Is AS trying to go for the phantom of the opera effect? What was that crap all about?

 

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort .
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
* Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

Not far off. Funny how we are typically within one call of each other every time.

In this case between Bader and Jones, both great fighters and great guys. I'm splitting hairs, but I think Bader may just have a hair more athleticism to carry him past a more skilled Jones. No matter what, there is no loser in this fight.

Forrest... I'll always take Forrest because you can never count him out. And because, well... I know the guy.

I REALLY want Vitor to win. The guy deserves it. He is one helluva fighter who's had some tough life circumstances that clouded his focus to fight. I'm not sure why Silva turned this into a personal thing however. May be because Vitor is still more well known in Brazil... Dunno. These guys used to be the best of friends. Perhaps Dana White wants another rivalry like Liddell Ortiz?

 

Well sir it is because great minds think alike as they say!!!

...and whats that now you KNOW Mr. Forrest Griffin??? Quite possibly so my fav fighter of all time!!!

You gotta get me an op to meet him so he can sign his books that i own

 

^^I do. His original coaches, Adam and Rory Singer, and I go WAY back. In fact, Forrest took his third BJJ/MMA lesson with my coach and I. And he was an absolute animal!!!!!!!!! A great guy all around. He's one of those characters that if you do not like him, then you probably have some personal issues to work out.

The story's I could tell of his up and coming fights...
My favorite being when we went to a fight down in Jackson GA, a fighter didn't show up; and they asked for a volunteer. Guess who volunteered. Forrest...

He got some shorts, got into the ring against a guy from a biker gang. Literally.

He got into the ring, jumped up and down a few times, then just let himself land on the floor in a heap. The look on the other guys face, priceless.

The bell rings, Forrest sprints across the ring, flying knee. Fight over.
Next fight ensues almost immediately when bikers want in on the action.


Oh, and those books are an awesome read. Funny as hell.

 

AMAZING POST!!!

and YES!!! Amazing books...The ONLY books ive read in the last i dont even remember how many years...i dont read...so the fact i actually BOUGHT these and went thru em like a fat kid loves cake really does mean something!!!

 

Pretty stoked for this fight day! Have not been this jacked since Carwin vs Lesner!

This is a awesome card!

 

THIS is an awesome card and so are ALL the cards for the near future...it really is a GREAT YEAR for fights!!!

UFC 127

* Jon Fitch vs. B.J. Penn
* Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
* Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropoulos
* Carlos Condit vs. Chris Lytle
* Chris Camozzi vs. Kyle Noke

UFC 128

* Champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Rashad Evans LHW Belt
* Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland
* Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus
* Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Nate Marquardt
* Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Brendan Schaub

UFC 129

* Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields WW Belt
* Champ Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick FW Belt
* Phil Davis vs. Matt Hamill
* Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
* Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson

UFC 130

* Champ Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard LW Belt
* Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Thiago Silva
* Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
* Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
* Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story

UFC 131

* Junior Dos Santos vs. Brock Lesnar
* Shane Carwin vs. TBA

...

And not to mention the UFC FIGHT NIGHT 24 & 25 cards as well as the TUF 13 FINALE cards looking dang good as well...EXCITEMENT!!!

 

When the hell is Puto Brave defending his HW belt?

 

TBD...hes out MINIMUM 8 months...But i read that Dos Santos heard from his camp it would be no where near close to that and 1 Year would be more likely...its the reason he took the fight with Brock because he did not want to be on the shelf that long rusting up...

Im actually curious to see when Dominick Cruz defends his BW belt because Urijah is one win away from a potential title fight again...and they HATE each other!!!

 

Me too, that will be great. Faber's lookin' good as a '35er.