UFC 83: Montréal, Québec, Canada - Georges St-Pierre Vs. Matt Serra II

leafs4ever

civ_eng_girl wrote:

5 days til UFC 83!!

but we arrive on Friday, so it's like 4 days.

and today's almost over, so it's really 3 days.

take out eating and sleeping and working, it's like, less than a day....

i like how you think.... less than a day!
I just got a pride dvd in the mail... pride fighting legacy vol 3... nice to have something along with unleashed and TUF to pass the time when i'm not eating, sleeping or working

civ_eng_girl

so, the UFC has posted their usual cryptic info about the weigh-ins.

All they have officially told us is that doors open at 1pm (but from what i can tell, that's for Fight Club Members only) and that it's at the Bell Centre.

From what i gather from reading additional information in the forums, there's a Q&A session at 2pm (again, for FC Members only) and that the actual weigh-ins start at 3pm. But they don't tell us when the doors are open to the public???

grrr.. these guys are brutal when it comes to communication...

mookie blaylock 10

ReleasH wrote:

oooohhh thanks for the heads up on the countdown and releashed shows, mookie.

yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay yay!!! UFC 83, Montreal, Extreme Couture pre-party, meeting you all (and Gray)! I feel like a little kid anticipating Christmas morning.

sorry, releash...my guide says today....DEA followed by the countdown show. it's showing the releashed episode for prior to the new TUF episode on wednesday. has the same matches listed, though.

can i add a "yay!" ?

ReleasH

yeah, my guide says the same thing. Can't really complain too much since the releashed episode is just delayed 24 hours.

I'm awfully curious to see who gets kicked out of the TUF house and why. And which guy they bring back. There were a couple of guys that fought well in their initial matches but ended up losing. I wouldn't be surprised if Dana White had 2 guys fight for the open spot. It would preserve the idea that they have to fight their way onto the show.

ps yay!

Edit: I just caught the preview for tomorrow TUF episode ... it looks like the guy who gets kicked off is white, with skinny not very hairy legs. I had to bring back our body hair assessments!

mookie blaylock 10

ReleasH wrote:

yeah, my guide says the same thing. Can't really complain too much since the releashed episode is just delayed 24 hours.

I'm awfully curious to see who gets kicked out of the TUF house and why. And which guy they bring back. There were a couple of guys that fought well in their initial matches but ended up losing. I wouldn't be surprised if Dana White had 2 guys fight for the open spot. It would preserve the idea that they have to fight their way onto the show.

ps yay!

Edit: I just caught the preview for tomorrow TUF episode ... it looks like the guy who gets kicked off is white, with skinny not very hairy legs. I had to bring back our body hair assessments!

haha the hair assessments are back!

i think i read somewhere that it's a staph infection that gets "the white guy with skinny not very hairy legs" his exit from the show. not sure who they'll bring back, but my money's on jeremiah riggs. all three seemed really impressed with his heart and the way he listened to everything rampage told him. he could be very "coachable", but he took his share of lumps during his match so we shall see...it could very well be a match to determine who comes back, though...hmmm...hadn't thought of that.

ReleasH

kicked off for a staph infection? Staph can be contagious especially when guys are grappling with each other, but it is relatively easily treated with antibiotics. I find it hard to believe Dana would kick a guy off the show for having an infection, but you never know.

civ_eng_girl

ReleasH wrote:

Edit: I just caught the preview for tomorrow TUF episode ... it looks like the guy who gets kicked off is white, with skinny not very hairy legs. I had to bring back our body hair assessments!

LMAO!

civ_eng_girl

waaaayyy too much testosterone +

ReleasH wrote:

+ copious amounts of liqour + the stench of 16 sweaty men - a few IQ points

+ a contagious staph infection????

ewwww....

sounds like a horror movie. :eek:

mookie blaylock 10

don't know that the staph infection thing is true...i do remember reading that somewhere though.

...and since the fight club seems to be scattered
...

UFC 83 weigh-in details and info for Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 PPV event
MMAmania.com

The official weigh-in for UFC 83: “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2” will take place this Friday (April 18) at 4 p.m. ET at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Not surprisingly, the pre-fight festivities for the first-ever show for the promotion in Canada, which takes place the following day (Saturday, April 19), will be beamed LIVE across the Internet via streaming video.

In fact, ESPN.com, NBCSports.com, Sympatico MSN, Yahoo!Sports.com and FoxSports.com will all air the weigh-in for UFC 83 LIVE on their Web sites this Friday, according to UFC.com.

Pick your poison.

MMAmania.com will, of course, post the results during the weigh-in as it happens. Therefore, feel free to stop in and share your thoughts on the scale-tipping show or check us out later on if for some reason you can’t catch the live broadcast.

For those fortunate enough to be in Montreal this weekend remember that the UFC 83 weigh-in is free to attend and open to the general public. Doors open at 3 p.m. and close at 5 p.m. local time.

It’s a great opportunity to get some fighter autographs, snap some photos and get pumped for the big show. In fact, UFC Fight Club members are able to attend a special Q&A session at 1 p.m. ET and are eligible for priority seating during the weigh-in.

UFC 83 features the welterweight title fight between reigning division champion, Matt Serra, and interim 170-pound titleholder, Georges St. Pierre. In addition, a glut of middleweight match ups are slated for the show, including the showdown between former 185-pound champion, Rich Franklin, and the super tough Travis Lutter.

http://mmamania.com/2008/04/15/ufc-83-weigh-in-details-and-info-for-serra-vs-st-pierre-2-ppv-event/

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

For those fortunate enough to be in Montreal this weekend remember that the UFC 83 weigh-in is free to attend and open to the general public. Doors open at 3 p.m. and close at 5 p.m. local time.

