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[Asbel]

Tonight's card aka the pimping of Ivan Salavarry:

August 1st - 11:05 pm et
Unleashed #2 - Spike TV
Ivan Salaverry vs. Tony Fryklund
Ivan Salaverry vs. Joe Riggs
Chris Leben vs. Jason Thacker
Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Sanford
Nate Quarry vs. Lodune Sincaid

And then this Saturday:

August 6th - 8:00 pm et
Unleashed #2 Replay - Spike TV
Ultimate Fight Night LIVE - Spike TV (second LIVE mma event on TV)
Ivan Salaverry vs Nathan Marquardt
Stephan Bonnar vs Sam Hoger
Kenny Florian vs Alex Karalexis
Mike Swick vs Gideon Ray
Josh Koscheck vs Pete Spratt
Nate Quarry vs Pete Sell
Chris Leben vs Patrick Cote
Drew Fickett vs Josh Neer

Media:

Koscheck training BJJ and kickboxing 15MB


Marquardt vs Almeida Pancrase title fight 28MB
http://rapidshare.de/files/3560399/Almeida_vs_Nathan_Marquardt__Pancrase_.wmv.html

Mike Swick and Pete Spratt on MMAEvolution Radio ~17MB ~1hr
http://www.insidefighting.com/images/photos/MMAEvolution/MMAEvolution6-29-05.mp3
(Host TJ predicts Spratt by decapitation. Two weeks later, Koscheck calls up and TJ begs for mercy.)

Gaffers breakdown UFN
http://www.ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=56341


Then in the following weeks:

August 8th - 11:05 pm et
Unleashed #3 - Spike TV
Content TBA


August 11th - time tba
The Ultimate Rematch - Spike TV
Coutdown Special to Liddell vs. Horn


August 14th - Check local listings time
Fox Sports Network
Liddell vs. Horn
Liddell vs. Babalu
Horn Highlights


August 15th - 11:05 pm et
Unleashed #4 - Spike TV
Content TBA


August 19th - time tba
The Ultimate Rematch Replay - Spike TV
Coutdown Special to Liddell vs. Horn

August 20th - 10:00 pm et
UFC 54: Boiling Point - pay per view
Chuck Liddell vs. Jeremy Horn
Randy Couture vs. Mike Van Arsdale
Diego Sanchez vs. Brian Gassaway
Frank Trigg vs. Georges St. Pierre
Tim Sylvia vs. Tra Telligman
Matt Lindland vs. Joe Riggs
Dave Terrell vs. Trevor Prangley
James Irvin vs. Terry Martin


August 21st - time tba
Unleashed #1 Replay - Spike TV
Unleashed #2 Replay - Spike TV
Unleashed #4 Replay - Spike TV


August 22 - 11:05 pm et
The Ultimate Fighter 2 - Spike TV
Welterweights & Heavyweights compete for two UFC contracts.


Then the end of August is capped off with Mirko vs Fedor.

 

[3kuSaS]

Stephan Bonnar vs. Forrest Griffin (if you haven't seen this fight, YOU NEED TO SEE IT)

Listen to this man, he knows what he's talking about!

Spike TV rules.

 

[Asbel]

Listen to this man, he knows what he's talking about!

Spike TV rules.

Indeed.

Fox Sports may start showing Pride fights too. It's a great time to be an mma fan.

For those who haven't seen it, here's Chris Leben vs Mike Swick pre-ultimate fighter.
http://rapidshare.de/files/2881757/LEBAN_SWICK.avi.html

 

[Bishman]

I am telling all my friends about it. August 6 - Ultimate Fight Night LIVE! We are all meeting at my friend house to watch it. Showed a couple of my friends what mma and ufc is all about with UFC 52.

 

[Boogie]

I was a fan before it was cool

 

[Minotauro]

I was a fan before it was cool

Bah, I've been a fan since Helio vs. Kimura.

Okay, maybe not. How about since Ali vs. Inoki?

 

[Boogie]

Bah, I've been a fan since Helio vs. Kimura.

Okay, maybe not. How about since Ali vs. Inoki?

You were a fan because of Ali vs. Inoki? I wouldn't go around admitting that, if I were you

 

[Minotauro]

You were a fan because of Ali vs. Inoki? I wouldn't go around admitting that, if I were you

Shit, you're into BJJ, right? I figured you'd be all about the butt-scoot...

 

[Boogie]

Shit, you're into BJJ, right? I figured you'd be all about the butt-scoot...

:lol

 

[Asbel]

Well, those previously unaired matches were quick. Swick's got some quick hands but I think Leben would still take the rematch. Bonnar/Griffin was still fun to watch.

