UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis

Date: Saturday, January 28th
Preliminary Card (FuelTV): 16:00 LP.net
Main Card Time (FOX): 19:00 LP.net
Live Streams: Live on FOX - http://www.vipbox.tv (All MMA events are listed under the UFC button. Press the UFC button and you'll see the event in the list.)





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Main Card (FOX TV)

Rashad Evans (16-1-1) vs. Phil Davis (9-0) (Light Heavyweight)
Michael Bisping (21-3) vs. Chael Sonnen (26-11-1) (Middleweight)
Demian Maia (16-3) vs. Chris Weidman (7-0) (Middleweight)

Preliminary Card (Fuel TV)

Evan Dunham (12-2) vs. Nik Lentz (21-4-2) (Lightweight)
Mike Russow (14-1) vs. John-Olav Einemo (6-2) (Heavyweight)
Cub Swanson (15-5) vs. George Roop (12-8-1) (Featherweight)
Charles Oliveira (14-2) vs. Eric Wisely (19-6) (Featherweight)
Michael Johnson (9-6) vs. Shane Roller (10-5) (Lightweight)
Joey Beltran (13-6) vs. Lavar Johnson (15-5) (Heavyweight)
Chris Camozzi (15-5) vs. Dustin Jacoby (6-1) (Middleweight)

Other

- The event will be the first to be broadcast on Fox as part of a seven year agreement between the UFC and the network and the second to air live on Fox after the inaugural UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos.
- A bout between Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Wineland was originally slated for this event. However, Johnson was pulled from the bout to be a participant in the UFC's Flyweight tournament set to begin in March. Wineland was then expected to face Johnny Bedford at this event. However, Wineland himself was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Mitch Gagnon.
- Paul Sass was expected to face Evan Dunham, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Nik Lentz.
- Cody McKenzie was expected to face Michael Johnson at the event, but was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Shane Roller.
- Mark Munoz was expected to face Chael Sonnen at this event in a #1 contender's bout for a middleweight title shot, but was forced out of the bout with an injury, and was replaced by Michael Bisping, who was pulled from a scheduled fight with Demian Maia on the same card to replace Munoz. Maia's new opponent became Chris Weidman.

should be an awesome card. pretty sick matchups

Rashad > Davis (via TKO. It might be a UD for Rashad if he cant finish it, but I don't see Davis winning. Both had only 1 fight in 2011, with Rashad coming off a 1+ year layoff .)
Sonnen > Bisping (via TKO by way of GnP.)
Weidman > Maia (I'm not sure how the fight will end, but Weidman keeps showing in each fight he has skill and gets better each time. He apparently has good BJJ skills too.)

Dunham > Lentz (via Decision)
Einemo > Russow (via TKO. Einemo is 0-1 in the UFC while Russow is 3-0 in the UFC, but Russow is the guy who got his ass kicked against Todd Duffee for 3 rounds and landed 1 punch and got the KO, and he's not good imo.)
Gagnon > Bedford (via Submission. Bedford sucks and will probably be cut after this loss.)
Swanson > Roop (via Submission.)
Oliveira > Wisely (via TKO)
Johnson > Roller (via TKO. Bother are wrestlers, Johnson's hands looked better in his last fight, Roller sucks.)
Beltran > Johnson (via TKO. I see both these guys at the mid level of the HW division, but Lavar is coming from the Strikeforce mid level and fighting a UFC mid level fighter. Lavar cant KO Beltran.)
Jacoby > Camozzi (via TKO.)

Chael is going to make me do much money when he takes that bisping coward's head off dan henderson style

Can't wait

I really hope Davis takes it but obviously not sure. I think he's a better wrestler though and I'm still not sold on Rashad's "black belt".

I think Sonnen will decision Bisping and I'm sick excited for Weidman and Maia. If Weidman BJJ is half as good as you'd think from his ADCC performance a while back he'll be a real force. Dunno if he can take a punch but if he learns to move his head a bit he could be a challenge for Silva.

Einemo is really good too. I think he messes up Russow on the feet and you wouldn't want to go to the ground with him.

On January 24 2012 00:35 TimDawg wrote: Chael is going to make me do much money when he takes that bisping coward's head off dan henderson style Can't wait

You're laying -450? Or are you doing some sort of win by TKO/Submission prop at lower odds?

omg, can't wait for this, and omg, why isn't sonnen main card, omg omg, happy either way, this is awesome xD

BISPING LOSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

On January 24 2012 00:35 TimDawg wrote: Chael is going to make me do much money when he takes that bisping coward's head off dan henderson style Can't wait

Pretty tough to make a lot of money on a 5 to 1 favorite. Also, I'm a Sonnen fan (and dislike Bisping too much like 96% of the known world) but he's not knocking anyone out Henderson style.

