This is just Rampage hyping it up. From what I understand these guys actually like one another. Besides, I have to take Griffin on this one. I know Rampage is a different fighter than when Shogun put a beating on him, but Forrest, in my opinion, has a bigger heart and except for the Ortiz (when he was still king of green) and Jardine fights he has stepped up when it mattered(against Shogun). I say this fight goes to the 4th or 5th round
LOL, Glass Jaw and hits like a Crack Head. MAN, I LOVE Rampage.
I have been saying that Rampage will KO Forrest in the first round and then Forrest would be lucky to see Round number 2. Rampage thinks the same way - KO in two minutes or less. ANd you know what? I believe him!
“What do you think about Kimbo”
“Aww, I like Kimbo. He make me look good. I thought that there were some ugly dudes in mma before..”
Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.
i think PAGE ready and is true forrest got glass jaw,everybody know that ,isnt new,BUT SOMETHING IS GOING ON BECAUSE ,JUST YESTERDAY HE SAID THAT WANDY IS A CHUMP AND NOW FORREST MMMMMMMMMM…..HATE OR LOVE….
Lol. Rampage alwayz talkin shit, that fool is hella funny, he better win now in two minutes or he’s gonna be lookin like a fool if he loses to Forrest outta all people.
[quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.
rampage will destroy forrest and dont like this fight for him but i think he will give him a fight for about 1 or 2 minutes if hes lucky i like forrest but im form the m-town so rampage is my favorite lhw memphis= Making Easy Money Pimping Hoes in Style thats what it do mane paz.
[quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
“if Chuck beat up a referee he’d be the next in line! Chuck is their boy.”
so true. Besides who wants to see Chuck get manhandled for a 3rd time?! Not me. Rampage beat him in 2 minutes last time with a BROKEN HAND, people![/quote]
I laughed my ass off at that. lol Also, I would love to see Rampage smash Chuck again.
Rampage is just being him, some people hate on him because he is always such a character, but I think that’s just who he is.
As for the fight? I am picking Rampage, but honestly can see it going either way, it will be by far Forrest’s biggest test IMHO.
[quote comment=”392563″]Bisping will kill a man[/quote]
True. During his last fight I was taken to the hospital with a bad case of over-hype and boredom. Barely made it.
Rampage was on the Radio out here in phoenix a few days ago and was going on about how Griffin is a “retard”. It was funny but the trash talk gets old and the more he does it the more I want him to get worked. Forrest doesn’t have a glass jaw. And Quinten isn’t indestructable. I don’t recall them ever liking eachother either. I hear they really get into it on the show. We’ll see.
[quote comment=”392567″]LOL, Glass Jaw and hits like a Crack Head. MAN, I LOVE Rampage.
I have been saying that Rampage will KO Forrest in the first round and then Forrest would be lucky to see Round number 2. Rampage thinks the same way - KO in two minutes or less. ANd you know what? I believe him!
“What do you think about Kimbo”
“Aww, I like Kimbo. He make me look good. I thought that there were some ugly dudes in mma before..”[/quote]
How could you not love Rampage. VM: what a surprise, I see the fight unfolding the same way as you do. KO EARLYYY!!!!
I really dont understand how so many people on this site are predicting Forrest winning this fight. This is such a 1 sided fight and so many people dont see it that way. I hope you all bet all your money on Forrest so I can get great odds on my Super Parlay of the Year:
lol Rampage is hilarious!!! I hope he KOs Forrest in the 1st round. I can’t believe Griffin even got that title shot just for beating an injured and non-cage adapted Shogun….Jardine Ko’d that fool and he still doesn’t have a shot at the title…
[quote comment=”392649″]lol Rampage is hilarious!!! I hope he KOs Forrest in the 1st round. I can’t believe Griffin even got that title shot just for beating an injured and non-cage adapted Shogun….Jardine Ko’d that fool and he still doesn’t have a shot at the title…[/quote]
Because he looks like a troll and no one likes him. lol
[quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
[quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
They’re on friendly terms. I’ve seen them hanging out in the fighter’s hotel before. I have to go with Rampage but it could be very competitive. Forrest will try and use the reach. He has too. I know Forrest likes a war and a slug fest but Rampage just hits way too hard to stand in the pocket and bang it out in my opinion. I want to see Rampage and Liddell again because they’re two of the biggest superstars in the business at the moment. Suppose again you’d have to say ‘Page takes it but you know you’re going to see a KO or TKO regardless.
Forrest dwarfs Rampage height and reach wise, needless to say Quinton is a block of muscle when you see him in real life and he does that howling thing at 4 in the morning in hotel lobbies too.
Actually Forrest looks like a heavyweight in comparison to Bisping who looked like an inflated MW. No way is Bisping 6′2″, I’m 185cm, that’s around 6′1″ and I’m definitely as tall or taller. I’d actually say Ed Herman is bigger than MB.
What is up with the BS heights in the UFC. No way is there only 1 inch difference between Okami and Franklin (Rich is genuinely 6′1″) either. S’pose it doesn’t really matter, it’s just surprising when you see some of them in real life.
[quote comment=”392554″]Talk that trash Rampage. Loving it. Waiting to see who is next in line for a verbal ass whooping!!!![/quote]
I know…Page is throwing down the trash right now. Didn’t see it getting to the stage where him and forrest would trade low verbals but then we don’t what happened on TUF yet…CANT WAIT!!!!
[quote comment=”392673″][quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
However this fight ends, Forrest won’t win by KO[/quote]
I’m not going to argue with anybody about Forrest’s power, because it just isn’t there. As far as the Jardine fight goes, however, Forrest ate about 12 solid shots standing and on the ground before the ref stepped in. Forrest never went out. Tito spent about 4 1/2 minutes of the first round of their fight putting his elbows in Forrest’s face and couldn’t finish him. And you don’t win the Chicago Golden Gloves twice like Bonner did without being able to throw some hard punches. Forrest took all those and still won twice. He can take shots, it’s just not the smartest course of action against Rampage.
I think some of you guys need to calm down. It’s called selling the fight. If you look closely, he can barely keep a straight face when he starts to trash talk on Griffin. Good Stuff!
[quote comment=”392640″]I really dont understand how so many people on this site are predicting Forrest winning this fight. This is such a 1 sided fight and so many people dont see it that way. I hope you all bet all your money on Forrest so I can get great odds on my Super Parlay of the Year:
Rampage/Unders……Take that to the bank![/quote]
It’s just a bunch of TUF noobs believing the hype John. The rest of us knows what’s really going to happen.
forrest would probably have to outwork him to a decision or get the submission! he has far better cardio than page but i dont think he will be able to trad that much with him. dont be suprise if forest pulls off an armbar from gaurd or something tho
I love what Rampage is bringing to the MMA. Reminds me of Chad Johnson talking sh*t a week before a big game. He makes UFC much more exciting for those who are barely getting into the sport. Although if he did make that personal remark about Forrest being a “retard” than that’s kinda fuc*ed up. Because Forrest does seem to have a slur & slow speech which makes him an easy target to make fun of.
[quote comment=”392627″]Rampage was on the Radio out here in phoenix a few days ago and was going on about how Griffin is a “retard”. It was funny but the trash talk gets old and the more he does it the more I want him to get worked. Forrest doesn’t have a glass jaw. And Quinten isn’t indestructable. I don’t recall them ever liking eachother either. I hear they really get into it on the show. We’ll see.
War Griffin!!![/quote]
I am with you. The more I hear his comments and jokes the more he annoys me. I usually like cocky & funny guys like him, but for some reason I can’t stand him anymore.
I really don’t understand the glass jaw thing. Is it because of the Jardine fight? Even when he was down and getting pounded he seemed to be aware and was trying to defend himself.
Rampage has admitted he hates to train and with his new celebrity ego he better not take this fight lightly or he will lose.
[quote comment=”392649″]lol Rampage is hilarious!!! I hope he KOs Forrest in the 1st round. I can’t believe Griffin even got that title shot just for beating an injured and non-cage adapted Shogun….Jardine Ko’d that fool and he still doesn’t have a shot at the title…[/quote]
Fedor Emelianenko is not the only top heavyweight in the world of mixed martial arts to have been involved in a high-profile divorce from a major organization. If a report by Tom Hamlin of MMAWeekly.com is correct, former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is the latest fighter to part ways from his employer.
Terms of the agreement were not listed in the report. It should be noted that Sylvia either has or had one fight remaining on his contract with the UFC.
According to the report, Sylvia’s divorce from the UFC was finalized earlier this week. He has hinted on his website that he will be making a major announcement in regards to his career on Friday.
It is not yet certain what Sylvia’s next move will be. However, neither the UFC or Sylvia’s agent, Monte Cox, have issued an official comment. However, MMA Weekly is speculating that Sylvia will likely join Cox and become a part of M-1 Global.
It is also interesting to note that M-1 Global issued a press release to announce their separation with Fedor Emelianenko but also revealed that they will be issuing a second press release in 24 hours. It is unknown if the promised release is simply a repeat of the Fedor announcement, an announcement pertaining to Sylvia, or something completely separate.
This turn of events is very interesting. When I spoke with Cox several weeks back he indicated that it was his preference to work out a new pact with the UFC.
i cant wait to see rampage beat down forrest i dont deserve a title shot griffin,,,he got a shot the way over-rated chuck gets his shots on there knees in front of dana
[quote comment=”392571″]i think PAGE ready and is true forrest got glass jaw,everybody know that ,isnt new,BUT SOMETHING IS GOING ON BECAUSE ,JUST YESTERDAY HE SAID THAT WANDY IS A CHUMP AND NOW FORREST MMMMMMMMMM…..HATE OR LOVE….[/quote]
[quote comment=”392673″][quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
However this fight ends, Forrest won’t win by KO[/quote]
Brandon: U are absolutely Right! I too thought it was pretty pathetic how Shogun was basically sleep walkin (as you said) and Forrest couldn’t drop him.
Keep in mind Rampage has never been KO by a punch. In his Pride/UFC career he has only been KO 3 times. 2 wanderlei, 1 time Shogun and all 3 of those KO losses came from Knees and Kicks, NOT PUNCHES and there is no way Forrest is going to throw kicks and Knees like the Chute Box animals, so Rampage is not getting KO in this fight. Its just not going to happen.
I dont mean to talk so negatively about Forrest because I love watching him fight. He is very entertaining and I have much respect for what his fight with Bonner at the TUF 1 did for the sport. But the UFC did him a disservice by putting this fight together.
The highlites of Forrest’s career:
Going the distance in a hard fought war with Stephan Bonner
Basically fighting an OVER RATED Tito Ortiz to a draw
Beating an ACL-less Shogun
Rampage has beaten:
Arona
Lindland
Henderson
Ninja
Igor
Bustamante
Liddell (twice)
Kevin Randleman
Dong Sik Yoon
How many of those fighters could Forrest have beaten? Few!
For all you mma betters: Last time I said I had a lock was GSP over Matt Hughes at UFC 79 and that was a dominating 1 sided beatdown.
I feel that this fight will be even more 1 sided then that was.This is basically a marketable fight to the casual fan. There are many people out there who think Forrest is a GOD and know little about Rampage. This fight apeals to those fans. For the well informed hardcore fans, this isn’t a great fight.
A great main event is a fight that is so close that I cant even try to predict. This does not fall under that category.
This is not a competitive title fight but as a huge fan of both fighters, I will enjoy Rampage adding to his impressive highlite reel.
I feel bad for Forrest because all that heart of his, is only going to get him hurt. Entertaining but 1 sided fight. Why did they do this too poor Forrest?
[quote comment=”392743″]TIM SYLVIA LEFT THE UFC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
Bye Bye….he needs to go somewhere he can win a belt, so can wear it everywhere he goes. Not a big loss in my opinion….unless you consider all the other HWs the UFC has lost or is losing.
[quote comment=”392772″][quote comment=”392743″]TIM SYLVIA LEFT THE UFC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
Bye Bye….he needs to go somewhere he can win a belt, so can wear it everywhere he goes. Not a big loss in my opinion….unless you consider all the other HWs the UFC has lost or is losing.[/quote]
[quote comment=”392794″][quote comment=”392772″][quote comment=”392743″]TIM SYLVIA LEFT THE UFC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
Bye Bye….he needs to go somewhere he can win a belt, so can wear it everywhere he goes. Not a big loss in my opinion….unless you consider all the other HWs the UFC has lost or is losing.[/quote]
What else can he do? drop to 205?…lol[/quote]
Only if he cuts off a leg.
[quote comment=”392769″][quote comment=”392673″][quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
However this fight ends, Forrest won’t win by KO[/quote]
Brandon: U are absolutely Right! I too thought it was pretty pathetic how Shogun was basically sleep walkin (as you said) and Forrest couldn’t drop him.
Keep in mind Rampage has never been KO by a punch. In his Pride/UFC career he has only been KO 3 times. 2 wanderlei, 1 time Shogun and all 3 of those KO losses came from Knees and Kicks, NOT PUNCHES and there is no way Forrest is going to throw kicks and Knees like the Chute Box animals, so Rampage is not getting KO in this fight. Its just not going to happen.
I dont mean to talk so negatively about Forrest because I love watching him fight. He is very entertaining and I have much respect for what his fight with Bonner at the TUF 1 did for the sport. But the UFC did him a disservice by putting this fight together.
The highlites of Forrest’s career:
Going the distance in a hard fought war with Stephan Bonner
Basically fighting an OVER RATED Tito Ortiz to a draw
Beating an ACL-less Shogun
Rampage has beaten:
Arona
Lindland
Henderson
Ninja
Igor
Bustamante
Liddell (twice)
Kevin Randleman
Dong Sik Yoon
How many of those fighters could Forrest have beaten? Few!
For all you mma betters: Last time I said I had a lock was GSP over Matt Hughes at UFC 79 and that was a dominating 1 sided beatdown.
I feel that this fight will be even more 1 sided then that was.This is basically a marketable fight to the casual fan. There are many people out there who think Forrest is a GOD and know little about Rampage. This fight apeals to those fans. For the well informed hardcore fans, this isn’t a great fight.
A great main event is a fight that is so close that I cant even try to predict. This does not fall under that category.
This is not a competitive title fight but as a huge fan of both fighters, I will enjoy Rampage adding to his impressive highlite reel.
I feel bad for Forrest because all that heart of his, is only going to get him hurt. Entertaining but 1 sided fight. Why did they do this too poor Forrest?[/quote]
OMG!!!!You called St.Pierre over Hughes at 79??? Change your name to Nostradamus, because you are definitely special.
[quote comment=”392641″]Marcus Davis hits harder than Forrest[/quote]
Yeah he sure does. Actually Marcus Davis actually hits harder than most heavyweights or so his camp says. He is actually someone who you can say really has dynamite in his hands.
[quote comment=”392875″][quote comment=”392641″]Marcus Davis hits harder than Forrest[/quote]
Yeah he sure does. Actually Marcus Davis actually hits harder than most heavyweights or so his camp says. He is actually someone who you can say really has dynamite in his hands.[/quote]
Wow, 3 actuallys in one post, I must get a thesaurus lol.
[quote comment=”392735″][quote comment=”392640″]I really dont understand how so many people on this site are predicting Forrest winning this fight. This is such a 1 sided fight and so many people dont see it that way. I hope you all bet all your money on Forrest so I can get great odds on my Super Parlay of the Year:
Rampage/Unders……Take that to the bank![/quote]
It’s just a bunch of TUF noobs believing the hype John. The rest of us knows what’s really going to happen.[/quote]
Yea just like Forrest vs Shogun? you guys knew what was gonna happen there to right?
[quote comment=”392564″]This is just Rampage hyping it up. From what I understand these guys actually like one another. Besides, I have to take Griffin on this one. I know Rampage is a different fighter than when Shogun put a beating on him, but Forrest, in my opinion, has a bigger heart and except for the Ortiz (when he was still king of green) and Jardine fights he has stepped up when it mattered(against Shogun). I say this fight goes to the 4th or 5th round[/quote]
actually they have had beef on the show! not beef like ortiz and shamrock..more like a war of words like hughes and serra. i think jackson is taking the hype of this fight to the point he may be underestimating forrest to a point…jarkdine hit hard man…get caught when you dont see it coming..will knock you out no matter who it is. forrest has been in some wars with crazy heavy striking and survived…and if jackson had never fought crack head…you cant hurt them..they just wabble lol! and they come back again.
[quote comment=”392859″][quote comment=”392769″][quote comment=”392673″][quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
However this fight ends, Forrest won’t win by KO[/quote]
Brandon: U are absolutely Right! I too thought it was pretty pathetic how Shogun was basically sleep walkin (as you said) and Forrest couldn’t drop him.
Keep in mind Rampage has never been KO by a punch. In his Pride/UFC career he has only been KO 3 times. 2 wanderlei, 1 time Shogun and all 3 of those KO losses came from Knees and Kicks, NOT PUNCHES and there is no way Forrest is going to throw kicks and Knees like the Chute Box animals, so Rampage is not getting KO in this fight. Its just not going to happen.
I dont mean to talk so negatively about Forrest because I love watching him fight. He is very entertaining and I have much respect for what his fight with Bonner at the TUF 1 did for the sport. But the UFC did him a disservice by putting this fight together.
The highlites of Forrest’s career:
Going the distance in a hard fought war with Stephan Bonner
Basically fighting an OVER RATED Tito Ortiz to a draw
Beating an ACL-less Shogun
Rampage has beaten:
Arona
Lindland
Henderson
Ninja
Igor
Bustamante
Liddell (twice)
Kevin Randleman
Dong Sik Yoon
How many of those fighters could Forrest have beaten? Few!
For all you mma betters: Last time I said I had a lock was GSP over Matt Hughes at UFC 79 and that was a dominating 1 sided beatdown.
I feel that this fight will be even more 1 sided then that was.This is basically a marketable fight to the casual fan. There are many people out there who think Forrest is a GOD and know little about Rampage. This fight apeals to those fans. For the well informed hardcore fans, this isn’t a great fight.
A great main event is a fight that is so close that I cant even try to predict. This does not fall under that category.
This is not a competitive title fight but as a huge fan of both fighters, I will enjoy Rampage adding to his impressive highlite reel.
I feel bad for Forrest because all that heart of his, is only going to get him hurt. Entertaining but 1 sided fight. Why did they do this too poor Forrest?[/quote]
OMG!!!!You called St.Pierre over Hughes at 79??? Change your name to Nostradamus, because you are definitely special.[/quote]
jackholes like you said the exact same thing when he fought shogun and tito and look at the results of that. you horribly underestimate forrest out….you are just about as crazy as the crackhead quinton mentions…at least most peopl here betting againts griffin..dont actually count griffin out of winning. and dont make excuses for fighters losing because of unknown injuries. griffin came in with a shoulder injury in series need of surgery as well in that fight!
“if Chuck beat up a referee he’d be the next in line! Chuck is their boy.”
so true. Besides who wants to see Chuck get manhandled for a 3rd time?! Not me. Rampage beat him in 2 minutes last time with a BROKEN HAND, people![/quote]
[quote comment=”392952″]”Can’t bust a grape!” funniest gut in mma other than El Guapo.
If those two guys hosted an mma show I would never miss it. Even if it was a sitcom.[/quote]
Rampage is hilarious. I love it. You know these guys talked about how they’d hype the fight. They’ve got big money on the line, and they’re both gonna act like they don’t like each other, even though we all know they do.
One of the things Rampage has going for him is that he looks at his opponent as a guy who wants to steal his payday. Few fighters see it from that perspective, but that’s Rampage’s view. “This guy made me train so hard for months so that he can come in and steal my pay? Hell no.”
he’s a bleeder too.
Talk that trash Rampage. Loving it. Waiting to see who is next in line for a verbal ass whooping!!!!
im really starting to dislike this guy
he definitely doesn’t have a glass jaw, Quinton’s a moron.
Bisping will kill a man
This is just Rampage hyping it up. From what I understand these guys actually like one another. Besides, I have to take Griffin on this one. I know Rampage is a different fighter than when Shogun put a beating on him, but Forrest, in my opinion, has a bigger heart and except for the Ortiz (when he was still king of green) and Jardine fights he has stepped up when it mattered(against Shogun). I say this fight goes to the 4th or 5th round
Don’t hate on Rampage, he’s just doing his job. Hyping the fight. They apparently get along REALLY well, but they have to sell the fight.
Saying he punches like a crack head is also hilarious!
LOL, Glass Jaw and hits like a Crack Head. MAN, I LOVE Rampage.
I have been saying that Rampage will KO Forrest in the first round and then Forrest would be lucky to see Round number 2. Rampage thinks the same way - KO in two minutes or less. ANd you know what? I believe him!
“What do you think about Kimbo”
“Aww, I like Kimbo. He make me look good. I thought that there were some ugly dudes in mma before..”
Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.
i think PAGE ready and is true forrest got glass jaw,everybody know that ,isnt new,BUT SOMETHING IS GOING ON BECAUSE ,JUST YESTERDAY HE SAID THAT WANDY IS A CHUMP AND NOW FORREST MMMMMMMMMM…..HATE OR LOVE….
Lol. Rampage alwayz talkin shit, that fool is hella funny, he better win now in two minutes or he’s gonna be lookin like a fool if he loses to Forrest outta all people.
[quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.
rampage will destroy forrest and dont like this fight for him but i think he will give him a fight for about 1 or 2 minutes if hes lucky i like forrest but im form the m-town so rampage is my favorite lhw memphis= Making Easy Money Pimping Hoes in Style thats what it do mane paz.
lmao
“if Chuck beat up a referee he’d be the next in line! Chuck is their boy.”
so true. Besides who wants to see Chuck get manhandled for a 3rd time?! Not me. Rampage beat him in 2 minutes last time with a BROKEN HAND, people!
[quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything!
[quote comment=”392589″]lmao
“if Chuck beat up a referee he’d be the next in line! Chuck is their boy.”
so true. Besides who wants to see Chuck get manhandled for a 3rd time?! Not me. Rampage beat him in 2 minutes last time with a BROKEN HAND, people![/quote]
I laughed my ass off at that. lol Also, I would love to see Rampage smash Chuck again.
Rampage SMASH!!
Forress cant buss a grape! bwahahha
Agree, Rampage will slap Forrest about but it will go beyond round 1
Rampage is just being him, some people hate on him because he is always such a character, but I think that’s just who he is.
As for the fight? I am picking Rampage, but honestly can see it going either way, it will be by far Forrest’s biggest test IMHO.
[quote comment=”392563″]Bisping will kill a man[/quote]
True. During his last fight I was taken to the hospital with a bad case of over-hype and boredom. Barely made it.
Rampage was on the Radio out here in phoenix a few days ago and was going on about how Griffin is a “retard”. It was funny but the trash talk gets old and the more he does it the more I want him to get worked. Forrest doesn’t have a glass jaw. And Quinten isn’t indestructable. I don’t recall them ever liking eachother either. I hear they really get into it on the show. We’ll see.
War Griffin!!!
[quote comment=”392567″]LOL, Glass Jaw and hits like a Crack Head. MAN, I LOVE Rampage.
I have been saying that Rampage will KO Forrest in the first round and then Forrest would be lucky to see Round number 2. Rampage thinks the same way - KO in two minutes or less. ANd you know what? I believe him!
“What do you think about Kimbo”
“Aww, I like Kimbo. He make me look good. I thought that there were some ugly dudes in mma before..”[/quote]
How could you not love Rampage. VM: what a surprise, I see the fight unfolding the same way as you do. KO EARLYYY!!!!
I really dont understand how so many people on this site are predicting Forrest winning this fight. This is such a 1 sided fight and so many people dont see it that way. I hope you all bet all your money on Forrest so I can get great odds on my Super Parlay of the Year:
Rampage/Unders……Take that to the bank!
Marcus Davis hits harder than Forrest
Go Rampage, this will be fun and should be a battle. I love the comment about Kimbo. Rampage is funny as hell.
Rampage will smash everyone they put in front of him, including the referee Liddell KO’s to get to him.
Liddell passed the LHW torch the second that punch landed.
lol Rampage is hilarious!!! I hope he KOs Forrest in the 1st round. I can’t believe Griffin even got that title shot just for beating an injured and non-cage adapted Shogun….Jardine Ko’d that fool and he still doesn’t have a shot at the title…
[quote comment=”392649″]lol Rampage is hilarious!!! I hope he KOs Forrest in the 1st round. I can’t believe Griffin even got that title shot just for beating an injured and non-cage adapted Shogun….Jardine Ko’d that fool and he still doesn’t have a shot at the title…[/quote]
Because he looks like a troll and no one likes him. lol
[quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”
[quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
However this fight ends, Forrest won’t win by KO
Not sure this is gonna end in the first round but I cant see it going too much further. Page gonna stomp the fool.
“I laughed my ass off at that. lol Also, I would love to see Rampage smash Chuck again.”
I’d love to see Wandy smash Rampage again.
They’re on friendly terms. I’ve seen them hanging out in the fighter’s hotel before. I have to go with Rampage but it could be very competitive. Forrest will try and use the reach. He has too. I know Forrest likes a war and a slug fest but Rampage just hits way too hard to stand in the pocket and bang it out in my opinion. I want to see Rampage and Liddell again because they’re two of the biggest superstars in the business at the moment. Suppose again you’d have to say ‘Page takes it but you know you’re going to see a KO or TKO regardless.
Forrest dwarfs Rampage height and reach wise, needless to say Quinton is a block of muscle when you see him in real life and he does that howling thing at 4 in the morning in hotel lobbies too.
Actually Forrest looks like a heavyweight in comparison to Bisping who looked like an inflated MW. No way is Bisping 6′2″, I’m 185cm, that’s around 6′1″ and I’m definitely as tall or taller. I’d actually say Ed Herman is bigger than MB.
What is up with the BS heights in the UFC. No way is there only 1 inch difference between Okami and Franklin (Rich is genuinely 6′1″) either. S’pose it doesn’t really matter, it’s just surprising when you see some of them in real life.
[quote comment=”392554″]Talk that trash Rampage. Loving it. Waiting to see who is next in line for a verbal ass whooping!!!![/quote]
I know…Page is throwing down the trash right now. Didn’t see it getting to the stage where him and forrest would trade low verbals but then we don’t what happened on TUF yet…CANT WAIT!!!!
my pick: Tiffany. She’s a cutie.
Rampage better be training hard. If he’s not, Forrest will end up making things difficult.
I well trained and dialed in rampage will win.
A well trained rampage. oops.
[quote comment=”392673″][quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
However this fight ends, Forrest won’t win by KO[/quote]
I’m not going to argue with anybody about Forrest’s power, because it just isn’t there. As far as the Jardine fight goes, however, Forrest ate about 12 solid shots standing and on the ground before the ref stepped in. Forrest never went out. Tito spent about 4 1/2 minutes of the first round of their fight putting his elbows in Forrest’s face and couldn’t finish him. And you don’t win the Chicago Golden Gloves twice like Bonner did without being able to throw some hard punches. Forrest took all those and still won twice. He can take shots, it’s just not the smartest course of action against Rampage.
I think some of you guys need to calm down. It’s called selling the fight. If you look closely, he can barely keep a straight face when he starts to trash talk on Griffin. Good Stuff!
[quote comment=”392640″]I really dont understand how so many people on this site are predicting Forrest winning this fight. This is such a 1 sided fight and so many people dont see it that way. I hope you all bet all your money on Forrest so I can get great odds on my Super Parlay of the Year:
Rampage/Unders……Take that to the bank![/quote]
It’s just a bunch of TUF noobs believing the hype John. The rest of us knows what’s really going to happen.
forrest would probably have to outwork him to a decision or get the submission! he has far better cardio than page but i dont think he will be able to trad that much with him. dont be suprise if forest pulls off an armbar from gaurd or something tho
I love what Rampage is bringing to the MMA. Reminds me of Chad Johnson talking sh*t a week before a big game. He makes UFC much more exciting for those who are barely getting into the sport. Although if he did make that personal remark about Forrest being a “retard” than that’s kinda fuc*ed up. Because Forrest does seem to have a slur & slow speech which makes him an easy target to make fun of.
[quote comment=”392627″]Rampage was on the Radio out here in phoenix a few days ago and was going on about how Griffin is a “retard”. It was funny but the trash talk gets old and the more he does it the more I want him to get worked. Forrest doesn’t have a glass jaw. And Quinten isn’t indestructable. I don’t recall them ever liking eachother either. I hear they really get into it on the show. We’ll see.
War Griffin!!![/quote]
I am with you. The more I hear his comments and jokes the more he annoys me. I usually like cocky & funny guys like him, but for some reason I can’t stand him anymore.
I really don’t understand the glass jaw thing. Is it because of the Jardine fight? Even when he was down and getting pounded he seemed to be aware and was trying to defend himself.
Rampage has admitted he hates to train and with his new celebrity ego he better not take this fight lightly or he will lose.
TIM SYLVIA LEFT THE UFC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[quote comment=”392649″]lol Rampage is hilarious!!! I hope he KOs Forrest in the 1st round. I can’t believe Griffin even got that title shot just for beating an injured and non-cage adapted Shogun….Jardine Ko’d that fool and he still doesn’t have a shot at the title…[/quote]
AMEN! Preach!!!
Fedor Emelianenko is not the only top heavyweight in the world of mixed martial arts to have been involved in a high-profile divorce from a major organization. If a report by Tom Hamlin of MMAWeekly.com is correct, former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is the latest fighter to part ways from his employer.
Terms of the agreement were not listed in the report. It should be noted that Sylvia either has or had one fight remaining on his contract with the UFC.
According to the report, Sylvia’s divorce from the UFC was finalized earlier this week. He has hinted on his website that he will be making a major announcement in regards to his career on Friday.
It is not yet certain what Sylvia’s next move will be. However, neither the UFC or Sylvia’s agent, Monte Cox, have issued an official comment. However, MMA Weekly is speculating that Sylvia will likely join Cox and become a part of M-1 Global.
It is also interesting to note that M-1 Global issued a press release to announce their separation with Fedor Emelianenko but also revealed that they will be issuing a second press release in 24 hours. It is unknown if the promised release is simply a repeat of the Fedor announcement, an announcement pertaining to Sylvia, or something completely separate.
This turn of events is very interesting. When I spoke with Cox several weeks back he indicated that it was his preference to work out a new pact with the UFC.
More details as they become available.
GIVE ME MY DAMN ASSIST MANIA
i cant wait to see rampage beat down forrest i dont deserve a title shot griffin,,,he got a shot the way over-rated chuck gets his shots on there knees in front of dana
[quote comment=”392571″]i think PAGE ready and is true forrest got glass jaw,everybody know that ,isnt new,BUT SOMETHING IS GOING ON BECAUSE ,JUST YESTERDAY HE SAID THAT WANDY IS A CHUMP AND NOW FORREST MMMMMMMMMM…..HATE OR LOVE….[/quote]
what ?
[quote comment=”392743″]TIM SYLVIA LEFT THE UFC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
hip hip hooray !
[quote comment=”392673″][quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
However this fight ends, Forrest won’t win by KO[/quote]
Brandon: U are absolutely Right! I too thought it was pretty pathetic how Shogun was basically sleep walkin (as you said) and Forrest couldn’t drop him.
Keep in mind Rampage has never been KO by a punch. In his Pride/UFC career he has only been KO 3 times. 2 wanderlei, 1 time Shogun and all 3 of those KO losses came from Knees and Kicks, NOT PUNCHES and there is no way Forrest is going to throw kicks and Knees like the Chute Box animals, so Rampage is not getting KO in this fight. Its just not going to happen.
I dont mean to talk so negatively about Forrest because I love watching him fight. He is very entertaining and I have much respect for what his fight with Bonner at the TUF 1 did for the sport. But the UFC did him a disservice by putting this fight together.
The highlites of Forrest’s career:
Going the distance in a hard fought war with Stephan Bonner
Basically fighting an OVER RATED Tito Ortiz to a draw
Beating an ACL-less Shogun
Rampage has beaten:
Arona
Lindland
Henderson
Ninja
Igor
Bustamante
Liddell (twice)
Kevin Randleman
Dong Sik Yoon
How many of those fighters could Forrest have beaten? Few!
For all you mma betters: Last time I said I had a lock was GSP over Matt Hughes at UFC 79 and that was a dominating 1 sided beatdown.
I feel that this fight will be even more 1 sided then that was.This is basically a marketable fight to the casual fan. There are many people out there who think Forrest is a GOD and know little about Rampage. This fight apeals to those fans. For the well informed hardcore fans, this isn’t a great fight.
A great main event is a fight that is so close that I cant even try to predict. This does not fall under that category.
This is not a competitive title fight but as a huge fan of both fighters, I will enjoy Rampage adding to his impressive highlite reel.
I feel bad for Forrest because all that heart of his, is only going to get him hurt. Entertaining but 1 sided fight. Why did they do this too poor Forrest?
I like Kimbo I thought I was an ugly guy and then I saw him and I was like DAMN!!!
That’s classic
[quote comment=”392743″]TIM SYLVIA LEFT THE UFC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
Bye Bye….he needs to go somewhere he can win a belt, so can wear it everywhere he goes. Not a big loss in my opinion….unless you consider all the other HWs the UFC has lost or is losing.
[quote comment=”392772″][quote comment=”392743″]TIM SYLVIA LEFT THE UFC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
Bye Bye….he needs to go somewhere he can win a belt, so can wear it everywhere he goes. Not a big loss in my opinion….unless you consider all the other HWs the UFC has lost or is losing.[/quote]
What else can he do? drop to 205?…lol
Rampage is awesome!
What’s he gonna say when Forrest wins?
[quote comment=”392794″][quote comment=”392772″][quote comment=”392743″]TIM SYLVIA LEFT THE UFC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
Bye Bye….he needs to go somewhere he can win a belt, so can wear it everywhere he goes. Not a big loss in my opinion….unless you consider all the other HWs the UFC has lost or is losing.[/quote]
What else can he do? drop to 205?…lol[/quote]
Only if he cuts off a leg.
I never liked rampage. I don’t think forrest will win. But he is the biggest p**sy Hole I’ve ever heard. Go Forest
LOL at his comment about kimbo, hahahaha
honestly, rampage is just getting better and better. watching his old interviews, i didnt think that was possible. apparantly it is.
[quote comment=”392769″][quote comment=”392673″][quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
However this fight ends, Forrest won’t win by KO[/quote]
Brandon: U are absolutely Right! I too thought it was pretty pathetic how Shogun was basically sleep walkin (as you said) and Forrest couldn’t drop him.
Keep in mind Rampage has never been KO by a punch. In his Pride/UFC career he has only been KO 3 times. 2 wanderlei, 1 time Shogun and all 3 of those KO losses came from Knees and Kicks, NOT PUNCHES and there is no way Forrest is going to throw kicks and Knees like the Chute Box animals, so Rampage is not getting KO in this fight. Its just not going to happen.
I dont mean to talk so negatively about Forrest because I love watching him fight. He is very entertaining and I have much respect for what his fight with Bonner at the TUF 1 did for the sport. But the UFC did him a disservice by putting this fight together.
The highlites of Forrest’s career:
Going the distance in a hard fought war with Stephan Bonner
Basically fighting an OVER RATED Tito Ortiz to a draw
Beating an ACL-less Shogun
Rampage has beaten:
Arona
Lindland
Henderson
Ninja
Igor
Bustamante
Liddell (twice)
Kevin Randleman
Dong Sik Yoon
How many of those fighters could Forrest have beaten? Few!
For all you mma betters: Last time I said I had a lock was GSP over Matt Hughes at UFC 79 and that was a dominating 1 sided beatdown.
I feel that this fight will be even more 1 sided then that was.This is basically a marketable fight to the casual fan. There are many people out there who think Forrest is a GOD and know little about Rampage. This fight apeals to those fans. For the well informed hardcore fans, this isn’t a great fight.
A great main event is a fight that is so close that I cant even try to predict. This does not fall under that category.
This is not a competitive title fight but as a huge fan of both fighters, I will enjoy Rampage adding to his impressive highlite reel.
I feel bad for Forrest because all that heart of his, is only going to get him hurt. Entertaining but 1 sided fight. Why did they do this too poor Forrest?[/quote]
OMG!!!!You called St.Pierre over Hughes at 79??? Change your name to Nostradamus, because you are definitely special.
[quote comment=”392641″]Marcus Davis hits harder than Forrest[/quote]
Yeah he sure does. Actually Marcus Davis actually hits harder than most heavyweights or so his camp says. He is actually someone who you can say really has dynamite in his hands.
[quote comment=”392875″][quote comment=”392641″]Marcus Davis hits harder than Forrest[/quote]
Yeah he sure does. Actually Marcus Davis actually hits harder than most heavyweights or so his camp says. He is actually someone who you can say really has dynamite in his hands.[/quote]
Wow, 3 actuallys in one post, I must get a thesaurus lol.
How does a crackhead punch?
[quote comment=”392735″][quote comment=”392640″]I really dont understand how so many people on this site are predicting Forrest winning this fight. This is such a 1 sided fight and so many people dont see it that way. I hope you all bet all your money on Forrest so I can get great odds on my Super Parlay of the Year:
Rampage/Unders……Take that to the bank![/quote]
It’s just a bunch of TUF noobs believing the hype John. The rest of us knows what’s really going to happen.[/quote]
Yea just like Forrest vs Shogun? you guys knew what was gonna happen there to right?
[quote comment=”392564″]This is just Rampage hyping it up. From what I understand these guys actually like one another. Besides, I have to take Griffin on this one. I know Rampage is a different fighter than when Shogun put a beating on him, but Forrest, in my opinion, has a bigger heart and except for the Ortiz (when he was still king of green) and Jardine fights he has stepped up when it mattered(against Shogun). I say this fight goes to the 4th or 5th round[/quote]
actually they have had beef on the show! not beef like ortiz and shamrock..more like a war of words like hughes and serra. i think jackson is taking the hype of this fight to the point he may be underestimating forrest to a point…jarkdine hit hard man…get caught when you dont see it coming..will knock you out no matter who it is. forrest has been in some wars with crazy heavy striking and survived…and if jackson had never fought crack head…you cant hurt them..they just wabble lol! and they come back again.
