I’ve said it before, I CAN’T WAIT!!!! Got 3 of the best seats in the house and can’t wait to get wasted and have a GREAT time with a GREAT CARD!!!!

BS

Who the hell is Chris Wilson and why is Fitch fighting a bum?

I wish they would put Kongo in the ring ring with Lesner. I bet he would tear Brock up and retire his ass

[quote comment=”297882″]I wish they would put Kongo in the ring ring with Lesner. I bet he would tear Brock up and retire his as*

Leben’s last fight with Martin was one of the best in 2007. He deserves it.

I don’t know BloodyMess; stylistically for Kongo a fight with Lesnar would give him trouble. I would love to see that fight though.

Going off topic: Why not have Cro Cop fight Sylvia? Wouldn’t this fight make sense? And on the June card have Vera fight Gonzaga. Please let these fights happen in the near future.

you have three rising stars and you wanna show these two bums fight…g-a-y

Red, Why not have Cro-Cop fight Sylvia… because Tim Sylvia is boring and him and Frank Mir are being rumored to be the next coaches for the Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweight Edition. Poor guys on Tim’s team.

Oh yeah, I told you in the post earlier that this fight was confirmed. Leben stated that him and Sakara both agreed and signed the fight contract.

This could be Leben, Sanchez and Koscheck last fight with the UFC. I believe all TUF 1 fighters (minus Bonnar/Griffin) contracts expire in April, that is why we are seeing those 3 on the fight card.

I do not think Leben/Sakara should be on the main card, I think Dustin Hazelett has deserved the chance to finally be televised, but hey.. Im a huge fan of him.

I can’t wait till this..

I cant complain, I like Lieben and Sakara. The reality is every fight on this event could have been aired and no one would have complained…This fight isn’t goin to a decision so it will probably free up air time for another fight.

No matter what we will not get to see the Arlovski fight. If every fight ended in 20 seconds and the UFC had an hour of air time left to fill, Dana still wouldnt let us see Arlovski…Thats how petty he is!

John goods points mate and I agree Dana is a knob and wont let us see Arlovski fight.

Does anyone know why Jon Fitch is fighting a nobody? Is it because he is running out of fighters?

Meaning:

- He trains with Koz so that is a no.
- He can not fight who he has beaten
- Fighters are scared to fight him
- Matt Hughes, Serra and St Peirre have been in their own battle

What is left for a guy that has more than proven hiimself?

One of the best cards EVER! Cro-Cop Sylvia won’t happen because Sylvia and Mir are gonna coach the Ultimate Fighter. And it’s been rumored that Lesner will fight Brandon Vera in the UFC’s latest attempt to prove to Brandon Vera that he is too small to be a Heavyweight. Hope Brandon knocks him out! Assuming Randy Couture doesn’t take the Noguera fight I think the winner of Kongo Herring Should take on Fabricio Werdum for the #1 contender position.

New Interview with Nate Marquardt:

On who he’d like to face next…

“Definitely the winner of that fight [Franklin-Lutter]. I’d like to fight Bisping and Ricardo Almeida. I’m sure the UFC could come up with a good fight that makes sense that’s going to put me into that title contention. That’s where I want to be; getting another title shot.”

On Silva vs. Henderson…

“I think it can go either way. I think if Henderson is in shape and he can last all 5 rounds, I think he can win the fight. He could overpower and dominate Anderson, but at the same time, if he takes any round off, Anderson could finish it at any time.”

Rest of interview…

http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content1877.html

I still can’t believe that Kongo vs Herring fight is on the main card and Arlovski is not. Thats a huge slap in a face to Arlovski and the fans

This is a sad day for me:

Mark Hunt has signed a contract with some pro wrestling company. Its a shame…but the man does deserve to make a decent living!

Damn…I love watching hunt fight!…Never forget the Flying Atomic Butt drop he crushed wanderlei with….That was a classic!

i rather see any of the other matches than this, i hate how leben fights.

Hopefully this fight is quick and brutal and not another Martin vs Eastman.

no Arlovski? Boo on that. Super weak.

[quote comment=”297946″]Hopefully this fight is quick and brutal and not another Martin vs Eastman.[/quote]
How did that fight go? I couldn’t find it.