Sonnen might eat several jabs here and there but I don't see how Bisping will be strong enough to stop the inevitable takedown and from there Sonnen's just gonna pound away without much danger of any submissions coming back at him.

I'll go Bisping just because Sonnen is corny.

i hate both of them so much, i want sonnen to win so he can get a rematch vs silva and get knocked the fuck out as he deserves

Also i want to see Rashad fight again, i wont speculate on this one

rashad, but not as confident as i once was.
sonnen
weidman did well at adcc with barely any experience so i do favor him slightly over maia, but not by much.

then i like dunham, einemo, roop, oliveira, johnson, johnson, jacoby


i think johnny bedford is one of the bright spots from TUF. hes very good for a tuf fighter and i expect him to stick around a while.

On January 24 2012 18:58 Baalim wrote: i hate both of them so much, i want sonnen to win so he can get a rematch vs silva and get knocked the fuck out as he deserves Also i want to see Rashad fight again, i wont speculate on this one

nope, anderson deserves to get smashed in the face.

Anderson acts nice before the fight then clowns on them during the fight.

Chael clowns on them before the fight, and just then just fights.

On January 24 2012 07:04 RaiNKhAN wrote: Show nested quote + On January 24 2012 00:35 TimDawg wrote: Chael is going to make me do much money when he takes that bisping coward's head off dan henderson style Can't wait You're laying -450? Or are you doing some sort of win by TKO/Submission prop at lower odds?

Didn't know he was that big of a favorite lol

Let me do some research and get back to you with my bets

Going to be at this event live. This is gonna be such a sick and epic card.

Rashad. Phil Davis wrestling has unimpressed me, and getting your shots stuffed by lil nog for 1.5 rounds doesn't bode well for taking down rashad who is a vastly superior wrestler to baby nog. On the feet Phil Davis looks incredibly awkward, slow, uncoordinated, tentative and most importantly stiff. Stiff fighters are the most prone to being knocked out. So I'm going to go with rashad by KO. I put a small bet on him, but its a pretty meh bet. Mainly because the blackzillian camp has looked really terrible so far, they're 1-3 with the only win being rashad over tito. They seem to have problems getting their fighters on weight, and melvin guillards game plan looked really really bad. That and Shad has shown a tendency to gas, and it's a 5 rounder. So if rashad doesn't get the KO in the first two rounds he might fade enough to lose. Pretty close overall, but going with shad.

Chael Sonnen - Gonna own bisping. I actually think Chael is a better striker than bisping, and obviously a much better wrestler. I think Chael beats him everywhere. Only thing bisping has going for him is the fact that he is probably focusing a ton of his training on submitted chael, since he made the comment, " If he takes he down I'm going to sub him. " Thats the right mindset against Chael, since focusing on stopping the takedown or getting back up from it won't get you far. Don't feel like dropping 2g's on chael to win a few hundred, so not gonna bet it.

Weidman - via being possibly the greatest BJJ grappling Phenom in history. He won the eastern ADCC trails with 8 months training, won his first round match in the final tournament and made it to the quarter finals in which he grappling to a 4-0 lose to Galvao, one of the very best BJJ artists in the world. That's with only 8 months of BJJ training, thats retarded sick. If he fights smart I think he's got this.

a recent (and nice) video about Aldo and the crowd

I love Davis at +180

And I love Sonnen at any line lol

Lol

Chael Sonnen via...

On January 24 2012 21:27 LikeASet wrote: Show nested quote + On January 24 2012 18:58 Baalim wrote: i hate both of them so much, i want sonnen to win so he can get a rematch vs silva and get knocked the fuck out as he deserves Also i want to see Rashad fight again, i wont speculate on this one nope, anderson deserves to get smashed in the face. Anderson acts nice before the fight then clowns on them during the fight. Chael clowns on them before the fight, and just then just fights.

I used to like Sonnens comedy but he is also a huge douchebag for example, now he backed out of the challenge (about him leaving the UFC if he lost) and he was absurdly agressive against a reporting confronting him about it among other shitty things he has done, the clown thing is just a mask for his true doucebagness... Silva is pathetic but at least he is arguably the best P4P in the world

Will look to place a large bet on Rashad. Phil Davis looks like he's deathly afraid to strike every time I watch him fight and I dont see him being able to take down Rashad consistently enough.

