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UFC 79: Matt Serra Vs. Matt Hughes & Chuck Liddell Vs. Wanderlei Silva / TUF 6 Finale

mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
edited November 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
finally...liddell vs. silva. it's about two years too late, but better late than never.

matt serra suffered a back injury which will keep him out for an indefinite amount of time. GSP and hughes will meet for the third time for an interim belt that will be unified when serra is healthy.

also, the debut of sokoudjou!

UFC 79, December 29, 2007 - Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV

Main Card:

Georges St-Pierre Vs. Matt Hughes - Interim WW Championship (GSP!!! :D)
Wanderlei Silva Vs. Chuck Liddell
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Vs. Lyoto Machida
Rich Clementi Vs. Melvin Guillard
Nate Mohr Vs. Manny Gamburyan

Pre-lims:

Tony DeSouza Vs. Roan Carneiro
Dean Lister Vs. Jordan Radev
Doug Evans Vs. Mark Bocek
Eddie Sanchez Vs. Soa Palalei

(Matt Serra Vs. Matt Hughes cancelled due to Serra injury.)
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  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes Vs. Team Serra. Welterweights this time.


    Team Hughes:

    Billy Miles (out)
    Blake Bowman (out)
    Dan Barrera (out)
    Dorian Price (out)
    Jared Rollins (out)
    Mac Danzig (advances to quarter-finals)
    Paul Georgieff (out)
    Tom Speer (advances to quarter-finals)


    Team Serra:

    Ben Saunders (advances to quarter-finals)
    George Sotiropoulos (advances to quarter-finals)
    Joe Scarola (out)
    John Kolosci (advances to quarter-finals)
    Jon Koppenhaver (out)
    Matt Arroyo (advances to quarter-finals)
    Richie Hightower (advances to quarter-finals)
    Roman Mitichyan (out due to injury)
    Troy Mandaloniz (advances to quarter-finals)



    Episode 1: Mac Danzig Vs. Joe Scarola - Mac Danzig wins by submission (triangle choke), 1st Round.
    Episode 2: Matt Arroyo Vs. Dorian Price - Matt Arroyo wins by submission (rear naked choke), 1st Round.
    Episode 3: John Kolosci Vs. Billy Miles - John Kolosci wins by submission (standing guillotine choke), 1st Round.
    Episode 4: Richie Hightower Vs. Blake Bowman - Richie Hightower wins by TKO, 1st Round.
    Episode 5: Paul Georgieff Vs. Troy Mandaloniz - Troy Mandaloniz wins by KO, 1st Round.
    Episode 6: Ben Saunders Vs. Dan Barrera - Ben Saunders wins by unanimous decision.
    Episode 7: Jared Rollins Vs. George Sotiropoulos - George Sotiropoulos wins by KO, 1st Round.
    Episode 8: Jon Koppenhaver Vs. Tom Speer - Tom Speer wins by unanimous decision.


    Quarter-Finals:


    Team Hughes:

    Mac Danzig (advances to semi-finals)
    Tom Speer

    Team Serra:

    Ben Saunders
    George Sotiropoulos (advances to semi-finals)
    John Kolosci (out)
    Matt Arroyo (advances to semi-finals)
    Richie Hightower (out)
    Troy Mandaloniz (out)

    Quarter-Final Matches:

    John Kolosci Vs. Mac Danzig
    Matt Arroyo Vs. Troy Mandaloniz
    Richie Hightower Vs. George Sotiropoulos
    Ben Saunders Vs. Tom Speer

    Episode 9: John Kolosci Vs. Mac Danzig - Mac Danzig wins by submission (rear naked choke), 1st Round.
    Episode 10: Matt Arroyo Vs. Troy Mandaloniz / Richie Hightower Vs. George Sotiropoulos - Matt Arroyo wins by submission (armbar), 1st Round. / George Sotiropoulos wins by submission (kimura), 1st Round.
    Episode 11: Ben Saunders Vs. Tom Speer
    Episode 12: Semi-Final Matches. Mac Danzig Vs. TBD, George Sotiropoulos Vs. TBD, Matt Arroyo Vs. TBD
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    rumours for upcoming UFC (and WEC) cards...



