeknd, idk but unfortunately dana white sucks the big 1 and cant get nothing done.
and does any1 know when tickets start to go on sale
i think that the ufc can’t wait for sherk in end of oct to find out if he can fight in nov, just have a fight for the interim light weight belt championship then if sherk is cleared have him fight the winner for the undisputed light weight championship if he fails which i think he will his appeal, then nov it’s for real instead of interim
If BJ wins this fight he will be the #1 contender in the lightweight division, which I personally think is the shallowest division in the ufc. It’s even weaker than the middleweight division which only has Silva and Franklin, speaking of the middleweight division Henderson and Bisbing should both drop to middleweight than it would be a competitive division. But to get back on the subject BJ should fight Roger Huerta or Joe Stevenson.
[quote comment=”150119″]my honest opinion: tito is the best fighter in that weight division before rampage and henderson came. my opinion, tito was better than chuck, u could just see the fear in tito’s eyes which is why he lost those fights. Chuck got to his head, and that was all it took.
this tito/rashad fight is going to be amazing.
fisher vs edgar is going to be amazing, did u see the 2 fights between fisher and stout? and edgar may be better than stout.
BJ penn is very exciting to watch, but i hope daddy knocks his face in, i think fisher should be in the mix for the title, especially if he beats edgar.
i hope they stick karo in a dog fight.
i no they not going to, but they should bring back robbie lawler for either karo or chonan or tamdan mcrory, i loved lawler when he fought, and he just beat trigg this past weeknd, idk but unfortunately dana white sucks the big 1 and cant get nothing done.
and does any1 know when tickets start to go on sale[/quote]
Are you serious. Tito better than Chuck? If you look at the majority of Tito’s fights, even the ones he won, you will see that Tito sucks at stand up. Period. Vitor, Silva, Liddell, even Patrick Cote all had Tito’s number in the stand up. All Tito does is go for the take down and ride the matches with ground and pound. No submissions, no knock outs. BORING.
Dont get me wrong. tito is a good wrestler. But look at what happened when he fought a guy who has great sprawl. Tito couldnt handle him and Im talking about Liddell who is not even a good boxer to begin with ut is way better at stand up than Tito.
now chuck will win then fight against the winner of rashand v. tito
actually chuck will be fighting silva in dec
anyways what’s up no heavy weight fights on the card at all???
Looks like a not so attractive UFN.
Edgar vs Fischer is IMO the best fight on the card.
Why do they have 3 170lb fighters with TBA opponents. Can’t they match up two of them and then only have 1 TBA.
What are they gonna do about the MAIN EVENT, Tito vs Evans II is lame, it will probably end in a draw.
UFC needs to sign some awesome debuts for this card. Or find a way to get some match ups from the top 5. Like 2 vs 3 or 4 vs 5 kinda thing. This card has absolutely zero appeal!!
mayan that sucks for NJ a boring ass event
UFC owes the North East big time. The last 2 events up here, 53 and 55 were HORRIBLE lackluster events without the big star power or eagerly awaited matchups. Just because we are eager for an event doesn’t mean UFC should just throw us a UFN type card and expect us to buy the overpriced tickets.
This is NOT the card you want to be putting on in the Tri-State area especially during a time when UFC is trying to get into New York, and this will basically be a test run being so close.
MMA fans in the North East are once again given the shaft.
Maybe Rampage will be on this card
rampage is injured, wont be fighting til 2008
what about bisping and hamill on this card???
first off tito who???? that guy is full of disappointment. Anyways it would be nice to see stevenson and penn go at it. i think they’re top 2 besides sherk. does anyone know whats goin on about BJ’s arrest for hitting a cop in hawaii???
does anyone know when tickets go on sale?
Tito has been boring the last few times and needs to have a big win or start putting him on the undercard maybe that will get the fire back.
Bj Penn hasnt been that impressive at all of late, he did well against Matt Hughes but it was Matt that made that fight exciting, he should have creamed Jens but it took him 2 rounds.
Bisping vs Hamill would be very exciting and i would love to see that, no matter what anyone thought of the decision that was a great fight and everyone both here and the Uk would love this, this fight would be better than any other fight on this card so far.
All this said the UFC always puts on amazing fights and you never know what is going to happen thats why i and i suspect most others on this blog will still PPV UFC 78 any all others, its in the blood man.
Just wanted to say amazing fight by Forest Griffin, amazing!! i dont think Pride fighters compare to the UFC just look at cro cop and Rua, it just shows the real quality of the fighters in the UFC, I suspect V. SILVA will lose his first fight also unless he fights that boring 11-0 machida or whatever his name is, he shouldnt even be on TV.
yea, if anybody knows when tickets go on sale that would be amazing
UFC 78 :Boring ! i think tickets go on sale on the 29th. which is wierd cuz they dont even have a main event
wanderlei is deffinitly not losing his first fight no way in hell hes a badass and hes gona be one of the top fighters in the UFC i gaurntee you. Tickets do go on sale the 29th but it ur right it still makes no sense not having a main event or anything I really dont get it.
why is there still no main event?
they should make penn and joe daddy fight for the interim lightweight title. that way, if sherk gets booted, then we got a champion, and if hes not, then he has to fight one of them anyway. either way, we still get a lightweight title fight and a main event.
on another note, i agree that the Pride guys have been less than exciting as a whole. besides anderson silva, no one else has really proven themselves. rampage got one good win in the UFC against chuck. he was conservative against eastman and put up a boring fight against hendo that went to a decision. to me, that doesn’t stand out. everyone else hasnt been that great.
and btw, deigo shoulda won the split decision. fitch was mostly defending the entire fight. good fight nonetheless, and i think it was close, but deigo shoulda got the nod.
if sherk is stripped of the bj, does he get to keep the belt?
i feel bad for you guys in the east coast tickets go on sale soon and still no main event yet maybe the hendo vs tito but yet to officially be confirmed
no he would have fight to fight for it ultra most likely joe stevenson though very unlikely could be huerta
i know this isn’t about this event but i just found that cheick kongo will be fighting antonio rodrigo noguiera in dec for a title shot against randy couture next year. comes to me as surprise as i thought frank mir was fighting noguiera but it makes sense to see # 1 contender status
its the 29th and i dont see tickets on sale for it?
[quote comment=”141563″]WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LIGHTWEIGHT IS THE NEW WELTERWEIGHT!! THERE IS PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT BJ CAN FIGHT, HES NOT THAT GOOD AND HE WILL PROBABLY LOOSE TO STEVENSON!![/quote]
Youre kiddin rite. I missed the sarcasm everyonu knows BJ is probably pound 4 pound the best that tuf Stevenson wont stand a chance
WHERE THE HELL ARE THESE TICKETS!!!! NOTHING SHOWS UP ON TICKETMASTER AND I CALLED TICKETMASTER AND THEY DON”T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE SYSTEM FOR NOV 17th…
some of you are saying huerta and stevenson will be the next champs.. are you serious? the only reason huerta wins so much, is because he fights a bunch of out of shape no bodys, for example.. alberto crane, coming off of a TWO YEAR ABSENCE in mma.. and because his cardio is through the roof and he can just outlast them, he is basically a brawler, and i can not wait to see him get knocked out cause dana white is just protecting him so that he draw in the “latino and spanish” crowd because huerta is the poster child for the spanish fight fan community.. BJ penn would destroy him.. bj is one of the best fighters in the world.. and i live in jersey and i will be attending the show, and i personally cant wait to see bj get in there and make his comeback, and my main man tito ortiz will be tearing shit up
[quote comment=”139989″]If Sherk is suspended, there is nobody else in lightweight division to present any compition. I would like to see up move up to welterweight and fight Karo.[/quote]
umm. takanori gomi? nick diaz?
i’m sure i can come up with more
[quote comment=”161587″]i know this isn’t about this event but i just found that cheick kongo will be fighting antonio rodrigo noguiera in dec for a title shot against randy couture next year. comes to me as surprise as i thought frank mir was fighting noguiera but it makes sense to see # 1 contender status[/quote]
i have a feeling that noguiera will be the new heavyweight champion.
