UFC 75 - London: Rampage Jackson Vs. Dan Henderson / Mirko Cro Cop Vs. Cheick Kongo

dunkman wrote:

i could take all them

i could email a couple of the guys to let them know you're interested in a challenge, dunky.

dunkman wrote:

i'm already in training

excellent! i thought for a moment that you forgot to type out the rest of the post..."i could take them all...on a tour of scotland after they are done with the show in london..."

dunkman wrote:

nice... cant talk....lifting stuff

hahaha

dunky, you give me a laugh!

only two weeks out, so time for some predictions

Main Card:

Quinton Jackson Vs. Dan Henderson - henderson by tko
Mirko Cro Cop Vs. Cheick Kongo - kongo by ko (sorry "cro crop", ceg, and myself...:( )
Michael Bisping Vs. Matt Hamill - hamill by decision
Alessio Sakara Vs. Houston Alexander - sakara by ko
Marcus Davis Vs. Paul Taylor - taylor by tko

Pre-lims:
Thiago Silva Vs. Tomasz Drwal - silva by ko
Gleison Tibau Vs. Terry Etim - etim by tko
Jess Liaudin Vs. Anthony Torres - liaudin by submission
Dennis Siver Vs. Naoyuki Kotani - kotani by submission

LOVEBOATCAPT0226 wrote:

Quinton Jackson Vs. Dan Henderson - Rampage by dec
Mirko Cro Cop Vs. Cheick Kongo - Cheick with the upset KO!!
Michael Bisping Vs. Matt Hamill - Hammill by dec
Alessio Sakara Vs. Houston Alexander -Alexander by KO (This guy might be the real deal!!)

That UFC card for New Jersey looks like shit so far, But I guess its still awhile away.

happy to see i'm not the only one picking kongo, lbc! i don't like picking against mirko, but i like kongo's style as well, and if he can be effective with his knees and elbows against the cage, then he has more ways to end this fight than mirko does. we'll see if cheick can handle mirko's leg kicks, though. one thing is for certain...this fight isn't going to the ground until one guy knocks out the other!

BABALU FACES POSSIBLE DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com


Renato “Babalu” Sobral could face fines, suspensions, or possible release after his antics at UFC 74 that also forced the Nevada State Athletic Commission to withhold his $25,000 fight purse after his victory over David Heath.

After a weigh-in that saw both Babalu and Heath exchanging words, it was the Brazilian who came out on top in the fight, but his refusal to release the choke that ended the fight when referee Steve Mazzagatti stepped in may cost Sobral more than just a paycheck.

As Babalu wrenched in a tight anaconda choke on his opponent, David Heath tapped out and immediately Mazzagatti swooped in to stop the bout.

Sobral did not release the hold and even when Mazzagatti tried to force him off his opponent the former #1 light heavyweight contender did not let go.

In his post fight interview with color commentator Joe Rogan, Babalu admitted he held onto the choke to “teach him a lesson” after they exchanged words at the weigh-in.

Immediately after the bout, the Nevada State Athletic Commission held up Babalu’s fight purse of $25,000 pending further action that may come down.

MMAWeekly spoke to Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer about the incident and he advised that they did hold the $25,000 win bonus from Sobral after the fight pending further investigation.

When MMAWeekly spoke to Kizer he had just received a tape from Zuffa with the footage of the Sobral/Heath fight. Kizer said after he reviews the film, he would then make a decision whether or not to file an incident report against Babalu for his actions.

If the incident is filed, Babalu will face a possible fine or suspension from the commission, although according to Kizer, he isn’t likely to seek a suspension at this time.

Kizer did state that he spoke to Babalu and his manager after the fight and they advised him that from dealing with past experiences, a fighter should not release a hold based solely on his opponent tapping out. Although in this instance, it was clear that he held on past the time when referee Steve Mazzagatti tried to get him to release the choke and Babalu also referenced such in his post fight interview.

“I’ve got an issue with that,” said Kizer regarding Babalu’s post fight behavior.

In the post fight press conference, UFC President Dana White also had harsh words when asked about Babalu’s actions during and after the fight.

“What Babalu did was real bad,” said White. “It will be interesting to see what the commission does. I am not happy about it. If you have an arm or leg of somebody in a submission where somebody seriously injures somebody, you'll never be back in UFC again.”

Heath’s manager, Scott Newell, spoke to MMAWeekly on Monday and confirmed that Heath is more upset with his own performance and the Nevada State Athletic Commission will deal with the situation in whatever way they see fit.

Babalu has been in a rough patch lately after his knockout loss to Jason Lambert at UFC 68. He was then arrested in Florida for misdemeanor charges of trespassing and battery.

This latest episode may cost Babalu not only his fight purse withheld by the athletic commission, but also fines or suspensions from the UFC and as mentioned by UFC president Dana White, a possible expulsion from the organization altogether isn’t out of the question.

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