[quote comment=”297932″]I still can’t believe that Kongo vs Herring fight is on the main card and Arlovski is not. Thats a huge slap in a face to Arlovski and the fans[/quote]

Arlovski slapped the fans in the face in his last few fights with the way he fought. He deserves the punishment.

This is F up, Kos, Arlovski and DS is on the undercard but S#$T house Lieben is on the main card. BS

sanchez! Kosheck! Arlovski! not being televised! WTF…

drew - why is he a can? cuz you have never heard of him? and you only watch UFC and that is where you consider the only good talent? He has fought in major organizations and trains with Team Quest. You should stop typing about mma because you suck at it.

I have heard this site say before that they try to avoid being like the other trash talking mma sites but this site allows more fighter bashing than any other site i have ever seen.

I really miss Arlovski, man. Sadly, I dont think he will be back in the UFC after this fight.

the main card is huge but the undercard is also huge. 3 big names in kos, diego, and AA….cummo/luigi would be good to watch. who is fitch fighting? i thought fitch was a contender?

two nice cards….why cant they have both of them on pay per view?

[quote comment=”297935″]This is a sad day for me:

Mark Hunt has signed a contract with some pro wrestling company. Its a shame…but the man does deserve to make a decent living!

Damn…I love watching hunt fight!…Never forget the Flying Atomic Butt drop he crushed wanderlei with….That was a classic![/quote]
Every pro wrestler needs a signature finishing move. You may not have seen the last of the FABD.

Yeah not a fan of this change I was looking forward to seeing the Diego Sanchez fight, his opponent was being hyped up pretty good and I am actually going for him and now- The Fitch fight seems like a blowout and Herring is no good and not exciting and I had a hard enough time dealing with the fact that possibly the last arlovski fight in the ufc and Koscheck who went from co main event to undercard will not be on the main card.
Now this- The whole card is awesome but the main card got worse.
Let’s hope for quick Ko’s and subs from Fitch, leben and Kongo(good luck on this one)
Well they’re showing 8 of 9 fights on the last 2 so there’s a chance.

Heck Yeah “The Crippler” is gonna tally up another KO on the way to his 8th win in the UFC. One or 2 more after this and we can talk about a rematch with Silva.

The reason this is on the main card is simple…. Two guys with power, who will bang it out. KO’s sell the UFC in the US. Besides Diego is fighting a CAN, so why pay money to see that?? I think they should bump the Fitch match down too considering the guy he is fighting is having his first fight in the UFC. Then they could bump up the AA fight. The only problem with the AA fight is O’Brien is a good wrestler and with AA’s last few matches it could end up being a major snooze fest.

Jeez, wasn’t there someone who lost 4 out of his last 5 fights, or 5 of his last 5.

I guess we’ll have to settle for 3 out of his last 5.

Chris Leben doesn’t belong anywhere near the televised card.

i would rather watch the leban fight on tv then diego sanchez thank god!!!!!!!

I would love to hear the reaction form some of you whiners the day after an Arlovski v O’brien snore-fest and a Diego v newcomer mismatch, air on the PPV that you payed good money for. I would be furious and screaming for Leben v Sakara to at least give some excitement to the card. Of course half the kids here don’t even pay for the UFC PPVs, so that explains a lot.

The UFC has been trying to do right by the fans by encouraging fighters to fight in an entertaining manner. They have told fighters that they will be rewarded if they put on good performances, win or lose. Now they are backing it up.

The only problem here is Kongo, who is a boring and not very skilled fighter. He should have been let go after that disgrace of a fight v Silva in Manchester. I don’t know why the UFC keeps rewarding him as he is no where near a top fighter. So on that point only, the AA backers have a point.

[quote comment=”297998″][quote comment=”297935″]This is a sad day for me:

Mark Hunt has signed a contract with some pro wrestling company. Its a shame…but the man does deserve to make a decent living!

Damn…I love watching hunt fight!…Never forget the Flying Atomic Butt drop he crushed wanderlei with….That was a classic![/quote]
Every pro wrestler needs a signature finishing move. You may not have seen the last of the FABD.[/quote]

PW: U R So right he might bust the FABD out regurarly in his wrestling matches..This means I have to become a Japanease Pro Wrestling Fan! I would have liked to see Hunt vs. Cro Cop 2 in the octagon.

