UFC 136 - Edgar vs Maynard III

[Ross]

Wow, an exact repeat of the first round of the last fight. Maynard just all over Edgar but somehow Edgar survives.

We'll see if Gray tires again. He seemed to pace himself a bit better.

 

[Strike Swiftly]

Edgars face is a mess. I dont think he can repeat the last fight heroics

 

[the_interloper]

Edgars face is a mess. I dont think he can repeat the last fight heroics

Looks like he has come back! Go Frankie, this one will be close on the cards again.

 

[Ross]

Holy crap!

 

[Strike Swiftly]

wow! amazing comeback from Edgar

 

[100action]

edgar absolute lion heart, is my favorite fighter now.

 

[the_interloper]

I love Frankie Edgar!

 

[mickelboy182]

That card delivered! Aldo/Florian the only disappointment IMO.
WOW!

 

[alfy!]

One of the great title fights, wow. What a win for Edgar.

oh maynard how you choke

 

[Vendrell]

Always loved Frankie but holy shit that was amazing. He doesn't just have the biggest heart in mma but he's got one of the biggest hearts from athletes in any sport. I reckon they'll make a movie out of him one day.

Lost $20 on Stann but LOL at Sonnen. "Anderson Silva you absolutely suck!" Great insult to the guy who finished you... I used to like Sonnen but he's now a white collar criminal and failed a doping test and I reckon Silva will knock him out early.

Poor Kenny Florian. He just didn't do enough to take the belt.

Lauzon was awesome. Whenever he hurts someone he just jumps all over them and goes in for the quick kill. I love it. Some sherdoggers pointed out that Greg Jackson wasn't in Guillard's corner for the fight so maybe Guillard started to get too cocky again.

LOL check out Ariel Helwani's post fight interview with Chael Sonnen on the right hand side http://www.mmafighting.com/

 

[RobbyRoy]

Sonnen is the one arseh*le in the UFC that I actually like. Good to see he's doing his bit to set up Silva/Jones!

Man, Sonnen was awesome. From being introduced as a vale tudo fighter to absolutely owning Stann in the fight to the LOL-worthy post-fight interview.

Yeah he's great value. Even with this fight where he was being really respectful to Stann, he still came out with a couple of great lines. He was just on another level against Stann.

My feelings on Edgar are so odd. He's a super nice guy, brings the fight (though rarely finishing) and has one of the biggest hearts I've ever seen, but for some reason I'm not a fan. Great to see Maynard get his first loss though, the guy's a knob.

 

[Strike Swiftly]

 

[Cassius_Clay]

lol at that interview with Sonnen. So hope Anderson gets his ass kicked again minus the submission this time around!

Fail from Maynard. Edgar's heart too big. Maynard is a class A w***er.

 

[Nickos66]

Looks like Jackson was in Melvin's cnr after all.

lol at that interview with Sonnen. So hope Anderson gets his ass kicked again minus the submission this time around!

Fail from Maynard. Edgar's heart too big. Maynard is a class A w***er.

This sums it up for me, Chael's past the point where you get frustrated or upset by his comments, he's just such a crack up. As soon as Rogan went to him I knew he was gonna go off the rails and bait Silva.

I hope he points him for 5 rounds again and wins this time.

Phenomenal fight by Frankie, we were on the edge of our seats with those right hooks. Just.. What a ****ing comeback, again!!

 

[Guy Threepwood]

This sums it up for me, Chael's past the point where you get frustrated or upset by his comments,

Agreed, boredom is all that his comments bring me. He's bitched and moaned about "winning" a fight he quit in, was cheating at the time of said fight and now wants to add stipulations to a re-match? Spare me.

My feelings on Edgar are so odd. He's a super nice guy, brings the fight (though rarely finishing) and has one of the biggest hearts I've ever seen, but for some reason I'm not a fan. Great to see Maynard get his first loss though, the guy's a knob.

You're not an Edgar fan after his last 2 fights?! He's always been one of my favourite's at 155 and after his fights with Maynard he's arguably my favourite fighter.

 

[Vendrell]

Here's the bizarre Sonnen interview with Ariel Helwani.

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I do like how he admits that Anderson Silva is a good dancer.

 

[Nickos66]

What a legend.

 

[RobbyRoy]

You're not an Edgar fan after his last 2 fights?! He's always been one of my favourite's at 155 and after his fights with Maynard he's arguably my favourite fighter.

As I said, it's odd.

 

[Guy Threepwood]

Haha, fair enough mate. I guess I've got fighters that I don't/struggle to root for with little to no reason.

 

[Vendrell]

Joe Lauzon put up a video of his friends watching his fight.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=591225762090

 

[gytre]

Lightweight Championship: Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard - What can I say? I'm so thrilled with Edgar's win. He's always been my favourite LW. He has to be about the toughest man in sport!
Featherweight Championship: Jose Aldo vs Kenny Florian - Impressive decision win for Aldo. I hope Kenflo gets another chance at some stage, but once again he just wasn't quite good enough to win a title.
Middleweight Championship: Chael Sonnen vs Brian Stann - Stunning performance by Sonnen. I really couldn't believe his domination. Great showman too. He can and will beat Anderson Silva.
Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs Joe Lauzon - Huge win for Lauzon. Sloppy Melvin still has a bit to learn.
Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs Nam Phan - Awesome fight. Phan the deserved winner.

Spike/ONE prelims
Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs Jorge Santiago - Maia should be back on the main card after his reasonably impressive win here. I was disappointed he didn't get a sub though.
Lightweight bout: Jeremy Stephens vs Anthony Pettis - This fight wasn't as good as I thought it would be.

Facebook prelims
Heavyweight bout: Joey Beltran vs Stipe Miocic - Impressive debut by the Croat. He looked very composed. Might go a long way in this division.
Featherweight bout: Tiequan Zhang vs Darren Elkins - Impressive domination by Elkins.
Middleweight bout: Aaron Simpson vs Eric Schafer - Awful return performance by Schafer as Simpson picked him apart with superior striking.
Middleweight bout: Steve Cantwell vs Mike Massenzio - Second best fight on the card. I hope Cantwell doesn't get cut. He gave it everything. Nice win for Massenzio.

All in all this was an awesome card. One of the best for a while.