Larry Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 it must be first time jitters then, he had really sloppy stand up in that fight. Quote Link to comment
twentysix Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i just hope nover will have a better showing for he will be next to showcase (2nd time, not counting the tuf) his skills against tough ufc guys. good luck nover and please dont faint. Quote Link to comment
disasterpiece Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I honestly think Nover will do fine since he was a runner up at the recently concluded Ultimate Fighter.. I think he will be a good MMA athlete looking at his physique and style of fighting.. Quote Link to comment
riceb0i Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) i just hope nover will have a better showing for he will be next to showcase (2nd time, not counting the tuf) his skills against tough ufc guys. good luck nover and please dont faint.well Phillipe needs to learn how to defend from a takedown and to fight in the clinch, that where he lost the UD in the TUF finale... honestly i just think that they should've let Munoz fight a couple of undercarders in undercad bouts before they (Joe Silva, Dana White & Co) thrusted him into main card bouts & fighters i honestly believe that Munoz could have done better, but he wasn't himself in that fight, yes he's slow even in WEC, but he never did look that defenseless before... i wish Brandon was that agressive in his Jardine fight before, if he was that agressive then we'd see Jardine limping out & Brandon would've fought Rampage in the last UFC Edited March 11, 2009 by riceb0i Quote Link to comment
Capt Spaulding Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Lyoto Machida to replace Quinton Jackson against Rashad Evans at UFC 98 on May 23 http://mmamania.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/evans-machida.jpg UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans (13-0-1) will defend his crown against undefeated 205-pound division contender Lyoto Machida (14-0) in the main event of UFC 98 from The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 23, 2009 according to SI.com. UFC 98: “Identity Crisis,” was originally headlined by Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, who were set to collide in a heavyweight title unification bout until Mir was forced to bow out with a knee injury that required minor surgery. Mir and Lesnar are now scheduled for fisticuffs at UFC 100 on July 11. The main event was quickly (and awkwardly) changed to Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans during the UFC 96 broadcast on March 8. “Rampage” defeated Evans’ teammate Keith Jardine via unanimous decision and had a nice war of words with “Sugar” following the bout, but appeared lukewarm to the idea of competing just over two months after his scrap with “The Dean of Mean.” Now it appears nagging injuries and a brutal training camp have left Jackson — who would have competed three times in the span of five months — a little worse for the wear, and he’s now opted to settle for the title of number one contender with a guaranteed shot at the winner of Evans vs. Machida at some point in late 2009. “The Dragon” has been patiently waiting for a crack at the title, all the while stringing together six straight victories inside the Octagon, including his coming out party at UFC 94 where he floored Thiago Silva in the first round for his first(T)KO finish under the UFC banner. Like Machida, Evans has taken some heat in the past for his cautious approach. That all but went out the window after a devastating KO over former light heavyweight deity Chuck Liddell and a decisive TKO finish against ex-205 champ Forrest Griffin. Now pitted against one another, it will be interesting to see if they revert back to the run-and-gun approach or if someone gets the lights shut off in the first round. Also on the May 23 card, former UFC welterweight champions Matt Hughes and Matt Serra will settle their eternal grudge match and former number one middleweight contender Yushin Okami will return to the Octagon to challenge the surging 185-pound standout Dan Miller. Main event:UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida Main card (Televised):170 lbs.: Matt Hughes ( 42-7) vs. Matt Serra (9-5)155 lbs.: Sean Sherk (33-3) vs. Frank Edgar (9-1)185 lbs.: Yushin Okami vs. Dan Miller Under card:155 lbs.: Phillipe Nover (5-1-1) vs. Kyle Bradley (13-6)185 lbs.: James Irvin (14-5) vs. Drew McFedries (7-5)170 lbs.: Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Wilson*265 lbs.: Tim Hague vs. Patrick Barry185 lbs.: Andre Gusmao vs. Houston Alexander170 lbs.: Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Brandon Wolff155 lbs.: Kaplan (2-2) vs. George Roop (8-4) Quote Link to comment
