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Post by James Hetfield on Sept 26, 2013 0:33:57 GMT -5
Possibly my favorite card (on paper) of the year is less than a month away. The Heavyweight title will be on the line when Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos meet for the third time. Both Cain and Junior have wins over each other, spanning back to November 2011, when Junior knocked out Velasquez in the first round. The rematch took place at UFC 155 in Vegas, where we saw utter dominance for 5 rounds as Cain beat Junior to earn a unanimous decision, as well as regaining back the UFC Heavyweight championship. Huge fight, a lot of changes need to be made for both guys this third time and I am actually very excited to see it. The co-main event also features Heavyweights as #9 ranked HW Roy Nelson takes on #2 ranked Daniel Cormier. These two have had a little back and fourth over Twitter and had some interesting things to say leading up to this fight. Roy is coming off a bad loss to Stipe Miocic and is looking to bounce back to his winning ways. DC is undefeated and is coming off (possibly) the biggest win of his career when he defeated Frank Mir by unanimous decision. After this fight, Cormier will move to the Light Heavyweight division, where he hopes to take on champion Jon Jones for the title.
Toyota Center, Houston TX
1. Bantamweight bout: Dustin Pague vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
2. Featherweight bout: Charles Oliveira vs. Jeremy Larsen
3. Lightweight bout: Tony Ferguson vs. Mike Rio
4. Welterweight bout: TJ Waldburger vs. Adlan Amagov
5. Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. KJ Noons
6. Women's Bantamweight bout: Sarah Kaufman vs. Jessica Eye
7. Welterweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Hector Lombard
8. Middleweight bout: Tim Boetsch vs. C.B. Dollaway
9. Flyweight bout: John Dodson vs. Darrell Montague
10. Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shawn Jordan
11. Lightweight bout: Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez
12. Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson
13. Heavyweight bout: Cain Velasquez (c) vs. Junior dos Santos |
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Post by hammer on Sept 26, 2013 6:38:27 GMT -5
lombard down to 170 too... that should be a good fight vs marquardt. every fight on this card is sick. oliveira on the facebook prelims... i know hes been in a bit of a slump, but look at those losses... edgar and swanson at 45 and cerrone and miller at 55. and hes still only 24.
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Post by Bartman on Sept 26, 2013 17:56:54 GMT -5
Love the card. Hopefully JDS gets back the title.
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Post by Liv Is Life on Sept 27, 2013 6:09:42 GMT -5
Going to be crazy good, I think Diego vs Melendez is going to be off the charts..
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Post by Jamal on Sept 29, 2013 22:10:12 GMT -5
Been looking forward to this card for a while now.
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Post by Sonnen on Sept 30, 2013 0:10:34 GMT -5
Cain takes this, awesome card.
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Post by Hurricane on Sept 30, 2013 20:45:38 GMT -5
It seems from everywhere that I'm the only one that hasn't written JDS out. I still think these two are about equal, and that this will be a helluva fight.
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Post by Thick Justice on Oct 1, 2013 13:39:27 GMT -5
It seems from everywhere that I'm the only one that hasn't written JDS out. I still think these two are about equal, and that this will be a helluva fight. I think it could go either way honestly. JDS has power. |
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Post by James Hetfield on Oct 2, 2013 14:42:40 GMT -5
I think we'll most likely see a repeat of the second fight.
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Post by sean™ on Oct 2, 2013 14:58:39 GMT -5
Based off of the 2nd round in the Hunt fight, I'm curious to see how much JDS has worked on his wrestling.
I still think Cain has the speed advantage, and without a bum knee like the first fight, I see that being the difference maker.
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Post by James Hetfield on Oct 3, 2013 22:19:45 GMT -5
I think Junior can defend a few takedowns, but in a 5 round fight against Cain, its tough.
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 4, 2013 3:59:05 GMT -5
...did I just hear JDS say "he (Cain) hits like a girl" on the Primetime show? Wow, lol.