It’s a great opportunity to get some fighter autographs, snap some photos and get pumped for the big show. In fact, UFC Fight Club members are able to attend a special Q&A session at 1 p.m. ET and are eligible for priority seating during the weigh-in.

see? how hard is that? i can't believe the UFC can't provide info like this...

:rolleyes:

ps. 2 more sleeps! (only one for mookie!)

pps. GSP!

ppps. i still have to do my picks.

mookie blaylock 10

you'd think it would be simple, eh?

thanks for the reminder, ceg. the picks! i found only a couple of matches are giving me a hard time this time. i want to pick rich, but my gut is telling me lutter for some reason, and i think i'm letting my dislike of alan belcher influence my pick for jason day. maia by submission is a lock! he's probably one of the guys i'm most anxious to meet...or hoping to meet.

probably should be picking more than one decision too...still time for ch-ch-ch-changes...:D

UFC 83, April 19, 2008 - Bell Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada - PPV

Main Card:

Georges St-Pierre Vs. Matt Serra - st-pierre by tko (spinning backfist)
Rich Franklin Vs. Travis Lutter - lutter by submission (sorry, releash :()
Kalib Starnes Vs. Nate Quarry - starnes by ko
Michael Bisping Vs. Charles McCarthy - bisping by tko
Mark Bocek Vs. Mac Danzig - danzig by tko

Pre-lims:

Jason MacDonald Vs. Joe Doerksen - macdonald by submission
Jason Day Vs. Alan Belcher - day by submission
Sam Stout Vs. Rich Clementi - stout by decision
Jonathan Goulet Vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka - goulet by tko
Cain Velasquez Vs. Brad Morris - velasquez by ko
Ed Herman Vs. Demian Maia - maia by submission

mookie blaylock 10

seems it was herpes? not staph infection. paul was the wrestler who didn't impress in his decision win, if i remember correctly.

leafs4ever

ONLY 1 MORE SLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so i've done my picks but i think i may change some of them. I agree with you mookie, i just have a feeling that lutter is going to sub rich.

so i thought i'd post a picture of my ugly face so you guys know who to look for if you notice me at the pre-party or at the weigh ins...
bah, ok it says that i can't post attachments, so umm just look for the short guy with long hair and tattoos all up my left arm lol...
shouldn't be too hard lol

civ_eng_girl

good times, kids!! i'm super excited.... this is not going to be a very productive work day for me, i can feel it...


Great TUF episode last night... VAS-Y Team Forrest (/Maynard!)

it's train day for mookie... have a great trip!!


5 is not enough smilies for this girl.... :-)

ReleasH

civ_eng_girl wrote:

good times, kids!! i'm super excited.... this is not going to be a very productive work day for me, i can feel it...


Great TUF episode last night... VAS-Y Team Forrest (/Maynard!)

it's train day for mookie... have a great trip!!


5 is not enough smilies for this girl.... :-)

+1000!

5 smilies is definitely not enough to express my excitement either!

Travel safe everyone and see y'all in Montreal!

civ_eng_girl

well.... my picks are in... but i'm having trouble really caring about them....

15 hours, and i'm THERE!! :D:D:D:D

leafs4ever

well here are my picks for the card

Matt Serra v. Georges St-Pierre
Winner: Georges St-Pierre Technical Knock Out 2 2
Travis Lutter v. Rich Franklin
Winner: Rich Franklin Technical Knock Out 2 3
Nate Quarry v. Kalib Starnes
Winner: Nate Quarry Technical Knock Out 2 3
Charles McCarthy v. Michael Bisping
Winner: Michael Bisping Technical Knock Out 2 2
Mark Bocek v. Mac Danzig
Winner: Mac Danzig Technical Knock Out 2 1
Kuniyoshi Hironaka v. Jonathan Goulet
Winner: Jonathan Goulet Unanimous Decision 3 5
Rich Clementi v. Sam Stout
Winner: Sam Stout Unanimous Decision 3 5
Joe Doerksen v. Jason MacDonald
Winner: Joe Doerksen Submission (Choke) 2 3
Jason Day v. Alan Belcher
Winner: Alan Belcher Technical Knock Out 2 1
Brad Morris v. Cain Velasquez
Winner: Cain Velasquez Technical Knock Out 2 1
Ed Herman v. Demian Maia
Winner: Demian Maia Submission (choke) 1 2

i'm leaving in about 5 hours and can't wait, got about a 6hours drive so not really looking forward to that, but hopefully i'll see you guys at the weigh-ins. I decided i'm going to wear my dropkick murphy's shirts, so looks for a short fat guy wearing that shirt with tattoos of band art on his left arm.
Hope to see you guys there

GO GSP GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

NY PJ1

very stoked for tom night

leafs4ever

hey guys, just got back to the hotel for a bit from shopping... I LOVE MONTREAL...

we didnt' make it to the weight-ins or the xtreme couture party cause well we got kinda side tracked lol.
Just wanted to say, hope you are all enjoying yourselves and enjoy the fights tonite!

edit: o ya, just thought i'd add that i ran into Bisping on St. Catherine and Peel, he stopped to shake hands (would not use his right hand) and take pictures... Even though i'm not a fan, i have to say, he was a really nice/cool guy... He was just out walking around with him and his girlfriend/wife which was really cool aswell.
HAPPY 420 after we get out tonite!

SVRDhand13

GSP is kicking ass and taking the belt back tonight.