Guest mr. potato pimp Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 I don't disagree with any of that, especially not the part about Leben being overrated. But even from a sport perspective - Stann beating Santiago means a lot to people who know who Santiago is and nobody else (yes UFC will hype him up, but UFC hypes up literally every single fighter they have which makes it hard to debut new fighters effectively). People who don't know who Santiago is would expect Stann, who they love, to run through this unknown guy. Silva, on the other hand, looks like a step up. Yes Stann beating Santiago will bump Stann up in online rankings, but it won't do anything more than that - from a booking perspective it'll just delay him against Wanderlei or Bisping or whoever the next step up in perception is. It's "Brian Stann fights Some Guy" - which means Stann will at best tread water, and he's not established enough that a loss would mean great things for Santiago. But I love Santiago and expect him to win, so while I'm glad he gets a main card fight in his debut, I just find it really odd booking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMachine Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hamill vs Rampage? Oh, hell yes! I like both fighters (Rampage is one of my top 3 favorites, along with Congo and Swick), so that's a win-win and should be a good fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMarrio Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 I'm glad Santiagos back in the UFC he's done well since his first stint and his fights against Misaki are some of the most exciting fights i've seen. He's improved since his first stint and should add a bit more depth to the division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_da_bill Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Jonathan Brookins is going to fight Jeremy Stephens at the TUF Finale. Talk about throwing your TUF winner to the wolves, that's a serious matchup right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Tito Ortiz pulled out of the 3/26 Fight Night main event due to needing stitches, Little Nog's replacement opponent will (unfortunately for him) be Phil Davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMarrio Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I'd rather see Phil Davis in that fight though then Tito Ortiz......While I thought Nog would beat Tito and that would get Tito out the UFC, this is gonna be alot tougher fight for Little Nog considering how Jason Brilz did in their fight (I scored it to Brilz)I wouldn't be surprised to see Davis win this fight however it is a step up in competition and could set him on the right path. Also Kenny Florian will fight Diego Nunes in his Featherweight debut at UFC 131 along with Dustin Poirier will fight Rani Yahya is also set for UFC 131. Ed Herman will fight Tim Credeur at TUF 13 Finale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 My friend joked that Ortiz is going to require stitches before every fight now so that he can stay employed. I think we all know Tito is done, and whoever beats him isn't really going to benefit all that much from it. Might as well cut the guy now, but I can almost see him getting put against a tomato can in his next fight, winning, and using that to move into 2 or 3 more big name matches before being done for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 While I essentially agree with most of what is being said about Tito, in his defence, he looked much better against Hamill than he has against a lot of recent opponents, and while Hamill looked like a child against Jon Jones against most other opponents he looks at the very least competent, maybe we haven't seen the last of Ortiz quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_da_bill Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Apparently the UFC are rescinding their release of Brandon Vera after Thiago Silva's test results came back positive. Another opportunity for Vera to waste despite his potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRN Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 So, has anyone seen all the videos Jorge Rivera has posted on Michael Bisping? I mean, I wanted Bisping to lose before those but after watching them Jorge Rivera now is a new form of deity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have disliked Rivera for a long time, those didn't make me like him or dislike him more. It just made me chuckle, he looks like he is scared for his life in interviews though, deer in the headlights look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRN Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well, as long as Bisping loses I think everyone is happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I will not be happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr. potato head Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well now I'm definitely cheering for Rivera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Shut up, MPH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Bisping won't lose, and the videos were funny to the extent of Rivera looking like a scared lil bitch when confronted at the press conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhart Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Didn't Bisping start all this shit by going all racist on him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 No I don't think so, I thought Rivera started this shit by talking shit about Bisping, much like all his opponents do. It tends to be if you're not English, you hate Bisping as a fan, and as a result fighters take advantage of this by talking shit about him as they know the majority of the fans will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJ Penn Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 I'm in the Bisping camp for this fight too. Not a particularly big fan of his, but Rivera's getting old fast. I actually don't get why Bisping is hated so much. Sure he has his arrogant moments, but there are guys doing and saying worse and not getting as much from the fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 I'm not a Bisping fan, but I do not hate him. He is just not a guy that I look forward to seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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