[Mellor]

Originally Posted by scudzilla

Unless it's to headline an event over there

They've done wi you guys down under exactly what they done wit Europe, threw ya a bone wit some decent cards now you're on a few years of sub par crap

I know this years card wasn't as good as the previous two years but they've also got TUF:Australia vrs UK coming up, and prob the Finale at the end of the year in Brisbane. (Melbourne is still a no-go for the UFC)

[Logical Fallacy]

Originally Posted by Be like Nutella

Hector Lombard is going to severely beat down some of the best MWs in the UFC so bad he's gona get MMA banned! Total violence. He won't beat Silva but he's got 5 or 6 good fights in him... Palhares v Lombard would be so brilliant.

That would be a death sentence for Lombard. Put him in with someone he can bully in his first fight.

Imports have a nasty habit of not rising to the occasion in their first UFC fight.

[MrStuffins]

Originally Posted by scudzilla

Not quite, would still like to see Mousasi in the UFC, even though he's not been totally amazing lately i still think he could get Top 3

Is Mousasi no longer under contract to fight for Strikeforce? His last fight in December was against OSP for Strikeforce no?

[MrStuffins]

[unknown13]

Lombard is a good signing but realistically he wont be a threat to the title. His record is not particularly impressive. We can now finally see how good he is. I wouldn't mind seeing Belcher getting the first shot at him, if he beats Palhares.

[dojojoe]

Give him winner of Mayhem-Dolloway...
That's a litmus test and a chance for either guy to make a name for themselves.
Or either Court McGee or Luiz Cane (dropping to MW) they're all interesting fights and they're at the level he needs to enter at.

[Chinpool]

Brian Stann up 1st it looks like
Good matchup to see what level he's at
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/4/29...white-mma-news

[Be like Nutella]

brilliant... Stann would test anyone ! Lombard will eat him like a crisp sambo after a hunger strike

[dojojoe]

Originally Posted by Be like Nutella

Lombard will eat him like a crisp sambo after a hunger strike

He's going to end Lombard's hype train like he ended Santiago's.
Hope Lombard proves me wrong though.

[Be like Nutella]

I bet ya one 'hat eatin apology' if Stann can even hang with Lombards power. Lombard first round TKO (coz he knows full well that Stann is not title threat and stands in the way of Lombard and UFC respect)

[Mellor]

Fair play to the UFC for giving him Stann. He could of easily been given a lesser guy to test the water.
I'm hoping for a close one tbh

[dojojoe]

Originally Posted by Be like Nutella

I bet ya one 'hat eatin apology' if Stann can even hang with Lombards power. Lombard first round TKO (coz he knows full well that Stann is not title threat and stands in the way of Lombard and UFC respect)

Greg Jackson is going to make sure Lombard only gets the smallest of chances to touch Stanns chin. This is going to be a frustrating fight to watch for fans.

[Be like Nutella]

Yeah yeah I know but there's only so much Greg can do.. if the take down doesn't come early, they'll end up in a dirty clinch on the cage and Lombard wil hip toss him even with only one underhook, hold him down and start the gorilla face drum, he's too strong for Stanns mid level guard. I actually think Stanns best chance would be stand and brawl... He's solid in the flurry, throws good punches I know he's out if gets clipped but better goin out on his shield than parrying and trying to stick jabs and leg kicks in a three round snore fight which wouldn't work anyway coz it'll just anger Lombard into inflicting a faceload of violence. Stann is the title challenge gate keeper, he'll never win it himself but anyone who seriously wants it has to get past him!

[Logical Fallacy]

The Ego Vs The Chin.

This should be awesome.

[unknown13]

Originally Posted by Be like Nutella

I bet ya one 'hat eatin apology' if Stann can even hang with Lombards power. Lombard first round TKO (coz he knows full well that Stann is not title threat and stands in the way of Lombard and UFC respect)

Lombard is far from a title threat. He has fought awful opponents. There is only one that is a title threat in the UFC MW division and that is Chael Sonnen. Also Stann has fought much better opposition and only lost once at MW and that was to Sonnen. Stann takes this fight by decision or late TKO.