Deestroy All

Damn. I can't go. It's my brothers engagement, of course. However I won't complain, they picked a date in between gigs I'm going to, the 127 was announced. Will have to wait for when it hits Melbourne.

True, and I've developed a new found respect for GSP, he probably is the smartest fighter in the world, his stategies and explanations are fascinating to hear. I just don't buy the best pound for pound for pound stuff. Anderson Silva has fought and finished every type of fighter there is, he has been a front runner, he has come back from a beating, he's even been bored he's that good. There's no question in my mind he's the best mixed martial artist we will all probably ever see. The good news is GSP is talking about moving up to 185 and staying there. So the dream fight may still happen. I guess that'd end my other dream of Anderson moving up and smashing the LHW division before he retires.

124 discussion below Great fights. But I'll get my only negative out of the way. GSP, great fighter no doubt, best 170 pounder too, but please spare me the best pound for pound fighter in the world garbage. The best fighters finish fights, GSP scores and survives, a skill for sure, but the universal love for this guy and the 'best p4p' stuff drives me nuts. He couldn't finish a pure striker in Hardy even though he had his arm for 15 minutes. He couldn't knock out / down a rubbish Koscheck who has a glass jaw, and only had one eye. I can't even remember the last fight he finished, at least his fans are guaranteed 25 minutes. His stand up was superb though. Koscheck hardly gave a yelp. My boy Skyscraper Struve pulls another win out, I find him very entertaining, unco, yet has a huge heart and puts on a show. Great reversal and ground and pound. How about McCorkle's trash talking? lol Pittbull is back, surprised that fight wasn't finished, but I'm glad to see Alves bounce back. Bocek's triangle transition was beautiful! Crazy move. Sean Penn... I mean Mac Danzig's lefty was a highlight. Matt Riddell is clinically insane. Enjoyed that card quite a bit. 125 looks good too.

That is brilliant, just brilliant. Though I'm not sure how Jardine got a gig... Look at Chuck begging for one more round of punching Tito in the face. LOL@ the pile of cash to lure Fedor. Poor Hendo out the door, come back!

Spoilers below... Nam was effin ripped. I love this sport, but sometimes the judging just makes me wonder wtf I bother. The MMA world in general, not just the UFC need to do something about it as Joe Rogan said. I mean this isn't just about a win and a loss, these men and women fight for their living. It's just completely ridiculous to think they can train for 2 months, go in and put their safety on the line, clearly dominate their opponent, then go home with a losers paycheck. And in Nam's case it wasn't even that bs line "never leave it in the hands of the judges", it's not his fault Garcia can't be knocked out. Nam landed beautiful power punches to the head and body, and landed great combos, you can't do much more than that. Brookins has heart, no stand up, but damn he took a beating and came back strong. Worthy winner, and the obvious flaws he has in his stand up will be easily ironed out, especially because he is already very disciplined. The rest of the night was a bit lacklustre for me, Maia looked good, but then I can't remember the last time Grove won. GSP knock Kos out? I hope so! GSP fights bore me to tears (except when Matt Serra belted him) so I'd love him to actually finish one for once, Koscheck has done himself no favours bad mouthing GSP, I think it'll help GSP being that angry. However, for entertainments sake, I'm predicting Josh by KO early first round. I think GSP fans would riot whilst crying. Bring on Sunday arvo!

I hope Brookins chokes Johnson, could go either way though. Johnson looks scary as hell when he bothers to explode, although being cocky and letting blokes up just to take them down again will come back to bite him sooner or later. Finale should be up any minute... Why didn't they show Jeff Lentz punch Spencer Paige in the face in the backyard as advertised? Spewin. As for Nam, he's going to be fighting at featherweight in the UFC, reckon he'll go far.

I'd like to see it too, but doubt it will happen, Dana knows marketing, and knows Rampage is a drawcard, so some top contender type match (Rampage v Bones/Bader?) will be on his mind... I like watching Rampage whatever the case. Machida too, just not when he's in ultra defensive mode. Can a mod move this to the sport section?

At the post fight press conference, Dana was ranting and non too pleased about Rampage's reaction. Said he clearly won 2 rounds to 1, and didn't understand why Rampage had his head down and claimed he got his arse whooped. Rampage was late and walked in during this dig, he calmly sat down and explained himself, said to pay no attention to what he said after the fight, he was smashed in the 3rd, took some hard hits and "he just landed a flurry, on my face" and because of that he forgot about what happened in the first 2 rounds and thought he lost. Still gave a lot of respect to Machida. Dana said there would not be a rematch.

Yeah I like the look of Falcao too, reminds me of Thiago Alves a bit. Looked a bit tentative, maybe first UFC nerves, but when he threw he looked great, that first combo was crazy. He was also totally ripped off - not sure if you noticed, but at the end of round 1 when he had the rear naked sunk in, the sticks clap at 10 seconds, then the horn sounds 2 seconds later. What's up with that? Harris would have tapped or passed out in that lost 8 seconds. And yeah, BJ losing to Edgar baffles me to this day. He just stood there doing not much. I blame my avatar, I put BJ in it before the first Edgar fight, cursed him. Took him off after the second loss, then he floors Hughes. Injuries to Wonna and Jurrah have coincided with my avatar too. Sadly the curse doesn't work on people I don't like.

