The Official MMA Thread

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 3:12 am

I met JDS last night. Got a "face off" photo with him (no Nic Cage) and he signed one of those UFC photos.

CSB.

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:33 pm

^Did he say anything. Or was it really quick?

Tweak Da Leak · Post by **Tweak Da Leak** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:37 pm

Man hopefully Lombard tosses around the Barbarian for brutalizing Okami like that in the 3rd.

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:45 pm

bbatson1 wrote:^Did he say anything. Or was it really quick?

Really quick. Just small talk "take care buddy" type stuff.

I also met Cain Velasquez, Chad Mendez and Mike Pyle last year some time. That was more relaxed and was able to have a small convo with them.

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:51 pm

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:00 pm

^that's funny. I saw that.

Tim Sylvia has been signed by SF to be Cormier's plus one fight in SF before the fold the HW division.

Sylvia VS Cormier at Sept. 29 event.

Barnett's opponent not known yet.

Kid That's Lifeless · Post by **Kid That's Lifeless** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:04 pm

bbatson1 wrote:^that's funny. I saw that.

Tim Sylvia has been signed by SF to be Cormier's plus one fight in SF before the fold the HW division.

Sylvia VS Cormier at Sept. 29 event.

Cormier via not being Tim Sylvia

tehgiftofgab · Post by **tehgiftofgab** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:10 pm

dana says sylvia isn't signed w sf and that fight's not happening

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:43 pm

Tonight

Main Card (PPV) 7pm PT/ 10pm ET/ 3am UK

Renan Barao (28-1, 1 NC) -200 vs. Urijah Faber (26-5) +160

Hector Lombard (31-2-1, 1 NC) -345 vs. Tim Boetsch (15-4) +275

Shawn Jordan (13-3) -140 vs. Cheick Kongo (17-7-2) +110

James Head (8-2) +285 vs. Brian Ebersole (50-14-1, 1 NC) -355

Matt Riddle (6-3) -160 vs. Chris Clements (11-4) +130

Preliminary Card (FX) 5pm PT/ 8pm ET / 1am UK

Nick Ring (12-1) -120 vs. Court McGee (13-2) -110

Roland Delorme (8-1) EVEN vs. Francisco Rivera (8-2) -130

Ryan Jimmo (16-1) -170 vs. Anthony Perosh (13-6) +140

Bryan Caraway (16-5) -210 vs. Mitch Gagnon (9-1) +170

(Facebook/Youtube Prelims) 4pm PT/ 7pm ET / 12am UK

Mitch Clarke (9-1) +140 vs. Anton Kuivanen (16-5) -170

Daniel Pineda (17-8) -220 vs. Antonio Carvalho (13-5) +180

the dead poet · Post by **the dead poet** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:57 pm

pumped for main event. Co main event has my attention. And I always like watching Ebersole fight.

Bones · Post by **Bones** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:58 pm

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bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:59 pm

^I believe 5 dimes is the go to betting spot if it's still around.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:18 pm

Bet365.co.uk

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:19 pm

Sorry. .com

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:15 pm

great card so far. all good fights.

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:08 pm

Cysed for the two headlining fights!

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:31 pm

Great fight!

the dead poet · Post by **the dead poet** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:04 am

neither of those dudes are getting a shot at a title for awhile after that shit.

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:08 am

Boring fight but I think Lombard still took that easily. Boetsch never once had Lombard even remotely troubled. WTF did Boetsch do to win that???

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:11 am

wow. I rarely disagree with decisions. I 100% disagree with that. Completely. It's was boring. Yes. But Hector won 30-27 imo. At the least 29-18. Just terrible terrible judging imo. I'm shocked.

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:18 am

I think i'm going to go with Faber. I don't think Barao can go 5.

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:36 am

30-27 Barao right now. Faber not fighting like I thought he would .

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:47 am

This crowd is retarded.

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:49 am

50-45 Barao.

Faber didn't fight like I thought he would.

the dead poet · Post by **the dead poet** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:03 am

Moolah wrote:This crowd is retarded.

word! Fuck that crowd.

Kid That's Lifeless · Post by **Kid That's Lifeless** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:25 am

I didn't even bother watching the card. Just from reading recaps, I have learned that I didn't miss much.

T Rav · Post by **T Rav** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 1:51 pm

the dead poet wrote:
Moolah wrote:This crowd is retarded.
word! Fuck that crowd.

I think the crowd was pissed they paid so much cash for a UFC/ Fuel TV lineup. Whether the fights were entertaining or not, the boos were going to rain.

My buddy was trolling Dana White on Twitter, and he actually kept responding.

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:43 pm

wow. Frank Mir must be a masochist..

MIR VS CORMIER is booked.

http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-spor ... s-cormier/

bbatson1 · Post by **bbatson1** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:56 pm

It's been a trying time these last 4 months as I have been faced with the prospect that one of our team's most talented fighters had decided to leave the sport. As a fan I've always admired what both of the Diaz's brought to the cage; a combination of technical brilliance and raw violence.

Nate Diaz has finally put his game together and found the formula to propel him to the top of the 155lbs division. To see Nick leave at the top of his game was difficult.

For the last couple of months I've watched Nick begin to frequent the gym more and more. He's training harder now than he has for many of his fights. It was obvious that training and fighting is in his DNA. It is who he is.
This week we had a great talk and he made it clear to me that he is ready to get back to the cage. Nick Diaz will return.

To address the NSAC suspension, I will say that we have appealed to the courts and if things go our way, it will be plausible that Nick could return as early as sometime at the end of this year.
For too long NSAC bureaucrats have acted with malicious incompetence towards the fighters. We will challenge them in court.

As far as future opponents, Nick has stated that he would like to take fights "that matter". Since GSP will be fighting Condit, he has to look elsewhere. He will respectfully ask for a fight with Anderson Silva, a fighter he respects and would like to challenge.

Silva's camp has been speaking of a fight with GSP, possibly even at a catch weight. Nick will take that fight in a minute but has told me that should Silva decide not to drop at all, he will move up to 185lbs to face the Champ.

I will be meeting with Dana next Monday August 6th to discuss this and other issues. If you appreciate Nick's fighting style, please let Dana know that you want Nick back ASAP.

Thank you and best regards,
Cesar Gracie