FIGHT CLUB!

[newbie44]

Ok Ok this looks very interesting. Can't wait for it.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/printedition/la-sp-ufc25jul25,1,3003426.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-spo...

[OG_Money]

new rumored fight could be huge

http://ufcmania.com/2007/07/30/ufc-78-andrei-arlovski-vs-brandon-vera/

[newbie44]

Anybody see the 60 min. report on mma. Man Dana white is so good at defending the sport. It was pretty amazing.

[seabeewife]

This is supposedly Dana's reply to Josh on an underground forum. Not sure if it's really him, but sounds like wht he would say.

http://mma.tv/tuf/index.cfm?ac=ListMessages&PID=1&TID=1096346&FID=1&pc=9

[seabeewife]

Didn't know if you guys had read this or not. All I can say is WOW!

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8345

[AmbitiousDrive]

Yes!.. very happy fan here.

[newbie44]

This magazing actually looks like one that would be worth getting a subscription to. Wish you could read more on the articles though. I wanna see if Brock thinks he can actually touch Fedor. That would be such an entertaining fight.

[seabeewife]

New Fight! Magazine preview now online. Thought you guys might be interested.

http://www.fightmagazine.com/magpreview.asp

[seabeewife]

Hey AD, I know, made a lot of people happy! Including myself. Going to be some great fights.

[AmbitiousDrive]

seabee.. im stoked, awesome that they will play it SAME DAY on spike.. WOO HOO!!

[newbie44]

Oh man and I was looking forward to that fight. I'm not a huge Penn fan but after he killed Pulver, he just looked so dominating and in such great shape. You gotta respect that.

You know I don't think the steroid issues will lose any real fans. It'll get the skeptics and the people who don't agree with the sport more ammo to talk shit, but who cares about those idiots. I wasn't aware that Gracie tested positive. That's a shame because he's a legend in the sport. I don't like the guy, but you can't deny the fact that he did pave the way for the sport.

[OG_Money]

he should be getting stripped of his title according to UFC rules. so Penn V.s sherk is off.

Royce gracie tested positive too. This is going to mess up MMA and lose fans.

OG

[newbie44]

Does he still even hold the title after this??? I would think that they would take it away. I am surprised that so many are testing positive lately....Just didn't think that so many were users. That's too bad.

[OG_Money]

so now what according to UFC rules you have to defend withing 10 months. Is the title vacant who will fight for it?

Penn V.s ??????

[OG_Money]

sherk and franca test positive

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=8333

[newbie44]

Ya I love SpikeTV. I actually usually get the fights for free off the internet but this time I was going to order it for sure. I'm nervous for Rampage. I love the guy. And Michael (the Count) is a stud. I think he might make some waves here in the future. Pretty sure he's gonna dominate Matt. Well at least I hope. And Mirko better redeem himself. Oh I'm getting excited.

[seabeewife]

Made mine too! gets expensive ordering those things. lol

[newbie44]

YAY. That just made my day. I was planning on forking over the money to buy the fight and now it's free. Now we just gotta wait 2 months until it comes.

[seabeewife]

UFC 75: CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION ON SPIKE TVReigning UFC® Champion
UFC 75 HEAVYWEIGHT FEATURE
Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 75 press conference in London
UFC 75 BRINGS THE CHAMPIONS TO LONDON SEPT. 8

“Rampage” Jackson Takes On PRIDE Champion Dan Henderson in
Historic Unification Bout in London

UFC 75 Also Features Top Heavyweight Contenders Mirko “Cro Cop” vs. Cheick Kongo and The Ultimate Fighter® 3 Alums Michael Bisping vs. Matt Hamill

New York, NY, July 16, 2007 -- Spike TV will telecast “UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion,” its most star-studded fight card ever, including the network’s first-ever UFC® title fight, a unification bout between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and PRIDE’s 205-pound Champion Dan “Hollywood” Henderson, on Saturday, September 8 at 9:00 PM ET/PT (same day tape) from The O2 Arena in London, England. UFC 75 also features a major heavyweight battle with international superstar Mirko “Cro Cop” when he takes on France’s Cheick Kongo. As a special feature, England’s own and “The Ultimate Fighter® 3” Light Heavyweight Champion Michael “The Count” Bisping takes on fellow “The Ultimate Fighter 3” cast member Matt “The Hammer” Hamill.

“We are pleased that Spike TV will bring UFC 75 live from London to millions of UFC fans in the U.S. and Canada,” said Dana White, UFC President. “UFC 75 will be the UFC and PRIDE’s first ever unification match – this fight between Rampage Jackson and Dan Henderson will decide who is the best 205-pound fighter in the two organizations. This is the mega-fight that sports fans have always wanted, and after waiting almost a decade not only do they finally get it, they get to watch it for free on Spike TV.”

