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Post by 1992 on Apr 24, 2012 17:29:33 GMT -5
UFC 148 "SILVA VS. SONNEN II", 7/7/2012 (PPV/FX/Facebook.com Stream) MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas NV1. Lightweight bout: Rafaello Oliveira vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo 2. Lightweight bout: John Alessio vs. Shane Roller 3. Middleweight bout: Constantinos Philippou vs. Riki Fukuda 4. Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Fabrício Camões 5. Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov 6. Bantamweight bout: Ivan Menjivar vs. Mike Easton 7. Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie 8. Welterweight bout: Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia 9. Middleweight bout: Cung Le vs. Patrick Côté 10. Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz 11. Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chael Sonnen
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Post by James Hetfield on Apr 24, 2012 18:48:51 GMT -5
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Post by HHH316 on Apr 24, 2012 18:56:39 GMT -5
Its a little disappointing Silva fight was moved. More so because I wanted to see Sonnen attempt to get out of there alive. My roommates & I were thinking about making a Vegas trip this summer for a fight, but that weekend just became 10x more expensive.
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Post by Daniel F'n Bryan on Apr 25, 2012 1:33:31 GMT -5
If anything this gets me MORE pumped then I already was. Sonnen/Silva and Cruz/Faber on the same card is AWESOME! Heres hoping that Sonnen and Faber both pull out those W's and we get a fresh start in the MW division.
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Post by Sandy on Apr 25, 2012 2:19:58 GMT -5
I don't know why but when the fight was going to be in Brazil I thought to myself 'Silva has got this in the bag'....but now that it is in Vegas I just don't know.
Maybe it is because I just thought the pressure of being in Brazil would be too much for Sonnen and on top of that I think Anderson would have to be declared deceased before losing in his home country...
but anyways.....THIS CARD IS F***ING STACKED. Every fight has the potential to be FOTN.
my predictions... Silva(TKO in the third) Cruz(by stoppage) Rich Franklin(decision) Tito(By TKO...I really don't think Forrest has the heart for this anymore. Whereas Tito has the heart, he just lacks the skills that these young fighters have) Tim Boetsch(I think Bisping will overlook Tim.)
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Post by 1992 on Apr 25, 2012 2:29:55 GMT -5
Agree with all of you picks and explanations Sandy with the exceptions of Cruz, only in that I think it'll be another decision win for him, and Sonnen/Silva obviously. lol
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Post by SteveHulk on Apr 25, 2012 7:58:47 GMT -5
I was so worried when they said they'd probably have to move the Silva/Sonnen rematch from the original date (I thought I might be away). Thankfully it's taking place early in July though, so I'll still get to see it (phew!).
This show is going to be awesome... I have: Silva by sub, Cruz by UD, Franklin by TKO, Tito by UD, Bisping by UD. Can't wait...
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Post by hammer on Apr 25, 2012 9:55:06 GMT -5
"Cruz by UD,"
the decisionator!
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Post by Sandy on Apr 25, 2012 14:00:29 GMT -5
Cruz may get a lot of decision wins but the guy is extremely entertaining. I could not stand him before but I am slowly becoming a fan.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 16:49:38 GMT -5
I was looking forward to Silva/Sonnen being in Brazil as well, but now, it doesn't matter, I just want to see it, and this card looks utterly phenomenal - can't wait to see it.
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Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Apr 25, 2012 21:57:33 GMT -5
I really wonder if moving the fight has something to do with worrying about Chael's safety in such a hostile place. Chael has made Brazil not just a hostile environment, but a near death trap for him. I would not be surprised if that's a huge concern.
Because it's not like the event changed dates. The only thing that has moved is Chael's fight.
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Post by Fury on Apr 26, 2012 1:30:41 GMT -5
I would've loved to see the hostile crowd in Brazil for Sonnen. Nonetheless this card now looks absolutely insane, can't wait for it.
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Post by Sonnen on Apr 26, 2012 12:50:24 GMT -5
AMAZING CARD
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Post by Mr. Orange on Apr 27, 2012 12:04:19 GMT -5
Just like the first time, I hope Sonnen crushes Silva. But this time, you know, stay outta that ing triangle. Sonnen beating Silva, backing up all the talk and wearing the gold(legitimately, not a replica) would be incredible.
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Post by BAD LUCK BRIAN on Apr 30, 2012 3:06:47 GMT -5
this has to be one of the greatest cards ever sick matches from start to finish and if chael is to win he needs to end the first in the opening minutes
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Post by Sonnen on May 2, 2012 16:56:23 GMT -5
• Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title) - Anderson Via Submission • Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber (for bantamweight title) - Cruz Via Decision • Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le - Cung Le Via Decision • Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz - Tito Ortiz Via Stoppage • Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch - Michael Bisping Via Decision
Amazing card as I said, these are my picks.
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Post by hammer on May 7, 2012 16:14:40 GMT -5
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Post by PrideFcF on May 7, 2012 17:08:14 GMT -5
And isn't Bisping/Boetsch being moved off the card as well? I vaguely recall reading that somewhere, but I'm not sure if it's official.
Anyways, that sucks to hear about Cruz. Personally, I'm not overly fond of having multiple title fights on a single card, so hopefully a good fight or two get bumped onto the main card in place of this.
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Post by Kliquid on May 7, 2012 17:51:25 GMT -5
I'm hearing Michael McDonald vs. Urijah Faber for the interim bantamweight title.
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Post by PrideFcF on May 7, 2012 18:00:35 GMT -5
Ok, forget what I said. McDonald/Faber would be a pretty good addition to the card.
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