i want to punch u n your face

[quote comment=”324042″]i want to punch u n your face[/quote]

Me or Sherk?

I don’t see how the Hendo/Silva fight could possible go 5 rounds. Can you bet an over/under on the number of rounds a fight will go?

[quote comment=”324043″][quote comment=”324042″]i want to punch u n your face[/quote]

Me or Sherk?[/quote]
lol, man this sucks I really like Sherk he works very hard, and I like BJ but hes too stupid sometimes there fight will be a freaking war they both have steel jaws and one has great BJJ and the other great BJJ defense, striking might even be equal myb BJ better but cardio dude Sherk all the way I really really hope BJ is in great shape so we can either see BJ destroy Sherk or at least last the whole 5 rounds and loose a decision to SHerk.
Go SHERK!!!
Go BJ!!!

herring via TKO round 2
henderson via TKO round 2 (ground and pound)

[quote comment=”324047″]I don’t see how the Hendo/Silva fight could possible go 5 rounds. Can you bet an over/under on the number of rounds a fight will go?[/quote]

Yes you can. On BetUs, the odds are -120 for both under and over 2.5 rounds.

I wish that Herring was a bit more of an underdog in this fight. He is too inconsistant for me to put money on at the current odds.

[quote comment=”324058″][quote comment=”324047″]I don’t see how the Hendo/Silva fight could possible go 5 rounds. Can you bet an over/under on the number of rounds a fight will go?[/quote]

Yes you can. On BetUs, the odds are -120 for both under and over 2.5 rounds.

I wish that Herring was a bit more of an underdog in this fight. He is too inconsistant for me to put money on at the current odds.[/quote]

Use this link, betting Maniacs:

http://www.betus.com/ats/11675/ufc

Thanks!

who has the spider really beat franklin has is the only good fighter he has beat and is not the quality of fighters henderson has faced.lets see spider go 2 rounds let alone 5 with the likes of jackson barnet noriaga silva or alot of others.no one has broght up henderson got hurt a week befor the jackson fight takeing away some of his power. spider pound for pound the the best lets be real henderson is the real pound for pound best in the world . lets see spider fight heavyweights light heavyweights. not only win but hang with them . everyone is talking the clinch good bring it on silva has a greay clinch it did him no good against henderson the clinch means spider has no defence for henderson busting up his ribs causing spider to let go and get hit in the jaw with a hard right or in a clinch getting pushed back haveing henderson tripping him to the ground and giveing him a beatdown. if a heavyweight or jackson cant ko him how can the spider lets be real

Do you think Kongo gets a title shot after he wins? I’m also way to back and forth on the main event becausse I like both fighters a lot but right now I got Anderson by UD.

[quote comment=”324069″]who has the spider really beat franklin has is the only good fighter he has beat and is not the quality of fighters henderson has faced.lets see spider go 2 rounds let alone 5 with the likes of jackson barnet noriaga silva or alot of others.no one has broght up henderson got hurt a week befor the jackson fight takeing away some of his power. spider pound for pound the the best lets be real henderson is the real pound for pound best in the world . lets see spider fight heavyweights light heavyweights. not only win but hang with them . everyone is talking the clinch good bring it on silva has a greay clinch it did him no good against henderson the clinch means spider has no defence for henderson busting up his ribs causing spider to let go and get hit in the jaw with a hard right or in a clinch getting pushed back haveing henderson tripping him to the ground and giveing him a beatdown. if a heavyweight or jackson cant ko him how can the spider lets be real[/quote]
why fight at all……..why not just give hendo the belt……dumb

herring via submission???? seriously???

“And a yet TBD MMAMania Reader’s UFC 82 predictions to appear in the next few days.”

I’ll be the TBD Memember

Perhaps I am unclear on what “being the #1 pound for pound fight” really is. I can’t understand why Anderson Sylva is that man. To me someone like the likes of a BJ Penn should be that man. This guy has been a champ at 170 and now 155. That means he has at one point been the best at both of those weights….right. Is GSP that man? Well, there again he hasn’t beaten anyone in another weight class either. In my mind Randy Couture should be that man. He has been champion at 205 and at heavyweight twice. These two classes would be the hardest for anyone to dominate in both because of the weight range of the HW division. A guy who can dominate all fighters from 205Lbs to 265Lbs is what I would call a #1 pfp fighter. And no I am not a big Couture fan! I just have to give credit where it is due.
I just get annoyed when I hear that Sylva is the #1 pfp fighter because I don’t feel he has earned that title. However I do hope he wins against Hendo—-a man who has dominated two weight classes!

