Scarlet_Buckeye
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Jan 9, 2012 12:49pm
Why?The_Crosby_Show;1044988 wrote:This card is going to get horrible buys.
bigdaddy2003
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Jan 9, 2012 1:05pm
I don't see the card this weekend being a big winner either. I'll watch it on the comp.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Jan 9, 2012 1:10pm
Maybe cause it only has 2 big fights and Chad Mendes isn't very popular? That's my guess. I haven't really heard/read too much hype about the card.Scarlet_Buckeye;1044997 wrote:Why?
Aldo is must see tv though.
bigdaddy2003
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Jan 9, 2012 1:15pm
I'm more interested in Belfort/Rumble but it's mainly because I don't know anything about Mendes.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Jan 9, 2012 1:17pm
Fight out of the same camp as Faber and Benevidesbigdaddy2003;1045030 wrote:I'm more interested in Belfort/Rumble but it's mainly because I don't know anything about Mendes.
End of Line
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Jan 9, 2012 6:14pm
No big name for the casuals outside of Belfort.Scarlet_Buckeye;1044997 wrote:Why?
Fab1b
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Jan 9, 2012 6:42pm
I will miss this one as well, though I may get home in time to jump on the net and watch the main event, will be close.
Scarlet_Buckeye
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Jan 10, 2012 8:28am
I thought everyone was RAVING about 142 awhile ago. Perhaps I'm getting this one confused with another one (and NO I'm not thinking of 141: Lesnar vs Overeem).
Raw Dawgin' it
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Jan 10, 2012 8:32am
You might be thinking about UFC on Fox 2Scarlet_Buckeye;1046651 wrote:I thought everyone was RAVING about 142 awhile ago. Perhaps I'm getting this one confused with another one (and NO I'm not thinking of 141: Lesnar vs Overeem).
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Jan 10, 2012 11:33am
I think it was UFC 144 or like Raw said, UFC on Fox 2.Scarlet_Buckeye;1046651 wrote:I thought everyone was RAVING about 142 awhile ago. Perhaps I'm getting this one confused with another one (and NO I'm not thinking of 141: Lesnar vs Overeem).
Scarlet_Buckeye
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Jan 10, 2012 1:58pm
UFC 144 is pretty stacked. Must have been that.The_Crosby_Show;1046881 wrote:I think it was UFC 144
robj55
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Jan 10, 2012 2:00pm
144 is stacked top to bottom, most stacked card I can ever remember.
robj55
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Jan 13, 2012 4:04pm
Rumble Johnson is apparently way overweight, has to weigh under 205 by 2:00 tomorrow in order for the fight to happen per stipulation by Belfort. How can you go up 15 pounds in weight class and still miss weight that badly?
robj55
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Jan 13, 2012 4:20pm
Rumble comes in at 197 lol
Raw Dawgin' it
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Jan 13, 2012 4:27pm
damn...how?robj55;1051386 wrote:Rumble comes in at 197 lol
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jmog
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Jan 13, 2012 4:28pm
I know Rumble walks around at 215 and used to fight at 170, but come on, how in the #*#* do you come in 11 lbs overweight (can weigh 186 in non-title fights at MW).
robj55
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Jan 13, 2012 4:31pm
He went up 15 pounds in weight class and still missed weight by 11 pounds, smh lol. Wouldn't surprise me if he gets cut win or lose. Good thing this fight is in Brazil because I don't think any Athletic Commission in the US would allow the fight to take place. We will see if he makes 205 by 2:00 tomorrow. Totally unprofessional though and Dana is pissed.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Jan 13, 2012 4:33pm
3rd time he's missed weight?robj55;1051408 wrote:He went up 15 pounds in weight class and still missed weight by 11 pounds, smh lol. Wouldn't surprise me if he gets cut win or lose. Good thing this fight is in Brazil because I don't think any Athletic Commission in the US would allow the fight to take place. We will see if he makes 205 by 2:00 tomorrow. Totally unprofessional though and Dana is pissed.
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jmog
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Jan 13, 2012 4:35pm
Rumor has it that stanozolol, a well known weight cutting drug (helps lose water weight without losing muscle) is why he couldn't make weight.
Basically without "fighter bashing" or calling him out, the rumor has it that he had always used this drug to make 170 even though it was illegal. The drug has just recently been able to be tested (they caught Cyborg, the woman recently) and so rumor has it that Rumble stopped using it and couldn't even cut to 185, let alone 170.
Again, huge rumor, just might explain it.
Basically without "fighter bashing" or calling him out, the rumor has it that he had always used this drug to make 170 even though it was illegal. The drug has just recently been able to be tested (they caught Cyborg, the woman recently) and so rumor has it that Rumble stopped using it and couldn't even cut to 185, let alone 170.
Again, huge rumor, just might explain it.
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jmog
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Jan 13, 2012 4:36pm
So he came in weighing 197 and he has to re-weigh in tomorrow under 205?robj55;1051408 wrote:He went up 15 pounds in weight class and still missed weight by 11 pounds, smh lol. Wouldn't surprise me if he gets cut win or lose. Good thing this fight is in Brazil because I don't think any Athletic Commission in the US would allow the fight to take place. We will see if he makes 205 by 2:00 tomorrow. Totally unprofessional though and Dana is pissed.
Not a bad idea by Belfort, make him stay semi-dehydrated.
robj55
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Jan 13, 2012 4:36pm
Makes a lot of sense actually, he couldn't cut the weight naturally and had to use this to shed all those lbs and now it's able to be tested and he didn't want to risk it.jmog;1051415 wrote:Rumor has it that stanozolol, a well known weight cutting drug (helps lose water weight without losing muscle) is why he couldn't make weight.
Basically without "fighter bashing" or calling him out, the rumor has it that he had always used this drug to make 170 even though it was illegal. The drug has just recently been able to be tested (they caught Cyborg, the woman recently) and so rumor has it that Rumble stopped using it and couldn't even cut to 185, let alone 170.
Again, huge rumor, just might explain it.
robj55
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Jan 13, 2012 4:37pm
Yes these are the stipulations, I wonder if he will put weight back on today and attempt a second cut to 205 or just try and keep the weight low til tomorrow, interesting. Either way it will affect his performance undoubtedly.jmog;1051417 wrote:So he came in weighing 197 and he has to re-weigh in tomorrow under 205?
Not a bad idea by Belfort, make him stay semi-dehydrated.
robj55
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Jan 13, 2012 4:41pm
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Jan 13, 2012 9:45pm
I was able to get 142 for free!
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Zoltan
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Jan 13, 2012 10:06pm
From an article on MMA Junkie:
[LEFT]The UFC president said Johnson came within a pound-and-a-half of the 186-pound limit allowed for non-title middleweight fights but was forced by a doctor to rehydrate because "he couldn't make it."
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He looked HUGE on the preview on Fuel. He was way bigger than Rashad. [/LEFT]
[LEFT]The UFC president said Johnson came within a pound-and-a-half of the 186-pound limit allowed for non-title middleweight fights but was forced by a doctor to rehydrate because "he couldn't make it."
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He looked HUGE on the preview on Fuel. He was way bigger than Rashad. [/LEFT]