**official Mma Thread**

[grocery_mony 8]

Pumped for the card tommorow. Every fight on the main card has the potential top be very exciting. Even the undercard fights look like good match ups. Just sticking with Kos and Mitrione. Actually the Kimbo/Mitrione fight could turn out to be the least entertaining.

[steve7stud 0]

My quick picks.MachidaKosStout Belcher

[jdrury12 0]

Thinking about a play on Shogun for no other reason than I think he wins any semi close round on the scorecards. Huge Lyoto fan, though

[steve7stud 0]

Thinking about a play on Shogun for no other reason than I think he wins any semi close round on the scorecards. Huge Lyoto fan, though

I think it's a really close fight. Lyoto is -180 or so. I don't think he should be the favorite in this fight, but whatever. I believe that was Shoguns best fight. And I don't think that was Machidas best fight. The one thing that concerns me about Machida is his cardio. He looked like he gassed in the Ortiz fight. And he also seemed to gas in the Shogun fight. I'd like to see Machida get this fight to the ground. If Machida learned from his last fight. He should win here.

[Shark527 0]

Looks like Tito vs. Chuck III was never going to happen. Lol at Tito, embarassing regardless whether he is found guilty.

I hope they cut Tito and we don't hear from him again.

Tito was simply walking through the house and fell into Jenna's vagina. The "visible injuries" she sustained were from Tito trying to fight his way out.UFC needs to start growing the popularity of their younger talent. The old guard was great to grow the brand but they have to find other attractions if they want to the brand to keep growing. Big name fights arn't with the Tito, Chuck, Hughes, Franklin kinda fights anymore. Keep giving them some fights every so often, like the Hughes/Gracie fight....was more of just an "entertainment fight" I don't think the Ko's fight is going to be as great as everyone thinks. Ko's next fight will be for the title.

[Shark527 0]

http://www.mmafighting.com/videosMachida drinks his own piss, sounds yummy

[jdrury12 0]

Tito was simply walking through the house and fell into Jenna's vagina. The "visible injuries" she sustained were from Tito trying to fight his way out.UFC needs to start growing the popularity of their younger talent. The old guard was great to grow the brand but they have to find other attractions if they want to the brand to keep growing. Big name fights arn't with the Tito, Chuck, Hughes, Franklin kinda fights anymore. Keep giving them some fights every so often, like the Hughes/Gracie fight....was more of just an "entertainment fight" I don't think the Ko's fight is going to be as great as everyone thinks. Ko's next fight will be for the title.

Hughes is fighting Almeida, has fought Alves, those are good fights. Jon Jones is the future. So is Rashad. Guys like that are getting plenty of push I think. They don't even want Chuck to fight anymore either. But using him to draw in the old school fans can still help draw them into the newer guys, so they do present some positive in my eyes.

[jdrury12 0]

ESPN is reporting Shogun has a bum knee, maybe even blew it out in training. Glad I didn't decide to throw down on him. Only bet I made was Belcher -125.

[bmtphs05 0]

Shogun finally get the belt. Does he get winner of Rampage/Rashad?Just heard Dana White in the post fight presser, he says Paul Daley is DONE in UFC after sucker punch against Koscheck.

[grocery_mony 8]

Shogun finally get the belt. Does he get winner of Rampage/Rashad?Just heard Dana White in the post fight presser, he says Paul Daley is DONE in UFC after sucker punch against Koscheck.

Good I thought he should be instantly fired. Kos should have been fired if the fight was stopped in the first on that knee whiff too. Shogun looked awesome and Machida looked like he wasnt ready for another 5 rounds of getting his legs kicked.

[steve7stud 0]

Really good card tonight imo.Shogun looked fantastic.Stephens and Stout both showed a ton of heart.Belcher looked great and is getting much better.Kos did what he was supposed to do. Daley is a punk. I don't care how emotional you are, gg.Mittrione looked better than Kimbo. But they both looked kinda ugly. Kimbo is too old, and doesn't have the heart to do this.

[jdrury12 0]

Kimbo has been cut, too. Awesome card. Bummer to see Lyoto get owned like that, but Shogun is the man now. Shogun vs. Rashad/Rampage winner makes most sense to me. Randy is in there as a wild card.

