UFC 127 Penn vs. Fitch - February 27th 2011

[ukgaz]

UFC 127 Penn vs. Fitch - February 27th 2011
Venue: Acer Arena
Location: Sydney, Australia

Main Bouts:
Jon Fitch (23-3) vs. B.J. Penn (16-7-1)
Michael Bisping (20-3) vs. Jorge Rivera (19-7)
George Sotiropoulos (14-2) vs. Dennis Siver (17-7)
Chris Lytle (30-17-5) vs. Brian Ebersole (46-14-1)
Chris Camozzi (14-3) vs. Kyle Noke (18-4-1)

Preliminary Bouts:
Ross Pearson (11-4) vs. Spencer Fisher (24-6)
James Te Huna (12-4) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (10-1)
Riki Fukuda (17-4) vs. Nick Ring (10-0)
Mark Hunt (5-7) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (21-3)
Maciej Jewtuszko (8-0) vs. Curt Warburton (6-2)
Tom Blackledge (10-6) vs. Anthony Perosh (10-6)
Tiequan Zhang (12-1) vs. Jason Reinhardt (20-1)

 

[kickserv]

You forgot the :canada1

Come on....you know better:nono: :tongue


Fight Card
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Jon Fitch vs. B.J. Penn
Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropoulos
Chris Lytle vs. Brian Ebersole
Chris Camozzi vs. Kyle Noke
Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson
Alexander Gustafsson vs. James Te Huna
Riki Fukuda vs. Nick Ring:canada1
Mark Hunt vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Maciej Jewtuszko vs. Curt Warburton
Tom Blackledge vs. Anthony Perosh
Jason Reinhardt vs. Tiequan Zhang

 

[kickserv]

As many of you know I don't like playing huge faves.....but......


George Sotiropoulos should destroy Dennis Siver I mean come on:chairshot

 

[kickserv]

Also think Fitch beats Penn....but not a huge fan of the odds on Fitch.

 

[Ghost Kid]

Siver is being shipped over to Australia to do one thing....TAP

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

Siver is being shipped over to Australia to do one thing....TAP

I agree. When is the last time a top contender got a dud like this, this late in his run? This is prime parlay material.

 

[The Sponge]

I think Fitch and that jaw of his runs right thru Penn. Fitch stand up is ten times better then what it was when he fought St Pierre the first time. Fitch will wear Penn down. Penn doesn't beat him early its over after two. I know Penn's cardio has improved but this is a mauler we are talking about with a solid chin. Like Georgy also and as much as i hate to say it i like Bisping too. I can't even believe this match is the co main event. Rivera looks like he is 80 years old and only a lucky punch which could happen, but hasn't yet to Bisping, will beat him.
Sorry Dana but u will be lucky to get 500,000 buys for this shit card. Prolly bet the first two. Definitely Georgy.

 

[gardenweasel]

I think Fitch and that jaw of his runs right thru Penn. Fitch stand up is ten times better then what it was when he fought St Pierre the first time. Fitch will wear Penn down. Penn doesn't beat him early its over after two. I know Penn's cardio has improved but this is a mauler we are talking about with a solid chin. Like Georgy also and as much as i hate to say it i like Bisping too. I can't even believe this match is the co main event. Rivera looks like he is 80 years old and only a lucky punch which could happen, but hasn't yet to Bisping, will beat him.
Sorry Dana but u will be lucky to get 500,000 buys for this shit card. Prolly bet the first two. Definitely Georgy.

true dat...it is a lame card...i thought the idea was to promote mma in australia?...

if fisher has anything left at all,his fight with pearson could be fun while it lasts...should be a stand-up shootout...

 

[THE_THONG]

i'm not betting on or against bisping
:banghead: :banghead:

kurby kurby

 

[kickserv]

It wouldn't be a real thread unless kegray/sponge/kegray bash Dana:facepalm:


So spoiled

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

true dat...it is a lame card...i thought the idea was to promote mma in australia?...

if fisher has anything left at all,his fight with pearson could be fun while it lasts...should be a stand-up shootout...

I think they keep these international cards somewhat lame by design. They are trying to promote the sport, but they aren't going to invest seriously until the interest and money is there. I don't have a problem with it.

I find it hard to believe Pearson v. Fischer is not on the main card. That is just crazy. I know Pearson looked bad against Cole Miller, but come on. He's a game boxer and so is Fischer. This fight has my vote for fight of the night in advance.

 

[kickserv]

You guys do realize the card sold out in 2 days. Of course Dana has no idea what he's doing. Event sells out in 2 days and most likely 450000-550000 PPV's....yeah a real mistake for him:facepalm:

Every card can't be great.

Plus who cares who is on the card, if the fights are exciting that's all that matters.


Spoiled MMA fans I tell ya.


But as stated the odds of GW/weepaul/kegray saying anything positive about Dana are the same as me having a three way with Anna Torv and Jennifer Aniston

 

[THE_THONG]

everyone's a critic

even in mma
:142smilie

 

[The Sponge]

true dat...it is a lame card...i thought the idea was to promote mma in australia?...

if fisher has anything left at all,his fight with pearson could be fun while it lasts...should be a stand-up shootout...

i don't know if it is just me but im not really into seeing Fisher fight anymore. It looks like a good matchup with Spencer having more weapons on the ground but i just aint into this fight for some reason.

 

[The Sponge]

It wouldn't be a real thread unless kegray/sponge/kegray bash Dana:facepalm:


So spoiled

Kick when u put out a card u have to at least have that one fight that makes you want it. Im curious about the Fitch and Penn match but it wouldn't kill me if i missed it. The others i could read the results and i wouldn't look back. Last card was bad but there were fights people long to see. The anticipacion level was and all time high. There is nothing about this card where any of us are in awe. Well except for u who seems to be vying for a job with the ufc or Dana's butler :shrug: One easy move would have put Georgy in a good fight. That would have been at least something to look forward to. Bisping against Rivera? My goodness. I wouldn't care if they put that on the under card.

 

[The Sponge]

I think they keep these international cards somewhat lame by design. They are trying to promote the sport, but they aren't going to invest seriously until the interest and money is there. I don't have a problem with it.

I find it hard to believe Pearson v. Fischer is not on the main card. That is just crazy. I know Pearson looked bad against Cole Miller, but come on. He's a game boxer and so is Fischer. This fight has my vote for fight of the night in advance.

It has to be by design cause i can't think of any other reason.:shrug: These international cards are always weak.

 

[The Sponge]

i don't know why but for some reason i thought Penn and Fitch was a five rounder. I still like Fitch but not to sure about betting him now.

 

[weepaul]

Spoiled MMA fans I tell ya.


But as stated the odds of GW/weepaul/kegray saying anything positive about Dana are the same as me having a three way with Anna Torv and Jennifer Aniston

He is a great guy with the fans!!!

When does that 3-way start??? :mj07:

 

[ukgaz]

I'm going to miss this card as I will be in Disney-Land so will not know results\watch until the Monday after.

For me the card was badly weakened when Condit pulled out.

Fitch has a great chin and has proven to be difficult to submit save for the loss at the beginning of his career. He should be to big and strong for Penn but Penn by submission is a good prop.

Bisping beats Rivera.

Like Sotiropoulos but Siver's take down defense has gotten a lot better. If it stays standing could be interesting but as soon as it hits the mat the end should come

Really like Fisher against Pearson - this really should be the opening fight on the main card

Ring has not see action since October 2009 though he is training with GSP. Fukuda is the current DEEP champion - looking forward to the odds on this one

 

[The Sponge]

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