UFC 91: Randy Couture Vs. Brock Lesnar / Kenny Florian Vs. Joe Stevenson
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it's the return (...again 
) of the natural! 
no idea what's going to happen in this one, but i'm intrigued...i'm hoping for a couture vs. nogueira match when all is said and done.
should be a good LW match between florian and stevenson, and maia vs. quarry should be interesting as well. personally, i wouldn't mind trading the other two main card bouts for prelims, but we'll have to wait and see how they turn out. i really wish they were showing the mccrory vs. hazelett match on the main card. that should be a lot of fun to watch.
p.s. maia!
UFC 91, November 15, 2008 - MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV
Main Card:
Randy Couture Vs. Brock Lesnar - HW Championship (Winner will meet winner of Frank Mir Vs. Antonio Rodgrigo Nogueira for undisputed UFC HW Championship in 2009)
Kenny Florian Vs. Joe Stevenson
Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. Josh Hendricks
Demian Maia Vs. Nate Quarry
Tamdan McCrory Vs. Dustin Hazelett
Pre-lims:
Jorge Gurgel Vs. Aaron Riley
Jeremy Stephens Vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Alvin Robinson Vs. Mark Bocek
Ryan Thomas Vs. Matt Brown (Matt Riddle out due to injury)
*Amir Sadollah Vs. Nick Catone scratched. Amir Sadollah out due to illness.
) of the natural! no idea what's going to happen in this one, but i'm intrigued...i'm hoping for a couture vs. nogueira match when all is said and done.should be a good LW match between florian and stevenson, and maia vs. quarry should be interesting as well. personally, i wouldn't mind trading the other two main card bouts for prelims, but we'll have to wait and see how they turn out. i really wish they were showing the mccrory vs. hazelett match on the main card. that should be a lot of fun to watch.
p.s. maia!
UFC 91, November 15, 2008 - MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV
Main Card:
Randy Couture Vs. Brock Lesnar - HW Championship (Winner will meet winner of Frank Mir Vs. Antonio Rodgrigo Nogueira for undisputed UFC HW Championship in 2009)
Kenny Florian Vs. Joe Stevenson
Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. Josh Hendricks
Demian Maia Vs. Nate Quarry
Tamdan McCrory Vs. Dustin Hazelett
Pre-lims:
Jorge Gurgel Vs. Aaron Riley
Jeremy Stephens Vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Alvin Robinson Vs. Mark Bocek
Ryan Thomas Vs. Matt Brown (Matt Riddle out due to injury)
*Amir Sadollah Vs. Nick Catone scratched. Amir Sadollah out due to illness.
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WEC 37, December 3, 2008 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - Versus / TSN2
Main Card:
Miguel Torres Vs. Manny Tapia - WEC BW Championship
Brian Bowles Vs. Will Ribiero
Wagnney Fabiano Vs. Akitoshi Tamura
Joseph Benavidez Vs. Danny Martinez
Johny Hendricks Vs. Justin Haskins
Pre-lims:
Mark Munoz Vs. Ricardo Barros
Blas Avena Vs. Kevin Knabjian
Diego Nunes Vs. Cole Province
Bart Palaszewski Vs. Alex Karalexis
Cub Swanson Vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
Shane Roller Vs. Mike Budnik
UFC Fight Night 16 (Fight For The Troops), December 10, 2008 - Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, North Carolina - Spike TV
Main Card:
Josh Koscheck Vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Mick Swick Vs. Jonathan Goulet
Steve Cantwell Vs. Razak Al-Hussan (Brian Stann out due to injury)
Nate Loughran Vs. Tim Credeur
Frank Edgar Vs. Matt Wiman
Pre-lims:
Liugi Fioravanti Vs. Brodie Farber
Steve Bruno Vs. Johnny Rees (Luke Cummo out due to injury)
