Anything MMA, except thumb wrestling

[lovetoaster]

so essentially you have a 2 woman division

Maybe just one after Aug. 15.

I fear for Gina, having to fight that dude...I mean finely tuned female mixed martial artist.

Edited June 10, 2009 by lovetoaster

[StillUnknown]

a couple of MMA sites are saying that Roy "Big Country" Nelson is also on TUF 10

if so, he'll win it easily

fat boy got skills

[#98QBKiller]

I remember a few other women in MMA having to cut weight to make 135, Kelly Kobold, Shayna Baszler and Elaina Maxwell all come to mind. Women's MMA is fairly new so there aren't a lot of them but there will be others. Women will need weight classes just like men do but they'll be on a lower scale of course....I wonder what the highest women's weight class would be? 155-165? I don't think we'll see a lot of 205+ women fighters but you never know. :laugh:

[Chachie]

I fear for Gina, having to fight that dude...I mean finely tuned female mixed martial artist.

If Gina wins this one I'm taking bets she demolishes Fedor.

[#98QBKiller]

a couple of MMA sites are saying that Roy "Big Country" Nelson is also on TUF 10

if so, he'll win it easily

fat boy got skills

I hope so, he's good but hasn't shown a lot outside of the IFL. This would be the perfect opportunity for him to work his way up fighting higher-caliber fighters...

Roy vs. Kimbo on December 5th!!!

[Slacky McSlackAss]

I don't think we'll see a lot of 205+ women fighters but you never know. :laugh:

No chance in hell I would watch that fight.

[Chachie]

Because waiting until the weigh-ins hasn't helped any one of us make better predictions, I'll go ahead and put mine out there 3 days before the event:

UFC 99 Predictions

Mirko "Ex-Cop" Filipovic v. Mustapha "The Lamb" Al Turk: Two guys with big, dark clouds over their heads. Neither has proven they have what it takes to survive in the UFC although both had some tough early opponents. I have to go with Mirko due to his legacy and the fact that he says he's now healthy. If he loses this one, he can have a seat next to Andre Arlovsky. (Or fight him!)

Cro Cop by TKO, round 3.

Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis v. Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy: Either the sure-fire fight of the night or :30 second KO either way. Holy moly this one is interesting. I have zero clue who will win this fight. I gotta support the USA though.

Davis by KTFO, 1st round.

Mike "Quick" Swick v. Ben "Killa B" Saunders: Awesome card, eh? Another tough call only because Ben has been such a surprise in the UFC. I say if it ends early, it'll be Swick. It if goes deep into the 2nd or beyond, it'll be Saunders. Tough call...

Ben Saunders by decision. Maybe split. (I should have stayed away from this fight.)

Cain Velazquez v. Cheick Kongo: If Heath Herring had enough experience and ground-savvy to edge out Kongo, Velasquez has at least enough youth and fury to go with the wrestling ability. The big question for Cain is whether or not he's bitten off more than he can chew as far as experience goes. I also notice a trend of fighters who's opponents back out and then the replacement comes in and wins. This is a heck of an opponent in Kongo for Cain to have to face in this substitute situation. Wow, another tough call... (I know I keep saying that!)

Cain by GandP. *Upset pick*

Wandy "The Axe Murderer" Silva v. Rich "Ace' Franklin: Another situation where if it ends early, I say Silva. If it ends late, I say Ace. I all but pronounced (maybe even pronounced) Rich Franklin to be a broken man after his losses to Spider. I'm a silly man. He's looked amazing his last few fights. I say if he can avoid the initial onslaught, he'll wear Silva down and dispose of him.

Ace. Round 3. KTFO.

[Chachie]

Bump. You sissies.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

UFC 99: Shytle Tot Bimplications, predictions

Mirko Cro Cop vs. Mostapha Al-Turk: Listening to Mirko's recent UFC conference call will lead you believe he is mentally ready. His confidence was not there in his first stint. Being able to reflect on those losses and examine what went wrong should helpful. Al-Turk, for all intents and purposes, is a light "welcome back" to the UFC for Cro Cop. If Cro Cop has an ounce of his vintage aggression and precision, Al-Turk shouldn't have an answer. Cro Cop LHK, round 2.

Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno: Unlike many Japanese grappling artists, Uno does have a standup game to speak of, and has good takedown abilities. However, Fisher is good enough to extinguish those skills. If he doesn't get latched on to, I think this fight is his. Fisher KO, round 2.

Marcus Davis vs. Dan Hardy: I think Hardy is only making this fight harder by talking smack to Davis. Davis is looking a tad slower as of late, the last thing you want to do is fire him up. Trying to get in to somebody's head is one thing, doing it so much that the guy trains like it's his career-defining fight is another. Both are good on the feet. Watch out for Davis' underrated ground game to get the victory. Davis, RNC, round 3.