Sonnen by decision is an another bet I'm considering.

Also gonna toy around in my head for a bit with Maia (actually an underdog..), Maia via sub, and mb Russow.

On January 25 2012 20:18 Baalim wrote: Show nested quote + On January 24 2012 21:27 LikeASet wrote:   On January 24 2012 18:58 Baalim wrote: i hate both of them so much, i want sonnen to win so he can get a rematch vs silva and get knocked the fuck out as he deserves Also i want to see Rashad fight again, i wont speculate on this one nope, anderson deserves to get smashed in the face. Anderson acts nice before the fight then clowns on them during the fight. Chael clowns on them before the fight, and just then just fights. I used to like Sonnens comedy but he is also a huge douchebag for example, now he backed out of the challenge (about him leaving the UFC if he lost) and he was absurdly agressive against a reporting confronting him about it among other shitty things he has done, the clown thing is just a mask for his true doucebagness... Silva is pathetic but at least he is arguably the best P4P in the world

I interpeted that whole ordeal differently, Silva didn't accept the challenge.

Wouldn't that be like "Ok, i'm gonna run 40km a day for a year if you do x and y"

And "you" go, nah, fuck that.

I don't have to do the running then.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/01/26/ufc-on-fox-2-press-conference-video/



LOL watch press conference

Chael has a UFC belt infront of him - "Undefeated and Undisputed"

the press conference is amazing.

phil davis thinks this is fun and rashad is getting so mad

On January 24 2012 21:27 LikeASet wrote: Show nested quote + On January 24 2012 18:58 Baalim wrote: i hate both of them so much, i want sonnen to win so he can get a rematch vs silva and get knocked the fuck out as he deserves Also i want to see Rashad fight again, i wont speculate on this one nope, anderson deserves to get smashed in the face. Anderson acts nice before the fight then clowns on them during the fight. Chael clowns on them before the fight, and just then just fights.

I agree with this a lot. Silva's fake respect/nice shit and then clowning around during the Maia fight before his bowing shit right after is just headxplodingly gay to me. I'd seriously almost rather be a fan of Bisping

The way people romanticize the "bow" as being some serious business is ridiculous.


Stop it.

Don't understand the Silva hate up in here. I personally enjoy watching him fuck around and troll all of his opponents. It's hilarious and just demonstrates how great he really is.

On January 26 2012 15:32 K40Cheddar wrote: Don't understand the Silva hate up in here. I personally enjoy watching him fuck around and troll all of his opponents. It's hilarious and just demonstrates how great he really is.

wrong, he doesnt toy around with people, he makes a foot out himself when BJJ specialist swing (and hit) at him on their knees, he was just gassed and pussied out

On January 26 2012 13:37 Daut wrote: the press conference is amazing. phil davis thinks this is fun and rashad is getting so mad

cocaine is a helluva drug!

On January 26 2012 18:31 Baalim wrote: [QUOTE]On January 26 2012 15:32 K40Cheddar wrote: Don't understand the Silva hate up in here. I personally enjoy watching him fuck around and troll all of his opponents. It's hilarious and just demonstrates how great he really is.

wrong, he doesnt toy around with people, he makes a foot out himself when BJJ specialist swing (and hit) at him on their knees, he was just gassed and pussied out[/QUOTE







Tell me how this isn't toying and trolling around with people plz. Pretty sure I can find a lot more instances than this if I try hard enough. Sorry to derail thread.

"Phil can't punch nobody hard. Phil can't hit. Phil punch with his hands open and everything. He don't hit hard. He couldn't bust a grape. Phil lookin' like Arsenio Hall and John Salley had a baby."





Just days before the event, the Johnny Bedford vs. Mitch Gagnon bout was cancelled due to an alleged visa issue for Gagnon.

Rashad has to be hands down the worst shit talker in sports history.

lol I remember only like a year ago, I hated Chael and always wanted to see him lose. Now he's somewhere in my top 5 favorite fighters. I actually go out of my way to listen to his shit talking more lol.

On January 26 2012 09:15 Mariuslol wrote: I interpeted that whole ordeal differently, Silva didn't accept the challenge. Wouldn't that be like "Ok, i'm gonna run 40km a day for a year if you do x and y" And "you" go, nah, fuck that. I don't have to do the running then.

He backed down, he wont offer it again, meaning it was a stunt and he never intended to truly put his UFC career on the line, he is a pathetic man, a steroid user and a thief.

i dont care if Silva toys around with people if he truly shows a vast superiority over them. who would like to watch anderson KTFO opponents in 1 round each time? give the champ a break ffs and let him have his fun.