[quote comment=”297882″]I wish they would put Kongo in the ring ring with Lesner. I bet he would tear Brock up and retire his ass[/quote]

I like kongo alot but the man has almost no ground skills, lesner would take him down a pound his a@s.

Some of you are going to be surprised at the skill level of Diego’s opponent. I am not saying he will beat Diego but it will be intersting. He has a style that is fun to watch a d he swings like a mad man (like Henderson). Whether he wins or looses, this will not be Bielkheden’s last fight in the UFC. This kid deserves to be here and he aint going anywhere. trust me on this one!

BULL SHIIT FORGET OKAMI AND LEBEN PUT SANCHEZ ND ARLOSKI BACK IN

[quote comment=”298035″]I would love to hear the reaction form some of you whiners the day after an Arlovski v O’brien snore-fest and a Diego v newcomer mismatch, air on the PPV that you payed good money for. I would be furious and screaming for Leben v Sakara to at least give some excitement to the card. Of course half the kids here don’t even pay for the UFC PPVs, so that explains a lot.

The UFC has been trying to do right by the fans by encouraging fighters to fight in an entertaining manner. They have told fighters that they will be rewarded if they put on good performances, win or lose. Now they are backing it up.

The only problem here is Kongo, who is a boring and not very skilled fighter. He should have been let go after that disgrace of a fight v Silva in Manchester. I don’t know why the UFC keeps rewarding him as he is no where near a top fighter. So on that point only, the AA backers have a point.[/quote]

Well put Ranger.

Leben has only 3 decisions in 10 fights and one of those is a fight of the night. So you can almost garuntee an exciting brawl.

I love some of the technical fights in the UFC but you need to have a good dose of guys that leave it all out there Win or Lose, and that is what you have with both of these fighters.

This won’t be a Burkman v. Swick or a Silvia v. Arlovski III or and Arlovski v. Werdum. Wow two of the most boring fights I can think of off the top of my head have Andre in them. I bet it will be 3 after UFC 82.

Arlovski has put on some great fights but it seems like he lost his confidence after Big Tim KHTFO. He probably wants more money than the UFC is willing to poney up. I’ll miss ya Andre but not that much.

[quote comment=”298054″]BULL SHIIT FORGET OKAMI AND LEBEN PUT SANCHEZ ND ARLOSKI BACK IN[/quote]

Not until you quit flaming and misspelling every other word.

I just have to say most people on here dont know what there talking about.

that newcomer diego is fighting is actually really good! do some research about fighters before bashing them.

as for kongo being a boring not skilled fighter, thats just crazy! the mans one of the best strikers as a heavyweight.

leben and sakkara has potential to be a great fight but it also could only last 45 sec

This is gonna be a slugfest.. but it dosent even matter if leben puts his fists through the back or sakara’s head or walks out of the cage with one of his limbs, thier are gonna be shit talkers who try to bash someone who is putting everything they have into a fight..

[quote comment=”298064″]I just have to say most people on here dont know what there talking about.

that newcomer diego is fighting is actually really good! do some research about fighters before bashing them.

as for kongo being a boring not skilled fighter, thats just crazy! the mans one of the best strikers as a heavyweight.

leben and sakkara has potential to be a great fight but it also could only last 45 sec[/quote]

I know who Diego’s opponent is and I also know he is stepping up in competition. He si a last minute replacement and I wouldn’t take a chance with him on the main card either.

Saying Kongo is one of the best strikers and saying he is boring are too totally different things. His fights are terrible to watch. He is slow and plodding and has zero ground game.

Lets get these PPVs longer. Its bs that they are about $50 and we don’t even get to see so many premiere fighters. They should show 7 fights for that price by adding an extra hour.

[quote comment=”298076″]Lets get these PPVs longer. Its bs that they are about $50 and we don’t even get to see so many premiere fighters. They should show 7 fights for that price by adding an extra hour.[/quote]

The last 2 UFC PPV’s, had 8 and 9 fights (respectively) televised.

Lately the UFC has been coming through and showing the undercards (at least the entertaining ones)

IF THE TELEVISED fights end early, we get to see some of the prelims…thats a good thing.

I think Sakara might take Leben out, since Sakara has been in deeper waters.

BS….they should be televising Andrei’s fight instead!

