Mark Coleman was tonight inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as expected at UFC 82: “Pride of a Champion” at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Unexpectedly, he announced that he will not retire and he will fight Brock Lesnar in August in Minnesota.
That’s not a typo.
Coleman—the first - ever UFC heavyweight champion — will return to the Octagon for the first time since 1999. He had a semi-successful run in the Pride FC organization, with the highlight of his work overseas being the champion of the first-ever open weight grand prix in 2000.
Since that time, however, the 43-year-old has compiled an average record (4-4), taking on some of the best competitors in the division such as Fedor Emelianenko (two losses), Mirko Cro Cop (loss) and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira (loss).
Coleman — the “Godfather” of the ground and pound — is a collegiate national wrestling champion for THE Ohio State University and competed in the Olympics in 1992. He’ll put his ground skills to the test against another collegiate wrestling champion in Lesnar.
Lesnar dropped his highly anticipated Octagon debut at UFC 81: “Breaking Point,” losing to former heavyweight champion Frank Mir via submission (kneebar) in round one. He’s also a former WWE wrestling superstar who is extremely marketable, especially in front of his hometown crowd in Minnesota.
This is definitely a big test for each fighter — both want to prove that they belong in the UFC. And the two will have five months to prepare for the showdown.
When the bout takes place it will mark the first time ever the UFC has staged an event in the “North Star State.”
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THIs is terrible sori mark coleman but this is all about money ur gonna lose!!!!!
YOu all make fun of elite xc and Gary shaw and co. for building kimbo slice, but this is what the ufc is doing to brock trying to build him into a star which he is not thus Far!!!
this is a rediculous fight coleman and lesnar…and ufc 81 was a not worth almost 50.00 bucks for about 2 hours 30 minutes of what?????
I don’t get paid that much per hour lost me here ufc
I can actually see Coleman knocking out Lesnar - I hope it doesn’t happen because if it does it will make a joke of the UFC and its heavyweight division.
THE UFC IS TERRIBLE each ppv getz shorter n shorter and we, the fans get short changed- for less fights and they increase the price ….
i would like to see at least fighters i paid for in the past like AA who won via strikes and diego sanchez who won by strikes ..i didnt want to see josh K.
I hate him.
why dont we the fans get a say in the match ups????!?!?!?!?!!?
THE UFC IS GETTING TO BE A FARCE!
watch… Coleman and others will be sued and brought to trial by zuffa and dana and co. for steroids, look at what they did to the last ufc hall o shamer randy cotoure—the ufc is suing him …get off your high horse UFC you are not GOD!!!!!
down with the ufc and MANIA you use to be ufcmania but the ufc threatened you, you’ll never admit that it was part of your decision to change your websites name.
the ufc is a don king monopoly! and we the fans who visit your site here and pa for your site and pay the ufc better listen cuz you’re losing long time fans, people whom have spent thousands of dollars on the ufc,
START COVERING other organizations with EQUAL weight!!!!!!!
YOU are biased to the ufc and everyone knows it!!!!
ok 1st guy! my thoughts on ufc 82.
lets start with the leben fight. he is like a energizer bunny, hard head and is exciting 2 watch. very good fight.
fitch i thought lost he was in a triangle choke and wilson jumped up right away. bad judging. fitch made the fight boring
silva did what i thought he was going to do (win) but he shocked me how silva’s BJJ skills r way under-rated. i say and i hate it but okami is next in my eyes.
okami’s fight- boring but good ending u could see the ring rust on tanner. okami just respects the other fighter too much
herring fight- i thought u were going to take him down but kongo showed us he is working on his ground game. herring said it was going 2 b a long fight and he was right. i love the way he fight and he knows his job. but he still needs to improve.
koscheck vs hazelett- good fight by both! josh is really improving all around.and hazelett striking was good tonight too. now josh change the way u treat people outside the ring. your a good fighter but not as good as u think u r but your surely getting there and sorry for calling u surely. i don’t like the way u live all the time but i like the way u r starting to fight. hazelett great job tonight i’m sure they’ll want u back.
ok 1st guy! don’t put mark down and lesnar u better respect your elders.
my thoughts on ufc 82.
lets start with the leben fight. he is like a energizer bunny he keeps going & going, hard headed and is exciting 2 watch. very good fight.
fitch i thought lost he was in a triangle choke and wilson jumped up right away. bad judging. fitch made the fight boring
silva did what i thought he was going to do (win) but he shocked me how silva’s BJJ skills r way under-rated. i say and i hate it but okami is next in my eyes.
okami’s fight- boring but good ending u could see the ring rust on tanner. okami just respects the other fighter too much
herring fight- i thought heath was going 2 take kongo. down but kongo showed us he is working on his ground game. herring said it was going 2 b a long fight and he was right. i love the way he fights and he knows his job. but he still needs to improve.
koscheck vs hazelett- good fight by both! josh is really improving all around and hazelett striking was good tonight too. now josh change the way u treat people outside the ring. your a good fighter but not as good as u think u r. but your surely getting there and sorry for calling u surely. i don’t like the way u live all the time but i like the way u r starting to fight. hazelett great job tonight i’m sure they’ll want u back.
