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UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez

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Event: UFC 110
Date: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2010, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV)
Location: Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia​



Main card:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez
Michael Bisping vs. Wanderlei Silva
Keith Jardine vs. Ryan Bader
Joe Stevenson vs. George Sotiropoulos
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Ben Rothwell

Under card:

Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
C.B. Dollaway vs. Goran Reljic
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Chris Lytle
Elvis Sinosic vs. Chris Haseman
James Te Huna vs. Igor Pokrajac
 
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#10 ·
what a lineup!! and my favorite fighter headlining vs a living legend?? :praise01: they stacked the entire card and i really have been looking past alot of events to this one. Brown Pride gonna shock the world!!! Ppl underrate his BJJ and think he will be subbed easy are in for a big, big surprise.

I was watching a Cain interview online and he was talking about the time difference and the fight time difference. He will most likely go to australia 10 days in advance to adjust and train near this new estimated fighting time. Im sure alot of fighters will do that.
 
#12 ·
I was watching a Cain interview online and he was talking about the time difference and the fight time difference. He will most likely go to australia 10 days in advance to adjust and train near this new estimated fighting time. Im sure alot of fighters will do that.
Jet lag is a b1tch.

When I go to Europe it's only a 6hrs time difference but it takes me at least a week to get over it. And all I do is sleep, eat and chill lol. No training, diet and weight cutting for a fight...

10 days to adjust to a 14 hrs time difference isnt enough imo but then, Im not sure the other fighters will get there earlier.
 
#13 ·
I love this card. Bisping impressed me with how he recovered and than got the win against Kang (Although Kang did seem to give up a bit, tends to be his MO). Nog and Cain should be ana excellent fight.

I'm sorry Alizio but I just don't think that Cain is gonna shock the world against Nog. This fight may very well go to the cards. That be the case I'll take Nog by UD.

I am also really looking forward to seeing Bader and Jardine. Although Jardine has been relagated to gatekeeper status, he is a formidable opponent with one of the most unorthodox stances I've seen.

And as a personal favorite, I would like to see Cro Cop shake whatever cobwebs he has loose and get back to who we all know he is by KOing Rothwell.
 
#15 ·
I am so pumped for this card Big Nog vs Cain is a fight I have been excited for every since I heard it was announced and then to have the chance to Wanderlei get back on track and hopefully KO Bisping makes it even better.The Stevenson/Sotoripolus fight really is intresting to,i have been impressed with George and want to see how he deals with a huge step up in competiton.The same with Bader vs Jardine.Plus Krzystof vs Bonnar and Relic vs CB have a chance to be good fights as well hope their is time to show them.Plus you cant forget the UFC return of the King of Rock N Rumble Elvis Sinisoc
 
#18 ·
Actually when UFC's are in uk they usually air live at 2pm....and then replay at 10 pm......hope Nog pulls this out too......my boy ! as for Crocop, kinda sad to say but i think Gonzaga killed the Crocop we all came to love in Pride. May have even started after the Mark Hunt fight !
 
#20 ·
This will just air like any other PPV except it won't be live right?

I hate that it's so hard to stay away from results.
 
#22 ·
Just re-watching UFC 104, and just seen Velasquez vs Rothwell for the 2nd time, and I have to say, that was one seriously impressive performance from Velasquez. Sure the stoppage was poor, but man, Velasquez dominated Rothwell. Rothwell's no can either, he has some solid wins in his career, sure he's not probably not a Top 10, but you cannot argue with the dominance of that performance. To control a guy as big as Rothwell on the ground like Cain did, and to continually pummel him in the face like he did was so, so impressive.