The best part of this card is that Herring is gona beat Kongo. I don’t know just i can’t stand that guy for some reason

But really not sure who will get the henderson fight vs silva

[quote comment=”297932″]I still can’t believe that Kongo vs Herring fight is on the main card and Arlovski is not. Thats a huge slap in a face to Arlovski and the fans[/quote]

I feel the sting of the slap, it sucks,

[quote comment=”298090″]IF THE TELEVISED fights end early, we get to see some of the prelims…thats a good thing.

I think Sakara might take Leben out, since Sakara has been in deeper waters.[/quote]

Do you mean that he has faced toughter competition? If you do then with respect to their stints in the UFC that’s wrong. Leben has beaten better fighters as well as lost to better fighters (UFC record wise) than Sakara.

Tito Ortiz and girlfriend Jenna Jameson made an appearance today on the Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio. As expected Tito had some choice words to say about UFC president Dana White, comparing him to shady boxing promoter Don King. Listen to the audio clip below:

I’ve worked so hard for [The UFC] and put my ass on the line. I’ve fought injured and with a torn ACL and a bulging disc and still put my ass on the line, and they still don’t show me respect.

Dana’s like Don King. The only thing that separates him [Don King] and Dana White is the color of their skin.

The talk about the UFC and Dana White starts around 18:27 :

HEY I WAS WATCHING PRIDE FC ON FSN EALIER AND THERE WAS A COMMERCIAL FOR UFC 82 AND WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO SHOW HEATH HERRING THEY SHOWED KEITH JARDINE AND THEY SAID HIS NAME SO IF ANYONES KNOWS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT INFORM ME

I like both guy and sux that it looks like how ever loses this could be in trouble of losing there job, but i guess thats just the way it is.

Off the subject, but does anyone know whether or not Cro Cop signed an extension with the UFC?

Arlovksi is not even mentioned on the event website. What a crock of shit! Dana needs to let go of his ego/emotions/being a wanna be fighter and look after his fighters.

[quote comment=”298195″]Off the subject, but does anyone know whether or not Cro Cop signed an extension with the UFC?[/quote]

well he is signed for three more fights for 2008. If he wins them all then maybe he will extend the contract.

[quote comment=”297912″]One of the best cards EVER! Cro-Cop Sylvia won’t happen because Sylvia and Mir are gonna coach the Ultimate Fighter. And it’s been rumored that Lesner will fight Brandon Vera in the UFC’s latest attempt to prove to Brandon Vera that he is too small to be a Heavyweight. Hope Brandon knocks him out! Assuming Randy Couture doesn’t take the Noguera fight I think the winner of Kongo Herring Should take on Fabricio Werdum for the #1 contender position.[/quote]

If Lesnar keeps fighting JuJi Fighters then it may be awhile before he gets a win. Lesnar can probably beat most standup fighters take them down n’ GnP them…

[quote comment=”297877″]Who the hell is Chris Wilson and why is Fitch fighting a bum?[/quote]
Bro,people were saying the same before JArdine/alexander fight,but when the fight started,Alexander knocked the c**p out of him.That guy was an animal.That’s why,you never know.That “bum” might become the HA of ww division.

why arlovski why??

[quote comment=”297969″]sanchez! Kosheck! Arlovski! not being televised! WTF…[/quote]
All 3 of these guys last fights were STUPIDLY BORING!!!! I think its good… it says to fighters, if you fight not to lose instead of fighting to win then you fight on the undercards…if at all!

Drew

Feb 6th, 2008 at 3:35 pm Quote this comment
Who the hell is Chris Wilson and why is Fitch fighting a bum?

While Chris Wilson may not have UFC expierience, he has beaten some tough welterweights outside of the UFC. To quote MMAMANIA

“Wilson is a veteran of the International Fight League (IFL) and Bodog Fight. He has strung together four straight wins against solid competitors such as Rory Markham, Jay Heiron and Derrick noble during that stretch.”

That being said, I still like Fitch in this fight. He is too hungry for a shot at the title to let himself get Jardined!!!

Matt Hughes book, chapter by chapter.
This was posted on the UG by Sean McCorkle but I thought id post the link here incase people still had not read his thread. The story of Hughes is somthing special to say the least. In no way am I trying to take any credit for posting this I just figured more people would find it this way.

