What We Learned From UFC 105
Man, UFC 105 was a big win for the British fighters as 6 of them found their way to the winners circle. Also, even in defeat, I thought James Wilks showed madd heart against a tough opponent in Matt Brown. In fact, I thought that fight deserved fight of the night honors instead of Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang. This will be kind of brief because I'm about to head to church, but I'll touch on more of this on this afternoon. Check it:
-Neither Randy Couture or Brandon Vera will be top light heavyweights. Brandon Vera doesn't have the killer instinct to go with the skills that he has, and Couture is too far gone on the downside of his career. That was a very lackluster main event in my opinion. I blame Vera for that. Couture did what he had to do to win the fight, but Vera should have never allowed him to hug him on the cage continuously. Oh, and this fight cost me 9K on my parlay in the MMA4Real betting game. Bast***.
SBN coverage of UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
-Dan Hardy is legit, but he'll still get destroyed by GSP. Someone mentioned last night about him checking GSP's chin, but I replied that it would be difficult to do off his back. That's right where he'll be eating elbows.
-Mike Swick's gameplan wasn't very smart. In fact, what was his gameplan? He'd go for take downs, and then would try flurry at times. Well, at least that's one of the AKA guys out of the mix at welterweight now.
-Denis Kang, Denis Kang, Denis Kang. SMH@ how the tide turned in that fight right? It was like somebody shot him with a Wild Kingdom animal dart from the crowd to subdue him in the second round or something. I was rooting for him, but I knew better than to pick him. Kang will probably be released.
-Bisping got the win, but I wasn't particularly impressed with his performance. Probably in part because that's how I expected Kang to fight. I have my doubts that Bisping will ever beat any of the top middleweights though.
-Matt Brown is the most improved fighter off Season 7 of TUF. I mentioned he might be when we interviewed him earlier this week, but he's got that title now. Dude has madd heart, and as I mentioned, I thought that fight was FOTN. James Wilks fought well in the loss, but neither of these dudes will ever be a factor in the title picture.
-Ross Pearson is a gritty son of a gun, and that was a dope flying knee he hit Riley with. You hate to see fights stopped because of cuts, but a win is a win. I don't know if he'll ever be a factor at 155, but he looked good against a veteran in Riley.
-Delgado was the sacrificial lamb for Andre Winner. That was ugly, and Winner caught heat for the punches after he almost beheaded Delgado. I have to agree they were uncalled for.
-Alexander Gustaffson kept his streak of first round KO's going. While both fighters were swinging like Griffin/Bonnar I early on, the straight right that KTFO of Hamman was beautiful. Another young gunner to be on the lookout for in the UFC LHW division.
-Although the bout against Shannon Gugerty wasn't shown, Terry Etim has now won four in a row in the UFC lightweight division. It's time for him to take a step up in competition. Nate Diaz would be that guy.
I'm off to church, but feel free to give us your thoughts on the show and whatnot. I'll be back this afternoon with more. I also think Charles will be posting up his every popular "Unpopular Opinion" jawns, so be on the lookout for that as well. I'll be posting up the results of the MMA4Real betting game this afternoon as well.
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lol
fantastic depiction of how GSP v Hardy will play out!
Vera should get the loser of Banha v Lil Nog, that wud thro him into a dangerous predicament where he will be at risk…he needs to be endangered to get him to pull that trigger, hugging just doesn’t cut it these days. fools need to be beat on!
word on etim, of all the british he looks serious. step on up son :)
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by RearNakedPoke on Nov 15, 2009 12:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol @
Denis Kang being shot with a “Wild Kingdom animal dart” You were on point with the whole post but I really agree with your opinion of the Matt Brown James Wilks fight being FOTN.
by EVeezy on Nov 15, 2009 12:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
good shout
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by RearNakedPoke on Nov 15, 2009 1:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wilks
They should have given the TUF winner an easier first fight. Riley and Brown were about the hardest first fights for a TUF winner I can think of, alone with Johny Hendricks. Although, if Wilks can’t beat the 9-7 Matt Brown, I don’t know what business he has being a TUF winner to begin with.
by TDITZ on Nov 15, 2009 2:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, Matt Brown is a late bloomer.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Nov 15, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
word
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by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 15, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
matt brown is going to go on a nice winning streak if you ask me
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Nov 15, 2009 6:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
People keep quoting Matt's record
as if t has any bearing on the guy that fought last night.
THAT guy is 4-1 in the UFC, with a single loss to an undefeated opponent in a close decision in a fight that nobody gave him a chance in. There’s very little shame in losing to that guy
by Shaun32887 on Nov 15, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
true
I think you have to look at him post TUF….and you’ll see he’s putting it together nicely.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 15, 2009 10:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
sounds good
i like both guys but i think that might be a litle premature if he has aspirations to go far. i see swick goin through him in the stand up
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by RearNakedPoke on Nov 16, 2009 3:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good call
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by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 16, 2009 9:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bisping: I was really impressed by his performance. His escapes from the bottom. He played it smart after getting knocked down. In the 2nd round, he kept his wits about him and became the agressor.
Matt Brown: I was a fan since his appearance on TUF. He’s solid standing and on the ground.
Ross Pearson: I would love to see him against Gray Maynard right now! PEARSON will be a contender.
Swick: I didn’t expect him to win or lose, but to lose like that . . . hmmmm. Well, he confirmed what I always knew. Jon Fitch is a top contender. Koscheck and Swick are just pretenders. It would be cool to see those guys face each other eventually. Oh yeah, I’m convinced that Paul Daley would finish Mike Swick. I just don’t see Swick getting a takedown on Daley. I would love to see that fight happen, just because.
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by VeeisAnimated on Nov 16, 2009 9:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
Koscheck is a contender when he doesn’t try to be a kickboxer.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 16, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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