Silva - 2nd round tko
Kongo - 3rd round tko
Okami - decision
Fitch - 1st round tko
Leben - 3rd round tko
AA - 1st round tko
Cummo - decision
Koscheck - decision
Sanchez - 1st round sub
Gurgel - decision

I know ppl here might pick Herring by submission b/c he trains with Frank Mir. Remember Herring is not Frank Mir. I think Arlovski has a better chance of winning by submission than Herring does. Kongo has improved much and will prove his worth. Okami and Tanner should be good. Tanner might be stronger, but he also has too much “ring rust”. Sakara has to show us something if he wants to stay in the UFC. Leben will always have a job I think.

[quote comment=”324043″][quote comment=”324042″]i want to punch u n your face[/quote]

Me or Sherk?[/quote]
haha, sherk, i dont know why, kinda came outta no where

[quote comment=”324057″]herring via TKO round 2
henderson via TKO round 2 (ground and pound)[/quote]
i have seen this a lot now, where did henderson all of the sudden get this crazy ground and pound everyone seems to be talking about

[quote post=”5078″]i have seen this a lot now, where did henderson all of the sudden get this crazy ground and pound everyone seems to be talking about [/quote]
They must be thinking of what he USED to do to people. I’ll give Hendo that. He did pound the hell out of some back in Pride. I think maybe some people saw his KO over Wandy and thought he was a strickly standup fighter…I’m not sure.

His ground and pound is really good, but not GREAT.

kongo via decison and between u and me the silva hendo fight looks to be a great matchup and i hope it goes 5 rounds with hendo winning via knockout

Am I the ONLY one rooting for Silva?!?

I hope someone finishes the fight in the last 15 seconds of a 5 round all out war.

I agree with sherk. And I can’t wait for him to beet the hell out of BJ.

Fuck no — all about the Spider over here! R2 TKO - He is far too precise and technical of a striker for Hendo to deal with at this stage in his career. Silva will reign supreme for a long time as middleweight champion and then take a run through LHW devision with what I can only assume will be mixed results.

And … Kongo by Decision …

Excited to see Fitch fight again … always a pleasure!
Even more excited to see how Tanner comes out swinging …

Should be a great show!

Peace From Canada

Wins that are better for business:
Herring beats Kongo. Another loss for Heath would be very bad considering the amount of hype he came into the UFC with. A loss for Kongo would not be a big deal for him since it only highlights his need for further submission and wrestling work.

Henderson beats Silva. This would keep Hendo in the middleweight division and he’s a very marketable star. Considering the weak division, Silva probably wouldn’t have to have more then one fight before another title shot. Rematches are always more exciting, more hyped, and involve lots more money.

Sean Sherk’s predictions are way off, must be all those roids LOL!!!!!!!

Hearring is not a submission guy, he’ll go and stand with Kongo, I think he has the skills to defeat him I’ll say TKO 2nd round.

Silva Vs Henderson will not go to decision, I’ll give Silva another KO victory, maybe it can go up to 3 rounds.

who cares if herring trains with mir? the man has proven himself time and time again to be completely retarded. i have no reason to believe mir will help herring’s sub’s. furthermore, herring’s game hasn’t changed in ages, and he exhiited a nearly total refusal to learn. when people don’t stand in front of him and take his punches, then end up beating him, he says “they didn’t want to fight me.”

[quote comment=”324102″][quote comment=”324057″]herring via TKO round 2
henderson via TKO round 2 (ground and pound)[/quote]
i have seen this a lot now, where did henderson all of the sudden get this crazy ground and pound everyone seems to be talking about[/quote]

Im not in anyway saying i think he has excellent ground and pound…I just think thats how this is going to go down. Henderson can over power Silva and this will probobly end on the ground. I just see Silva eating some elbows that night.

jibby03: Silva has an excellent guard. Hendo’s best hope on top is to hold silva down, avoid submissions and score a decision. I don’t see this happening, though.

What a great card….especially after the last 2!

hendo is gonna rape anderson silva aginst his will

hendo will dominate

[quote post=”5078″]Perhaps I am unclear on what “being the #1 pound for pound fight” really is.[/quote]

My definition is of P4P rankings is based on how much a guy has dominated his own competition. Just because a guy is ranked ahead of another in P4P doesn’t mean he can actually beat that guy. For example, most people have GSP ahead of Big Nog in P4P, but Big Nog would beat GSP if they fought.

[quote post=”5078″]hendo is gonna rape anderson silva aginst his will [/quote]
[quote post=”5078″]hendo will dominate [/quote]
What are you ppl smoking? I want some!!!

[quote comment=”324158″]Sean Sherk’s predictions are way off, must be all those roids LOL!!!!!!!

Hearring is not a submission guy, he’ll go and stand with Kongo, I think he has the skills to defeat him I’ll say TKO 2nd round.

Silva Vs Henderson will not go to decision, I’ll give Silva another KO victory, maybe it can go up to 3 rounds.[/quote]

16 of Heath’s 27 wins are by submission, and I think he can only win by submission or by holding Kongo down for 2 or 3 rounds. I think he’ll try and stand with Kongo, but I don’t think he has the skills to defeat him. If Cro Cop couldn’t beat him on the feet then I don’t think Heath can either. Kongo has best striking in the HW division. Win or lose, I think he should fight Sylvia next.