Ben Saunders Vs. Brandon Wolff
Corey Hill Vs. Dale Hartt
Eddie Sanchez Vs. Justin McCully
The Ultimate Fighter 8: Team Nogueira Vs. Team Mir Finale, December 13, 2008 - The Palms, Las Vegas, Nevada - Spike TV
Jason MacDonald Vs. Wilson Gouveia
Lightweight Final
Light Heavyweight Final
Anthony Johnson Vs. Kevin Burns
UFC 92, December 27, 2008 - Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV
Main Card:
Forrest Griffin Vs. Rashad Evans - LHW Championship
Frank Mir Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Interim HW Championship (Winner will meet Brock Lesnar for undisputed UFC HW Championship)
C.B. Dollaway Vs. Mike Massenzio
Quinton Jackson Vs. Wanderlei Silva
Mustapha Al-Turk Vs. Cheick Kongo
Pre-lims:
Yushin Okami Vs. Dean Lister
Antoni Hardonk Vs. Mark Burch
Matt Hamill Vs. Reese Andy
Brad Blackburn Vs. Ryo Chonan
Pat Barry Vs. Dan Evensen
UFC 93, January 17, 2009 - The O2, Dublin, Ireland - Spike TV
Main Card:
Rich Franklin Vs. Dan Henderson
Mauricio Rua Vs. Mark Coleman
Clay Guida Vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Denis Kang Vs. Alan Belcher
Marcus Davis Vs. Chris Lytle
Pre-lims:
Rosimar Palhares Vs. TBA
Ivan Serati Vs. Tomasz Drwal
Antonio Mendes Vs. Andre Gusmao
Tom Egan Vs. John Hathaway
Nate Mohr Vs. Denis Siver
WEC 38, January 25, 2009 - San Diego, California - Versus / TSN2
Carlos Condit Vs. Brock Larson - WEC WW Championship
Jamie Varner Vs. Donald Cerrone - WEC LW Championship
Urijah Faber Vs. Jose Aldo
UFC 94, January 31, 2009 - Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada - PPV
Georges St-Pierre Vs. BJ Penn - WW Championship
Lyoto Machida Vs. Thiago Silva
Jon Fitch Vs. Akihiro Gono
Karo Parisyan Vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Stephan Bonnar Vs. Jon Jones
Manny Gamburyan Vs. Thiago Tavares
Dan Cramer Vs. Matt Arroyo
Jake O'Brien Vs. Christian Wellisch
UFC Fight Night 17, January or February, 2009 - Spike TV
UFC 95, February 21, 2009 - O2 Arena, London, England
Terry Etim Vs. Justin Buchholz
UFC 96, March, 2009
UFC 97, April, 2009
Brock Lesnar Vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira or Frank Mir - HW Championship
UFC 98, April or May, 2009 - Bell Centre, Montréal, Québec - PPV
Denis Kang Vs. TBA
Season 8 features LHW's and LW's.
Coaches : Frank Mir and Antonio Rodgrigo Nogueira
Cast:
LW's:
Allen Junie Browning (advances)
Brandon Garner (out)
Brian McLaughlin (advances) (out due to injury)
Charles Diaz (out)
Dave Kaplan (advances)
Efrain Escudero (advances)
Fernando Bernstein (out)
George Roop (advances)
Ido Pariente (out)
Joe Duarte (out)
John Polakowski (advances)
Jose Aguilar (out)
Phillipe Nover (advances)
Rolando Delgado (out) (replaces injured Brian McLaughlin)
Shane Nelson (advances)
Wesley Murch (out)
LHW's:
Antwain Britt (advances) (out due to injury)
Eric Magee (out)
Eliot Marshall (out) (replaces injured Antwain Britt)
Jason Guida (fails to make weight, replaced by Mike Stewart)
Jules Bruchez (advances)
Karn Grigoryan (advances) (out due to injury)
Krzysztof Soszynski (advances)
Kyle Kingsbury (out) (replaces injured Karn Grigoryan)
Lance Evans (out)
Mike Stewart (replaces Jason Guida) (out)
Ryan Bader (advances)
Ryan Jimmo (out)
Ryan Lopez (out)
Sean O'Connell (out)
Shane Primm (advances)
Tom Lawlor (advances)
Vinicius Magalhaes (advances)
Episode 1: Four LW matches & Four LHW matches to determine the competitors who will remain on the show.
LW's:
Allen Junie Browning Vs. Jose Aguilar - Allen Junie Browning wins by TKO, Round 1.
Fernando Bernstein Vs. Dave Kaplan - Dave Kaplan wins by submission (rear naked choke), Round 1.
