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[dream]

It's true. I don't think there's any chance QRJ retains against Rashad.

 

[Sinatar]

so...rumor is that Shogun is out of his fight against Forrest Griffin due to a knee injury.

Can we just lop off his leg and give him a pegleg or something already. Dude's knee is made of paper mache.

 

[yacobod]

Ya he prolly will be filming the direct to dvd ateam sequel so he will get fat as hell again.

 

[Heel]

Manager says Shogun is not injured, ready to go at UFC Rio

“His knee is absolutely perfect, there’s no injury… I don’t know where people take that from,” Alonso told TATAME this Wednesday. “He’s training hard, following the training scheduled with Rafael Cordeiro, Renato Babalu (Sobral) and all the team... He’s very excited or this fight”.

 

[Maklershed]

Can't wait for UFC 137. That card is so amazing.

 

[DKehoe]

205 has been too volatile since rampage knocked out chuck in 07, nobody has really defended the title since the iceman, unless you count that nonsense decision machida got, and after he won the strap we were supposed to be entering the machida era, so jones is the goat talk is crazy premature.

Rampage did defend it against Hendo too

 

[BigKaboom2]

UFC On Versus 5 payouts:

Chris Lytle: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
defeated Dan Hardy: $25,000

Ben Henderson: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
defeated Jim Miller: $35,000

Donald Cerrone: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
defeated Charles Oliveira: $12,000

Duane "Bang" Ludwig: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
defeated Amir Sadollah: $20,000

Jared Hamman: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
defeated C.B. Dollaway: $20,000

Joseph Benavidez: $43,000 (includes $21,500 win bonus)
defeated Eddie Wineland: $10,000

Ed Herman: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
defeated Kyle Noke: $8,000

Ronny Markes: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
defeated Karlos Vemola: $10,000

Jim Hettes: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
defeated Alex Caceres: $8,000

Cole Miller: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
defeated T.J. O'Brien: $6,000

Jacob Volkmann: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
defeated Danny Castillo: $17,000

Edwin Figueroa: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
Defeated Jason Reinhardt: $6,000

Nothing too surprising this time.

Mike Kyle vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima on the HWGP semifinal show. September's Challenger's card has Lorenz Larkin, Ryan Couture, and Lavar Johnson.

Supposedly there's a press conference in LA at 1 PM ET where they'll announce the FOX deal. GSP, Rashad, and Edgar will probably be there.

 

[tass0]

Can't wait for UFC 137. That card is so amazing.

134 and 137 are stacked.

I'm so fucking hyped for both of these, it's going to be epic.

134: not only featuring Shogun/Anderson/Nogueira all on the same card, but it's hosted in Brazil.

137: GSP/Diaz, BJ/Condit, Kongo/Mittrione, Cro Cop/Nelson, Hioke/Roop. 'Nuff said.

 

[SteveWD40]

It's nice to want things. You know Bones is legit when Anderson Silva wants to be buddies all of a sudden and never return to 205.

Bones might be arrogant and have a tendency to not train 100%, but with Greg Jackson at the helm it will never happen imho, guy is too smart to let his next money train derail.

Silva is right to fear Bones too, he is (skill wise) him when he was 23, but with longer limbs, better athleticism and wrestling...

 

[BigJonsson]

When is this FOX announcement? Ariel Helwani just tweeted that he'll have lots to report soon

 

[Chamber]

When is this FOX announcement? Ariel Helwani just tweeted that he'll have lots to report soon

1 EST

Stream if you want to watch it.

 

[BigJonsson]

omg it might be huge

 

[TheKaeptain]

Bones might be arrogant and have a tendency to not train 100%, but with Greg Jackson at the helm it will never happen imho, guy is too smart to let his next money train derail.

Silva is right to fear Bones too, he is (skill wise) him when he was 23, but with longer limbs, better athleticism and wrestling...

When has Bones ever show the striking skill that Anderson Silva has? Answer, never.

 

[polyh3dron]

Also,

Via Twitter, Shogun's manager, Eduardo Alonso says that Shogun's kneews are "perfect" and he is prepared for Forrest Griffin at UFC 134.

 

[Heel]

When has Bones ever show the striking skill that Anderson Silva has? Answer, never.

Where was Anderson Silva when he was 23? Answer, 5 years from getting beat by Daiju Takase. It's safe to say Jones has room to grow.

 

[polyh3dron]

Press conference streaming live from UFC.com starting now.

 

[alr1ght]

The only thing I dislike is Fox's production/HD feed is absolutely dreadful.

