UFC 205lb. #1 Contender?

Who in the UFC is worthy of wearing the #1 contender shirt?

Wanderlei Silva
"The Axe Murderer" has been out of action since he got knocked unconscious by Dan Henderson. Since Dan Henderson loss to Rampage he gets shuffled to the back of the deck which opens the door for Silva. Also, Wanderlei has two devastating knockout wins over Quinton Jackson from their time in Pride.
Options:
1)Contender match at December show aganist Jardine or Forrest.
2)UFC has upsetitis, put him in with Rampage by default.
3)Have him fight Chuck Liddell as scheduled and if he wins he gets the next title shot.

Forrest Griffin
Impressive win aganist Mauricio "Shogun" Rua puts him at the top of the division. If Shogun had won he was gonna fight Rampage next. The only thing hindering Griffin from receiving a title shot right away is his knockout loss to Keith Jardine.
Options:
1)Have him fight Wanderlei Silva at December show
2) How do you say You Loss Your Title Shot to a Reality TV Star in Portuguese. He choked out the man that was ranked no. 1 at light heavyweight so give him the next shot at Rampage.
3)Rematch aganist Keith Jardine to determine who fights Rampage.

Keith Jardine
Moves way up the rankings with a split decision win aganist the best 205lb. champ in UFC history Chuck Liddell. Would get te next available title shot but he just loss Houston Alexander in his fight before last. Even though it would be nice to see Quinton pick Keith Jardine apart he might need one more win to get his chance.
Options:
1)Have the Cops on speed dial and give him The "Axe Murderer". He beat Chuck Liddell, give him Wanderlei who Chuck was supposed to fight next.
2)REVENGE! Have him avenge his knockout loss to Houston Alexander
3)Give Forrest a chance to avenge his loss

Lyoto Machida
The Karate point fighter and decision fighter is undefeated. His style might make you want to take a nap but in his last fight he made an effort to finish the fight. What more can you ask for. As they say, Rome wasen't built in a day. If he steps it up in his next match and wins by spectacular knockout aganist a notable fighter or at the very least doesn't make me want to take my own life while watching him fight he should be in the title picture.
Options:
1)All the kids want the name brands!! Give him Chuck, Shogun, Jardine, Tito, Alexander or Rashad.
2)Like your first day in jail, Machida needs to make someone his bitch. He needs to stop all the f--king counter attack stuff. Go and knock someone the F--K out.

Houston Alexander
Nebraska's in the House!!! Needs more wins in the UFC. Also needs to show that he can survive aganist someone with an actual gameplan that doesn't involve receiving brain damage.
Options:
1)WIN and WIN BIG.
2) "If you master the five Ds, no amount of balls on earth can hit you." Show that you have all the elements of a well rounded mma fighter.

Honarable Mentions
Rashad Evans - Momentum killed by draw with Tito Ortiz. Should skip that rematch and fight someone new.

Tito Ortiz - The second most excited person in the world when Rampage took Chuck out. Shot himself in the foot by getting a point deducted then gasing out in the third round in his fight aganist Rashad Evans

UFC 76 Comments

UFC 76: Knockout
This was one of the best ppv events the UFC has put on in recent memory with two huge upsets. This card demostrated why rankings are useless in mixed martial arts. All the fights on the televised card were full of action.


Chuck Liddell vs. Keith Jardine
The Iceman looked great in the first round landing alot of good shots hurting Jardine on a few occasions. Jardine did not look comfortable at all but connected with some leg kicks. If Chuck had pushed the pace more he could have finished it in the first round. At the start of the second Jardine looked much more confident. Stringing together combinations with punches and many leg kicks. Towards the middle of the round, Jardine dropped Chuck with a right but Liddell gets up quickly. Jardine continues to outstrike Liddell leaving him with a huge bruise on his left side. Jardine takes the decision and Wanderlei looks as upset as upset as "The Iceman".

