bigdaddy2003;612970 wrote:I'm not sure who Valentin Overeem is.

Is this a joke?

Scarlet_Buckeye;613033 wrote:Is this a joke?

Nah.

hasnt Valentin Overeem lost like 6 of his last 10 fights against some lackluster oppenents.... wait that sounds like someone M1 would let Fedor fight

Rumour has it that Alistair Oveerem and Todd Duffe are to fight during DREAM's NYE show.

The_Crosby_Show;613121 wrote:Rumour has it that Alistair Oveerem and Todd Duffe are to fight during DREAM's NYE show.

Saw that! I don't think Duffe has a chance unless he KO's Alistair by catching him. Duffe is to raw for a vet like Alistair!

Sorry, I messed with the name with the possible Fedor opponent. I did mean to say Antonio Silva, and not Valentjin (spelled that wrong earlier too) Overeem.

I hope Todd Duffee knocks Alistair Overeem just to mess Strikeforce up.

http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_46348.shtml

For the people who really follow UFC, have you heard anything else about this?

only the articles mentioned in your link gibby. haven't seen anything else.

Gibby?

Joe Gibbs?
Bob Gibson?
Robin Gibb?
Barry Gibb?

I haven't hear Lesnar was trying to get out other than rumors on Sherdog. It wouldn't surprise me though to be honest.

While its obviously fake, there is more money, currently, to be made in the WWE for a huge name like his.

This fired up after Brock's loss to Cain and the Undertaker confronted him outside the cage. Dana then released a statement, which was on MMAjunkie a few weeks back, stating Brock is under UFC contract he cannot go back to WWE!

I have been looking around about this and read a couple places that Brock has only 1 fight left in his contract.

Is that also another rumor or do they really go on a # of fight's for a contract.

Does Anyone know when the Strikeforce tickets for the Columbus show will go on sale?

Red Saul;615747 wrote:I have been looking around about this and read a couple places that Brock has only 1 fight left in his contract.

Is that also another rumor or do they really go on a # of fight's for a contract.

Yes, fight contracts are based on # of fights, not time periods/years like baseball/football/basketball.

I dont know if you guys have posted yet, but the main event for the Columbus show is rumored to be Dan Henderson vs Rafael Cavalcante.

It doesnt look like tickets are on sale yet because there has not been an "official " announcement, but it will be March 5th.

Fab1b;615731 wrote:This fired up after Brock's loss to Cain and the Undertaker confronted him outside the cage. Dana then released a statement, which was on MMAjunkie a few weeks back, stating Brock is under UFC contract he cannot go back to WWE!

He can appear though. Rampage Jackson did as a promotion for the A-Team movie. I read that he probably wont wrestle but get in the ring as a special guest ref.

I can't see Brock ever going back to WWE for any reason.

i hope he stays in MMA because I think he can be one of the greatest ever if he hones his stand up and gets just a basic grasp of JuiJitsu.

Upcoming cards with big fights listed:

UFC 125 - January 1st on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Frankie Edgar (c) vs. Gray Maynard II for Lightweight Title
Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann
Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva
Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Clay Guida vs. Takanori Gomi

UFC Fight For The Troops 2 - January 22nd on Spike TV from Fort Hood, Texas
Melvin Guillard vs. Evan Dunham
Matt Mitrione vs. Tim Hague
Mark Hominick vs. George Roop
Pat Berry vs. Joey Beltran
Cole Miller vs. Matt Wiman

Strikeforce 30 - January 29th on Showtime from San Jose, California
(c) Nick Diaz vs. Evangelista Santos for Welterweight Title
(c) Jacare Souza vs. Robbie Lawler for Middleweight Title
Hershel Walker vs. Scott Carson
Roger Gracie vs. Trevor Prangley

UFC 126 - February 5th on PPV from Las Vegas, Nevada
(c) Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort for Middleweight Title
Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos

UFC 127 - February 27th on PPV from Sydney, Australia
B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Dennis Siver vs. George Sotiropolous
Chris Lytle vs. Carlos Condit
Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson

UFC on Versus 3 - March 3rd on Versus from TBA
Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann
Alessio Sakara vs. Maiquel Falcao
Mark Munoz vs. C.B. Dollaway
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Francisco Rivera
Damacio Page vs. Brian Bowles II

Strikeforce 31 - March 5th on Showtime from Columbus, Ohio
Rafael Cavalcante (c) vs. Dan Henderson for Light Heavyweight Title

UFC 128 - March 19th on PPV from Newark, New Jersey
Shogun Rua (c) vs. Rashad Evans for Light Heavyweight Title
Frank Mir vs. Brendan Schaub
Kurt Pellegrino vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC Fight Night 24 - March 26th on Spike TV from Seattle, Washington
Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson
Christian Morecraft vs. Sean McCorkle

UFC 129 - April 30th on PPV from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TBA

I haven't decided whether 125 is worth buying yet.

I like the 125 card and am hoping to catch it in a bar down in Key West that night.

I'll be watching 125 with my wife in Columbus at some sports bar/restaurant. We haven't decided where yet.

Cro Cop vs Schaub is on tap for UFC 128.

Velasquez is out 6-8 months from an injury suffered at the hands of Brock Lesnar. I guess Brock did do some damage.

Some more news:
1. Urijah Faber meets Eddie Wineland at UFC 128
2. Fabricio Werdum and Paul Daley each expect to have fights at Strikeforce in Columbus
3. Chuck Liddell offically retired; name VP of business development
4. Cyrille Diabate meets Steve Cantwell at UFC on Versus 3
5. Luiz Cane meets Karlos Vemola at UFC 128
6. Dana White again emphasized that Brock Lesnar will not be doing anything with the WWE
7. Dana White again emphasized that he doesn't know who will be coaching on TUF 13