    The Ultimate Fighter 6 (Team Hughes Vs. Team Serra) Finale, December 8, 2007 - The Palms, Las Vegas, Nevada - Spike TV

    Main Card:

    Roger Huerta Vs. Clay Guida
    Finalist # 1 Vs. Finalist # 2
    Jared Rollins Vs. Jon Koppenhaver

    Pre-lims:

    Paul Georgieff Vs. Jonathan Goulet
    Troy Mandaloniz Vs. Richie Hightower
    Roman Mitichyan Vs. Dorian Price




    WEC, December 12, 2007 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Versus / TSN

    Main Card:

    Urijah Faber Vs. Jeff Curran - WEC FW Championship
    Jens Pulver Vs. Cub Swanson
    Paulo Fihlo Vs. Chael Sonnen - WEC MW Championship
    Doug Marshall Vs. Ariel Gandulla - WEC LHW Championship
    Micah Miller Vs. Chance Farrar

    Pre-lims:

    Brian Bowles Vs. Marcus Galvao
    Dominic Cruz Vs. Charlie Valencia
    Luis Sapo Vs. Todd Moore
    Bryan Baker Vs. Eric Schambari




    UFC 80, January 19, 2008 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England - Spike TV

    Main Card:

    BJ Penn Vs. Joe Stevenson - Interim LW Championship
    Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. Fabricio Werdum
    Mirko Cro Cop Vs. TBA
    Marcus Davis Vs. Jess Liaudin
    Kendall Grove Vs. Jorge Rivera

    Pre-lims:

    Alessio Sakara Vs. James Lee
    Sam Stout Vs. Per Eklund
    Paul Taylor Vs. Paul Kelly
    Antoni Hardonk Vs. Colin Robinson




    UFC Fight Night 12, January 23, 2008 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Spike TV

    Mike Swick Vs. TBA
    Patrick Côté Vs. Drew McFedries
    Nate Diaz Vs. Alvin Robinson
    Kurt Pellegrino Vs. Alberto Crane
    Thiago Tavares Vs. Michihiro Omigawa
    Cole Miller Vs. Jeremy Stephens
    Matt Wiman Vs. Justin Buccholz
    Corey Hill Vs. TBA




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

    Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Vs. TBA (Randy Couture, pending resolution of dispute with UFC. Tim Sylvia will be Nogueira's opponent if Couture declines.) - HW Championship
    Brock Lesnar Vs. Frank Mir
    Mauricio Rua Vs. TBA
    Evan Tanner Vs. TBA
    Nate Marquardt Vs. Thales Leites
    Tyson Griffin Vs. Gleison Tibau
    Alan Belcher Vs. Ricardo Almeida




    UFC 82, March 1, 2008 - Nationwide Arena, Cloumbus, Ohio - PPV

    Dan Henderson Vs. Anderson Silva - MW Championship Unification Match (Pride and UFC Titles)
    Jon Fitch Vs. TBA (possibly Akihiro Gono)
    Andrei Arlovski Vs. TBA
    Yushin Okami Vs. TBA
    Josh Koscheck Vs. TBA




    The Ultimate Fighter 7 - Premieres April, 2008 on Spike TV.

    Tournament of 16 MW or LHW competitors. Coaches TBA. (possibly Quinton Jackson and Forrest Griffin)
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    The full site is not up yet, but they always do such a great job on these.

    Easy way to remember is just drop the UFC number and a period in front of ufc.com

    http://79.ufc.com/

    Go Liddell!
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    The full site is not up yet, but they always do such a great job on these.

    Easy way to remember is just drop the UFC number and a period in front of ufc.com

    http://79.ufc.com/

    Go Liddell!

    thanks roland. i don't check the official sites often enough. you're right. they do a pretty sweet job of putting them together. i'm with you in cheering for chuck this time. can't say that i like wanderlei at all, and was overjoyed with his last two losses. :) chuck also has his two losses, so i hope he is the one who gets back on the winning track in this one.
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    i'm not sure how long these will stay posted, and the quality is pretty poor, but here are the unaired pre-lims from UFC 78...

    alves vs. lytle...

    http://mixedmartialartvideos.com/2007/11/19/thiago-alves-vs-chris-lytle-ufc-78-validation/

    aurelio vs. caudillo...

