UFC 81: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Vs. Tim Sylvia / Brock Lesnar Vs. Frank Mir

mookie blaylock 10

got the picks in for next weekend...:)

UFC 81, February 2, 2008 - MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV

Main Card:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Vs. Tim Sylvia - nogueira by submission
Brock Lesnar Vs. Frank Mir - lesnar by tko
Nate Marquardt Vs. Jeremy Horn - marquardt by decision
Ricardo Almeida Vs. Rob Yundt - almeida by sumission
Tyson Griffin Vs. Gleison Tibau - griffin by tko

Pre-lims:

Chris Lytle Vs. Kyle Bradley - lytle by submission
Terry Martin Vs. Marvin Eastman - eastman by tko
David Heath Vs. Tim Boetsch - boetsch by ko
Rob Emerson Vs. Keita Nakamura - nakamura by submission

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

i can see it now...lesnar jumps off the top of the octagon to deliver a flying elbow to the groin, only to get caught in a mir triangle and to escape he lifts mir up in the air and slams him through the canvas with the powerbomb. how de we pick that one on fantasy league?!

i think that would fall under the category of "Disqualification"

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

i think that would fall under the category of "Disqualification"

that's a bold prediction, eh? the old fashioned DQ!

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

got the picks in for next weekend...:)

UFC 81, February 2, 2008 - MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV

Main Card:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Vs. Tim Sylvia - nogueira by submission
Brock Lesnar Vs. Frank Mir - lesnar by tko
Nate Marquardt Vs. Jeremy Horn - marquardt by decision
Alan Belcher Vs. Ricardo Almeida - almeida by sumission
Tyson Griffin Vs. Gleison Tibau - griffin by tko

Pre-lims:

Chris Lytle Vs. Kyle Bradley - lytle by submission
Terry Martin Vs. Marvin Eastman - eastman by tko
David Heath Vs. Tim Boetsch - boetsch by ko
Rob Emerson Vs. Keita Nakamura - nakamura by submission

Here are mine! we're pretty close this time, Mookie! I'll just have to cross my fingers, and check the scores after the ice fishing trip!! :eek:

Tim Sylvia v. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Winner: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Split Decision 5 5

Frank Mir v. Brock Lesnar
Winner: Brock Lesnar Technical Knock Out 2 1

Jeremy Horn v. Nate Marquardt
Winner: Nate Marquardt Unanimous Decision 3 5

Ricardo Almeida v. Alan Belcher
Winner: Ricardo Almeida Submission (Arm Lock) 3 2

Gleison Tibau v. Tyson Griffin
Winner: Tyson Griffin Technical Knock Out 2 4

Chris Lytle v. Kyle Bradley
Winner: Chris Lytle Submission (Other) 1 3

Marvin Eastman v. Terry Martin
Winner: Marvin Eastman Split Decision 3 5

David Heath v. Tim Boetsch
Winner: Tim Boetsch Technical Knock Out 3 2

Keita Nakamura v. Rob Emerson
Winner: Rob Emerson Knock Out 1 3

mookie blaylock 10

looks like either we're both crazy, or we're both coming out with virtually the same number of winners, ceg. 1 of 9, 2 of 9? i will keep my rounds and times a secret for now...a couple of bold predictions for you on the decisions, there! i'm tempted to cross over to your decision picks after your call on the liddell silva decision!

this event has a lot more question marks than the last one, i think. i found a lot of these really tough to call. i hope we're on about nogueira though! if he beats tim sylvia, i will be happy.

mookie blaylock 10

very nice signing for the WW division, and rumoured to be making his debut in montreal...i hope!

TOP KOREAN FIGHTER, KIM SIGNS WITH UFC
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
by John Evans (Translation by Mi Gyoung Yoo)
MMAWeekly.com


PUNDANG, South Korea – Undefeated welterweight Dong Hyun Kim held a press conference at the offices of the Super Action cable network on Tuesday to officially announce his newly signed contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Kim, who stands at over six feet, is a lankly welterweight who walks around at better than 185 pounds. As originally reported on the Korean website MFight on Friday, the UFC contract will be for four fights at 170 pounds.