Joe Duarte Vs. Phillipe Nover - Phillipe Nover wins by submission (rear naked choke), Round 2.
Brian McLaughlin Vs. Brandon Garner - No Contest (Brian McLaughlin advances due to illegal knee strike from Brandon Garner)
LHW's:
Krzysztof Soszynski Vs. Mike Stewart - Krzysztof Soszynski wins by TKO, Round 1.
Eric Magee Vs. Jules Bruchez - Jules Bruchez wins by submission (rear naked choke), Round 1.
Vinicius Magalhaes Vs. Lance Evans - Vinicius Magalhaes wins by TKO, Round 1.
Antwain Britt Vs. Ryan Jimmo - Antwain Britt wins by majority decision.
Episode 2: Four LW matches & Four LHW matches to determine the competitors who will remain on the show.
LW's:
Wesley Murch Vs. John Polakowski - John Polakowski wins by TKO, Round 2.
Ido Pariente Vs. Efrain Escudero - Efrain Escudero wins by submission (neck crank), Round 1.
Rolando Delgado Vs. George Roop - George Roop wins by decision.
Charles Diaz Vs. Shane Nelson - Shane Nelson wins by decision.
LHW's:
Shane Primm Vs. Sean O'Connell - Shane Primm wins by submission (rear naked choke), Round 1.
Ryan Lopez Vs. Tom Lawlor - Tom Lawlor wins by submission (rear naked choke), Round 1.
Ryan Bader Vs. Kyle Kingsbury - Ryan Bader wins by submission (arm triangle), Round 2.
Eliot Marshall Vs. Karn Grigoryan - Karn Grigoryan wins by split decision.
Episode 3: Teams are selected.
Team Mir:
LW's:
Allen Junie Browning (advances)
Dave Kaplan (out)
George Roop
Shane Nelson (out)
LHW's:
Eliot Marshall (advances)
Krzysztof Soszynski (advances)
Tom Lawlor (out)
Vinicius Magalhaes (advances)
Team Nogueira:
LW's:
Efrain Escudero (advances)
John Polakowski
Phillipe Nover (advances)
Rolando Delgado (out)
LHW's:
Jules Bruchez (out)
Kyle Kingsbury (out)
Ryan Bader (advances)
Shane Primm (out)
Ryan Bader Vs. Tom Lawlor - Ryan Bader wins by KO, Round 1.
Episode 4 : Efrain Escudero Vs. Shane Nelson - Efrain Escudero wins by submission (triangle choke), Round 2.
Episdoe 5 : Eliot Marshall Vs. Shane Primm - Eliot Marshall wins by submission (rear naked choke), Round 1.
Episode 6 : Allen Junie Browning Vs. Rolando Delgado - Junie Browning wins by split decision, Round 3.
Episode 7 : Jules Bruchez Vs. Vinicius Magalhaes - Vinicius Magalhaes wins by submission (armbar), Round 1.
Episode 8 : Phillipe Nover Vs. David Kaplan - Phillipe Nover wins by submission (rear naked choke), Round 1.
Episode 9 : Krzysztof Soszynski Vs. Kyle Kingsbury - Krzysztof Soszynski wins by submission (armbar), Round 1.
Episode 10: John Polakowski Vs. George Roop / Quarter-final matches are announced.
As for the TUF, I can't fucking stand Junie Browning. I pray that someone drops that fucker hard. I don't know where the hell Roli Delgado learned to fight because he was horrible. He stance was hit, wide open. He had zero follow through on his punches. He was basically bitch slapping Junie in the first round of their fight.
The guy asked about how big Lesnar is...Lesnar walked off taking off his mic and saying "I never failed a fuckin test."
The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill
A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
i've been meaning to check that out. i think he was charged at one point with posession of steroids, but the charges were later dropped when it turned out the substances weren't illegal or something like that? it's weird that he would just walk off for the guy asking him how big he was. did he make an implication beforehand, phantom pain?
for a guy who talks so much, he had little to back it up in his performance. you're right, delgado's striking was bad. if only junie was half the fighter he thought he was.