    http://mixedmartialartvideos.com/2007/11/19/marcus-aurelio-vs-luke-caudillo/

    gono vs. mccrory...

    http://mixedmartialartvideos.com/2007/11/19/akihiro-gono-vs-tamdan-mccrory-ufc-78-validation/
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    hey ceg, here is that GSP vs. frank trigg match i tried to send you before. again, poor quality video, but you'll get the idea. :)

    Georges St-Pierre Vs. Frank Trigg:

    http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/George+St.+Pierre+vs.+Frank+Trigg/video/x3co7c_georges-st-pierre-vs-frank-trigg_sport
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    hey ceg, here is that GSP vs. frank trigg match i tried to send you before. again, poor quality video, but you'll get the idea. :)

    Georges St-Pierre Vs. Frank Trigg:

    http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/George+St.+Pierre+vs.+Frank+Trigg/video/x3co7c_georges-st-pierre-vs-frank-trigg_sport


    Excellent match thanks!
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • civ_eng_girlciv_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    hey ceg, here is that GSP vs. frank trigg match i tried to send you before. again, poor quality video, but you'll get the idea. :)

    Georges St-Pierre Vs. Frank Trigg:

    http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/George+St.+Pierre+vs.+Frank+Trigg/video/x3co7c_georges-st-pierre-vs-frank-trigg_sport

    hahhaa... Georges was like a little monkey in that match!!

    Curious Georges!! :D

    that was awesome! thanks for finding it.... again! :p
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    no worries, roland and ceg. i wish the video quality was better to be able to see the quickness better. i also wish it had the beginning interview and post fight audio. in the beginning, trigg was talking about how georges was a b level fighter at best and that trigg would be the one to put him in a real fight for the first time. georges then made his famous "he won' be able to 'andle my riddum" comment. :D

    after the fight, joe rogan goes on to say that it is the most completely dominated he has ever seen frank trigg, and trigg goes up to georges and gives him a hug telling him "you are so good."

    as a gsp fan, obviously it's one of my faves, so i'm happy to find it to share. :)

    oh yeah, and the part where they pan the audience and shaquille o'neal goes "holy shit, georges st-pierre!" is also missing. :D
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    More GSP...what an athlete.

    http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/Georges+St.+Pierre+/video/x1j0gh_georges-st-pierre-vs-galbraith_sport

    http://www.dailymotion.com/videos/relevance/search/Georges+St.%20Pierre%20/1
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    indeed. :) gsp!
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    two fights tonight. :)

    i'm thinking george will have a relatively easy fight against richie. he should have a big advantage on the ground and should probably take it there. matt vs. troy should be more competitive, but matt will definitely be trying to take this one down. i'll say submission wins for both matt and george.
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    hahhaa... Georges was like a little monkey in that match!!

    Curious Georges!! :D

    that was awesome! thanks for finding it.... again! :p

    ceg, i can't stop thinking about monkey jiu-jitsu now. :D i think it was matt serra's little brother, nick, who used to wear a monkey mask to the cage and referred to his jiu-jitsu as monkey jiu-jitsu.

    curious georges. :) i like it. (i still have my curious georges stuffed animal from when i was a kid...true story :D)
  • civ_eng_girlciv_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    ceg, i can't stop thinking about monkey jiu-jitsu now. i think it was matt serra's little brother, nick, who used to wear a monkey mask to the cage and referred to his jiu-jitsu as monkey jiu-jitsu.

    curious georges. :) i like it. (i still have my curious georges stuffed animal from when i was a kid...true story :D)

    serra's little brother fights too? that's cool... yah, i can see serra being fairly monkey-ish.... like that jumping take-down into guard thingy he did in the grappling match... :)

    lol... can i borrow your curious georges the next time i try to watch the excorsist? maybe he can protect me! ;):D
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • ReleasHReleasH Posts: 743
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    two fights tonight. :)

    i'm thinking george will have a relatively easy fight against richie. he should have a big advantage on the ground and should probably take it there. matt vs. troy should be more competitive, but matt will definitely be trying to take this one down. i'll say submission wins for both matt and george.

    yay for 2 fights tonight! Double yay for having tonight off and then the next four days IN A ROW!!

