Arena Let's get it on!: The Mixed Martial Arts Discussion Thread

Chael's all business tonight.

 

And now that business is over, back to the trash talking.

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When did Chael get married?

 

That Browne/Overeem fight is all kinds of trash. The ref could very well have called the fight when Overeem landed 20+ unanswered punches while Browne was just covering up, he could have stopped it when the illegal knee hit Browne.....but he waits until Reem is knocked down but still clearly conscious and moving to protect himself?

Not that I am a Overeem fan, I would much rather see Browne win.....but Yamasaki is an idiot.

 

EDIT function is jacked.....Chael got married about a month ago I believe.

 

You wouldn't happen to be on the latest version of Firefox would you?

 

I am on the latest version of Firefox.

 

Damn Edit: I watched the last minute of that fight a few times, Reem did get hit hard with that kick but he was not out by any means. The hammer fist landed, still wasn't out and was bringing his hand up to defend the second when the fight was stopped.

Early stoppage in my opinion, especially considering that not long before Yamasaki seemed all too willing to let the fight go on in a similar situation.

 

Then it's a known issue with FireFox and the edit button.

And apparently the show did a 1.4 cable rating, which exceeded expectations by some given that it was the first night of the Fox Sports 1 launch.

 

Belfort has apparently verbally agreed to a bout with Dan Henderson for 11/9 in Brazil.

 

So glad I avoided being spoiled and caught up on the Chael Shogun fight. Wow. I wouldn't have been surprised to see Chael win but not by sub in round 1.

 

im rooting for Hendo!!! Always...dudes gym is 10 mins from my house....got to support

 

It's a good match up. I like both guys so I don't know who to root for.

 

A couple of other UFC notes courtesy of WrestlingObserver.com/F4wonline.com:

-- Conor McGregor's knee injury at UFC on FS1 ended up being a minor LCL sprain, so he won't need surgery and is hoping to be able to fight on the giant December 28th show in Las Vegas (double main event with Rousey vs. Tate and Silva vs. Weidman II). He'll be getting an MRI just in case.
-- Stefan Struve is on the shelf indefinitely with a heart issue. He was hospitalized with a leaking aortic valve, which sounds like no fun at all, and an enlarged heart. He issued a statement saying that he hoped to someday recover to the point that he could continue his quest for the UFC heavyweight title.

Hate to say it, but sounds like the best thing for Stuvue is to retire outright. Better to try to preserve your health as much as you can, than suddenly drop dead one day.

 

Can't wait to see Josh Barnett SMASH Mir!!!!!!!

 

Don't get me wrong...Frank Mir is a BEAST!!! Barnett though, is a killer.....dude is a monster.....unless Mir can pull off a sub, I don't see him lasting long in this fight....

Either way, its a GREAT FIGHT!!!!

Yes, thats Barnett and I. He's a big metal fan and he was backstage kicking it with my cousin (in a pretty famous metal band) and I was like, dude, Josh Barnett rules....lol.....

 

I think Josh is smart enough to win this fight.

Mir has unbelievable subs but bad cardio, wrestling and stand up.

Don't try to prove anything by going to the ground, just sprawl and brawl.

 

From WrestlingObserver.com/F4wonline:

--Former UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo has been signed by Bellator and will be debuting next month in the company's fall heavyweight tournament.

--Chael Sonnen will be on FS 2's UFC preview show and likely answer the Wanderlei Silva video from last week.

--MMAJunkie.com reported that the 9/4 UFC show from Brazil has been extended from three hours to five hours on FS 1. Originally FS 1 was carrying it from 7-10 p.m., but the show will now start on the station at 5 p.m. Long day as it's followed by two more hours of UFC with the debut of the Rousey-Tate TUF season from 10 p.m. to midnight. The 5-7 p.m. portion was originally earmarked for FS 2.

 

From WrestlingObserver.com/F4wonline.com:

--Dana White has hinted of a Phil Davis vs. Chael Sonnen fight on the 11/16 show in Las Vegas as the semi underneath GSP vs. Johny Hendricks. Wanderlei Silva is out until early 2014 due to a back injury. That makes it strange why he cut that promo.

--The 10/26 show from Manchester, England headlined by Michael Bisping vs. Mark Munoz, originally scheduled for FS 2, has been moved to FS 1. Due to UFC drawing so well on FS 1 and everything else on the station not doing well, they've opted for more UFC programming than originally planned. They added an hour to the live show yesterday without even advertising. This coming week was originally to be a three hour live show and two hours of Ultimate Fighter, but the live show has been changed to five hours with a minimum of 10 fights, plus 16 more fights on Ultimate Fighter. That'll be something to see how much people can remember from 26 TV fights in a row.

--Gilbert Melendez will be working with ESPN this weekend as their expert on UFC in ESPN's coverage of the weekend PPV show. That tells you ESPN is planning on a decent amount of coverage of the show.