I dont know what you were watching, or drinking tonight,(just kidding) GoRandy but i thought UFC 82 was great. As for a shorter PPV the last fight they showed ended at about the 2 hour and 50 minute mark. How much longer could they have possibley went? All 6 matches shown on PPV delivered tonight imo.
are they sure it will be in minnesota i thought coleman said he was fighting lesnar from minnesota, i was sure aug would be in las vegas i guess i was wrong
i didn’t do good in the U.F.C. fantasy tonight so far it says 157th out of over 17,000 people. that is bad for me.
WOW….is this the way to make lesnar a star?
U.F.C. u better bring chris wilson back he made the fight as good as it was.
[quote comment=”338071″]THE UFC IS TERRIBLE each ppv getz shorter n shorter and we, the fans get short changed- for less fights and they increase the price ….
i would like to see at least fighters i paid for in the past like AA who won via strikes and diego sanchez who won by strikes ..i didnt want to see josh K.
I hate him.
why dont we the fans get a say in the match ups????!?!?!?!?!!?
THE UFC IS GETTING TO BE A FARCE!
watch… Coleman and others will be sued and brought to trial by zuffa and dana and co. for steroids, look at what they did to the last ufc hall o shamer randy cotoure—the ufc is suing him …get off your high horse UFC you are not GOD!!!!!
down with the ufc and MANIA you use to be ufcmania but the ufc threatened you, you’ll never admit that it was part of your decision to change your websites name.
the ufc is a don king monopoly! and we the fans who visit your site here and pa for your site and pay the ufc better listen cuz you’re losing long time fans, people whom have spent thousands of dollars on the ufc,
START COVERING other organizations with EQUAL weight!!!!!!!
YOU are biased to the ufc and everyone knows it!!!![/quote]
Its all a big concepricy the UFC is plotting to take over the world every one be ware. Come on go bring your stupid conspericy theory arguments somewhere else. They changed there name because they couldnt sponser Jon Fitch if they had UFC in there name. Why would the UFC threaten them anyways what do they do to the UFC here at mania other than get more people watching the UFC and excited about UFC and mma in general?
[quote comment=”338071″]THE UFC IS TERRIBLE each ppv getz shorter n shorter and we, the fans get short changed- for less fights and they increase the price ….
i would like to see at least fighters i paid for in the past like AA who won via strikes and diego sanchez who won by strikes ..i didnt want to see josh K.
I hate him.
why dont we the fans get a say in the match ups????!?!?!?!?!!?
THE UFC IS GETTING TO BE A FARCE!
watch… Coleman and others will be sued and brought to trial by zuffa and dana and co. for steroids, look at what they did to the last ufc hall o shamer randy cotoure—the ufc is suing him …get off your high horse UFC you are not GOD!!!!!
down with the ufc and MANIA you use to be ufcmania but the ufc threatened you, you’ll never admit that it was part of your decision to change your websites name.
the ufc is a don king monopoly! and we the fans who visit your site here and pa for your site and pay the ufc better listen cuz you’re losing long time fans, people whom have spent thousands of dollars on the ufc,
START COVERING other organizations with EQUAL weight!!!!!!!
YOU are biased to the ufc and everyone knows it!!!![/quote]
If you hate the UFC so much don’t watch it. You clearly have nothing but complaints about the UFC and the sport in general. Take it easy buddy and enjoy the fights.
[quote comment=”338154″][quote comment=”338071″]THE UFC IS TERRIBLE each ppv getz shorter n shorter and we, the fans get short changed- for less fights and they increase the price ….
i would like to see at least fighters i paid for in the past like AA who won via strikes and diego sanchez who won by strikes ..i didnt want to see josh K.
I hate him.
why dont we the fans get a say in the match ups????!?!?!?!?!!?
THE UFC IS GETTING TO BE A FARCE!
watch… Coleman and others will be sued and brought to trial by zuffa and dana and co. for steroids, look at what they did to the last ufc hall o shamer randy cotoure—the ufc is suing him …get off your high horse UFC you are not GOD!!!!!
down with the ufc and MANIA you use to be ufcmania but the ufc threatened you, you’ll never admit that it was part of your decision to change your websites name.
the ufc is a don king monopoly! and we the fans who visit your site here and pa for your site and pay the ufc better listen cuz you’re losing long time fans, people whom have spent thousands of dollars on the ufc,
START COVERING other organizations with EQUAL weight!!!!!!!
YOU are biased to the ufc and everyone knows it!!!![/quote]
If you hate the UFC so much don’t watch it. You clearly have nothing but complaints about the UFC and the sport in general. Take it easy buddy and enjoy the fights.[/quote]
Wow, and I just realized you’re bashing this site. Poor form my boy.