It's hard to see any other result than a big win by Cain again... I thought his win (a five round domination) was much more impressive than JDS' first round/quick KO - Cain just didn't seem himself that night (...I'm sure I read that he would have pulled out of that fight if it hadn't have been the debut Fox show...).
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Post by James Hetfield on Oct 18, 2013 19:41:52 GMT -5
Weigh in results:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Cain Velasquez (241) vs. Junior dos Santos (240)
Daniel Cormier (224) vs. Roy Nelson (249)
Gilbert Melendez (156) vs. Diego Sanchez (156)
Gabriel Gonzaga (257) vs. Shawn Jordan (255)
John Dodson (125) vs. Darrell Montague (126)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
Tim Boetsch (186) vs. C.B. Dollaway (186)
Hector Lombard (169) vs. Nate Marquardt (171)
Jessica Eye (135) vs. Sarah Kaufman (135)
K.J. Noons (156) vs. George Sotiropoulos (155)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 6 p.m. ET)
Adlan Amagov (171) vs. T.J. Waldburger (170.5)
Tony Ferguson (155) vs. Mike Rio (156)
Andre Fili (148.5)* vs. Jeremy Larsen (145.5) - 148.5-pound catchweight
Kyogi Horiguchi (135) vs. Dustin Pague (135)
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 19, 2013 2:18:24 GMT -5
Really looking forward to this card - even the pre-lims are great. I'm hoping for a big win by Cormier (...never been a big Nelson fan) and I'd like to see Sanchez pull off the upset... don't think he will though. And remember all the hype over Hector Lombard? People were saying he's the next big thing at MW and might even be the man to beat Silva... now 3 fights later, he's on the pre-lims.  |
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Post by James Hetfield on Oct 19, 2013 11:53:42 GMT -5
It's not like the prelims aren't gonna be aired on TV... I hate that logic these days. "OMG HES ON THE PRELIMS!"... They air everything now.
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Post by Bartman on Oct 19, 2013 13:00:35 GMT -5
I don't think he meant now that he's on the prelims they aren't going to show his fight. Fighting on the prelims in still a step down in terms of the amount of media attention you receive and probably sponsorship money too. That's surprising considering how much hype he had behind him, plus the amount he's getting paid too. Either way, should be a fun fight.
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Post by James Hetfield on Oct 19, 2013 13:03:34 GMT -5
Think he had to renegotiate after those disappointing performances.
I just wanna see the dude fight. I hardly pay attention to hype nowadays anyway.
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Post by Bartman on Oct 19, 2013 13:21:28 GMT -5
Not sure if he renegotiated for this fight, but his reported payout for his last 3 fights were all 300K. He's currently one of the highest paid UFC fighters on the roster.
Other than the main event, I'm really looking forward to Melendez/Sanchez. I think that's the top candidate for fight of the night. Melendez will probably be too much for Sanchez, but Sanchez looked in fantastic shape at the weigh in. If Gil wins, the next logical fight would be him vs TJ Grant for the next title shot (most likely after Aldo/Pettis, which seems likely if both guys retain their titles).
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Post by Liv Is Life on Oct 19, 2013 14:31:00 GMT -5
I still think Lombard/Nate should be on ppv over Gabe/Jordan but seeing as I don't have the money to order, I won't complain being able to see it for free..
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 19, 2013 19:00:12 GMT -5
I don't think he meant now that he's on the prelims they aren't going to show his fight. Fighting on the prelims in still a step down in terms of the amount of media attention you receive and probably sponsorship money too. That's surprising considering how much hype he had behind him, plus the amount he's getting paid too. Yeah, I just meant after all the hype and money, it's surprising to see him on the pre-lims, rather than PPV... It's a really interesting fight though - pretty tough to call. And yeah, Melendez/Sanchez could be FOTN... can't wait (Sanchez really ought to bring the "YES!" chant back too  ). |
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