UFC 86: Rampage Jackson Vs. Forrest Griffin / Ricardo Almeida Vs. Patrick Côté

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

from what i can gather with my limited iq , haha...there will be a number of new weight categories, but we'll have to see if they're adopted by each regulatory body first.

so i saw this posted after the article, but i'm not sure if these are the correct ones or how reliable the info is...

The fourteen weight classes include:

flyweight (up to 105 lbs)
super flyweight (over 105.1 to 115 lbs)
bantamweight (over 115.1 to 125 lbs)
super bantamweight (over 125.1 to 135 lbs)
featherweight (over 135.1 to 145 lbs)
lightweight (over 145.1 to 155 lbs)
super lightweight (over 155.1 to 165 lbs)
welterweight (over 165.1 to 175 lbs)
super welterweight (over 175.1 to 185 lbs)
middleweight (over 185.1 to 195 lbs)
super middleweight (over 195.1 to 205 lbs)
light heavyweight (over 205.1 to 225 lbs)
heavyweight (over 225.1 to 265 lbs)
super heavyweight (over 265.1 lbs)

oh, and good luck on the picks for tomorrow, ceg. they are tough!!!

seems like too many to me.... you're going to have a "champion" for each one of those categories??? that seems weird.... i don't see what the big deal is... these guys gain and lose 10 pounds at the drop of a hat! call me crazy, but i foresee fighters holding the "title" for 3 weightclasses at a time!

thanks for luck on the picks... i need it! i have to get them in tonight.... i can't decide if i want to "reverse-psychologize" the Rampage/Forrest fight, like i did for Amir & CB. I want Forrest to win, but I might have to pick Rampage for that to happen!

Wobbie

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

i will assume you won't be joining our discussion for the event, then?

Nope....I don't know anything about it. I'm just saying.......

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

seems like too many to me.... you're going to have a "champion" for each one of those categories??? that seems weird.... i don't see what the big deal is... these guys gain and lose 10 pounds at the drop of a hat! call me crazy, but i foresee fighters holding the "title" for 3 weightclasses at a time! : p

thanks for luck on the picks... i need it! i have to get them in tonight.... i can't decide if i want to "reverse-psychologize" the Rampage/Forrest fight, like i did for Amir & CB. I want Forrest to win, but I might have to pick Rampage for that to happen!

that's one thing that is troubling and i think it became a problem for boxing too...the weight class jumping. they may use 7.5 lbs. intervals, though. it's hard to find the happy medium between a healthy weight cut and a reasonable difference between weights to prevent people from jumping around.

as far as the ufc goes, if these weight classes are instituted, then it means only three more champions for them, since they will only have to add the super LW, super WW and super MW divisions.

we shall see...:)

@ "reverse-psychologize" very nice. hey, if it worked last time...;)

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

as far as the ufc goes, if these weight classes are instituted, then it means only three more champions for them, since they will only have to add the super LW, super WW and super MW divisions.

but they only had 5 to begin with!

that's 60% more champions!! :eek:

mookie blaylock 10

imalive wrote:

Nope....I don't know anything about it. I'm just saying.......

no worries, just kidding around.

my ole buddy evan tanner would beg to differ about the fake part, though...;) (see pics below)

releash, you'll like these. the aftermath of some david loiseau elbows. the second one may be a bit on the "ewww" side for some...

"baby" cut:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/segmentedpaintings/l_e931f80c6bbfc720eb6e436daff3d4c5.jpg

mauled by a bear:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/segmentedpaintings/l_71b0bf456e07d25970e6cfd623862463.jpg

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

but they only had 5 to begin with!

that's 60% more champions!! :eek:

according to my calculations...:D...wait give me some time to figure out how to do calculations! haha

civ_eng_girl

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

according to my calculations...:D...wait give me some time to figure out how to do calculations! haha

and you wanted to be an accountant?.... sheesh... :rolleyes:

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

and you wanted to be an accountant?.... sheesh... :rolleyes:

1+1 is 2, 2+2 is 4...???...that's all i have memorized so far...:D

mookie blaylock 10

everbody made weight for tomorrow. quinton was wearing scratch and sniff undies.

UFC 86, July 5, 2008 - Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV

Main Card:

Quinton Jackson (205) Vs. Forrest Griffin (205) - LHW Championship
Ricardo Almeida (185) Vs. Patrick Côté (185)
Chris Lytle (170) Vs. Josh Koscheck (170)
Tyson Griffin (155) Vs. Marcus Aurelio (155)
Gleison Tibau (156) Vs. Joe Stevenson (155)

Pre-lims:

Gabriel Gonzaga (249) Vs. Justin McCully (236)
Cole Miller (155) Vs. Jorge Gurgel (155)
Denis Siver (155) Vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
Justin Buchholz (155) Vs. Corey Hill (155)

civ_eng_girl

ok.... picks are in..... head is a little foggy, due to large amounts of vodka and small amount of sleep.... so let's see if i can pick 'em better when i'm hung over....

