Event: UFC 102: “Couture vs. Nogueira”
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon
Main event:
265 lbs.: Randy Couture (16-9) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1)
Main card (Televised):
205 lbs.: Keith Jardine (14-5-1) vs. Thiago Silva (13-1)
185 lbs.: Chris Leben (18-6) vs. Jake Rosholt (5-1)
185 lbs.: Nate Marquardt (28-8-2) vs. Demian Maia (10-0)
205 lbs.: Krzysztof Soszynski (18-8-1) vs. Brandon Vera (10-3)
Under card (May not be broadcast):
265 lbs.: Gabriel Gonzaga (10-4) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (17-1)
185 lbs.: Ed Herman (15-7) vs. Aaron Simpson
265 lbs.: Mike Russow (11-1) vs. Justin McCully (9-4-2)
265 lbs.: Todd Duffee (4-0) vs. Tim Hague (10-1)
205 lbs.: Nick Catone (7-1) vs. Mark Munoz (5-1)
155 lbs.: Marcus Aurelio (18-7) vs. Evan Dunham (8-0)
All fights officially confirmed by UFC.com.
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yes, chris leben… finally…. eh, no.
Give me:
Couture
Jardine
Undecided on the Nate/Maia fight
Leben
Santos
Willy~G
Thats all they got up so far…
Randy
Nate
Jardine
Vera
Rosholt
Santos
Gonzaga
Gouveia
Catone
Veach
The Randy/Nog fight is a tough call because I don’t know what Nog we’re going to see that night. I’m picking Randy based on both fighters’ performances in their last outing. I know Nog had a bad knee, but I’m not convinced that was the only reason he looked so crappy.
The other tough call is Rosholt/Leben. I’m picking Rosholt because Leben will probably make dumb mistakes and get taken down. Plus he’s a head case coming off a ‘roid suspension, I just can’t bet on him.
Sonnen wins by unanomous decision, watch
Dude, wrong event. Sonnen’s fighting Miller this weekend at 98.
maia arm bar 1.5min over over rated nate
yea nates not really that overrated i mean he has been ranked number 2 in his division in sum rankings yea i do think thats a little high but enywas maia will submiitt him it will probably go sumthing like the maia sonnen fight
eh yes
Chris Leben will win this fight by devistating KO round 1. Rondy should take this one either by Decision or by tko GNP.
oh come on, rosholt can take a punch and he’ll have Leben on his back with in 30 sec.
He does have a great takedown, But do you really think he will be able to keep Leben on the ground for three rounds? And do you really think that he can take the punishment that Leben is going to dish out? Nah…
I definitely think Leben will win. Rosholt will not make it out of the 2nd round with him. Leben will sub him if Rosholt gets him down and gets lazy.
Yeah and Jake is one of the laziest people when on top position.
Damn i guess i’ll be a man and take back what i said….
Couture via Decision
Jardine via Decision
Maia via Submission(will be rooting for Nate though)
Leben via Tko
Undecided on Hamill-Vera fight.
Gouveia via Submission
Dos Santos via KO
Munoz via Tko
Veach
Tuchscherer via Decision
Rossow via Submission
Very, very stacked card folks. Can’t wait!!!!
i think leben should fight the winner between mcfedries and mr sandman from there fight at 98 i think this would be a better fight
al hassan is fighting kyle kingsbury as well
nice, three guys from quest so far. lets get herman, horwich, quarry, story (bravheart), pierce (bravheart), shultz, and lindland for a one time fight
Man…. Sonnen-Gouveia is a sweet fight.
It’s about time they bring a show to Portland one of the best MMA spots in the country. were going to blow the roof of the rose garden
Exactly my thoughts! You people watch POrtland’s gonna blow it up.
