Bloody Elbow

I was at that one. I think everyone that was sitting around me were laughing that it was a co main

Clay Davis - February 9, 2012 reply

Please, please, please, please cut Ben Rothwell after this fight. He’s just been absolutely awful in the UFC.

Machiel Van - February 9, 2012 reply

Torres/McDonald seems like the obvious choice,

but the little guys don’t get no love in the UFC.

I would agree

Of the fights it seems like torres mcdonald is most relevant and co main worthy. But honestly it seems to me this card is lacking a co main event.

the mexicutioners #1 fan - February 8, 2012 via mobile reply

Torres vs. McDonald is on the prelims according to the UFC website

NickRingp4pGOAT - February 9, 2012 reply

That should probably be on the main card

Winner of that fight probably gets Barao for the number one contender.

discoandherpes - February 9, 2012 reply

That is a fantastic idea.

ElliotMatheny - February 9, 2012 reply

They're both good prospects

But, I agree with you, probably shouldn’t be the main event.

Hummus5989 - February 9, 2012 reply

i bet a bunch of people are gonna get all upset but this card is garbage.

there is not one bout i’m actually looking forward to on the entire card. bones vs Evans lost it for me, probably cuz Phil vs Evans was so boring. Rory is a great fighter which is a shame that they would waste him on a dude who couldnt even make it onto TUF. Chad Griggs is fun but hes a LHW at best and he’d get destroyed in that division. Travis Browne looked awful in his last fight and I honestly cannot watch another Ben Rothwell gasfest. Wandy vs Cung Le 2 would have a hard time saving this card IMO.

lukustra - February 9, 2012 reply

Gonna have to break out my Brazilian fight chant pillow for Miguel

Earl Montclair - February 8, 2012 reply

Where did you get that?!

thirdparty - February 9, 2012 reply

You're gonna die

From mold inhalation from the looks of it.

BKdroid - February 9, 2012 reply

Haha, saw that too. That black mold can be a doozy.

Is the poster on wikipedia the official poster?

Because if it is, sign me up.

I think they’ll put a real one out with evans and maybe the co-main fighters. They were using that to promote UFC 145 before Evans Davis.

Phildo - February 8, 2012 reply

Hmmm

Looks like a good card that has some interesting fights. Torres and MacDonald could be a good fight, the pre-requist “Couple of Hws who’ll bang and/or gas out”. Hominick looking to bounce back, Escudero and Danzig could be a fight with a good pace. I still think it needs a more solid co-main event tho if you are asking me to drop like $60 bucks.

HeadKickOfDoom - February 8, 2012 reply

Geeze, welcome back, Miguel.

But great chance for him to position himself for a title shot.

SanFranpsycho - February 8, 2012 reply

Miguel Torres is the guy to beat Dominick Cruz

Yeah, but McDonald fights like you fucked his sister and never called her back.

Should be a great fight.

SanFranpsycho - February 8, 2012 reply

That's lovely?

Ok I read it as

“McDonald fights like you fucked your sister and never called him back”

Ha ha I read it as “He fights like he fucked his sister and never called her back”

Mr.Kib - February 9, 2012 reply

He isn't even the guy to beat Brain Bowles

Joseph Benavidez, or Demetrious Johnson.

I don’t think he is the guy to beat Cruz…if anyone is the guy to beat Cruz, it’s Barao.

Chris Groves - February 8, 2012 reply

I'll give you Bowles and Joe, but he beat Johnson.

And I think he has the style to beat Cruz.

He beat Johnson?

So what? I and many others beat Johnson on a near daily basis…..

You see...because Braun beats Brain sometimes

What about Pinky?

Pinky always beats Brain

Franklin Goodish - February 9, 2012 reply

What about Lloyd Braun!?

Why can’t you be more like Lloyd Braun?

ElliotMatheny - February 9, 2012 reply

another sale!

No he just keeps ringing the bell.

Machiel Van - February 9, 2012 reply

No he's not

Torres time has come and gone.

BW got better and Torres couldn’t adapt.

