McDojoDelux Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 2007 September Week 1 Recap [Headline One]: UFC 76: Liddell vs. Bonnar booked for November Week 2 UFC to host the first event ever in the state of Missouri for ‘The Ice-Mans’ return ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Main-Event: Light-Heavyweight: Chuck Liddell (20-4) vs. Stephan Bonnar (10-4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Co-Main: Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski (12-5) vs. Brandon Vera (8-0) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Main-Card: Middleweight: Evan Tanner (32-6) vs. Patrick Cote (9-4) Middleweight: Thales Leites (11-1) vs. Alan Belcher (11-4) Welterweight: Yoshihiro Akiyama (9-1-1NC) vs. Drew Fickett (30-5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prelims: Welterweight: Chris Lytle (22-14-5) vs. Jon Fitch (16-2-1NC) Welterweight: Ben Saunders (4-0-2) vs. Pete Spratt (15-11) Light-Heavyweight: Mike Nickels (5-1) vs. Hector Ramirez (7-2-1) Lightweight: Mac Danzig (17-4-1) vs. Spencer Fisher (19-3) Welterweight: Dan Hornbuckle (12-1) vs. Marcus Davis (11-3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ‘The Ice-Man’ Chuck Liddell to action after suffering a devastating knock-out loss in his rematch to current Light-Heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson in the 1st round not only would he drop to 0-2 against ‘Rampage’ but he also dropped his Light-Heavyweight title. Liddell admitted the loss was 'very hard to swallow’. “It’s hard for me to admit what happened, at times I just can’t deal with it. I refuse to accept it even happened but life goes and so does my career my goal, for now, is to fight him [Quinton Jackson] again. I don’t really care if it's for the championship or not I want to fight him [Quinton Jackson] and beat him it doesn't sit with me right that I’m 0-2 against him” - Chuck Liddell He’ll have the chance to make his case to get a third fight with Jackson if he can get a win against The Ultimate Fighter season 1 runner-up Stephan Bonnar on a two-fight skid himself as he looks to get back on the winning track. Bonnar has repeatedly stated he wants a ‘war’ throughout the lead-up as he thinks Liddell’s knockout loss to Jackson is a potential career-changing moment, ‘when it comes to war I’m the best at that. I don’t think Chuck can handle going through that type of wasteland in my opinion’. The UFC has gone ahead and stacked the entire card from the Main-event to the opening prelim bout with some very interesting and high-level fights starting with the undefeated Brazilian Brandon Vera wants to put his name in the hat for the next possible challenger to the winner of the eventually rescheduled bout of Couture vs Emelianenko for a shot at the title with a victory over a former champion like Andrei Arlovski a definitive win would make it hard to deny Vera a title-shot. Vera is one of the very few Heavyweights in the world that consistently uses kicks into his offense along with a decorated background in muay-thai he is picturing a perfect shutout against the former champ. Arlovski is currently on a 2-fight win streak after losing his belt to Tim Slyvia then losing to him again in their trilogy bout but with wins over Marico Cruz and Fabrico Werdum along with a new champion in the division he is once again on the cusp of fighting for UFC gold. ‘I have everything it takes to be champion again’ is a line Arlovski repeatedly said throughout the build-up his background in boxing plus sambo wrestling could help in creating a dynamic game-plan against Vera. Evan Tanner a lethal submission wrestler with some pretty high-level BJJ takes on Canadian kickboxing specialist Patrick Cote who has struggled in the UFC going (1-4) while he did win his last bout Cote still feels his job is on the line and is willing to go all out to prove he belongs in the UFC. He will undoubtedly have to control the distance plus the pace of the fight as he can’t allow Tanner to get close. Another Brazilian contender looking to become the next challenger for a possible title-shot is Middleweight Thales Leites one of the better BJJ black-belts in the entire UFC he is currently developing his striking as he has some decent power but he faces a very talented muay-thai striker in Alan Belcher who has recently moved to 10th planet jiu-jitsu to counteract Leites BJJ. Eddie Bravo has said Belcher’s rubber-guard has been developed surprisingly quickly and Belcher could very well become one of the better BJJ fighters in the UFC very soon. Finally, let's round out the last main-card fight plus the headliner of the prelims in two high-valued Welterweight fights. Drew Fickett is one of the most underrated and lesser-known contenders in the divisions mainly because of his low-risk grinder style of fighting with very