“Spike TV is thrilled to present such a monumental bout between these two great champions, said Kevin Kay, General Manager, Spike TV. “Not only will this be the first ever unification bout but it is Spike TV’s first ever UFC title fight.”

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is coming off a thrilling victory over Chuck Liddell. Knocking out “The Iceman” less than two minutes into the first round of their fight at UFC 71 in May to capture the light heavyweight crown, Jackson stopped a streak of four consecutive title defenses by Liddell. The 29-year-old has been a rising star in mixed martial arts since his 2001 debut with the PRIDE Fighting organization (recently acquired by UFC ownership) he defeated many of the world’s best fighters, including a previous victory over Liddell in 2003. Jackson will put his new UFC title on the line against Henderson, the pound-for-pound superstar who holds two titles in PRIDE.

Henderson currently holds PRIDE’s 205 pound and 185 pound title. He is the only the only fighter in MMA history to hold two titles in two weight classes concurrently in a major fight organization. He enters his fight with Jackson after a stunning knockout victory over Wanderlei Silva last February, which was compelling since Silva had beaten Jackson twice before. Having represented the United States in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling, Henderson will look to impose his wrestling ability during his bout with Jackson in an attempt to make history again, this time by becoming the first fighter ever to hold both the UFC and PRIDE titles.

Mirko “Cro Cop” returns to the Octagon™ following his first UFC loss to Brazil’s Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 70 in Manchester, England. The fearsome kickboxer turned mixed martial artist was the 2006 PRIDE Open Weight Grand Prix Champion and was expected by many to defeat Gonzaga en route to a mega-fight with Randy Couture for the heavyweight title at UFC 74 in August. Instead, Gonzaga turned the tables on “Cro Cop” and caught him with a right leg kick to the head, sending him to the canvas in a stunning upset nine seconds before the end of the first round. “Cro Cop” now goes back to England in an attempt to defeat Kongo and start a new reign of terror in the heavyweight division.

Kongo, like Cro Cop, is a kickboxer turned mixed martial artist. Not much was known of the 6’4” 240-pound Parisian when he made his UFC 61 debut in July of 2006 against Gilbert Aldana. He had an impressive record and a stellar reputation as a kickboxer, but many wondered if he could compete in the MMA arena. He answered that question quickly as he halted the rugged Aldana in the first round. Kongo then jumped back and scored another first round stoppage at UFC 62, this one over Christian Wellisch. At UFC 70, Kongo triumphed with a majority decision over popular Brazilian heavyweight Assuerio Silva, scoring his third win in the UFC.

In other undercard action, light heavyweights Michael Bisping and Matt Hamill will each be putting their undefeated records on the line in a match-up that most expected to see on “The Ultimate Fighter 3” before Hamill was forced to withdraw from the competition due to injury. Fighting out of Widnes, England, Bisping, winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3 in the light heavyweight division, comes into the bout off wins over Eric Schafer and Elvis Sinosic at UFC 66 and UFC 70 respectively.

“The Hammer” trains with Tito Ortiz and Team Punishment in Southern California, and most recently defeated Rex Holman at UFC 68. Hamill is a 2004 inductee in the Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame was the first U.S. wrestler to win gold medals in freestyle and Greco Roman competition in the 1997 World Games for the Deaf. The three-time NCAA National Champion attended the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester.

More details on the event to be announced shortly.

Spike TV is available in 91.6 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

[stockstampieder]

Nice! He deserves it!

[seabeewife]

Stock, would this count?
http://thenatural.tv/content/view/58/1/

[newbie44]

Not a doubt in my mind that will happen in the future.

[stockstampieder]

Im just going to have to come right out and say it, Randy is the man! They need to have an MMA Hall of fame and have him as the first inductee!

[newbie44]

Ya I agree, he could get out of his contract in a heartbeat. Dana loves Randy, hell everyone loves the guy.

[seabeewife]

So do I. Both Randy and Gonzaga are good fighters. And you may be right about retiring from fighting, I don't think they would hold him to his contract to do two more fights. They didn't the last one. Even if he isn't fighting in the ring, he is fighting for the sport in other ways. One of the best people I think to have working on educating people on the sport.

[newbie44]

I think Randy's got just as good a chance as anyone in the heavyweight division. I wouldn't consider it an upset at all if he won. If he loses, he'll most likely retire.

[seabeewife]

Not sure. I don't underestimate anything he does anymore! I loved his last upset. I'm a huge fan if you can't tell already. Liddell and Silva would be a great fight, but like Dana says, doesn't look like it will ever happen. And Randy fighting Gonzaga, I'm praying and hoping!