[quote comment=”324129″]Am I the ONLY one rooting for Silva?!?[/quote]

Nope. I’m pulling for Silva. I like both of them, but Silva is the more exciting fighter. Pure strikers like Silva don’t come along very often.

Hendo is a good guy and a gritty fighter, but his style isn’t as entertaining. I like great wrestlers, but not as much as great strikers.

http://www.myvideofight.com/video/cage-rage/cage-rage-14-anderson-silva-vs-tony-frykland/index.html

That ko almost makes up for the flying heel hook by Chonan.

[quote post=”5078″]Nope. I’m pulling for Silva. I like both of them, but Silva is the more exciting fighter. Pure strikers like Silva don’t come along very often.
Hendo is a good guy and a gritty fighter, but his style isn’t as entertaining. I like great wrestlers, but not as much as great strikers. [/quote]
Exactly….past MW champs weren’t as entertaining as Silva. Let’s see…Evan Tanner, Rich Franklin…wow that’s it for recent years….yeah, I like Silva more.

[quote comment=”324207″]
My definition is of P4P rankings is based on how much a guy has dominated his own competition. Just because a guy is ranked ahead of another in P4P doesn’t mean he can actually beat that guy. For example, most people have GSP ahead of Big Nog in P4P, but Big Nog would beat GSP if they fought.[/quote]
[quote comment=”324209″][quote comment=”324158″]Sean Sherk’s predictions are way off, must be all those roids LOL!!!!!!!
[/quote]

so if i go beat the tar out of a 1st grade class, i’ll be on your top ten p4p? i’m pretty sure i will win all of my fights in dominating fashion. : )

[quote comment=”324209″]
16 of Heath’s 27 wins are by submission, and I think he can only win by submission or by holding Kongo down for 2 or 3 rounds. I think he’ll try and stand with Kongo, but I don’t think he has the skills to defeat him. If Cro Cop couldn’t beat him on the feet then I don’t think Heath can either. Kongo has best striking in the HW division. Win or lose, I think he should fight Sylvia next.[/quote]

3 of those 16 are from strikes and none have been agaisnt decent opponents (excluding Evan Tanner, 10 years ago). I’d like to think kongo has learned to defend against the rear naked by now. Herring’s looked completely impotent on the ground as of late, too. Maybe you’re right, though.

[quote comment=”324209″][quote comment=”324158″]Sean Sherk’s predictions are way off, must be all those roids LOL!!!!!!!

Hearring is not a submission guy, he’ll go and stand with Kongo, I think he has the skills to defeat him I’ll say TKO 2nd round.

Silva Vs Henderson will not go to decision, I’ll give Silva another KO victory, maybe it can go up to 3 rounds.[/quote]

16 of Heath’s 27 wins are by submission, and I think he can only win by submission or by holding Kongo down for 2 or 3 rounds. I think he’ll try and stand with Kongo, but I don’t think he has the skills to defeat him. If Cro Cop couldn’t beat him on the feet then I don’t think Heath can either. Kongo has best striking in the HW division. Win or lose, I think he should fight Sylvia next.[/quote]

Yeah, Herring had some decent BJJ and was a good wrestler, but he hasn’t had a submission since his Pride days back in 2003. He’ mostly been standing since joining UFC. Maybe he wants to change his style, but we’ll see against Kongo. I wouldn’t be suprised if we see some of his wrestling against Kongo. Kongo is a complete retard when he hits the mat. Herring would be stupid to stand with Kongo when he has the clear advantage on the ground. But then, I don’t think Herring is the smartest fighter. So we’ll see what we get come fight time.

My prediction is Kongo by decision, barring any prefight kisses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYUKc3pNAsk

[quote comment=”324197″]hendo will dominate[/quote]

noone will dominate silva ever …

[quote post=”5078″] I’d like to think kongo has learned to defend against the rear naked by now. [/quote]
I think he’s improved a lot since his fight with Caemelo. Herring needs to come in solid with good cardio to win this.

MMAmania,

Are you going to be covering tonight’s fights? And is there a site to watch them for free?

[quote comment=”324058″][quote comment=”324047″]I don’t see how the Hendo/Silva fight could possible go 5 rounds. Can you bet an over/under on the number of rounds a fight will go?[/quote]

Yes you can. On BetUs, the odds are -120 for both under and over 2.5 rounds.

I wish that Herring was a bit more of an underdog in this fight. He is too inconsistant for me to put money on at the current odds.[/quote]

which sucks, because i really like Herring and i’m a fan of his. (mainly because he’s a gamer, and wore a Werewolf: The Apocalypse shirt to the cage for his first UFC fight)

[quote comment=”324278″][quote comment=”324058″][quote comment=”324047″]I don’t see how the Hendo/Silva fight could possible go 5 rounds. Can you bet an over/under on the number of rounds a fight will go?[/quote]

Yes you can. On BetUs, the odds are -120 for both under and over 2.5 rounds.