poor striking a lot of his wins are underwhelming decisions he takes on a very high-level Judo fighter in Japan’s Yoshihiro Akiyama while he also has a majority of his wins by decision he is a constant in your face fighter who likes to overpower his opponents with a lot of slams. Speaking of some low-risk-grinders Jon Fitch headlines the prelims currently (5-0) in the UFC, Chris Lytle has been very vocal about he is the one to hand Fitch’s first loss in the promotion. “I don’t know how to describe it but I see me finishing him with a guillotine. I don’t know-how, what round, but I know it’s going to happen”. - Chris Lytle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Headline Two]: Strikeforce announces Light-Heavyweight tournament for October Week 2 Strikeforce will hold the first one night tournament in US since UFC 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Finals: Light-Heavyweight: TBA vs. TBA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Semi-Finals: *[bracket A]* Light-Heavyweight: TBA vs. TBA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *[bracket B]* Light-Heavyweight: TBA vs. TBA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Qualifiers: *[bracket A]* Light-Heavyweight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (13-3) vs. Alex Schoenauer (13-8) Light-Heavyweight: Kyle Kingsbury (7-0-1NC) vs. Ryan Bader (3-0) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *[bracket B]* Light-Heavyweight: Jaime Fletcher (7-0) vs. Ricardo Romero (0-0) Light-Heavyweight: Vitor Miranda (0-0) vs. Bill Mahood (16-6-1-1NC) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prelims Welterweight: Dennis Hallman (44-12-2-1NC) vs. Jesse Taylor (3-1) Heavyweight: Travis Wiuff (44-10) vs. Paul Buentello (25-9) Middleweight: Ryan McGivern (10-4) vs. Jason Miller (23-5) Lightweight: Eric Wisley (6-1) vs. Nik Lentz (9-3) Lightweight: Paul Kelly (4-0) vs. Clint Coronel (2-2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Not since 1998 has there been a one-night tournament held in the US by a nationally recognized organization but that ends on October Week 2 as Scott Coker has announced the first of what is expected to be a yearly one-night tournament for the Strikeforce brand. The Light-Heavyweight division will take center stage but some have questioned the name-value of the tournament as there is only one decently popular fighter on the card that of course being Antonio Rogerio Nogueira the brother to former PRIDE Heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Coker responded to these claims by stating, “Often during one-night tournaments, we see a fighter who no one has never been heard of rising to the top and create a name for themselves, that's the beauty of a one-night tournament were either gonna see the establishment at 205 pounds continue to run the division or we’ll see the rise of the next generations of fighters in the division”. - Scott Coker Nogueira is the heavy favorite to the whole tournament turning 31 a couple of months ago he is entering his prime with wins over some of the sports best like Alistair Overeem (x2), Kazushi Sakuraba, Guy Mezger, Dan Henderson, and most recently got a split decision win in his Strikeforce debut against Alex Schoenauer at ‘Strikeforce: Rua vs. Sakuraba’. His opponent Alex Schoenauer much like Nogueira likes to roll spending most of his time on the mat which will likely result in the better BJJ fighter winning although Noeguira has started to polish his boxing over his past few fights. The other 'Bracket A' fight is between two undefeated Light-Heavyweight prospects Kyle Kingsbury recently signed a 4 fight deal with Strikeforce previously he had won The King of the Cage Light-Heavyweight championship via UD (50-45x3). Kingsbury is a longtime member under AKA coached by Javier Mendez he is possibly the most accomplished kickboxer in the tournament with some very good takedown defense that leads to his solid muay-thai clinch. He is facing a top wrestling heavy prospect in Ryan Bader who like mentioned before prefers to wrestle but he can pack a big punch. The question is can he land against such a striking expert against Kingsbury who trains with such an accomplished MMA team? Jaime Fletcher is yet another undefeated Light-Heavyweight prospect willing to put his record on the line to in quote ‘finally get the name recognition I deserve’ the 30-year gold America submission wrestler is a very busy fighter on the mat constantly looking to submit his opponent also be wary as he likes to throw in a few head kicks out of nowhere from time to time. His opponent is making his debut with the relatively unknown Ricardo Romero reports saying he is a very talented wrestler but not much else is unknown one question how Romero got into this tournament but the question is pretty simple as