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Comment by COR
2007-11-14 17:01:26

hmm this is the same video played on countdown to 78. sweet that its on espn. did anyone else that watched countdown to 78 hate the voiceover guy. i think they got the guy that does it for all the movies and that geico commercial. id rather have them brink rachel back with less clothes.

 
Comment by JonnyBoy
2007-11-14 17:03:51

Great clip, Houston is growing in my book.

Houston win by KO!

 
Comment by Andrew
2007-11-14 17:12:21

He’s got a good attitude.

 
Comment by rubberDUCKman
2007-11-14 17:14:27

[quote comment="210336"]hmm this is the same video played on countdown to 78. sweet that its on espn. did anyone else that watched countdown to 78 hate the voiceover guy. i think they got the guy that does it for all the movies and that geico commercial. id rather have them brink rachel back with less clothes.[/quote]

Didn’t catch the entire countdown, but yes the voice was VERY annoying lol

Houstons the man!! 1st round ko

 
Comment by TRavis
2007-11-14 17:30:48

If/when Houston ko’s Thiago I want Houston vs Rampage.

 
Comment by Sour Diesel
2007-11-14 17:32:36

Houston Is The Truth. Cant Wait To See Him Drop Bombs On Thiago Silva.

 
Comment by dia Mette
2007-11-14 17:34:14

out of all the unknowns with the upcoming UFC 78, the one thing you can count on is this fight not making it out of the first round

 
Comment by j lofty
2007-11-14 17:34:17

rampage your time is comeing…

 
Comment by J.Cameron
2007-11-14 17:34:19

Silva has no chance, he’s in trouble for sure…

 
Comment by Sour Diesel
2007-11-14 17:41:05

Now That I Think Of It Havent They Posted This Video Already.
Ive Seen This Vid Before.

 
Comment by KO KING
2007-11-14 17:49:59

[quote comment="210366"]If/when Houston ko’s Thiago I want Houston vs Rampage.[/quote]
I don’t think I could pick a winner for that fight… I like both of these fighters to much.

 
Comment by Joe
2007-11-14 17:52:24

I can’t wait to see Alexander fight some top tier talent after he wins Saturday night!

 
Comment by jsoph
2007-11-14 18:03:49

I think Silva is far more well rounded and experienced fighter His striking and stance is a lot more advanced, this for sure will be Houston’s biggest test at the same time silvas, i have to say Silva by ko

 
Comment by ShatteredDreams
2007-11-14 18:15:06

Rampage after this fight seems a liiittle soon.
Especially given the level of competition in the division at the moment.
Heck, besides Rampage we have Shogun, Wanderlei, Chuck, Hendo, Tito, Forrest, Jardine, Machida, Rashad and Bisping who are, as far as I’m concerned, ranked above him.

 
Comment by DeathbyHighKick
2007-11-14 18:15:21

I LOVE THIS GUY!!!!

 
Comment by ABM!2!
2007-11-14 18:20:05

[quote comment="210374"]Silva has no chance, he’s in trouble for sure…[/quote]

I wouldn’t go that far. Just because Houston is more popular and well-known doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll just run through an 11-0 fighter with a great camp.

 
Comment by jimmy_dean
2007-11-14 18:21:02

This guy is my favorite fighter in the 205 lb division. Him and Wandy but we will see what wandy does in December, can’t wait. Maybe if houston totally destroys Thiago(he will) then this might put him in the top 5(it should).

 
Comment by mattchupichu
2007-11-14 18:33:06

I finally saw a Thiago Silva fight the other day on the net and I have to say I was not impressed. His strikes seem to lack power and he got tired. Yeah, he comes from a great camp and he’s undefeated but I don’t see him making it out of the first round with Houston. even if there is an upset, Houston has the attitude towards his fights that make him popular. The opposite of Tim Scardy cat sylvia. He will continue to have good fights reguardless of how this fight goes.