    I agree with your prediction about George, but I think I'm going with Troy over Matt. Not sure why ... just a gut feeling.
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    serra's little brother fights too? that's cool... yah, i can see serra being fairly monkey-ish.... like that jumping take-down into guard thingy he did in the grappling match... :)

    lol... can i borrow your curious georges the next time i try to watch the excorsist? maybe he can protect me! ;):D

    yeah, i thnk nick has had two? fights in the ufc, maybe. one that i've seen for sure at UFC 37.5, but he's done other smaller shows in the new york area. similar jiu-jitsu style to matt, but without matt's striking.

    ...and me and curious georges have been through a lot together so it might be tough to loan him out. i even had to operate on him once when his wind-up music box broke and i had to perform an emergency music-box-endectomy. now, he's nice and fluffy with one eye, no nose and half a mouth. :)
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    ReleasH wrote:
    yay for 2 fights tonight! Double yay for having tonight off and then the next four days IN A ROW!!

    I agree with your prediction about George, but I think I'm going with Troy over Matt. Not sure why ... just a gut feeling.

    that's awesome, congrats on the days off, releash. well deserved! :)

    i forgot about the mini-marathon today, so i'm watching that now and waiting for the show. matt a. is going over to the dark side, so he might have that bad luck wind blowing at his back, and in that case you're gut is telling you right. :D i hope it's a good one. sounds like serra is staying away from both of them during training and the fight if the preview i read on the guide is any indication.
  • civ_eng_girlciv_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    i'm picking George and Matt tonight.... :cool:
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    that was a kind gesture from matt hughes to get the money doubled to 3,000$ each for the winning team...too bad it wasn't for his team...:D

    so, it looks like a consensus on george, and a split on matt vs. troy. with a 1/2 hour left, neither fight is looking like it's going to be a long one.
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Any girls want to be GSP's training partner here for a few rounds? ;)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuHbPuGfE7A
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    that was a quick one. i feel bad for troy, as they both seem like really good guys. he didn't have much chance once matt got the takedown, and matt's on to the semi's.

    also, where did that high kick from matt come from?!
  • civ_eng_girlciv_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Any girls want to be GSP's training partner here for a few rounds? ;)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuHbPuGfE7A


    "I use my foot on his hip to stay comfortable..."


    yes, please! ;):D
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • civ_eng_girlciv_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    holy cow! richie gave him a run for his money! nice work....

    hahaha... i think that's the first time i actually heard a fighter shout "ouch!"... :)
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    yeah, definitely a better performance from richie than i thought we'd see. he put up a good fight.

    the whole show was kind of awkward with the overall situation. teammate vs. teammate times two. tough thing to deal with for everyone.

    looks like a fight in the house next week, so i wonder if jared and war machine will be kicked out? i read an interview with jared where he said he's training for the finale but couldn't say who his opponent was, so it will be interesting to see what comes of it.
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    no awkwardness next week, i'll be cheering for ben. :) i think he can beat tommy any number of ways, but i can only see tommy winning if he's able to hold ben down and work elbows. i'm not sure he can do it.
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Any girls want to be GSP's training partner here for a few rounds? ;)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuHbPuGfE7A

    very cool. thanks for posting this, roland. i'll be on youtube all night now watching gsp seminar clips! :D
  • LOVEBOATCAPT0226LOVEBOATCAPT0226 Posts: 502
    Wanderlei Silva Vs. Chuck Liddell

    Mr. Eye Gouge to lose 3 in a row, I love it.
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    very cool. thanks for posting this, roland. i'll be on youtube all night now watching gsp seminar clips! :D


    hehe...I was already there last night.

    I swear to god GSP makes me train harder in the gym.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    A little GSP nostalgia. Raining elbows at the end..brutal.

    http://www.liveleak.com/player.swf?token=2b0af89aa9
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    LOVEBOATCAPT0226 wrote:
    Wanderlei Silva Vs. Chuck Liddell

    Mr. Eye Gouge to lose 3 in a row, I love it.

    lbc! :)

    so i'm guessing your pick stems from your dislike for chuck and not support for wanderlei? you can't possibly be a tito AND wanderlei fan?! :D

    i'll be cheering for chuck just because i dislike wanderlei so much, but i wouldn't be surprised if the ol' eye poke comes into play.
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