I can’t see Coleman winning this fight I think Lesnar is just gonna be too big for him. I mean he is mainly a wrestler just like Lesnar but I mean Lesnar walks around close to 290 and Coleman around 225 and I dont care how good your are giving up 60 pounds is tough for anyone and with Colemans age I dont know that he can keep up with Lesnars wrestling. I mean Coleman probably has better standup and obviously a lot more mma experience than Lesnar but I see him taking a beating in this one.
Oh yeah, about this fight. lol I was pumped to see that Coleman was comming back, and I know I’ll be rooting for him, but sadly I see that freak Lesnar winning. Always said he’d do good against another wrestler or a striker.
i’m not sure this fight even proves anything unless colmen schools lesnar, probably lesnar just outpowers coleman and outworks the 40 yr old
If there were knees to the head I could see Coleman winning.
So the McCully fight is off?
YAHHHHHHHHHHH GO LESNAR
this isn’t a fight i care to see, much less pay for, i though coleman was more than 225 though, could be wrong. This will be another main event, weeeeee, i wonder how all the other fighters feel when lesnar is getting all the $$ and headliners. Mutiny is in the air, and cbs just accelerated it, ufc is not nearly going to be the monopoly it is now.
remember absolute power corrupts and power corrupts absolutely
dana white has grown a little big for his britches, and it’s because of the publicity and power he holds.
[quote comment=”338071″]THE UFC IS TERRIBLE each ppv getz shorter n shorter and we, the fans get short changed- for less fights and they increase the price ….
i would like to see at least fighters i paid for in the past like AA who won via strikes and diego sanchez who won by strikes ..i didnt want to see josh K.
I hate him.
why dont we the fans get a say in the match ups????!?!?!?!?!!?
THE UFC IS GETTING TO BE A FARCE!
watch… Coleman and others will be sued and brought to trial by zuffa and dana and co. for steroids, look at what they did to the last ufc hall o shamer randy cotoure—the ufc is suing him …get off your high horse UFC you are not GOD!!!!!
down with the ufc and MANIA you use to be ufcmania but the ufc threatened you, you’ll never admit that it was part of your decision to change your websites name.
the ufc is a don king monopoly! and we the fans who visit your site here and pa for your site and pay the ufc better listen cuz you’re losing long time fans, people whom have spent thousands of dollars on the ufc,
START COVERING other organizations with EQUAL weight!!!!!!!
YOU are biased to the ufc and everyone knows it!!!![/quote]
Getting to be a farce? What does that even mean? UFC 82 was very entertaining. The fights were great. They have the best fights of any promotion, and the best production.
You don’t deserve to watch the sport you damn cry baby. Always got to bitch about something.
Who knows if it’ll be the main event. If Coleman/Lesnar is the main event(which I highly doubt) then it may be on free TV. Considering it’s in Brock’s home state of Minnesota they’re milking him for all the money they cna get. Him being on the UFC 81 card garnered a ton more buys than it would have been without him. I’m not saying he’ll be a world champ or whatever,but it’ll be interesting to see how Brock can do vs. the innovator of ground and pound. Mutiny?ahaha I love all these people who “hate” UFC yet still keep up with and watch it. EliteXC on CBS may even be bad for MMA since the ratings may suck and it will give the uneducated ammunition to call it street fighting…especially with Kimbo headlining. Maybe EliteXC will do good and be successful or any other promotions,but if they do I doubt it will put the UFC under. It will bring more competition and each promotion fighting for the best fights and cards. (Fighters and fights, not organizations). And with the cards UFC has had so far and have been announced for this year, seems like they’re upping the ante.
Coleman is still a huge threat. I’m surprised that the UFC is throwing Lesnar to the wolves again. Lesnar is not fighting cans, that’s for sure. Gotta respect that.
Mark Coleman = Tank Abbot
[quote comment=”338360″]Coleman is still a huge threat. I’m surprised that the UFC is throwing Lesnar to the wolves again. Lesnar is not fighting cans, that’s for sure. Gotta respect that.[/quote]
haha, are you serious? coleman has only taken beating in the last 5 years, I really don’t see any treat for lesnar.
go brock!
WOW! What a let down! Lesnar deserves a better fight then this. This is horrible.
All I can say is wow! So much for that Justin McCully rumor. NO cans for Lesnar. Coleman might be old but is not a nobody by any means. Is this for sure in MN though? In that interview, Coleman said, “Look out, Minnesota.” Then announced he would fight Lesnar. Will this actually be in MN because it seemed that he said that because Brock is from MN? If it is in the Twin Cities!!! Sherk, Lesnar, Huerta. Could shape up nicely.
[quote comment=”338071″]THE UFC IS TERRIBLE each ppv getz shorter n shorter and we, the fans get short changed- for less fights and they increase the price ….
i would like to see at least fighters i paid for in the past like AA who won via strikes and diego sanchez who won by strikes ..i didnt want to see josh K.
I hate him.
why dont we the fans get a say in the match ups????!?!?!?!?!!?
THE UFC IS GETTING TO BE A FARCE!
watch… Coleman and others will be sued and brought to trial by zuffa and dana and co. for steroids, look at what they did to the last ufc hall o shamer randy cotoure—the ufc is suing him …get off your high horse UFC you are not GOD!!!!!
down with the ufc and MANIA you use to be ufcmania but the ufc threatened you, you’ll never admit that it was part of your decision to change your websites name.
the ufc is a don king monopoly! and we the fans who visit your site here and pa for your site and pay the ufc better listen cuz you’re losing long time fans, people whom have spent thousands of dollars on the ufc,
START COVERING other organizations with EQUAL weight!!!!!!!
YOU are biased to the ufc and everyone knows it!!!![/quote]
What other organizations do you want them to cover? Elitexc does a PPV once every 3 or 4 months. It is just now they got PPV down to every other months. WEC is the only other organization that has any shows and they are owned by the UFC. So what other events should they cover? Your argument against Mania is senseless and ridiculous. Nobody here wants to hear how Fedor is fighting another Chump or some third rate kickboxer turned mixed martial artists last week. When there is fighting news that is not laughable at best they do post the info. If you are so against mania and the ufc why are you here then. Go to sherdog or someother of the hundreds blogger sites there are out there.
[quote comment=”338109″]I dont know what you were watching, or drinking tonight,(just kidding) GoRandy but i thought UFC 82 was great. As for a shorter PPV the last fight they showed ended at about the 2 hour and 50 minute mark. How much longer could they have possibley went? All 6 matches shown on PPV delivered tonight imo.[/quote]
They should have aire d the Diego fight after the Kos fight. Diego ended the fight in the 1st round and there was still 10 minutes of Broadcast time after they aired the Koschek fight. They could have fit the Diego fight onto the card!
[quote comment=”338158″]I can’t see Coleman winning this fight I think Lesnar is just gonna be too big for him. I mean he is mainly a wrestler just like Lesnar but I mean Lesnar walks around close to 290 and Coleman around 225 and I dont care how good your are giving up 60 pounds is tough for anyone and with Colemans age I dont know that he can keep up with Lesnars wrestling. I mean Coleman probably has better standup and obviously a lot more mma experience than Lesnar but I see him taking a beating in this one.[/quote]
Is it just me or did Coleman seem like a shrivled old man last night? He looked like he weighed 210 lbs TOPS
Coleman looked like a shrivled up Vin Diesel. If Coleman wants any shot at beating Brock he is going to have to put some musvcle back on Fast, and not that steroid muscle that he usually ROCKS!
Come on now, this is a set up fight for Brock. Styles make the fight and Coleman may not even know a basic rear naked choke. So power on power and Brock gets his win in dominant fashion.
As for the heavyweight division being a joke, Brock isn’t anywhere near a title shot and unlike Elite the UFC put Brock in with a seasoned legitimate although not great heavyweight.
Kimbo’s resume. Ray Mercer 1st Fight and Tank Abbott after his 15th beer. Is there a bigger joke for the face of Elite.
Some of you guys are some dedicated bloggers. U guys were posting stuff from 2:30 am - 6-30 am?
As for the August Minnestota Card. Lesner vs. Coleman better not be the main event. They should hold this event in september that way it would give time for Sherk to recovery from the ass whipping BJ is going to give him and May. Sherk is also from Minnesota and I am sure he would love to compete in front of his home town. Isnt Huerta from Minnesota as well? Maybe he will make his opctagon return at this event.
I dont know about u guys but I am dying to see Huerta vs. Florian!!!!!!
Breaking News!!! Anderson Silva Has Tested Postive For….
AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! man that guy is somthing else. good for him. I feel bad for dan though. I really like anderson and wanted him to win but man its hard to root against henderson.
Anderson Silva “Now I want to fight the 185 boxing champion”
in the post fight video center.
He says along the lines “The boxing guys say that MMA is not technical and is not a noble sport, so I want to fight their boxing champion of 185 in their rules, to show that our sport is very technical”
Just watched the Arlovski fight…
Very weird ending. Alrovski wasn’t hitting him with devastating strikes. He even looked to the ref to jump in and stop the fight. It reminded me of when Okami had Swick mounted and was just peppering shots that didn’t do a whole lot of damage
impressive fight overall though. He showed an excellent sprawl. I thought it was funny how he remained mounted a couple of seconds while celebrating after the fight was stopped
This was Anderson Silva’s 6th fight in the UFC, if I remember correctly, he signed a 6 fight deal with the UFC and I dont ever remember him getting an extension. Can anyone shed some light onto this subject for me?
[quote comment=”338900″]This was Anderson Silva’s 6th fight in the UFC, if I remember correctly, he signed a 6 fight deal with the UFC and I dont ever remember him getting an extension. Can anyone shed some light onto this subject for me?[/quote]
you are definitely right, he is gonna leave the ufc, he really doesn’t like it here.
Even if he wants to stay the ufc management will kick his overestimated butt out.
[quote comment=”338912″][quote comment=”338900″]This was Anderson Silva’s 6th fight in the UFC, if I remember correctly, he signed a 6 fight deal with the UFC and I dont ever remember him getting an extension. Can anyone shed some light onto this subject for me?[/quote]
you are definitely right, he is gonna leave the ufc, he really doesn’t like it here.
Even if he wants to stay the ufc management will kick his overestimated butt out.[/quote]
r u a retard? He is the greatest champion that the UFC has…..he aint going anywhere! Dana white will pay whatever it takes to keep him in the UFC. Silva loves the UFC, and has no intentions of ever leaving as long as they dont disrespect him with bogus contract offers. Also his management team said that Silva’s popularity has cause his clothing line to rake in millions, so Silva is making some serious cheese.
I hope that these contractual negotiations go quick and smooth. Silva is the best champion possible and he fights more times a year than any other champion…. I cant see Dana not “SHOWING SILVA THE MONEY”!!!
I see Mark Coleman as nothing but a can. Lesnar is being fed this famous can just like Kimbo is being fed a steady diet of ex-UFC champions (Tank? Shamrock? ..maybe Tito?)
[quote comment=”338936″]I see Mark Coleman as nothing but a can. Lesnar is being fed this famous can just like Kimbo is being fed a steady diet of ex-UFC champions (Tank? Shamrock? ..maybe Tito?)[/quote]
Although I understand your intentions, I wouldn’t put Lesnar (a highly decorated university wrestler an) in the same category as Slice (a street fighter with no real accomplishments). Nor would I put Coleman in the same category as Tank. At any rate, how is Coleman’s comeback really that different in general that Couture’s comeback?
i have to wait til august for lesnar >?
No matter how old Mark Coleman is, he is still a fantastic wrestling with still devistating ground and pound, him and Brock Lesnar is a fantastic match-up for both of these guys, and this fight should be an incredible one.
Coleman is only 43, and he defeated Shogun two years ago. A rejuvanted Coleman could make a huge splash in the weak heavyweight division.
Im excited about this fight.
I am a big fan of the old wrestlers like ken shamrock, mark coleman, royce gracie. However, as you have seen most fighters that made the ufc what it is today are losing now. Now for the Mark Coleman vs Brock Lesnar fight. Coleman can win this fight but he has to win it in the first round. As frank mir showed lesnar’s legs are his weakness. So if coleman goes for lesnar’s leg in the first round and gets it then coleman is the winner. Lesnar is just gonna have to keep the fight standing thats his only chance of winning. I hope coleman wins.
MARKcoleman is washed up!!! come on just watch him he has no cardio!!!!
and will get hurt by lessnar
I DON’t HAte the ufc or mma i luv it!
BUT!
I HATE DANA WHITE ZUFFA AND THE BROTHERS who run the organization like a crappy old car.
THIS IS ABOUT ME AND THE FANS !!!!
WE the fans should get a say in say 1 or 2 fights on the main card, via votes on the ufc’s website the rest DUMB DUMB joe silva can set up or whatever mob connections he has.
AND the manner in whuch the ufc treats its fighters is terrible admit it !!!!!!!!!!!!
YOu break your hand , you pay for it unless your CHuck Liddell!
COuld you imagine MLb inducting DOn mattingly or someone into the hall of fame and then suing them?!?!?! for BS?!?!?!
THIS IS DAN’s PROBLEM…he makes and takes thinkgs so personal…then
THE UFC BLACkmails sum great fighters like AA, and others . YOU see how the ufc has coached the players to be tight lipped AA didn’t say 1 damned thing in his interview neither did Josh , BECAUSE THEY can’t,
thats messed up!!!
THE FIghters can’t say what they feel cuz dana will x you from your job or put you on a shelf for a year or sue you or…???? who knows
The fighters are so afreaid when asked legitimate questions about stuff. THis is not right, someone needs to come in and clean up the ufc thats all!!!
It might be good seeing brock destroy some easy opponent..
I’m gonna call Kimbo style work ahead of time. Especially if it’s a 1 fight deal for Coleman.
[quote comment=”338900″]This was Anderson Silva’s 6th fight in the UFC, if I remember correctly, he signed a 6 fight deal with the UFC and I dont ever remember him getting an extension. Can anyone shed some light onto this subject for me?[/quote]
Read the Zuffa contract clause on champions. If your the recognized champion at the time your contract ends, it can be extended for up to 1 year or 2 fights. Sucks for Silva, because if I were him I would want to negotiate for A LOT more money now.
What an “AWESOME” PPV worth every penny….Leben is the MAN!!!
Every fight was better then I could of hoped for!!!…except for maybe the Finch fight but it was still entertaining
AND GORANDY you are an IDIOT go back to your low paying job you BUM….nobody want to here from people who have no idea what there talking about…..GO GET A LIFE….go back to your stamp collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[quote comment=”338071″]THE UFC IS TERRIBLE each ppv getz shorter n shorter and we, the fans get short changed- for less fights and they increase the price ….
i would like to see at least fighters i paid for in the past like AA who won via strikes and diego sanchez who won by strikes ..i didnt want to see josh K.
I hate him.
why dont we the fans get a say in the match ups????!?!?!?!?!!?
THE UFC IS GETTING TO BE A FARCE!
watch… Coleman and others will be sued and brought to trial by zuffa and dana and co. for steroids, look at what they did to the last ufc hall o shamer randy cotoure—the ufc is suing him …get off your high horse UFC you are not GOD!!!!!
down with the ufc and MANIA you use to be ufcmania but the ufc threatened you, you’ll never admit that it was part of your decision to change your websites name.
the ufc is a don king monopoly! and we the fans who visit your site here and pa for your site and pay the ufc better listen cuz you’re losing long time fans, people whom have spent thousands of dollars on the ufc,
START COVERING other organizations with EQUAL weight!!!!!!!
YOU are biased to the ufc and everyone knows it!!!![/quote]
You have too be the dumbest person to have ever come on this site…….Just can’t make some people happy no matter what you Do, even if you put one of the best fight cards of all time on, and then have all the fighters step up and put on a great show, nobody wants to hear how horrible your life is…….do everybody a favor and dont ever post a comment Moron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was Anderson Silva’s 6th fight in the UFC, if I remember correctly, he signed a 6 fight deal with the UFC and I dont ever remember him getting an extension. Can anyone shed some light onto this subject for me?
you are definitely right, he is gonna leave the ufc, he really doesn’t like it here.
Even if he wants to stay the ufc management will kick his overestimated butt out.
He is the greatest champion that the UFC has…..he aint going anywhere! Dana white will pay whatever it takes to keep him in the UFC. Silva loves the UFC, and has no intentions of ever leaving as long as they dont disrespect him with bogus contract offers. Also his management team said that Silva’s popularity has cause his clothing line to rake in millions, so Silva is making some serious cheese.
I hope that these contractual negotiations go quick and smooth. Silva is the best champion possible and he fights more times a year than any other champion…. I cant see Dana not “SHOWING SILVA THE MONEY”!!!
Have you guys looked at yahoo, msn and etc. Sliva is considered the best fighter and is compared to Tyson.. I think Dana will not let Anderson go, I think Dana learned his lesson with Couture. That would be very bad with business having two champions leave within a year. But publicity. Never happen and where would Silva fight at…. No other place
[quote comment=”339144″]What an “AWESOME” PPV worth every penny….Leben is the MAN!!!
Every fight was better then I could of hoped for!!!…except for maybe the Finch fight but it was still entertaining
i liked the finch fight, the herring kongo fights kinda ruined the nite for me, i was expecting a lot better from both but more from kongo.
Why would dana bring back this fossil……lesner will tear this guy apart. I know dana wants to hype up lesner but against this fossil is bad. no disrespect to coleman he was great in his prime but this is sad. Another boring ufc card coming on.
[quote comment=”339181″][quote comment=”339144″]What an “AWESOME” PPV worth every penny….Leben is the MAN!!!
Every fight was better then I could of hoped for!!!…except for maybe the Finch fight but it was still entertaining
i liked the finch fight, the herring kongo fights kinda ruined the nite for me, i was expecting a lot better from both but more from kongo.[/quote]
Herring really steped it up, was a good fight i thought …..I thought herring was going to bust Kongo’s ribs…lol
[quote comment=”339136″][quote comment=”338900″]This was Anderson Silva’s 6th fight in the UFC, if I remember correctly, he signed a 6 fight deal with the UFC and I dont ever remember him getting an extension. Can anyone shed some light onto this subject for me?[/quote]
Read the Zuffa contract clause on champions. If your the recognized champion at the time your contract ends, it can be extended for up to 1 year or 2 fights. Sucks for Silva, because if I were him I would want to negotiate for A LOT more money now.[/quote]
U r right. I forgot all about that and it does suck for Silva. At least we wont have to worry about contract negotiations with him for another 2 fights.
I actually think Kongo should be taken more seriously after last nights loss than if he would have just KO hearing. We all know Kongo was the much superior striker and the knock on Kongo was that he had no wrestling and weak sprawls. I was actually very impressed by how much he progressed in those areas. By his next fight, which will probably be about 5 months away Juanito will have him looking even more well rounded.
His game plan was very stupid. hearing was more then willing to stand and trade with Kongo the whole night, and Kongo could have destroyed him in a stand up war. Instead he chose to try and show his progression as a more complete fighter and it cost him the win. Even though he lost the fight I was very impressed with his progress in wrestling, sprawling, and scrambling. He looked to be much more complete than we have ever seen him.
Much credit to Hearing who also looked better than ever. It really shows that he has rededicated himself to training which is great because if he keeps up with this kind of work ethic, he could turn into a contender down the line.
There next fights should be:
Kongo vs. Tim Sylvia (who are both coming off losses) and
Frank Mir vs. Hearing (both coming off of wins)
This is the most logical scenario because Brock is booked to fight coleman in August. and Verra vs. Werdum is scheduled for June.