Cruz leaves himself open and I think Torres' range and leg kicks would give him fits

Of course, he’s susceptible to getting repeatedly taken down and Cruz is an excellent grappler, but nobody’s held Torres down and Cruz can’t beat him up ala Benavidez.

Hardy's in your face - February 9, 2012 reply

oh come on.

I've been saying it for a while, and I'll stand by it.

I’m confident that Torres’ stand-up would give Cruz all kinds of trouble, and while Cruz is a damn good grappler, I don’t think he’ll be able to stifle Torres. And he sure as hell won’t finish him, or anybody else for that matter.

John Danaher's Hair - February 8, 2012 reply

2 words:

Chad. Griggs.

Mutton. Chops.

His are so beast that they need separate punctuation.

SanFranpsycho - February 8, 2012 reply

According to Stephen Hawking...

time moves at an imperceptibly slower rate in the space immediately surrounding them because of their mass. It’s the mass.

John Danaher's Hair - February 8, 2012 reply

I don't see how Jonny is gonna win

any fans if Jackson doesn’t corner him.

ScoreCardOTN - February 8, 2012 via mobile reply

grunge match?!?

FiatJustitiaRuatCaelum - February 8, 2012 reply

That would have worked out better if the card was in Seattle. Thanks

Tim Burke - February 8, 2012 reply

Damnit!

I was gonna be sooooooooo funny when I posted this…

Dave Strummer - February 8, 2012 reply

I'll rec it just for being a picture of Soundgarden

Also: MAXI!!!!!

VenusBlue - February 8, 2012 reply

Wow, check out Cornell's tits.

Ikuhisa Quinoa - February 8, 2012 reply

DAMN YOU

vivero - February 8, 2012 reply

they're almost NSFW. lol

I_Mad - February 9, 2012 via mobile reply

So excited for a couple fights here. Obviously Jones/Rashad, but I’m looking forward to seeing Rory/Mills and McDonald/Torres. Rory/Mills is a great chance to see how good Che really is, and if he can get past the young phenom that is Rory. And Torres should be a stiff test for McDonald, that one should be fireworks.

KyroJudo - February 8, 2012 reply

Rory Mac

By whatever he wants. Dude is the Jon Jones of the welterweight division in my mind.

cager - February 8, 2012 reply

Mills gets smoked IMO.

Jumping from Chris Cope to Rory Macdonald is brutal.

Hardy's in your face - February 9, 2012 reply

Woof

Outside of the main event, which is can’t miss, that is not a good PPV card. The UFC knows we’re all buying this one regardless.

Dave Strummer - February 8, 2012 reply

Got that right...

I guess 2 out of 5 aint bad for the main card

nickrodamous - February 8, 2012 reply

Rory Mac and Torres are both nice fighters

but there’s just zero heat in any of the matchups outside the main. Add in not one but two HW gas fests, and it could be a little ugly in the lead up to the fight we all want to see.

Dave Strummer - February 8, 2012 reply

Rory and Miggy are nice but Mike Mac isn't?

Kid’s a BEAUT.

T.C. Engel - February 9, 2012 reply

I was gonna say the same thing. Mayday’s got more potential than Torres does.

Tim Burke - February 9, 2012 reply

I love Mike Mac. I don’t want him to fight Barao after Torres though, assuming he wins. That kills a contender.

T.C. Engel - February 9, 2012 reply

Browne is gonna get Griggs outta there in the 1st or 2nd

Potential injuries

This is another card that leaves the UFC open to a potential PPV sales black hole if something were to happen to either Bones or Rashad in the couple weeks before the fight. With Rashad’s combination of luck and injuries, who knows?

LenBarson - February 8, 2012 reply

I don't know

Mills/MacDonald and Torres/McDonald should both be awesome fights with title shot implications, and the heavyweights on the card seem relatively less inclined to gassing hard in what I’ve seen of them. Njokuani/Makdessi will probably wind up being awesome, too; has to be an early FOTN contender.