apparently his manager and Strikeforce promoter Scott Coker go way back so the pieces of the puzzle start to come together. The final fight on the main-card and 2nd bout in 'Bracket B' will be between the 40-year-old Bill Mahood a veteran of the sport and the 28-year-old Vitor Miranda an accomplished muay-thai fighter who is making his transition to MMA. A very powerful striker Miranda is very much the dark horse of the whole tournament while lacking in MMA experience his background in muay-thai makes him the most dangerous striker in the whole tournament on top of that he has been training in BJJ for 3 years under Renzo Gracie earning a blue-belt in the process. Despite being 40 Bill Hahood has explained he feels 20 still enjoying training and fighting, primarily a striker Bill Mahood is hoping his huge age advantage will be the difference maker that leads him to win the entire tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Main-Event: Light-Heavyweight: Chuck Liddell (20-4) vs. Stephan Bonnar (10-4) Co-Main: Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski (12-5) vs. Brandon Vera (8-0) Main-Card: Middleweight: Evan Tanner (32-6) vs. Patrick Cote (9-4) Middleweight: Thales Leites (11-1) vs. Alan Belcher (11-4) Welterweight: Yoshihiro Akiyama (9-1-1NC) vs. Drew Fickett (30-5) Prelims: Welterweight: Chris Lytle (22-14-5) vs. Jon Fitch (16-2-1NC) Welterweight: Ben Saunders (4-0-2) vs. Pete Spratt (15-11) Light-Heavyweight: Mike Nickels (5-1) vs. Hector Ramirez (7-2-1) Lightweight: Mac Danzig (17-4-1) vs. Spencer Fisher (19-3) Welterweight: Dan Hornbuckle (12-1) vs. Marcus Davis (11-3) Arlovski vs. Vera it's a great fight, I think it's even better than Liddell vs. Bonnar, but, I understand Liddell doing the main event due to the strong appeal he has. Finals: Light-Heavyweight: Nogueira vs. Mahood Semi-Finals: *[bracket A]* Light-Heavyweight: Nogueira vs. Bader *[bracket B]* Light-Heavyweight: Romero vs. Mahood Qualifiers: *[bracket A]* Light-Heavyweight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (13-3) vs. Alex Schoenauer (13-8) Light-Heavyweight: Kyle Kingsbury (7-0-1NC) vs. Ryan Bader (3-0) *[bracket B]* Light-Heavyweight: Jaime Fletcher (7-0) vs. Ricardo Romero (0-0) Light-Heavyweight: Vitor Miranda (0-0) vs. Bill Mahood (16-6-1-1NC) Prelims Welterweight: Dennis Hallman (44-12-2-1NC) vs. Jesse Taylor (3-1) Heavyweight: Travis Wiuff (44-10) vs. Paul Buentello (25-9) Middleweight: Ryan McGivern (10-4) vs. Jason Miller (23-5) Lightweight: Eric Wisley (6-1) vs. Nik Lentz (9-3) Lightweight: Paul Kelly (4-0) vs. Clint Coronel (2-2) At the GP I think that Little Nogueira and rising star Ryan Bader will be the tournament favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 [Headline One]: UFC 76: Liddell vs. Bonnar booked for November Week 2 UFC to host the first event ever in the state of Missouri for ‘The Ice-Mans’ return ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Main-Event: Light-Heavyweight: Chuck Liddell (20-4) vs. Stephan Bonnar (10-4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Co-Main: Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski (12-5) vs. Brandon Vera (8-0) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Main-Card: Middleweight: Evan Tanner (32-6) vs. Patrick Cote (9-4) Middleweight: Thales Leites (11-1) vs. Alan Belcher (11-4) Welterweight: Yoshihiro Akiyama (9-1-1NC) vs. Drew Fickett (30-5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prelims: Welterweight: Chris Lytle (22-14-5) vs. Jon Fitch (16-2-1NC) Welterweight: Ben Saunders (4-0-2) vs. Pete Spratt (15-11) Light-Heavyweight: Mike Nickels (5-1) vs. Hector Ramirez (7-2-1) Lightweight: Mac Danzig (17-4-1) vs. Spencer Fisher (19-3) Welterweight: Dan Hornbuckle (12-1) vs. Marcus Davis (11-3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ‘------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Headline Two]: Strikeforce announces Light-Heavyweight tournament for October Week 2 Strikeforce will hold the first one night tournament in US since UFC 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Finals: Light-Heavyweight: Antonio Rogerio Noegueira vs. Jamie Fletcher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Semi-Finals: *[bracket A]* Light-Heavyweight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *[bracket B]* Light-Heavyweight: Vitor Miranda vs. Jamie Fletcher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Qualifiers: *[bracket A]* Light-Heavyweight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (13-3) vs. Alex Schoenauer (13-8) Light-Heavyweight: Kyle Kingsbury (7-0-1NC) vs. Ryan Bader (3-0) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *[bracket B]* Light-Heavyweight: Jaime Fletcher (7-0) vs. Ricardo Romero (0-0) Light-Heavyweight: Vitor Miranda (0-0) vs. Bill Mahood (16-6-1-1NC) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prelims Welterweight: Dennis Hallman (44-12-2-1NC) vs. Jesse Taylor (3-1) Heavyweight: Travis Wiuff (44-10) vs. Paul Buentello (25-9) Middleweight: Ryan McGivern (10-4) vs. Jason Miller (23-5) Lightweight: Eric Wisley (6-1) vs. Nik Lentz (9-3) Lightweight: Paul Kelly (4-0) vs. Clint Coronel (2-2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDojoDelux Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="tbUPOea.