riceb0i Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Lyoto Machida to replace Quinton Jackson against Rashad Evans at UFC 98 on May 23 http://mmamania.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/evans-machida.jpg UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans (13-0-1) will defend his crown against undefeated 205-pound division contender Lyoto Machida (14-0) in the main event of UFC 98 from The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 23, 2009 according to SI.com. UFC 98: “Identity Crisis,” was originally headlined by Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, who were set to collide in a heavyweight title unification bout until Mir was forced to bow out with a knee injury that required minor surgery. Mir and Lesnar are now scheduled for fisticuffs at UFC 100 on July 11. The main event was quickly (and awkwardly) changed to Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans during the UFC 96 broadcast on March 8. “Rampage” defeated Evans’ teammate Keith Jardine via unanimous decision and had a nice war of words with “Sugar” following the bout, but appeared lukewarm to the idea of competing just over two months after his scrap with “The Dean of Mean.” Now it appears nagging injuries and a brutal training camp have left Jackson — who would have competed three times in the span of five months — a little worse for the wear, and he’s now opted to settle for the title of number one contender with a guaranteed shot at the winner of Evans vs. Machida at some point in late 2009. “The Dragon” has been patiently waiting for a crack at the title, all the while stringing together six straight victories inside the Octagon, including his coming out party at UFC 94 where he floored Thiago Silva in the first round for his first(T)KO finish under the UFC banner. Like Machida, Evans has taken some heat in the past for his cautious approach. That all but went out the window after a devastating KO over former light heavyweight deity Chuck Liddell and a decisive TKO finish against ex-205 champ Forrest Griffin. Now pitted against one another, it will be interesting to see if they revert back to the run-and-gun approach or if someone gets the lights shut off in the first round. Also on the May 23 card, former UFC welterweight champions Matt Hughes and Matt Serra will settle their eternal grudge match and former number one middleweight contender Yushin Okami will return to the Octagon to challenge the surging 185-pound standout Dan Miller. Main event:UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida Main card (Televised):170 lbs.: Matt Hughes ( 42-7) vs. Matt Serra (9-5)155 lbs.: Sean Sherk (33-3) vs. Frank Edgar (9-1)185 lbs.: Yushin Okami vs. Dan Miller Under card:155 lbs.: Phillipe Nover (5-1-1) vs. Kyle Bradley (13-6)185 lbs.: James Irvin (14-5) vs. Drew McFedries (7-5)170 lbs.: Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Wilson*265 lbs.: Tim Hague vs. Patrick Barry185 lbs.: Andre Gusmao vs. Houston Alexander170 lbs.: Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Brandon Wolff155 lbs.: Kaplan (2-2) vs. George Roop (8-4)yeah! WAR MACHIDA! hahaha Quote Link to comment
twentysix Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 sana manalo naman si houston alexander. Quote Link to comment
MODERATOR tamago Posted March 12, 2009 MODERATOR Share Posted March 12, 2009 Ken Shamrock has been suspended for 1 year for testing positive for 3 different anabolic steroids. So his fight against Bobby Lashley will no longer push through Quote Link to comment
Larry Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 instead bobby lashley will compete against chris jericho in a lumberjack match the first time ever! Quote Link to comment
overman Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 and the machida era begins... (only the spider can beat the dragon and only the dragon can beat the spider.. problem they won't fight) munoz really looked sloppy against hamill.. i hope he improves the next time.. ken testing positive for roids, a sad news for mma... Quote Link to comment
sickness Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 sana manalo si Phillipe Nover Quote Link to comment
Larry Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 ken testing positive for roids, a sad news for mma... it doesn't come as a surprise the ken tested positive Quote Link to comment
riceb0i Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) sana manalo naman si houston alexander.i hope he does, he cut down from 205 to 185, hope he still has that explosive power and hope he trained his chin Gusmao is a striker din ba? it doesn't come as a surprise the ken tested positiveWTF Ken is a juicer? probably his outbursts are due to roid rage Edited March 12, 2009 by riceb0i Quote Link to comment
maddromeo Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Ken Shamrock on steroids!? Not surprised! Even Frank Shamrock said that Ken was doping years ago... Co-founder of TapOut clothing Charles "Mask" Lewis dead in a car accident! Wasak daw ang Ferrari nya! His the guy with the face painted & army cap guys you see on UFC fights!? RiP! :hypocritesmiley: Ayan! Machida vs. Evans na! Magkaalaman na!? Mukha Llamado si Machida dito ah!? Hehe... :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
King Nothing Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 i just hope nover will have a better showing for he will be next to showcase (2nd time, not counting the tuf) his skills against tough ufc guys. good luck nover and please dont faint. Nover lost to escudero... via strategy... and efrain got it right... novers camp was not well prepared interms of strategy... so i think strategy will play a key role on how nover will fight. Lyoto Machida to replace Quinton Jackson against Rashad Evans at UFC 98 on May 23 I hope machida will be fully ready and be the new king of the 205 pounders! Go lyoto!!!!!!!!!!!! instead bobby lashley will compete against chris jericho in a lumberjack match the first time ever!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ken testing positive for roids, a sad news for mma... not a new thing, ken has been a steroid head ever since he came into limelight.... Quote Link to comment
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