UFC 87: Georges St-Pierre Vs. Jon Fitch / Lesnar Vs. Herring / Huerta Vs. Florian

mookie blaylock 10

tito vs. babalu is one that had been talked about in the ufc for a while, so i'm excited it's finally happening. good on affliction for putting together some matches that people have been wanting to see for a while. i feel like they went a little crazy with the salaries for the first event, and it doesn't look like they're slowing down much on the second one, although there were rumours about them asking some fighters to take pay cuts. it's good to see the fighters getting well compensated, in the majority of cases, by affliction. it makes a person wonder how long they can keep it up losing so much money so quickly, though. i guess we'll have to wait and see how much they are willing to go in the hole and how patient they will be on starting to see returns. unfortunately, i can see them putting on three events with good matches and then possibly having to call it quits. maybe i'm just overly skeptical because of the others who have attempted the same strong start, only to stumble early or fade away because they went too wild with the payouts and overestimated the income. i certainly hope i'm wrong and they are able to continue to set up those intriguing matches. in any case, i would say this is going to be a tough fight and a gooder!

good that you caught the countdown show, leafs. it was a a good one, i thought. have to say you're right about herring. he's shown some pretty terrible takedown defense in recent matches. against a guy like brock lesnar?!?...brock should be able to shoot right away and get him down and control him. if kongo, who is not known for his wrestling, can take heath down, i would guess that brock should be able to do it with relative ease.

i'm curious about whether or not bj really has much interest in fighting jon fitch. i have a feeling bj just wants to get that fight back against georges. the "muffin man" will return if he goes back up to 170. we'll see what happens if jon wins the belt on saturday, i guess. i'd be down with seeing either one!

good to hear about the show, as well! awesome!!

oh yeah, i just noticed there's a new feature on the fantasy league. we can check each other's picks for each event! :eek: no more secret rounds and minutes for me! haha

mookie blaylock 10

the weigh-ins are done, and pretty much everyone was right on the nose. so we're all set for tomorrow night!

UFC 87, August 9, 2008 - Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota - PPV

Main Card:

Georges St-Pierre (170) Vs. Jon Fitch (170) - WW Championship
Brock Lesnar (265) Vs. Heath Herring (250)
Roger Huerta (155) Vs. Kenny Florian (155)
Demian Maia (185) Vs. Jason MacDonald (185)
Manvel Gamburyan (155) Vs. Rob Emerson (155)

Pre-lims:

Luke Cummo (167) Vs. Tamdan McCrory (170)
Cheick Kongo (235) Vs. Dan Evenson (244)
Andre Gusmao (205) Vs. Jon Jones (205)
Steve Bruno (170) Vs. Chris Wilson (170)
Ben Saunders (170) Vs. Ryan Thomas (170)

civ_eng_girl

happy UFC day, everyone!!

ReleasH

My picks for tonight. I may rival my lowest score on this event as the fights are so hard to pick. 4 of the fights could really go to either guy, just depends on who can take advantage at the right time. I really have a hard time picking against Jon, but GSP is not going to want a repeat of losing his title on the first defense. I didn't catch the countdown show, but I'm sure GSP is taking this fight very seriously. Hopefully I will be able to stay awake tonight, I'm reaching a critical stage of sleep deprivation. Ceg, remember how I was hoping that this month would be less busy? I was WRONG, very very wrong. :(

Georges St-Pierre v. Jon Fitch
Winner: Georges St-Pierre Technical Knock Out 3 3
Kenny Florian v. Roger Huerta
Winner: Roger Huerta Unanimous Decision 3 5
Ben Saunders v. Ryan Thomas
Winner: Ben Saunders Technical Knock Out 2 1
Andre Gusmao v. Jon Jones
Winner: Jon Jones Submission (Arm Lock) 3 1
Jason MacDonald v. Demian Maia
Winner: Demian Maia Submission (Choke) 2 3
Manny Gamburyan v. Rob Emerson
Winner: Rob Emerson Technical Knock Out 3 2
Luke Cummo v. Tamdan McCrory
Winner: Luke Cummo Technical Knock Out 1 3
Cheick Kongo v. Dan Evensen
Winner: Cheick Kongo Knock Out 2 2
Chris Wilson v. Steve Bruno
Winner: Chris Wilson Split Decision 3 5
Brock Lesnar v. Heath Herring
Winner: Heath Herring Submission (Choke) 2 1

I miss you guys. Here's to a happy UFC event for all.

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

happy UFC day, everyone!!

indeed! 'tis a splendid day here in minnesota...i mean halifax....waiting... for the ....PPV tonight...yeah, that's it...:D

mookie blaylock 10

good luck with the picks, and with staying awake, releash. if you disappear, we'll know it was due to some much needed shut eye!

NY PJ1

LOL TONIGHT!!!


listen to this
the gf was breaking balls to go see dark knight and i said sure sat night we go,,then i was like shit!!!!!!!!!!!!
so i said its either a 6:30 movie or nothing !!! lol

be home by 9:30 perfect

mookie blaylock 10

NY PJ1 wrote:

LOL TONIGHT!!!


listen to this
the gf was breaking balls to go see dark knight and i said sure sat night we go,,then i was like shit!!!!!!!!!!!!
so i said its either a 6:30 movie or nothing !!! lol

be home by 9:30 perfect

sweet, right on time!

civ_eng_girl

i got my picks in this morning, but i forgot to post them. I was a little foggy when i woke up today , but i think my last round of hangover picks wen't pretty well.... so i'll keep my fingers crossed.