Quinton Jackson v. Forrest Griffin
Winner: Forrest Griffin Split Decision 5 5 <

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i will freak out if this actually happens!
Gabriel Gonzaga v. Justin McCully
Winner: Gabriel Gonzaga Technical Knock Out 3 1
Tyson Griffin v. Marcus Aurelio
Winner: Tyson Griffin Unanimous Decision 3 5
Corey Hill v. Justin Buchholz
Winner: Corey Hill Submission (Arm Lock) 2 1
Jorge Gurgel v. Cole Miller
Winner: Jorge Gurgel Submission (Choke) 1 4
Josh Koscheck v. Chris Lytle
Winner: Chris Lytle Technical Knock Out 2 2
Patrick Cote v. Ricardo Almeida
Winner: Patrick Cote Technical Knock Out 2 0
Melvin Guillard v. Dennis Siver
Winner: Melvin Guillard Knock Out 1 1
Joe Stevenson v. Gleison Tibau
Winner: Joe Stevenson Submission (Other) 1 3

LOVEBOATCAPT0226

Ok picks are locked in.

My only big upset pick is Mccully over Gonzaga.

This should be another good card.

mookie blaylock 10

LOVEBOATCAPT0226 wrote:

Ok picks are locked in.

My only big upset pick is Mccully over Gonzaga.

This should be another good card.

looking to retain the title, eh?

good luck, lbc. you're right, this should be a good show to watch! can't wait!

mookie blaylock 10

civ_eng_girl wrote:

ok.... picks are in..... head is a little foggy, due to large amounts of vodka and small amount of sleep.... so let's see if i can pick 'em better when i'm hung over....

Quinton Jackson v. Forrest Griffin
Winner: Forrest Griffin Split Decision 5 5 <

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i will freak out if this actually happens!
Gabriel Gonzaga v. Justin McCully
Winner: Gabriel Gonzaga Technical Knock Out 3 1
Tyson Griffin v. Marcus Aurelio
Winner: Tyson Griffin Unanimous Decision 3 5
Corey Hill v. Justin Buchholz
Winner: Corey Hill Submission (Arm Lock) 2 1
Jorge Gurgel v. Cole Miller
Winner: Jorge Gurgel Submission (Choke) 1 4
Josh Koscheck v. Chris Lytle
Winner: Chris Lytle Technical Knock Out 2 2
Patrick Cote v. Ricardo Almeida
Winner: Patrick Cote Technical Knock Out 2 0
Melvin Guillard v. Dennis Siver
Winner: Melvin Guillard Knock Out 1 1
Joe Stevenson v. Gleison Tibau
Winner: Joe Stevenson Submission (Other) 1 3

extra bonus points if you get the split decision right!

godddleee lluckkk, ccceeeggg! (i'm drunk right now! )

leafs4ever

woohoo i actually got my picks in on time lol

Quinton Jackson v. Forrest Griffin
Winner: Quinton Jackson Technical Knock Out
Gabriel Gonzaga v. Justin McCully
Winner: Gabriel Gonzaga Submission (Arm Lock)
Tyson Griffin v. Marcus Aurelio
Winner: Tyson Griffin Unanimous Decision
Corey Hill v. Justin Buchholz
Winner: Corey Hill Technical Knock Out
Jorge Gurgel v. Cole Miller
Winner: Jorge Gurgel Unanimous Decision
Josh Koscheck v. Chris Lytle
Winner: Josh Koscheck Unanimous Decision
Patrick Cote v. Ricardo Almeida
Winner: Patrick Cote Unanimous Decision
Melvin Guillard v. Dennis Siver
Winner: Dennis Siver Technical Knock Out
Joe Stevenson v. Gleison Tibau
Winner: Joe Stevenson Unanimous Decision

we'll see how this pans out, the fight i'm least confident about is the Cote/Almeida fight. I really think almeida is going to catch patrick in a choke but i'm hoping cote has improved his ground game and can defend the tackdown. If so, i don't see cote finishing almeida so a decision it is.

Thanks for the thing about the new rules, the addition of downward elbows is a great addition. Any word on knees to the head??? I really don't mind the new weight classes that much. The new MW and LHW classes are going to create some great fights.

I also have some good news... i'm going to be in vegas for the july 19th show. Me and my dad decided that we are going to take a trip to vegas leaving that day, unfortunatly the prices is crazy (209 is the cheapest seat "insert stunned smiley" and i really don't think that card is worth it yet). So i'm atleast going to take the $210 and bet on the fights lol. Hopefully i'll go to some of the pre fight things and after parties to

oh and mookie, you're wrong.... thom yorke has taught me that 2+2=5

mookie blaylock 10

nice one, leafs.

congrats on the trip! that's awesome! you might be able to catch the weigh-ins at least if you're there in time. maybe meet a couple more fighters.

yeah, the new weight divisions seem to be getting a mixed reaction but we'll see how it plays out. it's all a work in progress! as you said, it certainly mixes things up in terms of potentially intriguing matches.

no knees yet, unfortunately. oh, and covering the mouth of your opponent to inhibit their breathing is also now an illegal move. that's one i'd always hoped they'd put in. i can't remember if there were any other significant ones.

good luck on the picks! can't wait for five more hours!!! haha

NY PJ1

Another Hour Or So

mookie blaylock 10

NY PJ1 wrote:

Another Hour Or So

i know! sportsnet is showing the countdown show again, fortunately, to help me pass the time from 10 to 11!

NY PJ1

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

i know! sportsnet is showing the countdown show again, fortunately, to help me pass the time from 10 to 11!

AND I NEED SOMETHING to pass fromm 9-10

maybe a doobie and a walk lol

mookie blaylock 10

NY PJ1 wrote:

AND I NEED SOMETHING to pass fromm 9-10

maybe a doobie and a walk lol

sounds like a fine plan! haha

civ_eng_girl

lol... i was looking for time wasters as well!

i just got out of the shower... and i might wash some dishes.... or i might not.

i like NY PJ1's idea better!