Thoughts on UFC 93 (17th Jan, Dublin)

rovert · 02-11-2008 11:20pm

If anything I thought it would sell out in a few days. Fozzy was totally correct. In addition to that all the millions UFC has spent in the UK media bleed over here.

bazza76 · 04-11-2008 1:23am

bjj-fighter wrote: »

Thats some serious impulse buying haha Sorry already have my Ringside C tickets

Will be going I think.
My mate just lost his job, so looks like I am saying for his ticket :eek:
the other two are also taken by two lads I know.

clarkey1980 · 04-11-2008 12:49pm

Lads if anyone has two €75 or €125 tickets spare I will take them. Promised them to a mate of mine but they sold out before I got a chance to buy them.

04-11-2008 1:14pm

Davis v Lytle is listed on mmaweekly rumours section as having been added to the card.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 04-11-2008 1:30pm

clarkey1980 wrote: »

Lads if anyone has two €75 or €125 tickets spare I will take them. Promised them to a mate of mine but they sold out before I got a chance to buy them.

Not trying to be a party pooper, but check the prices on ebay.

Just now there's a €50- seat selling for €198- :eek:

I shudda bought more

ShagNastii · 04-11-2008 1:52pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Davis v Lytle is listed on mmaweekly rumours section as having been added to the card.

On the boards of MMA weekly:

Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle on tap for UFC 93
by Dann Stupp on Nov 03, 2008 at 4:02 pm ET
The worst kept secret of a fight now has a date.

UFC welterweights Marcus Davis (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Chris Lytle (26-16-5 MMA, 5-8 UFC) have agreed to meet at UFC 93, and bout agreements for the fight have been distributed, sources close to both fighters told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

The fight is expected to air on UFC 93's televised main card, which takes place Jan. 17 at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland.

The event airs on pay per view.

Davis and Lytle both spoke openly about wanting to fight each other even before they both competed last month at UFC 89. With victories from each fighter -- Davis submitted Paul Kelly, and Lytle stopped Paul Taylor with a unanimous-decision win -- the pieces fell in place for the bout.

As Davis first told TAGG Radio, MMAjunkie.com's official radio partner, in July, he and Lytle first discussed the fight earlier this year.

"Chris Lytle and I want to fight each other," Davis said at the time. "He's expressed that he wants to fight me. I've expressed that I want to fight him.

"We like each other, we respect each other, but we want to have that fight. And my pitch to Chris is, 'The first guy that starts grappling is a pussy, so let's not do that. Let's just stand up and just beat the hell out of each other. If we get in a clinching scenario, and somebody wants to throw somebody or whatever, go ahead and do it. But let's not try to finish it on the ground. Let's stand up, and let's bang it out.'"

Its pretty much, a cert

john kavanagh · 04-11-2008 5:32pm

thankfully i've a pretty good seat

'The first guy that starts grappling is a pussy, so let's not do that. Let's just stand up and just beat the hell out of each other.

maybe stick to K1/boxing so? :rolleyes:

Judomad · 04-11-2008 5:38pm

john kavanagh wrote: »

thankfully i've a pretty good seat

maybe stick to K1/boxing so? :rolleyes:

or just go home and dont come back!!!

Charlie3dan · 04-11-2008 5:49pm

"We like each other, we respect each other, but we want to have that fight. And my pitch to Chris is, 'The first guy that starts grappling is a pussy, so let's not do that. Let's just stand up and just beat the hell out of each other. If we get in a clinching scenario, and somebody wants to throw somebody or whatever, go ahead and do it. But let's not try to finish it on the ground. Let's stand up, and let's bang it out.'"

Translation: "I have no ground skills and I couldn't be arsed learning any. Luckily I have a good chin."

Lytle, rear naked choke, round 1

lfc85 · 04-11-2008 5:58pm

even tho a lot of davis wins come by submission
if anyones gettin subbed its lytle
should be a great fight either way

ShagNastii · 04-11-2008 6:28pm

john kavanagh wrote: »

thankfully i've a pretty good seat

maybe stick to K1/boxing so? :rolleyes:

Man, I knew this quote would garner such a response, know for the purists the ground game is top. But doesn't mean standing and boxing is not welcome in MMA. What is wrong with playing to your strengths? Ala Davis

john kavanagh · 04-11-2008 7:20pm

ShagNastii wrote: »

Man, I knew this quote would garner such a response, know for the purists the ground game is top. But doesn't mean standing and boxing is not welcome in MMA. What is wrong with playing to your strengths? Ala Davis

WHOOOSH

thats the sound of my point going over your head

if 2 bjj blackbelts said 'lets just grapple, first to strike is a pussy' i'd have said 'why not stick to grappling?'

Dragan · 04-11-2008 8:23pm

john kavanagh wrote: »

if 2 bjj blackbelts said 'lets just grapple, first to strike is a pussy' i'd have said 'why not stick to grappling?'

Pretty much.

