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Post by 1992 on Aug 6, 2010 17:32:59 GMT -5
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Post by therealdealbookr on Aug 6, 2010 17:36:32 GMT -5
Chael Sonnen is just some rando redneck man. He's a really good wrestler, but Silva is a master of BJJ, getting a black belt from the N brothers.
Im buying the fight, and if Silva loses I'll be shocked.
I loved when Silva said he had to google Sonnen to see who he was.
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Post by James Hetfield on Aug 6, 2010 17:48:58 GMT -5
Weigh ins are in 10 mins!
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Post by sean™ on Aug 6, 2010 17:52:37 GMT -5
I'm gonna laugh if for some reason, Sonnen doesn't make weight.
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Post by therealdealbookr on Aug 6, 2010 18:02:39 GMT -5
what channel is it on ?
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Post by James Hetfield on Aug 6, 2010 18:08:03 GMT -5
101 DirecTV and its on UFC.com
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ric2000
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Post by ric2000 on Aug 6, 2010 18:16:22 GMT -5
My picks are in Blue:
1. Welterweight bout: Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman
2. Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft
3. Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman
4. Light Heavyweight bout: Tim Boetsch vs. Todd Brown
5. Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs. Rodney Wallace
6. Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story
7. Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos
8. Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
9. Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos
10. Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
11. Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chael Sonnen
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Post by 1992 on Aug 6, 2010 18:17:36 GMT -5
Lol @ how casual Matt Hughes is.
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Post by James Hetfield on Aug 6, 2010 18:19:45 GMT -5
And Alves misses weight.
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Post by 1992 on Aug 6, 2010 18:20:25 GMT -5
LOL
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Post by 1992 on Aug 6, 2010 18:25:01 GMT -5
ROFL
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Post by James Hetfield on Aug 6, 2010 19:07:07 GMT -5
Update: Alves still 171.5 on second try - will fight at that weight and forfeit 20% of his purse.
Hah.
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Post by therealdealbookr on Aug 6, 2010 19:16:08 GMT -5
I thought Fitch would probably win anyways.
That press conference from last night was awesome. As much as I want Silva to win...Sonnen is pretty funny.
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MuffFuzz
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Where is he?!
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Post by MuffFuzz on Aug 6, 2010 20:13:24 GMT -5
Saunders, Struve, Hendricks, Boetsch, Davis, Hazelett, Dos Santos, Almeida, Guida, Fitch, Silva
So psyched for this card, hoping for Silva to redeem himself in unequivocal fashion.
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Post by James Hetfield on Aug 6, 2010 20:50:15 GMT -5
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Post by sean™ on Aug 7, 2010 9:11:18 GMT -5
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Aug 7, 2010 10:32:57 GMT -5
Update: Alves still 171.5 on second try - will fight at that weight and forfeit 20% of his purse. Hah. Wow, eh?? I just don't understand how a fighter can not make weight. They've got all this time before-hand to train and drop the weight and yet, they still can't do it. I just don't get it. And this is the 2nd time that he hasn't made weight, right?? I believe it is. Geez, if he's having that hard of a time trying to make weight, then maybe that weightclass just isn't for him. |
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Post by Yeezy's Mullet: Team X Blades on Aug 7, 2010 15:55:44 GMT -5
Good. Agreed. I hope he doesn't touch gloves with that idiot either. |
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Post by James Hetfield on Aug 7, 2010 16:19:18 GMT -5
My predictions finally: UFC 117 ''SILVA VS. SONNEN'', 8/7/2010 (PPV/ESPN-UK) Oracle Arena, Oakland CA1. Welterweight bout: Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman 2. Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft 3. Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman4. Light Heavyweight bout: Tim Boetsch vs. Todd Brown 5. Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs. Rodney Wallace 6. Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story 7. Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos8. Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida9. Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos10. Catchweight (171.5 lb) bout: Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves 11. Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chael Sonnen
- I really like Roy Nelson, I think he's great. It's just REALLY tough to choose against dos Santos right now. I really thought Gonzaga was going to be a real test for him, but he made it look easy. If there is some way Nelson can use his weight and get the fight to the ground, he has a real shot, but I see Junior catching him with a big shot for the win. - Hughes vs. Almeida is really a coin toss. Both guys are VERY good and very accomplished. It's really a tough call for me, as I train with Ricardo and have known him for years. I'm going to choose Almeida by submission, but I won't be surprised to see Hughes win this by decision. It'll definitely be a hard fight for both guys. Sucks I couldn't be there.  - Guida/dos Anjos is an early candidate for fight of the night. Both guys are pretty aggressive and like to push the fight. Dos Anjos is a pretty high-level BJJ black belt under Aldo de Olivera, so I think this will need to pay off here. I see Guida getting submitted probably in the middle of the 2nd round. - Fitch/Alves is a great fight, but I still see Fitch doing what he always does to win. I don't see him being able to finish Alves, so obviously I am going with Fitch by decision. Maybe if Alves can stuff the takedowns, he may have a chance. I hope missing weight and being drained from cutting won't effect his performance. Shame he missed weight and now if he wins, he probably won't get the title shot, even though I think the winner of this should still fight the winner of Kampmann/Shields. - It's laughable that people are giving Sonnen a large chance to win. The way I see it, Sonnen has a 25% chance at winning and that's IF he can take Silva down. Silva has some of the most underrated takedown defense! Sonnen also has a BIG problem in all of his fights. He seems to go for the takedown and leave his head in the wrong place and gets caught in a guillotine. It has happened so many times in the past, and I can see it happening here. What I do indeed see happening is that Sonnen gets the takedown, Anderson gets guard and works his legs up for a triangle choke submission. 2nd round. |
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Post by HHH316 on Aug 7, 2010 17:24:12 GMT -5
I'm really excited for tonight's show. I have a feeling that Sonnen is going to get a taste of the old Silva in the first round. At the end of the first he's going to know he's in for a fight.
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