I wish that Herring was a bit more of an underdog in this fight. He is too inconsistant for me to put money on at the current odds.[/quote]

which sucks, because i really like Herring and i’m a fan of his. (mainly because he’s a gamer, and wore a Werewolf: The Apocalypse shirt to the cage for his first UFC fight)[/quote]

It would be pretty easy if he went with the game plan that leads to his greatest probable success. That of course would be to take Kongo down and pound on him. But Heath is like Jorge Gurgel who prefers to bang it out on the feet even when he has an advantage on the ground. We’ll see what happens if he gets hit with a few good shots from Kongo, he might realize it’s in his best interest to try to take it to the mat. Knowing Heath it will probably just make him mad and determined to try and out-strike Kongo. We’ll just have to wait and see, but I’m excited for this fight to happen.

[quote comment=”324069″]who has the spider really beat franklin has is the only good fighter he has beat and is not the quality of fighters henderson has faced.lets see spider go 2 rounds let alone 5 with the likes of jackson barnet noriaga silva or alot of others.no one has broght up henderson got hurt a week befor the jackson fight takeing away some of his power. spider pound for pound the the best lets be real henderson is the real pound for pound best in the world . lets see spider fight heavyweights light heavyweights. not only win but hang with them . everyone is talking the clinch good bring it on silva has a greay clinch it did him no good against henderson the clinch means spider has no defence for henderson busting up his ribs causing spider to let go and get hit in the jaw with a hard right or in a clinch getting pushed back haveing henderson tripping him to the ground and giveing him a beatdown. if a heavyweight or jackson cant ko him how can the spider lets be real[/quote]

I do not think it is so much that he does not have the resume that Henderson has as much as how quickly he has cut through fighters that never have been cut through. Yeah Rich Franklin had a loss, but he never got owned in a a few minutes. Same MArquadt, has some decision losses but never got TKO’ in a round. He submitted Travis Lutter in a few minutes. Chris Leben yeah he is not the greatest in the weight clas but he has an iron chin, which has been tested, and his chin did not hold one minute. That is more the mystique of Anderson Silva. Anderson’s Chin has been tested Lee Murray who has sick hands could not put him down, MArquadt hit him. The bgiggest thing with Silva is actually cathing him. He has such unorthodox head movement and throws punches and kicks from angels that most people could not even jab or push kick at and he is throwing straight power from them. I am not saying he is going to win but I am rooting for him. I love MMA and have been watching it since the first UFC in 1992. You can not seriously tell me that Dan Henderson would make a more exciting champion then Silva. Do you want see crazy stand-up, flying knees, submissions, crazy thai clenches or do you want to see dirty boxing against the fence, ground and pound, and the occasional overhand right. Son’t get me wrong Henderson is an amazing fighter, but the highlight reel that Silva has put together make for much more excitment then Hendo’s.

Shek is such a “dick” (in a Matt Seera voice.) I see Kongo winning this fight on their feet Why the hell the Texas Crazy Hoarse wants to take this to the ground..? He spent alot of time on the ground with O’Brien in a loss so i think it’s gonna be a similar Cro-Cop-Kongo fight….
Henderson’s head hurt Rampages hands, he has a caveman head so i say Silva needs to submitt HEnderson or the other way this will be stopped is by a “Cut” with Anderson Silva leaving as Champion but i would love to see Henderson kick his @ss.

[quote comment=”324212″][quote comment=”324129″]Am I the ONLY one rooting for Silva?!?[/quote]

Nope. I’m pulling for Silva. I like both of them, but Silva is the more exciting fighter. Pure strikers like Silva don’t come along very often.

Hendo is a good guy and a gritty fighter, but his style isn’t as entertaining. I like great wrestlers, but not as much as great strikers.

http://www.myvideofight.com/video/cage-rage/cage-rage-14-anderson-silva-vs-tony-frykland/index.html

That ko almost makes up for the flying heel hook by Chonan.[/quote]

It completely make up for it. IT is a pure karate elbow. He actually takes the time to bring the hand across of his face, puts it in the chamber, and then shoots it out. Text book movement for movement elbow. He does the whole motionso quickly to. Blink and you miss it. Fryklund is not great by any means but that fact that Silva pulled it off on an experienced fighter is testement to how great of a striker he is. Go Silva !!!!!!

