I can’t view the video. What language is he speaking?

[quote comment="170641"]I can’t view the video. What language is he speaking?[/quote]
There is music playing. You can’t hear him talk, but i assume he is spreaking japanesse?, but it is english subtitle.

cant wait to see Macdonald/Okami. Should be on the main card, not pre ppv’s. I would much rather see that then “steroid Stephan Bonner’.
Hopefully they get to air it>

i cant believe im gonna watch a franklin rematch with this guy!! …you all know im starting this blog with okami franklin 2… coming up next ….the middle division needs more competition for franklin and anderson..they cant keep fighting each other for the next 5 years… who is gonna be coaching the tuf 7 season???

[quote comment="170673"]i cant believe im gonna watch a franklin rematch with this guy!! …you all know im starting this blog with okami franklin 2… coming up next ….the middle division needs more competition for franklin and anderson..they cant keep fighting each other for the next 5 years… who is gonna be coaching the tuf 7 season???[/quote]

You don’t want to see the rematch? I do, Franklin was not the same in their last fight, probably because of his hand and he probably didn’t prepare, who knows. I hope to see Franklin at 100 percent this time. Silva is the better fighter, but I hope this one will last longer and be more exciting than the last one, cuz Franklin is not going down so easy.

[quote comment="170682"][quote comment="170673"]i cant believe im gonna watch a franklin rematch with this guy!! …you all know im starting this blog with okami franklin 2… coming up next ….the middle division needs more competition for franklin and anderson..they cant keep fighting each other for the next 5 years… who is gonna be coaching the tuf 7 season???[/quote]

You don’t want to see the rematch? I do, Franklin was not the same in their last fight, probably because of his hand and he probably didn’t prepare, who knows. I hope to see Franklin at 100 percent this time. Silva is the better fighter, but I hope this one will last longer and be more exciting than the last one, cuz Franklin is not going down so easy.[/quote]
siva is pound 4 pound the best mmartist in the world.look what he did 2 marquadt who is pound 4 pound top 5 grappler/submissionist in the world.silva 1st round again.

They probably will fight agian. I don’t think Franklin can take Anderson and he wont want to quit fighting. So a rematch with Okami is most suitable for Rich.

As to the MW division needing more competition in it(more depth)
I agree. I was hoping for Hendo to drop down, aswell as Bisping.

I hope to god somehow this fight gets televised.

[quote comment="170696"]They probably will fight agian. I don’t think Franklin can take Anderson and he wont want to quit fighting. So a rematch with Okami is most suitable for Rich.

As to the MW division needing more competition in it(more depth)
I agree. I was hoping for Hendo to drop down, aswell as Bisping.[/quote]
dont forget franklins not out of his depth at lhw.hes one of the biggest mw in the world.he dwarfed nate quarry it was like fighting a welterweight.

[quote comment="170700"][quote comment="170696"]They probably will fight agian. I don’t think Franklin can take Anderson and he wont want to quit fighting. So a rematch with Okami is most suitable for Rich.

As to the MW division needing more competition in it(more depth)
I agree. I was hoping for Hendo to drop down, aswell as Bisping.[/quote]
dont forget franklins not out of his depth at lhw.hes one of the biggest mw in the world.he dwarfed nate quarry it was like fighting a welterweight.[/quote]

Im not sure if he could handle the LHW division agian?
Dont get me wrong Franklin’s a “good” LHW..But he is a “GREAT” MW..(in my opinion). the only thing is he is #2 right now and i dont think he will ever be #1 as long as Silva’s around. I also dont see old Richy quiting after another loss to Anderson either..so i would think he would fight Okami agian? i wouldn’t think if Rich looses to Andy that he would want to move back up to a VERY staked divison?

Hey im not completly counting out Rich against Silva. He does have a chance(anything can happen) thats the business!
But I WOULD completly count him out agianst RAMPAGE..
…it would make no sense for him to move back up to LHW….
…..not while PAGE is champ…

man watching that video I cant believe how lucky Rich was to not get his arm broken. That thing was cranked. A tiny bit more and Rich would have been done. Crazy close.

[quote comment="170722"][quote comment="170700"][quote comment="170696"]They probably will fight agian. I don’t think Franklin can take Anderson and he wont want to quit fighting. So a rematch with Okami is most suitable for Rich.

As to the MW division needing more competition in it(more depth)
I agree. I was hoping for Hendo to drop down, aswell as Bisping.[/quote]
dont forget franklins not out of his depth at lhw.hes one of the biggest mw in the world.he dwarfed nate quarry it was like fighting a welterweight.[/quote]

Im not sure if he could handle the LHW division agian?
Dont get me wrong Franklin’s a “good” LHW..But he is a “GREAT” MW..(in my opinion). the only thing is he is #2 right now and i dont think he will ever be #1 as long as Silva’s around. I also dont see old Richy quiting after another loss to Anderson either..so i would think he would fight Okami agian? i wouldn’t think if Rich looses to Andy that he would want to move back up to a VERY staked divison?

Hey im not completly counting out Rich against Silva. He does have a chance(anything can happen) thats the business!
But I WOULD completly count him out agianst RAMPAGE..
…it would make no sense for him to move back up to LHW….
…..not while PAGE is champ…[/quote]
maybe ur right but like you i think silvas got his number and does franklin want to be known as the no 2.i wouldnt.i just cant see what else he can do.i suppose he could take matches like bisping/evans or he could even be a warm up fight for henderson.but if henderson drops down i think he goes straight into a title shot.i

i am a rich fan ..go rich go ..but im more interested in the anderson okami rematch.. hopefully anderson and okami both lose this way they get to fight each other.. they should have bad blood between each other… but then we are back to the regular boring weight class if this happens… its just gonna fall back on a rubber match between anderson and franklin again.. ruber match does sound exiting and buy that time they should have tuf 7 done…

Don’t waste your time worrying about a rubber match. Silva will be 2-0 against Rich.

[quote post="3543"]Don’t waste your time worrying about a rubber match. Silva will be 2-0 against Rich. [/quote]
ya i know…but i can still dream…. i just dont wana see the belt with silva….

Anderson Silva and Okami will figh again, pretty soon too. Anderson will defend his belt against #1 contender Okami.

I think Anderson has Rich’s # in a big way, and after Anderson dominates Rich in a big bloody way we won’t see Rich again for about a year. New 185 challenger’s will show up! It always happens… a division looks week and 6 months later it is stacked.

And I suppose everyone though Couture had Liddell’s number after beating him in their first fight?

[quote comment="170749"]Anderson Silva and Okami will figh again, pretty soon too. Anderson will defend his belt against #1 contender Okami.[/quote]

Do you think if(when), Okami beats Mac he will be #1 contender?..maybe…(i would like to see it)

I was thinking if(when) Silva beats Franklin, he would be doing TUF Middleweight show with Hendo? Then they would have a unification bout between Hendo/Andy..(thats what i would like)..But then agian? Hendo wants to fight at 205.
…Who know’s??….

I want to see more from Okami against McDonald. With Okami’s strength advantage over most Middleweights I want to see Okami start really Mauling his opponents. He has been impressive, but I believe he can do better, and I hope to see him take the “next step” against Mcdonald and become a true “animal” in the UFC’s middleweight division.

I expect the Franklin vs. Silva fight to be longer then in their first fight, but not much longer. I wont be surprised if Silva ends the fight in the first round. In today’s mma, anyone can win on any given night. But I dont see any facets of the game that Franklin can out mnatch Silva in.

Stand up: No one wants to stand n trade with Silva. Franklin is no slouch, but Silva is on a whole other level. If Rich stands too long with Anderson, eventually Silva’s precision striking will land on the button, dazing Franklin, so that he wont be able to defend the barrage of punches, kicks, and knees that Silva will unleash, resulting in another Brutal KO.

Clinch: Franklin thought that he would dominate the clinch in the 1st fight, but Silva’s Tai clinch was just too much for rich. Silva abused rich’s ribs and body with devastating knees out of the Tai clinch. I know Rich is supperior in strength, but I do not think that he will be able to bully Silva against the cage, with over and under hooks, while staying away from Silva’s nasty knees.

