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[Jab]

Rockhold for me. I think he's the only one who can match Weidman

Rockhold wrestles with DC and Cain, he would have one of the better gyms to prepare him for Weidman. Also, Luke deserves the next shot in my opinion.

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

So who gets Weidman after he beats Vitor?

I'm hoping vitor wins.. can't see it happening due to "no" PED's. lol that's a laugh.. but vitor vs Silva for the MW title in Brazil will be unreal..

 

[Higgins2Waite]

I'm hoping vitor wins.. can't see it happening due to "no" PED's. lol that's a laugh.. but vitor vs Silva for the MW title in Brazil will be unreal..

No it wouldn't. Silva kicked him into oblivion last time. Silva is unlikely to be the same after the leg break. It's Weidman's time to reign and if he survives the early vitor flurry he'll dispatch that cheat

 

[Higgins2Waite]

Rockhold wrestles with DC and Cain, he would have one of the better gyms to prepare him for Weidman. Also, Luke deserves the next shot in my opinion.

Agreed. He made Bisping Look like he was nothing (something that not many have been able to do). Im still gobsmacked at the one armed choke. Besides weidman I think he's the most well rounded.

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

No it wouldn't. Silva kicked him into oblivion last time. Silva is unlikely to be the same after the leg break. It's Weidman's time to reign and if he survives the early vitor flurry he'll dispatch that cheat

don't disagree with u.. silva front kicked him in the face... if u think that will happen again Ya dreaming. I don't really have a desire to see silva vs weidman III just yet. when silva walks through Diaz he will get a title shot, so I sort of hope vitors the guy! like I said, I highly dout he wins tho..

 

[Nickos66]

^I hope you're wrong in Silva getting a title shot when he beats diaz. I really hope Weidman focuses on commencing cleaning out the division, I dunno about you all, but i'm getting tired of all these division logjams, fackin' title shot trilogies etc.. Lets see Weidman vs Jacare/Rockhold/Romero/possibly then Machida again first, only then if Silva's still fighting and in form maybe have a 3rd fight.

 

[WA ROO]

I see Weidman weathering Vitors opening blast
Taking Vitor down then the real brutality starts

Weidman by TKO from GnP

 

[Nickos66]

I see Weidman weathering Vitors opening blast
Taking Vitor down then the real brutality starts

Weidman by TKO from GnP

That's how I see it happening.

Weidman taking Vitor's best, making it look... Meh. And then proceeding to take it wherever he wants once he's proved that Vitor can't beat him in his best element. Once Vitor gets taken down, he won't be getting up until the ref is waving his hands at him. This bums me out a little - being a huge Vitor fan, but i'm resigned to this being the outcome.

 

[Higgins2Waite]

^I hope you're wrong in Silva getting a title shot when he beats diaz. I really hope Weidman focuses on commencing cleaning out the division, I dunno about you all, but i'm getting tired of all these division logjams, fackin' title shot trilogies etc.. Lets see Weidman vs Jacare/Rockhold/Romero/possibly then Machida again first, only then if Silva's still fighting and in form maybe have a 3rd fight.

I hope Diaz wins (really hate silva) and then talks his way to a title shot so weidman can beat him into retirement (really hate Diaz).

I agree, I hate logjams too. No one wants to see lawler vs Hendricks again (especially after Hendricks stall tactics). How Rory isn't getting the shot is beyond me.

2015 new champs:

Cruz, MacDonald, McGregor and Cormier (one can dream)

 

[Nickos66]

I hope Diaz wins (really hate silva) and then talks his way to a title shot so weidman can beat him into retirement (really hate Diaz).

I agree, I hate logjams too. No one wants to see lawler vs Hendricks again (especially after Hendricks stall tactics). How Rory isn't getting the shot is beyond me.

2015 new champs:

Cruz, MacDonald, McGregor and Cormier (one can dream)

Agreed. I couldn't give less of a shit about another Hendricks/Lawler dead rubber if it's anything like the last one.

 

[MMAPride Scott]

Agreed. I couldn't give less of a shit about another Hendricks/Lawler dead rubber if it's anything like the last one.

im a massive Big Rig fan and I wanted to see Rory have the shot. I think Hendricks takes the dead rubber he will learn from that last fight and I think Hendricks v Rory look more interesting.

 

[Dan Cooper]

With the Labour Party recently winning the State election in Victoria, it will be interesting to see whether they deliver on their promise to allow MMA to use the octagon in Melbourne.

The way Melbourne laps up sports of all types, a UFC card at somewhere like Docklands would be huge!