I appreciate the Davis and Lytle are solid boxers, but i don't want to see a 15 minute boxing match. The appeal of watching MMA Standup for me is that they need to be careful of takedowns and the ground element. It makes it interesting.

I watch MMA to see mixed strategy, i watched grappling tournaments to see grappling etc.

I agree with John on this one.

CKY · 04-11-2008 8:28pm

mmajunkie had this to say

Dublin, Ireland-based welterweight Tom Egan (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will meet fellow UFC newcomer John Hathaway (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 93, an event set for Jan. 17 at the O2 Arena in Dublin.

The report comes from the U.K.-based Fighter's Only Magazine.

The match-up, which features two undefeated European fighters, will take place on UFC 93's un-aired preliminary card

leaving the rumoured line up as of now being:
* Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin
* Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
* Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle
* Thomasz Drwal vs. Ivan Serati
* Andre Gusmao vs. Antonio Mendes
* Abdul Mohamed vs. TBA
* Tom Egan vs. John Hathaway

john kavanagh · 05-11-2008 3:05am

Dragan wrote: »

The appeal of watching MMA Standup for me is that they need to be careful of takedowns and the ground element. It makes it interesting.

the irony of course being that it was this very element that afforded davis his last win. it was him that was the 'pussy' shooting in and looking for the submission.

dunkamania · 05-11-2008 11:50am

If I had similar standup to my oponent, but was miles behind in grappling, I would make similar comments in the hopes of fighting a standup battle with a guy I cant beat on the ground.

On the other had, if I had the edge on the ground, I would say, "Sure, we will duke it out standing". Then go in, take him down, and tap him out.

"All warfare is based on deception"
Sun Tzu

t-ha · 05-11-2008 3:36pm

dunkamania wrote: »

If I had similar standup to my oponent, but was miles behind in grappling, I would make similar comments in the hopes of fighting a standup battle with a guy I cant beat on the ground.

..especially if he's shown a willingness to do just that in the past.

Balfe · 06-11-2008 4:57pm

john kavanagh wrote: »

the irony of course being that it was this very element that afforded davis his last win. it was him that was the 'pussy' shooting in and looking for the submission.

You're talking about the Paul Kelly fight?

Davis was outclassing Kelly on the feet which led to Kelly actually shooting for the takedown. Davis pulled the guillotine, got to full guard and Kelly tapped. Davis didn't shoot once in that fight.

john kavanagh · 06-11-2008 5:24pm

Balfe wrote: »

Davis didn't shoot once in that fight.

you sure about that?

(lol at creating an account just to try and correct me on that

)

Balfe · 06-11-2008 5:28pm

john kavanagh wrote: »

you sure about that?

(lol at creating an account just to try and correct me on that )

Yeah, I'm pretty sure. He may have shot and Kelly blocked it at some point but I doubt it. I know for sure though that the end of the fight came about when Kelly took Davis down.

And yeah, this was as good a reason to join here as any! I've been posting on Sherdog for the last couple of years and, well, some of the people there can get a little tiresome!

And I assume you're the same John Kavanagh that runs SBG? Do you train Tom Egan?

Judomad · 06-11-2008 5:29pm

JK back to the Tom being first at alot of things with this fight, but wont he also the the first Irish lad to win on UFC? well Davis cant be considered Irish as he just isn't, ha

john kavanagh · 06-11-2008 5:59pm

Balfe wrote: »

I've been posting on Sherdog for the last couple of years

shoulda guessed

and yeah thats me

and yeah davis did shoot in and take down paul...not that any of that matters as the point i was tryna make has long since bein lost...back to RoT forum for me...

Perfect fit · 06-11-2008 7:29pm

john kavanagh wrote: »

..back to RoT forum for me...

. . . he'll be back

sweeney21 · 06-11-2008 8:44pm

Hey guys...Just wondering if anyone can help me...how far is it from Dublin airport to the o2 arena in miles...Is it a big distance? thanx

Balfe · 06-11-2008 10:08pm

Hey Sweeney, the O2 is located in the very centre of Dublin city. It would be less than an hour on any of those busses that leave towards town from the airport.

rovert · 07-11-2008 10:31am

Oh how I love grumpy Brock after listening to the Press Conference.

Fozzy · 07-11-2008 9:25pm

rovert wrote: »

Oh how I love grumpy Brock after listening to the Press Conference.

That was great

EDIT: Hey rovert, wrong thread!

lafors · 10-11-2008 7:46am

Ahhhhhhh No!
Just got "informed" in work I'm off to Arizona for a bit of a stint, looks like I could miss this!!!!
I've already got my tickets.....Noooo!
I've been to all the UFC here apart from the last one in London, I can't miss it in my home town!

rovert · 10-11-2008 12:22pm

Fozzy wrote: »

That was great

EDIT: Hey rovert, wrong thread!

Oops

UFC are running too many shows grrrr :pac:

10-11-2008 1:21pm

Palhares is rumoured to be on the card according to mmaweekly.com.

I wonder if they'd stick him in with Denis Kang! A man can dream!

Thoughts on UFC 93 (17th Jan, Dublin)

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