Hummus5989 - February 9, 2012 reply

It's always a possibility that a weak card on paper turns into a gem

but the name quality and matchups on that main card are pretty bad for PPV.

Dave Strummer - February 9, 2012 reply

On the UFC website it has Torres-Mcdonald on the prelims and Schaub-Rothwell on the main card. it makes no sense

chavez_26 - February 8, 2012 reply

Doesn't it though.

Doesn’t it.

POW - February 8, 2012 reply

Did Che Mills piss in Joe Silva's cheerios or something?

discoandherpes - February 8, 2012 reply

I actually think that's a pretty good fight.

Rory should take it though.

POW - February 8, 2012 reply

Carlos Condit, Mike Pyle, and Nate Diaz are all better fighters

And Rory beat two of them and was extremely competitive with the first.

discoandherpes - February 9, 2012 reply

Still think it's a good fight to make.

Mills is dangerous, but Rory is better. Good fight for where he’s at.

POW - February 9, 2012 reply

I really like this card

Mostly because I’m a fan/very interested in a lot of the fighters on it.

Chris Groves - February 8, 2012 reply

Agreed

I’m pumped every time RoryMac is on a card (even if he is canadian). I also really like the Griggs/Browne fight and I’m stoked for MacDonald/Torres. Even the undercard seems full of some interesting matchups. Solid card all the way around.

Chris Hall - February 8, 2012 reply

Njokouani vs Makdessi

That’s my personal “could be main-card”-bout.

This looks like one of the cards that get a lot of shit beforehand and turn out great. fingers crossed

KGNLuc - February 9, 2012 reply

dude do you just dry hump every car put out by the UFC?

how can you even pretend this is a good fight. There is virtually no competitive fights with any meaning. Us giving Evans a shot is the GSP effect where for some reason everyone gave people like Dan Hardy and Jake Shields great shots at winning. Evans has no chance, Che has no chance, and if Miggy vs Mac is on the prelims that I can watch for free, the rest of the card is trash. Care to argue?

lukustra - February 9, 2012 reply

You, sir, are a negative Nancy. I hope someone pees in your coffee.

Chris Hall - February 9, 2012 via Android app reply

More importantly, why are you dry humping cars and why is the UFC putting them out?

How is that important? I needed a hobby, the ufc provided for me.

Chris Hall - February 9, 2012 via Android app reply

Well, because I want to believe that what's on my car is just bird crap....

I can make no promises

Chris Hall - February 9, 2012 via Android app reply

I like this card too

Jones/Evans is one of those cards the UFC expects to do well, so they don’t really need to stack it with too many big names.

That, and the M(a)cdonalds on this card are going to beat the shit out of their opposition.

As an ATLien I will def be attending this no matter what the card looks like. Can’t be mad about seeing Bones, but would of been insane to see Mir-Cain/Werdum as the co main.

RUSHoverSPIDER - February 8, 2012 via mobile reply

Me too bro

+1

me 3 bro

we need a huge co main! maybe condit diaz two!!! mir vs velasquez?? TWEET DANA EVERY DAY

Showcase Fights

For the mc/macdonald brothers. I would love to see Torres win though after that garbage with mickymouse, but without that killer instinct I see him going out similiar to the Benevidez fight.

Rory gets the belt by early 2013 or late 2012 if he takes the Jones route of fighting 12 times a year.

cager - February 8, 2012 reply

Evans is going to get destroyed

Oh but Evans trained with Jones! He knows how to fight him! And clearly Jones training with Evans means he knows jackshit about Rashad’s tendencies

Detective Squirts - February 8, 2012 reply

I'm going to put money on Evans

I think he’s a lot better than people give him credit for, he’s one of the most well rounded, intelligent and experienced fighters going round and it wouldn’t surpirse me at all if he finds a way to win.

It wouldn’t surpirse me if he can under get the bigger, stronger Jones, put him off balance with strikes coming in and put him on his back. His MMA wrestling is great.

Plus he should be paying good money.

