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Jul 22, 2012 5:32 AM
Atleast Machida and Shogun both fight for free on Fox in a few weeks!
Jul 22, 2012 1:32am
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Jul 22, 2012 5:48 AM
Chalk me up as someone who was disappointed with the main card. I was excited to finally watch Lombard and he fell short of impressing me. The Kongo fight was also disappointing. I thought for sure it would end with a tko. Oh well I didnt expect a great card but like robj55 said at least the free Fox card is pretty good.
Jul 22, 2012 1:48am
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Jul 22, 2012 7:25 PM
I guess Dana actually came out and said how disappointing the card was. He doesnt do that often. I guess it's hard not to when the crowd was booing for 2 or 3 straight fights.
Jul 22, 2012 3:25pm
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Jul 22, 2012 7:28 PM
bigdaddy2003;1231060 wrote:I guess Dana actually came out and said how disappointing the card was. He doesnt do that often. I guess it's hard not to when the crowd was booing for 2 or 3 straight fights.
Yeah Dana is pretty honest about it all. Atleast the prelims were awesome though. Sometimes fight cards aren't going to come through, but normally they are all awesome. This FOX card in two weeks is loaded and should provide some fireworks and great fights.
Jul 22, 2012 3:28pm
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Jul 22, 2012 7:40 PM
robj55;1231061 wrote:Yeah Dana is pretty honest about it all. Atleast the prelims were awesome though. Sometimes fight cards aren't going to come through, but normally they are all awesome. This FOX card in two weeks is loaded and should provide some fireworks and great fights.
Yeah, no doubt. I'm not dumb enough to believe every card is going to be great but it was bad. I didnt end up watching the prelims because I was hoping a lot of them would be on the ppv. Oh well free Fox card should make up for it.
Jul 22, 2012 3:40pm
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Jul 22, 2012 7:43 PM
Can I say I called it with Lombard?
Jul 22, 2012 3:43pm
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Jul 22, 2012 7:52 PM
I Wear Pants;1231071 wrote:Can I say I called it with Lombard?
You did, I still thought he won the fight but neither man was impressive. What did Boetsch land that was significant? I can't think of one strike. Lombard won the grappling, landed the harder shots but was just frozen for the majority of the fight, he was trying to counter and Boetsch wasn't committing to anything.
Jul 22, 2012 3:52pm
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Jul 22, 2012 8:06 PM
Either way Lombard wasnt impressive. Boetsch isnt a slouch but the fight was pretty lousy.
Jul 22, 2012 4:06pm
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Jul 22, 2012 8:09 PM
robj55;1231075 wrote:You did, I still thought he won the fight but neither man was impressive. What did Boetsch land that was significant? I can't think of one strike. Lombard won the grappling, landed the harder shots but was just frozen for the majority of the fight, he was trying to counter and Boetsch wasn't committing to anything.
Yeah but what I mostly called was that Lombard is not going to be dominating the division or anything like that. People online were acting like he was gonna come through and destroy everyone up to and including Silva. Not gonna happen.
Jul 22, 2012 4:09pm
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Jul 22, 2012 8:19 PM
I Wear Pants;1231081 wrote:Yeah but what I mostly called was that Lombard is not going to be dominating the division or anything like that. People online were acting like he was gonna come through and destroy everyone up to and including Silva. Not gonna happen.
Yeah Anderson would have knocked him out if they fought last night. I just didn't understand the strategy, you can't counter someone who doesn't strike. Maybe he was afraid he would gas and wanted to pace himself, Boetsch is a slow starter and Lombard is normally a killer in the early rounds, he should have put the pressure on.
Jul 22, 2012 4:19pm
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Jul 23, 2012 6:16 PM
Glad i didn't order that one. The last good card i ordered was the all HW card.

Been disappointed recently since there have been so many injuries. It's just a bad stretch for the UFC, hoping by the end of the year they a bunch of belts on the line as well as No. 1 contender matches. Not a fan of jones outside the cage, but he likes to fight 3-4 times a year and he always brings it. I wish all the belt holders were the same way.

Really want the WW division back on track. No matter what, I want to see GSP vs Diaz after the condit fight.
Jul 23, 2012 2:16pm
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Jul 24, 2012 12:14 AM
Raw Dawgin' it;1231741 wrote:Glad i didn't order that one. The last good card i ordered was the all HW card.

Been disappointed recently since there have been so many injuries. It's just a bad stretch for the UFC, hoping by the end of the year they a bunch of belts on the line as well as No. 1 contender matches. Not a fan of jones outside the cage, but he likes to fight 3-4 times a year and he always brings it. I wish all the belt holders were the same way.

