The future starts off with Exite XC on CBS- a national network, a show which quiet possibly will set yet another record for most watched MMA event ever- in just 3 days.
And this time around, it is good.
The opener is Alexander Shlemenko(21-3) against Robert McDaniel(11-4). Both fighters are relatively unknown, but with a nice record and a Russian nationality stamp in passport, i will bet my house that Alex is an exciting fighter. McDaniel too, has some legitimacy to his name- as such he has a victory against Kala Hose, who if you remember has beat down Phil Baroni not too long ago. MMA math of sorts. This is probably not something newcomers to MMA will enjoy, but for us ol' folks sure a good fight to scout out new talent.
First of the two catfights is the next exciting match- its Yoko Takahashi(13-9) against Christiane Cyborg(5-1). Im not sure if Yoko Takahashi is the same Yoko that recorded tracks for Neo Genesis Evangelion, but dont let her record fool you. She is legit. She has fought were the competition is the toughest in women MMA- Japan of course. Cyborg on the other hand is quiet possibly the best female(?) MMA fighter on the planet.
Up next- Murilo Ninja Rua. Oh man, whenever anybody says "Hua" i just lose it! There was a thread on Teamliquid about who would you go gay for. And it my case its probably the Rua brothers. Guys just dont know how a fight can possibly be boring. Put them against Arlovski circa Tim Sylvia matches, they would still be able to make it exciting. His opponent - Benji Radach(18-4).
Gina Carano(6-0) starts off the main portion of the card against Kelly Kobald(16-2-1). Finally theyre throwing the moneymaking pretty face of Carano into the lions den. However i expect the greatest fight to be fought on Friday, when Carano will have to face off with the scales.
Man is she hot for a chick who cant cut to 140! Mhmm!
Guess its the breasts that add the weight!
Kelly Kobold:
Cute:
Nice guns, lady
Whats that? Whats that? Oh its the fight of the day! Its Andrei Arlovski(13-5-0) taking on Roy Nelson(13-2). Andrei is looking to solidify his image as exciting fighter, after dropping his boring counterpunching style. Besides rumor has it the winner of this match gets one of the Emelianenko bros on the next Affliction card(Alex-Andrei and Fedor-Josh would make most sense). Roy Nelson is a legit HW no doubt, but he already dropped a fight to Ben Rothwell who the Pitbull demolished in his last match in Wanderlei Silvaesque style.
Now Arlovski is apparently on a lend from Affliction, which has just signed a contract with GoldenBoy promotions. Quiet frankly, UFC are already in the dust. An CBS-EXC-Affliction-GoldenBoy collaboration? They would be more powerful then UFC even if they didnt have any fighters. Thats my opinion of course, and i will catch up on the rumors when ill write about the upcoming Affliction card, if i ever get to it.
Jake Shields vs Paul Daley(17-6-2). Jake Shield is awesome. Paul is not bad i guess. But give us fucking Fikkett, how long can we wait!
The main event will put a smile on anybodys face- its Kimbo Slice Ferguson against Ken Shamrock. Many MMA fans criticize this match and involvement of both this men in the sport, but i like it and i like the match up. I dont care about Kimbos ethics- he is a nice dude, very nice considering his upbringing, and the match up of internets most famous figher against Ken Shamrock with his greek-god physique and an ex-prowrestling background is bound to pull some fans.
Roids ofc, but still!
UFC 89: October 18th
First interesting match is David Baron(16-2) vs Jim Miller(11-1). The former is a Pride and Shooto fighter who has a victory over Hayato Sakurai(!!!). The latter just has a nice record and a win over Bart Palaszewski, whos in my opinion a gatekeeper to gatekeeper to being a decent lightweight. Not THAT exciting, but any man that beats Sakurai deserves a looksee in my book. David Baron vs Hayato Sakurai
The next notable match should excite all Pride fans- its Akihiro Gono(27-12-7), pure awesomeness impersonated. I have no idea whats wrong with UFC putting him on undercard, and i hope they will do anything and everything possible to allow him his trademark entrance. To the newcomers to MMA world- this man's record doesnt do him justice. He is definetely a force in the welterweight division. He has defeated Dream MW GP champion Gegard Mousasi and has went to 9 minute mark against Shogun before being soccer kicked to death. His opponent is Dan Hardy, completely unremarkable fighter.
Main card starts off with a couple of matches that fail to catch my interest but shifts into gear soon enough. Sokoudjou gets another rebound match before being thrown to the wolfs again- against Luis Cane(8-1-1, only loss by DQ). This match means a lot to both fighters, Cane is yet to prove that he's legit, and Sokoudjou absolutely has to win to prove that he is indeed not a fluke but a force to reckon with.
Jardine vs Brandon Vera is next on the list and its another match were a lot is at stake for both fighters. Jardine's latest performances have been a mess, a mix of wins and losses against top opponents, and there is no doubt he wants to find his place in the division. For Vera this is his second fight at LHW, and it will break him or establish him as a legit LHW contender. Vera unfortunately, much like Jardine, never found his position in the fight world. But this time it isnt his fault, UFC 1-fight-a-year policy just never gave him the chance.
The main even is rather lackluster- its Michael Bisping vs Chris Leben. Michael is in my opinion a quality fighter, in a weak division with a tiny-slim bottleneck in Anderson Silva. Leben on the other hand is a crappy fighter capable of providing an exciting brawl. Will be exciting match if Leben can defend, but Bisping will easily take it which i hope sets him up with a match against Henderson.
On October 01 2008 08:17 voodoouser wrote:
You can actually have the same body as ken shamrock without steroids .
Noooot exactly. You can look good for sure- like Arlovski for example. But Ken's muscle mass, i dunno how to put it, but it has this special sorta density to it. And while Ken never admitted, its widely accepted that he did do roids(especially considering WWE background), and Frank also confirms that. Not that his word amounts to much, but hes preaching to the choir anyway so why the hell not.
If you look at constitution of WWE stars, most of them have the same sort of muscle... quality. Well trust me, youll see a pattern.
*wink wink*
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NotSorry United States. Oct 01 2008 12:06. Posts 2603
For as terrible of a fight that the main event is, it is for sure a very interesting fight to watch, just for the pure chance that Ken remembers that at a time he was a ground fighter and not a boxer and snaps Kimbo's leg, or even just to watch Ken get KTFO.
We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.
On October 01 2008 11:06 NotSorry wrote:
For as terrible of a fight that the main event is, it is for sure a very interesting fight to watch, just for the pure chance that Ken remembers that at a time he was a ground fighter and not a boxer and snaps Kimbo's leg, or even just to watch Ken get KTFO.
Ken will go to the ground but wont tap Kimbo out.
Cos its not a MMA match, its prowrestling. No offense, but Ken's a ho!
And hence Kimbo's "Im not one dimensional fighter anymore" interview on sherdog. I dont mind tho as long as it helps MMA progress.
damn that girl is hot, i love hot women who are also so talented and passionate at something, especially something so "controvertial" for a girl.
Also i like the main event, neither of those can fight at a high level yet their fame alone makes it an interesting fight, plus id really like to see some progress on kimbo, especially in his cardio and ground game.
Ken wont try to Box with Kimbo (unless the he wants to fight for show and not the win, which is a possibility), maybe in his prime (if u can call that a prime) he would have done it but imo Kimbo would knock him out easily, what im afraid i hope we dont see is a slow fight consisting on Ken laying on top of Kimbo while kimbo gasses out and it goes to a shitty boring decision fight.
People hating on Kimbo are stupid, what did the guy ever do, if you dont want Kimbo to be as a main event fighter then diss Dana White, but Kimbo is a new fighter and he has shown decent fights for a total newbie, if he is good publicity for UFC that is not his fault... btw id love to see him fight a good striker on a stand up fight, like Lidell, i dont expect him to win but it would be such a carnage i bet it would be interesting to see.
oh yeah baal I don't hate on Kimbo the person I hate on Kimbo the story. It basically promoted fighting at the street and making your way to the top through it. So I hate cause it sends the wrong message and I'd rather see him fail because of it. Sacrificing one Kimbo so that the youth doesn't get into streetbrawls has got to be worth it.
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