Whats with Leben? Why is he even a name? I havn’t seen one single impressive performance from him…Only thing of note has been him acting like a drunken idiot. ‘Crippler’? more like Crapler… All his fights are terrible. He always looks like a over sized angry baby, swinging his arms wildly… And he really thinks he is good? Remember the pre-fight interview before he fought Anderson? (”Ya im gonna throw him around and blah blah blah…” LMAO) What a joke…
And while im ranting…Tim Silvia??? I only ever see that guy lumber around the ring, getting his ass beat badly while trying to connect with his slow ugly hay-makers that never hit anything, yet i always see his name like he is some kind of contender… He’s a ‘black belt’ in what exactly?
Can sombody plz explain to me how these no skill, no talent Joe-Bumble’s have names for themselves and continue to get fights?
Fail!! Leben is a very exciting fighter.
ummm yea i see yu only mention the pre fight anderson fight but do we forget all the exciting fights leben has gave us the fans and all the knockout wins such as terry martin or even jorge santiago
Sheesh…well for 1 he’s the only fighter that I know of that at the end of every fight (win or lose) he says all he wants to do is put on a good show for his fans. Also, I think you need to watch some of his fights again. You’re telling me that his KO agianst Martin wasn’t amazing!?! Come on, brink of defeat! Yeah, maybe you could was a “lucky swing” but it was gloooorious. And how could he be impressive against Bisbing when all the douchebag did was run away, scared of Chris’s “swinging wild arms”.
And who doesn’t talk shit and lose sometimes?! (Aside from the obvious select few fighters) lol
Tim Silvia…hate him…say whatever you want ha
God damn, I live in Vancouver BC Canada and want to come down for this if they didnt make the main event between 2 old farts, i dont give a shit what they have do for the sport. Put some young guys in the main event, and a title
PS Fedor SUCKS my nuts
you should do the research before you speak. They are both great fighters. OLD? They can both still kick ass so just sit back and enjoy the entertainment!!!!
Fedor sucked your nuts ?? did you spoon after
REALLY hoping Anderson walks through Leites and they put Silva/Maia on this card… ’cause I’m going!
damien maia is gonna have the belt next for sure
the silva fight would convince me to go
greatttt another shetty card i was sitting 7th row to big nogs fight with mir and it was ridicolous…he should not be on main card with old turd
they definetly need to shore up this card a bit more. Is griffin fighting Thaigo Silva on this card now?
damn id like to see junior dos santos fight some real competition hes got alot of power
lousy card so far they need to add a title fight to this card
Your crazy.
lousy card indeed
Crazy
this card better get better, because right now it sucks!!!! Couture vs Nog as the Main Event!!!! Horrible.
sad thing is i need to go see this one but if there a confirm on portland for sure
last year they pulled out in nov, the ufc pulled out of the aug 8th bouts, wonder is the ufc will go for the hat trick
Ya my man the crippler fighting
randys gonna beat his ass
Maia and Nate is the only fight I really care about, I dont wanna see two guys who are too old to be effective in there divsion anymore, I love Randy, dont get me wrong, but he’ll nevr beat brock, and wont bet frank mir, nor do I think he can beat Kongo right now, I think after this fight, Randy will follow in chucks foot steps and retire, ahah, if chuck is retiring lol
wow randy’s wrestling is wayyyyy to good kongo and he would dominate him for three rounds
So you think that Valasquez’s wrestling is better than Coutures wrestling? your out of your mind. And Randy is good enough on the feet to beat Mir up and just goood enough to avoid submission.
Sonnen will win by unanomous decision
sonnen is so underrated in these threads sonnen will clearly destroy wilson
Im looking forward to the Marqhardt vs Maia fight more than anything but this card lacks anything to get real excited over. Yes we will watch two former HW studs go to toe but its probably 2 years too late to really matter in my opinion. I also think Jardine will beat Thiago Silva decisively should that fight happen. Thiago fares worst if its Griffin in front of him. I think Sonnen will eat some punches but eventually grind out the decision. As for Leben and Rosholt, ahhh nevermind. It doesnt matter.
ummm that leben and rosholt comment was really ass holish sein as how leben alwas garanties all of his fan and the ufc an exciting fight every fight even afta using stariods i still think he deserves some respect and just a thought know that wanderla silva has dropped down how bout a slugg fest with him and leben omfg!!!!
