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K1NG · Post #381 » by **K1NG** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 3:12 pm

^ What's new this time around?

REDDzone · Post #382 » by **REDDzone** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:48 pm

Machida/Hendo looks to be the plan. Not sure when.

Gold Chain · Post #383 » by **Gold Chain** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:59 pm

REDDzone wrote:Machida/Hendo looks to be the plan. Not sure when.

That's a dirty move making Hendo fight again for a title shot, against a beast opponent.

Dana is really starting to grow old.

REDDzone · Post #384 » by **REDDzone** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:24 pm

So in the fallout of that event be cancelled.

Every fighter on the card gets a delayed payday.
Machida gets Hendo.
Hendo gets Machida.
Bones gets a 185 lber. lol

cowboyronnie · Post #385 » by **cowboyronnie** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:57 pm

He was fighting a 185er in Hendo, just a guy too old to properly cut the 20 pounds of water weight anymore.

This is in Hendo's best interest, entirely. Save him from himself. Mind you, Vitor is now being sent to the slaughter instead.

SDM · Post #386 » by **SDM** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:10 pm

K1NG wrote:^ What's new this time around?

Not sure, this is my first time with the series. There's a PRIDE mode, which is supposedly new. It was fun stomping out Akihiro Gono with Baroni.

SDM · Post #387 » by **SDM** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:11 pm

Hendo/Machida is a sick fight. No complaints here.

Post #388 » by **Headliner** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:41 pm

I would have thought they fought already, but that's a great fight.
At this point in his career (or any point in the last few years) it should be about Names and titles for Hendo.

Personally, seeing him vs Jones didn't excite me. He'd tank out by the 2nd and Jones would be brutal to him.

NZB2323 · Post #389 » by **NZB2323** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:38 pm

I really enjoyed Undispiuted 3, but it was my first MMA game. I enjoy PRIDE mode, but it's ridiculous and frustrating that you can have Jon Jones fight a WW, but you can't have Jon Jones fight a HW. I also liked create a fighter mode, but it was annoying to do all the training. I created Fedor, Jackie Chan, and Gannondorf. The best move to give a fighter in the game is the front snap kick.

I'm really excited for Hendo-Machida, but I don't know who I'm going to root for. They're maybe my two favorite fighters. I love how Hendo fights against the best in 3 weight classes, the H-bomb, and how he talks like the dude. I love how Machida has a different style than everyone else, and it's an awesome style to watch. Hendo KO's Bisping, but Machida gave us Shadface. Hendo has a lot of great finishes, but none as awesome as Machida's over Couture. We haven't seen Hendo fight Bones, but I think that Machida has a better chance against him. The first MMA fight I went to was Hendo vs. Fedor, and Hendo is an American, but Machida Jones II would be better to watch than Jones Hendo.

REDDzone · Post #390 » by **REDDzone** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:48 pm

My first thought was Machida will win and the fight could look similar to Machida/Rampage but then again Rampage won that somehow so now I'm unsure.

SDM · Post #391 » by **SDM** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:33 pm

NZB2323 wrote:I really enjoyed Undispiuted 3, but it was my first MMA game. I enjoy PRIDE mode, but it's ridiculous and frustrating that you can have Jon Jones fight a WW, but you can't have Jon Jones fight a HW. I also liked create a fighter mode, but it was annoying to do all the training. I created Fedor, Jackie Chan, and Gannondorf. The best move to give a fighter in the game is the front snap kick.

Yeah, you gotta go with rangy kickers in create a fighter... I love the front snap kick and the push kick, those were used as jabs. I just retired... I went 42-4 as a 6'7" MW/WW, coming off of 16 straight wins including two Pride tourneys and a string of title defenses in WW. I beat Silva twice, just kicking his freaking head off. Lost in a title eliminator at 205 which may have given me titles in three weightclasses, but I finished 1-4 in the division.

Some of the signature moves are really well done. Take Roy Nelson, for example, a few minutes into the fight he starts noticeably slowing down and becomes plodding and wings hooks... looks like the real article. He even cringes the same way he does in fights when you hit his gut. He's also comically animated. He looks 400 lbs in the game.

NZB2323 · Post #392 » by **NZB2323** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:41 pm

I just realized that WSOF will be going up head-to-head against Strikeforce in it's debut on November 3rd.

It's Torres vs. TBA going up against Cormier vs. Mir and Rockhold vs. Larkin. I'm going to go to a bar to watch both of the events, but it seems like someone at home would much rather see the the Strikeforce card. The WSOF card does have a gracie and a former WWE guy, but I don't know how well they'll draw. I guess that most people get NBC sports and not showtime, so some casual viewers might check out WSOF and not Strikeforce.

It seems like poor planning. Why not pick a debut date when your organization doesn't have to compete with a more established organization with a better card?

High 5 · Post #393 » by **High 5** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:39 am

NZB2323 wrote:I just realized that WSOF will be going up head-to-head against Strikeforce in it's debut on November 3rd.

It's Torres vs. TBA going up against Cormier vs. Mir and Rockhold vs. Larkin. I'm going to go to a bar to watch both of the events, but it seems like someone at home would much rather see the the Strikeforce card. The WSOF card does have a gracie and a former WWE guy, but I don't know how well they'll draw. I guess that most people get NBC sports and not showtime, so some casual viewers might check out WSOF and not Strikeforce.

It seems like poor planning. Why not pick a debut date when your organization doesn't have to compete with a more established organization with a better card?

http://mmajunkie.com/news/30688/frank-mir-injured-out-of-strikeforce-heavyweight-fight-against-daniel-cormier.mma

Ha.Ha.Ha.Ha.Ha.Ha.Ha.Ha.Ha.Ha.

cowboyronnie · Post #394 » by **cowboyronnie** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:07 pm

6-7 weeks for a replacement, no biggie. esp since they can draw from some pretty small dudes. I think Mir was an especially good match-up for Cormier...meaning, he was gonna get f'd up without that much of a chance.

the positive side?

REDDzone · Post #395 » by **REDDzone** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:11 pm

Honestly, as a Mir fan...worst things have happened.

SDM · Post #396 » by **SDM** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:39 pm

Bah. What's Shane Del Rosario up to?

Gold Chain · Post #397 » by **Gold Chain** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:49 pm

LOL......and after Sylvia's pathetic last fight, he could now be in the running again.

SDM · Post #398 » by **SDM** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:26 pm

Roy's petitioning now for the Cormier fight. Gotta love his fearlessness and recklessness.

Gold Chain · Post #399 » by **Gold Chain** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:52 pm

No way Zuffa lets him not fight Carwin, after all the money they dumped in that show.

Kongo makes sense to me.

NZB2323 · Post #400 » by **NZB2323** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:42 pm

I'd like to see Cormier face Werdum.