[quote comment=”324069″]who has the spider really beat franklin has is the only good fighter he has beat and is not the quality of fighters henderson has faced.lets see spider go 2 rounds let alone 5 with the likes of jackson barnet noriaga silva or alot of others.no one has broght up henderson got hurt a week befor the jackson fight takeing away some of his power. spider pound for pound the the best lets be real henderson is the real pound for pound best in the world . lets see spider fight heavyweights light heavyweights. not only win but hang with them . everyone is talking the clinch good bring it on silva has a greay clinch it did him no good against henderson the clinch means spider has no defence for henderson busting up his ribs causing spider to let go and get hit in the jaw with a hard right or in a clinch getting pushed back haveing henderson tripping him to the ground and giveing him a beatdown. if a heavyweight or jackson cant ko him how can the spider lets be real[/quote]

This quote is barely legible. That being said, this may be the first big fight i have seen in awhile where no matter who wins i won’t be terribly disappointed. I want Silva to win, he’s my boy and i really wanna see him steamroll that division for a long time yet. But if Henderson wins i could handle that. He’s a great fighter that brings it every fight and trains like a maniac. Really looking forward to this one. Dana also has to get some more middleweight guys. Buy them from other company’s. Who cares. You can’t tell me that the UFC has all the best 185ers in the world. If thats true, than it is pretty weak. Whoever loses this fight will most definitely get an automatic rematch, just like the Sylvia/Arlovski fight.

i cant really see hendo winning this one. hes an animal, but silva is a very technical animal. silvas standup will frustrate hendo if he doesnt get ko’d, and if he takes him down silva could easily submit him. the herring kongo fight will be a simple brawl-whoever connects first, both ground games suck so theres no reason it should go down. im giving the edge to kongo, hes got the reach and is the more refined standup fighter. they better show the arlovski fight, and i never wanna see another okami fight. ever.

I like the Herring pick, I don’t like the Henderson pick.

My expectations for each fight are:

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson [TKO]
Heath Herring def. Cheick Kongo [Submission]
Evan Tanner def. Yushin Okami [Submission (strikes)]
Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson [submission]
Andrei Arlovski def. Jake O’Brien [TKO]
Josh Koscheck def. Dustin Hazelett [Unanimous Decision]
Diego Sanchez def. David Bielkheden [Submission (strikes)]
Jorge Gurgel def. John Halverson [Submission]

The other two fights I find very hard to call, I think it will be Leben by Decision / Sakara by TKO and Cummo by Decision / Fioravanti by Decision. Right now I’m leaning towards Cummo and Sakara.

I am betting on:
Heath Herring
Evan Tanner

and possibly betting on:
Anderson Silva
Alessio Sakara

Comments: I think that people are underestimating Chris Wilson; I don’t think he’s a joke and the betting odds are stacked heavily in Fitch’s favor. I think Fitch will get the RNC or win a decision but I’m not ruling out the chance of Fitch getting hurt, because when the fight is standing I’d expect Wilson to have the advantage and to be dangerous.

I also think that Chris Leben is underestimating Alessio Sakara, which could very well lead to him getting beaten down. Leben probably feels invincible after his war with Terry Martin, but I think that’s foolish; after all, he was hurt, and being hurt actually gave him the opportunity to knock Martin out because Martin thought he had it won at that point.

There are a lot of questions about Tanner since he’s been out of the game a while (and the whole drinking on a boat thing), but I thought he looked like the best bet (considering the odds) when I was first looking at the lines.

[quote comment=”324260″]MMAmania,

Are you going to be covering tonight’s fights? And is there a site to watch them for free?[/quote]
Anything yet MANIAC?

Dan’s never been knocked out in his entire career, not by Rampage, not by Wandi, and I don’t believe that Anderson can either. Dan by descision.

[quote comment=”324069″]who has the spider really beat franklin has is the only good fighter he has beat and is not the quality of fighters henderson has faced.lets see spider go 2 rounds let alone 5 with the likes of jackson barnet noriaga silva or alot of others.no one has broght up henderson got hurt a week befor the jackson fight takeing away some of his power. spider pound for pound the the best lets be real henderson is the real pound for pound best in the world . lets see spider fight heavyweights light heavyweights. not only win but hang with them . everyone is talking the clinch good bring it on silva has a greay clinch it did him no good against henderson the clinch means spider has no defence for henderson busting up his ribs causing spider to let go and get hit in the jaw with a hard right or in a clinch getting pushed back haveing henderson tripping him to the ground and giveing him a beatdown. if a heavyweight or jackson cant ko him how can the spider lets be real[/quote]

Can we say RUN-ON sentences? Perhaps you should learn how to write properly before responding to a post. I can hardly understand what you’re trying to write about.

[quote comment=”324475″]Dan’s never been knocked out in his entire career, not by Rampage, not by Wandi, and I don’t believe that Anderson can either. Dan by descision.[/quote]
True, INFACT Dan has only been STOPPED TWICE in his entire career. However, it is my belief he hasn’t fought a technical striker with the abilities of Silva.