Few other details of the contract were discussed during the conference, save for the speculation that since Kim had received a “better” offer than some Japanese fighters from the now defunct Pride Fighting Championships, his management team was hopeful that his first UFC fight would escape the anonymity of a non-televised undercard. His UFC debut is set for April or May.

In response to questions from the local media, Kim commented that he was not particularly worried about the transition from ring to cage, nor did he anticipate any problems with adding elbows strikes to his game while deleting soccer kicks and stomps. His plan is to relocate to the United States approximately one month prior to his first fight for cage training, but he has not yet decided upon a gym.

Though he got his start in Spirit MC, Kim is best known in Asia as the fighter who scored a third round TKO over current DEEP welterweight champion Hidehiko Hasegawa in a non-title contest, only to be handed a controversial draw in the rematch that followed.

He was cautious with his words today and the press conference rhetoric was pretty standard, but among fight fans on this side of the world, Dong Hyun Kim’s promises ring with truth.

“I’ll do my best. I will train hard and progress step-by-step. I will never let down my fans. So keep watching me.”

UFC fans will have no choice but to watch Dong Hyun Kim, as he will enter the ranks of the ten best welterweights in the world within the next eighteen months.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5580&zoneid=13

mookie blaylock 10

sweet! kalib starnes is being added to the montreal card in a match against nate quarry. should prove to be an interesting fight, and it's good to see kalib get on the canadian card.

so it's not looking like the super card it was shaping up to be at the beginning, but there are still some very good matches and excellent fighters on the card, and GSP of course!

so montreal now looks like...

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

Main Card:

Georges St-Pierre Vs. Matt Serra - WW Championship
Mauricio Rua Vs. TBA
Rich Franklin Vs. Travis Lutter
Kalib Starnes Vs. Nate Quarry
Mark Bocek Vs. Mac Danzig

Pre-Lims:

Jason MacDonald Vs. Joe Doerksen
Dong Hyun Kim Vs. TBA
Sam Stout Vs. Rich Clementi
Jonathan Goulet Vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

sweet! kalib starnes is being added to the montreal card in a match against nate quarry. should prove to be an interesting fight, and it's good to see kalib get on the canadian card.

so it's not looking like the super card it was shaping up to be at the beginning, but there are still some very good matches and excellent fighters on the card, and GSP of course!

so montreal now looks like...

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

Main Card:

Georges St-Pierre Vs. Matt Serra - WW Championship
Mauricio Rua Vs. TBA
Rich Franklin Vs. Travis Lutter
Kalib Starnes Vs. Nate Quarry
Mark Bocek Vs. Mac Danzig

Pre-Lims:

Jason MacDonald Vs. Joe Doerksen
Dong Hyun Kim Vs. TBA
Sam Stout Vs. Rich Clementi
Jonathan Goulet Vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka

looks good to me, mook! can't wait for the official annoucement!

mookie blaylock 10

01/30/2008
Yundt to replace Belcher on UFC 81 Card
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC.com

Unbeaten UFC newcomer Rob Yundt (7-0) has stepped in on short notice to replace middleweight up and comer Alan Belcher against Ricardo Almeida on Saturday night's UFC 81 card in Las Vegas. Belcher was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a severe case of bronchitis.

mookie blaylock 10

looks like cards have to be submitted once again due to the change in the status of alan belcher. i went with the same...almeida by submission in the first!

also countdown to UFC 81 and all access: brock lesnar with releash...i mean...rachelle leah...on spike tv tonight.

edit: actually, i think the all access show might be on thurdsday night...