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tbUPOea.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:36px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">2007 September Week 2 Recap </span></span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><img alt="L6GFjvk.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/L6GFjvk.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:18px;">[Headline One]: ‘UFC 75: Jackson vs. Rua II’ Recap and Results</span></span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:12px;">Mauricio Rua out points ‘Rampage’ to win UFC Light-Heavyweight Belt</span></em></strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Critical Rating: 68% / Commercial Rating: 80% </span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> Attendance: 5,000 ($848,525) </span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> Venue: Juscelino Kubitschek Arena (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) </span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Main-Event:</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Mauricio Rua def. Quinton Jackson via UD (49-46, 50-45x2) to win UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> [Fight Rating: Average] </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Co-Main:</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Chris Leben def. Vitor Belfort via TKO [Punches] (R1 - 2:58)</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> [Fight Rating: Great] </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Main-Card:</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Paulo Filho def. Chael Sonnen via UD (29-28x3) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> [Fight Rating: Decent] </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Lyoto Machida def. Houston Alexander via KO [Punch] (R1 - 0:36)</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> [Fight Rating: Good] </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Joe Lauzon def. Gesias Cavalcante via SD (28-29, 29-28x2) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> [Fight Rating: Good] </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Prelims:</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Thiago Silva def. Jamal Patterson via KO [Punch] (R2 - 3:47)</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> [Fight Rating: Decent] </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Clay French def. Thiago Tavares via MD (28-28, 29-28x2) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> [Fight Rating: Poor] </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Glover Teixeira def. Jason Brilz via UD (29-27x3) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> [Fight Rating: Average] </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Abdul Mohamed def. Marcus Aurelio via UD (30-27x2, 29-28) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> [Fight Rating: Average] </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Fight of The Night - Chris Leben vs. Vitor Belfort</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> Knockout of The Night - Lyoto Machida</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> Submission of The Night - N/A </span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “That’s it folks we’ve got a new Light-Heavyweight champion and his name is Maurcio ‘Shogun’ Rua” hell of a performance Mike [Goldberg].</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> - Joe Rogan </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> While maybe not the most exciting fight in the world Maurico ‘Shogun’ Rua has claimed the UFC’s Light-Heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision win over ‘Rampage’ Jackson officially making it 2-0 against the American powerhouse. In round 1 however, it looked like Jackson would retain his title whilst adding another 1st round knock-out to his record to start the fight Rua was pressuring Jackson keeping him on the back foot the two both wanted to counter strike so the 1st minute was spent mostly with the two feinting. Rua was the first to land offering a jab then ducked under Jackson’s straight to land a looping right-hook he tried to finish the combination with a head kick but was countered by a powerful overhand that landed clean. Rua shook his head taunting ‘Rampage’ but he was clearly hurt as ‘Shogun’ would immediately