MMA.tv thread link HERE

[quote comment=”297877″]Who the hell is Chris Wilson and why is Fitch fighting a bum?[/quote]

It seems as though there are two “Drew’s”…this Drew did not ask this question…just wanted to clear that up…I’m considering changing my handle to avoid the confusion. Not that anyone necessarily cares.

UFC 84: Wilson Gouveia vs. New 23 year old undefeated Croation fighter who fights out of the Gracie Barra Uk camp.

Also Semmy Shilt was recently interviewed and he stated that he would like to contend for the UFC Heavyweight title…..Lets hope not!

Also…anyone know any recent news about Cro Cop. Dana has been quoted as being fed up with the croation and he wants an answer about when he will return to the UFC.

I would match cro cop up against either Brandon Verra, or Tim Sylvia…preferably Verra!

“Dear Dana White…”
Dear Dana,

Years ago I (and others) recall a complaint you had about PRIDE FC concerning the fact that you sent many of “your” UFC fighters over to Japan to compete (i.e. Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort, etc.) but that PRIDE FC never returned the favor. You seemed earnest in your attempt to definitively prove that the best fighters in the world called the UFC home.

Now that PRIDE FC is no more and UFC is strong with fighters in all weight classes (well…except MAYBE MW), will you repeat the act that PRIDE FC did to you? Will you refuse to send UFC fighters to other organizations to prove the UFC’s dominance? Or will you show some consistency here and give the fans what they want…cross-promotional super fights?

Sincerely,
A pissed Off MMA fan!

[quote comment=”297900″]I cant complain, I like Lieben and Sakara. The reality is every fight on this event could have been aired and no one would have complained…This fight isn’t goin to a decision so it will probably free up air time for another fight.

No matter what we will not get to see the Arlovski fight. If every fight ended in 20 seconds and the UFC had an hour of air time left to fill, Dana still wouldnt let us see Arlovski…Thats how petty he is![/quote]

I am very happy that this fight made the televised portion of the PPV. Diego vs a no name should not have been on the main card above Koz/Hazelett in the first place. Each of the last two PPV’s had enough time to show us every fight on the card, but one. Unless Silva/Hendo goes 5 rounds and Kongo/Herring goes all three, then I expect to see just about all of the fights, except for Arlovski.

And John, I have noticed for months now that you add an unnecessary “i” in Chris Leben’s last name. The first 1,419 times I thought it was a typo, but once I saw it for the 1,420th time, I just had to let you know.

[quote post=”4838″]Does anyone know why Jon Fitch is fighting a nobody? Is it because he is running out of fighters? [/quote]

Karo refused to fight him after Fitch requested him. So Fitch was booked to fight Akihiro Gono, but Gono had to pull out due to injury. The UFC needed to find a WW replacement to fight Jon Fitch. And quite frankly, there are not very many WW’s out there that want to fight Jon Fitch. That’s the same problem he was having at the beginning of his UFC career, and is the reason he was fighting people we never heard of. No one ranked high wanted to fight Fitch because they knew what kind of threat he is. After Diego Sanchez lost to Kos, he wanted to prove himself, and he asked for the toughest opponent in the division. Hence, Fitch and Diego fought each other.

[quote post=”4838″]Arlovski slapped the fans in the face in his last few fights with the way he fought. He deserves the punishment. [/quote]

And Werdum bitch slapped Arlovski’s face in thier fight too!

[quote comment=”297940″]i rather see any of the other matches than this, i hate how leben fights.[/quote]

And the last time he was in a boring fight (besides when he fought Kalib Starnes) was when?

[quote comment=”298842″][quote comment=”297900″]I cant complain, I like Lieben and Sakara. The reality is every fight on this event could have been aired and no one would have complained…This fight isn’t goin to a decision so it will probably free up air time for another fight.

No matter what we will not get to see the Arlovski fight. If every fight ended in 20 seconds and the UFC had an hour of air time left to fill, Dana still wouldnt let us see Arlovski…Thats how petty he is![/quote]

I am very happy that this fight made the televised portion of the PPV. Diego vs a no name should not have been on the main card above Koz/Hazelett in the first place. Each of the last two PPV’s had enough time to show us every fight on the card, but one. Unless Silva/Hendo goes 5 rounds and Kongo/Herring goes all three, then I expect to see just about all of the fights, except for Arlovski.