I don't see it

And I think Evans is a clear elite LHW, but Jones is just better. Evans landed 6 of 45 power shots from striking distance against Phil Davis, who is taller than him and has a longer reach advantage. His only hope is getting a clinch and uppercut spamming Bones.

Also, Jones’ top game is to me the best in the sport right now. Insta-mounted Rampage, cut Machida wide open with his only takedown, smothered Shogun, tooled Bader, etc. If Jones gets Evans on his back the fight will end quickly.

Evans has fewer ways to win. Submission is likely out of the question given how he’s attempted zero in his UFC career.

Sources Please

Or did you pull those numbers out the same hole you keep your head in?

6/45 is from Fight Metric

Wow way to nit pick

Maybe you should also mention the 25 jabs he landed or or the 16 strikes he landed in the clinch.

His point stands

Rashad’s chances on the feet are dependent on him landing power punches – his overhand right especially – and he was almost completely unable to do so against a guy whose ability to control range is drastically worse than the fighter he’s about to face.

Davis was up until the fight the least hit fighter in the UFC

Not relevant to the argument

I’m not bashing Rashad here, I’m saying that we learned something absolutely essential about him in that fight – he can cover distance, but not well enough against a very long fighter to land the kinds of punches that are really going to make a difference.

I may have been alittle defensive

But I see Rashad who is the quicker fighter being able to mix his punches and takedowns together nicely while using is speed to avoid strikes from Bones and also using his wrestling to avoid the throws from Bones

I'd like to agree with you

But I’m having a hard time seeing it. The range and length factor is just so huge here; even if Rashad throws some punches and ducks under for the takedown, think about how much ground he still has to cover just to get deep enough on the TD attempt for it to even be viable. As far as Rashad’s TDD is concerned, it’s good, but a long way from elite; Tito took him down in both their fights, for example.

Yea he has reach

But in actuality his reach advantage is only 5 inches on each arm and Rashad is going to be the best MMA wrestler he has ever went up against and is probably going to be the fastest fighter he has ever faced.

If five inches of reach on each arm

Doesn’t seem like that much to you, I don’t know what to tell you. Even an inch or two overall makes a massive difference, and combined with Jones’ height and propensity for the kicking game, I have a hard time seeing how he can get inside. Rashad has as good a chance, or even better, than just about anybody fighting at 205 right now. The problem is, that’s just not good enough.

I realize its alot

But a think Rashad has the speed to negate it

I was wondering how long before someone mentioned the ultimate BE cliche, which is of course Rashads mixing of strikes and takedowns. Granted, he has some of the worst top control in MMA, has never even attempted a sub, and has never gnpEd someone out that I can ever remember…..but oh those transitions.

Hutchy - February 9, 2012 via mobile reply

has never gnpEd someone out that I can ever remember

Forrest Griffin was ground strikes, wasn’t it?

Pyrgz Krum - February 9, 2012 reply

Jason Lambert oo

too*

Phil Davis in the clinch < Jon Jones in the clinch

Oh yeah, Evans ain’t jabbing Jones any day of the week.

His only hope is getting a clinch and uppercut spamming Bones.

He can’t catch those ridiculous leg kicks Bones likes to throw, and put him on his back and work top control… like he did against Davis? Alot of Rashad’s TDs came after catching kicks. If Shad can catch a kick and keep jones down a round, Jones might be hesitant to throw the kick again, which is his equivalent of a jab. It would change the whole fight.

Shad has a much better chance than most are giving him.

That said, Bones, rd 2 TKO.

Jones leg kicks are nothing like the kicks Rashad caught from Davis

you are right

but that doesn’t mean they can’t be caught.

Rashad has as good a chance of beating Jones as anyone

Which is to say, not very. His inability to close distance and land power punches against Evans, who does a much worse job of controlling range than Bones, can’t make anyone feel good about his chances on the feet. That’s a good point about catching the kicks, though – Evans might do a better job of getting a takedown off a caught kick than anybody in the game. I wonder what Jones’ guard looks like.

