Missy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Here's the card: Main Matt Hughes v Georges St. Pierre (for the interim welterweight championship) Chuck Liddell v Wanderlei Silva Lyoto Machida v Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Rich Clementi v Melvin Guillard Eddie Sanchez v Soa Palalei Prelim James Irvin v Luis Cane Tony DeSouza v Roan Carneiro Nate Mohr v Manvel Gamburyan Dean Lister v Jordan Radev Doug Evans v Mark Bocek To tell you the truth, I'm not sure I'm ordering this one. As awesome as it will be to see GSP crush Matt Hughes (again), I was really looking forward to Serra v Hughes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I missed the first two GSP/Hughes matches so this ones fresh to me. That plus Liddell/Silva and the prospect of Sokoudjou destroying Machida makes this show a must-see for me. Plus its on Bravo in the UK on Sunday evening and thats part of my existing cable package. Plus we might get to see Manny's prelim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'm going out of my way to see this. Chuck / Wandy and GSP / Hughes should both be outstanding fights, and Sokoudjou has been electric so far. Plus, Melvin always puts on a show. Eddie Sanchez, though, should be on the undercard. I'd rather see Manny than his lazy, gap-toothed mug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 As a huge mma fan, I'm looking forward to this for, but in my heart I know the fights probably won't be that good. Sokoudjou should run through his opponnet, Silva hasn't been top since his win over rampage, and Liddel looked horrible losing to Jardine. As for the main event, as big a Hughs fan as I am, I don't see him taking this. I agree with Drq, I'd rather have the Anvil on here then Sanchez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Picks: A lot of people are talking like Hughes doesn't have a chance here, and even though I'm picking GSP, you would have to be an idiot to count out Hughes. GSP by KO 3rd. Liddell looked horrible against Jardine, and unless he's stepped up his game, Silva should take this. Silva KO 2rd. Sokoudjou Ko 1rd. Melvin will be too much for Rich and it should end early. Melvin KO 1 rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Clementi / Guillard: The fight itself wasn't anything special, but I love seeing actual hatred displayed in the octagon. Don't get me wrong, it's great that most of the fighters respect one another, but this level of anger isn't seen often -- so it's something different. Machida / Sokoudjou: Though Sokoudjou's entrance was badass, sadly he didn't live up to the hype. To me he seems like PRIDE's version of Houston Alexander; despite his heavy hands, he basically lacks experience. Sanchez / Palalei: Liddell / Silva: Fun three-round fight, but the historical significance was lost on me. I'd like to see Silva take on Rashad and / or Forrest in the near future. Hell, I'd really like to see him fight Babalu, but that shit ain't gonna happen. Question is, where does Chuck go from here? Jardine, Forrest and Evans are all ahead of him when it comes to title shots, so who's that leave Chuck to fight -- Dan Henderson or Houston Alexander maybe? Hughes / St. Pierre: GSP is awesome! To make Matt freaking Hughes verbally submit is an impossible feat, yet he did it. Had I never seen Hughes fight before, I would have thought he was a ham 'n' egger, that's how badly St. Pierre schooled him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Anyone catch ESPN news right after the fight where they listed Liddell winning by "unanimous knockout"? That's some ace reporting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Anyone catch ESPN news right after the fight where they listed Liddell winning by "unanimous knockout"? That's some ace reporting there. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I don't think Rashad is ahead of Chuck on the LHW ladder at all, Yoda. In fact, if Tito doesn't quit being such a bitch about their rematch, I'd be surprised if they don't do Evans / Liddell next. Hendo / Chuck would be great, but Dan's already got a fight lined up for March and they'll probably want Liddell to fight again fairly soon after that. I missed this card, wound up attending a party that night. I saw the Chuck / Wandy and GSP / Hughes matches the next morning, though. Both fights were fine... not great, not bad, just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I figured Evans was ahead of Chuck because he's still undefeated, whereas Chuck has lost two of his last three fights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yeah, but Rashad hasn't really beaten anyone on the upper tier yet. Even Tito, who is borderline these days, took him to a draw and would have snagged the decision if he hadn't been docked a point for grabbing the fence. And that's a guy who Chuck destroyed convincingly on two occasions... the most recent barely a year ago. You could say Forrest doesn't deserve a title shot, because Tito beat him, but Griffin has a huge win over Shogun to his credit and is kind of a right-person-right-time kind of guy at the moment. None of Rashad's victories have been anywhere near that meaningful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I see your point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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