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

looks good to me, mook! can't wait for the official annoucement!

yep, me too! i'll be watching sportsnet on feb. 4th for the press conference. it's quite a big deal that sportnet is showing it live. we may not have even heard about it on the sports channels just a couple of years ago.

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

looks like cards have to be submitted once again due to the change in the status of alan belcher. i went with the same...almeida by submission in the first!

thanks for the heads-up, commissioner mookie...

won't be able to watch All Access tonight, as I will be rocking out to Wintersleep at The Pheonix.... :D:D

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

thanks for the heads-up, commissioner mookie...

won't be able to watch All Access tonight, as I will be rocking out to Wintersleep at The Pheonix.... :D

badass! you've seen them more than i have at this point!

commissioner mookie...i like it...makes me feel like i'm in gotham...:D

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

badass! you've seen them more than i have at this point!

commissioner mookie...i like it...makes me feel like i'm in gotham...:D

not quite... this is only show number five for me... so i've got a long way to go!

if i don't 'see' ya before I leave for fishing, have a great weekend! i'll give you a shout next week so you can tell me all about saturday's show...

mookie blaylock 10

hey ceg, i just caught this on mmajunkie...(after dropping you some well wishes for the fishin' trip! )

i didn't think the pre-sale would start so long before general public sales! anyway, if you're back on sunday evening maybe you can have a peak, if not, whenever you get back. i've been trying to find info on where is best to sit and by most accounts, we'll have the best perspective from centre ice, either in the last few rows of the lower bowl or in the first few rows of the next level...but we may not be able to be "choosy" (is that a word?, choosie, maybe? ) anyway, just thought i would give you the heads up.

it's officially oficial!


Montreal’s UFC 83 Tickets Sale Beginning Sunday
MMAjunkie.com
January 31, 2008


A UFC 83 event planned for Montreal’s Bell Centre is now official, and tickets to the first-ever event in Canada go on sale beginning Sunday.

UFC 83 features a main event of UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra vs. interim welterweight champion (and French Canadian) Georges St. Pierre in a title-unification bout. A host of other Canadian fighters have also been booked for the event.

Members of the UFC’s fan club will get first dibs at tickets beginning this Sunday, Feb. 3 at noon ET/9 a.m. PT.

As for the general public, on-sale dates will likely be announced during a press conference that’s set for Monday. UFC President Dana White, St. Pierre and other UFC reps will take part in the event.

Newsletter subscribers will likely be able to purchase tickets beginning Wednesday, Feb. 6. The general public will then likely be able to buy tickets on Friday, Feb. 8.

The event is expected to be a quick sell-out.

http://mmajunkie.com/2008/01/31/montreals-ufc-83-tickets-sale-beginning-sunday/

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

hey ceg, i just caught this on mmajunkie...(after dropping you some well wishes for the fishin' trip! )

i didn't think the pre-sale would start so long before general public sales! anyway, if you're back on sunday evening maybe you can have a peak, if not, whenever you get back. i've been trying to find info on where is best to sit and by most accounts, we'll have the best perspective from centre ice, either in the last few rows of the lower bowl or in the first few rows of the next level...but we may not be able to be "choosy" (is that a word?, choosie, maybe? ) anyway, just thought i would give you the heads up.

it's officially oficial!


Montreal’s UFC 83 Tickets Sale Beginning Sunday
MMAjunkie.com
January 31, 2008


A UFC 83 event planned for Montreal’s Bell Centre is now official, and tickets to the first-ever event in Canada go on sale beginning Sunday.

UFC 83 features a main event of UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra vs. interim welterweight champion (and French Canadian) Georges St. Pierre in a title-unification bout. A host of other Canadian fighters have also been booked for the event.

Members of the UFC’s fan club will get first dibs at tickets beginning this Sunday, Feb. 3 at noon ET/9 a.m. PT.

As for the general public, on-sale dates will likely be announced during a press conference that’s set for Monday. UFC President Dana White, St. Pierre and other UFC reps will take part in the event.