*against Davis

Even if you cant strike with Bones

Name a fighter other than his 1 loss the The Dragon he hasnt been able to take down and control.

His top control really isn't that great

And while Rashad’s takedowns are very good, Bones still hasn’t been on the receiving end of a takedown in his UFC career. Expecting Rashad to grind him out for 5 rounds is a long shot at best.

Put it like this I will take Rashad over any other LHW in the world

I expect that statement to have an exception after UFC 145

That's wonderful

And nobody’s saying Rashad isn’t a great fighter, just that he has very few ways to win this fight. Counting on TDs and a grinding top game against a guy who’s never been taken down isn’t a real viable line of reasoning, given the evidence that suggests he’s going to have real trouble trying to strike with Bones.

I assume u mean any other lhw in the world…..other then Machida? Since Machida beat him like he owed him money?

Hutchy - February 9, 2012 via mobile reply

Even Machida?

Chris Groves - February 9, 2012 reply

Top control isn't great

And honestly I totally buy into him not having a good chin. If Thiago Silva wasn’t gassed he would’ve knocked Evans into next week.

Rampage had him rocked very badly and somehow Rampage failed to KO him when Evans was nearly helpless.

Not being knocked out a lot doesn’t mean your chin isn’t great.

Yeah, yeah coulda, woulda, shoulda

No ones ever says hos chin is great but neither does he have a glass chin either, Frankie Edgar gets rocked in his last two fights and he has a granite chin???

I don't think anyone has said Frankie's chin is granite

well

we must not read the same websites, blogs, forums or watch the interviews and commentary.

Very possible

I’m only on here and HKL.

What I have heard said is that Frankie’s recovery is incredible, including his ability to come back from that adversity. IMO, there’s a difference between someone who recovers well from being rocked, like Frankie or Nick Diaz and someone who is never rocked like Hendo, whose chin IS granite.

Frankie Edgar has good recovery

He doesn’t have a granite chin.

Evans arguably has good recovery.

Granite chin should be reserved for Mark Hunt, Pride Big Nog, Chris Lytle, and Cabbage Correira.

I think Jones’ punching power is greatly undersold because he doesn’t box very well, something Evans has the clear advantage in (both in technique and power).

I don't like his chances either

but I’d say he actually has better chances than most, considering he’s trained with Bones and is a great wrestler and athlete.

But like I said, I actually don’t see him getting much further than Lyoto…

I buy that

He probably has the best shot of anybody currently in the top 10 – like you said, great athlete, great MMA wrestler, enough power in his strikes to give Bones trouble, direct insight into Jones’ game and psyche – but I’m not sure Jones is beatable right now.

I hate agreeing with pdl because I don't think I've hit a single argument over prospects

With him (See: Hathaway, Oliveira at 155), but by the end of 2012 Alex Gustafsson probably could be a title contender and has the size and reach plus power to hang with Bones.

This is possible

I don’t think Jones reacts well to getting hit and it’s going to be a fighter that can punish him on his feet that gets the upset. That said, Jones chin is great and his takedowns have proven unstoppable.

Interesting you separate

Not reacting well to getting hit and his ability to take a punch. Would it be like Leben reacting well to getting hit (for Chris Leben) and taking a punch?

Jones does tend to backpedal a lot when he gets hit but you’re right he took good shots from Lyoto and was never wobbled.

Yeah, the distinction I’m making is particular to the visceral reaction. Some fighters are able to walk straight through punches or at least keep their composure very well as the move defensively. Jones gets away with a lot of urgency any time a hard shot lands. However, I can’t recall ever seeing him actually rocked by a punch.

Gustafsson

Is definitely the most intriguing potential challenger for Jones, especially assuming his ground game’s progressing at the rate we’d expect given his training with Phil Davis and the boys.

I've been really really impressed with him in his last two outings

He controls distance with great footwork and picked Hamill apart en route to the TKO. And he never let Vladdy get close to him in that short fight.

More MMAth

Gustafsson > Hamill > Jones

Game over! I WIN!