That's why I'm hoping he gets bounced soon. Elliot and Efrain looked pretty solid in their wins.
indeed, and agreed.
it's just kind of ...weird, i guess. you'd think that at least the reporter who actually did the interview and the story would know something, but in this case, he called randy couture a "jiu-jitsu fighter".
the background story and brock's description of his time in pro wrestling was quite interesting.
here's the link in case anyone else missed it...
E:60 Bring The Pain Roundtable Discussion:
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3655531&categoryId=3060647&n8pe6c=2
E:60 Bring The Pain:
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3655523&categoryId=3060647&n8pe6c=1
Surgery for UFC's Cote; out 6-8 months
Monday, October 27, 2008
SPORTSNET.CA
UFC middleweight contender Patrick (The Predator) Cote, whose title challenge Saturday was cut short because of a knee injury, will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week and will be out of action for 6-8 months, Sportsnet’s Joe Ferraro has learned.
Cote, a Rimouski, Que., native, suffered a meniscus tear during his fight against champion Anderson Silva at UFC 90 in Chicago that eventually caused him to collapse 39 seconds into the third round, to the disappointment of the sold-out crowd at Allstate Arena.
Cote first aggravated the knee injury while attempting a kick midway through the second round. Cote told his management before the third round he thought his knee was done, but attempted to continue. However his knee gave way as he sparred with the champion, forcing Herb Dean to call an end to the fight and give Silva the TKO victory.
Cote’s manager Stephane Patry told Sportsnet he originally injured his knee a year ago, and he reaggravated it training four weeks prior to the fight. He considered pulling out but instead took a cortisone shot and was told by doctors he could still take the fight.
The loss broke a streak of four straight wins in the UFC and five in a row overall for Cote, who is currently relaxing in Cancun, Mexico, ahead of the surgery.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2008/10/27/cote_surgery/
ALVES INJURY WON'T KEEP HIM OUT OF TITLE PICTURE
Monday, October 27, 2008
by Ken Pishna - MMAWeekly.com
"It was a great fight and I had a lot of fun," Thiago Alves told MMAWeekly.com following his three-round decision win over Josh Koscheck at UFC 90 on Saturday night. "Josh is a great opponent, so it was a lot of fun."
"It's better to get the knockout," he quipped, "but it was a great fight though."
He especially would have appreciated the knockout since he was walking around with his left hand heavily bandaged after the fight. It wasn't a disastrous injury by any means, but the knockout would have tempered the injury a bit more.
"I think I dislocated it in the fight," said Alves. "It will be fine though. It's nothing major."
And he was correct. A spokesman at American Top Team on Monday confirmed that Alves did suffer a dislocated thumb during the UFC 90 bout, adding that he took some anti-inflammatory medicine for it and it will be fine.
The injury is nothing that should hinder Alves' forward progress in the UFC welterweight division.
UFC president Dana White said before the fight, "If you look at Thiago... the two guys he just beat... the first guy to knock out Karo Parisyan. He just knocked out Matt Hughes and Matt Hughes had trouble taking him down. Koscheck beat Diego Sanchez, too. If Koscheck came out and beat Thiago Alves Saturday night, he's in line for a title shot. Thiago beats Koscheck; so is he."
White reaffirmed that assertion at the UFC 90 post-fight press conference. "This kid is definitely ready for a title shot," referring to Alves. "It's a matter of time, letting the St. Pierre vs. Penn fight happen; then we'll get him."
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7447&zoneid=13
"One Moment Please, Channel Will Be Available Shortly"
(and it never comes on)
DAMN COMCAST!!!!!!!!!! DAMN COMCAST!!!!!!!!! DAMN COMCAST!!!!!!!
hello again.
that's it! i've had it. i'm buying that company and getting this worked out for you releash!
KDH!!!
I'm not nearly as nice as mookie blaylock 10 ... perhaps you should know what the heck you are talking about before posting. :(
I'm sure this will be wasted on you but scratching, biting, headbutts and groin strikes are all ILLEGAL. Do some research dude.
hahaha ... thanks for joining in on condemning comcast!
They may be illegal in our civilized world, but not in the deadly octagon!
That guy Ken Shamrock should be put away for life! I hear he's killed at least 50 people inside that cage.