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Forrest Griffin
In the worst performance of his career Shogun Rua looked like garbage for three rounds. By the middle of the second round he had his hands down gasping for air. Forrest looked stronger, stuffed takedowns and outstruck Rua. Forrest ended the fight at the end of the third by rear naked choke. Not the best week for Chute Boxe.

Kazuhiro Nakamura Vs. Lyoto Machida
This was a good fight. Machida impressed me by comming out aggresive. I expected Lyoto to come out with his usual slow karate point fighting style but he looked good. He almost finished Nakamura many times but Kaz is one tough Japanese dude. Machida wins with an impressive decision.

Diego Sanchez vs. Jon Fitch

This was one of those fights were the bigger stronger guy won. Diego Sanchez had Fitch in two really tight submissions that he got out of. Fitch controlled Diego the whole fight long winning him the decision. My question is what do you reward more, applying or escaping a submission. Fitch didn't do too much damage just stayed on top of Diego. Either educate these judges on ground fighting or scrap the ten point must system and create another scorring system from scratch.

Tyson Griffin vs. Thiego Tavarez

This was a back and forth war. If they were fighting under Pride rules I would had Tavarez winning because he landed a flying knee that hurt Tyson which was the best strike of the fight. Under boxing's stupid ten point must system scoring criteria they gave the fight to Griffin. At least they should have scored a draw but the UFC needs contendors and Tyson Griffin wins by another split decsion.

The Aftermath

This results of this card made of mess of the light heavyweight division's title picture. Shogun was expected to fight Rampage after beating Griffin and Chuck was supposed o fight Wanderlei to see who got the title shot after. The only thing is certain is that Rampage Jackson is now the no. 1 fighter in the division after that only the mma gods know.

Shogun Forgets To Bring His Gas Can

Disappointing performance, finished by a realty tv guy. :(

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UFC Fight Night 11 Comments

UFC Fight Night 11: Florian vs Thomas
UFC Fight Night 11 was great. Good fights and almost as important it was free. Every fight on the televised card ended in KO or submission. NO BORING FIGHTS!!!!! Also Spike had some technical diffculties during the first round of Sell vs Quarry. It was strange at first but as the round went on I enjoyed the fact that there was no one talking. I saw the action and was able to discern for myself who was getting the better of the exchanges. Overall it was a great card especially since theres a ppv a couple of days a way. The UFC is spoiling us with a lot of good fights in a short amount of time. Hey Dana saturate the market all you want buddy I need my MMA!!

Kenny Florian va. Din Thomas
This was a good fight. Kenny Florian came out looking confident. After a couple of exchanges standing Din Thomas looked like the better striker. Joe Rogan and his sidekick spent the fight talking about how Florian's Muay Thai was good and how he trained in Thailand while Din was getting the better of the standup. While Florian was circling and backing up, out of frustration Din mocked "Ken-flo" by jogging the other way. Like if he heard Din say something about his mama Florian came after him and began to pound on Thomas. The end came when Din Thomas went for a takedown and apparently injured his knee. Florian GnP Din and then took his back and got the rear-naked choke for a first round submission win.

Chris Leben vs. Terry Martin
Great first round. Leban actually looked in good shape and was moving around the ring instead going straight forward. Martin had the better power but Leben countered well and used good footwork to avoid many of the strikes. This fight was a slow paced war with each fighter taking and giving shots. Both fighters seemed to slow towards the end of the first round, Terry Martin looked like he needed an oxygen tank. The finish came in the third round when Martin rocked Leben with two solid shots making him stumble backwards like a drunk guy trying to Salsa. Chris Leben blinked and came in firing to Martin's jaw making him go sleepy time without the pillow. Leben wins by spectacular KO.

Nate Diaz vs Junior Assuncao
Junior Assunco was talking major trash before this fight. He claimed that he wasen't impressed with Nate and that his Jiu-jiutsu was far greater. I guess Junior needs to give his black belt back and wear a strip of tin foil instead because Nate Diaz submitted Junior and made it look easy. First Diaz stunned Junior with a flurry of punches than got the guillotine for the finish. Nate Diaz showing his big bro how to end a fight.