Ian Freeman said he's fighting Griffin at UFC 55. Wonder which Griffin will show up, the smart fighter or the slugger that wants to entertain.

Also, Karo Parisyan said he's fighting Matt Hughes in November, which makes it a Spike TV fight. A title fight on free tv, I still can't believe it.

 

[Minotauro]

:lol

That gif if hilarious. Bravo!

Yeah, the two unaired fights certainly went quick. I was impressed by Karalexis. His punches from guard were very strong.

Oh, man, I hope Karo vs. Hughes happens. That will be an absolute war. Hughes will probably take it but Karo is tough to finish so it should last awhile. The fact that it's on free TV is just a bonus.

I'd expect Griffin to take Freeman to the ground and finish the fight there. Ian's always a threat standing but I don't know how much cutting to LHW is going to take out of him. It's a somewhat risky fight for the UFC but Forrest should win.

 

[Boogie]

I think we need one unified MMA news/discussion thread. We've got like, 4 semi-active threads in the last month or so that keep getting sidetracked into discussion of news unrelated to the specific match/event the thread is about :lol

Anyway, Hughes/Parisyan: Karo's got such an unorthodox style that I can see him giving Hughes some trouble. However, I don't expect Karo to win. It should be a straightforward takedown to ground 'n' pound affair, and I don't think Karo will be able to catch Hughes with a submission from the bottom.

Forrest/Freeman: I like how they're building Forrest up. He's getting credible, but winnable opponents. Freeman is dangerous standing, but I think that Forrest's reach advantage could even allow him to control the striking. If/once he takes it to the ground though, I would expect it to be all Forrest. I can see Forrest pulling of a sub to end it.

 

[Asbel]

I think we need one unified MMA news/discussion thread. We've got like, 4 semi-active threads in the last month or so that keep getting sidetracked into discussion of news unrelated to the specific match/event the thread is about :lol.

We probably should if we want to keep a general mma discussion thread alive. This is more of an anticipation/reminder thread for Ultimate Fight Night so I wanted a more direct title. I'm planning to bump this thread once a week 'til then and post some related UFC news here.

Karo/Hughes: I expect Karo to get overpowered too. He's been training with Team Quest so maybe he'll be able to counter Matt's wrestling and suprise us. Though I'm not sure he's mentally ready since he's making excuses on his GSP loss. But dammit, I expect this to be no less exciting than his match with Serra, and that was a beautiful match.

 

[Boogie]

We probably should if we want to keep a general mma discussion thread alive. This is more of an anticipation/reminder thread for Ultimate Fight Night so I wanted a more direct title. I'm planning to bump this thread once a week 'til then and post some related UFC news here.

Okay. I think I'll ponder making a general end-all, uber-MMA thread within the next few days that we can use for general news/discussion, and to link to the existing specific event threads.

edit: Though this newcomer already jumped the gun and made an Ultimate Fight Night and UFC 54 thread

See what I mean? :lol

 

[Asbel]

Damn, I totally missed that thread. Some great fight breakdowns too. I'll make this more of a reminder thread. Evil's right about the talent in UFN but I'm hoping they'll make up for it by the sheer drive to prove themselves to the big audience. I expect some exciting fights, it's just a question of how many we get to see.

“These are the most important fights of my life right now,” he continued. “I’m getting an opportunity to fight in the UFC. So, I’ve got to win every fight and win in impressive fashion. So I can’t sit around and enjoy the attention or strut around. I’ve got to get in here and train. I’ve lived in here since my fight against Alex (Schoenauer). I’ve pretty much made my home in here, and I’ve got to keep winning.” Swick interview

And it's more exciting when you keep up with the fighters.

Also, Trigg was never injured. That was just a rumor after ADCC. He's training with Randy among others for his GSP fight as he's said on recent radio interviews. Despite his smack talk, he's taking this fight real serious.

 

[Boogie]

And it's more exciting when you keep up with the fighters.

.

Isn't it though?

 

[Asbel]

Bump for tonights show and added new media to first post.

 

[VictimOfGrief]

Sweet!! I'm gonna watch it!

 

[Boogie]

Thanks for the reminder, Asbel, and for the clips.

 

[Minotauro]

Thanks for the reminder, Asbel, and for the clips.

Hey, aren't you going to take me to task for my slight Penn defense in the MMA thread?

 

[Boogie]

Hey, aren't you going to take me to task for my slight Penn defense in the MMA thread?

Oh? Didn't catch that. I'll go check it out now

 

[DarienA]

Bonnar got robbed...

 

[Boogie]

Bonnar got robbed...

Every time I watch that fight, my opinion changes on it. The first two times I watched it, I thought Forrest won, and the second two times, I thought Stephan won.