You're joking right?
always! apparently we should send ken shamrock after them for some reason....:D
LOL
Is this walden freeman person for real? Or I am missing some deadpan sarcasm?
Just watched Inside MMA and it was a pretty good episode with randy couture. I'm going to watch that e:60 link you posted later tonight. I've heard some interesting things about that episode.
Oh, and I guess i'm the only one who likes junie brown eh. I dunno, i like crazies for some reason, i'm hoping he makes it to the finale, sorry guys
09/19/05, 05/09/06, 05/10/06
hahha, that made me laugh, leafs.
as leafs mentioned, there was a very similar post in the thread for the last event, so i'm guessing he's just having a go.
...or, as suspected before, it is john mccain come to join the message pit and take time out of his presidential race to share his thoughts on mma here.
much better fighter than he has shown in a few of his recent bouts and a fine addition to the MW division.
UFC inks middleweight Denis Kang to four-fight deal
by Dann Stupp MMAjunkie.com
Nov 03, 2008
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's middleweight division just got some depth and a potential new challenger for middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Former PRIDE fighter and current SpiritMC champion Denis Kang has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, American Top Team General Manager Richie Guerriero today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com.
Kang, 31, will likely make his octagon debut in early 2009.
"I just think timing wise, it was a good point in his career (to sign with the UFC)," Guerriero said. "He's always had his eye on the UFC, but with his commitment to SpiritMC, and with him fighting for PRIDE at the time, it just never happened."
Kang, a Canadian of Korean-French descent, was a top star with SpiritMC, a South Korean-based fight promotion. Kang won the organization's heavyweight (80+ kg) title in September 2004 and cited his desire to fight for the organization as a stumbling block in previous UFC negotiations.
"SpiritMC was only asking that I fight for them once a year," Kang said back in April. "That's one of the things that I really, really wanted to do -- to keep my SpiritMC title and keep my fan base in Korea, which is really important to me."
However, Guerriero and Kang knew the 10-year fight vet was missing out on publicity and sponsorship opportunities closer to home.
"With the UFC being what it is, I think Denis knew it was a good time to get some exposure here in America," said Guerriero, whose popular ATT facility is located in Coconut Creek, Fla.
Although Guerriero didn't know the particulars of the deal, he said it would be unlikely for Kang to continue fighting for SpiritMC "just based on the way [the UFC] has always done things," he said, referring to the organization's exclusive contracts.
Kang, the 2006 PRIDE welterweight grand prix runner-up, had emerged as a top-five-ranked middleweight during a 23-fight undefeated streak from April 2003 to November 2006. However, he then suffered three losses in a four-fight span, which included a first-round submission defeat to Gegard Mousasi in the opening round of the 2008 DREAM middleweight grand prix earlier this year.
However, Kang has since rebounded for back-to-back victories, which included a 48-second TKO of Marvin Eastman at an Oct. 25 Raw Combat event.
http://mmajunkie.com/news/13148/ufc-inks-middleweight-denis-kang-to-four-fight-deal.mma
Monday, November 03, 2008
by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has suspended fighter Chris Leben for nine months and fined him one-third of his fight purse following a positive drug test for the steroid Stanazolol after his loss to Michael Bisping at UFC 89 in England in October. The news was reported by Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports.
The UFC has long stood by drug testing of the athletes competing for the promotion, even overseas in England where they have no formal athletic commission to handle the process.
At these events, the UFC leans on former head of the Nevada State Athletic Commission and now UFC vice president, Marc Ratner, to handle the duties normally handled by an overseeing committee like the athletic commissions in the United States.
Leben has never tested positive before, but this is still a major setback in his career.
“I am obviously disappointed with Chris, who has made great strides getting his life back on track,” UFC president Dana White told Meltzer. “To his credit, he has taken responsibility for his actions and is accepting the punishment that has been handed down. But as always, the UFC puts the safety of its athletes first and foremost, and we won’t tolerate anyone using performance enhancing drugs in our organization.”
According to the report, the UFC tested all 22 athletes on the card before and after the fights, and Leben to date is the only fighter who has tested positive for illegal substances.
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7489&zoneid=13
no sense at all, releash. there are random tests now as well as the pre and post fight tests, so the odds of getting caught are only increasing.