Nate Quarry vs. Peter "Drago" Sell
This was the fight was the one with the wonderful technical difficulties (not sarcastic) at the start. Sell and Quarry trading strikes with Drago getting the better of the exchanges. Sell bloodied Quarry and managed to drop him during the fight. It looked like Sell was on his way to winning a decision. Thats when the MMA gods with sympathy for Quarry, for getting killed by Franklin, having surgery on his spine and also being kicked out of Team Quest decided to do him a favor. Pete Sell in the third round looked hella gased carrying his hands down low and Quarry countered and bounced punches of his chin making Drago's brain go on vacation. Quarry wins by devastaing KO in round 3.

Final Thoughts
Even though this card had UFC's B level fighters and TUF alums the fights were competive and entertaning. The UFC is smart for placing these up and coming fighters who they are trying to showcase on free tv. Even TUF noobies had to be entertained with their guys Florian, Leban, and Quarry from season one getting victories.

What effect did these fights have on the divisions these fighters belong to?

Kenny Florian
Even though Florian loss in the lightweight title fight to Sean Sherk, if the champ is stripped he has to be concered the no. 1 contender. Also, the UFC can also postpone the title fight and have Florian fight Spencer Fisher to see who'll get the shot at the eventual champ B.J. Penn.

Chris Leben and Terry Martin
If Martin would of won he might have been the no. 1 contender after the Silva-Franklin fight by default. The UFC Middleweight division is weak and with Denis Kang going to K1 and with Matt Lindland roaming the Earth like Kane from Kung-Fu the future is bleak. How many times will the UFC let Rich Franklin get destroyed by Anderson Silva? When Dana Signed Anderson I'll bet everything in my nephews piggy bank (i'm broke and he has a very large piggy bank) that he had no idea that Anderson Silva would be this dominant. As for Leban, he will continue to be used as a gate keeper for the division if he collects enough wins he might earn a rematch later... way later down the line. Silva destroyed him so bad that he's gonna have to obliterate 7 to 8 straight opponents to get a shot.

Nate Diaz
This was a good showcase bout for Nate but it left me wanting to see more. He teased us with his standup when he made Junior Assuncao do the bitter beer face as he was getting hit. He needs to be given opponents that will test him to see what he's made of. The future looks good for Nick Diaz's little bro as long as he stays off the weed.

Nate Quarry and Peter "Drago" Sell
This fight has little implications for the middleweight division. Drago's stock dropped hard after this fight. If he wasen't the welterweight champs buddy he might have been fighting on an Indian Reservation near you. I don't buy the UFC's bullshit that if you give an exciting fight you'll be back, case in point, Nick Diaz. As for Quarry, if he got the shit kicked out of him by pretty boy math teacher, dummies co-author, and new tv host Rich Franklin (can you tell I hate math) how can he survive with the man that gave him an unauthorized nose job in the Octagon? Quarry better quit while he's ahead before he gets a date with face re-arranger Dr. Anderson Silva.

From UFCMania.com
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 11 QUICK RESULTS:
Kenny Florian defeats Din Thomas via submission (rear naked choke) in round one
Chris Leben defeats Terry Martin via knockout in round three
Nate Diaz defeats Junior Assuncao via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Nate Quarry defeats Pete Sell via technical knockout in round three
Luke Cummo defeats Edilberto “Crocota” de Oliveira via technical knockout in round one
Cole Miller defeats Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision
Gray Maynard defeats Joe Veres via knockout in round one
Thiago Alves defeats Kuniyoshi Hironaka via verbal submission (strikes) in round two
Dustin Hazelett defeats Jonathan Goulet via submission (armbar) in round one

Michael Bisping's UFC Career Saved

From 411mania.com

Matt Hamill has torn ACL, may require surgery

Since everyone loves to talk about the Bisping/Hamill fight/decision/travesty/rematch, I figured I better throw my name into the hat as well. However, I don't want to talk about Bisping and Hamill having a rematch. I want to talk about the latest news coming out that Matt Hamill's got a torn ACL. Not only does he have a torn ACL, but apparently he fought Bisping with said torn ACL.