Mike Swick vs. Ben Saunders: Crow-eating time. I thought Ben Saunders would be out of the UFC by now. He's stepped up to the plate and looks in the best shape of his career every time we see him. But I think Swick is too much for him. His speed and power at 170 is scary. He's gotten 2x better each fight he's had at welterweight. Saunders could finish this fight on the ground, but I think Swick catches him and drops him in the first. Swick TKO, round 1.

Cheick Kongo vs. Cain Velasquez: Kongo's ground game is definitely coming along, but is it good enough to defend against Cain down there? If the fight goes the distance, it would be very surprising if Cain doesn't score a few takedowns. Kongo's grappling defense and ability to get up might be the deciding factor. On the feet I think Kongo will pick his spots and score more points. Kongo UD.

Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva: Hate this fight. Big Wanderlei fan and always enjoy watching Rich Franklin. Wandy has a terrible history in the UFC and I think this is going to make it look even uglier. Rich has been finished by 2 extremely technical strikers in his career. It's because he himself relies on technique and got outclassed. Wanderlei is just about the opposite of technical, which leads me to believe it's another puncher's chance for him. This is Rich's fight to lose, however, I do think Wand will show a great deal of heart in this one and I will be rooting for him. Franklin TKO G&P, round 3.

Edited June 12, 2009 by d0ublestr0ker0ll

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

The weigh-ins start at 10am EST.

http://www.ufc.com/live_videos/index.htm

Edited June 12, 2009 by d0ublestr0ker0ll

[StillUnknown]

just a reminder the live PPV starts at 3pm(est) tomorrow afternoon

[Chachie]

just a reminder the live PPV starts at 3pm(est) tomorrow afternoon

Depending on my schedule, I may have to stay off the internet so I can watch it at night.

[StillUnknown]

[BigMike619]

so anderson has been training rich?

thats pretty crazy and i didnt realize that anderson was so bitter about wanderlai coming down that he would sell out a fellow countryman/ex training partner.

kind of makes anderson look bad in my eyes.

[#98QBKiller]

Lots of good stuff on Sherdog today:

Sylvia/Mercer bout has been switched from boxing to MMA:

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/sylvia-mercer-goes-mma-17922

Thursday, June 11, 2009

by Loretta Hunt (lhunt@sherdog.com)

17922

Tim Sylvia and Ray Mercer will now meet in a heavyweight mixed martial arts bout at Adrenaline III this Saturday at the BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Ala.

The matchup of former UFC champion and former boxing champion will headline 14 additional MMA bouts in the cage. The event will no longer be regulated.

Originally scheduled as a six-round boxing bout, Adrenaline owner and promoter Monte Cox said he made the decision to re-categorize the match on Thursday.

“I got a call from the Pennsylvania commissioner saying that the boxing match is illegal because we weren’t getting regulated by a U.S. commission,” said Cox on Thursday.

With no regulatory body present in Alabama, the Canadian-based River Cree Combative Sports Commission had agreed to step in and oversee the event.

Cox said he believed he had completed all the necessary requirements asked of him, which included procuring a letter from Alabama’s governor welcoming the Canadian commission into the jurisdiction.

However, Association of Boxing Commissions President Tim Lueckenhoff told Sherdog.com that neither he nor the ABC organization had been approached directly to regulate the bout. Further, Lueckenhoff said he’d thought Sylvia-Mercer would be an MMA contest and not a boxing bout. Lueckenhoff said federal law currently has no jurisdiction over MMA bouts, but laws are in place over boxing under the Professional Boxing Safety Act.

In a press release issued by the ABC on Thursday, the organization denounced the “unwarranted and illegal” boxing match. The release also noted that the River Cree commission, as well as referee John McCarthy, had withdrawn their involvement from the bout and event.

“Canadian boxing commissions are not authorized to supervise boxing matches in the U.S.; and, patently, it is wholly inappropriate for one representative from a Canadian boxing commission, together with an MMA referee, to supervise a boxing match,” said Bruce C. Spizler, chairman of the ABC legal committee in the release.

“I told the promoter I would do it if it was a sanctioned event,” McCarthy told Sherdog.com Thursday. “As soon as it became apparent that that would not happen, I pulled out.”

In March, it had been reported that the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (NJSACB) said it would not regulate the bout, prompting Cox to move the bout to another venue.

“Everyone thinks I came to Alabama because it’s unsanctioned here,” said Cox, “but why would I go to so much trouble to try and get this event regulated if that were the case?”

Cox also said the Mashantucket Pequot Athletic Commission, which oversees events at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut, had agreed to regulate the event in March, but a financial agreement could not be reached with the casino.

The event was moved to Alabama for sponsorship opportunities, Cox said. Cox said he would not be able to procure new regulation for the event in time.

Sylvia (24-5) has not competed since he succumbed to a rear-naked choke from former Pride Fighting Championships titleholder Fedor Emelianenko in just 36 seconds at Affliction “Banned” 11 months ago. The 33-year-old has dropped back-to-back bouts for the first time in his career but holds victories against former UFC heavyweight champions Andrei Arlovski (twice) and Ricco Rodriguez, among others. His only professional defeats have come to Emelianenko, Arlovski, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Randy Couture and Frank Mir, all of whom are ranked in the top 10.

The 48-year-old Mercer (0-0), a former heavyweight boxing champion, has made only one appearance in mixed martial arts, as he submitted to Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson in an exhibition match regulated by the NJSACB back in 2007. Mercer compiled a 36-7-1 mark in professional boxing and won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Carano and Cyborg are fighting five 5-minute rounds! (although it won't last that long lol).

http://sherdogblog.craveonline.com/blog/2009-06-11

Carano/'Cyborg' to Go Five, Five-Minute Rounds

By Jake Rossen (jrossen@sherdog.com)

Thursday, June 11 4:02 pm PT: Five Ounces of Pain has learned that Strikeforce’s Aug. 15 women’s title bout between Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos will go a full five rounds.

Ever better: Strikeforce has confirmed to Sherdog/ESPN that rounds will be a full five minutes in duration. About time. There appears to be evidence females have a 10-15 percent lower oxygen consumption rate than men do, which could conceivably limit the kind of interval and muscular endurance performance that MMA demands, but is it really by so much that they needed competition duration reduced by nearly half?

Hopefully, subsequent women’s bouts will follow suit. If any division is in need of curtailed rounds for the safety of participants, it’s the sloppy super-heavyweights. A blended cheeseburger is not a proper post-workout recovery drink.

And if you look on the main page it looks like everyone made weight.

[Chachie]

Mercer shouldn't even be boxing anymore, but he's totally not helping his chances by allowing this matchup with Sylvia to be MMA. This is a non-event in my eyes.

[ACW]

So the Carano-Cyborg fight will be just like the men (in terms of # of rounds and round length)? Good.

I assume it'll be televised?

Oh, and if Carano needs help losing weight, I can help her burn some calories :hump: :evilg:

[#98QBKiller]

Oh, and if Carano needs help losing weight, I can help her burn some calories :hump: :evilg:

I think Cyborg needs some help losing weight too, can you help her out?

[ACW]

I think Cyborg needs some help losing weight too, can you help her out?

:no:

You can have her

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Sylvia went from fighting Fedor, to a guy that got choked out by Kimbo.

Dude, great career move.

[StillUnknown]

so anderson has been training rich?

thats pretty crazy and i didnt realize that anderson was so bitter about wanderlai coming down that he would sell out a fellow countryman/ex training partner.

kind of makes anderson look bad in my eyes.

i think it has more to do with his respect for Franklin than his bitterness towards Wand

UFC is doing their damndest to pump up a Anderson/Wand fight. if you didn't know better, the last countdown would make you think they were fighting this weekend.

as a Wand fan, i don't want to see that fight. he needs a few brain cells left when he hits old age

[#98QBKiller]

:no:

You can have her

No way, I wouldn't mess with d0ubles' girl man, that's just rude.

Sylvia went from fighting Fedor, to a guy that got choked out by Kimbo.

Dude, great career move.

Lol, just to make matters worse, I don't think Kimbo choked him out, I think Mercer actually fell on the floor and tapped out.

I guess that's what happens to your career after Fedor destroys you. Look at Arlovski.

[BigMike619]

i think it has more to do with his respect for Franklin than his bitterness towards Wand

UFC is doing their damndest to pump up a Anderson/Wand fight. if you didn't know better, the last countdown would make you think they were fighting this weekend.

as a Wand fan, i don't want to see that fight. he needs a few brain cells left when he hits old age

i saw it the opposite. well dana thought the opposite and i agreed but it looks like a slap in the face. they were training partners and from the same gym and all of a sudden he is going to train another fighter in his weight class? i get that he doesnt find rich a threat but thats just rude if you ask me.

and i hope you asked me.

[#98QBKiller]

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/7-questions-for-wanderlei-silva-17934

I respect Franklin a lot. He is a great fighter, but I just see three results for this fight: I knock him out, he knocks me out or it’s going to be a really bloody fight. Definitely it’s not going to be a moderate fight. I’m prepared for a war. I hope he hits me right in the beginning because it makes me mad, and when it happens, I go to break my opponent. I respect him a lot, but I need to win and I will fight for that.

For some reason I believe Wanderlei when he says this. He's been beaten a lot lately but one thing you have to say is the man never puts on a boring fight.

Edited June 12, 2009 by #98QBKiller

[StillUnknown]

i saw it the opposite. well dana thought the opposite and i agreed but it looks like a slap in the face. they were training partners and from the same gym and all of a sudden he is going to train another fighter in his weight class? i get that he doesnt find rich a threat but thats just rude if you ask me.

and i hope you asked me.

your opinion is always welcome around these parts

i guess i'm lookin at it from the angle that they haven't trained together for quite some time. i can understand Wand's position on it, but i don't think its quite as serious as the UFC is trying to hype it.