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Post by James Hetfield on Jan 22, 2013 15:48:26 GMT -5
I LOVED seeing Raven in Overeem's latest documentary/blog. Awesome.
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MuffFuzz
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Post by MuffFuzz on Jan 31, 2013 23:29:36 GMT -5
Jose Aldo (c) Frankie Edgar - Unanimous Decision
Rashad Evans Vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira - Unanimous Decision
Alistair Overeem Vs Antonio Silva - First Round KO
John Fitch Vs Demian Maia - Third Round TKO
Joseph Benavidez Vs Ian McCall - Unanimous Decision
Love both guys, but I'm really pulling for Frankie to win this. He really needs to win or else he will be in no man's land when it comes to a division. But I just re-watched Aldo Vs Faber and I just don't know how Frankie will deal with the leg kicks. I hope it doesn't get too gruesome.
Going out on a limb and predicting Fitch to finish Maia, lol. Don't know why, just am!
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Post by James Hetfield on Feb 1, 2013 0:09:06 GMT -5
I'm not sure about that, but it will be interesting if Fitch chooses to take Maia down.
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Post by Sonnen on Feb 1, 2013 1:01:54 GMT -5
Edgar works his way on to the inside, uses his boxing to set up and secure takedowns, works his way to a decision.
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Post by James Hetfield on Feb 1, 2013 1:30:59 GMT -5
I don't think that's going to be as easy as just typing it down. He's gonna have a hard time.
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Post by jjtna on Feb 1, 2013 8:46:25 GMT -5
Heres what I got goin down:
I see Jose destroying edgar with leg kicks, slowing edgar down. We know Frankies tough as nails so I dont see him getting finished, I expect a very fast paced fight with Aldo taking the UD.
I believe little nog was the boxing to put the Shadface on Rashad. Could probably submit him from his guard if he hangs there long enough to.
Im not sure if you would call this an upset or not, but I see Bigfoot beating Ubereem. A more complete fighter, and I believe he could break the reems will, if he gets the TD and works his GNP.
Maia by late sub
I dont lean in a particular way on the Joe-Jitsu and Uncle Creepy matchup, I just know its gonna be a fun fight!
Were in for some good fights boys!
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Post by hammer on Feb 1, 2013 10:25:04 GMT -5
edgar by decision, evans by decision, reem by tko, fitch by decision, benavidez by decision
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Post by James Hetfield on Feb 1, 2013 17:21:06 GMT -5
The hardest one here for me to predict really is Fitch vs. Maia. Crazy clash there.
It's interesting. EVERY matchup on the main card is pretty significant in each respective division. Awesome stuff.
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Post by MuffFuzz on Feb 1, 2013 18:26:11 GMT -5
The hardest one here for me to predict really is Fitch vs. Maia. Crazy clash there. It's interesting. EVERY matchup on the main card is pretty significant in each respective division. Awesome stuff. It's the first time, in a long time that I have been excited to see Fitch fight. He performed well against Silva recently, would love to see him finish a fight just to stir sh#t up.
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Post by SteveHulk on Feb 1, 2013 21:09:20 GMT -5
Aldo by decision, Evans by decision, Overeem by destruction, Fitch by decision, Benavidez by decision
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Post by Sonnen on Feb 1, 2013 21:54:27 GMT -5
I don't think that's going to be as easy as just typing it down. He's gonna have a hard time. Duh.