[stockstampieder]

You think Coutoure is going to come back down to light Heavyweight?? I think he is to old to suck wieght, Just my opinion. But who the hell knows, this seams to be the year of the upset! I love it.

[seabeewife]

http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=ApJnPhv92dmM7uMJm6Ez1.qUxLYF?slug=ki-liddell071107&prov=yh...

Doesn't look like Silva wants to chance another loss.

[OG_Money]

I don't see that even if Silva does beat liddel, seeing how dana white is. I don't think he would give silva a shot so soon seeing that silva was Pride's poster boy. If henderson does win and silva beats liddel. This is what isee happening.

1.) Gonzaga beats couture,
2.) henderson beats rampage
3.) Silva beats Liddell
4.) shogun beats Machida

sets up

1.) Couture v.s Henderson
2.) Ortiz V.s Silva or Shogun #1 contender match
3.) Liddel v.s machida

and if franklin losses to A.Silva again you could see him move up to leight heavyweight.. you could get a rematch of franklin v.s machida.

but then again if my thinking is like my stock picks this will get pumped a bit then tank straight to hell.

OG

[newbie44]

For sure. I'm new here so I didn't catch the sarcasm. Should've known with that prediction LOL. Can't wait for the Henderson Rampage fight. I love Rampage. Now you can laugh at my expense.

[stockstampieder]

Im just messin around! I like to stir up controversy, LOL! These days you never know who is gonna win. This sport has become so diverse that the days of a reigning champ are over! With UFC purchasing pride, watch out!

[newbie44]

You think Vanderlai will be the champ??? Come on now, there's quite a few better fighters out there than him lol. I love Pride and UFC, the fighters in each are totally different though. Now, it's impossible to say who will come out on top.

[stockstampieder]

OG,
Next to Liddell geting KO'd you should put Vanderlai Silva smashing Rampages face in with his knees and then throwing him through the ropes, LOL!
I think Henderson will take Rampage then Silva will beat lidell and Silva vs Henderson for the pride and UFC title at 205lbs. Silva will be the Unified Champ. What do you think?

[jmoxon4]

Yeah I don't compete either i just train at a school...I'm still pretty knew to it though..I can say this though i played Football from 2nd grade untill senior year in college...i played lax from 5th grade into college and rugby for 3 yrs....but i have never had a workout like the one I get from rollin.

[jmoxon4]

hmmmm Fedor

[MMAFAN]

Hey! Guys! In Dallas for the past several days on business. I even missed the fights. Hope to get posting again when I get back have fun!!!

[stockstampieder]

Nothing like a good old throwdown in the street! MMA conditioning is as good as it gets. I dont compete either, I just love the training.

[OG_Money]

Southwest, I don't do MMA but i was thinking of doing it just for fun and for the workout. They have Total Combat done here once in while. If you go out often enough you get to see street fights...lol. Local hoodlums beating on each other not really MMA but still entertaining...lol

[stockstampieder]

I dont know where you live but in the northeast (where I live) there is fights almost everyother week! The sport is booming in this area! I train alot of BJJ and a little MMA. I have 3 guys that I train and they all activley fight. I love this sport and I'm happy to see it thriving.

[OG_Money]

We need another UFN before the PPV ..... need more MMA. I think their's a WEC event coming.

[stockstampieder]

Agreed, GSP is nasty!

[OG_Money]

I'm looking forward to Koshcheck V.s St.Pierre i hope St.Pierre opens a can of whup azz on Koz.

[stockstampieder]

The Ortiz and Franca decisions ruined my night of perfect picks!

Penn vs Sherk
Penn all the way baby! The prodigy is going to earn that elusive title hes been chasing!

[OG_Money]

I was 6 for 9 not a bad night. wish my stock picks had that %%%%%

[OG_Money]

yeah i was shocked i was yelling jump on him start throwing bombs WTF. oh well i guess he didn't want to win.

Rumor BJ Penn V.s Sean Sherk November.

[stockstampieder]

You came close with that Herring upset pick! Noguiera is a tough dude to get kicked in the head like that and survive. Herring had that fight if he wasnt to scared to hit the ground and finish him. My prediction is Noguiera will be the Heavywieght champ soon! (Once Coutoure retires)

[OG_Money]

is anyone watching the fights right now

[OG_Money]

Silva
Franca
Ortiz
Herring (my upset of the night pick)
Florian
Lytle
Gurgel
Bonner
Edgar

[tbnfl4sun]

Good luck!

Silva
Sherk
Tito
Herring
Florian
Bonner
Lytle