New info from the "Path to MMA Fandom" post

Riddle>some JUCO wrestler>Jones

I WIN!!!

Am I the only one that pictures Riddle talking

every time someone does a rendition of the the GSP is me meme?

Bahaha

Well, you’re not the only one now..

He’s becoming a bona fide killer. What he did against Vladdy and Hamill was incredibly impressive; I hadn’t thought too much about his footwork, but you’re right, his movement is really smooth. He must be learning from Cruz.

He's got great finishing skills

I don’t think he’s gone to a decision in a UFC fight, and he’s only gone the distance once.

He reminds me

Of a more athletically gifted Condit, except he hooked up with a great camp young enough to forestall the development of any bad habits.

He took a lot of heat for it in the Hamill fight (ridiculous) and used it to completely negate the wrestling. The fact that he throw that left straight as a reaction to Vlad jumping in shows incredible reaction time. He could seriously break out if he can continue his success at the top of the division.

There's a ton to like there

I need to go back and watch his fights again; I’d forgotten everything about the Hamill fight but the finish.

Hamill fight was pretty forgettable

Until he stepped it up in the 2nd and smashed him.

Well if we want to do MMAth

He beat the shit out of Machida and elbowed his forehead so bad it immediately opened up a cut on his only takedown. Oh yeah he also knocked him down with a punch before choking him senseless. Evans did jackshit against Machida bar create MMA’s best meme.

Bones also was never threatened by Rampage’s striking power and while he had trouble taking down Rampage at times, he mounted him the first time he took him down, and then choked him out the next time. Evans tagged Rampage early but did nothing else on the feet and did Wall n’Stall.

Two recent common opponents of Jones and Evans, Jones beat both while Evans is 1-1 and was about two punches away from taking a decision win into a TKO loss.

I mean, you are smart enough to know that styles make fights

But I do enjoy your semantic exercises in MMAth and generally useless but illuminating statistics.

Maia insta tapped Sonnen. Sonnen grinded out Nate the Great. Nate insta brained Maia. What does that mean? Nothing. Styles makes fights. Shad has a better chance than you are giving him.

Shad relying on his explosive athleticism to counterstrike the counterstriking karate master got him KO’d. Great for the lulz. Real question: you think a rematch between Shad and Lyoto goes down the same way?

Styles do make fights

I think Jones is a bad matchup for Rashad unless he somehow figures out his timing and even gets in Jones’ range to strike in the first place. Because I doubt he will be able to pin Jones down for 5 rounds.

The best stylistic matchup for Jones at 205 is probably Gustafsson at this point and even that Gustafsson has to best Lil Nog and someone else. I think to beat Jones you need to be about his size, have great striking, good defensive wrestling, and a Rip Hamilton-style plastic mask to prevent cuts on the elbow.

In a rematch between Rashad vs. Lyoto? I’m pretty sure Lyoto could starch Rashad on the feet again but I don’t know if Rashad wouldn’t be smarter to just go for the takedown on Machida or at least force it to the ground.

Well, its weird that we’re arguing Bones Shad, and we both think Bones wins violently. I just think that Shad, having trained with Bones, may already have a leg up on the timing and distance that all the other guys who’ve fought Jones haven’t had.

I think Gustafsson gets raped by Jones in the clinch- unless he becomes a master of range by the time he’s sent to fight Bones.

And yeah, who knows how Shad Lyoto II plays out… That’s a fight I hope they make soon. No way we see even near a repeat of the first fight.

MMAth doesnt work 1+1+1=3.14???

LOL

IKiIIed007 - February 9, 2012 reply

The press conference

Reporter: Could you be clear about your practicing habits with Rashad since we can’t see you practice?

Jones: Anybody tell you that he beat me in practice… If, If, if Coach Jackson say he beat me in practice, and y’all hear it, then that’s that. I mean, Rashad might have took me down practice all year but if, if somebody say he held me down in practice, it could be one practice. Out of all the practices that year, that’s enough… that’s enough to get a whole lot started.

Reporter: So you and Rashad got caught up about practice?