 

[DKehoe]

Please Fox, make them drop the feel the pain song.

 

[polyh3dron]

The only thing I dislike is Fox's production/HD feed is absolutely dreadful.

fucking this.

Hopefully UFC keeps control of the production.

 

[polyh3dron]

Please Fox, make them drop the feel the pain song.

IN-TO PIE-CES!

 

[Chamber]

Please Fox, make them drop the feel the pain song.

Oh God, that might be the best part of the whole deal.

 

[BigJonsson]

I have that song on my ipod

I listened to it 5 times in a row walking to the Skydome for UFC in Toronto

 

[AstroLad]

I love that a sticking point in the UFC's deals has been their requirement of control over presentation, which is probably the single worst thing about the UFC. They succeed (relatively speaking) in spite of their presentation, and I'd say it's actually something that's held them back from broader mainstream success (see: this year's plummeting buy rights, which wouldn't have been nearly as bad if the UFC was more focused on attracting a wider audience rather than just bleeding the hardcore fans dry). Not a huge fan of Fox Sports, but I hope they got at least some creative control.

 

[BigJonsson]

Fox sports music + Joe Rogan

 

[radrelic]

Joe Rogan looks so nervous lol

 

[polyh3dron]

lol @ Joe Rogan strugging with the teleprompter.

 

[alr1ght]

LOL @ Chuck. Dana still dressed like a trashball.

 

[Chamber]

Chuck looks fuckin furious. Think he wanted NBC.

 

[BigJonsson]

So GSP and Frankie Edgar changed bodies?


lol @ disembowel an orc in your own room instead of watching boxing

 

[ShaneB]

So GSP and Frankie Edgar changed bodies?


lol @ disembowel an orc in your own room instead of watching boxing

I started the stream and that was the first thing I heard... wtf. lol

I'll echo the sentiments that it would be nice if it gets rid of that awful intro music.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

32 live events on FX!!!!! This deal is amazing then i take back my words.

 

[alr1ght]

4 Fights on main FOX network
32 live fights on FX
2 runs of TUF each year on FX (will be live) (Friday nights)
Pre/Post-fights on FUEL TV

that's alot

 

[Chamber]

32 events every year on FX? Did I hear that right?

 

[AiTM]

32 live events on FX!!!!! This deal is amazing then i take back my words.

Yeah what the fuck is this...How can they have this many evens plus the PPVs and 4 free cards on Fox

 

[polyh3dron]

LIVE TUF on FX... holy shit

PS. Those live events are TUF shows.

 

[BigJonsson]

LIVE TUF?!?

 

[dream]

heh, Lorenzo in a tailored suit and Dana in a black t-shirt (possibly with a flip phone in his pocket). Badass.

 

[alr1ght]

ufc twitter
4 events a year live on Fox, 4-6 more on F/X, The Ultimate Fighter will be on F/X - and TUF fights will be LIVE!

 

[dream]

Pretty crazy. I remember watching Vitor vs Chack on Fox Sportsnet 10 years ago. It's kind of a nice coming full circle thing.

 

[ShaneB]

TUF live sounds fantastic. Great evolution of the series.

 

[alr1ght]

Live TUF could be interesting.

I wonder if Fox will cancel this after one episode with bad ratings.

 

[BigKaboom2]

Uhhh need some clarification on this 32 number.

 

[Chamber]

Uhhh need some clarification on this 32 number.

32 is TUF plus the UFC on Versus type cards.

I was thinking 32 UFC Fight Night cards.

 

[dream]

Uhhh need some clarification on this 32 number.

The guy just explained it as 4 fight nights and all the TUF fights.

I'm not sure if the live TUF thing is as big a deal as some of you think it is though. Bad fights don't magically get better just because they're live.

 

[alr1ght]

Fans pick the fights.

We need a The Ultimate Ringgirl reality series.

 

[dream]

Jesus, Josh Gross is not aging well.

 

[BigKaboom2]

So basically it's like the Spike/Versus thing except if TUF were on Versus instead. And more exposure, obviously.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

The guy just explained it as 4 fight nights and all the TUF fights.

I'm not sure if the live TUF thing is as big a deal as some of you think it is though. Bad fights don't magically get better just because they're live.

True brah basketball doesn't magically get better when a guy puts on the uniform.

 

[polyh3dron]

this is great... so the Fight Night/Versus-caliber cards will be on FX and they will have some mega cards on the main Fox network.

 

[BigJonsson]

Fox event on November 12

No wonder Toronto isn't getting a title fight