The Shape

Can't work that way, because there's standing by your convictions when they are indisputably right and standing by them when there is some, however small, room for doubt...

I bet Rivera did that edit himself. Plus he's good, but not good enough for his own standards. He could beat most people in the division, but he took on the second best guy right off. If he doesn't beat Fitch in the rematch then maybe he'll quit or maybe he'll drop down again and wait for Edgar to lose lol.

Yeah, and I'm really not sure who I could see beating him...

Fitch on twitter saying the first round was a draw and he won the second and third. Such a douchebag. Part of me wants GSP to stay at 170 so he can demolish him again.

Well it's not totally unfeasible. Like, Edgar/Maynard first round, that was given a 10-8, and Edgar almost got finished twice. Penn was never close to being done. I bet Fitch has had many rounds like that scored 10-9, just the circumstances made it more severe.

Apparently Bisping is fighting Belfort next, could be entertaining but not sure at all it's the best match up for Bisping moving forward.

Either way, this could work out being the perfect thing for the division. It buys them time; if GSP wins and as expected moves up, then instead of having someone have to face the winner of this (Shields off a loss, Alves vs. Fitch nobody wants to see again), they can just do it again, while having the opportunity to create another contender bout of sorts between two others. Hoping to see Bisping vs. Okami now as well. I think he could pull it off, and it feels like if they're ever gonna let him near the top of the division now is the perfect time.

Loved how he came out and wrestled but round three once it hit the floor he couldn't do anything, and it hit the floor too easily. Loved his post fight honestly though, especially compared to Fitch levelling for a title shot on the back of a draw lol.

Apparently Fitch is walking around at 176 now he's a vegan? Makes it a closer matchup physically at least. Dana talking retirement for BJ if he loses, seems maybe like just hype but hoping to see crazy talking-to-self BJ come out either way.

For me the argument about size and weight cutting is kind of nullified by the fact that Cain Velasquez is UFC champion.

Oh my. That is all.

lol I know, I was replying as much to the other statements as yours but didn't feel like quoting the bigger ones

Yeah. It's interesting to hear the reasoning, but I figured this'd be a fight with them both as a 10/11 shot or something like that rather than such a big difference. I'm thinking Forrest takes it personally, should be a good fight either way. Went to sleep last night after the first two fights, missed the three first round KOs lol, gonna have to catch them on the replay.

Just seen Forrest as a 6/4 outsider against Franklin, am I missing something here?

LW looks fine to me, the last couple of months have done wonders for it post-Penn. EM3 will be anticipated due to the quality of the last match, and ideally this time Edgar wins, finally cementing his reign and setting up a potential bout with Pettis, whose hype will only grow if he beats Guida. And if he loses, you have a hugely popular Clay in a legit position, so you give him the shot. Maynard against either of those two would be fine, and from then on guys like Sotiropolous have their appeal as well. Maybe Penn would drop back down and face him, though I do not want to see him anywhere near Edgar again. I think Frankie takes the third anyway so it's all good if that's the case.

I bet they also planned to give Benoit the rock star makeover

As far as the title being meaningless goes, you'd think if they had it on the line in the tourney and in quick succession there were three legit title fights it'd start to mean more.

Plus the fight itself isn't such a foregone conclusion, JDS will likely get taken down and there's no telling whether he'll pop back up like Cain did. Furthermore, my opinion of this SF tournament heavily declined today when they said the title isn't on the line at all. So Reem could lose first round and still be champ, lol.

It is the right short term solution, although it kinda feels like they're trying to milk Lesnar for all he's worth before he jacks it in. You know, TUF ratings, help make JDS a star, take a beating then leave. Who knows, maybe he'll surprise us, and he certainly has more of a chance than against Cain. Just don't see what he personally will gain ability-wise from doing this in the build up to the fight. Perhaps he overpowers JDS then heads into a Cain rematch like a man on a mission, works his striking like a maniac, lets people punch him in the face for fun, and we see a different fight. That would be pretty cool. Was shocked when I saw his UFC striking accuracy was 77%, though presumably that's mostly comprised of ground and pound. Either way, glad JDS took the fight, in fact, I think anyone in his position should be obliged to. Title shots are earned on a circumstantial basis, and if circumstances change, they shouldn't be able to just sit out for a year and further weaken a division lacking a champion. The route Rashad Evans has taken really irks me. If they lose, they lose out big, but that just would prove that going into the title match when it was now able to take place, somebody else was a more deserving challenger.

Lesnar/JDS on TUF. Oh my.

They've booked two guys in a fight the winner of which replaces anyone who gets injured (and, I should think, is unable to fight for other more shady reasons xD)

Thing is thinking about it's less of an actual tournament and more just a way to structure what they'd be doing anyway. Werdum getting the title shot, Fedor presumably next, then whoever is after that will have earnt it with a couple of fights won. So the tournament in and of itself seems kind of irrelevant, but its a means to an end I guess.

So now Chael's "contract has been frozen," anyone know what exactly this will entail? Fight with Sexyama no more?

<p>I'm surprised Overeem is fighting Werdum in the first round. Means likely no Fedor/Werdum rematch and also surely Werdum has much more claim to be seeded or whatever than Arlovski etc. Shrug, I just hope to see Overeem in the UFC soon, seems he'll want to stick with Japan for a while though.</p><p> </p><p> Also is the winner HW champ? Or could overeem lose and still have the belt lol?</p>

<p>Ah right, cheers.</p><p> </p><p> Just got wonder what happened to the Wanderlei fight and who he's getting instead.</p>