On January 26 2012 22:53 whamm! wrote: i dont care if Silva toys around with people if he truly shows a vast superiority over them. who would like to watch anderson KTFO opponents in 1 round each time? give the champ a break ffs and let him have his fun.

He toyed with Forrest Griffin and it was awesome, he simply gassed or pussied out against Maia

Seeing that .gif image of Silva vs. Franklin reminds me how old school Franklin's style of fighting is. It's amazing he's been able to stick around this long and continue to be a decent fighter for the most part. I'm a Franklin fan, but I guess it's cuz his personality/background story/heart of a lion, not so much of his overall skill, just like how I still like Tito Ortiz for some reason (except when he opens his mouth and sucks Dana/Fertitta's dick).

and retarded Dana White "taunts" ppl into hacking the UFC site... and bam

I'm surprised at all the Bisping hate tbh ^^ I'm kinda want him to win, but since I believe he doesn't stand a chance vs Silva I guess I'll go for Sonnen.
And Sugah Rashad all the way ofcourse!

For some reason I really can't stand Rashad. He's a poor man's Bisping without the accent shit talking wise. About as boring as they come once he figured out he wasn't a striker too.

Weigh-ins start in 1 hour 20 minutes: http://www.ufc.com/media/ufc-on-fox-2-weigh-in-archive

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After reading the "Rashad is a poor mans Bisping" up above my post, I decided to look at Rashad's wins after he lost the belt to Lyoto.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashad_Evans#Mixed_martial_arts_record

Rashad is 3-0 after he lost the belt in May 2009, and don't forget he was hurt for awhile and didn't fight, which makes sense for such few fights since then.

Anyway, he lost the belt and then fought Thiago Silva (11-1 at the time, only lost was to Lyoto), then Rampage Jackson (I saw the fight, but don't remember it clearly. Wasn't this a close fight?), then Tito Ortiz (Tito was 1-4-1 going into this fight in his last 6, WTF?). Rashad beat Thiago via Decision, Rampage via Decision, and Tito via knee to the body + punches.

Looks like Rashad's opponents got weaker over time. So this fight against Phil Davis seems to finally be a step up in competition, instead of padding his record with wins against old school fighters with big names who are still hanging around (Rampage/Tito).

I already think Rashad will beat David, but I thought the above was interesting.

rashad was an extremely underwhelming mma fighter up until his last 2 fights.


-rashad was extremely unimpressive against tito/bisping back in the day.

-i hate to use the term "caught" as i think its one of the lamest excuses possible, but until rashad "caught" chuck with one of the best KO of all time, he was losing the fight.

-rashad was getting crushed by forrest until he took forrest down midway through the 3rd round and pounded him out. in the first 2 rounds he was outstruck 46-23 and looked on his way to losing a one sided decision.

-he looked awful against machida and like he didnt deserve to be in the cage with him

-the thiago silva fight was a bad performance. he managed to get 8 takedowns, but only landed 12 strikes the entire fight. he was actually outlanded 31-12 and was nearly finished in the 3rd round. if it had happened at the beginning of the first round, he would have been finished, but thiago was pretty gassed by that point.

-the rampage fight was the first time he looked impressive as a fighter. his striking looked good, his wrestling was fluid and transitioned well from his striking. he really put it all together and looked like a complete mma fighter in this bout. of course he was nearly finished again in the 3rd round, but was saved because rampage was also horribly gassed out, just as thiago silva was.

-the tito fight he again looked impressive, but lets not forget that a) he was fighting a total has been and b) tito took rashad down early on.


i do think phil davis has a chance here. its not like rashad is some amazing striker or amazing wrestler. hes ok at both and was able to use both against opponents he could, but until recently he has been wholly unimpressive for a top 10 fighter. i do favor him in this fight, but i think phil is a live dog with an athleticism/strength/wrestling/reach advantage. i also think if phil utilizes kicks on the outside well he can do ok standing with rashad

On January 26 2012 21:21 K40Cheddar wrote: Show nested quote + On January 26 2012 18:31 Baalim wrote: [QUOTE]On January 26 2012 15:32 K40Cheddar wrote: Don't understand the Silva hate up in here. I personally enjoy watching him fuck around and troll all of his opponents. It's hilarious and just demonstrates how great he really is. wrong, he doesnt toy around with people, he makes a foot out himself when BJJ specialist swing (and hit) at him on their knees, he was just gassed and pussied out[/QUOTE Tell me how this isn't toying and trolling around with people plz. Pretty sure I can find a lot more instances than this if I try hard enough. Sorry to derail thread.

wow silva toyed with some people! omg he is a monster! we should kill him before he does it again!