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

With the Labour Party recently winning the State election in Victoria, it will be interesting to see whether they deliver on their promise to allow MMA to use the octagon in Melbourne.

The way Melbourne laps up sports of all types, a UFC card at somewhere like Docklands would be huge!

it's already been "unofficially" announced.. next November from memory and will have one or maybe 2 titles fights at Etihad stadium.. 50,000+

 

[Dan Cooper]

it's already been "unofficially" announced.. next November from memory and will have one or maybe 2 titles fights at Etihad stadium.. 50,000+

The UFC would have been rubbing their hands together when Andrews & Co won the election.

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

I'm hoping for a fan expo..

we are set to get one of the best cards for the past few years..
just imagine the noise for when mark hunt and overeem?? are going toe to toe

 

[Higgins2Waite]

I'm hoping for a fan expo..

we are set to get one of the best cards for the past few years..
just imagine the noise for when mark hunt and overeem?? are going toe to toe

A big fan expo would be unreal.

Main card

- Pettis vs Nurmagomedov (delay due to Pettis picking up another injury)
- Cruz vs Barao (title match - after Cruz wiped the floor with TJ)
- Hunt vs Overeem (someone is getting knocked out)
- Whittaker vs Bisping (Whittaker to make his mark against a vet)
- Condit vs Lombard (exciting stand up fight - both looking at making a title push)

 

[BradWCE]

Rampage is weird. Most fighters really like Coker and it seems like the consensus is that Rebney was bad. Seems like Rampage loved Rebney and hates Coker.

While it's giving him exactly what he wants, I hope they match him up with someone who'll strike with him.

 

[Higgins2Waite]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The former UFC bantamweight champion, who was sidelined for years after suffering consecutive knee injuries, has now suffered an ACL injury in his right knee.

"It is with great sadness to report I have experienced another ACL injury," Cruz posted on his Facebook page. "This time it’s in the right knee, opposite side of my first and second ACL injuries."

Cruz, who lost his UFC title due to consecutive injuries, knocked Takeya Mizugaki out in 61 seconds in his return to the Octagon at UFC 178, earning a shot at 135-pound champion T.J. Dillashaw with the victory. However, he won’t be ready to face him any time soon.

"Leading up to my last fight in September and after, I have practiced a very careful and methodical training and diet regime to keep my body healthy. Unfortunately, this is beyond my understanding and control," he continued. "I don’t have a timetable for my return but trust and know I will pour my heart and soul into returning to the Octagon.

"I want to thank the UFC, my fans and my sponsors ahead of time for your support and prayers. I appreciate you more than you could understand. I don’t have any other facts to share right now. I, along with my camp, respectfully request privacy at this difficult time. Thank you."

The UFC has yet to announce who will be the next fighter to challenge Dillashaw for the UFC title.

 

[Higgins2Waite]

Team alpha fail will be partying hard in Sacramento after hearing that

 

[Higgins2Waite]

Yep, those bastards are celebrating

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

that ****ing sucks! guy can't take a break.. the possitive is its his other knee I guess..
was looking forward to TJ vs Cruz so much. his shown he can come back so let's hope he can do it again

 

[Higgins2Waite]

that ******* sucks! guy can't take a break.. the possitive is its his other knee I guess..
was looking forward to TJ vs Cruz so much. his shown he can come back so let's hope he can do it again

It's shocking. Feel really bad for him because he could have been the #1 P4P fighter by now. I worry that his movement puts to much stress on his knees. In saying that his first ACL injury was from someone falling on his knee during a sparring session.

So he's had 2 ACL's, torn groin muscle and now another ACL...

I'm glad he's well spoken and good at analysing fights otherwise he'd really be struggling financially.

Not good for the division when Cruz and Assuncao (broken ankle) are both facing long lay offs. Barao looked very average against Gagnon but seems most likely. Faber may wrangle his way into another title shot if he can look past the team

 

[Nickos66]

Worst news to wake up to. I'd love for him to go have the LARS procedure, but seeing as it's his non-previously injured knee, I doubt he would.

And wtfffff is with that gif, hahahah.

 

[Higgins2Waite]

Worst news to wake up to. I'd love for him to go have the LARS procedure, but seeing as it's his non-previously injured knee, I doubt he would.

And wtfffff is with that gif, hahahah.

Agreed. I was praying it was a joke or his account was hacked.

That was Alpha fail sullying Team Cruz's change room during the ultimate fighter. As Cruz said I don't think it's a good reflection of them hahaha

 

[d-mac3276]

And now Raphael Assuncao has gone down with a broken ankle in training.

Looks like Renan Barao just got an early Christmas present