Jones: Its…its easy … to, to talk about… It’s easy to sum it up when you’re just talking about practice. We’re sitting in here, and I’m supposed to be the franchise fighter, and we in here talking about practice. I mean, listen, we’re talking about practice, not a fight, not a fight, not a fight, we talking about practice. Not a fight. Not, not … Not the sport that I go out there and die for and fight every fight like it’s my last. Not the fight, but we’re talking about practice, man. I mean, how silly is that? …

And we talking about practice. I know I supposed to beat him. I know I’m supposed to… I know that… And i’m not.. I’m not shoving it aside, you know, like it don’t mean anything. I know it’s important, I do. I honestly do…

But we’re talking about practice man. What are we talking about? Practice? We’re talking about practice, man. (laughter from the media crowd) We’re talking about practice. We’re talking about practice. We aint talking about the fight.(more laughter) We’re talking about practice, man. When you come to the arena, and you see me fight, you see me fight don’t you? You’ve seen me give everything I’ve got, right? But we’re talking about practice right now. We talking about pr… (Interrupted)

Reporter: But it’s an issue that your opponent continues to raise?

Bones: Man look, I hear you… it’s funny to me too, I mean it’s strange… it’s strange to me too, but we’re talking about practice man, we’re not even talking about the fight… the actual fight, when it matters… We’re talking about practice …

LMAO

WOW

I might give Rashad a chance based entirely on this floundering

That's Allen Iverson, not JBJ.

I_Mad - February 9, 2012 via mobile reply

Ah...

thanks

was wondering how I wouldn’t have heard of this

les rallizes denudes - February 8, 2012 reply

hahaha

Andy Anderson - February 9, 2012 reply

let’s see if it works this time…

Andy Anderson - February 9, 2012 reply

crap

just go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exOxUAntx8I

Andy Anderson - February 9, 2012 reply

YAY!!!!!

Bocek vs Wiman is gonna be an absolute war in my mind, plus Mac freaking Danzig, ive always liked this guy, i nearly creamed myself when we knocked out Joe Daddy

Sonnens Political Adviser - February 8, 2012 via mobile reply

When /we/?

Not only does Mac Danzig post here but he’s also got split personalities.

Tragically, none of these personalities can beat Matt Wiman.

I laughed

Afrotikiman - February 8, 2012 via mobile reply

Its a good thing Jones is willing to fight as often as he does as the UFC is starting to stretch itself a little thin with so many events

terzergoss - February 8, 2012 reply

Why

Is the UFC intent on burying anything sub 145 on prelims? So retarded.

taptomyarmbar - February 8, 2012 reply

schuab and rothwell better not

be on the main card. rothwell is a joke.

They're two fairly well-known heavy weights, so I'd expect the match to be visible

However, considering their both coming off losses, I’d expect to see them on FX.

dude

rothwell has looked absolutely terrible in ALL his ufc fights. not sure why hed be a well known heavyweight. and schuab only wins when hes fighting total cans. thats why they call him scrub. im cool with that fight being on the prelims, but not on the main card which im paying like 450 for floor seats to.

Rothwell's well known, because he's main evented every fight of his in the UFC

Against solid names like Cain, Yvel, and Hunt. I’m not touting their merits as skilled fighters here. Just saying that it wouldn’t surprise me to see them as the opener, but I think the FX card is more likely.

Sorry, not main event, main card.

Ben Rothwell was on the wrong end of side control against Mark Hunt

MARK HUNT.

MARK HUNT!!!!!

Ben shouldn’t even be in the top 25 he’s so bad.

Schaub by murder, which is why this fight will be entertaining.

Yeah...

I haven’t been impressed by Big Ben in any of his UFC outings but that was a new low

thank you ssreporters

im glad someone realized that im making complete sense

You realize just below this he said they'd be on the main card, right?

And I wasn’t disagreeing with you, just saying where I thought the fight would end up.

