Fantabulous Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I don't care what Florian does from now until the end of time because I'll always see him as the guy who looked like his dog died when Chuck got knocked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shape Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Besides, who does Aldo have left right now? Not a whole lot of big names. Dana's choice is either to build up Aldo or move up Aldo. I don't think Dana wants to move up Aldo. Didn't they already offer him a fight with Florian at 155? Before the roster merge. Now it's the UFC featherweight belt I would think long term they still expect him to move up but for the time being he's the man to build the division on the back of. Watching the 129 Q&A, man Jones is just so natural on the mic. Not news of course, but it's just incredible when he's up there compared ot the other champs lol. Weird how they're talking as though he's still nailed on to fight Rashad without mention of the Davis fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampulator Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Didn't they already offer him a fight with Florian at 155? Before the roster merge. Now it's the UFC featherweight belt I would think long term they still expect him to move up but for the time being he's the man to build the division on the back of. Watching the 129 Q&A, man Jones is just so natural on the mic. Not news of course, but it's just incredible when he's up there compared ot the other champs lol. Weird how they're talking as though he's still nailed on to fight Rashad without mention of the Davis fight. Nah, I don't think they wanted to move him up. His camp was talking about it, and then they offered Ken flo. Then they decided against it. I have no idea what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Nah, I don't think they wanted to move him up. His camp was talking about it, and then they offered Ken flo. Then they decided against it. I have no idea what happened. Basically Aldo was game for moving up to fight in the UFC, before the two brands merged. They broached the subject with the UFC prior to the Faber fight, on the grounds that beating the WEC poster-boy Faber would boost Aldo's popularity, and effectivly clean out the division. He wanted to get paid and the UFC was the way to go, even though he wasn't hell-bent on moving to 155. This was about a year ago, before BJ Penn had lost to Frankie Edgar for the first time. From what I've heard, the UFC weren't really banking on Edgar beating Penn; the plan was to move Aldo up for a superfight with BJ later in the year, possibly in the UK. The idea there was that the event would be on Spike TV, so they wouldn't have to worry about Aldo as a PPV draw, and a lot more people would see him fight. Anyway, Penn loses a close fight to Edgar and the UFC want an immidiate rematch. They tell Aldo's people to take another fight, by which time the plans to merge brands are already underway. Now Aldo gets to stay at 145 for a bit and fight in the UFC. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampulator Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 That's a good rundown. Thansk BH. But at his weight, I think Aldo will likely beat KenFlo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffanka Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 KenFlo will be the best guy Aldo's ever fought but I'm reserving judgement until I see how he looks after his cut against Diego Nunes. Speaking of Diegos, Sanchez is fighting Hughes at some event sometime. Hope Diego wins but realistically he's going to get taken down and beat up a bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shape Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Kenny is a natural middleweight after all Anyone giving Shields a chance? As time goes by I'm less and less sure I want to see Silva/GSP, so maybe will be rooting for the underdog tonight after all xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantabulous Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I think the days of Hughes grounding and pounding his way to victory are long over. I think his best chance at winning, not just this fight but any fight against a tough guy to put away and a quality fighter, is to hope for a mistake and to capitalize on it. I think a more realistic outcome for Sanchez/Hughes is for Hughes to get picked apart standing up and beaten by TKO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffanka Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I think the days of Hughes grounding and pounding his way to victory are long over. I think his best chance at winning, not just this fight but any fight against a tough guy to put away and a quality fighter, is to hope for a mistake and to capitalize on it. I think a more realistic outcome for Sanchez/Hughes is for Hughes to get picked apart standing up and beaten by TKO. Hughes has been passed by as a top level fighter but he's still good, and more specifically he's still very good at wrestling, a big welterweight and has a violent top game. Sanchez is a lightweight and a fairly mediocre wrestler. He might take the last round if he's still got gas but I think Hughes picks up a pretty clear cut UD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shape Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Crazy start to the 129 prelims, three first round finishes including a flying triangle and an awesome spinning backfist KO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_w_w Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Crazy start to the 129 prelims, three first round finishes including a flying triangle and an awesome spinning backfist KO. Yeah, fun stuff so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Crazy start to the 129 prelims, three first round finishes including a flying triangle and an awesome spinning backfist KO. Awesome start. Call me mental, but I prefered MacDonald's triangle. Got a serious man crush on that dude :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_w_w Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 And it continues. Be a great night if the main card can keep this up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampulator Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Awesome start. Call me mental, but I prefered MacDonald's triangle. Got a serious man crush on that dude :-p What are your picks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shape Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Ellenberger is a beast, and that KO was inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampulator Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Ellenberger is a beast, and that KO was inevitable. Vladmir Matyushenko has a first round TKO victory as well. Brilz vs. Nogueira 2, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shape Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Steven Segal strikes again! What a show so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampulator Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Steven Segal strikes again! What a show so far. LOL I bet he's not going to do any interviews this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shape Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Disappointed with Aldo's BJJ, barely tried to pass his guard. Sick fight though, warrior spirit from Hominick. Judge who scored it 50-43...not even funny. The idea he got the scores the wrong way on the final round seems most reasonable. edit; Ah, Buffer read it wrong LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 What are your picks? I've got every fight on the card so far apart from the Brilz/Matyushenko fight, must be my lucky night. Got GSP in the main by absolute spanking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shape Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Okay, I don't want to see GSP/Silva anymore. Anything Jake Shields can draw blood from, Anderson can kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampulator Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I've got every fight on the card so far apart from the Brilz/Matyushenko fight, must be my lucky night. Got GSP in the main by absolute spanking. Actually, I got ALL my picks right... didn't make any facebook prelim picks. Okay, I don't want to see GSP/Silva anymore. Anything Jake Shields can draw blood from, Anderson can kill. It depends. GSP is a smart fighter. If GSP can take it the ground, he will win. If he can't... then you are probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shape Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Absolutely, it's just...I dunno. It's weird. I kind of feel like GSP is fighting with too much to lose, not taking any risks. It was understandable with the eye last night but it's a clear pattern now and with the fact that he's always fighting on home turf, all the attention and the pressure, maybe he needs a loss so he can come out firing again like he did after the Serra KO. Would love to see him fight Diaz...he couldn't afford to show as much respect to his ground game as he did to Shields, would have to take it to him more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantabulous Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 It was a great show until the damp squib of a main event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampulator Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Absolutely, it's just...I dunno. It's weird. I kind of feel like GSP is fighting with too much to lose, not taking any risks. It was understandable with the eye last night but it's a clear pattern now and with the fact that he's always fighting on home turf, all the attention and the pressure, maybe he needs a loss so he can come out firing again like he did after the Serra KO. Would love to see him fight Diaz...he couldn't afford to show as much respect to his ground game as he did to Shields, would have to take it to him more. Losing won't help. It's BECAUSE he lost , that's why he fights the way he does. To be hoenst, I'm not so sure about his physical toughness anymore... the guy is great at avoiding damage, but he doesn't seem to be great ta taking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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