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Well the first fight on this card is now known. Keith Jardine vs Thiago Silva.


http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/ind ... 9&name=mma


also on this card will be Maia vs Marquardt


http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=mma

The rumours as per MMA Junkie:

Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira*
Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt*
Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva*
Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera*
Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt*
Nick Catone vs. Mark Munoz*
Junior dos Santos vs. Justin McCully*
Evan Dunham vs. Matt Veach*

This is the first I've heard of the Maia vs. Marquardt fight. That's pretty awesome news. Although with Bisping/Hendo getting the first crack at Silva, after he fights Forrest, I wonder when the winner of this fight could expect the title shot that they would deserve.

CPT wrote:The rumours as per MMA Junkie:

Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira*
Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt*
Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva*
Matt Hamill vs. Brandon Vera*
Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt*
Nick Catone vs. Mark Munoz*
Junior dos Santos vs. Justin McCully*
Evan Dunham vs. Matt Veach*

This is the first I've heard of the Maia vs. Marquardt fight. That's pretty awesome news. Although with Bisping/Hendo getting the first crack at Silva, after he fights Forrest, I wonder when the winner of this fight could expect the title shot that they would deserve.

Decent card, not bad.

Yeah, the top 4 fights are all pretty good, and Leben vs. Rosholt and dos Santos vs. McCully are also fights I want to see.

Even though I don't think any of the fights have been officially announced, this is probably what we'll get, minus a few injuries and replacements, and plus a few guys to fill out the prelims. It's supposed to be in Portland, Oregon, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some local guys get added to the card. Probably Team Quest guys. Nate Quarry is on the right schedule and would make sense. Chael Sonnen, Matt Horwich, and Ed Herman as well. I would think at least one of those guys gets added to the card.

Wouldn't mind seeing Denis Kang take on one of those guys....especially Quarry.

This card is stacked, I have been disappointed in the last few PPV's but this one looks great. Maia vs. Marquadt is going to be sweet.

Apparently Chael Sonnen was going to be on this card vs. Wilson Gouveia, but with Sonnen taking the fight against Miller at UFC 98, James Irvin will be taking his spot.

That means you can add James Irvin vs. Wilson Gouveia to this card.

If that makes the televised card
Randy vs. Nog
Maia vs. Marquardt
T. Silva vs. Jardine
Vera vs. Hamill
Irvin vs. Gouveia

then that's pretty **** fantastic

I hope roshalt gets KO'd ugly, he's one dimensional with the worst stand-up since Dan Severn. That fool needs to refine his trade before he gets a shot at the "show", that punk needs to get sent back to the minors, sorry guys but I drank a lil Haterade before posting.

El Hardee wrote:I hope roshalt gets KO'd ugly, he's one dimensional with the worst stand-up since Dan Severn. That fool needs to refine his trade before he gets a shot at the "show", that punk needs to get sent back to the minors, sorry guys but I drank a lil Haterade before posting.

I'm pretty sure Chris Leben can grant your wishes.

Wasn't Chael Sonnen supposed to fight Wilson Gouveia? Sonnen is a Portland guy. Hopefully this ppv will be a chance for some other pro fighters from the area to get into the UFC. There's so much talent up here, that it's sad how a lot of these guys aren't signed by the big promotions.

kdawg32086 wrote:Wasn't Chael Sonnen supposed to fight Wilson Gouveia? Sonnen is a Portland guy. Hopefully this ppv will be a chance for some other pro fighters from the area to get into the UFC. There's so much talent up here, that it's sad how a lot of these guys aren't signed by the big promotions.

I have some friends that fight for a Pacific Northwest promontion, I forgot the name but I know they are always featured on Lock N Flow .com, from what I hear they do pay decent money compared to the local AZ shows.

There are a ton of promotions up here. The top ones here in Oregon are Sportfight, Rise Fighting Championships, and Desert Brawl.

El Hardee wrote:I hope roshalt gets KO'd ugly, he's one dimensional with the worst stand-up since Dan Severn. That fool needs to refine his trade before he gets a shot at the "show", that punk needs to get sent back to the minors, sorry guys but I drank a lil Haterade before posting.

Rosholt was a victim of the WEC dropping his weight class too soon. He was not ready for the UFC, but he is one of the best college wrestlers ever, and with time he has a chance to be a very good fighter.

That said, I think Leben is a much better fight for him than Hamill was.

War Rosholt.

It will be interesting to see if Brandon Vera is back to form. It took him a while and a few sloppy fights but I think he's on the right track. He looks a lot more lean and explosive now that he's cut down to 205. He's got the tools, and if he puts up a good one he can be a legit contender.

Matt Hamill suffered a knee injury during training, Soszynski will replace Hamill in a fight with Brandon Vera.

IMO Soszynski is a good replacement for Hamill. I was going to pick Hamill over Vera. Undecided right now on Vera/Soszynski fight.

http://sherdog.com/news/news/soszynski- ... -102-18627

Nemesis21 wrote:Matt Hamill suffered a knee injury during training, Soszynski will replace Hamill in a fight with Brandon Vera.

IMO Soszynski is a good replacement for Hamill. I was going to pick Hamill over Vera. Undecided right now on Vera/Soszynski fight.

http://sherdog.com/news/news/soszynski- ... -102-18627

I was also picking Hamill over Vera now I'm leaning towards Soszynski. Vera hasn't looked good at 205.

Soszynski over Vera is my pick. He's absolutely destroyed his last two opponents.

WAR Polish Experiment!

kdawg32086 wrote:Soszynski over Vera is my pick. He's absolutely destroyed his last two opponents.

Thats tough....his last fights were against no namers. But I'm pulling for Soszynski.

UFC 102 only 3 weeks away.

I hate Vera...i'd cheer for anyone over him.
Though i really doubt Krystof will get the W.