GroundGame: Rich is the much stronger fighter, and has a very skilled ground n pound game. I believe Rich can take Anderson down rather easy, but Silva has proven to be able to stand up after being taken to the ground, and his Ju Jitsu is good enough to hang with anyone in the UFC’s middlewight division.
Silva’s freakishly long limbs make ground n pounding him pretty dificult. If Silva wraps the long legs around an opponent and catches him in a body triangle, he dominates the round while either looking for submissions or striking a almost helpless opponent.

I just don’t see any faze of the game that Rich can take advantage of Silva in. It’s mma, of course Rich can win the fight. However, its highly unlikely in my opinion. I don’t even believe that Rich can last 15 minute with Silva!!

[quote post="3543"]marquadt who is pound 4 pound top 5 grappler/submissionist in the world.silva 1st round again. [/quote]

top 5 in the world? lets be serious, hes good but nowhere near top 5. Watch the marquardt lister grappling match. He was owned by lister. not the fight,, abu dhabi.

[quote post="3543"]Don’t waste your time worrying about a rubber match. Silva will be 2-0 against Rich.[/quote]

agreed!

I am in the minority in this one, but I think Rich will win his fight against Silva. He will come in as close to a hundred percent as possible and he will regain his belt. He will use his strength and durablity in this fight.

I don’t think Silva will hold onto the belt for long. Let’s say he get past Franklin; then he will lose the belt to Okami because Okami has the perfect style to beat Silva. Okami is the second strongest Middleweight strength wise in the world behind Franklin. I think Okami will ground and pound Silva for the title, if Silva gets past Franklin.

no doubt silva is the favorite coming into this fight..but i wouldnt count rich out. seems to me that silva doesnt have the best takedown defense around bein that lutter and marquart both had silva on his back at one point in time if i remember correctly.. if rich put a good game plan together like avoiding an ealrly clinch and finding a way to get silva on his back..maybe setting up a shoot wit a counter i dunno i think rich can pull it off.isnt rich the better ground and pounder and he also has submissions armed barred jorge rivera.. input anyone?? anyway if i had to bet my house id put it on silva

Very good assessment John. I agree. The only aspect of mma that Rich may have an edge in is wrestling. That would be close.

[quote comment="170696"]They probably will fight agian. I don’t think Franklin can take Anderson and he wont want to quit fighting. So a rematch with Okami is most suitable for Rich.

As to the MW division needing more competition in it(more depth)
I agree. I was hoping for Hendo to drop down, aswell as Bisping.[/quote]

This plus Denis Kang, Paulo Filho, Ninja Rua and even Lindland. I think every division needs to have a disputable top ten. The middleweight has a top 5 and then a “who gives a sh*t” for the rest.

[quote comment="170749"]Anderson Silva and Okami will figh again, pretty soon too. Anderson will defend his belt against #1 contender Okami.[/quote]

Franklin is taking his belt back.

[quote post="3543"]This plus Denis Kang, Paulo Filho, Ninja Rua and even Lindland. I think every division needs to have a disputable top ten. The middleweight has a top 5 and then a “who gives a sh*t” for the rest. [/quote]

Ninja Rua blows.

[quote comment="170952"][quote post="3543"]This plus Denis Kang, Paulo Filho, Ninja Rua and even Lindland. I think every division needs to have a disputable top ten. The middleweight has a top 5 and then a “who gives a sh*t” for the rest. [/quote]

Ninja Rua blows.[/quote]

It’s all about Denis Kang people. He would add immediate depth to the division.

Ninja is a B fighter in my eyes but he would make some interesting match-ups.

Lindland is good enough to beat anyone on any given saturday but overall wouldnt fare well against, Franklin, Okami, Silva, Marquardt. He’d make a great gate keeper though.

Ninja Rua was actually doing pretty good against Lawler. Those were some nice leg kicks and if he works on his cardio or paces himself better he can do great against top competition. BTW, how the hell do you go from main event to the undercard? It’s not like he got smashed or anything. Also, I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY think Yushin Okami can maul Anderson Silva.

jason macdonald will upset okami. war jason ‘the athlete’ macdonald.
canada’s got your back

henderson and lindland are the top 2 mw’s without a question

Franklin could stay the same weight, he could go up a class.

