UFC 138

fightireland

So UFC 138 is just around the corner and despite the grumblings about the card, I am gutted that I can't go. It would be the first European event I have missed and I actually think there are some good match-ups on the card. I don't think anybody can deny that Leben, Alves, Etim, Diabate, Perosh Omigawa and Young are exciting fighters to watch - I am also hearing some great things from some UK blogs about Vaughan Lee.

So what fights are you looking forward to seeing.

Oh and is Gary Neville on the card?



MAIN CARD (Spike TV)
Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz
Renan Barao vs. Brad Pickett
Papy Abedi vs. Thiago Alves
Terry Etim vs. Edward Faaloloto
Cyrille Diabate vs. Anthony Perosh
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Justin Edwards vs. John Maguire
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young
Rob Broughton vs. Philip De Fries
Chris Cope vs. Che Mills
Chris Cariaso vs. Vaughan Lee

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munoz
Etim
Alves

Looking forward to munoz grinding out leben with some nice wrestling

Niall0

fightireland wrote: »

So UFC 138 is just around the corner and despite the grumblings about the card, I am gutted that I can't go. It would be the first European event I have missed and I actually think there are some good match-ups on the card. I don't think anybody can deny that Leben, Alves, Etim, Diabate, Perosh Omigawa and Young are exciting fighters to watch - I am also hearing some great things from some UK blogs about Vaughan Lee.

So what fights are you looking forward to seeing.

Oh and is Gary Neville on the card?



MAIN CARD (Spike TV)
Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz
Renan Barao vs. Brad Pickett
Papy Abedi vs. Thiago Alves
Terry Etim vs. Edward Faaloloto
Cyrille Diabate vs. Anthony Perosh
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Justin Edwards vs. John Maguire
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young
Rob Broughton vs. Philip De Fries
Chris Cope vs. Che Mills
Chris Cariaso vs. Vaughan Lee

Che mills is a beast aswell.

reganreggie

Niall0 wrote: »

Che mills is a beast aswell.

Good cant stand that Chris Cope Wooohhhoooo ****e.

sonic85

im really looking forward to the main event and pickett and barao.

What time does this start at on espn? And Vaughan Lee is class too.

Roar

what time are facebook prelims starting?

Oh_Noes

Roar wrote: »

what time are facebook prelims starting?

The play-by-play threads on the mma websites all seem to start at 1:40 ET which is 5:40 pm our time I think.

Minstrel27

Bad time for the UFC to have technical difficulties.

Oh_Noes

Nice I was kinda hoping there would be a bit of "Woo!" for Cope.

conor678

How's people watching the pre lims? I can't get on the UFC facebook page?

Tubbs4

conor678 wrote: »

How's people watching the pre lims? I can't get on the UFC facebook page?

From the page that ufc takes you on facebook. click on the tab ufc 138 live facebook on the left hand side

jayteecork

Nothing here tickles my fancy.

Hope Leben gets his ass kicked though.

Minstrel27

conor678 wrote: »

How's people watching the pre lims? I can't get on the UFC facebook page?

The UFC Facebook page is working fine here.

MrStuffins

Just got home in time for the penultimate pre-lim.

Dunno what the rest of the fights have been like so far, but despite it's lack of star power, I can see it being a night of exciting fights.

It can't be worse than last week anyway!

conor678

My bad, just didn't see the link on the side. Agree that nothing really tickles my fancy this event but I'll watch it regardless. This fight is a bit lack luster to say the least!

MrStuffins

What a horrible fight but I expected nothing more from a fight featuring Rob Broughton.

Mini-Randy Couture up next.

He should thank his lucky stars for cards like this, Fight Nights masked as PPVs. Coz he'd never have gotten onto a numbered event otherwise!

conor678

Really enjoyed that fight. Your man Maguire was really impressive on the ground!

CageWager

conor678 wrote: »

Really enjoyed that fight. Your man Maguire was really impressive on the ground!

and an iron jaw! thought he was fooked there when he got knocked down.. definitely one to watch for the future..