Newsletter subscribers will likely be able to purchase tickets beginning Wednesday, Feb. 6. The general public will then likely be able to buy tickets on Friday, Feb. 8.

The event is expected to be a quick sell-out.

http://mmajunkie.com/2008/01/31/montreals-ufc-83-tickets-sale-beginning-sunday/

holy s**t!! now THAT's important info!! this UFC membership is strange... i haven't received any emails about this, it's not in the NEWS section of the Fight Club site... but I did find a thread about it in the Forum. Their communication seems to be a little lacking....

The sale starts at noon... i won't be home until 3pm at the earliest, i think.... do you think that'll be ok? I was afraid this was going to happen!! aaaahhhh!!!

*mildly freaks out*

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

holy s**t!! now THAT's important info!! this UFC membership is strange... i haven't received any emails about this, it's not in the NEWS section of the Fight Club site... but I did find a thread about it in the Forum. Their communication seems to be a little lacking....

The sale starts at noon... i won't be home until 3pm at the earliest, i think.... do you think that'll be ok? I was afraid this was going to happen!! aaaahhhh!!!

*mildly freaks out*

sweet, i was hoping you hadn't left for your trip! that's weird that there were no emails. they should get their shit together! haha

i wouldn't worry about hurrying home. no doubt this will sell out, but i'm thinking it'll be in the few hours after the general public tickets go on sale.

so rancho relaxo on the fishin' trip. we should be cool for good seats...what are your thoughts on that area...lower bowl, last few rows, centre ice? sound ok? most people who have attended events and have advice that i've read have said to try to avoid the first few rows of the lower bowl and the outskirts of the floor because of the cage and all the camera people and event staff around the cage. supposedly if you can get to a point where you can look down into the cage and use the big screens to catch the up close ground action, then that is ideal...just passing along the info...it's entirely up to you, so wherever you think is best.

as long as we're there, it's all good!

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

sweet, i was hoping you hadn't left for your trip! that's weird that there were no emails. they should get their shit together! haha

i wouldn't worry about hurrying home. no doubt this will sell out, but i'm thinking it'll be in the few hours after the general public tickets go on sale.

so rancho relaxo on the fishin' trip. we should be cool for good seats...what are your thoughts on that area...lower bowl, last few rows, centre ice? sound ok? most people who have attended events and have advice that i've read have said to try to avoid the first few rows of the lower bowl and the outskirts of the floor because of the cage and all the camera people and event staff around the cage. supposedly if you can get to a point where you can look down into the cage and use the big screens to catch the up close ground action, then that is ideal...just passing along the info...it's entirely up to you, so wherever you think is best.

as long as we're there, it's all good!

thanks buddy... i'll stop spazzing now.

actually, i think that the front of the upper level would be best, or the top of the lower level like you said... we'll see how the pricing shakes out. i agree that if we're too low, that the view could be blocked... plus, they'll be a fortune.

i'll bring binoculars...

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

thanks buddy... i'll stop spazzing now.

actually, i think that the front of the upper level would be best, or the top of the lower level like you said... we'll see how the pricing shakes out. i agree that if we're too low, that the view could be blocked... plus, they'll be a fortune.

i'll bring binoculars...

then we are in agreement! exxxxcccelent! time to call jonathan goulet to make an appointment with his stylist to get my "hair" done! i'm thinking a fleur-de-lis design...

now, back to the good times and ice fishin'!

ReleasH

civ_eng_girl wrote:

thanks buddy... i'll stop spazzing now.

actually, i think that the front of the upper level would be best, or the top of the lower level like you said... we'll see how the pricing shakes out. i agree that if we're too low, that the view could be blocked... plus, they'll be a fortune.

i'll bring binoculars...

Hi Ceg! You have probably already left for your ice-fishing trip, but thought I'd throw my two cents in about seats. I agree with you guys, basically as good as possible without being insanely expensive. As long as the three of us are sitting together!