General UFC Chit Chat/News

Ush1

Actually excited for this fight after that press conference. They have a real personality clash. You'd swear Rampage was the cocky young buck and Jones the veteran with the way they go on.

Tones69

Rampage is cracked in the head,love him. I think he has more of a chance than most people think though, could get interesting Deffo worth a few quid @ 3/1

SDTimeout

http://mmajunkie.com/news/24508/accident-insurance-coverage-saves-ufcs-cub-swanson-from-50000-injury.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Feed%29&utm_content=Twitter

Great story!

Mellor

It things like that, that make is roll my eyes when ever people bad mouth the UFC.
When they bought SF, the begrudgers claimed they'll drop fight purses now.

Eh, no. They actually covered every fighter for $50k, thats $20mil :eek:

SDTimeout

pretty cool, I think Ronaldo is a bit of a BJJ fan too.

pauldoo

id love if cain cracked him, give him a reason to roll around on the floor

Devastator

SDTimeout wrote: »

pauldoo wrote: »

id love if cain cracked him, give him a reason to roll around on the floor

Gotta say I'm disappointed in Cain for not taking advantage of that like you said Paul

the_doctor199

This interview with Burt Watson is awesome. Link

Mellor

Ah Burt is gas, running around the backstage, "let's go, we rollin'"
A great lad to get people psyched up

loremolis

I see that Stefan Struve is fighting Pat Barry in October.

Someone in the UFC has a sense of humour.

Any predictions on how that will end?

scudzilla

loremolis wrote: »

I see that Stefan Struve is fighting Pat Barry in October.

Someone in the UFC has a sense of humour.

Any predictions on how that will end?

A 5 minute nap for Struve I'd say

loremolis

scudzilla wrote: »

A 5 minute nap for Struve I'd say

Not so sure.

The reach/height advantage for Struve is hard to overlook.

fightireland

loremolis wrote: »

Not so sure.

The reach/height advantage for Struve is hard to overlook.

Agreed - will take Struve by sub in this one

Mellor

Reach is pretty useless if you have bad striking

loremolis

Mellor wrote: »

Reach is pretty useless if you have bad striking

I agree that he isn't a great striker but his reach makes up for it. His last two wins were TKO and KO against guys who are much bigger than Barry.

He has only gone to a decision once in his 26 MMA fights.

Apart from the fight itself I'm really looking forward to the staredown.

Mellor

loremolis wrote: »

I agree that he isn't a great striker but his reach makes up for it. His last two wins were TKO and KO against guys who are much bigger than Barry.

Previously I would of agreed with you, but after his last fight I felt he was exposed big time.

MrStuffins

Great video here, normally the kinda video you see of a retired great.

Although i really get the impression that the point of the video is to sow everyone he's not finished (at least he doesn't want to be) and he wants to keep fighting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOplJhv-3iA

The man is a legend. But he's never mixing it with the big boys again. Maybe he should call it a day?

JJayoo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-14388992


Judge Barney McElholm bemoans influence of Ninja Turtles

The judge said too many young men were fascinated by martial arts and Ninja Turtles
A drunken Londonderry man arrested last month while staggering along Rosemount Avenue holding a circular saw later put a police officer in a headlock.
Eamonn Coll, 22, from Inishowen Gardens, pleaded guilty at Londonderry Magistrates' Court to possessing the circular saw and assault.
He committed the offences on 14 July. Sentencing was adjourned.
District Judge Barney McElholm said too many young men were fascinated by martial arts "and by Ninja Turtles".
Coll also admitted possessing herbal cannabis, when three bags of the drug were found on him after his arrest.

MrStuffins

Was the judge sitting backwards on his chair like this other current icon?

Mellor

Am i missing something? How is that court case MMA related?
Just sounds like a nutty judge, and a nuty guy running about Derry with a skill saw

lafors

Going to be in Vegas for the weekend of UFC 137, i'll defo be going! Thank you work Its a good card
Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Nick Diaz
Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit vs. BJ Penn
Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Sam Stout
Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Roy Nelson
Featherweight bout: George Roop vs. Hatsu Hioki
Light Heavyweight bout: Eliot Marshall vs. Brandon Vera
Middleweight bout: Tim Credeur vs. Brad Tavares
Featherweight bout: Bart Palaszewski vs. Tyson Griffin
Lightweight bout: Danny Downes vs. Ramsey Nijem
Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran

scudzilla

lafors wrote: »

Going to be in Vegas for the weekend of UFC 137, i'll defo be going! Thank you work Its a good card
Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Nick Diaz
Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit vs. BJ Penn
Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Sam Stout
Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Roy Nelson
Featherweight bout: George Roop vs. Hatsu Hioki
Light Heavyweight bout: Eliot Marshall vs. Brandon Vera
Middleweight bout: Tim Credeur vs. Brad Tavares
Featherweight bout: Bart Palaszewski vs. Tyson Griffin
Lightweight bout: Danny Downes vs. Ramsey Nijem
Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran

Good card? That's the best card i've seen in a long time

DrPhilG

scudzilla wrote: »

Good card? That's the best card i've seen in a long time

136 has 2 title fights, plus Guillard vs Lauzon, Pettis vs Stephens and Sonnen vs Stann.

137 has the epic card above.

Then 138 in Birmingham... :mad:

scudzilla

DrPhilG wrote: »

136 has 2 title fights, plus Guillard vs Lauzon, Pettis vs Stephens and Sonnen vs Stann.

137 has the epic card above.

Then 138 in Birmingham... :mad:

Ah come on Phil, what were ya expecting??

The thing is they could put you v me as the main event and people are so fcukin blinkered they'd still buy tickets and it'd sell out.

As long as this trend of going to the event just cos it's over here continues then they'll continue to give us **** cards.

For us to get over we're looking at 150 euro for flights, 200sterling for a pair of tickets, 100 for a hotel plus spends, that's the guts of 1k for a very weak card. No thanks

lafors

scudzilla wrote: »

Good card? That's the best card i've seen in a long time

I had EPIC written in there but didn't want to get too cocky in case it all falls apart with injuries etc

JJayoo

Am i missing something? How is that court case MMA related?
Just sounds like a nutty judge, and a nuty guy running about Derry with a skill saw

The judge was blaming the popularity of marial arts for the assualt, and the only example of martial arts he could give was Ninja Turtles. Its funny and everyone loves the turtles

Devastator

Joe Daddy Stevenson cut from UFC today

MrStuffins

Devastator wrote: »

Joe Daddy Stevenson cut from UFC today

It was coming. I just wonder what took them so long.

Sorry to see the lad go but he'll get big money in other promotions no doubt. He's a big name and a one time World Title contender!

Mellor

I'm always a bit sad to see the early TUF guys leaving the UFC, . But its been quite a few years now, and its about time for a number of years. Those were the seasons that had the most talent, the fact the Jardine, Stevenson etc lasted this long shows that.

Compare that to the likes of Efrain Escudero, won lasted for what? 4 fights. I didn't even notice when he left

Devastator

Difference between Escudero & Jardine/Stevenson was that he won TUF. Only other TUF winner I can think of that was dropped was Kendal Grove.


I think after 4 defeats Stevenson cant really complain, but with some of the big names of strikeforce moving on(Diaz,Hendo,Fedor) means Joe Daddy could get a fight on the main card there...and after his TUF exploits would be a big enough name/attraction. Or get few wins somewhere else and make it back into UFC in future.