 
Comment by IceMuncher
2007-11-14 18:38:34

[quote comment="210347"][quote comment="210336"]hmm this is the same video played on countdown to 78. sweet that its on espn. did anyone else that watched countdown to 78 hate the voiceover guy. i think they got the guy that does it for all the movies and that geico commercial. id rather have them brink rachel back with less clothes.[/quote]

Didn’t catch the entire countdown, but yes the voice was VERY annoying lol

Houstons the man!! 1st round ko[/quote]

I think the voice is the same guy they hire for the PPV commercials on TV. I didn’t like it. They should get the Victoria’s Secret girl that says the poem-like speech in the new commercial. I could listen to her read Paradise Lost. I kind of like Mike Rowe, the Dirty Jobs guy that narrates TUF. In fact I’d take pretty much anyone except the guy they had do it.

 
Comment by EdenMachine
2007-11-14 18:40:00

You can’t help but love a guy with that kind of an attitude. He feels greatful to have the fans and success that he has right now. If AA or other currently “safe” fighters thought along those lines they’d be getting more fights right now too.

 
Comment by nathan
2007-11-14 18:42:23

get over yourself buddy, you’ll create some excitement all right, the ko of the evening and he’s the one going to be koed, I hope.

 
Comment by ken
2007-11-14 19:14:12

his attitude wins alot of respect. That and how he presents himself before and after a fight, for god sakes he’s a single parent, that’s hard enough already

 
Comment by Lycan
2007-11-14 19:19:35

[quote comment="210366"]If/when Houston ko’s Thiago I want Houston vs Rampage.[/quote]

I want the same thing but it would be a little premature, he’s got to fight a top 10 and a top 5 fighter to earn that shot.

 
Comment by FFL
2007-11-14 19:34:53

[quote post="3901"]I want the same thing but it would be a little premature, he’s got to fight a top 10 and a top 5 fighter to earn that shot. [/quote]
He has fought top 10 in Jardine, who on MMA weekly is ranked at 6 or 7. He is explosive and , but like some of the others I want to see him in the champion rounds before I start touting him as the next big thing.
More importantly, I am amazed at how fast people have jumped on this guys “great attitude” and ‘presents himself after a fight.” Doesn’t ANYONE remember him standing over Jardine’s limp body staring down at him?!? That was so disrepectful of ANY fighter (other than someone like Tito) to do. I like the way he fights, he is an absolute beast, but he definitely has areas in and out of the cage that leave me questioning. Time will prove him as either great, or just a flash in the pan

 
Comment by jsoph
2007-11-14 19:36:08

[quote comment="210433"]I finally saw a Thiago Silva fight the other day on the net and I have to say I was not impressed. His strikes seem to lack power and he got tired. Yeah, he comes from a great camp and he’s undefeated but I don’t see him making it out of the first round with Houston. even if there is an upset, Houston has the attitude towards his fights that make him popular. The opposite of Tim Scardy cat sylvia. He will continue to have good fights reguardless of how this fight goes.[/quote]

In my opinion Houston beating Thiago is an upset, Dont underestimate Silva he is the real deal. we still no nothing about Alexander, and the idea i have of him from his two fights, I’m not impressed, his stance is so amateur looking and he street brawls, there’s a lot of holes to work with there, I think if Silva bangs it out with him, silva will win, he has a good chin and his punches aren’t as tight, Alexander fights like he has no power unless he closes the gap, and still if he clinches with silva, silvas a chute box guy. To win he will have to take the fight to the ground were he risk getting submitted, this for sure is a test for both guys for different reason’s, is Silva strong enough to handle Alexander, And the big Question is Alexander ready for a guy as talented as Thiago!

 
Comment by Emanuel0523
2007-11-14 19:48:47

He already beat someone as good as silva. Keith jardine how can you even question the talent hes faced, Sakara isn’t a pushover by any means. The question is how will he fare as the figth goes past the 1st round

 
Comment by Emanuel0523
2007-11-14 19:51:59

One last note. if he wins, i mean when he wins, he gets Forrest and winner gets rampage. Rampage needs some time to recover from his injury but when he does , theres gonna be fire works. Rampage is the only guy in the lightheavywiehgt division who can match Houston muscle for muscle.