SILVA SECOND ROUND KO!!!

in the main event i think the x factor in this fight is the fact that Hendo has fought and lost to Silva’s training partners: Big Nog and Lil Nog. Hendo won the first with Big Nog, but the rematch ended with Big Nog winning via armbar. When he fought Lil Nog his fate was similar and i believe when he fights the spider it’s going to hit the mat sometime. Here Silva will use that black belt in jiu jitsu to submit Hendo with an armbar in round 2 you heard it here first

[quote comment=”324493″][quote comment=”324475″]Dan’s never been knocked out in his entire career, not by Rampage, not by Wandi, and I don’t believe that Anderson can either. Dan by descision.[/quote]
True, INFACT Dan has only been STOPPED TWICE in his entire career. However, it is my belief he hasn’t fought a technical striker with the abilities of Silva.

SILVA SECOND ROUND KO!!![/quote]
Both of our scenarios are more than plausible, that’s just part of what makes this fight SOOO good.

MMAmania,
Did you know;

A young Canadian mixed martial artist died after a light sparring session Tuesday evening in Stratford, Prince Edward Island.

Rene Ayangma, 20, a member of Team Bueno based out of the Largo Fitness Centre, was preparing for his second MMA fight, scheduled for Extreme Cage Combat in Halifax on March 15.

I just wasn’t sure if you already knew about this.

At only twenty….what a waste of talent.

RIP DUDE

[quote comment=”324076″][quote comment=”324069″]who has the spider really beat franklin has is the only good fighter he has beat and is not the quality of fighters henderson has faced.lets see spider go 2 rounds let alone 5 with the likes of jackson barnet noriaga silva or alot of others.no one has broght up henderson got hurt a week befor the jackson fight takeing away some of his power. spider pound for pound the the best lets be real henderson is the real pound for pound best in the world . lets see spider fight heavyweights light heavyweights. not only win but hang with them . everyone is talking the clinch good bring it on silva has a greay clinch it did him no good against henderson the clinch means spider has no defence for henderson busting up his ribs causing spider to let go and get hit in the jaw with a hard right or in a clinch getting pushed back haveing henderson tripping him to the ground and giveing him a beatdown. if a heavyweight or jackson cant ko him how can the spider lets be real[/quote]
why fight at all……..why not just give hendo the belt……dumb[/quote]

TELL ME AGAIN WHO HAS SPIDER BEAT TO MAKE HIM SO GREAT.TELL ME HOW IF HARDER HITTERS AND BIGGER MEN HAVENT KOED HENDERSON HOW CAN SILVA HE DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER OF JACKSON NOT EVEN CLOSE.JACKSON WOULD KO HIM IN THE FIRST.WHY HASENT ANYONE TALKED ABOUT HOW GOOD HENDERSON DID WITH A HERNIATED DISC IN HIS BACK AGAINST JACKSON DUMB WHATS DUMB IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE UFC HAS PADDED SPIDERS RECORD WITH NOT THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD.TAKE A LOOK AT DANA WHITES RECORD WHEN HE TELLS PEOPLE SOMEONES THE BEST OR THE GREATEST THAY ALWAYS GET THERE ASSES KICKED LIKE LIDDELL GSP HUGHES THE SAME IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE SPIDER HENDERSON IS A TOTALY DIFFRENT ANIMAL THAN ANYONE SPIDER HAS EVER FACED BEFORE HE IS NOT THESE OTHER LAME ASS FIGHTERS WHITE HAS PADDED HIS RECORD WITH FRANKLIN REALLY TURNED OUT TO BE A PUSSY RUNNING LIKE A RABBIT IN THERE LAST FIGHT

[quote comment=”324561″]At only twenty….what a waste of talent.

RIP DUDE[/quote]

My Condolences to the family

[quote comment=”324392″]I like the Herring pick, I don’t like the Henderson pick.

My expectations for each fight are:

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson [TKO]
Heath Herring def. Cheick Kongo [Submission]
Evan Tanner def. Yushin Okami [Submission (strikes)]
Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson [submission]
Andrei Arlovski def. Jake O’Brien [TKO]
Josh Koscheck def. Dustin Hazelett [Unanimous Decision]
Diego Sanchez def. David Bielkheden [Submission (strikes)]
Jorge Gurgel def. John Halverson [Submission]

The other two fights I find very hard to call, I think it will be Leben by Decision / Sakara by TKO and Cummo by Decision / Fioravanti by Decision. Right now I’m leaning towards Cummo and Sakara.

I am betting on:
Heath Herring
Evan Tanner

and possibly betting on:
Anderson Silva
Alessio Sakara

Comments: I think that people are underestimating Chris Wilson; I don’t think he’s a joke and the betting odds are stacked heavily in Fitch’s favor. I think Fitch will get the RNC or win a decision but I’m not ruling out the chance of Fitch getting hurt, because when the fight is standing I’d expect Wilson to have the advantage and to be dangerous.