OH HELL YEA! that’d be the craziest fight in the universe
sonnen ain’t on the card no more
it’s goueveia vs irvin
Well that should be pretty i nteresting huh? To see what Irvin looks like at middleweight and see how he performes against a top dawg and former lightheavy like himself. I will be rooting for James, but i expect Goueveia to pul it off.
I dunno what everyone sees here but…. Sardine is going to get smashed. Thiago lost a fight to the now champ, Sardine is a guy who loses just as much as he wins. Thiago in 1 round no problem….
Jardine only loses to the best. Thiago is going down for sure in this fight. Its actually a great fight for Keith because Silva is a fairly good name, and should be a relativly easy win for him. Thiago Silva is slightly over-rated.
Sardine is going to get slapped out… Thaigo in 1 round no problems.
WAt about vera/hammil fight
Who cares both need to be kicked to the curb for being boring losers.
Who here thinks the winner of Maia/Nate will geta title shot? First Anderson fights Griffin then the winner of Bisping/Hendo. If he wins that he gets the winner of this one right? Forest will hurt him and once the ora is gone Anderson will fall like a rock.
Has anyone noted that all four of the main/co main eventers are coming off loses, kind of sad if you think about it.
Everyone on your promotional poster has lost their last match
lol derrckla last post really funny
jardine got destroyed by houston and tiago beat him so easy…
i have one question if you go to espn.com and go to the mma portion and go to sherdog they have the ufc 103 and 104 match up already machida and rua are fighting at 104 and frank trigg and josh koscheck at 103 why dont they have thing on ufc.com already?!?!?!?!
Great card top to bottom can’t wait to see the 15-9 Randy become 15-10 tell again why is is the most beloved champion ever?
randy
hamill
jardine
nate the great via 3 round grapple contest
gonzaga
irvin
duffee
munoz
cuz chris casale said so bitches!
If a grappling contest is what the Marquardt-Maia fight turns out to be then i guerantee Nate wont win.
Im shocked at how many of u are sayin Jardine is gonna beat Silva. Jardine will be finished in the first round, call his style ‘unorthodox’ i call it fuckin retarded. Silva first round KO.
Easy win for Randy.
Ill weigh in on the rest when we’re closer to the event.
Thiago is at +165 rite now, Im jus waitin for that number to go up n I can make some cash out of this fight! lol
I think alot of people are basing their Jardine logic on Silva’s last fight against Machida….but Machida has a way of making everyone look stupid. I got Silva 1st round TKO.
I also got:
Nog, Leben, Maia, and Hamill on the main card.
i love all you Leben haters, the guy has never had a a good performance? ARE YOU HIGH? with the exception of the Silva fight, name a fight that he wasn’t pounding the shit out of the other fighter?
Well he wasn’t pounding the shit out of Bisbing but he really didn’t have much of a shot since all he did was run.
y the hell is leben on the main card when 2 greats like Irvin and Gouveia r fighting? I wanna see Nate and Maia. and Vera and Hamill should be great. everything else… is pretty weak.
they should have mark coleman vs randy coture battle of the dinosuars
big nog got it
jus kiddin about battle of the dinosuars
another poor card, bit better the ufc 101, but still poor.
a losers card..
gonzaga on undercard lol.
main event is going to be a 15 min drag..
nogueira
jardine
leben
hamill
Couture is going to spank Nogs ass like he did Tito’s.
