UFC part deux

[Gooch]

How about that kick to Sean Salmon's face by Rashad. Boom! There goes the dynamite!

[Gooch]

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[Gooch]

UFC 67 is this Sat, Feb 3rd.

UFC's new signee, Mirko CroCop, the #2 HW in the world, will be debuting. UFC's other new signee, Rampage Jackson, the man who beat Liddell, will be debuting. Anderson Silva, Middleweight champ, will be having his first title defense against TUF#4 winner: Travis Lutter. Lutter actually has a good shot b/c Silva might be weak vs a game wrestler.


UFC 67 ON SUPER BOWL WEEKEND: FEBRUARY 3, 2007 IN LAS VEGAS

Main Card Bouts:
-Mirko Cro Cop (#2 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Eddie Sanchez
-Anderson Silva (#2 Middleweight)* vs. Travis Lutter
-Quinton Jackson (#7 Light Heavyweight)* vs. Marvin Eastman
-Roger Huerta vs. John Halverson
-Scott Smith vs. Patrick Cote

Preliminary Bouts [bout placement is subject to change]:
-Ryoto Machida vs. Sam Hoger
-Tyson Griffin vs. Frank Edgar
-Jorge Rivera vs. Terry Martin
-Dustin Hazelett vs. Diego Saraiva

Note: The fight between Georges St. Pierre and Matt Serra has been delayed because of a knee injury suffered by St. Pierre.

United States PPV suggested retail price: $39.95







Places to see in in NY:

Brooklyn:
NY Brooklyn Buffalo Wild Wings @ Brooklyn 718 943-9453


NYC:
Playwright 212 262-9263

[diceisgod]

i'm psyched

[diceisgod]

10 minutes til showtime!

IT'S.... TIIIIIME!

[diceisgod]

Travis Lutter doesn't make weight? What a fucking disgrace. I really hope he dies in the ring.

[diceisgod]

http://www.stickam.com/profile/heatseeker

[Gooch]

overall, not the best of PPVs but still a good watch. Rampage takes out Eastman. Lutter couldn't take advantage vs Silva...he dropped the ball not just once, but twice. Crocop just destroyed Sanchez. couple of the end fights they threw on was entertaining...and i won the poker tournie. Go me.

[diceisgod]

I was almost tempted to rent Pride 33 but the last two sucked however this one seemed pretty good. Henderson knocks out Silva, Diaz gogoplata's (sp?) Gomi, Lil Nog got KO'd by some bozo. Thank god for youtube - sift right through 4 hours of bullshit and see all the highlights.

Won't be missing UFC next week. Great great card.

[Gooch]

Missed it also, but also saw via youtube. Gomi has always been tremendously overrated, and UFC journeyman Diaz beating him is just a huge indicator how much better the UFC top welterweights really are. Silva's second knockout in these last few months...1st one was a vicsious kick to the head by Mirko Crocop.



UFC March 3rd card will include the following fights:


UFC 68: THE UPRISING featuring
UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia vs. Randy “The Natural” Couture
Rich “Ace” Franklin vs. Jason “The Athlete” MacDonald and Matt Hughes vs. Chris “Lights Out” Lytle.

Also on the card are exciting match-ups Drew McFedries vs. Martin Kampmann; Jason Lambert vs. Renato Sobral; Columbus native Rex Holman vs. Matt Hamill; Luigi Fioravanti vs. Jon Fitch; Gleison Tibau vs. Jason Dent and Jason Gilliam vs. Jamie Varner.

It is the first UFC offered in HD for $10 more. Too bad the Plasma HDTV is in the bedroom.

The suggested retail price for Standard Definition is $39.95and $49.95 for HD.

[Gooch]

Unbelievable final fight. Randy HW champ of the world beats Tim Sylvia, who was 13 years younger, bigger and 40 lbs heavier. Beats him like a bitch. Great PPV

[diceisgod]

Best fight I've ever seen. Couture is just amazing.

[Gooch]

not sure how long this will still be a working link but...

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[Gooch]

interview with Randy...

(annoying ad at the start)

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[Gooch]

[Gooch]

There are two...TWO?!?! reports that the owners of Zuffa (UFC) just bought PRIDE for a measely $64 million

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[Gooch]

It's official:

FERTITTAS BUY PRIDE

The Japanese newspapers reported today in Tokyo, Japan that the UFC has bought Pride. The UFC/Pride rumor has been circulating for awhile, but the deal appears to be done. One of the newspapers in Japan, SportsHochi, reported that the Fertittas, who owns Zuffa which operates the UFC, will start a new company thus disbanding DSE(Dream Stage Entertainment, which has been the company that Pride has operated under). DSE/Pride President Nobuyuki Sakikabara, who brought Pride to the United States and was successful in making the Pride brand one of the most compelling MMA promotions in the world, is reportedly resigning from his position.

The new company that Pride will operate under apparently will not be run by UFC or Zuffa, but will be it's own entity owned by the Fertittas. Thus Pride and the UFC being run separately. But, it is being reported that the two promotions will do a joint super show once a year. SportsHochi reports that Pride 34 on 4/8 will be the last Pride show run by DSE.

So will Pride be a Japanese or a United States promotion? Apparently, Pride looks to continue to do shows in both Japan and the United States. Intentions are to still have the Light Weight Grand Prix starting in May. The GP being made up of 3 shows, all taking place in Japan. And, the New Years Eve show is still in the plans to take place in Japan. There are also plans to do 2-3 more shows in the United States this year.

There will be a press conference held in Tokyo, Japan at the Roppongi Hills Arena on Tuesday 3/27 which will be open to the press and fans alike.

[Keyser Soze]

johnnie morton is going to fight someone????

[faceman802]

heard Ortiz vs. Rashad is scheduled for 7/7/07

[Gooch]

Yup.

here are the next few events:

UFC 69: APRIL 7, 2007 IN HOUSTON, TEXAS (Toyota Center)
PPV

Main Card Bouts:
-Georges St. Pierre (#1 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Matt Serra
-Diego Sanchez (#4 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Josh Koscheck (#9 Welterweight in the World)*
-Mike Swick vs. Yushin Okami
-Kendall Grove vs. Alan Belcher
-Roger Huerta vs. Leonard Garcia

Preliminary Bouts:
-Heath Herring vs. Brad Imes
-Thales Leites vs. Pete Sell
-Luke Cummo vs. Josh Haynes
-Pete Spratt vs. Marcus Davis


FREE ON SPIKE:
UFC 70: APRIL 21, 2007 IN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND AT M.E.N. ARENA

Main Card Bouts:
-Mirko Cro Cop (#2 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
-Andrei Arlovski (#7 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Fabricio Werdum (#8 Heavyweight in the World)*
-Ryoto Machida vs. David Heath
-Michael Bisping vs. Elvis Sinosic
-Assuerio Silva vs. Cheick Kongo

Preliminary Bouts:
-Dennis Siver vs. Jess Liaudin
-Alessio Sakara vs. Victor Valimaki
-Terry Etim vs. Matt Grice
-Junior Assuncao vs. David Lee
-Paul Taylor vs. Ediberto Crocota


PPV:
UFC 71: MAY 26, 2007 IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

-Chuck Liddell (#1 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Quinton Jackson (#7 Light Heavyweight in the World)*
-Karo Parisyan (#5 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Josh Burkman (#10 Welterweight in the World)*
-Ivan Salaverry vs. Terry Martin
-Chris Leben vs. Kalib Starnes
-Eric Schafer vs. Sean Salmon
-Keith Jardine vs. TBA


PPV:
UFC 72: JULY 7, 2007 (location TBA)

-Anderson Silva (#2 Middleweight in the World)* vs. Nathan Marquardt (#8 Middleweight in the World)*
-Tito Ortiz (#8 Light Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Rashad Evans
-Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca



((# rankings are from MMAweekly.com based on rankings that include PRIDE, WEC, K-1, FC etc. they are merely their Editor's conjecture))