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[D. S. Veteran]

^ I can't help but laugh at that. Bellator pulled Rampage and Ortiz off of Impact Wrestling to keep them from getting injured and it happened anyway! :rofl: That's done ****ed up their first PPV; they should probably just move it to Spike and try a PPV later on.

 

And you who got the shortest end of the stick in all of this? EDDIE ######ING ALVAREZ. I sure hope his contract said that if the PPV is a no-go on that date, that he's a free agent.

 

Also, how the ###### do you break your neck training so close to the fight? Was he training getting slammed by Quinton in the cage, like Quinton always tries to do? No fakery there, no sir, Bellator is legit*

 

*And also associates way too much with pretend fighting.

[D. S. Veteran]

UFN Manchester shows, once again, that the downed opponent rule needs to be changed. If one or both of your knees are on the floor, downed opponent. If you're just touching your hand on the mat but are on the soles of your feet, it should be legal.

[D. S. Veteran]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtU7ixjtess

 

Why the heck didn't they do this promo with the Kanye West track just baffles me.

[D. S. Veteran]

 

Eddie Alvarez has a completely ridiculous physique :| I would kill to have a body like that, goddamn.

[D. S. Veteran]

Lawal lost, Curran lost, Chandler lost. Stick a fork in them, Bellator is done. Rebney couldn't even hide how disappointed he was with those results.

 

[Rappy Veteran]

[D. S. Veteran]

UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 was pretty fun. There weren't any really bad fights, except for Green vs Krause, and it opened up some fun match-ups for future events.

 

Only 6 events left in the "season" until the end of 2013, where both of the PPV lined up have to potential to be the best PPV of the year, in terms of fights and PPV buys.

 

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson

UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot

UFC on Fox: Pettis vs. Thomson

UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2

[Rappy Veteran]

[D. S. Veteran]

 

It's a pretty terrible card all around. Rafael Cavalcante vs Igor Pokrajac is the 3rd bout on the card. It's THAT bad. I'll still watch it. But it's bad.

[D. S. Veteran]

Pettis vs. Thomson postponed, Johnson vs. Benavidez now headlines UFC on Fox 9

 

Pettis is such a goddamn glass cannon. He's always injured :/

[MightyJordan]

It's a pretty terrible card all around. Rafael Cavalcante vs Igor Pokrajac is the 3rd bout on the card. It's THAT bad. I'll still watch it. But it's bad.

What was it like, anyway? I forgot to set Sky+ to record it; haven't even looked at the results.

[D. S. Veteran]

What was it like, anyway? I forgot to set Sky+ to record it; haven't even looked at the results.

 

11 fights, 9 finishes. It ended up being a "fun" card but absolutely irrelevant, except for the main event.

[D. S. Veteran]

 

So... much... airbrush!

[D. S. Veteran]

UFC is publishing a ton of amazing videos on YouTube to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Good :D

 

Past

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2GpzESbHc

 

and Present

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SS77cgAjNw

[D. S. Veteran]

 

TOMORROW!

 

Facebook/UFC.tv Prelims

 

Cody Donovan vs. Gian Villante

Will Campuzano vs. Sergio Pettis

Jason High vs. Anthony Lapsley

 

Prelims on FS1

 

Erik Perez vs. Edwin Figueroa

Brian Ebersole vs. Rick Story

Ed Herman vs. Thales Leites

Donald Cerrone vs. Evan Dunham

 

Main Card (PPV)

 

Tim Elliott vs. Ali Bagautinov

Josh Koscheck vs. Tyron Woodley

Rory MacDonald vs. Robbie Lawler

Rashad Evans vs. Chael Sonnen

Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks

[Rappy Veteran]

Are we in for a shock?

[D. S. Veteran]

Are we in for a shock?

 

Yes, maybe this time it will be 49-46 instead of the usual 50-45. :woot:

 

Josh Koscheck had a big right hand, got his eye socket broken for his troubles. If Hendricks doesn't close the deal in the first, he's in for a long night. His wins over Pierce and Kos are blueprints of how you can neutralize his power. The Condit fight, where he faded a bit in the 3rd, is also a troubling sign. GSP being GSP and gameplaning as he does, his chances aren't great. But we've already seen a massive upset in 2013. Another one would be something special, albeit not very likely.

[Rappy Veteran]

[D. S. Veteran]

 

So close!

[Colin.B]

Going to get my unpopular opinion in now....

 

GSP won that fight.

 

Yep. I said it. 

[vcfan]

Going to get my unpopular opinion in now....

 

GSP won that fight.

 

Yep. I said it.

I agree. it all came down to the first round,and that was close because they each got a takedown,and landed similar amount of strikes, but GSP got a sub in there. it surely wasn't a robbery like some folks seem to think, it was just a super close fight.

[Rappy Veteran]

[MightyJordan]

it surely wasn't a robbery like some folks seem to think, it was just a super close fight.

That's exactly what it was; only difference is I had it 48-47 to Hendricks rather than GSP. I'm surprised one of the judges didn't rule it a draw, to be honest; it really was that close. The way GSP talked in his post-match interview, we probably won't be seeing a rematch. :/

 

 

Meanwhile...

[D. S. Veteran]

Lots of ###### score cards last night but the main event took the cake. In my eyes, Hendricks won that fight. He also came very close to finishing GSP, something not even Carlos Condit, probably the best striker GSP ever faced, could achieve.

[D. S. Veteran]

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the current face of absolute ######!