MrStuffins

tad00 wrote: »

and an iron jaw! thought he was fooked there when he got knocked down.. definitely one to watch for the future..

I wonder is he insulted that Brad Pickett walks to the cage dressed as a traveller?

Oh_Noes

I'd say Etim will walk through this guy unless he's badly rusty after such a long layoff.

MrStuffins

Oh_Noes wrote: »

I'd say Etim will walk through this guy unless he's badly rusty after such a long layoff.

I hope so. I've a lot of time for Etim. He's spent a long time being impressive but flying under the radar. Hoping he can string a few wins together.

scudzilla

Wow, now that was perfection by Etim, couldn't do no better.

Glad to see the lad back, deserves a nice run now

ollie1

17 seconds :eek:

MrStuffins

Barely even enough time to work off fthe ring-rust.

Sweetness!

scudzilla

Can see Etim getting a big name on the New Years Vegas card now.

Nanoc

Anyone got a stream for this? (sorry:o)

conor678

http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/90051/2/watch-ufc-138:-leben-vs-munoz.html

My sop cast channel i normally use is off line. This one works grand!

MrStuffins

WTF is Anthony Perosh still doing in the UFC?

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MrStuffins

MrStuffins wrote: »

WTF is Anthony Perosh still doing in the UFC?

Winning apparently

IanMc666

Here anyone got a different link, for some reason this excuse of a laptop won't let me use any browser other than Explorer. It's an absolute nightmare...Desperate here.

MrStuffins

Heisenberg. wrote: »

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Lol, very true.

I'd actually forgotten he'd dropped down to 205.

He's still nowhere near good enough to be in the mix in the UFC.

loremolis

Good fights tonight.

MrStuffins

UFC 139:

Shogun v Hendo

Wandi v Cung Le

Faber v Bowles

Story v Kampmann

Pretty solid card!!

Willie Stroker

First three fights on tv, were brilliant.

MrStuffins

Poor Chris Cope! WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Next up: Alves by TKO inside 2 rounds.........

Oh_Noes

I wonder what the story is with Papy Abedi making his debut on the main card against Thiago Alves. Joe Silva must have been seriously impressed by his previous fights.

Nanoc

bloody hell, went out to make the kids bottle and missed the whole fight :pac:

MrStuffins

Oh_Noes wrote: »

I wonder what the story is with Papy Abedi making his debut on the main card against Thiago Alves. Joe Silva must have been seriously impressed by his previous fights.

Lets be honest here, he's on the Main Card on a Fight Night card.

IMO this card is only a numbered card so they could validate the fact that the main event is a 5 Rounder.

Utopia Parkway

Anyone just see Shane Long there in the crowd?

MrStuffins

Jesus, this lad is massive!!

I wonder will he actually be as big as Alves tonight? Apparently Alves missed weight AGAIN last night and needed a second attempt to finally make the weight!

loremolis

This could be interesting. The new guy is huge.

MrStuffins

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Anyone just see Shane Long there in the crowd?

No but I hope he brought Alan Hutton with him for helping him get the day off to go!

MrStuffins

Another great fight!

Super stuff tonight

MrStuffins

Everyone fancies Barao for this one. Under estimating Pickett.

I fancy Pickett for an upset here.

scudzilla

MrStuffins wrote: »

Everyone fancies Barao for this one. Under estimating Pickett.

I fancy Pickett for an upset here.

Good call :P

Nanoc

cracking end to that fight,

Is it just me or are the refs not jumping in as quick as they do normally? maybe not just a couple of times they looked like they were about to stop then changed their minds without any major difference in the fight

leggo

What. A. Show.

Who needs big names?

MrStuffins

scudzilla wrote: »

Good call :P

lol. Whoops! :pac:

Oh_Noes

How did this guy get a job as a translator, he speaks English like Wanderlei Silva :pac: