Comments on: Marcus Davis vs Paul Kelly UFC 89 fight possible

By: rbang

rbang — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:19:42 +0000

I dont like this matchup for Davis. Not because I think he will lose. I dont like it because Davis needs to fight an opponent with a some name recognition. No disrespect to Kelley but Davis isnt getting any younger and if he wants a chance to get back to the top tier of this weight class he needs a big win over a more recognized fighter. I mean cmon he beat Jason Tan who was overmatched, Paul Taylor which could have been stopped (glad it wasnt), Jess Liaudan who looked like a deer in the headlights. The one big name Mike Swick whom Davis lost to didnt really overwhelm Marcus. Instead Swick had a good plan and took the fight to the ground where he controlled the fight. If Swick didnt do what he did he too would have most likely been counting sheep. The matchmakers would do fight fans a big service by putting fighters in the cage with Davis. Davis vs. Lytle would be exciting. If they are gonna throw him in with Paul Kelly why not just give him a fight with Diego or Koscheck and then it would be do or die. If he wins then he gets another big name and if he loses well………at least he didnt waste 2 more years trying to climb the ranks by fighting little known fighters. Even a rematch with Swick wouldnt be so bad. Marcus looked tired and never let his hands go. I think a rematch would end differently. No matter who Davis fights UFC should give him a fight in the US. Two tough as nails strikers in the USA would be a good idea. A stand up WAR. Anyway, I say Davis beats Kelly by vicious knockout. 35 seconds into the fight. Davis better leave it all in the ring because the clock is ticking.

By: UFCAddict

UFCAddict — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:17:44 +0000

Whoa! Somebody with the same name as me… weird. It definitely caught me off guard. I read the comment, and thought to myself, “I don’t remember writing that.” Well, no wonder, I didn’t.

By: DRE

DRE — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:09:58 +0000

I cant see why Leben would be a main on any card. Yeah he may “bring it” but he is a plodder that catches punches with his face. His stand up is wild and amateurish. D. White says the UFC has the best fighters, and yet he sends Leben to the UK for a main?? I dont think that will help him and the UFC conquer the world.. I am not a KImbo fan, but he puts together punches better than Leben.. Sad Card for the Brits……….

By: chefdaddy

chefdaddy — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:57:43 +0000

You may not like him, but his fights are always exciting! You never know what’s going to happen and he always brings it. No, he will never hold a belt in the UFC, but he will be a good test for Bisping (as well as Bisping’s first fight with a respectable opponent.)

By: markg

markg — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:27:21 +0000

i wouldnt mind seeing lyoto vs rampage. tough one to call right there….

By: ZenRhino

ZenRhino — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:52:03 +0000

I can’t believe that Chris “the crackhead” Leben is still fighting in the UFC, let alone getting top billing for the UFC 89 event!! Leben is one a handful of UFC fighters that are way over-hyped and very under-talented that is preventing the UFC from being the top dog of MMA organizations.

Leben must have something on either Dana White or the Fertitta brothers to still get regular fights – let alone such a prized spot heading a UFC PPV event!!

I just re-watched Leben fight Terry Martin from UFC 71 & it was pathetic how he had to do such pussy moves as grabbing the fence to avoid getting his ass handed to him again.

I am amazed that Leben got a point taken from him for that bullshit fence grab that saved him from a huge k.o. slam – but why didn’t anything happen when Leben blatantly grabbed the fence four times in the final minute of the next round that even the blind could have seen??

Even if you say Leben somehow earned a shot at a serious contender like Bisping… it doesn’t explain why he is getting top billing over Bisping.

Unless one of the fighters in the main event is a champion, usually the fight gets billed alphabetically… unless one fighter has a clear lead in wins.

Bisping won his season of T.U.F. while Leben was defeated twice in his season – a season filled with many fighters far better than Leben will ever be… so that’s another reason Leben should have been second in the billing.

I’d rather watch Kimbo Slice get his ass handed to him but still win due to a fixed fight than see Leben get a shot that a dozen better fighters deserve more.

Leben should be servicing porta-potties on construction sites, not fighting in an organization with one tenth of the level of UFC fighting!!!

By: Ro

Ro — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:55:45 +0000

i guess it’s for the English fans.

By: Automation

Automation — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:24:34 +0000

Baroni KTFO Scott ‘Too Smooth’ Jansen.

War Baroni!!!!

All my respect goes to Baroni and f_@k the british respect. WTF with the thug that head butted Baroni after the fight?

The british don’t deserve to be putting on mma events.

By: Psyqo78®™

Psyqo78®™ — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:53:33 +0000

Bro do you know who he is…..Bro. He has always been too talented to train, and he is feared on the streets of Armenia. That’s why he is the champ…. oh wait he isn’t because he ducked Fitched and went for what seemed to be the easier match up and got ktfo’d! I really don’t see a title shot in his near future. His throws are nice but he gives judoka’s a bad name.

By: the_mexicutioner

the_mexicutioner — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:14:57 +0000

I went to channelsurfing.net and the link for Cage Rage was gone. I wanted to see Baroni get KTFO.