Official MMA News/Discussion Thread

[fallen]

yeah the WEC is a good show they have had some great fights and now Jens Pulver is headed down there to fight in the 145lb division.

 

[onebigeric]

if by fine you mean unconsious then yeah he was great

If you watch the entire fight, it's fairly plain to see he was rocked. A decleration of NC(especially considering they ruled the tap first) just seems extremely incompetent. Gray post fight was completely lucid; if his eyes were 'rolling in the back of his head' only thirty seconds or so before, he should've had marbles in his mouth. That gif makes it look really bad, but Gray being able to describe the entire event kind of contradicts the notion that he was completely unconscious.

Yeah, I'm sold on Gray Maynard, but a bad call is just that.


I've been able to catch the IFL on Versus lately(in the 150's on Dish Network), and I'm impressed with the product in a big way. Given that the WEC is basically a UFC clone, I'd imagine we'll see some excellent fights come out of there as well

 

[hugegunns]

I like the IFL only for the reason that they don't allow the fighters to stall. There has been some good girl fights on there as well. WEC is my favorite so far. You are right though, WEC is a knockoff of UFC, but there still are some good fights. Does anyone know when Jens Pulver fights on WEC I've never heard of him, I would like to see him. I love this sport only for the fact is no matter how great someone is they could still, at any time, get knocked the F%$k out.

 

[onebigeric]

The WEC was Zuffa's first real acquisition in the world of expanding brands in MMA, so being a clone sounds perfectly acceptable to me. Giving more fighters a chance in the spotlight while maintaining the standards of its parent orginization sounds like a good way to insure the stable future of the WEC to me.

 

[Tech]

lol.

 

[onebigeric]

Two of my top ten right there. The fact that Anderson was checking on Rich in that shot makes him even more impressive to me.

 

[Tech]

B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez @ UFC 74

along with...

Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
Joe Stevenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino
David Heath vs. Renato Sobral


looks to be another good one.

 

[CaptainCharisma]

lol if GSP and Hughes couldn't overpower Penn (the second fight with Hughes doesnt really count cause BJ broke a rib...) wtf is Diego gonna do? and if the same BJ shows up as the second Jens fight...oh im gonna enjoy that one

 

[clocknox9]

B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez @ UFC 74

along with...

Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
Joe Stevenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino
David Heath vs. Renato Sobral


looks to be another good one.

It's going to be a great card, Im glad to see Babalu back in action!

But Im still looking more foward seeing 72...

 

[Tech]

ok nevermind.

Penn's Camp Denies Report of August Fight

B.J. Penn's camp informed Sherdog.com that the 28-year-old Hawaiian would not face Diego Sanchez (Pictures) in August, though the possibility wasn't ruled out for a later date.

On Tuesday, Sherdog.com cited a source close to Penn and Sanchez who said a fight had been agreed upon for Aug. 25 in Las Vegas and would be featured on the undercard of the UFC heavyweight title fight between Randy Couture and Gabriel Gonzaga.

Penn's camp said the fight with Sanchez had not been offered by the UFC for August, and indicated many options are being discussed as far the fighter's future inside the octagon, which includes the possibility of him remaining at lightweight.

Penn expects to release news of his future via his Web site, BJPenn.com, though no date was given as to when he would make a statement.

 

[fallen]

BJ Penn. com BJ Penn. com BJ Penn. com BJ Penn. com lol there ain't shit to that site

 

[onebigeric]

BJ is still such a deluded chimp

74 looks excellent, but I'm too high on the possibilities of 73 right now to notice much

 

[Tech]

UFC 73: Stacked

more like....

UFC 73: Meh


:io:

 

[Gumby51cm]

post them!!!

no spoilers though

 

[CaptainCharisma]

i thought it was a pretty good card, Nog/Herring was great, Sherk was as expected, Anderson showed great skill with that sweep, and Rashad's tentivness was uber gay

i also just heard that if Cro Cop gets past Kongo we're gonna see Nog vs Cro Cop II and BJ is fighting Sherk for the title in November...BJ!!!!!!!

 

[Gumby51cm]

so much for the lack of spoilers

 

[CaptainCharisma]

looks like we're getting A. Silva/Franklin II in October

 

[onebigeric]

So BJ takes one win over a severely rusty Jens Pulver after back-to-back losses...and gets a title shot? I agree with Frank Shamrock on this one; the better fighters are most definitely not being pushed in the UFC. I'd rather see Tyson Griffin in the next mix, but just like John Fitch in middleweight he'll never see the light of a title shot, no matter how ridiculously he deserves it.

All in all, I felt the card was excellent. Everyone I had marked carried their fights, with the exception of Rashad. A draw isn't bad, but he has more than enough to take Tito out. He slammed Bonnar something like seven times in their bout; why not tonight?

If Tito couldn't carry a decision over a very-hesitant Rashad.....meh. Two wins over a very past prime Shamrock and a complete bs decision over Forrest. Add getting his head pounded in by Chuck twice in their last bout(should've been stopped in the first), and I really fail to see why anyone is still on his goofy bandwagon.

Edit-Heath looked awful. What's happened to him? I miss the PRIDE version

 

[CaptainCharisma]

did anyone else see Mach Sakurai on the ppv? Guess the rumors that Diegos fighting him are true

 

[CaptainCharisma]

if you guys get a chance watch the post fight press conference (ufc.com should have some highlights of it) Tito comes off like a total bitch and Dana and Rashad are hilarious