Anyone watch 123? We'll skip 122 because it sucked balls. Spoiler alert! Don't scroll down if you haven't watched 123. UFC 127 will be in Sydney, Acer Arena Feb 27th. BJ Penn vs John Fitch George Sitiropoulos vs Dennis Siver The Prodigy is back! Destroyed that jerk Matt Hughes in devistating fashion. What a freak. I hope he stays at 170, looked bored at 155 and fed up with cutting weight (no pun intended). Aussie George is the real deal, Lauzon gassed trying to push the pace AND avoid George taking him down. Great fight. George should beat Siver if he gets it to the ground = title shot. I'm glad Rampage won, not sure he actually did, but Machida deserved to lose, it's the UFC, not dodgeball. Dumb thing is, when Machida does engage he's devastating, so why not just fight? Other fights were great too, Davis and Foster looked excellent. One of the better recent UFC events. Can't wait to see BJ live.

I watched the whole Q&A, did you ask any questions? It's pretty amazing, Dana will answer anything, if he doesn't have the answer he asks someone to find it.

Yeah we'll get it eventually. Although I'm sure we already have MMA events in Melbourne, there's one up in Shepparton this weekend. I remember reading that it's the CAGE that is the legality stopping the UFC in Melbourne, if that's true, how ridiculous. I'll have to look it all up again, but I'm sure it was something along those lines. In better news, the WEC has folded into the UFC. There'll now be feather and bantam weight divisions. Some great little blokes can now strut their stuff on the big stage, especially Aldo and Faber.

I think the Hammill movie is about his life, he's not in it, someone's playing him. About being deaf and college wrestling champion and making it to the UFC. Did not go to Sydney, I wish. You know it's not legal in Melbourne? That's where they want it next time they come but need to get through legal tape. I believe Sotiropoulos is the UFC's spokesman down here trying to get the go ahead. They say the next one will most likely be in Sydney because of this BS, but will keep working on it. I think Machida will win too, by decision. But I'll go for Rampage. Jones and Bader will be sick. If he walks through Bader like he has everyone else you may as well start engraving his name now. Silva will never lose. I love KenFlo, class and elbows. Hope to see him hold a title if Sots doesn't. Lauzon is in awesome form, can't wait for that fight, George has his work cut out, both in great form. Edited for iPhone retardedness.

What a title fight that was. Ever seen 2 blokes that big in such a fast frenzy? Incredible. I think Velasquez will be champion for a very long time. I reckon Dos Santos is a chance because he a class boxer with power, but if he fails I don't see much depth in the heavyweight division, certainly not at Cain's standard. Shaub looked very good, Gonzaga not so good. Shaub will fight Frank Mir next. Will be good. I think Lesnar v Carwin 2 could be on the cards sooner rather than later after this result. Sanchez snapped back to life, looked real good. So did Paulo in the first, then was overwhelmed. Great fight. Matt Hammill is pretty inspirational, will be interesting to see if the movie about him is any good. Tito blamed his surgery as usual. Of course you'll have neck problems carrying around a head that [censored] huge. Totally agree about Shields, boring as hell, he was lucky Kampmann's submission attempts were horrible. That title fight though was just something else. Brock was classy in defeat too I thought. Can't wait for Rampage v Machida and Rashad v Shogun. And give Chuck another party with Tito!

WOW!

Yeah I love The Ultimate Fighter. Fat Country's season was a classic, the fights were rubbish, but Rashad (my favourite LHW) and Rampage put on a great show, some classic lines, Rampage is one hilarious dude. Credit to Big Country, he uses what he has to survive and usually wins, I'm a massive Junior Dos Santos fan too, to survive him punching you in the head for 3 rounds is insane. Surely he couldn't take that from Carwin. I'll tip Big Country by kimura. Been watching the latest Ultimate Fighter? Pretty good season, can't stand GSP as a fighter, bores me to tears. But the contrasting personalities and coaching styles he has with Koscheck is pretty entertaining, good fights too. I'll check back on this thread after I d/l 121. My mate no longer has foxtel so I can't watch the PPV, spewin!

Damn I missed this thread! Massive MMA fan, I would have said Lesnar to beat Carwin and Velasquez to be next on the throne. Will see what happens tommorrow, I'm pumped! I've been a Velasquez fan for a while and I'm one of the rare ones that likes Brock, so I'll be happy either way, will be huge if Cain takes it though! BJ turned to [censored] the day I put him in my avatar : ( I've corrected that so hopefully he chokes that [censored] Hughes to death. I'm also a Anderson Silva fan, the fight with Sonnen was incredible, I thought for a second Silva was human, that was silly. Epic fight that was. Aussie Grorge Sotiropoulos is killing it, one more win and he'll get a title shot, here's hoping. If all else fails, I just hope Tito gets his head caved in tommorrow