I also think that Chris Leben is underestimating Alessio Sakara, which could very well lead to him getting beaten down. Leben probably feels invincible after his war with Terry Martin, but I think that’s foolish; after all, he was hurt, and being hurt actually gave him the opportunity to knock Martin out because Martin thought he had it won at that point.

There are a lot of questions about Tanner since he’s been out of the game a while (and the whole drinking on a boat thing), but I thought he looked like the best bet (considering the odds) when I was first looking at the lines.[/quote]

I wouldnt recommend wagering any m0oney on Evan Tanner. Tanner is one of my favorite fighters in the history of the UFC, so its not like I am just some Hater. the reality is Tanner hasn’t fought in 2 years, and he is fighting a guy Okami(who although isnt very exciting, he has given fits to everyone he has faced). Personally I am staying away from this fight. Never wager on a fight with too many “UNKOWNS”….and this is one of those fights.

Here is my prediction: Either Koschek or Sanchez (if not both) will be upset by there opponents!

For all mma wagerers:

I think that the best bet available for the UFC 82 card is: Arlovski!

Arlovski hasnt looked impressive in some time now, but this will be his last chance to increase his value for the up coming negotiations of the mma free agent market. In all sports we see athletes who our approaching their “contract year” usually always perform at a higher level. Its only natural that an athlete is more motivated when its time to re-negotiate a contarct.

With that said, I think Arlovski is a sure bet. O’brien is a tough guy, but lets face it….If Arlovski performs up to 1/2 of his potential he should have no trouble defeating Jake.

If we are ever to see the “old Arlovski” back in action, this will be the fight were he shows up. This is his last opportunity to gain some leverage during his up coming contractual negotiations…..and we all know Andre loves his money.

I am not a fan on betting on huge favorites, but if I had to bet on 2 favorites I would go with Arlovski and Fitch.

Arlovski for the above mentioned reasons and I say Fitch is a good pick because he is a very Focused and mentally tough fighter, who is very close to a title shot, and I do not think Chris Wilson will be Game enough to take that away from him. Make no mistake about it, Wilson is a solid fighter who is here to stay, and I think he would have a great shot at an upset against a lot of WW, but not the mentally tough Fitch.

Hearing is slowly becoming a very popular upset pick in many peoples eyes. Hearing has all the tools needed to defeat Kongo, however I would NEVER bet on a fighter who I couldn’t count on entering a fight in Great Shape. I simply can not count on Hearing to come into this fight with the conditioning needed to defend Kongo. So I would lean towards Kongo….in reality, I wont be touching this fight….

Can anyone tell me if Kongo has been training with Juanito for this fight?

KONGO by KO!

As for the fight over and under….Neither Fioravantti/Cummo fight of the Leben/Sakara fight will go to a decision. Both fights will end early via TKO

bias predictions cauz first Kongo s never been submitted and the spider will dismantle Dan on his feet or will sub him on the ground;mark my word.

And Kongo has a tremendous cardio so if Hearing don t knock him out in the first round he will be in trouble for the rest of the fight

The smart money is on Silva in this fight. The Spider has an advantage standing and on the ground. Henderson is great and represents the best kind of “grinder” for lack of a better term in sport. He has KO power for sure, but Silva has power as well as precision and as far as I know neither fighter has been knocked out.

Anderson is not nearly as reckless as Wanderlei and that is why is is much less likely to get caught. Hendo will put up a good fight but I expect him to get caught, hurt and then get KO’d… The Spider is just too hot right now.

[quote comment=”325048″]For all mma wagerers:

I think that the best bet available for the UFC 82 card is: Arlovski!

Arlovski hasnt looked impressive in some time now, but this will be his last chance to increase his value for the up coming negotiations of the mma free agent market. In all sports we see athletes who our approaching their “contract year” usually always perform at a higher level. Its only natural that an athlete is more motivated when its time to re-negotiate a contarct.

With that said, I think Arlovski is a sure bet. O’brien is a tough guy, but lets face it….If Arlovski performs up to 1/2 of his potential he should have no trouble defeating Jake.

If we are ever to see the “old Arlovski” back in action, this will be the fight were he shows up. This is his last opportunity to gain some leverage during his up coming contractual negotiations…..and we all know Andre loves his money.

I am not a fan on betting on huge favorites, but if I had to bet on 2 favorites I would go with Arlovski and Fitch.