Georges St-Pierre v. Jon Fitch
Winner: Georges St-Pierre Technical Knock Out 3 1
Kenny Florian v. Roger Huerta
Winner: Roger Huerta Submission (Choke) 2 4
Ben Saunders v. Ryan Thomas
Winner: Ben Saunders Submission (Choke) 1 3
Andre Gusmao v. Jon Jones
Winner: Andre Gusmao Submission (Other) 1 4
Jason MacDonald v. Demian Maia
Winner: Demian Maia Submission (Choke) 2 3
Manny Gamburyan v. Rob Emerson
Winner: Manny Gamburyan Submission (Arm Lock) 1 3
Luke Cummo v. Tamdan McCrory
Winner: Tamdan McCrory Technical Knock Out 2 1
Cheick Kongo v. Dan Evensen
Winner: Cheick Kongo Unanimous Decision 3 5
Chris Wilson v. Steve Bruno
Winner: Chris Wilson Technical Knock Out 2 2
Brock Lesnar v. Heath Herring
Winner: Brock Lesnar Technical Knock Out 1 2


There's a new feature on the Fantasy League! you can view each other's picks now.... under My League, go to View League Votes. It's so much easier to read and compare! I always find myself having to scroll back a few pages in the thread to compare with everyone else's, since i'm always late!!

I just watched the coutdown show too.... it was really good. nice that they focused on Fitch instead of GSP... and wow, the segment on Roger had me choked up. to be adopted when you're college age must have been a weird and wonderful experience for him. that's the bit that struck me the most...

couple more hours!!

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

i got my picks in this morning, but i forgot to post them. I was a little foggy when i woke up today , but i think my last round of hangover picks wen't pretty well.... so i'll keep my fingers crossed.

Georges St-Pierre v. Jon Fitch
Winner: Georges St-Pierre Technical Knock Out 3 1
Kenny Florian v. Roger Huerta
Winner: Roger Huerta Submission (Choke) 2 4
Ben Saunders v. Ryan Thomas
Winner: Ben Saunders Submission (Choke) 1 3
Andre Gusmao v. Jon Jones
Winner: Andre Gusmao Submission (Other) 1 4
Jason MacDonald v. Demian Maia
Winner: Demian Maia Submission (Choke) 2 3
Manny Gamburyan v. Rob Emerson
Winner: Manny Gamburyan Submission (Arm Lock) 1 3
Luke Cummo v. Tamdan McCrory
Winner: Tamdan McCrory Technical Knock Out 2 1
Cheick Kongo v. Dan Evensen
Winner: Cheick Kongo Unanimous Decision 3 5
Chris Wilson v. Steve Bruno
Winner: Chris Wilson Technical Knock Out 2 2
Brock Lesnar v. Heath Herring
Winner: Brock Lesnar Technical Knock Out 1 2


There's a new feature on the Fantasy League! you can view each other's picks now.... under My League, go to View League Votes. It's so much easier to read and compare! I always find myself having to scroll back a few pages in the thread to compare with everyone else's, since i'm always late!!

I just watched the coutdown show too.... it was really good. nice that they focused on Fitch instead of GSP... and wow, the segment on Roger had me choked up. to be adopted when you're college age must have been a weird and wonderful experience for him. that's the bit that struck me the most...

couple more hours!!

the hangover picks! nice. good luck,ceg.

the new feature doesn't allow me to hide my secret round and minutes anymore...although those are usually all red for me anyway! haha

i think i'm going to watch the countdown show again before the PPV. it was a good one. refreshing to see the new profiles and like you said, roger's story was emotional.

pre-lims are getting started...

mookie blaylock 10

two pre-lims in the books...three more until the big show!!!

mookie blaylock 10

possibly one of the best rounds i have ever seen! holy shit! back and forth, submission attempts to another attempt, incredible escapes...wow!!!

civ_eng_girl

those Nova Scotia boys are tough!!!! amazing first round!!

mookie blaylock 10

great fight! maia took that one 10-8, i'd think. jason took a beating and couldn't escape that mount until the very end!

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

those Nova Scotia boys are tough!!!! amazing first round!!

i guess so, eh?

no shame in that loss for jason. maia's mount was so controlling, but otherwise jason held his own on the ground very well! i was surprised.

great win for demian! great fight!

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

i guess so, eh?

no shame in that loss for jason. maia's mount was so controlling, but otherwise jason held his own on the ground very well! i was surprised.

great win for demian! great fight!

that was an amazing fight.... love the submission attempts and escapes!! crazy! :eek:

maia by choke!! i think we both got that one right....

ReleasH

wow great first fight!!! awesome jiu jitsu and ground game.

I am sooooooooo excited for huerta and florian!!!!!

ReleasH

civ_eng_girl wrote:

maia by choke!! i think we both got that one right....

I picked the maia submission by choke too but got the round wrong.

Pretty good first round, I would probably give it to huerta.

ReleasH

florian by unanimous decision, although I think it was closer than that. too bad for roger.

mookie blaylock 10

excellent fight, but not the fight of the year candidate i was hoping for. i didn't see kenny winning all three rounds, though? that was a close fight to call, maybe kenny pulled out the third at the end. i thought roger would show a faster pace, especially in the third.