Maybe the hype train is abit much and JDS is more deserving of a big match-up, but Velasquez is going to give Nogueira some seriously problems in this match-up. I'm not sure if he'll win or not, but I'm seriously excited for the fight. I don't see how you can't like what you see from Cain Velasquez. He's big, he's powerful, has good wrestling, good ground control, incredible conditioning and a work ethic not matched by many. Whether that'll contribute to beating Nogueira I don't know, but he's got a seriously good chance, and it wouldn't surprise me to see Cain pull out a big victory. Lesnar proved against Mir that with size, ground control and good wrestling you can neutralize top class Jiu Jitsu, the big test for Velasquez will be whether he can do the same thing. I am pumped for this fight and really looking forward to the card.
 
#23 ·
Come on Cro Cop! This is just sheer desire talking. Ben Rothwell is near impossible to KO with punches. As we saw with Vasquez and Arlovski. But he does get intiminated by star power as his descripton of "Vasquez not being anywhere near as tough as Arlovski".

One more LHK, one more time.
 
#24 ·
hahaha i feel ya about Cro Cop bro lol, i want him to win SO badly... I'm always cheering for LHK with the cop, Ben might be a little tall for that though lol...

Yesterday i was watching Cro cop vs JDS and sometimes man he would throw that LHK and my heart would drop each time lol. Even though i knew JDS would win, Cro cop put up a good fight! And if he timed it a little better, u can tell by how he was moving that he was following JDS's movement patterns and when he would usually step forward he threw it with no luck lol...

I hope he is ready for a WAR not a KO though... Cause like u said this guys chin is just sickening.
 
#29 ·
I think cro cop could win this fight by tko. Dont see him winning by HK. I think he will win by UD
 
#30 ·
Sorry guys, I'd love to jump on the Cro Cop bandwagon with you, but Big Ben Rothwell is going to win this one.

Cro Cop looked crap against Al Turk, got schooled by JDS and a big guy like Rothwell has the potential to put him to sleep.

Mirko should just have a fight or two in Japan now to begin his retirement party. A legend but he's done.
 
#33 ·
Just spent the last hour watching some of Cains fights and i dont think this is a good match up for him. He seems to be a younger Nog with out the skill level. I see him getting rocked with a few good shots fron Nog And shooting for a TD. He will get swept and Ground and pounded to a UD or subbed.
 
#34 ·
I think Cain will do what he did against Kongo and Rothwell. They will be standing for about 15 seconds, then Cain will go for the takedown and ground and pound him. Nog's reactions are slower now and he won't be able to stop Cain from taking him down and keeping him there.

Cain by UD, because he won't stop Nog.
 
#36 ·
I highly doubt Nog is afraid of being stuck on the ground..if anything that should be cains nightmare lol he takes nog down and cant get back up before one of his limbs is seperated from his body.
 
#37 · (Edited)
nobody ever mentions Cain is a BJJ prodigy and world champion. Couple that with likely the best techniqual wrestling in the division and i think it makes for one, really, really tough sub for Nog.

The standup is really what im looking forward to. I hope Cain is gonna surprise ppl a bit. If the nerves get to him he may be in trouble standing tho but im positive he will secure a TD whenever he wants it.

For all the talk of Cains power (or lack thereof) he has 3x as many wins via (t)ko as Minotauro in 1/6th of the fights. Im not sure if Cain can TKO Nog but i think it's much more likely then Nog winning TKO. Cain has a chin and he is young and hungry, should be a good one.
 
#39 · (Edited)
nobody ever mentions Cain is a BJJ prodigy and world champion. Couple that with likely the best techniqual wrestling in the division and i think it makes for one, really, really tough sub for Nog.
Wow, talk about and over statment ! His wrestling is better than Lesners ? Couture is a better wrestler and that didnt seem to make a dif.

For all the talk of Cains power (or lack thereof) he has 3x as many wins via (t)ko as Minotauro in 1/6th of the fights. Im not sure if Cain can TKO Nog but i think it's much more likely then Nog winning TKO. Cain has a chin and he is young and hungry, should be a good one.
Stand up looked kinda weak angainst Kongo, chin look a little weak too !......3x as many (t)ko ? pretty impressive when the only top ten HW he fought took him apart while they were standing.
 
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