 
Comment by nathan
2007-11-14 20:09:11

does this guy have a plate in his head or something, he looks kind of like a black athletic homer simson.

 
Comment by charles
2007-11-14 20:13:44

Thiago doesn’t stand a chance against Superman!!

 
Comment by COR
2007-11-14 20:16:01

since rampage needs time to heal lets give him till mid summer. that way we could have a jardine forrest rematch in early spring, with the winner fighting rampage in the summer.

that should give forrest’s scar tissue time to heal too.

 
Comment by COR
2007-11-14 20:18:13

by the way i think rampage would pick houston apart from the outside. remember jardine rocked houston.

 
Comment by GoColts
2007-11-14 20:21:08

[quote comment="210473"][quote post="3901"]I want the same thing but it would be a little premature, he’s got to fight a top 10 and a top 5 fighter to earn that shot. [/quote]
He has fought top 10 in Jardine, who on MMA weekly is ranked at 6 or 7. He is explosive and , but like some of the others I want to see him in the champion rounds before I start touting him as the next big thing.
More importantly, I am amazed at how fast people have jumped on this guys “great attitude” and ‘presents himself after a fight.” Doesn’t ANYONE remember him standing over Jardine’s limp body staring down at him?!? That was so disrepectful of ANY fighter (other than someone like Tito) to do. I like the way he fights, he is an absolute beast, but he definitely has areas in and out of the cage that leave me questioning. Time will prove him as either great, or just a flash in the pan[/quote]

I guess you didn’t hear about how Jardine was talkin’ mad shit to Houston prior to the fight. Had it been me, I would’ve stood over Jardine for a moment myself.

 
Comment by COR
2007-11-14 20:42:36

this is off the topic but affliction clothing took the extreme couture line off their website, does anyone have the 411?

 
Comment by IceMuncher
2007-11-14 20:43:44

[quote comment="210497"]since rampage needs time to heal lets give him till mid summer. that way we could have a jardine forrest rematch in early spring, with the winner fighting rampage in the summer.

that should give forrest’s scar tissue time to heal too.[/quote]

Let’s not put the LHW belt on hold for 9 months. Rampage vs Forrest in the early spring, and give Houston someone else to fight for the #1 contender, probably the winner of Liddell vs Silva. Assuming Houston wins in impressive fashion of course.

 
Comment by tony
2007-11-14 21:32:38

bisping v houston

 
Comment by Gord
2007-11-14 21:57:47

[quote post="3901"]I can’t wait to see Alexander fight some top tier talent after he wins Saturday night! [/quote]
You already seen him fight top tier tallent. Jardine is good enough to beat Chuck, so I think it’s fair to say he is top tier tallent.

 
Comment by Gord
2007-11-14 21:59:33

[quote post="3901"]If/when Houston ko’s Thiago I want Houston vs Rampage.
I want the same thing but it would be a little premature, he’s got to fight a top 10 and a top 5 fighter to earn that shot. [/quote]
Jardine.

 
Comment by Berserker
2007-11-14 22:01:59

wouldnt put it past this guy, my hat goes off to him

 
Comment by Gord
2007-11-14 22:06:19

[quote post="3901"]by the way i think rampage would pick houston apart from the outside. remember jardine rocked houston. [/quote]
Bad example of getting rocked ,concidering 2 seconds later Jardine was eating a steady diet of punches and knees. It looked more like he got pissed off, than rocked.

 
Comment by Cory
2007-11-14 22:50:59

Thiago Silva has won his last 6 fights, each by KO or TKO, and 5 of the 6 were in the first round, the other one in the 2nd round. I’m looking forward to seeing Thiago shock the world and KO Houston Alexander. Its the UFC, you’d be fooling yourself if you think that cannot happen. It can happen, and it will happen.