[quote comment=”162014″]some of you are saying huerta and stevenson will be the next champs.. are you serious? the only reason huerta wins so much, is because he fights a bunch of out of shape no bodys, for example.. alberto crane, coming off of a TWO YEAR ABSENCE in mma.. and because his cardio is through the roof and he can just outlast them, he is basically a brawler, and i can not wait to see him get knocked out cause dana white is just protecting him so that he draw in the “latino and spanish” crowd because huerta is the poster child for the spanish fight fan community.. BJ penn would destroy him.. bj is one of the best fighters in the world.. and i live in jersey and i will be attending the show, and i personally cant wait to see bj get in there and make his comeback, and my main man tito ortiz will be tearing shit up[/quote]
Finally someone with some sense talks about Huerta. I’m not sayin I agree with all the hispanic stuff, but it does kinda make sense. Huerta has fought 5 cans and won 5 times in the UFC. I’d like to see him rematch Wiman. Wiman got robbed when they fought before and he’s on his A game right now.
The fight card looks like a Ultimate Fight Night card. I don’t its worth paying $40 to see these fights.
Dana, you finally bring the fight to NY and you give us the worst fight card of the year. Cant you put in more than 1 Pride fighter? Tito is a humper, the closest he can get to a knockout is getting punched or standing next to Pamela Anderson. He has more decision fights than anyone in the card. I am waiting for him to admit his gameplan is to hug the guy until they submit.
Hello out there!! Put in some good fighters. Parisyan is fun to watch, but that is the only guy i am excited about.
I still have to watch the fight, but wtf man, stop messing with the fans.
UFC better hurry up and make this card final. MAIN EVENT and all. Fighters will want as much time as they need to Prepare. As of right now there are only 6 fights booked still need 3 more. I hope they are all big fights cause this card blows so far
[quote comment=”119172″]maybe edgar will fight lauzon, are u sure they are fighting different people.[/quote]
Wrong Match
[quote comment=”141563″]WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LIGHTWEIGHT IS THE NEW WELTERWEIGHT!! THERE IS PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT BJ CAN FIGHT, HES NOT THAT GOOD AND HE WILL PROBABLY LOOSE TO STEVENSON!![/quote]
You’re crazy………BJ would kill Stevenson
[quote comment=”142006″]GUIDA or HUERTA shoud be Edgar’s opponent on this card![/quote]
Should be Huerta cuz Guida lost to Griffin recently
[quote comment=”146172″]Im sorry but Bj Penn is no main event at a pay per view.They need to get some big name in there if they want people to spend 100$ a ticket for upper deck[/quote]
You don’t know what you’re talking about. BJ was the main event 3 times in recent history………….vs Pulver , Hughes , GSP etc Big names like who? They only fight every 3-4
months on average and theres a pay per view every month which is a ripoff cuz the cards are not as exciting as they could be.
[quote comment=”146848″]That whole event looks like a bore !!! Now an event like that should be FREE ON SPIKE! i aint payin for that crap[/quote]
I agree….
[quote comment=”146836″]wallace is right bj penn is good, but i would say co main event yes but main event no. bj penn vs big daddy will not be banging doors down. now maybe bj penn vs big daddy and ortiz vs evans 2. plus throw in a arlovski vs big nog or heath herring look at oct the card was alright then they throw in a tim slyvia vs brandon vera and boom you have a one two punch main co event the one in london had 3, vegas had two, anaheim has 3 being lidell vs jardine, shogun vs griffin, and finch vs sanchez[/quote]
You’re right in some aspect that because theres a pay per view every month (40$) the cards are weak. They could do a whole lot better.
[quote comment=”154195″]actually chuck will be fighting silva in dec
anyways what’s up no heavy weight fights on the card at all???[/quote]
Wrong………..it’ll probably be Jardine cuz Chuck lost. Silva vs Chuck was suppose to be the superfight of UFC vs PRIDE but both lost their respective belts. I still want to see them fight though.
If you watch all of Tito’s fights you will see he is not really trying he feels he is not getting paid (boxers making millions per fight for doing something not dangerous) and ufc fighters geting paid 100,000 - 200,000 rer fight in a dangerous (get arm broke leg ankel etc a lot more dangerous than boxing) and ufc draes just as much $$$ as boxing but doesnt pay. so if you really watch all his fights you will see he is taking the easy money minimizing damage he takes in a fight and just getting paid. makes sure he doesnt get hurt and goes home. that is it. in his mind he wont beat down people and win the belt and not get paid. prob not him but Jenna telling him to do that all the problems with him changing came after her
[quote comment=”158717″]Tito has been boring the last few times and needs to have a big win or start putting him on the undercard maybe that will get the fire back.
Bj Penn hasnt been that impressive at all of late, he did well against Matt Hughes but it was Matt that made that fight exciting, he should have creamed Jens but it took him 2 rounds.
Bisping vs Hamill would be very exciting and i would love to see that, no matter what anyone thought of the decision that was a great fight and everyone both here and the Uk would love this, this fight would be better than any other fight on this card so far.
All this said the UFC always puts on amazing fights and you never know what is going to happen thats why i and i suspect most others on this blog will still PPV UFC 78 any all others, its in the blood man.
Just wanted to say amazing fight by Forest Griffin, amazing!! i dont think Pride fighters compare to the UFC just look at cro cop and Rua, it just shows the real quality of the fighters in the UFC, I suspect V. SILVA will lose his first fight also unless he fights that boring 11-0 machida or whatever his name is, he shouldnt even be on TV.[/quote]
First…………Your 185lbs champ is Silva from Pride! Your 205lbs champ is Rampage from Pride. Rua had a bad nite but not to take away anything away from Forrest but Rua gased out after the 1st round. Wanderlei Silva will be interesting to watch. Cro Cop has been disappointing but Nogueira will blow through the Heavy Weight division and If you know anything about MMA Fedor from Pride………….would be #1.
And Lyoto Machida for your information…….beat Rich Franklin , Stephan Bonner, and BJ Penn. He is a little boring to watch.
[quote comment=”159924″]they should make penn and joe daddy fight for the interim lightweight title. that way, if sherk gets booted, then we got a champion, and if hes not, then he has to fight one of them anyway. either way, we still get a lightweight title fight and a main event.
on another note, i agree that the Pride guys have been less than exciting as a whole. besides anderson silva, no one else has really proven themselves. rampage got one good win in the UFC against chuck. he was conservative against eastman and put up a boring fight against hendo that went to a decision. to me, that doesn’t stand out. everyone else hasnt been that great.
and btw, deigo shoulda won the split decision. fitch was mostly defending the entire fight. good fight nonetheless, and i think it was close, but deigo shoulda got the nod.[/quote]
Wait for Nogueira and Wanderlei………
[quote comment=”161587″]i know this isn’t about this event but i just found that cheick kongo will be fighting antonio rodrigo noguiera in dec for a title shot against randy couture next year. comes to me as surprise as i thought frank mir was fighting noguiera but it makes sense to see # 1 contender status[/quote]
Kongo sucks….It should be Nogueira vs Vera for the title shot vs Randy, assuming Vera beats Tim of course which he will.
Chuck should retire as he cannot beat jardine, alexander hits about five times harder than chuck and it took him about 13 real hard punches to plant jardine. so chuck will never beat him, as chuk has nothing except a kind of hard punch that wont work on jardine, henderson, shogun, wanderlei, or rampage, and it is now known that chuck cannot take a punch so i will go as far as saying he cannot beat alexander but i dont know for sure alexander can take a punch
feel for you guys, 40 bucks no title lame fights. they need like 2 very good ones, the only thing is everyone has fought or is injured. they need to tito vs hendo fight
add rashad evans vs ?? a good opponent hello alexander or ricardo arona if they sign him asap or even lambert
add a heavy weight fight hello arlovski or a marquee name vs frank mir or gonzaga if he ever finds all the pieces of his nose.
it just seems to me that las vegas gets all the ti