He's going to be out for close to a year so going with an Interim title is understandable.
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He's going to be out for close to a year so going with an Interim title is understandable.
Wow. Really bummed for GSP. A blown ACL is a serious injury. Chances are he won't ever be 100% again. But GSP is a super athlete, so it'll be interested to see if he has the ability to come back from it.
We may not get to see GSP/Diaz after all, because I think Condit has a really good shot of beating Diaz.
We may not get to see GSP/Diaz after all, because I think Condit has a really good shot of beating Diaz.
Probably Ellenberger next if he beats Diego.
Also, I'd like to see Rory take on Koscheck if he's ready by then.
http://www.ufc.com/media/fox-2-ticket-presser
Starting now
Chael Trollen is there
Chael/Munoz fights Andy
Maia/Bisping fights winner
Evans/Davis fights winner of Jones/Ryu
Starting now
Chael Trollen is there
Chael/Munoz fights Andy
Maia/Bisping fights winner
Evans/Davis fights winner of Jones/Ryu
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
Fuuuuuuuck torn ACL, shit man that's pretty much the worse kind of knee injury you can have. So many football and basketball players have never been the same afterward but there are some instances of guys coming back well from it (most recent that comes to mind is Wes Welker). Get well, GSP. Even though I've turned on him I don't want to see a great athlete's career cut short.
As for Condit vs Diaz:
Condit 26 finishes in 27 wins, perfect 13-13 ko/sub split.
Diaz 24 finishes in 27 wins (yes the Gomi gogo counts fuck the NSAC), 13 ko/9 sub.
Fight of the year? Fight of the year.
As for Condit vs Diaz:
Condit 26 finishes in 27 wins, perfect 13-13 ko/sub split.
Diaz 24 finishes in 27 wins (yes the Gomi gogo counts fuck the NSAC), 13 ko/9 sub.
Fight of the year? Fight of the year.
Fitch/Hendricks would probably be in the mix too.
I don't think the UFC wants to bring MacDonald up that fast. I think someone like Kampmann would be a good test.
Dumb.
Anderson isn't fighting until June so that's a long ass layoff for Maia/Bisping. Put the Maia/Bisping winner against the Vitor/Rumble winner for the next shot.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Chael/Munox shouldn't have to happen, even though both should beat Anderson.
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
Was Bisping more of a dick in the past? I like that he admitted he isn't ready for a title fight and now he said he wants to fight the winner of Sonnen/Munoz
They'll have plenty of time to do that after Chael beats Anderson and they set up the rubber match.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Missed the part about Bisping. They still trying to push this stale bum??? Have him fight Munoz in Blackpool or whatever so he can break his orbital and the crash of the euro so he can't come to the states again. fuck that guy.
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
Yep. I lol'd when he was on Inside MMA a couple months ago and everyone else on the show was like "wow we had no idea you were this nice in person". He's definitely toning it down as seen by his postfight interview when he beat Mayhem.
ldcommando
Banned
This is a funny presser. Lol bisping
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
So who do you think will be the first flyweight Champ?
Mighty Mouse is a likely choice.
Mighty Mouse is a likely choice.
Cris Cyborg.
Mai/Bisping winner should fight loser of Sonnen/Munoz. That makes much more sense.
Also about GSP... meh. It certainly sucks for him, but it makes the division that much more interesting. Same with any of the divisions that have a kingpin for a champion who dominates. There could be plenty of good fighters in a division, but they suddenly become irrelevant if they can't beat the current champ.
Will be fun to see how many times Diaz calls him Conduit. Hope Condit rocks him senseless, will definitely be a great fight.
Also about GSP... meh. It certainly sucks for him, but it makes the division that much more interesting. Same with any of the divisions that have a kingpin for a champion who dominates. There could be plenty of good fighters in a division, but they suddenly become irrelevant if they can't beat the current champ.
Will be fun to see how many times Diaz calls him Conduit. Hope Condit rocks him senseless, will definitely be a great fight.
TheNatural
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GSP out 10 months? How did he hurt it, let me guess, in another prolonged training cycle or something right?
This is what I've been harping on all year. Notice Bones is fighting 4 times this year, and no injury. Guys sit there and toil in long ass training camps for way too fucking long between fights and injuries happen. Guys who get off their ass, stay semi active constantly instead of having these long rests and long cycles to reach their peak constantly get injured.
Is it really a shocker how guys who fight more don't get injured as much? Or at the very least, get their fights in on a timely basis so if they do get hurt, well they have already fought X amount of times recently, so it's not like two fucking years between fights.
This whole mentality of long cycling and rest period between fights needs to change. Especially since there's so damn many where the fight itself caused basically zero damage to the fighter. How many minutes has Silva actually fought this year for example, and how damaging were the fights themselves to him?
It just boggles the mind. This is going to keep happening and happening until Dana or someone at UFC starts prodding fighters to tighten up their schedule and be willing to go out there and fight and stay semi active year round, instead of going on the "Rampage diet" after a fight and starting the long cycle over and over again.