 
Comment by Dominic
2007-11-15 00:15:48

If Thiago comes in with a good gameplan, he wins IMO. But he has a tendency to just go into fights and bang and Chutebox never strategizes for their fighters. If he tries to stand and bang, I don’t think he’ll last long.

However, hopefully Team Link came up with his gameplan. If so I could see him taking Houston down and wearing him out.

 
Comment by Emanuel0523
2007-11-15 00:27:58

thats the problem in thiago last fight he stood toe to toe with thomaz and he got rocked a few times. if does that on the 17th this fight will not last 2 minutes. Houston hits much harder, and theres footage to prove it.

 
Comment by coonjob
2007-11-15 01:58:47

[/quote]
He has fought top 10 in Jardine, who on MMA weekly is ranked at 6 or 7. He is explosive and , but like some of the others I want to see him in the champion rounds before I start touting him as the next big thing.
More importantly, I am amazed at how fast people have jumped on this guys “great attitude” and ‘presents himself after a fight.” Doesn’t ANYONE remember him standing over Jardine’s limp body staring down at him?!? That was so disrepectful of ANY fighter (other than someone like Tito) to do. I like the way he fights, he is an absolute beast, but he definitely has areas in and out of the cage that leave me questioning. Time will prove him as either great, or just a flash in the pan[/quote]

I agree with you in the fact that people wanna see him in the later rounds, but if he ends up ending it in the first round again sooner or later he needs to get more respect. As for him being SO DISRESPECTFUL, he just knocked out KEITH JARDINE in his first fight in the UFC. You know he was brought in to lose to Jardine. Come on man, you want him to hold his hand until he regains consciousness? These are grown men beating each other senseless, if its too much for you to see someone standing over someone he just knocked out you need to go watch some WWE man

 
Comment by CoonJob
2007-11-15 02:07:57

I agree with GoColts from his post. In response to him being SO DISRESPECTFUL, he just knocked out KEITH JARDINE! You know he was brought in to lose that fight. Houston knocks him out in his first fight in the UFC and stands over him and he’s disrespectful…? These are grown men knocking each other senseless and people are worried about him standing over him and yelling, give me a break. If that’s too much for you, you better go watch some WWE or somethin man

 
Comment by CoonJob
2007-11-15 02:09:07

disregard my first comment please….

 
Comment by COR
2007-11-15 02:34:18

“by the way i think rampage would pick houston apart from the outside. remember jardine rocked houston.

Bad example of getting rocked ,concidering 2 seconds later Jardine was eating a steady diet of punches and knees. It looked more like he got pissed off, than rocked.”

yes houston destroyed jardine after getting knocked down, but thats before everyone knew he was a monster in the clinch. i bet jardine would be the one to finish things differently if he had known and respected what houston is all about.

i also think rampage has good enough striking to knock houston out or at least make him keep the distance and pick him apart without letting him get to the clinch.

hopefully we will get to find out in late 08 or early 09

 
Comment by tang na nyo
2007-11-15 04:16:54

enough of houston bandwagon..
he will be exposed by thiago.

 
Comment by halextito
2007-11-15 05:01:01

[quote comment="210493"]does this guy have a plate in his head or something, he looks kind of like a black athletic homer simson.[/quote]

you make my day lol hahahahahahahaha. this is funnies shit ever.

 
Comment by MMA PUNK
2007-11-15 05:38:10

Houston doesn’t just beat his opponents ,He murders them!

 
Comment by linx
2007-11-15 05:39:18

silva by ko, round 2!

 
Comment by mad_drummer
2007-11-15 06:52:07

who hits harder,, rampage or houston alexander? if rampage hits 1800lbs, then houston???

 
Comment by JonnyBoy
2007-11-15 08:04:15

I’d love to see Houston KO Bisping… maybe it’ll never gonna be this fight, still loving the though though :D

 
Comment by kickinthehead
2007-11-15 10:56:24

im hopping for a quick knock out again.. this will make all other fighter think its impossible to go the distance with him.. or at least have this impresion..