clinch up. Rua tried to push Jackson against the cage but the incredible strength of Quinton Jackson was able to easily push him off as he unloaded with a flurry of wild hooks, one of them hit Rua clean on the chin one immediately landing another hooka after that that hit right behind the ear. Rua was on rubbery legs only able to stand up by leaning on the cage of the octagon he attempted to cover up but a straight split his guard followed by a grazing right hook. Although credit has to be given to Rua for covering up well blocking most of the fight ending bombs Jackson was throwing his way as he eventually circled out, Jackson still in attack mode would walk straight into a furious head kick that landed clean followed by an uppercut then Rua took his back to complete a big slam the last 30 seconds of the fight was spent on the mat. Despite an exciting round 1 the next 4 would be fairly one-sided as Rua’s corner was able to get Rua to clear his head and fight the smart fight. The rest of the round was spent with Rua constantly on the counter only using straight strikes as he feared hooks would allow Jackson to get in close whenever the fight was at a standstill he would chop down the champ with leg kicks landing the most leg kicks in a title fight with 59 in total. Rua also used a jab to the head than straight to the body to keep Jackson at distance a few times Jackson nearly timed a perfect uppercut to end the fight when Rua dipped his head down to throw the body shot but the previous leg kicks would halt his movement making all his strikes painfully easily for Rua to see. While the Brazilian crowd cheered the crowning of a new champion from Brazil the now former champion and his team voiced their displeasure with Rua’s victory in the post-fight press conference. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “He’ll never be a respected champion like me, I won my belt by standing with and knocking out the most feared striker in UFC history [Chuck Liddell]. He won him by running away like a coward. He begged me ‘no please don’t hurt me’ what kind of champion does that? I won this f**kin fight because I was the only one who came to fight he came to run he’s in the wrong sport run a motherf***in marathon ***hole”. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> - Quinton Jackson</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Chris Leben would break the hearts of both the Brazilian crowd and UFC excess by TKOing hometown hero Vitor Belfort in his high-profile return to the company in one of the wildest 1 round fights you will ever see. The UFC heavily favored Belfort in the lead-up getting most of the spotlight in the marketing for the bout and with 10 seconds within the 1st round, the UFC nearly got their wish as Belfort landed a vicious combination that started with a jab right hook, then jab left hook flying knee to knock down his opponent following with hammerfists nearly finishing the whole fight. Leben would stand up back was tangled into the muay-thai clinch being on the wrong side of two brutal elbows to open two cuts above Lebens left eye but when Leben would escape from the clinch he then cracked the Brazilian with an overhand to the chin followed by a grazing head kick that opened a cut on the forehead of Vitor. The two continued to trade shots Beloft creamed Lebern with a one-two then tried a roundhouse kick to the body that was caught by Leben who countered with a clean lead right elbow which clearly hurt Belfort who tried to throw a straight to keep Leben away but Chris would pull his head back then blast Belfort with an overhand while Belfort's guard was down and in a sick twist of fates Leben would finish Belfort with hammer fists to get the first-round victory as well as Fight of The Night award. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><img alt="02gghTk.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/02gghTk.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Post-fight Leben admitted this was the "sweetest victory of my career" feeling the promotion was attempting to put him to the side as being on a two-fight skid he felt a third straight loss on the last fight on his contract would tank his value but luckily for him he now enters free agency with a lot of leverage. Many are calling robbery with Paulo Filho unanimous decision victory over Chael Sonnen the American Greco-Roman wrestler put on a high pace that had Filho confused as he dominated the first round landing frequently sloppy hooks as well as dirty boxing throughout the first round securing it with a late takedown. Not a lot happened in the 2nd but Chael was the aggressor his dirty boxing briefly had some success but with 30 seconds left in the round, Filho was able to tie-up then get a trip takedown. Round 3 Sonnen starts out strong as Filho who attempted a one-two that missed badly left him open to being taken down by single-leg from Chael grabbed mount many times throughout the 3rd but with a minute left a beautiful scramble allowed the Brazilian to take Sonnen’s back after a few more scrambles from side-control he unleashed some slicing elbows which clearly hurt Sonnen as Filho grabbed mount he started throwing some ruthless ground n’ pound. No matter what fans make of the result fact is Filho is still undefeated and has called out champion Anderson Silva for a fight in Brazil to settle who is the best Middleweight not in the country of Brazil but the entire world. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After his brutal knockout win over Matt Hamill at ‘UFC 72: Silva vs. Henderson’ Houston Alexander would call out rising Brazilian Light-Heavyweight Lyoto Machida proclaiming he would fight Machida anywhere, “it doesn't matter where I’ll fight him anywhere even in Brazil” well Alexander would get his wish and for it, he would be knocked out 36 seconds into the 1st. After a front kick to the body that landed by Machida, Houston Alexander attempted to respond with a furious right hook to which Machida simply pulled back then KO’d his opponent with a quick uppercut. To wrap up the main-card American BJJ expert Joe Lauzon edged out a very close split decision against Gesias Cavalcante much to the displeasure of the crowd round was spent with Cavalcante easily pushing Lauzon against the cage piercing him up with straight punches then briefly clinched to unload with knees, whenever Lauzon attempted to reverse position the Brazilian would always wisely disengage then re-engage. Round 2 started in a stalemate until Cavalcante shot for a double-legged takedown he would get it but Lauzon would sink in a guillotine choke that got scarlet close to finishing the fight that Cavalcante just managed to escape, this is the said round that came into question of who won the fight as Cavalcante had a total of 4:01 control time on the mat but Lauzon was busy on the bottom constantly striking off his back with punches and elbows once which opened a cut on Cavalcante forehead plus Lauzon come close with 2 submission attempts like the guillotine mentioned before as well as a triangle-choke with 20 seconds left in the fight which again seemed deep but Cavalcante again escape with only 2 seconds left on the clock. Round 3 would be a definitive round for Lauzon who found his distance while striking often using body shots with hooks plus knees then transitioned to the head with looping punches whenever Cavalcante clinched up it was now Lauzon who won the majority of the dirty boxing exchanges which his opponent dominated in round 1 with. The decision has divided many but nonetheless Joe Lauzon has walked away with another victory on his road to a possible shot at the Lightweight title. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><img alt="t04FP3R.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/t04FP3R.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">[Headline Two]: ‘WEC 32: Swanson v. Faber’ to host double-title fights for October Week 2</span></span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:12px;">“I’m ready to claim what is rightfully mine” - Cub Swanson</span></em></strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Main-Event:</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Featherweight: [CHAMP] Urijah Faber (19-1) vs. Cub Swanson (11-1) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> {Faber's 4th Attempted Title-Defense} </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Co-Main:</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Bantamweight: [CHAMP] Chase Beebe (10-1) vs. Jeff Curran (31-8-1) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> {Beebe's 1st Attempted Title-Defense} </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Main-Card:</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Featherweight: Tommy Lee (20-6-1NC) vs. Hatsu Hioki (12-2-1) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Bantamweight: Billy Kidd (8-5) vs. Mitsuhisa Sunabe (10-4-2) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Featherweight: Masahiro Oishi (14-10-7) vs. Masanori Kanehara (10-3-4) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Prelims:</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Featherweight: Danny Butten (11-5-3) vs. Takeshi Inoue (13-2) </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The face of the WEC Featherweight champion Urijah Faber has been booked to defend against Cub Swanson both will be fighting in their hometown of California both are coming off quick 1st round finishes in their last fight and both have started a mild rivalry between the two. Swanson has been very vocal about finally getting his shot at