This is what I've been harping on all year. Notice Bones is fighting 4 times this year, and no injury. Guys sit there and toil in long ass training camps for way too fucking long between fights and injuries happen. Guys who get off their ass, stay semi active constantly instead of having these long rests and long cycles to reach their peak constantly get injured.
Is it really a shocker how guys who fight more don't get injured as much? Or at the very least, get their fights in on a timely basis so if they do get hurt, well they have already fought X amount of times recently, so it's not like two fucking years between fights.
This whole mentality of long cycling and rest period between fights needs to change. Especially since there's so damn many where the fight itself caused basically zero damage to the fighter. How many minutes has Silva actually fought this year for example, and how damaging were the fights themselves to him?
It just boggles the mind. This is going to keep happening and happening until Dana or someone at UFC starts prodding fighters to tighten up their schedule and be willing to go out there and fight and stay semi active year round, instead of going on the "Rampage diet" after a fight and starting the long cycle over and over again.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Bones also probably doesn't do massive amounts of steroids like GSP which helps.
TheNatural
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Damn man, you're ethering Chamber like he slapped your momma. Have some Christmas spirit.
TheNatural
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Hey I used a weightlifting term because that's kind how UFC fighters seem to prepare, not meaning to say anything about GSP and roids or anything.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Keep telling yourself that. There is a reason he can train like he does.
Damn man, you're ethering Chamber like he slapped your momma. Have some Christmas spirit.
Ninja Scooter is already dead to me for the Pride trolling.
Ninja Scooter
Member
I am not impressed.
It will be long time for GSP since Shields in April 2011,over a year!! Should be stripped of title!
lets be honest, who cares if professional athletes use steroids. i'd rather they be up front about it, instead of pretending to say their prayers, take their vitamins, and all that jazz. hell i'd even appreciate if the pro sports leagues just came out and admitted that these guys are walking chem labs because quite frankly their testing procedures are a joke across the board. i bet most guys in the nba are even taking HGH or some kind of PED.
I care. Good thing my sports hero never touched them.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Get GSP some good Canadian Pharmaceuticals and Elk meat so he can be healthy for next October 28th vs Nick Diaz. A year in the making!
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
It's pretty sad the the WW champion can't fight more than once a year without hurting himself over and over. I really like when fighters have short layovers like Jon Jones or Cerrone.
it's not uncommon for a guy's body to start breaking down after prolonged steroid use. gsp had a nice run, number 2 WW of all time behind GOAT matt hughes is nothing to sneeze at.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I feel the same way. It would also stop all the stupid witch hunts that cost everyone money.
If you're walking down the street one day and a random person wearing a Karate Gi and a headband hits you with a double leg takedown, you know what happened.
PaleFolklore
Member
So disappointed to hear about GSP. I just hope he can recover from it well enough to remain a great champion. Gonna be a long 10 months. Condit vs. Diaz will be a great fight though.
The problem isn't that GSP chooses to be inactive, it's that when you're the champion, you basically sit around until the matchmakers decide that they've got the next contender ready to go. The mid tier guys fight and fight trying to climb up the ranks. When you're at the top of the ranks and have apparently "cleaned out the decision", you sit around and wait until someone else pops up to fight.
DKehoe
Member
GSP chooses to fight twice a year. I'm sure UFC would be more than happy for him to fight more than that.
Innocent until proven guilty, folks.
Remember, this:
is the physique of a man who got busted three times for roids.
Link?
In the lead-up to the Kos fight, the UFC chose to make a TUF season of Kos-GSP, thus making it the UFC's choice to give him a long layoff.
Following the December Kos fight, GSP fought end of April. About a four-month turnover, so not long, not quick.
Next was a six-month layover to the expected Diaz fight. I am inclined to say that there was a lack of compelling opponents, considering the UFC ended up having to bring over Diaz from Strikeforce for his next defence.
GSP injured in October, and then today we learn that it was more serious than first thought.
I'm not seeing the evidence where the long layoffs are due to GSP's preference.
Remember, this:
is the physique of a man who got busted three times for roids.
Link?
In the lead-up to the Kos fight, the UFC chose to make a TUF season of Kos-GSP, thus making it the UFC's choice to give him a long layoff.
Following the December Kos fight, GSP fought end of April. About a four-month turnover, so not long, not quick.
Next was a six-month layover to the expected Diaz fight. I am inclined to say that there was a lack of compelling opponents, considering the UFC ended up having to bring over Diaz from Strikeforce for his next defence.
GSP injured in October, and then today we learn that it was more serious than first thought.
I'm not seeing the evidence where the long layoffs are due to GSP's preference.
Ignore these haters Boogie. We know they're crying on the inside.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
So is Strikeforce sticking around confirmed? I know there were some rumors about it last week.
parrotbeak
Member
I haven't watched many XFCs, but last week's was really entertaining. Strikeforce needs to step it up if they want to be #1 in bad mma.
I wanna see Matt Betzold vs Nick Newell.
I wanna see Matt Betzold vs Nick Newell.
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