[Nick_V03]

Why is Fitch on a preliminary bout? This isn't good if he were to win considering he'd be getting a title shot (at least I would assume) after this, wouldn't they want to give him more camera time to build up his title shot?

[Arlovski_Fan]

Apparently Leben vs Sakara is going to be on this card too.
Does anyone else think this is going for an originally good looking card to a great looking card?
I live about 1 hour and 1/2 from the event, I'm seriously considering dishing out the dough to go to it.

[ean6789]

this card has names all over the place but i dunno why they put most of the names against nobodies. Every (most i should say) fight has a big time guy and then a hella random fool wtf!!! Lets do a rundown:
Hendo vs. Silva: Nothing wrong here

Kongo vs. Herring: Loss to nog doesnt matchup with dominating win over Crocop, still will be a competetive match

Arlovski vs. O'Brien: Nothing but a setup for O'Brien, if arlovski wins he doesnt go newhere up or get ne contract leverage but if O'Brien wins Arlovski looks terrible and is out da UFC

Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilson and Koscheck vs. Hazelett: These two are the biggest wtf matches on the card! Seriously why would Joe Silva put two top contenders in the STACKED welterweight division against two cans??? moreso that one of these fights is going the way of the prelims. These two should be fighting eachother seriously
Yushin Okami vs. Evan Tanner: Gonna be a great fight no complaints

Diego Sanchez vs. beilkheden???: Another very popular guy going to the prelims when terrible fights like Eddie sanchez vs. Palalie make the main cards for other events

Chris Leben vs. Sakara: Good fight but again why is Joe silva loading the prelims with good fight that ppl wont even get to see

In conclusion Joe silva needs to spread the good fighters out and maybe just maybe give top contenders like fitch the fights they deserve...end of rant

[Alex_DeLarge]

Fitch/Wilson will be on the main card, according to some sites. Koschecks fight looks to be going on the prelims.

By the way just because they are new and havent fought in the UFC and you havent heard of them, doesn't mean they're cans.

[burton_o6]

Yea, just ask Keith Jardine.

[ean6789]

Originally Posted by Alex_DeLarge

Fitch/Wilson will be on the main card, according to some sites. Koschecks fight looks to be going on the prelims.

By the way just because they are new and havent fought in the UFC and you havent heard of them, doesn't mean they're cans.

Ya but seriously in fitch's situation he should be fighting another contender not someone new seeing as he is widely considered to be the #1 contender, same goes for kos. going from GSP to an unheard of like hazelett shouldnt happen

[mltd21]

awesome match up. i predict an early stoppage as probably all of here do, i HIGHLY doubt this fight will go the distance (than again i said the same for liddell vs. jardine and liddell vs. silva). i give the ground advantage to dan of course, and the stand up to silva, but silva shudnt get to careless with the clinch, cuz if u watch dans HL reels, he swings for the fences when in the clinch and with the greco roman background, that puts a lot of problems for silva, so he shudnt just chill there and throw knees cuz he might get caught, and we obviously now know dans got power in his hits considering he KO'ed wanderlei and even chuck cudnt

[thevarsmolta]

I guess I'm the only person who doesn't see HENDERSON losing this fight.

I know Anderson Silva is great. Not taking anything away from him. I just think that Hendo is the worst match up possible for Silva.

Here's my breakdown...

Stand-Up: Although Silva has destroyed everyone he has faced in the UFC standing up, he hasn't fought anyone with as good a stand-up game as Hendo yet. Not to mention the fact that Hendo has never been KO'd, or even really rocked for that matter. If he can stand with Wanderlei (and knock him out, too) he can do it to Anderson Silva.

Clinch: As good as Silva is in the clinch, I don't think he's as good as Hendo. Silva uses the thai clinch, and Hendo uses more of a wrestling clinch. Look at his fight with Rampage...he had him pressed up against the cage for a lot of that fight. How is he gonna have trouble with a lanky guy like Silva? He won't. Watch out for Henderson's great knees to the quad, here. They're something special.

Ground: Henderson takes it, hands down. Granted, both times he's been stopped, it was via submission (armbars). But, those losses were to the Nog brothers. One of which is fighting Tim Sylvia this weekend. So yeah, a heavyweight can submit him, but not Silva. Sorry.

With all that said, I'm 100% behind Henderson, regardless of Silva's skills. I think this is a nightmare match-up for Silva.

Dan Henderson - New Middleweight Champion.

[yorT]

Originally Posted by thevarsmolta

I guess I'm the only person who doesn't see HENDERSON losing this fight.

I know Anderson Silva is great. Not taking anything away from him. I just think that Hendo is the worst match up possible for Silva.

Here's my breakdown...

Stand-Up: Although Silva has destroyed everyone he has faced in the UFC standing up, he hasn't fought anyone with as good a stand-up game as Hendo yet. Not to mention the fact that Hendo has never been KO'd, or even really rocked for that matter. If he can stand with Wanderlei (and knock him out, too) he can do it to Anderson Silva.

Clinch: As good as Silva is in the clinch, I don't think he's as good as Hendo. Silva uses the thai clinch, and Hendo uses more of a wrestling clinch. Look at his fight with Rampage...he had him pressed up against the cage for a lot of that fight. How is he gonna have trouble with a lanky guy like Silva? He won't. Watch out for Henderson's great knees to the quad, here. They're something special.

Ground: Henderson takes it, hands down. Granted, both times he's been stopped, it was via submission (armbars). But, those losses were to the Nog brothers. One of which is fighting Tim Sylvia this weekend. So yeah, a heavyweight can submit him, but not Silva. Sorry.

With all that said, I'm 100% behind Henderson, regardless of Silva's skills. I think this is a nightmare match-up for Silva.

Dan Henderson - New Middleweight Champion.

Dan would be dumb to stand with anderson. Just because he can stand with wandy doesn't mean he can stand with anderson. Wandy leaves his face open alot and get gets hit in his face alot just watch the fight again. Anderson does not leave his face open and rarely gets hit in the face. The type of wild swinging puncher dan is, is the kind of strike anderson feeds off of. BTW anderson has never been ko'd or even come close to getting into any kind of trouble when standing so what makes you think a striker like dan is going to do it as well.

Just cause he has a good wrestling clinch doesn't automatically mean it is better than anderson's muay thai clinch. When the fight does hit the ground i don't see dan being able to do anything, silva has one of the most active guards in mma just ask nate about it.

[TheNegation]

Originally Posted by yorT

or even come close to getting into any kind of trouble when standing

I don't agree with the guy you quoted on much, but I would just like to point out a certain Ryo Chonan schooled Anderson with badass Karate legkicks.
Obviously Anderson wasnt the fighter he is now then, just thought I'd point that out.

Oh and Hendo for the win.