Either way I see him getting whoooped by some dude named Silva.

I see there is one other guy here who think Jason will take this fight…. Jason Macdonald will win this fight…

Rd 1, Clinch against the fence Okami gets takedown, but Jmac ends up on top. Controls the position and gnp for a bit… Okami’s tough and starts to get up, as the transition happens Jmac sinks in a guilotine choke ala mike swick’ swickotine, and okami taps.

I’m putting down now so when it happens I can refer all you Okami lover’s here.

I’d like to see Okami get a shot at Silva. The first one wasn’t satisfactory by the sounds of it. I haven’t seen the upkick that ko’ed Yushin….Yushin could definitely put Silva on his back. He gets everyone with that leg sweep.

[/quote] I hope to see Franklin at 100 percent this time. Silva is the better fighter, but I hope this one will last longer and be more exciting than the last one, cuz Franklin is not going down so easy.[/quote]

You don’t think the Silva Franklin fight was exciting? Are you crazy? That was very exciting

that response was supposed to be in quotations

Too bad Cung Le Can’t come in and throw some more power into that weight division. It would be interesting if Le could win his first fight or two in the UFC…You think?

[quote comment="171321"]Too bad Cung Le Can’t come in and throw some more power into that weight division. It would be interesting if Le could win his first fight or two in the UFC…You think?[/quote]

Cung would beat most people who decide to stand & bang with him. The problem is, what happens when he fights with a strong wrestler or BJJ guy? I’m inclined to believe his San Shou would counter alot of what a wrestler or BJJ fighter bring to the table but I’ve never seen it matched up against either style so it’s an unanswered question at this point. Atleast for me anyway.

i hope okami is more agressive this fight. against franklin i was disappointed.

as for silva vs franklin 2, i’d be stoked to see either of them win. it would cool to see franklin pull off the win though, he’s the underdog in this fight and alot of people are counting him out. silva is just such a deadly badass though.

[quote post="3543"]Cung would beat most people who decide to stand & bang with him. The problem is, what happens when he fights with a strong wrestler or BJJ guy? I’m inclined to believe his San Shou would counter alot of what a wrestler or BJJ fighter bring to the table but I’ve never seen it matched up against either style so it’s an unanswered question at this point. Atleast for me anyway.[/quote]

Cung could avoid most takedowns with his San Shou, his standup is wicked and no one should think about trading with him, the only way he’s going to be taken down is if he goes overboard trying axe kicks and high risk stuff that someone could duck under. The big question is that at this point in his career, will he be able to master enough ground game to compete on a truly high level. I would like to see the Shamrock/Le fight they’ve talked about.

I think Franklin is gonna come in more prepared…shit! He has too!! As dominant as Silva has been as of late, I know he must still respect Franklin’s game. Unfortunately, I don’t know if Franklin will take it back (the title).

Mcdonald is impressive but I can’t stand any fighter who talks about himself in third person. Okami will over power him and possibly get the decision, but I would like to see Okami win by stoppage or GNP.

Almost a year ago, I bet very few knew who Anderson Silva was. I remember people saying oh yeah, thats the dude who knocked out Chris Leben. He’s not gonna be able to do that to Franklin. Franklin doesnt carry his hands like Leben. We all know what happened from there. I dont care who wins. They are both great fighters. What I do hope happens is Hendo dropping down. I think that he would unify the titles and clean house in that division. I do think that Anderson and Rich would give him some scary moments though. And if Silva beats Rich again, I would like to see him smack up matt hughes.

I dont think that Serra is gonna win but by the way he looked last time out. Anyone would be stupid to count him out.

[quote comment="170765"][quote comment="170749"]Anderson Silva and Okami will figh again, pretty soon too. Anderson will defend his belt against #1 contender Okami.[/quote]

VM, do you think if(when), Okami beats Mac he will be #1 contender?..maybe…(i would like to see it)

I was thinking if(when) Silva beats Franklin, he would be doing TUF Middleweight show with Hendo? Then they would have a unification bout between Hendo/Andy..(thats what i would like)..But then agian? Hendo wants to fight at 205.
…Who know’s??….