So, I really expect to see Kongo/Sylvia and Hearing/Mir booked as their next fights! U all heard it hear 1st!
[quote comment=”338227″]this isn’t a fight i care to see, much less pay for, i though coleman was more than 225 though, could be wrong. This will be another main event, weeeeee, i wonder how all the other fighters feel when lesnar is getting all the $$ and headliners. Mutiny is in the air, and cbs just accelerated it, ufc is not nearly going to be the monopoly it is now.
remember absolute power corrupts and power corrupts absolutely
dana white has grown a little big for his britches, and it’s because of the publicity and power he holds.[/quote]
–WELL SAID!
Now you guys still wanna keep talkin shit on KIMBO when UFC r doing the same for BROCK haha…HOPE IT SHUTS SOME OF YOU UP ABOUT kimbo! and not wanting to take Elitexc serious
coleman=Tank
NO, not worth every penny BTW, they were just OK. I think the free one on SPIKE will be very good since they have a few lightweights fighting!
PLEASE READ THIS POST!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont mean to be nit picking or knocking last nights event, because it was one of the best cards EVER but when u analyze the even as a whole, it really isn’t anywhere near as great as it could be and may not be worth $45…. Check it out:
45$ for 56 minutes of fighting(PPV)
I just figured out there was less than an hour of fighting, and over 2 hours of commercials in last nights UFC PPV, we also missed 4 fights. i just sent a hate mail to ufc and you should too! http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=misc.contact go here and send an email.
[quote comment=”339251″]PLEASE READ THIS POST!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont mean to be nit picking or knocking last nights event, because it was one of the best cards EVER but when u analyze the even as a whole, it really isn’t anywhere near as great as it could be and may not be worth $45…. Check it out:
45$ for 56 minutes of fighting(PPV)
I just figured out there was less than an hour of fighting, and over 2 hours of commercials in last nights UFC PPV, we also missed 4 fights. i just sent a hate mail to ufc and you should too! http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=misc.contact go here and send an email.[/quote]
Only chance of getting a better product is by opening our mouths and making ourselves heard. It might not change any thing but its worth a try. After all, it seems as though our letter to spike was instrumental in getting a free 3 our broadcast instead of the originally scheduled 2 hours.
I was actually a bit disappointed with 82.
I was hoping for Hendo to really push Silva into the later rounds, and he was just laying there when Silva sunk his hooks in which eventually led to the choke. Sounds unbelievable but it looked like Hendo just stopped fighting.
Never really was excited about Kongo-Herring, but now the Heavyweight division is all screwy. They kept saying that who ever wins is a step closer to the title shot. Well, Herring isn’t anywhere CLOSE to getting a 4th fight with Minotauro. And now that Kongo is going to have to start a comeback trail, it practically guarantees Werdum/Noguieria. Unless they put Arlovski against Noguieria, which would be the absolute best case scenario.
Leben leads with his face, but good fight for him.
Hate Okami, but he’s next for Silva. At least he finished the fight.
I was hoping Fitch would finish Wilson quickly, but you could tell Fitch was getting frustrated. He couldn’t take Wilson down in the fist round hardly at all. I hope it was because he was looking past Wilson and didn’t really expect him to be that good. If not, then his 15 fight win streak is done against GSP (and yes, he will beat Serra). As for Wilson, put him against Kos, or Hazelett.
Speaking of Kos, I don’t like him at all (its his hair), but I enjoyed his fight the most. I was rooting for Hazelett, but it was an action packed fight that delivered.
I was hoping to see Diego and Andrei, but I guess thats what the internet is for. Looking forward to 84. Go BJ!
And BTW, did anyone notice that freak who jumped in front of the camera and started yelling at BJ that he was coming back home to Hawaii? I think it was right after they announced they Herring decision.
[quote comment=”338071″]THE UFC IS TERRIBLE each ppv getz shorter n shorter and we, the fans get short changed- for less fights and they increase the price ….
i would like to see at least fighters i paid for in the past like AA who won via strikes and diego sanchez who won by strikes ..i didnt want to see josh K.
I hate him.
why dont we the fans get a say in the match ups????!?!?!?!?!!?
THE UFC IS GETTING TO BE A FARCE!
watch… Coleman and others will be sued and brought to trial by zuffa and dana and co. for steroids, look at what they did to the last ufc hall o shamer randy cotoure—the ufc is suing him …get off your high horse UFC you are not GOD!!!!!
down with the ufc and MANIA you use to be ufcmania but the ufc threatened you, you’ll never admit that it was part of your decision to change your websites name.
the ufc is a don king monopoly! and we the fans who visit your site here and pa for your site and pay the ufc better listen cuz you’re losing long time fans, people whom have spent thousands of dollars on the ufc,
START COVERING other organizations with EQUAL weight!!!!!!!