 
Comment by Spawn
2007-11-15 13:00:40

[quote comment="210473"][quote post="3901"]I want the same thing but it would be a little premature, he’s got to fight a top 10 and a top 5 fighter to earn that shot. [/quote]
More importantly, I am amazed at how fast people have jumped on this guys “great attitude” and ‘presents himself after a fight.” Doesn’t ANYONE remember him standing over Jardine’s limp body staring down at him?!? That was so disrepectful of ANY fighter (other than someone like Tito) to do.[/quote]dude, what do you want him Houston to do? cry about it?

Houston: “oh crap, i just KO’d the guy, i should give him a hug now and apologize”

c’mon!

he came to FIGHT. Jardine dissed him and he was simply paying the Dean of “MEAN” back. heck, Jardine deserved every bit of it. you can’t come into the Octagon dissing any figher and thinking some fighter’s a push-over, even if he *is* an unknown. now *that’s* disrespect!

 
Comment by KTOWN
2007-11-15 14:10:32

I loved the way he stood over a senseless Jardine demanding respect. Great showmanship. Great Fighter.

 
Comment by ViolentMike
2007-11-15 15:35:44

[quote comment="210493"]does this guy have a plate in his head or something, he looks kind of like a black athletic homer simson.[/quote]

HAHAHAHAHA I was trying to think of who to compare his alien shaped head to. Homer Simpson is PERFECT!

 
Comment by Machine
2007-11-15 18:37:24

I respect Thiago’s fight game but Houston will put him to sleep. Why? Thiago was at one point a Chute Box trained fighter. Chute Box is known for their great clinch work. Therefore, Thiago will welcome the clinch. Some may say that the Clinch would give Thiago the advantage. It’s just the opposite. See, when a fighter closes the distance between himself & his opponent, he is neutralizing their punching power & substantially lowering the possibility of being KO’d. Notice how HA immediately closes the distance at the the 1st opportunity? By doing this he takes himself almost completely out of harms way. Now, how many MMA fighters have you seen with such vicious punching power from the inside the way HA has? If you can name any, you’ll probably count them all on the same hand. My point is that it’s rare in MMA today because fighters are not spot training to purposefully throw KO punches at close range. However, based on his past 2 performances, I’m willing to bet paper that HA is. So with that in mind, HA gains 2 distinct advantages, 1.) he closes the distance & thus creates a somewhat safe-zone for himself & thus minimizes the potential of getting himself KTFO. 2.) because he trains to throw power punches in the clinch & his opponent doesnt, he can confidently drop bombs with reckless abandon & shrug off any of the lighter shots his foe might land.
I will say that he has to watch out for the knees though. Spot training or not, anyones legs carry natural power & a Thai knee is extremely powerful, even moreso than a punch.
Also, be clear that I dont think that HA is unbeatable. I’m just stating my opinion on why i believe he will beat Thiago.

P.S.

Can we all please stop it with the “Anything can happen” talk? If we live & die by that motto then whats the point of being a fan? Why bother blogging or posting in forums? Why even follow the sport at all? With that attitude, you might as well skip the fights & read the results in the paper the day after. Some fighters are better than others but unfortunately the better fighter doesnt always win….we get it. But its no reason to stop rooting for your favorite, trying to change a fellow posters opinion on a fighter & enjoying a good debate.

 
Comment by Ade
2007-11-16 10:24:58

I still want to see him fight Drew McFedries. I know he is not top ten, but he walked straight threw Sakaras’ punches, and Sakara was was bang on target for most of the fight, he just had no effect on McFedries, I couldn’t believe it he was like the terminator. I think it would be a very exciting fight with someone who can bang as well as take a take a punch. It would also test Houstons chin as well.

 
Comment by wheel
2007-11-18 01:22:37

Houstons ground game sucks.He is like a turtle on his back.Nebraska was in the house,but got KTFO.

 
 
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