I don't care how much skilled he is or how much I like to watch the best at MMA, he just did that shit! it's unnaceptable!

right.......

On January 27 2012 18:12 ilbh wrote: Show nested quote + On January 26 2012 21:21 K40Cheddar wrote:   On January 26 2012 18:31 Baalim wrote: [QUOTE]On January 26 2012 15:32 K40Cheddar wrote: Don't understand the Silva hate up in here. I personally enjoy watching him fuck around and troll all of his opponents. It's hilarious and just demonstrates how great he really is. wrong, he doesnt toy around with people, he makes a foot out himself when BJJ specialist swing (and hit) at him on their knees, he was just gassed and pussied out[/QUOTE Tell me how this isn't toying and trolling around with people plz. Pretty sure I can find a lot more instances than this if I try hard enough. Sorry to derail thread. wow silva toyed with some people! omg he is a monster! we should kill him before he does it again! I don't care how much skilled he is or how much I like to watch the best at MMA, he just did that shit! it's unnaceptable! right.......

Oh hi there random Brazilian with 40 posts. No bias coming from you at all or anything

On January 27 2012 14:41 PuertoRican wrote: Weigh-ins start in 1 hour 20 minutes: http://www.ufc.com/media/ufc-on-fox-2-weigh-in-archive ---------- After reading the "Rashad is a poor mans Bisping" up above my post, I decided to look at Rashad's wins after he lost the belt to Lyoto. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashad_Evans#Mixed_martial_arts_record Rashad is 3-0 after he lost the belt in May 2009, and don't forget he was hurt for awhile and didn't fight, which makes sense for such few fights since then. Anyway, he lost the belt and then fought Thiago Silva (11-1 at the time, only lost was to Lyoto), then Rampage Jackson (I saw the fight, but don't remember it clearly. Wasn't this a close fight?), then Tito Ortiz (Tito was 1-4-1 going into this fight in his last 6, WTF?). Rashad beat Thiago via Decision, Rampage via Decision, and Tito via knee to the body + punches. Looks like Rashad's opponents got weaker over time. So this fight against Phil Davis seems to finally be a step up in competition, instead of padding his record with wins against old school fighters with big names who are still hanging around (Rampage/Tito). I already think Rashad will beat David, but I thought the above was interesting.

Rampage/Evans was close as a fight but Rampage really didn't do much for it not to be a clear decision win for Evans. And I'm speaking as a Evans detractor and Rampage fan.

I guess it's not difficult to look impressive against Tito these days but I thought Evans was really fluid and on point for having long layoffs. Bet Davis small for fun though...coz well...F Evans and F Jon Jones. Don't even care about their rivalry because I dislike them both, and Jones will probably stomp him anyways

UFC on FOX 2 weigh-in photos: http://mmajunkie.com/news/27154/ufc-o...os-an-mmajunkie-com-image-gallery.mma

go bisping! he has nothing to lose and has improved a lot since the hendo highlight KO

I like how confident sonnen looks

I have to say, I wasn't too familiar with Phil Davis but he seems like a fun guy aswell. Will have to go check out some old fights of him =)

best penn state joke ever

LOL

On January 26 2012 21:21 K40Cheddar wrote: Show nested quote + On January 26 2012 18:31 Baalim wrote: [QUOTE]On January 26 2012 15:32 K40Cheddar wrote: Don't understand the Silva hate up in here. I personally enjoy watching him fuck around and troll all of his opponents. It's hilarious and just demonstrates how great he really is. wrong, he doesnt toy around with people, he makes a foot out himself when BJJ specialist swing (and hit) at him on their knees, he was just gassed and pussied out[/QUOTE Tell me how this isn't toying and trolling around with people plz. Pretty sure I can find a lot more instances than this if I try hard enough. Sorry to derail thread.

i used the wrong words, he does toys with people and we all love when he drops his hands down and engages the Matrix mode, its probably one of the things i enjoy the most in MMA and probably many others doo too, however what he did with Maia wasnt this, proo of that is that White said he would cut him from UFC even if he was the champion if he ever do something like that again.

^ From Wiki: In the first two rounds fighting Maia, Silva appeared to mock his opponent while employing quick, precise striking. In the third round, however, Silva's tempo seemed to change. He looked to Maia to be the aggressor while he largely circled and taunted his opponent. In the fifth round, Silva's lack of action prompted referee Dan Miragliotta to warn Silva for his conduct. The crowd began to side with Maia, who was the only fighter attempting to engage. After 5 rounds, Silva was declared the winner via unanimous decision.

Silva was widely criticized for his performance. Dana White said it was the most embarrassed he had ever been since becoming UFC president. Midway through the fourth round, White walked away from the fight and gave the championship belt to Silva's manager, Ed Soares. White was so annoyed that he declined to personally place the belt around Silva's waist, claiming it was the first time he had done so after a title match. It was also claimed that Silva verbally taunted Maia saying "Come on, hit me in the face playboy."

he acted like a total jerk in the Maia fight and that's why I always root against him. Can't wait to see that phony douche knocked out

Silva's real fault is that he has zero personality to go along with his antics. Ali was more a piece of shit than Silva is in and outside the ring but had charisma so everyone loved him. I'm done being annoyed with Silva during the Damian fight and just accepted that he is truly the best fighter in MMA by far

Well Ali was a megalomaniac douche, but Silva is just a fake.

"oh i love brazilians, love to everyone, go brazil brazil brazil brazil brazil brazil brazil...." Then he proceeds to humilliate fellow brazilian fighters, even fucking legends who he is supposedly friendly with (Belfort) he comes out with a retarded fag white mask and get in Belforts face wtf is that shit, he is just a pathetic asshole, but its a delight watching him fight

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UFC on Fox 2 non-related videos to keep you busy until the event starts

On January 27 2012 22:10 Raidern wrote: he acted like a total jerk in the Maia fight and that's why I always root against him. Can't wait to see that phony douche knocked out

YES SIR

This is such a sick 3 fights, I just want Sonnen to win and maybe Rashad for the Jones feud, but will be ok if Davis wins, hes a cool guy.

We'll see how good Bisping really is tomorrow and Weidman as well

Wow, lots of intensity between Sonnen and Bisping. It's gonna be a good fight.

1 hour 5 minutes until the prelims start.

Bad Hari last fight in k1 is today
it's showtime already started

It's Showtime "Badr Hari vs. Gokhan Saki" (Hari's retirement fight): http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/29625/1/hd...s-gokhan-saki-live-stream-online.html

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Sick KO by Daniel Ghita.

Badr Hari vs. Gokhan Saki is next.

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Hari made that look easy, 3 knockdowns in the first round.

hari is a beast, but hes gonna have trouble against the top boxers. these commentators are nuts thinking hes just gonna run through everyone

I don't know much about HW boxing anymore since that whole scene sucks, but that few matches that get shown on HBO throughout the year show me that the HW's are getting bigger and slower, and the Klitschko brothers are the most technical in the division but fight from the outside and point fight, since they have the belts already they're just trying to defend instead of get down and dirty.

Hari has speed and power, but he needs to learn boxing technique. The good thing is, he just turned 27 years old in December 2011, so he has a few years to work on that technique and he might get a quick ride to TV matches because of his name, he just needs to can crush a lot like other guys do.

Prelims: http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/30928/2/ufc-on-fox-prelims-live-stream-online.html

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On January 24 2012 00:23 PuertoRican wrote: Rashad > Davis (via TKO. It might be a UD for Rashad if he cant finish it, but I don't see Davis winning. Both had only 1 fight in 2011, with Rashad coming off a 1+ year layoff .) Sonnen > Bisping (via TKO by way of GnP.) Weidman > Maia (I'm not sure how the fight will end, but Weidman keeps showing in each fight he has skill and gets better each time. He apparently has good BJJ skills too.) Dunham > Lentz (via Decision) Einemo > Russow (via TKO. Einemo is 0-1 in the UFC while Russow is 3-0 in the UFC, but Russow is the guy who got his ass kicked against Todd Duffee for 3 rounds and landed 1 punch and got the KO, and he's not good imo.) Swanson > Roop (via Submission.) Oliveira > Wisely (via TKO) Johnson > Roller (via TKO. Bother are wrestlers, Johnson's hands looked better in his last fight, I think Roller sucks but most MMA media guys say Roller will win via submission.) Beltran > Johnson (via TKO. I see both these guys at the mid level of the HW division, but Lavar is coming from the Strikeforce mid level and fighting a UFC mid level fighter. Lavar cant KO Beltran. Beltran lost 20 pounds of burrito fat, nigga looks good and is on a strict diet since 5 weeks ago.) Jacoby > Camozzi (via TKO.)

- Camozzi won, but I forgot it was the only fight on Facebook.

- Lavar Johnson won, but I was outside changing a light bulb. He won via TKO. (Which I'm glad, but I voted for Beltran.)