[grocery_mony 8]

Kimbo should fight Mike Tyson in a boxing freakshow that would probally gross more than UFC 100.

[grocery_mony 8]

Stars are aligning for a move up to 205 for AS after his next fight, which probally means Sonnen will beat him and derail it.

[jdrury12 0]

Stars are aligning for a move up to 205 for AS after his next fight, which probally means Sonnen will beat him and derail it.

Sonnen can win without AS having no focus, which I think he will have plenty of after Maia fight. Still think Anderson would fight Vitor, and Rampage/Rashad winner fights Shogun, with Anderson fighting the winner of that.

[Shark527 0]

Dana said in a post fight interview that it's probably Kimbo's last fight in the UFC and most definitely, 100% Daley's last.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

Kimbo has been cut, too. Awesome card. Bummer to see Lyoto get owned like that, but Shogun is the man now. Shogun vs. Rashad/Rampage winner makes most sense to me. Randy is in there as a wild card.

good lord, he shouldnt be. He would get destroyed by someone like Jon Jones, who isn't even a contender yet. Kid is too dynamic

[GOCUBSGO 77]

Dana said in a post fight interview that it's probably Kimbo's last fight in the UFC and most definitely, 100% Daley's last.

I really enjoyed the Jeremy Stephens/Stout fight. Both guys are solid fighters, energetic, great attitudes, and fun to watch.Kimbo's fight was pretty embarassing in my opinion. He has no cardio (not that Mitrione did either) and is terrible on the ground. I can't believe it took them so long to call the fight because he was literally just laying there while Mitrione was on top desperately trying to end it. Not intelligently defending himself at all. Still though, he is a huge draw and I think they could still use his fan base to attract viewers. I guess though, if you can't hang with Mitrione, there isn't much left for you.Kos and Daley are both punk bitches. NO excuse for ever sucker punching a guy after the bell and I'm glad that White cut him immediately. Daley was pissed because he lost out on a chance to fight GSP for the belt and coach against him in UF12, but still no excuse for that regardless of what is on the line. You got beat, go back to the drawing board and train harder. That being said Kos should have went to acting school instead of becoming a UFC fighter. I can only imagine the shit-talking that was going on back and forth to bring Daley to the point of risking his MMA career to hit him once. Sad really.Shogun > Machida and left no doubt this time. Machida didn't look like himself though.Can't wait for Rampage v Rashad gonna be epic

[jdrury12 0]

good lord, he shouldnt be. He would get destroyed by someone like Jon Jones, who isn't even a contender yet. Kid is too dynamic

I think Jones is very much a contender. And I don't think Randy is elite at 205, but he sells fights. And he hasn't lost at 205 since 06. I think if he beats Toney, he can fight Lyoto.

[grocery_mony 8]

Couture has been flashed alot lately so i wouldnt be shocked if Tonney catches him early and wins.

[jdrury12 0]

Will be at the Strikeforce show Saturday. I thought nearly every line had some value.Villasenor +400 ... real well rounded, was getting title shot before Hendo signed. Jacare is nasty good, but Smokin Joe, imo, is too well rounded and at too good a camp to be +400 hereRandleman +325 ... Roger has insane jits. Maybe I just haven't gotten the Rolles Gracie -1500 taste out of my mouth, but you have to prove you can fight MMA before you are -500 against a guy like Randleman, who still has power if nothing elseArlovski -175 ... biggest bet. like this line a lot. Shaolin -160 ... smaller betBritt +150 ... Feijao hasn't showcased the BJJ. Not crazy, but I think it's value

[TRB05 1]

For those that follow the TUF series, it appears this is the week that whatever happened to Tito will be revealed. My TV guide no longer has Liddell/Ortiz tagged to the show's title, and the description says that Dana White makes a shocking announcement, although any announcement is usually characterized as "shocking."

[AimHigher 0]

Anybody have predictions for rampage vs evans yet?

[grocery_mony 8]

Anybody have predictions for rampage vs evans yet?

I am leaning towards Rashad. Rampage has had very few fights over last few years and Rashad is in his prime.

[steve7stud 0]

The commericals for Rampage vs Evans are the best promo yet for the UFC.This is a difficult fight for me to call. I like Evans going the distance. If Evans is smart he wins this fight fairly easily.