UFC on FX 1 (1/20): Miller vs. Guillard (card updated)

Nemesis21 · Post #1 » by **Nemesis21** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:24 am

http://mmajunkie.com/news/26152/melvin- ... om+Feed%29

Good fight right there.

Young_Assassin Melvin Guillard
5 rounds sounds great to me!!!!!!!! via twitter 3 mins ago

So this will be a 5 rd fight. ? All Main Events now right ?

Posey H8er · Post #2 » by **Posey H8er** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:37 pm

awesome fight indeed. it's a huge fight for both men since they both had solid winning streaks before their recent losses and two in a row would be awful.

according to bloodyelbow this will only be a 3-round fight which makes no sense. i also heard that all main events would be 5 rounds but i guess the ufc is going by a card-by-card basis with that idea. but that still does not explain why two exciting lightweights aren't getting 5 rounds.

Post #3 » by **CPT** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:15 pm

Maybe it isn't actually the main event and the media is jumping the gun just because it is the first fight announced.

IIRC that happened with both UFC 139 and 140, with Belfort/Le and Mir/Noguiera being announced as main events, only to late be replaced by bigger fights.

It's a very good fight and makes a lot of sense, but I'm not yet convinced that it will be the main event of the first FX show. I would think they would want to make a bigger splash than that. Might not be much else available though.

Gold Chain · Post #4 » by **Gold Chain** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:05 pm

I've been hearing Forrest/Rampage 2 could headline.......

Who knows.

Nemesis21 · Post #5 » by **Nemesis21** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:11 pm

Gold Chain wrote:I've been hearing Forrest/Rampage 2 could headline.......

Who knows.

Well, that's probably not happening, especially if Rampage fights Mo in Japan.

Gold Chain · Post #6 » by **Gold Chain** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:01 pm

Nemesis21 wrote:
Gold Chain wrote:I've been hearing Forrest/Rampage 2 could headline.......

Who knows.

Well, that's probably not happening, especially if Rampage fights Mo in Japan.

Rampage and Mo? I was under the impression that was internet fodder that is gaining steam for being just that.

Rampage is PERFECT for a Fox show, he can bring casual eyes in.

Maybe the most recognized fighter in the States behind Chuck.

Post #7 » by **CPT** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:33 am

As far as we know, there's nothing to Rampage vs. Mo in Japan at the moment. It's gained steam on the internets, but there's been no indication that the UFC is really trying to make that fight. Mo is still under contract with Strikeforce, and while we've seen that that doesn't mean much, I'm sure there are some hoops to be jumped through to break the contract, and they might not think Mo is worth it at this point.

I think they are waiting out Shogun vs. Hendo to give Rampage one of those two guys, if they can do it (would be a fairly quick turnaround). The loser would make more sense, with Rampage coming off a loss, but Shogun could make sense in either scenario since I don't think he would get another title shot with a win anyway.

Backup plan may very well be Forrest (though I've also heard Rashad's name linked to Forrest), and I think that fight would draw better in the US than Japan, so it would be possible for a Fox card. Don't know about FX though.

That's one thing I've been confused about. I keep hearing about the first Fox show being in January, around Super Bowl Weekend. Is this it? Or is there a Fox event AND this one on FX? Would be spreading themselves pretty thin at that point with Brazil on the 14th, this event, the Super Bowl Weekend event, and the two events in late February. I really hope they have scrapped that idea of having another event on the same day as the Japan show.

Cammo101 · Post #8 » by **Cammo101** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:21 am

This is an FX card, not a Fox card. I would be shocked if the Miller/Guillard fight is not the main event. These FX cards are going to be on the level of the Fight Night cards on Fox, and you don't see guys like Forrest or Rampage on Fight Nights.

Nemesis21 · Post #9 » by **Nemesis21** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:02 pm

Yeah, as it says it the title, this will be on FX.

Post #10 » by **CPT** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:31 pm

I know this is an FX card, but when they talk about the first show on the Fox deal being in January, around Super Bowl Weekend, is this it? Or is there this and another show on 'big' Fox?

Nemesis21 · Post #11 » by **Nemesis21** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:40 pm

CPT wrote:I know this is an FX card, but when they talk about the first show on the Fox deal being in January, around Super Bowl Weekend, is this it? Or is there this and another show on 'big' Fox?

I have not seen anything about it at all.

Post #12 » by **pduh01** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:35 pm

The Superbowl is on February the FX show will be on January 20, and while their first UFC show on Fox will be on January 28(I don't think its confirmed yet.)

The superbowl weekend will be on Feb 4 which will be UFC 143 which headline GSP Vs Nick Diaz.

http://mmaweekly.com/rumors

That is where I get those info from there.

and http://mmaweekly.com

K1NG · Post #13 » by **K1NG** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:37 pm

pduh01 wrote:The Superbowl is on February the FX show will be on January 20, and while their first UFC show on Fox will be on January 28(I don't think its confirmed yet.)

The superbowl weekend will be on Feb 4 which will be UFC 143 which headline GSP Vs Nick Diaz.

http://mmaweekly.com/rumors

That is where I get those info from there.

and http://mmaweekly.com

Dana confirmed it. January 28 in Chicago.

Posey H8er · Post #14 » by **Posey H8er** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:55 pm

UFC 143: St-Pierre vs. Diaz February 4, 2012 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada

UFC on Fox 2 January 28, 2012 United Center Chicago, Illinois

UFC Fight Night 26 January 20, 2012 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee

UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes January 14, 2012 HSBC Arena Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

that's a lot of mma back to back to back to back.

Post #15 » by **CPT** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:55 am

Yeah. Similar to the stretch we're in right now.

At least this time it's a bit further out, so they should be able to balance the cards a bit more. However, they don't have a card in England to short with a Leben vs. Munoz kind of main event.

Post #16 » by **CPT** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:59 pm

Was just doing some looking around the MMA Junkie rumours section, and this card is pretty much set.

http://mmajunkie.com/event/872/ufc-on-fx-1.mma

Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller
Duane "Bang" Ludwig vs. Josh Neer
Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft
Jorge Rivera vs. Eric Schafer
Mike Brown vs. Vagner Rocha
Ryan Jimmo vs. Karlos Vemola
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Kamal Shalorus
Reza Madadi vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Charlie Brenneman vs. Daniel Roberts
Nick Denis vs. Joseph Sandoval

Good **** luck picking this one, lol.

SDM · Post #17 » by **SDM** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:15 pm

What the hell? Ryan Jimmo signed?

Cammo101 · Post #18 » by **Cammo101** » Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:50 pm

SDM wrote:What the hell? Ryan Jimmo signed?

Yep. He will bring his boring point fighting to the UFC.

Post #19 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:50 pm

Just bumping this as this is the next UFC event.

Posey H8er · Post #20 » by **Posey H8er** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:47 am

I'm interested to see how Guillard responds to his disappointing performance last time out. Many people were saying that he overlooked Lauzon and it sure looked like it. Actually both guys are in unique scenarios because they had long win streaks snapped. Bendo gave Miller a beat-down. Who responds better in this one?