Official MMA Discussion Thread

**Dyne** · 05 Feb 2007, 11:24 AM

Yeah a buddy of mine brought that up this morning. Personally I don’t think until he does the GSP/Franca route and begs for a shot, he wont get one for a while. Every time they interview him he goes the super humble route and says when im ready ill get one, plus hes not too marketable, which seems to be the UFC’s focus as far as ranking and title matches are concerned lately. Yeah he’s been an unstoppable bastard, but he’s quiet and quiet doesn’t sell.

**Dolemite** · 05 Feb 2007, 01:29 PM

He needs to start trash-talking on motherfuckers.

**MarkRyan** · 06 Feb 2007, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dolemite

The heavier weight classes are filled with guys who get title shots even if they've only fought one UFC match, or even if they've actually lost their last fight or two.

To be fair, the UFC's welterweight division is f'in' dope, stacked with great fighters. But I agree, Diego will have definitely earned a shot if/when he beats Koscheck.

Originally Posted by Dolemite

He needs to start trash-talking on motherfuckers.

He just needs to spike his hair straight up so everyone realizes he's actually a DBZ character.

**sedition** · 06 Feb 2007, 07:11 PM

just a few of my thoughts:

jackson v eastman wasn't really a easy stepping stone match for jackson's debut. from previous fights, seems like one of jackson's best weapons is his ability to put people on the ground at close range with his throws due to his incredible strength. this was neutralized in the current fight because eastman is uncannily strong. might be a different story versus chuck. great addition to the UFC.

the cro cop fight was more of a punching bag dummy match... but what an awesome start to show what he has to offer the UFC for people who haven't seen his stuff before. he's been a favorite of mine since i saw his start in pride. his pursuit of his opponent instilled everything people should look for in a fighter. finally something exciting coming to the heavy weights after the defeat of arlovski. also, i don't think they should have stopped the fight at the end of the first round... the guy was still defending himself.. and i would have been nice to see the impending early second round KO.

unfortunate that these fighters are being taken from what i feel is a superior MMA arena, mostly due to the card system, that makes pride less of a snooze fest... but it's great to see these guys get more exposure.

i thought the silva fight was pretty good with lutter coming in as shitty as he did. everyone pretty much knew before the fight that silva had a less than stellar ground game. it was great he finished of lutter with a triangle(pretty much). lutter deserved to be defeated by what he said was his own superior game. what a fuck up.

the under card lightweight fight was amazing... if anyone missed that, be sure to check it out. i thought the scoring should have been a lot closer though. 30-27... hmmm?

i'm not really looking forward to the next event... sylvia v couture seems like it could be really boring, and i don't like hughes (unless he's beating on bj penn's face). i'm hoping franklin comes back strong... but the silva flight might have been one of those where the fighter never really comes back from a defeat.

you guys were mentioning diego sanchez as being humble... he's always come across to me as a headstrong cocky asshole.. mixed with the fact that he endlessly promotes jesus the lord a saviour after each win, it's no wonder they haven't given him a title shot. I think the ownership got jesus'd out with the return of the new holy vitor belfort, who ended up being a giant letdown. to be fair, diego is a great fighter, and i hope he finds his place in the UFC, even if it's holding the title.

**Saint of Killers** · 06 Feb 2007, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by sedition

i'm hoping franklin comes back strong... but the silva flight might have been one of those where the fighter never really comes back from a defeat.

He had the flu during the Silva fight, so I think he'll be fine.

**Dyne** · 06 Feb 2007, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by sedition

you guys were mentioning diego sanchez as being humble... he's always come across to me as a headstrong cocky asshole.. mixed with the fact that he endlessly promotes jesus the lord a saviour after each win, it's no wonder they haven't given him a title shot. I think the ownership got jesus'd out with the return of the new holy vitor belfort, who ended up being a giant letdown. to be fair, diego is a great fighter, and i hope he finds his place in the UFC, even if it's holding the title.

i completely agree with you even though i was the one that mentioned "humble". i didn't really flesh out my post, but i meant to infer that it's an act that he puts on. he rubs me the wrong way for all the reasons you mentioned.