This card is better than UFC 101 and 103 !
ummmmm this card is nothin compared to 101
103 is the best one
i really wouldnt be suprised if Randy lands an over hand right ,jus like he did against ol’ Timmy, and finishes Big Nog off with gNp. Then i would love to see Mir And Couture Face off around Nov. or Dec. I think it would make a great match and to see where Mir is really at. Randy is no slouch to over look and is still a big threat to anyone in my opinion. I also would like to see Nate win and see him face Dan Henderson for the #1 contendership instead of hendo and franklin fighting again so soon. Last thing is i hope The Irvin and Gouveia fight will be shown sometime during the broadcast
Also wait for the Old Brandon Vera to show up!!!! LHW’s better watch out. Give him Jardine again to avenge that lost. Then bump him right back into the mix with big dogs!!!! Gotta represent the 757 native
couldn’t care less about jardine. He’s not consistant
This card blows…the only good fights on the main card are nog vs randy and my man nate the great vs maia. totally not worth the pay per view price.
C’mon a fight with two legends, Silva & Jardine will = action, Nate & maia for the #3 ranking at 185. The Vera fight should be good & Gonzoga’s fight should be shown as well. I don’t know for two shows in one month I’m stoked I’m sure most PPV are watched with friends so shelling out 5 to $10 should be no issue for any MMA fan as well a lot bars have the fights on for free. Enjoy the show trust me it’s going to be good deathreat.
MY BOY LEBEN IS BACK! not gonna be easy, but i figure he’ll get the KO or TKO, i’d like to see him and Wanderlei..anyone else?
the difference on this card will be stand up all the way…
Randy will beat Nog beacause of his stand up..
Nate will destroy maia standing… the only chance maia has is pulling a lietes and falling to his back a praying nate jumps into his guard which won’t happen..
jardine and silva might steal the show if silva keeps it standing.. which jardine will win..
vera all the way BRADA!!!!
Can’t wait to see Leben swing on Rosholt! He may have a decent chin but Chris is never gonna stop going after him, he’ll catch him! (I’m gonna call it at round 1 KO…i hope haha)
Silva
Leben
Marquardt
Soszynski
Gonzaga
Gouveia
Russow
Couture via Tko,
Silva via UD i think itll be a war, but id like silva to take it to the ground cuz jardines ground game has never been exposed that well, and silva is pretty good on the ground
Leben via KO
MArquart KO
Vera Tko Gonzaga sub
I think everyone in here is forgetting how weak both Jardine and Silva’s chins are. Someone will get knocked out. It wont be a decision. You could even make the call that Silvas chin isnt as weak as Jardine’s
How does Jardine have weak chin? Please explain?
ummmm, houston alexander and wandy come to mind
ummmm, houston alexander and wandy come to mind
ummmmm who the fock wouldn’t have got KO by those??? Just bc you get KO it doesn’t mean you have a weak chin. Those punches would have dropped anyone!
not to mention to knock out jardine stiff, you have to ko punch him like 4 or 5 times!~
eg: houston hit jardine with 5 huge power shots before laying him out!~
jardine doesn’t have a weak chin at all!~
also, jardine took a big shot from rampage as well as the iceman..
Anyone know how attendance at the weigh-ins works for these? I’m attending the fights live in PDX, but have never been to one before.
Would like to catch the weigh-ins and anything else going on the day before, and would be appreciative of any other maniac’s advice based on their experiences.
Thx
i am leaving in a few days to head for the fights
alright card still considering irvin, goueveia, dos santos and hamill are off the card sucks
can’t wait to watch randy fight live, i feel sorry for you portland fans your venue is only half full, it won’t near sell out, chances are you will never have a big ufc event ever again, ur be lucky to have a fight night
im thinking
Randy
Jardine
Nate
Vera
Gonzaga
Gouveia
Mcully
Take the roscop over the blue bottom, genetic bath in the urine pool, orange tube top in the second round, the man slide (asshole) in the brown rectum, and the well hung migdet in the tight hair hole. Double down, sperm up, get your toilet paper ready cause its gonna git shitty.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL