UFC 71 - Las Vegas, Nevada May 26th

[Dr. Fade]

Well guess what as a fight fan it looks like the guy who did a good job of moving the UFC to the next level is getting greedy and we are gonna get shit card after shit card when we can be having great ones. He is either over paying the top guys on the card or just pocketing all kinds of cash. Him buying pride screwed us big time. Hopefully the guy doing these Bodog fights doesn't sell also. This is aready getting like Boxing. I know Don King love to just destroy boxing for his ego but he did put a couple of fights on a big card like him or not.

It is amazing that you can see MMA turning into exactly what killed boxing- greed and corruption. You can't trust boxing because outcomes can too easily be negotiated to benefit one or both fighters...."if this scenario occurs, you can make..." Whether it involves the judges/fighters whatever. I ran an offshore in the 90's and learned very quickly to lower limits on that crap. I will say that I was surpised that Mayweather got a decision over Oscar, because I assumed DeLaHoya would get a BS decision which would lead to a mandatory rematch that would make them both richer.

The BoDog guy is a complete ego-maniac clown by the way.

 

[The Sponge]

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The BoDog guy is a complete ego-maniac clown by the way.

Believe it or not but i sensed that with him. Having certain people in the crowd like Putin among others kind of points this out. Hopefully his ego makes him want to compete with Dana white but im sure eventually they will merge. If not this could be good for all of us. From what i see of ufc 72 it looks like a pile of shit.

 

[Dr. Fade]

Believe it or not but i sensed that with him. Having certain people in the crowd like Putin among others kind of points this out. Hopefully his ego makes him want to compete with Dana white but im sure eventually they will merge. If not this could be good for all of us. From what i see of ufc 72 it looks like a pile of shit.

I guess its about signing and locking in up-and -comers to contracts- Dana White has beem dangling Liddell and M. Hughes who are not the best - but they are his guys under contract. Obvious conflict of interest- If Calvin has a guy that would beat ass on a UFC champ- the fight won't happen. I'll give Dana credit for bringin his boy over to PRIDE 3 yrs. ago only to get his fvckin ass kicked by Q- but he probably already had a deal in place beforehand? Rampage is the most legit Champ that the UFC has had to date.

 

[kickserv]

well....my parlay went to sh** when Jardine got smoked..but my two dogs of Rampage and Kalib were winners :SIB


UFC Record (since UFC 58)
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Prop Bet 1-2
Fighter versus Fighter 41-21
Parlays 16-16


+32.00 Joe Rogans

 

[kickserv]

and what is it with guys making their UFC debuts and winning easily.....and another thing.....how many underdogs are winning.....it's getting to the point where favs are becoming underdogs :mj07: :mj07:


except for GSP...he's gonna be the first UFC fighter to actually kill someone....Josh is going to be killed....yep that's right...killed :scared

 

[The Sponge]

and what is it with guys making their UFC debuts and winning easily.....and another thing.....how many underdogs are winning.....it's getting to the point where favs are becoming underdogs :mj07: :mj07:


except for GSP...he's gonna be the first UFC fighter to actually kill someone....Josh is going to be killed....yep that's right...killed :scared

i dont know kick. There is something about Kosh i like. It wouldn't surprise me at the least if he won. By the way did you check out the Stevens kid last night? I was totally impressed even tho he lost. Saw the fight again. Kid is 21 and has great hands. He made a mistake last night that cost him but i see nothing but bright things for this kid.

 

[kickserv]

The Sponge:

ummmm first off......Koschek has as much chance of winning as my grandma beating Rampage :com:




and yes....that 21 year old almost won his debut as well :com: So many good fighters now...soooooooo many :scared

 

[kegray1]

I agree GSP will beat him down. I hope he does at least. GSP may jump on him and end it so quick the beatdown never comes.

Kick---
Any opinions on Gracie v Sakuraba this weekend?
Tough to call and I have yet to see the odds.

 

[The Sponge]

The Sponge:

ummmm first off......Koschek has as much chance of winning as my grandma beating Rampage :com:




i think i heard the same thing about Serra. I can see it now. GSP throws out one of those devastating kicks, Kosh grabs it and throws him down. Then we see what happens from there. Tell your boy GSP i have a great tip for him. Don't be bringing in any bottled water, drinking it, and spitting it up in the air. If you watch his fight with Serra he does this before the match and slips on this very same spot. I think the slip had a lot to do with him losing that fight. Looked like he had ice skates on. check it out. You will see he slips in the exact same spot he spit the water.

 

[kickserv]

kegray..........my only opinion is this.........aren't all the Gracies like 90 years old :shrug: I could be wrong :mj07:

sorry...wish could help ya further.....


and sponge...good tip....don't spit the water...and don't slip :com:


Can't wait until August.....and watch the first "fatallity (mortal combat)" in UFC history....Josh will be killed....yep that's right killed....as in death.....as in casket....yep Josh will die..........I mean come on, Josh has to be sh**ing his pants knowing he's going to have to face a motivated GSP.......

 

[layinwood]

Well, what a crappy Sat night for me. I was down at Lake Travis in Austin and we had some friends down there so we decided to meet them out at Carlos and Charlies(I couldn't say no so i DVR'd the fight) Well after the bar we went back to their place and we where all just hanging out. I was sitting inside when some guy I didn't know came running in and said Liddell was KO'd in the 1st. You have to be f'ing me dude, don't ruin my fight like that.

Had a descent night going 2-2 with both of my bigger underdog plays hitting. I think I was plus 1.8 something units.

 

[The Sponge]

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and sponge...good tip....don't spit the water...and don't slip :com:


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Films don't lie you make it sound like im making this up.

 

[kickserv]

I agree with ya Sponge...he slipped on that spot :SIB


and layin....that sucks....ruin the fight for ya...I hate when ya tape something, and somebody ruins it for ya....that sucks :nono:

 

[kegray1]

kegray..........my only opinion is this.........aren't all the Gracies like 90 years old :shrug: I could be wrong :mj07:

sorry...wish could help ya further.....

Royce is really getting up there.
Sakuraba will not be able to KO him like Hughes did and it is IMPOSSIBLE to make him tap because he is double jointed and you can bend him in any direction and he really doesn't feel it.

I think Gracie bores us for 3 rounds and gets a decision.