- Michael Johnson looked good, his striking is better but still needs work but his TDD is sick. Funny that all the MMA media guys were thinking Roller had the better wrestling and would submit Johnson.

- Easy win for Charles Oliveira. It looked like a gimme fight to get him back into the win column.

- DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN! What a sick KO from Cub, he hit Roop so hard that his whole head turned to the opposite side and his mouth piece flew out and hit the cage and flew back toward Cub.

- Crappy fight by Einamo, faggot gassed out and was acting like this was a BJJ match instead of MMA. Now people are gonna stay on the Russow hype train when he's a shitty fighter.

- Great fight between Dunham and Lentz. Too bad the fight had to be stopped due to Lentz eye getting busted up, round 3 would have been sexy.

- rofl at both Maia and Weidman's gas tank. Both have sloppy boxing and both were completely gassed in round 3, was so funny. Weidman takes the split decision.

go bisping!

sonnen getting fucked up lol

omg plz no bisping vs anderson, that fight is going to look like anderson vs forrest

I originally had money on munoz vs sonnen... damn :/

ufc not going to let bisping win this without a KO, too much money to lose if sonnen loses.
i want bisping to win though coz he kind of deserves it too, they both will get raped by Silva anyway

sonnen was shit
but will prob win the decision

haha exactly my thinking... lets see

im not an expert... but 30-27? trololololol?

HAHA fucking rigged. he lost the fuck.

way to go showing the world how this sport is judged. layed and prayed = win

yeah not a surprise sonnen use to be funny now its kinda sad and annoying. How can u win via a shitfest like that and call yourself the greatest.

yes, there is no way he doesn't realize that it was AT BEST very close...
no need to act like that afterwards

That decision was fixed just as much as Manny Pacquiao vs. Marquez 3 was fixed.

1 judge gave it 30-27 for Sonnen, when Bisping easily won round 2. The other 2 judges gave it 29-28 which I can see, since round 1 was close.

I was rooting for Sonnen, but both Sonnen and Bisping were gassed in round 2, Sonnen looked like shit tonight and was getting tagged by Bisping.
Bisping's mouth was moving and he said something when Chael had his back in round 3 and was on top of him against the cage.

29-28 is reasonable via chael. Bisping deserves some respect, he's actually becoming more like able over time.

I hope davis wins, rashad doesnt stand a chance vs jones

+ davis seems like a fun guy

what kind of shoulders are those... thats dwight howards league :O

Davis entrance music = win!

On January 28 2012 20:18 PuertoRican wrote: That decision was fixed just as much as Manny Pacquiao vs. Marquez 3 was fixed. 1 judge gave it 30-27 for Sonnen, when Bisping easily won round 2. The other 2 judges gave it 29-28 which I can see, since round 1 was close. I was rooting for Sonnen, but both Sonnen and Bisping were gassed in round 2, Sonnen looked like shit tonight and was getting tagged by Bisping. Bisping's mouth was moving and he said something when Chael had his back in round 3 and was on top of him against the cage.

Wah wah wah 'fixed fixed.' There can't just be slightly differing opinions in a close fight that only has 3 possible rounds to score?

It was a weird fight where the only definitive round was Chael's in the third. But that happens a lot in the UFC if you haven't noticed. The first two rounds were close enough to the point that I wouldn't have been shocked at scores of 29-28 Bisping all the way to 30-27 Sonnen.

Oh and I dislike Bisping a lot. Like Sonnen though I understand the hate towards him too. But Bisping definitely earned a lot of respect tonight either way

Oh and Sonnen's post fight interview was a joke. Not even funny like he sometimes is

davis is gassed already lolz

davis is really showing how raw he is. He's one of those guys that are genetically superior but his striking has so many flaws. Evans seems to have the timing of his leg kicks down and now he's so hesitant to throw them

commentators running out of things to say ...

50-45

what a shit main card

The prelim fights were nice, the 3 main card fights were not. Everyone in the main card fights gassed out and ended up making their fights look shitty.

Rashad has a lot of work to do before he faces Jon Jones. Jones is probably laughing his ass off right now while he was watching Rashad vs. Phil.

I don't see how Rashad can beat Jones outside of the 1st round. If Rashad wins, it will be via 1 big punch connecting then massive follow up punches.

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IMO, KO of the night goes to Cub Swanson, Submission goes to Charles Oliveira, FOTN goes to Evan Dunham vs. Nik Lentz.

This was just the worst...

Yeah main card was shit.