[quote comment="170696"]They probably will fight agian. I don’t think Franklin can take Anderson and he wont want to quit fighting. So a rematch with Okami is most suitable for Rich.

As to the MW division needing more competition in it(more depth)
I agree. I was hoping for Hendo to drop down, aswell as Bisping.[/quote]

Dana white was talking like Franklins done if he dont silva.

[quote comment="171811"]I dont think that Serra is gonna win but by the way he looked last time out. Anyone would be stupid to count him out.[/quote]

I think Hughes is dumb enough to underestimate Seera, i think Serra wins by ko

I’m going for macdonald against okami but neither of them could beat rich franklin
I think one should have to beat franklin to get a title shot
it only makes sense

[quote post="3543"]Lindland is good enough to beat anyone on any given saturday but overall wouldnt fare well against, Franklin, Okami, Silva, Marquardt. He’d make a great gate keeper though. [/quote]

Matt Linland is consistantly ranked in the Top 3 MiddleWeights in the world. Not many people want to fight this guy. He is a tough matchup for just about any fighter. I think that Anderson would beat Linland, but I also think that Lindland would give Anderson his toughest title defense to date, and actually Linland could pull of that win – remember anything can happen in MMA, and Linland has experience! Franklin vs Lindland would be an exremely interesting fight that I would love to see. And honestly I think the betting lines would be pretty close to even money (or Franklin slightly favored), especially if Franklin loses to Silva again. I think that Matt The Law Lindland would OWN Okami and Marquardt and the rest of the fighters in the UFC MW division that weren’t already listed. Remember, he had to move up 2 weightclasses, because he couldnt find an opponent, to fought Fedor. Can you imagine another MW, like Jason MacDonald move up to HW to fight Fedor – LOLOLOL!

[quote post="3543"]VM, do you think if(when), Okami beats Mac he will be #1 contender?..maybe…(i would like to see it)
I was thinking if(when) Silva beats Franklin, he would be doing TUF Middleweight show with Hendo? Then they would have a unification bout between Hendo/Andy..(thats what i would like)..But then agian? Hendo wants to fight at 205.
…Who know’s??….[/quote]

Yes I do Stagger-Lee. I think that if Okami wins, he will be the #1 contender, provided that Hendo does not drop down to MW, but he has made it quite clear that he plans at staying at LHW, so Yes, with an Okami win, I see him being #1 contender – ESPECIALLY if Silva beats Franklin. On the otherhand, if Franklin wins, would they have the winner of Okami/MacDonald be the #1 contender to fight Rich, when Rich already beat both of them this year?

As far as TUF, I don’t think that they would have ANderson SIlva be a coach – he doesn’t speak English! It would be like having Matt Hamill as a coach on TUF, it would be fantastic, but it just wouldn’t work. I would absolutely LOVE to see Hendo as a coach. I think that the ONLY way that we would see Hendo as a coach would be if Franklin loses to Silva and Hendo agrees to a fight with Rich Franklin in a catch weight match at like 200 lbs or so after the TUF 7 season. This is because Dan doesn’t like cutting weight anymore at his age.

There realy are two fighters in the MW division that I’d like to see Hendo fight:

Anderson Silva, while he’s champ
Rich Franklin, whether or not he’s champ

But the main question here, is would Dan be willing to drop to 185 at this point in this career?

[quote comment="171915"][quote post="3543"]VM, do you think if(when), Okami beats Mac he will be #1 contender?..maybe…(i would like to see it)
I was thinking if(when) Silva beats Franklin, he would be doing TUF Middleweight show with Hendo? Then they would have a unification bout between Hendo/Andy..(thats what i would like)..But then agian? Hendo wants to fight at 205.
…Who know’s??….[/quote]

Yes I do Stagger-Lee. I think that if Okami wins, he will be the #1 contender, provided that Hendo does not drop down to MW, but he has made it quite clear that he plans at staying at LHW, so Yes, with an Okami win, I see him being #1 contender – ESPECIALLY if Silva beats Franklin. On the otherhand, if Franklin wins, would they have the winner of Okami/MacDonald be the #1 contender to fight Rich, when Rich already beat both of them this year?

