[DrPhilG]

Josh Barnett has signed with the UFC.

Interesting.

Also Roy Nelson and Stipe Miocic are fighting at 161.

[MrStuffins]

Originally Posted by DrPhilG

Josh Barnett has signed with the UFC.

"I'd like to kick off my return to the UFC by saying....... i'm gonna need a TUE!"

[LordChessington]

Interesting. The HW division needs quality opponents and he is a quality opponent. I just hope he doesn't end up being too much hassle.

[Cereal Rapist]

Just read that Renan Berao is out of 161 and the fight is cancelled. Why wouldn't they give Wineland another opponent?

[Be like Nutella]

Any ideas who he's in with first?
IMO he'd easily beat Mir, Hunt, and probably Big Foot without too much trouble.

Basically if he got any of the UFC HW guys on the deck he could sub them IMO. Cormier won't be up for much longer so he doesn't need to worry about him (Cormier beats him all day) so it's about Werdum, Overeem and Roy...they're his real tests for the next year or two ! If he can beat a couple of those guys he's a legit challenger but his gas and ability to throw effective strikes on his feet deeper into fights has always been his problem but he doesn't have too many weaknesses and he's a vicious HW sub artist, which is why people will want him and Frank to square off but I think he's a whole level above Mir

[Hank Schrader]

Originally Posted by Mellor

What plan was this?

I backed Vitor to win. Said there was no way he should have been the underdog, especially in brazil. That fight went exactly to plan.
I’d put Vitor as a clear number 3. (on the basis that Silva and Weidman are officially 1 and 2 until they meet).

Sorry mate, didn't mean "go to plan" for you, meant for Rockhold

[DrPhilG]

Matt Serra has confirmed his retirement.

[Lenin Skynard]

Originally Posted by DrPhilG

Matt Serra has confirmed his retirement.

That's a real shame. It doesn't seem like very long ago that he steamrolled Trig. He probably could have made a bit more of his Autumn years but didn't really seem too interested.

Would loved to have seen his and Hughes' careers ended on a rematch.

[DrPhilG]

Well he did say that he would still fight if New York gets legalised in the near future. He woul bow out with a last fight at Madison Square Garden.

[sheehy83]

Jacob Volkmann looking to expose the UFC on their poor treatment of fighters. Really can't stand the guy. I remember his 'joke' after beating Escudero and how he got pissed off at Joe for not laughing more. Still though, kind of harsh the way he was cut.

http://www.bjpenn.com/bitter-jacob-v...what-they-are/

[Mellor]

Originally Posted by Hank Schrader

Sorry mate, didn't mean "go to plan" for you, meant for Rockhold

No worries, I knew you meant Rockhold.
He planned too far ahead imo, comments like "a warm up fight before Silva" are a bit silly when you are talking about top 5 guys.