[quote comment=”392859″][quote comment=”392769″][quote comment=”392673″][quote comment=”392669″][quote comment=”392592″][quote comment=”392579″][quote comment=”392568″]Rampage is only half right. Forrest can take a punch like nobody’s business. He should have more power being as big as he is. Standing and trading with Rampage will make it a short night, but I’m sure Randy C. came up with a more intelligent gameplan than that for Forrest.[/quote]
Since when can Forrest take a punch? Jardine proved he can’t. Tito never really hit him good, Shogun caught him with an elbow to the forehead on the ground that was anything but powerful, it’s hard to knock a guy out if you hit his forehead. Bonnar clipped him pretty good but is not a technically hard striker. Bonnar strikes like Forrest does. He hits you but not with enough power to ko you.[/quote]
Spyder style: I agree completely with you and Rampage. Forrest withstood Bonner’s strikes, but Bonner isnt exactly Known for his KO ability. Forrest has no striking power whatsoever. In 2 fights against Bonner, he must have hit Bonner about 200 times and never once did Bonner slow down. If Rampage hits Bonner 200 times, Bonner would have Down Syndrom!lol Also keep in mind that Rampage has never been KO’ed by a punch in PRIDE or the UFC. He ate a lot of Liddell’s punches in their Pride fight and they didn’t slow Rampage down at all. If Chuck was hitting Forrest like that Forrest would be a vedgetable.
Rampage is better than Forrest at Everything![/quote]
I agree. Granted, Bonnar has a solid chin, but Forrest must have hit him 100 times in the face over the course of their two bouts; I never really saw Bonnar ever look like he was hurt.
By round 3 of the Rua fight Shogun was walking towards Forrest with his hands down by his side. This guy was basically sleep-walking towards Forrest and he still couldn’t knock him out.
“Forrest can’t buss a grape.”[/quote]
Not to mention Page’ has a pretty solid chin himself. He got cracked by Henderson a few times and was okay.
However this fight ends, Forrest won’t win by KO[/quote]
Brandon: U are absolutely Right! I too thought it was pretty pathetic how Shogun was basically sleep walkin (as you said) and Forrest couldn’t drop him.
Keep in mind Rampage has never been KO by a punch. In his Pride/UFC career he has only been KO 3 times. 2 wanderlei, 1 time Shogun and all 3 of those KO losses came from Knees and Kicks, NOT PUNCHES and there is no way Forrest is going to throw kicks and Knees like the Chute Box animals, so Rampage is not getting KO in this fight. Its just not going to happen.
I dont mean to talk so negatively about Forrest because I love watching him fight. He is very entertaining and I have much respect for what his fight with Bonner at the TUF 1 did for the sport. But the UFC did him a disservice by putting this fight together.
The highlites of Forrest’s career:
Going the distance in a hard fought war with Stephan Bonner
Basically fighting an OVER RATED Tito Ortiz to a draw
Beating an ACL-less Shogun
Rampage has beaten:
Arona
Lindland
Henderson
Ninja
Igor
Bustamante
Liddell (twice)
Kevin Randleman
Dong Sik Yoon
How many of those fighters could Forrest have beaten? Few!
For all you mma betters: Last time I said I had a lock was GSP over Matt Hughes at UFC 79 and that was a dominating 1 sided beatdown.
I feel that this fight will be even more 1 sided then that was.This is basically a marketable fight to the casual fan. There are many people out there who think Forrest is a GOD and know little about Rampage. This fight apeals to those fans. For the well informed hardcore fans, this isn’t a great fight.
A great main event is a fight that is so close that I cant even try to predict. This does not fall under that category.
This is not a competitive title fight but as a huge fan of both fighters, I will enjoy Rampage adding to his impressive highlite reel.
I feel bad for Forrest because all that heart of his, is only going to get him hurt. Entertaining but 1 sided fight. Why did they do this too poor Forrest?[/quote]
OMG!!!!You called St.Pierre over Hughes at 79??? Change your name to Nostradamus, because you are definitely special.[/quote]
jackholes like you said the exact same thing when he fought shogun and tito and look at the results of that. you horribly underestimate forrest out….you are just about as crazy as the crackhead quinton mentions…at least most peopl here betting againts griffin..dont actually count griffin out of winning. and dont make excuses for fighters losing because of unknown injuries. griffin came in with a shoulder injury in series need of surgery as well in that fight!
Hell Yeah Rampage! I can’t wait to see Forrest go down!
“Can’t bust a grape!” funniest gut in mma other than El Guapo.
If those two guys hosted an mma show I would never miss it. Even if it was a sitcom.
[quote comment=”392589″]lmao
“if Chuck beat up a referee he’d be the next in line! Chuck is their boy.”
so true. Besides who wants to see Chuck get manhandled for a 3rd time?! Not me. Rampage beat him in 2 minutes last time with a BROKEN HAND, people![/quote]
[quote comment=”392952″]”Can’t bust a grape!” funniest gut in mma other than El Guapo.
If those two guys hosted an mma show I would never miss it. Even if it was a sitcom.[/quote]
FUNNY! TRUE!
Rampage is hilarious. I love it.
You know these guys talked about how they’d hype the fight. They’ve got big money on the line, and they’re both gonna act like they don’t like each other, even though we all know they do.
One of the things Rampage has going for him is that he looks at his opponent as a guy who wants to steal his payday. Few fighters see it from that perspective, but that’s Rampage’s view. “This guy made me train so hard for months so that he can come in and steal my pay? Hell no.”