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Post by jasonjaconetti on Sept 1, 2011 8:46:44 GMT -5
Poster:  Date: September 24, 2011 Main Card
Light Heavyweight Championship: Jon Jones (ch) vs. Quinton Jackson Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Diego Sanchez Heavyweight bout: Travis Browne vs. Rob Broughton Lightweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi Heavyweight bout: Ben Rothwell vs. Mark Hunt Preliminary Card (Spike TV)Lightweight bout: Tony Ferguson vs. Aaron Riley Middleweight bout: Nick Ring vs. Tim Boetsch Preliminary CardLight Heavyweight bout: James Te Huna vs. Ricardo Romero Bantamweight bout: Takeya Mizugaki vs.Cole Escovedo Announced boutsThe following fights have been reported on UFC.com, but not yet added to an Official Fight Card. Bantamweight bout: Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Damacio Page Featherweight bout: Junior Assunção vs. Eddie Yagin
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Post by LWPD on Sept 22, 2011 18:27:18 GMT -5
Jones is a beast, but Rampage has a legit punchers chance. Koscheck replaced Diego, which is worse off for Hughes. I saw lines on Kos as high as -500 (crazy odds, but I don't see Matt winning).
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Post by swarm on Sept 25, 2011 9:57:56 GMT -5
Jon Jones is a damn freak. I'm enamored with him. He is by far my new favorite UFC fighter and the fighter I'm most interested in since Brock. Dude is like a giant Anderson Silva. My future bro-in-law and I watched the fights last night and I could not be more impressed with Bones. He seems to get better every fight which is really scary. I had no doubt he'd school Rampage, who at this point looks a lot more like a side show/big name money money grabber than a legit threat to anybody.
My only *complaint* (if you even want to call it that) is that there seems to be too many titles in the UFC. I'm not a hardcore MMA enthusiast but I'm far from a casual fan and even I'm lost when it comes to the weight classes and belts. It seems to be they have a small amount of monster names/big time main event money names like Anderson, Bones, GSP and they're all in different weight classes, yet not that far apart. In short, let's get these guys fighting each other. In the UFC you only have small windows to put on the very best match ups available before someone inevitably loses and screws it all up (Fedor, Cro Cop, Brock all come to mind).
Koscheck destroying Hughes was fun to watch too. Kosheck acting humble is a first. And it's always great to see a Diaz fight. Overall fun card. Glad I watched it.
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Post by LWPD on Sept 26, 2011 6:04:50 GMT -5
Jon Jones is a damn freak. I'm enamored with him. He is by far my new favorite UFC fighter and the fighter I'm most interested in since Brock. Dude is like a giant Anderson Silva. My future bro-in-law and I watched the fights last night and I could not be more impressed with Bones. He seems to get better every fight which is really scary. It's amazing that he's this dominant at 24 years old! That 84 inch reach is a killer advantage. I don't think Rashad will get past him. Machida may be able to give him a run due to his style, but that too is a stretch. A superfight with Anderson Silva would be money. Eventually I think Jones will move up to Heavyweight as he adds on bulk with age. |
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Post by Sickman on Sept 26, 2011 7:15:42 GMT -5
I watched the prelims and came away impressed with both Tony Ferguson and Tim Botsch. Both moved down in weight class and retained their power while adding extra speed. Ferguson especially looked very good.
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Post by LWPD on Sept 26, 2011 18:09:56 GMT -5
I watched the prelims and came away impressed with both Tony Ferguson and Tim Botsch. Both moved down in weight class and retained their power while adding extra speed. Ferguson especially looked very good. I think the cut works well for Boetsch. He's always had power and unorthodox techniques, but was undersized at LHW. When he lost to Hamill his stock dropped. Now he's stringing together some nice wins at WW. That hip throw was sick!  |
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