the title claiming he’s gonna “take what is rightfully mine” promising a first-round knockout. Faber has seen the comments by Swanson and says that Swanson is just jealous of his success, </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You see all the comments he’s [Cub Swanson] made. He acts like I’ve stolen s**t from him he seems to be feeding off negative energy unleashing it all at me to try and mess with me I guess. But that isn’t gonna work while he fuels himself with hatred, jealousy, and all those other things. I'm fueled by positive energy. I love life and what I do. When you feed off negative emotions like he does the only outcome is a quick finish he reminds me of that [Dominick] Cruz kid who just acted like a d**k for the sake of it he just wasn’t an overall positive person and you see what I did to him”. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> - Urijah Faber</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> This has drawn a few backs and forward verbal jabs in the media with Swanson calling Faber a “fake champion” with Faber saying Swanson is “lying to himself with the ‘fake champion’ claim”. Putting the verbal combat aside, the actual combat between the two is a very interesting match-up Faber is mostly a wrestler/BJJ fighter who has an ever-developing stand-up while Swanson is a striker with an ever-developing base in wrestling/BJJ. Stand-up wise the advantage does go to Cub Swanson but the power advantage does go to Faber with his lighting fast overhand. BJJ wise you’d have to think Faber has the advantage but both have very good guillotines which both often use whenever they get taken down, it’ll be very interesting to see who engages first on the wrestling side as either man could be at the end of a very tight submission chokehold. While not as high-profile as the Featherweight championship the Bantamweight championship bout with reigning champ Chase Beebe against challenger Jeff Curran should be a very interesting challenge for the young champ. Chase Beebe is a 22-year-old wrestling sensation who has mashed-up most of his opponents only suffering 1 loss in his 11 fights, he also is a pretty big Bantamweight as he could possibly be fighting at Lightweight with his frame plus size at 5’7”. But his opponent Jeff Curran is one of the most experienced Bantamweight fighters around with 40 fights to his name, a solid striker plus a black-belt in BJJ the oddsmakers have this at an event (-110) for both fighters. The rest of the card ain’t that really exciting to analyze but with a big performance on what could be the biggest WEC event of the year some serious name value can be gained from some regionally recognized fighters. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><img alt="7FJMPtE.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7FJMPtE.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 [Headline Two]: ‘WEC 32: Swanson v. Faber’ to host double-title fights for October Week 2 “I’m ready to claim what is rightfully mine” - Cub Swanson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Main-Event: Featherweight: [CHAMP] Urijah Faber (19-1) vs. Cub Swanson (11-1) {Faber's 4th Attempted Title-Defense} ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Co-Main: Bantamweight: [CHAMP] Chase Beebe (10-1) vs. Jeff Curran (31-8-1) {Beebe's 1st Attempted Title-Defense} ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Main-Card: Featherweight: Tommy Lee (20-6-1NC) vs. Hatsu Hioki (12-2-1) Bantamweight: Billy Kidd (8-5) vs. Mitsuhisa Sunabe (10-4-2) Featherweight: Masahiro Oishi (14-10-7) vs. Masanori Kanehara (10-3-4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prelims: Featherweight: Danny Butten (11-5-3) vs. Takeshi Inoue (13-2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDojoDelux Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Hello everyone definitely not how I pictured this thread ending but this will, unfortunately, be the last post I will be able to make in this thread as my Database for An MMA Golden Age plus all the back-up save files I had for it have all been corrupted. Not sure how this happened but as Max Holloway says "It is what it is". Been spending the last 2 days trying to recover and fix everything but it hasn't worked. I want to thank you all for reading, predicting, and keeping up with An MMA Golden Age, I will probably make a new thread sometime in the near future but for now, I wish you all the best have a wounder day, afternoon, or evening. "The show is over guys". - Alexander Gustafsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladjarca Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Sorry to hear that, but we'll be waiting for you to be back, champ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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