If Vincent didn't have lilies in his avatar, I'm pretty sure I would. But it wouldn't be cool now ;s Go back to the avatar with the little kid you're holding hehehe. JK bro.
Anyhow, some latest/not so latest news:
-Brock Lesnar did not have to have surgery. He said himself if he did have it he would have retired. Source:
http://www.mmaweekly.com/blog/2010/01/brock-lesnar-goes-into-detail-about-his.asp
If you're interested in the details that link will tell you pretty much everything about the whole situation, and how the HW title picture is going to pan out.
-Anderson Silva's apparently finally healty and will be taking on Vitor sometime in April. I'm excited about this fight, but I also see the same result that we saw years ago in Liddell vs Belfort with Vitor getting handled. Sure guys evolve and get better, but their fighting style remains set in stone. Belfort fights like a pit bull and will run right into Silva's hands/elbows/feet/kness/whatever he wants to use and will be put to sleep.
-Frankie Edgar is the next guy in line to fight BJ Penn.
-I don't have a source because I'm lazy but I'm 99% sure Diego Sanchez said he's going back up to 170. He wants to avenge his losses to Fitch and Alves, apparently. Yeah, good luck with that Diego.
-Here's the link for Strikeforce's Feb. 26th card:
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10554&zoneid=13
-I'm not too sure about this one but I think Don Frye might have a match set up with former boxer James Toney (72-6 record). It MIGHT happen in the UFC as well. Hopefully it does so they would at least consider putting Frye where he belongs, in the Hall of Fame.
-TUF 11 will feature 28 fighters, all middleweights. source:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/17655/the...o-feature-28-fighters-new-format-promised.mma
-Strikeforce has an event coming up next weekend:
MAIN CARD
NICK DIAZ VS
MARIUS ZAROMSKIS
CRISTIANE CYBORG SANTOS VS
MARLOES COENEN
ROBBIE LAWLER VS
MELVIN MANHOEF
HERSCHEL WALKER VS GREG NAGY
BOBBY LASHLEY VS
WES SIMS
PRELIM CARD
JAY HIERON VS
JOE RIGGS
PABLO ALFONSO VS MARCOS DAMATTA
DAVID ZITNIK VS MICHAEL BYRNES
SABAH HOMASI VS JOHN KELLY
CRAIG OXLEY VS DAVID GOMEZ
RYAN KEENAN VS HAYDER HASSAN
TIME
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010 - 10:00PM/ET (PRELIMS AT 7:30PM)
Not the most exciting card but I cannot wait to see Manhoef get in there. Not the biggest names either, but big names dont make a big fight, either.
-JDS is set to fight Gonzaga, it seems. As I fan I want to see this but as a fanboy I don't because a loss will hurt both of these guys and I must admit a big fan of both fighters, especially Gonzaga.
-The winner of Big Nog/Cain V. will fight Lesnar if either Mir or Carwin are unable to fight for the interim belt. If they're both healthy then the winner of Mir/Carwin gets the shot.
-Evans/Rampage is set in stone, I believe. Should happen sometime this summer.
-Griffin will be fighting Lil Nog. Whether you like Griffin or not, you have to realize the guy's been fed to the wolves ever since he joined the UFC. The guy fights with heart and even though he's not that technical, strong, athletic, fast, etc. the guy is a FIGHTER and he fights with 2 things: cardio and most importantly, heart. I don't see him beating Lil Nog but he's sure as hell not going to let Nog demolish him either. A loss would set him back even further but the fans love him too much for him to ever get cut.
-Nate Diaz is moving up to 170, and apparently Diego wants to welcome him there. I think this is actually a good move for Diaz since his twig arms produce zero power at 155. At 170 he could put some muscle on his heavy frame and actually threaten people with more than just his BJJ and reach. He could weight at least 190 in fighting shape which means he'd have some major power. People don't realize just how much weight a taller frame adds and being as tall as Diaz is, it can really hinder him at a lower weight class.
Anyhow, that's all I could think of. Discuss plz and let's keep this thread alive.;)