Arlovski for the above mentioned reasons and I say Fitch is a good pick because he is a very Focused and mentally tough fighter, who is very close to a title shot, and I do not think Chris Wilson will be Game enough to take that away from him. Make no mistake about it, Wilson is a solid fighter who is here to stay, and I think he would have a great shot at an upset against a lot of WW, but not the mentally tough Fitch.[/quote]

I don’t think Arlovski is as much of a lock as you say he is. It’s true he is in the last fight of his contract and he should be very motivated. However, it’s been a long time since he faced a strong wrestler who wanted to take him down and pound/lay on him for 3 rounds. He is clearly far more talented than O’Brien, but if he can’t stop the takedown I don’t think it’ll matter because I don’t see him pulling off a submission from his back. He hasn’t submitted anyone in 3 years (and the submission on Sylvia came from the top position too). I think he should definitely be the favorite, but I also think O’Brien has a decent shot at pulling off a boring decision upset.

[quote comment=”325587″][quote comment=”325048″]For all mma wagerers:

I think that the best bet available for the UFC 82 card is: Arlovski!

Arlovski hasnt looked impressive in some time now, but this will be his last chance to increase his value for the up coming negotiations of the mma free agent market. In all sports we see athletes who our approaching their “contract year” usually always perform at a higher level. Its only natural that an athlete is more motivated when its time to re-negotiate a contarct.

With that said, I think Arlovski is a sure bet. O’brien is a tough guy, but lets face it….If Arlovski performs up to 1/2 of his potential he should have no trouble defeating Jake.

If we are ever to see the “old Arlovski” back in action, this will be the fight were he shows up. This is his last opportunity to gain some leverage during his up coming contractual negotiations…..and we all know Andre loves his money.

I am not a fan on betting on huge favorites, but if I had to bet on 2 favorites I would go with Arlovski and Fitch.

Arlovski for the above mentioned reasons and I say Fitch is a good pick because he is a very Focused and mentally tough fighter, who is very close to a title shot, and I do not think Chris Wilson will be Game enough to take that away from him. Make no mistake about it, Wilson is a solid fighter who is here to stay, and I think he would have a great shot at an upset against a lot of WW, but not the mentally tough Fitch.[/quote]

I don’t think Arlovski is as much of a lock as you say he is.

It’s true he is in the last fight of his contract and he should be very motivated. However, it’s been a long time since he faced a strong wrestler who wanted to take him down and pound/lay on him for 3 rounds. He is clearly far more talented than O’Brien, but if he can’t stop the takedown I don’t think it’ll matter because I don’t see him pulling off a submission from his back. He hasn’t submitted anyone in 3 years (and the submission on Sylvia came from the top position too). I think he should definitely be the favorite, but I also think O’Brien has a decent shot at pulling off a boring decision upset.[/quote]

U make some great points that I do respect. But Obrien has never faced anyone close to the ability of what Arlovski posseses. Andre will find away to win this fight. Arlovski is well versed in Sambo so he is very capable of handling himself on the ground. Fights always start standing, and the old Arlovski would have just blown right through O’brien and if anything close to the old Arlovski shows up, this fight should end quickly.

[quote comment=”324954″]TELL ME AGAIN WHO HAS SPIDER BEAT TO MAKE HIM SO GREAT.TELL ME HOW IF HARDER HITTERS AND BIGGER MEN HAVENT KOED HENDERSON HOW CAN SILVA HE DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER OF JACKSON NOT EVEN CLOSE.JACKSON WOULD KO HIM IN THE FIRST.WHY HASENT ANYONE TALKED ABOUT HOW GOOD HENDERSON DID WITH A HERNIATED DISC IN HIS BACK AGAINST JACKSON DUMB WHATS DUMB IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE UFC HAS PADDED SPIDERS RECORD WITH NOT THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD.TAKE A LOOK AT DANA WHITES RECORD WHEN HE TELLS PEOPLE SOMEONES THE BEST OR THE GREATEST THAY ALWAYS GET THERE ASSES KICKED LIKE LIDDELL GSP HUGHES THE SAME IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE SPIDER HENDERSON IS A TOTALY DIFFRENT ANIMAL THAN ANYONE SPIDER HAS EVER FACED BEFORE HE IS NOT THESE OTHER LAME ASS FIGHTERS WHITE HAS PADDED HIS RECORD WITH FRANKLIN REALLY TURNED OUT TO BE A PUSSY RUNNING LIKE A RABBIT IN THERE LAST FIGHT[/quote]
Dana knows fighters just as well as anyone, of course it’s his job to promote, so he’s not going to say anyone he has set up to fight is just “ok” lol, but he is right about GSP, Hughes as well even though i think he’s a knob, but they are all excellent fighters especially GSP, he is as billed, i believe he is the future of the sport, I do however agree with you on Lidell. But thats it… I have seen Hendo Lose many times, and if anyone is stupid enough to think a herniated disc fixes itself in couple of months is a fool, the only way to truely & really fix it, is by surgery, the nerve damage that is caused by it is incredibly hard to recover from, trust me, i myself have had a herniated disc surgically repaired, anyone who is living with an unrepaired disc is not operating at 100%, this is not a sparined ankle… That being fact, you will see Hendo go down, and for that matter GSP will easily destroy Serra.

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