UFC/MMA (...SPOILERS WILL BE POSTED)

[hbliam]

My thoughts exactly. Though I give it to Leben, he's got a chin of concrete, and a mean left....thats about it, Silva should have been more prepared for that fight.


And Tito? Screaming at the end of the fight "I'm BACK." You're not back, you just lucked out

I think faber should have won that fight. Cruz doesn't seem that great, though he can move. Seems like a D-bag, and I wish Faber coulda finished him

Leben can stand and bang. I wasn't surprised by that one. Kinda like Spencer Fisher. They stand int eh pocket and bang and have tough chins.

Tito. Just can't help but make an ass out of himself. I live in Huntington Beah and we want to be proud of him but he makes it tough.

[IZ]

faber should have won that. Watching Cruz move around...he either looks like he's going to do some Capiera or bust out into some breakin' moves on the mat!  Tito..didn't see that coming and it was so damn quick. I actually like him but mostly because of his coaching on TUF.

[IZ]

9-0 for the Brazlians.  Some good fights there but why did Silva's opponent just give up?! 

Mayhem and Bisbing coaching on TUF.  Never seen Mayhem fight other than on Bully Beatdown.

Lesnar back in Dec?

Today's news regarding Nick Diaz..
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ki-iole_ufc_stpierre_diaz_090711
He knew he didn't stand a chance against GSP! 

[DanTheMan]

He knew he didn't stand a chance against GSP! 

What has he done to deserve that shot? Last option available?

[Vindingo]

What has he done to deserve that shot? Last option available?

you're going to get tapped out

[duccarlos]

I guess no one wanted to fight GSP. Diaz is a douchebag.

[dropstharockalot]

What has he done to deserve that shot? Last option available?

Kinda, yeah.  GSP has pretty much cleaned out 170... and there was some discussion about how Diaz's style was busy enough to keep GSP from just picking Diaz apart, and how Diaz's bottom game could keep GSP from top-control grinding, blah blah blah hype train blah blah blah inflate the PPV buys blah blah blah... I don't know how many people bought in, but I think enough people would have to hear Diaz say some shit and get KTFO.

I think the Condit fight will be a better fight... GSP seems to think so, too.

[IZ]

GSP/Silva?

[dropstharockalot]

...aaaaand Diaz stays on the card.

I'm hearing circus music while I read that.

[duccarlos]

How many times must a guy make the beast with two backs up before being completely blacklisted?

[IZ]

...aaaaand Diaz stays on the card.

I'm hearing circus music while I read that.

 
Going to be a beat down! 

GSP strategy for this fight? 

[duccarlos]

Keep it boring. Jab, jab, jab... wear the guy down... take down... dominate from top.

[dropstharockalot]

Keep it boring. Jab, jab, jab... wear the guy down... take down... dominate from top.

Probably.  That said... GSP looked almost mortal vs. Shields.  Condit is a more versitile striker than Shields, and Shields managed to catch GSP a couple times... soooo maybe Condit has the tools to force GSP out of his typical dart in/dart out game.  Shields really only fired back when GSP was already on the way back out, but I could see Condit countering to break GSP's flow.

I still think GSP wrestles to a decision.  Condit's just got that knack for seizing his chances, though... it should be decent to watch.

[duccarlos]

Condit will need to counter like Machida to have a chance. Basically he needs to catch GSP between his rhythm

[dropstharockalot]

Jake Shields - ouch.