Schaub seems to knock people out, or rely on his boxing to win

Rothwell can take a f’cking punch…I mean…I’m not going to be shocked if Rothwell comes out flurrying and catches Schaub and puts him away.

Schaub doesn’t have the best chin for a heavyweight.

Chris Groves - February 9, 2012 reply

Oh yeah it's main card

Probably card opener.

I'd rather Griggs/Browne opened if it's gotta be a HW Slobberknocker

Also, IT'S FUCKING LINSANITY

my vote is this

Main card

Jon Jones © vs. Rashad Evans
Carlos Condit (ic) vs Nick Diaz!!!!!!! MAKE IT FUCKING HAPPEN. or Cain vs Mir!!
Miguel Torres vs. Michael McDonald
Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills
Travis Browne vs. Chad Griggs
Mark Bocek vs. Matt Wiman

Preliminary card

Brendan Schaub vs. Ben Rothwell
Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin
John Makdessi vs. Anthony Njokuani
Mac Danzig vs. Efrain Escudero
Keith Wisniewski vs. Chris Clements
Marcus Brimage vs. Maximo Blanco

Six fight main card is rare

I like your thinking, though.

I’d do Mir vs. Bigfoot or Cain as co-main.

Ill take Mir v Cain all day long

UFC on FOX is going to LA in August

Wonder if they’ll do that fight there.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - February 9, 2012 reply

Good luck man.

I doubt immensely that they give a Jones card a solid co-main; especially Jones/Evans. 135 had a shitty ass co-main, as did 128.

T.C. Engel - February 9, 2012 reply

As long as there are no injuries leading upto this card

then I’m happy.

UncleMax - February 9, 2012 reply

I know people hate MMAth, but...

Common opponents:

Quinton Jackson
Evans: Decision Win (3)
Jones: Strangulation Win (4)

Lyoto Machida
Evans: KO Loss (2)
Jones: Strangulation Win (2)

Stephan Bonnar
Evans: Decision Win (Majority)
Jones: Decision Win (Unanimous)

Good fucking luck with that, Evans.

IKiIIed007 - February 9, 2012 reply

Does it really matter that much?

So there’s no legit co-main..who cares? I look at this card as having a legit, can’t miss main event and several good main card fights. Good enough for me.

TKD_blackbelt - February 9, 2012 reply

how is Griggs placeholder photo not a picture of his chops

lame

might as well be spinning white circle of buffery doom

Chad’s sideburns have engulfed his entire head.

sheldonlevene - February 9, 2012 reply

It’s going to be a special night.

dribblebib - February 9, 2012 via mobile reply

Jones notched his record up quick

17-1 to Rashads 15-1-1 when Rashad has years more experience

Shows their strength/weakness of schedule

Rashad will be 16-2-1 in 2015

the guy with the big nose - February 9, 2012 reply

mixed up the numbers there I thinks

bones has 15 W’s and rashad has 17

oops

I stand by the post though

Rashad will still be 16-2-1 in 2015

the guy with the big nose - February 9, 2012 reply

yeah

all signs point to it

Rashad will LOSE a previous win by fighting Jones? Well that shows just how good Jones is!

it won't be by fighting jones

he’ll find another way

i suspect dana will get mad and dock him a win while he’s waiting out a second title shot

you wait, it’ll happen

Maybe they’ll finally realize his victory over Ortiz the first time around was bullshit?

He only has one win over Ortiz.

First fight was a draw.

Oh was it a draw? Oops. For some reason, I thought Evans won because of the point deduction to Ortiz. Oh well. Joke failed.

the guy with the big nose - February 9, 2012 reply

why is it

that HW’s always get a nice main card spot, pretty much regardless of recent form, while the little guys are stuck at the prelims?

I don’t think neither casuals or hardcores preferes sloppy, gassed-out fighting compared to high speed action.

It's blowing my mind, but apparently the heavyweight division has some sort of "knockout appeal" or something.

Apparently some people are more excited to see Ben Rothwell than Michael Macdonald.

They should’ve booked Hendo vs someone else on this card to replace Evans when he inevitably gets injured…