And John, I have noticed for months now that you add an unnecessary “i” in Chris Leben’s last name. The first 1,419 times I thought it was a typo, but once I saw it for the 1,420th time, I just had to let you know.

[quote post=”4838″]Does anyone know why Jon Fitch is fighting a nobody? Is it because he is running out of fighters? [/quote]

Karo refused to fight him after Fitch requested him. So Fitch was booked to fight Akihiro Gono, but Gono had to pull out due to injury. The UFC needed to find a WW replacement to fight Jon Fitch. And quite frankly, there are not very many WW’s out there that want to fight Jon Fitch. That’s the same problem he was having at the beginning of his UFC career, and is the reason he was fighting people we never heard of. No one ranked high wanted to fight Fitch because they knew what kind of threat he is. After Diego Sanchez lost to Kos, he wanted to prove himself, and he asked for the toughest opponent in the division. Hence, Fitch and Diego fought each other.[/quote]

U r right, I do constantly spell his name with a why. I am surprised such a Huge “crippler” fan like u let it slide for so long. I will make sure to show your man the proper respect he deserves….CHRIS LEBEN…lol

I new you would be all happy that this fight was being aired….I cant complain either.

When u get the chance check out how UFC 84 is shaping out…looking good..Your boy Gouvaei makes his return. I butcher Wilson’s last name all the time as well. Numerous sites have wanderlei appearing on this card.,…no opponent as yet to be mentioned, but word on the cyber-streets is that it may be Jardine!

EVERY UN-INFORMED READER, PLEASE LISTEN UP.

I have read at least 20 people wondering why Arlovski is one of the preliminary bouts. It is because of the same reason we have not seen him in action since the Werdum fight. He only has 1 fight left on his contract. The UFC wanted him to re-sign a contract extension. He refused. So they didn’t book him to fight. Now it is to the point where it looks like the UFC will not be re-signing Arlovksi, so they will NOT air his fight. Why would they give exposure to a fighter that will soon be fighting for a competing company? However, if Jake O’Brien beats him down, they just might show it.

[quote post=”4838″]UFC 84: Wilson Gouveia vs. New 23 year old undefeated Croation fighter who fights out of the Gracie Barra Uk camp.[/quote]

Wilson Gouveia is ready for a step up in competition.

[quote comment=”298854″]EVERY UN-INFORMED READER, PLEASE LISTEN UP.

I have read at least 20 people wondering why Arlovski is one of the preliminary bouts. It is because of the same reason we have not seen him in action since the Werdum fight. He only has 1 fight left on his contract. The UFC wanted him to re-sign a contract extension. He refused. So they didn’t book him to fight. Now it is to the point where it looks like the UFC will not be re-signing Arlovksi, so they will NOT air his fight. Why would they give exposure to a fighter that will soon be fighting for a competing company? However, if Jake O’Brien beats him down, they just might show it.[/quote]

i don’t think its that he refused he did not like what they offered

[quote comment=”298764″]”Dear Dana White…”
Dear Dana,

Years ago I (and others) recall a complaint you had about PRIDE FC concerning the fact that you sent many of “your” UFC fighters over to Japan to compete (i.e. Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort, etc.) but that PRIDE FC never returned the favor. You seemed earnest in your attempt to definitively prove that the best fighters in the world called the UFC home.

Now that PRIDE FC is no more and UFC is strong with fighters in all weight classes (well…except MAYBE MW), will you repeat the act that PRIDE FC did to you? Will you refuse to send UFC fighters to other organizations to prove the UFC’s dominance? Or will you show some consistency here and give the fans what they want…cross-promotional super fights?

Sincerely,
A pissed Off MMA fan![/quote]
john. what other orgs would you want to see them cross-promote with? we havent even seen the ufc’s best vs the best yet. pro elite isnt established enough yet. m1 only has fedor. i dont know whats going on w/hd-net fights. the ifl is too weak. most of these companies will probably fold before too long anyway. maybee a cross promotion w/ the wec and some of these others, but the ufc has plenty of great matchups still left to worry about other promotions.

thats one of the things that pisses me off about the ufc, is taking to long to make the matchups everyone wants to see.

