OT: UFC 126 Sat. 2/5/11 Silva v. Belfort

HarthorneWingo · Post #1 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 3:11 am

Wow. Should be a great fight. Also, Franklin v. Griffin.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vsx1weoseo[/youtube]

Gimmick · Post #2 » by **Gimmick** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 3:23 am

I think the Jones v. Bader fight may be more exciting than Franklin v. Griffin fight. Either way this is definitely one of the better fight cards in awhile.

SpReEfOrAlL · Post #3 » by **SpReEfOrAlL** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 3:43 am

Silva is going to embarrass him. The Belfort hype is unwarranted, and it will be proven this weekend.

Post #4 » by **el loco** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 4:02 am

Gimmick wrote:I think the Jones v. Bader fight may be more exciting than Franklin v. Griffin fight. Either way this is definitely one of the better fight cards in awhile.

I agree

NYK_Lampe · Post #5 » by **NYK_Lampe** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 4:10 am

i am still upset Dan Henderson never got a shot at a rematch after knocking out Bisping. At that point he was the person to ever win a round off Silva in the UFC

Post #6 » by **j4remi** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 4:12 am

Might be the best card of the year! Jones vs Bader is the one to watch. I think Silva beats Belfort before he gets to go crazy...Brawling doesn't work on snipers. Franklin/Griffin is intriguing but I expect a lot of rust and sloppiness.

Miguel Angel Torres, Kid Dynamite and Donald Cerrone are all also on the card...I we get to see Dynamite and Cowboy.

Post #7 » by **j4remi** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 4:14 am

NYK_Lampe wrote:i am still upset Dan Henderson never got a shot at a rematch after knocking out Bisping. At that point he was the person to ever win a round off Silva in the UFC

He's become a choke artist in big fights like K-Flo and Marquardt.

Post #8 » by **Manhattan Project** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 4:16 am

Silva in a boring fight, he is going to pick him apart.
Griffin though ring rust might be an issue.
Jones over Bader in a match that confirms what everyone thinks of Jones.
Torres.
Carlos Eduardo Rocha.

fullermd · Post #9 » by **fullermd** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 4:46 am

too much money

born 2 expire · Post #10 » by **born 2 expire** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 4:57 am

vitor's going to try and clinch with silva for like, 3 or 4 rounds until he gets tired and silva knocks him out or subs him, i'm guessing sub

krustytheclown · Post #11 » by **krustytheclown** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 5:10 am

j4remi wrote:Might be the best card of the year! Jones vs Bader is the one to watch. I think Silva beats Belfort before he gets to go crazy...Brawling doesn't work on snipers. Franklin/Griffin is intriguing but I expect a lot of rust and sloppiness.

Miguel Angel Torres, Kid Dynamite and Donald Cerrone are all also on the card...I we get to see Dynamite and Cowboy.

best of the year so far. 129 is far superior to this card

Post #12 » by **j4remi** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 5:20 am

krustytheclown wrote:
j4remi wrote:Might be the best card of the year! Jones vs Bader is the one to watch. I think Silva beats Belfort before he gets to go crazy...Brawling doesn't work on snipers. Franklin/Griffin is intriguing but I expect a lot of rust and sloppiness.

Miguel Angel Torres, Kid Dynamite and Donald Cerrone are all also on the card...I we get to see Dynamite and Cowboy.

best of the year so far. 129 is far superior to this card

I disagree, I see two one-sided main events and too many wrestlers on one card...but that's just my opinion.

NYK 455 · Post #13 » by **NYK 455** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 5:33 am

I got Anderson winning by being the better, more diverse striker. Belfort is a good MMA boxer and has power, so he could clip him, but Anderson has great footwork and a great chin, so I wouldn't put money on that.

Bader/Jones is the fight I want to see.

krustytheclown · Post #14 » by **krustytheclown** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 6:11 am

j4remi wrote:
krustytheclown wrote:
j4remi wrote:Might be the best card of the year! Jones vs Bader is the one to watch. I think Silva beats Belfort before he gets to go crazy...Brawling doesn't work on snipers. Franklin/Griffin is intriguing but I expect a lot of rust and sloppiness.

Miguel Angel Torres, Kid Dynamite and Donald Cerrone are all also on the card...I we get to see Dynamite and Cowboy.

best of the year so far. 129 is far superior to this card

I disagree, I see two one-sided main events and too many wrestlers on one card...but that's just my opinion.

to each his own

but to say im not excited for this 1 would be a gross understatement. johnny bones jones/bader imo is the best fight on the card

br7knicks · Post #15 » by **br7knicks** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 2:32 pm

i've been a huge fan of belfort since i started fighting myself years ago.

unfortunately it's going to be boring because silva just tries to use strategy and last the entire fight instead of going for the win. the only guy that doesn't care about that is forest griffin and valasquez.

* Middleweight Championship bout: Brazil Anderson Silva (c) vs. Brazil Vitor Belfort[1]

* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Forrest Griffin vs. United States Rich Franklin[1]

* Welterweight bout: United States Jake Ellenberger vs. Brazil Carlos Eduardo Rocha[1]

* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Jon Jones vs. United States Ryan Bader[1]

* Bantamweight bout: United States Miguel Torres vs. United States Antonio Banuelos[1]

[edit] Preliminary card (Spike TV)

* Lightweight bout: United States Donald Cerrone vs. England Paul Kelly[1]

* Featherweight bout: United States Chad Mendes vs. Japan Michihiro Omigawa[1]

[edit] Preliminary card

* Lightweight bout: England Paul Taylor vs. United States Gabe Ruediger[1]
* Bantamweight bout: Japan Norifumi Yamamoto vs. United States Demetrious Johnson[1]
* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Kyle Kingsbury vs. United States Ricardo Romero[1]
* Welterweight bout: United States Mike Pierce vs. United States Kenny Robertson[1]

i used to train with Jon Jones towards the end of my career, and let me tell you guys, that man picks things up so quickly. i was fortunate enough to never have to spar with him because i fought between the 135-145 range, but he used to put beatings on people. he didn't know the difference between "going 80%" and "going 100%".

I_Love_NYK · Post #16 » by **I_Love_NYK** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 5:04 pm

Don't sleep on Silva, remember Chael Sonnen was tested positive for PEDs after the fight, and supposedly Silva fought on broken ribs and the doctors even told him to delay the fight.

Jon Jones is the future Light Heavyweight champion.

HarthorneWingo · Post #17 » by **HarthorneWingo** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 7:01 pm

What's PED?

Post #18 » by **magnumt** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 7:16 pm

HawthorneWingo wrote:What's PED?

Performance
Enhancing
Drugs

Nemesis21 · Post #19 » by **Nemesis21** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 7:24 pm

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Crawfulllr · Post #20 » by **Crawfulllr** » Wed Feb 2, 2011 11:14 pm