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[the dead poet]

Sergio getting showed up. I thought he was pretty close to losing his debut as well. Hopefully he'll learn from his first two fights.

I had him winning the first two rounds...the second being really close.

[Beastly Swagger]

Yes he's still very young.

[the dead poet]

Thomson dropped that fight man. Broken thumb or not dude played it safe just like Gil did in the fifth.

[bbatson1]

I disagree with that decision. ^Agree Thomson should have been more aggressive in the 5th.

I can't stand watching Henderson anymore. He's boring as fuck and barely fights.

[the dead poet]

I had it Thomson winning 1 and 4 going into the 5th. Little tipsy so figure i'll rewatch in the morning...but thats how I saw it going into the final round.

[Ramen]

Haven't watched a event in awhile. Sup with all these dudes wearing headphones?

[Beastly Swagger]

Sponsorship $.

[Moolah]

Benson looked horrible. Josh looked severely hampered by his injury but still managed to control the majority of the grappling, slam him repeatedly and take his back like 5 times. Benson hardly did anything against an opponent who was barely striking him at all. What's the record low number of strikes thrown in a 5 round fight? Seems like Josh would have to be close and IMHO he still won that fight.

[Rachel Hobozal]

Sponsorship $.

I'm still trying to figure out what kind of headphones they are. Monster?

[Beastly Swagger]

So far seen JL audio & Monsters new Octagon line.

[Rachel Hobozal]

Damn I wanna hear the JL's.

Cerrone's back. He's been my favorite fighter for years now. Him and Rumble Johnson.

[Beastly Swagger]

January 31, 2014 | Arena Theatre | Houston, Texas
main CARD
AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET

Tim Means vs. Artenas Young
Henry Cejudo vs. Elias Garcia
Carlos Martinez vs. Charlie Ontiveros
Larry Crowe vs. Evan Thompson
Alex Black vs. Charles Cheeks
Steven Rodriguez vs. Kamaru Usman

[bbatson1]

So many favorites on the card tonight. Big night!


February 1, 2014 | Prudential Center | Newark, New Jersey

MAIN CARD
Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET
Renan Barao vs. Urijah Faber
for bantamweight title
Jose Aldo vs. Ricardo Lamas
for featherweight title
Frank Mir vs. Alistair Overeem
Ali Bagautinov vs. John Lineker
Abel Trujillo vs. Jamie Varner

PRELIMINARY CARD
FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET
John Makdessi vs. Alan Patrick
Chris Cariaso vs. Danny Martinez
Nick Catone vs. Tom Watson
Al Iaquinta vs. Kevin Lee

PRELIMINARY CARD
UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET
Andy Enz vs. Clint Hester
Rashid Magomedov vs. Tony Martin
Neil Magny vs. Gasan Umalatov

[Beastly Swagger]

My FB status : UFC 169,adult beverages & Zaxbys wings,,, now ring my phone if U want to sucka (Aunt Esther voice ha !)

[the dead poet]

really good card on paper. I will be ordering it.

[bbatson1]

Al I VS Lee fight was dope.

move from the fight..if you haven't seen it yet.

[bbatson1]

wowwwwwww

[Rachel Hobozal]

Bogus stoppage. Every single pitter patter hit was landing directly to Faber's glove. I hate when fighter's look the ref to stop the fight when they're not even doing damage. Fucking caveman looking motherfucker looks like he's been chewing rocks and sticks.

[binary]

Stoppage was FUCKING WEAAAKKK

[Beastly Swagger]

Herb's usually on point but Dana's already spoke on a another shot for Faber. Reem looked well conditioned & composed.

[the dead poet]

Rumble is back and will face Phil Davis @ 172!

[Rachel Hobozal]

Best news I've heard in months!

[bbatson1]

I hope he fucks Phil Davis up.

[Beastly Swagger]

[Tweak Da Leak]

Mousasi vs Machida is my most anticipated match of the year

[bbatson1]

Mousasi vs Machida is my most anticipated match of the year

This is probably a top 5 "i hate someone has to lose" fight that I can ever remember.

UFC just said Machida will get a title shot if he wins.

[bbatson1]

http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/2/7/538 ... o-shoot-up

UFC light heavyweight veteran Thiago Silva was arrested Thursday night by members of the Broward County Sheriff's Office following an alleged incident at the Pablo Popovitch Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Oakland Park, Fla.

Silva, 31, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon, one count of resisting an officer without violence, as well as one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon stemming from a prior incident.

According to the police report obtained by MMAFighting.com from the Broward County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Silva and his wife Thaysa, who have been married for 13 years, separated in December 2012 due to "marital problems." Following the separation, Thaysa continued to live at the couple's Oakland Park residence.

On January 30, 2014, Thaysa Silva called officers to the residence due to a domestic altercation. She was "visibly shaking and sobbing uncontrollably" when police arrived. Thaysa alleged that Thiago and her engaged in an argument over accusations of extramarital affairs, during which, Thiago picked up a revolver, pushed her onto the sofa, pointed the firearm at her and threatened to kill her.

Thaysa alleges to have begun to scream, after which Thiago covered her mouth with his hand, held her down, and placed the revolver inside her mouth. Thiago then left the residence, fleeing the scene in his vehicle.

Thaysa informed officers that she feared for her life and believed Thiago intended to kill her. Later that day, Thaysa filed for a temporary injunction for protection.

On February 5, 2014, Thaysa Silva again called police following an incident at the shared residence. Thaysa alleges that she arrived to the residence at 8:53 p.m. to find Thiago Silva inside. She confronted Thiago and requested that he leave, citing the temporary injunction for protection. He initially refused, stating that she was the one who needed to leave. Thiago eventually left without incident.

Following his departure, Thiago allegedly sent Thaysa a text message that read, "I am gonna f--k you up and you are going to die. I am going to hire someone to kill you and I am gonna move my girlfriend in."

On February 6, 2014, at approximately 7:44 p.m., Thiago Silva allegedly parked his Dodge Charger outside the Pablo Popovitch Mixed Martial Arts Academy where Thaysa Silva, Pablo Popovitch, and approximately 25 adult students were training. Thaysa and Popovitch are currently involved in a romantic relationship, a fact which Thiago is aware of, and one that "contributed to his actions."

Thiago Silva allegedly began to honk his horn continuously until Thaysa Silva went outside to speak with him, noticing immediately that he was "extremely intoxicated." Thiago then brandished a glock pistol, pointed it at Thaysa, and stated, "You have ten seconds to bring Pablo outside and if he does not come out, I will go in the gym and start shooting everyone."

Popovitch exited the gym and approached the driver's side of vehicle, as Thiago allegedly pointed the firearm at Thaysa. Following ensuing death threats from Thiago, Popovitch ran back inside the gym, locked the front door and called police. Thiago subsequently drove off.

Officers soon arrived at Thiago Silva's residence and identified themselves, however upon Thiago's arrival, the UFC veteran "faced the deputies and gave them the middle finger" then proceeded inside his residence. A SWAT team was subsequently deployed, which coerced Thiago to exit the residence. Thiago allegedly "did not comply with [officers'] commands so a taser was deployed for officer safety reasons."

Silva was taken into custody at approximately 11:12 p.m.

Silva's sole count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon stems from the domestic incident on January 30, 2014.

Silva (16-3, 2 NC) was scheduled to fight Ovince St. Preux at UFC 171 on March 15 in Dallas, TX. He has subsequently been cut from the UFC.

[bbatson1]

Mousasi vs Machida is my most anticipated match of the year

Tonight's the night.

February 15, 2014 | Arena Jaragua | Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

MAIN CARD

FOX Sports 1, 10:30 p.m. ET
Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
Francis Carmont vs. Ronaldo Jacare Souza
Takenori Sato vs. Erick Silva
Viscardi Andrade vs. Nicholas Musoke
Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira

PRELIMINARY CARD

UFC Fight Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET
Cristiano Marcello vs. Joe Proctor
Rodrigo Damm vs. Ivan Jorge
Jesse Ronson vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Yuri Alcantara vs. Wilson Reis
Felipe Arantes vs. Maximo Blanco
Ildemar Alcantara vs. Albert Tumenov
Douglas de Andrade vs. Zubair Tuhugov

[Beastly Swagger]

Yes should be an entertaining card. Wings & adult beverages 'pon deck.

[tehgiftofgab]

So much for that