As far as TUF, I don’t think that they would have ANderson SIlva be a coach – he doesn’t speak English! It would be like having Matt Hamill as a coach on TUF, it would be fantastic, but it just wouldn’t work. I would absolutely LOVE to see Hendo as a coach. I think that the ONLY way that we would see Hendo as a coach would be if Franklin loses to Silva and Hendo agrees to a fight with Rich Franklin in a catch weight match at like 200 lbs or so after the TUF 7 season. This is because Dan doesn’t like cutting weight anymore at his age.

There realy are two fighters in the MW division that I’d like to see Hendo fight:

Anderson Silva, while he’s champ
Rich Franklin, whether or not he’s champ

But the main question here, is would Dan be willing to drop to 185 at this point in this career?[/quote]
ive got a feeling we are gonna see tito/henderson superbowl weekend or newcastle thats why tito didnt take the evans rematch.

[quote post="3543"]Yes I do Stagger-Lee. I think that if Okami wins, he will be the #1 contender, provided that Hendo does not drop down to MW, but he has made it quite clear that he plans at staying at LHW, so Yes, with an Okami win, I see him being #1 contender[/quote]
I agree Okami would be #1(if Dan truly wanted to stay 205)
I think Hendo has to drop down. Dont get me wrong I like Hendo, but I dont think he can hang in LHW.

[quote post="3543"]As far as TUF, I don’t think that they would have ANderson SIlva be a coach – he doesn’t speak English! [/quote]

I would still watch.(but thats me)
It’s probably not good for appeal(ratings) with all the subtitles and translaters. so yeah’ they probably wouldn’t do that.

[quote post="3543"]I would absolutely LOVE to see Hendo as a coach. I think that the ONLY way that we would see Hendo as a coach would be if Franklin loses to Silva and Hendo agrees to a fight with Rich Franklin in a catch weight match at like 200 lbs or so after the TUF 7 season. This is because Dan doesn’t like cutting weight anymore at his age.[/quote]
[quote post="3543"]But the main question here, is would Dan be willing to drop to 185 at this point in this career?[/quote]

First thing” Hendo doesn’t have to cut alot to make 185.
back to TUF’ I was wondering what they would do for the show and that ‘catch weight’ idea of yours is great. I hope they do that for coaches.(good idea)

[quote post="3543"] would still watch.(but thats me)[/quote]

I’d watch a season of TUF if the coaches were Eddie Sanchez and Kerry Schall!

[quote post="3543"]back to TUF’ I was wondering what they would do for the show and that “catch weight’ idea of yours is great. I hope they do that for coaches.(good idea) [/quote]

Thanks. The coaches don’t HAVE to be the same wieght. As a matter of fact, they can have coaches that are either #1 contenders, or in the top 3 of a division. Then at the PPV following that season of TUF, they can have the two coaches fight, but not each other. They could have the #1 contenderfight for the belt at his weight class as the main event. THen the other coach, would be fighting in a number #1 contender bout as the co-main event. Makes sense to me if they didn’t want to do a catch weight fight.

How about- Hendo/Rampage as coaches on Team 1- Forrest/Silva (w/translator) on Team 2? This way Silva as coach wouldn’t be boring?

And we get 2 Championship Fights outta it.

Hendo can make 185 Lbs, it’s always a tough cut though and can see why he wouldn’t want to, but if the price is right and he’s on TUF, for a title shot, I’d bet he’d do it.

Hendo wanted to get 2 belts and be the 1st ever to do that in Pride, mission accomplished.

[quote post="3543"]henderson and lindland are the top 2 mw’s without a question [/quote]

finally some sanity.

all this talk of marquardts and okamis, BAH

linland would lay down the law, hes CRAZY!

he got robbed when he fought the best lhw in the world QRJ.
then he moved up in weight, and fought fedor, was about to take him down but got swept and armbarred because fedor held the ropes.

LAW