YOU are biased to the ufc and everyone knows it!!!![/quote]
if they are bias its cause the ufc is the only real mma federation out there..randy is a sellout punk good for the ufc for doin what there doin mania keep doin the great work to hell wit the other little stupid po dunk places all they are are a bunch of fighters who wish they were good enough for the ufc bottom line,,and last night we got 6 fights and i dont like kos but that fight was great
[quote comment=”339242″][quote comment=”338227″]this isn’t a fight i care to see, much less pay for, i though coleman was more than 225 though, could be wrong. This will be another main event, weeeeee, i wonder how all the other fighters feel when lesnar is getting all the $$ and headliners. Mutiny is in the air, and cbs just accelerated it, ufc is not nearly going to be the monopoly it is now.
remember absolute power corrupts and power corrupts absolutely
dana white has grown a little big for his britches, and it’s because of the publicity and power he holds.[/quote]
–WELL SAID!
Now you guys still wanna keep talkin shit on KIMBO when UFC r doing the same for BROCK haha…HOPE IT SHUTS SOME OF YOU UP ABOUT kimbo! and not wanting to take Elitexc serious
coleman=Tank
NO, not worth every penny BTW, they were just OK. I think the free one on SPIKE will be very good since they have a few lightweights fighting![/quote]
if lesnar and coleman are the main event i wont b gettin that ppv
[quote comment=”339252″][quote comment=”339251″]PLEASE READ THIS POST!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont mean to be nit picking or knocking last nights event, because it was one of the best cards EVER but when u analyze the even as a whole, it really isn’t anywhere near as great as it could be and may not be worth $45…. Check it out:
45$ for 56 minutes of fighting(PPV)
I just figured out there was less than an hour of fighting, and over 2 hours of commercials in last nights UFC PPV, we also missed 4 fights. i just sent a hate mail to ufc and you should too! http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=misc.contact go here and send an email.[/quote]
Only chance of getting a better product is by opening our mouths and making ourselves heard. It might not change any thing but its worth a try. After all, it seems as though our letter to spike was instrumental in getting a free 3 our broadcast instead of the originally scheduled 2 hours.[/quote]
I agree,
Though much of the commercials and fillers are used to prepare the octagon for the next fight (they can’t just run fighters back to back into the cage, there are probably several safety precautions that need to happen between fights). Also, the introduction and walk in of the fighters do take up a lot of time. I would though like to see some highlights of the non televised portion of the card and limit the amount of commercials that are aired, maybe have an ad for the upcoming event (UFC 83) once or twice in the event, and maybe an announcement or two. What gets to me is why the UFC believes there is a need to hype up the main event so many times. It’s not like the UFC would care if people tune out they already paid 45 for the ppv. They are advertising to me what I have already purchased.
BTW…good job for the spider, i was rooting for HENDO and i thought he had control at the end of the 1st round, but HENDO left his guard down and made the mistake of giving him his back. i kept saying that i thought the spider was more dangerous on his back than his stand up and he certainly proved it.
i still think HENDO knows deep down that he can give him a beating, but like he said, he just got caught, in the same fashion GSP did w serra. OKAMI can be very dangerous for spider! styles make matches. OKAMI will give him a tough time as well…
Mark Coleman? really?
Is that the BEST Dana could come up with?
LMAO and you guys make fun of Elite and Kimbo, if you think this is good matchmaking pass whatever you are smoking to me.
Colman looked like a little old man putting him in with Lesnar would be over in 30 seconds.
Rock on dana!!
[quote comment=”339240″]I actually think Kongo should be taken more seriously after last nights loss than if he would have just KO hearing. We all know Kongo was the much superior striker and the knock on Kongo was that he had no wrestling and weak sprawls. I was actually very impressed by how much he progressed in those areas. By his next fight, which will probably be about 5 months away Juanito will have him looking even more well rounded.
His game plan was very stupid. hearing was more then willing to stand and trade with Kongo the whole night, and Kongo could have destroyed him in a stand up war. Instead he chose to try and show his progression as a more complete fighter and it cost him the win. Even though he lost the fight I was very impressed with his progress in wrestling, sprawling, and scrambling. He looked to be much more complete than we have ever seen him.
Much credit to Hearing who also looked better than ever. It really shows that he has rededicated himself to training which is great because if he keeps up with this kind of work ethic, he could turn into a contender down the line.
There next fights should be:
Kongo vs. Tim Sylvia (who are both coming off losses) and
Frank Mir vs. Hearing (both coming off of wins)
This is the most logical scenario because Brock is booked to fight coleman in August. and Verra vs. Werdum is scheduled for June.
So, I really expect to see Kongo/Sylvia and Hearing/Mir booked as their next fights! U all heard it hear 1st![/quote]
I agree that he has shown a lot of improvement with respect to takedowns. Now he needs to learn what to do once he has his opponent down. He could really benefit from some time with BJ Penn. He needs to learn how to try to get out of holds. Last night it seemed that whenever Herring was on top of him he just held on. IMHO if he could improve in those areas he would be a real formidable contender.
Coleman is ending up in the hospital after this one
If Brock doesn’t have the threat of being subbed….G N P ALL day baby