Main event- Davis was just too inexperienced but good enough not to get finished.
Co-main event- Sonnen was crap. Can chalk it up to the last minute change.
Maia fight- Maia is washed up, weldman short notice.
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Crap main card

Damn their Fox cards are slumping...

Good event for sports-betting though. Made money on Sonnen via decision, Russow straight up, Rashad straight up

Post fight press conference in 20 minutes (Press Play): http://www.ufc.com/media/FOX2-POST-PC

Chael pretty classy... didn't expect that after the post fight interview

Bisping had a post fight interview with Ariel H(??) whatever his name is and he was surprisingly really, really classy about the decision. Thinking he had won the first two rounds (obviously a valid argument) but congratulating Sonnen and saying that's what happens when it goes to the judges sometimes. Sonnen talked crap but never really directed much of it actually towards Bisping pre-fight and after. They also touched gloves pre fight and pre-3rd round. Pretty funny that the two biggest trash talkers in the sport get together for a fight and for as much as they could, got along really well

they were probably thinking of their careers and didn't want to blow the Fox thing. smart guys overall.

boooorrrrring

UFC's fault they spoiled the fans in the past 3 years with hype(too many ppvs) The results realistically can't follow the "storyline" - this ain't the WWE and I don't think the UFC can last as long as Pro wrestling has..

Only watched the main card but those 3 fights were alright.

Maia gassed and has turned into a Gurgel, never threatening to use BJJ until it was too late. For Sonnen vs Bisping I can see it pretty much going either way so the arguing is kind of spastic. I will say that I don't think inactive clinching is scored very highly though in the eyes of the judges. Davis looked alright but Evans was just that next level in every area. Also I noticed that Phils feet were slipping all over the place the whole fight, thought that was weird. These two set a pretty good pace and looked decent after 5 so I don't really get the gassing comments. I'd have to watch it again though to make sure.

Also the Bisping vs Sonnen "trash talk" was all bullshit. It should come as no surprise that both guys can talk normally after the fight. In fact it was some of the more forced and obvious empty trashing I've seen.

UFC on FOX 2 post-fight photo gallery: http://www.ufc.com/media/UFConFOX2-event-photo-gallery

UFC really dropped the ball on the fox card lineups.

The first fox card if you were forced to choose just one fight, then cain vs JDS was a hell of a choice. I dont care if it did end in 64 seconds, it would have been the fight I chose as well. The mistake they made was not pushing to have 2 or 3 fights on that card, because guida vs henderson was guaranteed fireworks. I know it was fox's decison yada yada, UFC needed to press for that extra 30 minutes and get that fight on the air.


And for this fox card, why in god's name would they choose davis vs rashad to headline the fox show when they could have had either diaz vs condit or edgar vs henderson. despite how exciting and awesome the fight will be, diaz might be a little too rough around the edges for fox, so specifically edgar vs henderson was PERFECT for this show. its probably not going to do that many buys to begin with so they arent losing out money on a PPV, its extremely exciting, and even though neither guy has a lot of star power, they could have piggy backed on chael/bisping. They definitely should have set up this card as edgar/henderson+chael/bisping to begin with. Would have similar hype, a title fight, but would have left fans with a much better taste in their mouths.

davis/rashad was an extremely relevant fight that set up a title shot. but for fucks sake, is this the fight we want to show the largest number of viewers? send those bloody wrestlers off to japan instead of some exciting lightweights that could steal the hearts of 5 million viewers.

this is the second time the ufc has had the chance to get ben henderson on a fox show and failed. I just hope for the 3rd show they choose some really good exciting fights because I feel like an idiot every time I suggest my casual mma watching friends to see a show and it sucks.

^ Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller (Lightweight) & John Dodson vs. Darren Uyenoyama (Flyweight), are scheduled for UFC on FOX 3 in early May.

Those 2 fights will be exciting for TV. There's 6 events before the UFC on FOX 3 card, so I don't think they will add anyone else just yet.

I was really big on this card but at a juicy homegame. Can someone pm/ link me somewhere I can dl it without spoilers? edit nm saw something about shoel being classy cant fckin wait!

Yea while I don't feel super excited for the lighter weight classes for the most part (like most "causal" fans) Henderson is so much more exciting then Rashad.

The only entertaining thing Rashad has done the last few years is getting knocked silly by Machida (I so want a rematch).

UFC 143 can't disappoint though. The prelims are very so-so but the main card (except the Ed Herman fight) looks sooo good.

The best things to come out of this event were the 3 .gif images below, followed by the pre-fight hype for Bisping/Sonnen.