Really want the WW division back on track. No matter what, I want to see GSP vs Diaz after the condit fight.
That fight would be huge, don't think they can give Nick a shot coming off of a loss though, even though it was close. Dana has promised that they are putting together some huge fights for this fall and later this year/early next year. Eager to see what they come up with.
Jul 23, 2012 8:14pm
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Jul 24, 2012 12:20 PM
robj55;1231979 wrote:That fight would be huge, don't think they can give Nick a shot coming off of a loss though, even though it was close. Dana has promised that they are putting together some huge fights for this fall and later this year/early next year. Eager to see what they come up with.
Regardless of his previous fight, i think it needs to happen. Ideal scenario is GSP loses and then they can pair them off as both coming off a loss going after the title. Fuck a rematch, set that fight up if GSP loses.

Also, I'm eager for The Reem to come back. Drugs or not he can stand and bang and I want to seem him fight JDS. With so many guys coming off the shelf, there are some great fights to make.
Jul 24, 2012 8:20am
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Jul 24, 2012 5:27 PM
Raw Dawgin' it;1232237 wrote:Regardless of his previous fight, i think it needs to happen. Ideal scenario is GSP loses and then they can pair them off as both coming off a loss going after the title. **** a rematch, set that fight up if GSP loses.

Also, I'm eager for The Reem to come back. Drugs or not he can stand and bang and I want to seem him fight JDS. With so many guys coming off the shelf, there are some great fights to make.
Reem and JDS will be fireworks
Jul 24, 2012 1:27pm
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Jul 24, 2012 5:33 PM
UFC on Fox 4
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Brandon Vera
Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader
Travis Browne vs. Ben Rothwell
Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner

Of the 4 main card fights I really only care about the Lauzon vs Varner fight. I think Browne, Machida, and Rua roll. I like Varner and it'd be good to see some more contenders at 155. I wouldn't mind seeing him in a trilogy with Cerrone, those two can't stand each other so I'm sure the rubber match with title implications on the line would be awesome.
Jul 24, 2012 1:33pm
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Jul 24, 2012 5:45 PM
Raw Dawgin' it;1232549 wrote:UFC on Fox 4
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Brandon Vera
Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader
Travis Browne vs. Ben Rothwell
Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner

Of the 4 main card fights I really only care about the Lauzon vs Varner fight. I think Browne, Machida, and Rua roll. I like Varner and it'd be good to see some more contenders at 155. I wouldn't mind seeing him in a trilogy with Cerrone, those two can't stand each other so I'm sure the rubber match with title implications on the line would be awesome.
This card is really good, the prelims are loaded with good fighters and match ups too. I expect Shogun and Machida to have spectacular finishes. Rothwell surprised the hell out of me by knocking out Schaub in his last fight. Lauzon and Varner will be really exciting, Lauzon is one of the best first round fighters on the planet lol
Jul 24, 2012 1:45pm
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Jul 24, 2012 5:50 PM
Looking forward to the Fox card for sure!
Jul 24, 2012 1:50pm
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Jul 24, 2012 5:51 PM
If Varner doesn't break his hands I expect him to win.
Jul 24, 2012 1:51pm
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Jul 24, 2012 5:56 PM
Lauzon is extremely dangerous early in fights, but seems to fade after the first round. I could see all 4 main card fights being finishes.
Jul 24, 2012 1:56pm
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Jul 24, 2012 6:02 PM
robj55;1232579 wrote:Lauzon is extremely dangerous early in fights, but seems to fade after the first round. I could see all 4 main card fights being finishes.
Dana White would love that, put UFC 149 out of peoples minds.
Jul 24, 2012 2:02pm
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Jul 24, 2012 6:07 PM
Raw Dawgin' it;1232588 wrote:Dana White would love that, put UFC 149 out of peoples minds.
You know what else he would love? You. Because you love men and so does he since UFC is gay.

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Jul 24, 2012 2:07pm
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Jul 24, 2012 6:51 PM
It'll be interesting to see if Lauzon doesn't gas if it goes past the 1st.
Jul 24, 2012 2:51pm
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Jul 24, 2012 7:00 PM
dlazz;1232596 wrote:You know what else he would love? You. Because you love men and so does he since UFC is gay.

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If by gay you mean best and most dynamic and exciting sport in the world then yes.
Jul 24, 2012 3:00pm
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Jul 24, 2012 7:09 PM
robj55;1232674 wrote:If by gay you mean best and most dynamic and exciting sport in the world then yes.
Why would you respond to a troll who is just trying to derail the thread? He's trying to get banned so he can complain that it's bullshit he's banned.
Jul 24, 2012 3:09pm
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Jul 24, 2012 7:12 PM
Raw Dawgin' it;1232681 wrote:Why would you respond to a troll who is just trying to derail the thread? He's trying to get banned so he can complain that it's bullshit he's banned.
No, I'm trying to get banned so I can go away.
Jul 24, 2012 3:12pm