[quote comment=”298926″][quote comment=”298764″]”Dear Dana White…”
Dear Dana,

Years ago I (and others) recall a complaint you had about PRIDE FC concerning the fact that you sent many of “your” UFC fighters over to Japan to compete (i.e. Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort, etc.) but that PRIDE FC never returned the favor. You seemed earnest in your attempt to definitively prove that the best fighters in the world called the UFC home.

Now that PRIDE FC is no more and UFC is strong with fighters in all weight classes (well…except MAYBE MW), will you repeat the act that PRIDE FC did to you? Will you refuse to send UFC fighters to other organizations to prove the UFC’s dominance? Or will you show some consistency here and give the fans what they want…cross-promotional super fights?

Sincerely,
A pissed Off MMA fan![/quote]
john. what other orgs would you want to see them cross-promote with? we havent even seen the ufc’s best vs the best yet. pro elite isnt established enough yet. m1 only has fedor. i dont know whats going on w/hd-net fights. the ifl is too weak. most of these companies will probably fold before too long anyway. maybee a cross promotion w/ the wec and some of these others, but the ufc has plenty of great matchups still left to worry about other promotions.[/quote]

M-1 :If they would have cross promo a fight between Randy n Fedor we would have never had this ugly war between UFC/Randy. They could have also matched up Nogueira with Aleksander.

I also wouldnt mind them challenging one of the Japanease organizations. They have many top notch Lightweights, that matched up against UFC fighters could have made for awesome fights. They could also match Sakuraba against Rich Franklin for one last Sakuraba UFC fight. Even a match up between Yoshida and Gonzaga would have been nice. There are many options out there for great matches.

JEEPERS DIEGO IS FIGHTING UNTELIVISED I BET THAT GUY MUST BE A LITTLE PISSED.

[quote comment=”298899″][quote comment=”298854″]EVERY UN-INFORMED READER, PLEASE LISTEN UP.

I have read at least 20 people wondering why Arlovski is one of the preliminary bouts. It is because of the same reason we have not seen him in action since the Werdum fight. He only has 1 fight left on his contract. The UFC wanted him to re-sign a contract extension. He refused. So they didn’t book him to fight. Now it is to the point where it looks like the UFC will not be re-signing Arlovksi, so they will NOT air his fight. Why would they give exposure to a fighter that will soon be fighting for a competing company? However, if Jake O’Brien beats him down, they just might show it.[/quote]

i don’t think its that he refused he did not like what they offered[/quote]

correct, so in other words, “he refused their offer.”

What really sucks about fights being on the undercard is that even if they do decide to show them, they won’t be live. So people can try to argue that the UFC essentially does show the undercard, but really they should change the system, so we’re not watching 5 live fights and one or several taped.

The ufc wanted AA to take pay cut, the only thing he wanted was the same contract. You can’t fault him for wanting to get paid what he was.

I am pleased to see Leben on the card. His fights are entertaining and the guy has character. He would make a good fight commentator too.

As for Koscheck, has anyone ever enjoyed watching him fight? I was glad GSP beat him but i am personally waiting for someone to smash his face in. Sometimes I hear him in interviews and I think he seems a better person now but he always ruins it with some dumb comments. He is just naturally a first class jerk, always has been, always will be.

Sanchez is unlucky to not be on the televised card but he is coming off 2 losses in a row. If Leben had been in the same position then he would be with Sanchez on the undercard.

As for Fitch, he is definitely the next big challenger for the belt after GSP and Serra fight. He has to be ahead of Karo. Sanchez beat Karo and Fitch beat Sanchez plus Fitch is unbeaten in the UFC. He is a top class fighter and this year he will make a big impact. GSP v Fitch will be the fight of 2008.

[quote comment=”297882″]I wish they would put Kongo in the ring ring with Lesner. I bet he would tear Brock up and retire his ass[/quote]

no, everybody knows that kongo sucks butt cheeks on his back and lesnar wouldnt have a problem putting him there.

fitch vs wilson. ridiculous, fitch just beat the first ultimate fighter. let him fight marcus davis or matt hughes or somebody like that. wilson doesnt have the credibility to fight fitch and if wilson pulls off a hail mary and gets a lucky shot on fitch…

and just to stay on topic…
leben has a stronger chin b