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Post by James Hetfield on Feb 2, 2013 15:42:41 GMT -5
25 fast facts for ‘Aldo vs. Edgar' on Feb. 2 in Las Vegas
1. Jose Aldo, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Alistair Overeem enter UFC 156 on the longest layoffs of their MMA careers. 2. Frankie Edgar is the first fighter in UFC history to fight for an undisputed title after back-to-back losses. Randy Couture fought Chuck Liddell for the interim LHW title at UFC 43 after two-straight losses. 3. All 10 main card fighters on the UFC 156 main card have headlined a UFC or WEC event at some point in their career. 4. Jon Fitch has not finished an opponent since submitting Roan Carneiro with a rear-naked choke at UFC Fight Night 10 on June 12, 2007. 5. Joseph Benavidez and Ian McCall, who fight in the PPV opener, both suffered a defeat to Demetrious Johnson in their last fight. 6. According to FightMetric, Gleison Tibau has completed 64 takedowns in his UFC career, second in UFC history. Georges St. Pierre holds the record with 68 completed takedowns. 7. Edgar can join Couture and B.J. Penn as the only fighters to win UFC titles in two different weight classes with a win over Aldo in the UFC 156 main event. 8. Aldo's 11-0 (8-0 WEC, 3-0 UFC) record under the ZUFFA umbrella from June 1, 2008 to present gives him the second longest winning streak in ZUFFA history behind UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (16-0). 9. According to SB Nation MMA Rankings, all 10 fighters on the UFC 156 main card are ranked in the top 15 of their respective weight classes. 10. Former Strikeforce fighters Isaac Vallie-Flagg, Bobby Green and Tyron Woodley make their UFC debut at the event. 11. Edgar's first UFC fight was on Super Bowl weekend in 2007. He headlines UFC 156 on Super Bowl weekend in 2013. 12. Four of the five main card bouts pit a Brazilian fighter against a non-Brazilian. 13. Damien Maia's total fight time since moving to the UFC welterweight division is three minutes and 17 seconds. 14. Jay Hieron's unanimous decision loss to Jake Ellenberger at UFC on FX 5 dropped his UFC record to 0-3 dating back to June 19, 2004. 15. According to FightMetric, Tibau holds the UFC record for highest takedown defense accuracy. Tibau stops 91.8% of his opponent's takedown attempts (Minimum five UFC fights and 20 TD attempts by opponents). 16. Jon Fitch has the best submission defense in UFC history. He has escaped 25 of 25 submission attempts in his UFC career. 17. The 10 main card competitors have 127 fights of experience in UFC or an organization purchased by parent company ZUFFA (Strikeforce, WEC, PRIDE). 18. Yves Edwards will fight his second UFC bout in a 56-day span. 19. Fitch is tied with Sam Stout for the most UFC fights to go to a decision at 12. 20. Edgar will fight in his seventh consecutive UFC title bout. 21. Of the 22 fighters scheduled to compete on the card, Edwards has the most fights at 61, with 42 wins and 18 losses. 22. Of a combined 53 professional victories, Overeem and Antonio Silva have finished 49 opponents by knockout, technical knockout or submission. 23. According to FightMetric, Fitch has landed 2,149 total strikes in his UFC career, second most in UFC history behind Georges St. Pierre's 2,188. 24. Tibau will fight inside the Octagon for the 18th time in the last six years and two months. No other fighter has competed in more UFC bouts in that time frame. 25. According to FightMetric, Edgar has the third longest average fight time in UFC history behind Ben Henderson and Demetrious Johnson at 17 minutes and 47 seconds.
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Post by Yeezy's Mullet: Team X Blades on Feb 2, 2013 18:55:13 GMT -5
Sup with the FB prelims?
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Post by hammer on Feb 2, 2013 19:03:14 GMT -5
starting right now
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Post by hammer on Feb 2, 2013 19:18:27 GMT -5
man, figueroa ate some punches there man. fun start to the night.
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Post by hammer on Feb 2, 2013 19:52:10 GMT -5
very impressive ground work from kimura. he needs to work on his standing alot... but his ground game is beautiful.
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Post by gravedigger3 on Feb 2, 2013 19:54:41 GMT -5
I hope Bigfoot somehow beats Overeem I can't stand his cockiness (and the fact he beat lesnar lol)
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Post by hammer on Feb 2, 2013 20:29:36 GMT -5
good little battle between vallie-flagg and edwards. rd 2 was clear to edwards, rd 3 was clear to vallie-flagg... i had rd 1 to vallie-flagg myself. as did the judges, 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
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Post by hammer on Feb 2, 2013 21:00:15 GMT -5
despite green being a great wrestler, i expected volkmann to wrestle him to death in this fight. and green proved me wrong... well done to work the finish towards the end of that round. especially with the way winslow stood him up near the end of round 2. impressive. strikeforce is 2-0... lets see how lay n pray twood fares.
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Post by hammer on Feb 2, 2013 21:12:49 GMT -5
so much for lay n pray. strikeforce 3-0... that was brutal.
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