This brings me to two points. One, Hamill is a complete badass for stepping into the Octagon hurt and, in most people's minds, winning the fight. This shows true heart and gameness on his part.

Secondly, Hamill will most likely have to have surgery on the torn knee ligaments, a process which has a standard 6-8 month recovery time before he might be able to step back into the Octagon.

What that means is the likelihood of seeing this rematch has gotten slimmer. The possibility of it happening anytime soon is nil. With Bisping likely dropping down to 185 in the near future, I doubt he will wait around for 6-8 months at 205 just to fight Hamill again. That's unfortunate because the young wrestler from Ohio deserves a rematch.

Now with Matt Hamill out of the way Michael Bisping can drop to middleweight and never have to face him ever again. The UFC can find a whole new set of tomato cans at that division to feed their English poster boy.

K1 Hero's Olympia Comments

This was a great card on paper, I would of purchased the ppv if possible. With the spectacular thing called the internet nothing can remain a secret. I reviewed some of the fights I could find. I will keeping updating as I find the rest.

Caol Uno vs. Andre Dida (155lb. tournament semifinal)
Great fight. Andre Dida showed great power. He drops Caol Uno several times with hooks and knees. Andre Dida's ground defense was good enough to keep him out of submissions. Dida wins by decision.

The only issue I have with this bout was the several stoppages in the middle of action by the ref to wipe Uno's face and to check the cut on his face. Every time the ref did this it killed Dida's momentum and allowed Coal Uno to recover. These doctor breaks also went too long. They had enough time to show Uno getting checked and then showing highlights. I'm not sure if it was a little hometown favoritism but I'm sure Dida would of been able to finish Uno it it wasen't for this.

Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti vs. Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro (155lb. tournament semifinal)
JZ total domination of Shoalin. Not sure if it was a trip or if Shoalin somehow loss his balance but he drops to the mat. JZ follows up with brutal ground-N-pound. Vitor turtles up in the fetal position and the ref stops it after many shots to the head.

I was very diasppointed with Shoalin. I thought this would be a back forth fight but Calvancanti DESTROYS Ribeiro. Also suprised no jiu-jitsu was utlized with both being well known ground specialists.

Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti vs. Andre Dida (155lb. tournament final)
This fight wasn't as entertaning as the semifinal matches but had a great finish. They start with a great stare down. Calvancanti gets a takedown and has top control for most of the fight. Landed some punches from Dida's guard. JZ tries for mount, still in Dida's half guard. Uses his foot to pry his other foot free and gets side mount. From there he throws a punch when Dida covers up JZ gets full mount. Jz's mount is too high and Dida tries to buck and roll to reverse. As soon as JZ feels Dida reversing he holds on to an arm and as Dida is flipping over lands himself into an armbar. Game Over. Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti is the 155 lb. tournament winner.

Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti impressed by winning two fights aganist great competition. He's one of the fighters I wish was in the UFC. Imageine B.J. Penn vs JZ. Since he's under contract with K1, hopefully they can sign Gomi and then they could fight for some kind of belt.

Melvin Manhoef vs. Fabio Silva
Great Wanderlei Silva staredown by Fabio. Manhoef connected with a hard one two combo to Silva's jaw and drops him. Proceeds to pound him out with hammer fists.

Melvin Manhoef has got some heavy hands, heavier that Robbie Lawler, maybe. I would like to see Melvin take a step un in competition. Maybe EliteXC can get him someone with a good chin.

Sergei Kharitonov vs Alistair Overeem
This fight endes with Overeem literally running away from Sergei who chases him down and lands a right to the jaw that drops Overeem through the ropes Wanderlei vs Rampage style.

Sad to say that Alistair Overeem is one of my favorite fighters. This was a poor performance making Sergei look like a spectacular striker. He should come to the states to train his boxing and up his cardio. What a waste up height and athletism.