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ufc 85

  • 05-03-2008 8:34pm
    #1
    budner1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 76 ✭✭


    Heard that shogun pulled out of the chuck fight. Was going to head over to it bit dunno now. Anyone have any ideas wat the card might ne or who chuck cud be fighting??


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  • #2
    fatjose101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭fatjose101


    budner1 wrote: »
    Heard that shogun pulled out of the chuck fight. Was going to head over to it bit dunno now. Anyone have any ideas wat the card might ne or who chuck cud be fighting??

    it's been confirmed on UFC.com that Chuck is facing Rashad Evans in London


  • #3
    dunkamania
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭dunkamania


    I have no interest in seeing Rashad fight, a waste of a Chuck fight if you ask me, he doesnt have many left.


  • #4
    Dragan
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    dunkamania wrote: »
    I have no interest in seeing Rashad fight, a waste of a Chuck fight if you ask me, he doesnt have many left.

    Works for the yanks though. Evans is seen as a strong fighter by them and he is currently unbeaten. If your not that into it makes sense in a way.

    Me, i'm still just pissed as i haven't rolled in four weeks due to illness, at this point i'd ****ing get in the cage with Chuck once it went to ground.

    At least i'd get a brief roll.:(


  • #5
    Im2Lazy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭Im2Lazy


    dunkamania wrote: »
    I have no interest in seeing Rashad fight, a waste of a Chuck fight if you ask me, he doesnt have many left.

    Chuck definately doesn't have many fights left & it will be even more of a waste for him when Rashad beats him......Which I think he will by Decision.


  • #6
    dunkamania
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭dunkamania


    Dragan, sorry to hear your sick, 4 weeks is along time to go between rolls.

    Rashad isnt a PPV draw, and alot of ppl lost interest after his yawn fest with Bisping.

    I dont see how Rashad wins this fight. He cant win the standup battle, he will struggle to get chuck down, and keep him there, he isnt known for his submissions or GNP.


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  • #7
    fatjose101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭fatjose101


    I agree it's a waste of a fight for Chuck given his drawing PPV power.
    I feel it's a logical fight though given the winner of Machida vs Tito (which will be Machida) won't fight again until September..ish.

    To the UFC and those people riding the Liddel band wagon, that's a very long layoff for Chuck not fighting & they have been pushing for Liddel vs Rampage III since last July.

    They need a major star anyway to promote the show in the UK.

    I bet Dana White wishes he didn't make that Machida-Ortiz fight now, given that Ortiz disses the UFC in every interview.

    Also Rashad is too small for Chuck and will be giving up alot of reach, plus his wrestling is not as effective as it should be.


  • #8
    Nothingcompares
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    rashad isn't too terrible a warm up fight for chuck wrt rampage


  • #9
    fatjose101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭fatjose101


    just confirmed

    Brandon Vera Vs. Fabricio Werdum Set For 85


  • #10
    goo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 763 ✭✭✭goo


    I really wish Shogun wasn't hurt. I love lots of fighters considered boring, but I never have any fun watching Rashad fight. I don't know about all of this talk about Chuck only having a couple of fights left, but this still feels like a bit of a waste. Wanderlei made Chuck look great because he went out there to box and has little T Rex arms. Win or lose, noone generally looks good in a Rashad Evans fight unless one of them is Sean Salmon.


  • #11
    shantor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭shantor


    goo wrote: »
    Wanderlei made Chuck look great because he went out there to box and has little T Rex arms.

    very funny&true


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  • #12
    filament
    Closed Accounts Posts: 263 ✭✭filament


    rashad likes to box as if he's a real boxer and not a mixed martial irtist, he has some good wrestling but can't finish and i believe chucks wrestling and submission game is far stronger, <from the one or two times he's kinda hinted at it>

    boring fight but a chance for rashad to redeem himself after the worst main even in ufc history (................................yeah, i think it is) and a chance for chuck to score a highlight reel knockout which he hasn't really had since babalu


  • #13
    Dragan
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    dunkamania wrote: »
    Dragan, sorry to hear your sick, 4 weeks is along time to go between rolls.
    It's alright dude. Seem to be getting used to meds and stuff now so hopefully will be able to make it back within a week or two.

    Back to square one mind, wonder if i will throw up my first night back? :D

    Glad to here Werdum is fighting, though feel pretty bad he got dropped from the title picture.


  • #14
    fatjose101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭fatjose101


    Quote from Sherdog.com Today
    Roan Carneiro (Pictures) and Ryo Chonan (Pictures) have signed to fight at UFC 85 on June 7 in London, sources close to both camps have told Sherdog.com.

    The bout will be a rematch of a Feb. 12, 2005, meeting in Deep. Chonan (14-8) stopped the Brazilian on a cut in that first fight after landing a knee as Carneiro (12-6) tried for a takedown.

    Both fighters have since dropped from the middleweight division to 170 pounds.

    This should be a good bout however Ryo Chonan did not look good against Karo the last time he fought.


  • #15
    mark.leonard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭mark.leonard


    filament wrote: »
    rashad likes to box as if he's a real boxer and not a mixed martial irtist, he has some good wrestling but can't finish and i believe chucks wrestling and submission game is far stronger, <from the one or two times he's kinda hinted at it>

    boring fight but a chance for rashad to redeem himself after the worst main even in ufc history (................................yeah, i think it is) and a chance for chuck to score a highlight reel knockout which he hasn't really had since babalu

    While it wasn't tecnically a knock out (see what i did there) I liked his knock down of Vernon White....it features in all Chucks best bit build ups.


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