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April 18, 2009
April 17, 2009
The weigh in is scheduled for 4/17/09 at 3pm pst/6pm et
Results for UFC97 weigh in
Main Event – UFC Middleweight Championship
Anderson Silva (182) vs Thales Leites (185)
Chuck Liddell (206) vs Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (206)
Cheick Kongo (232) vs Antoni Hardonk (249)
Steve Cantwell (205) vs Luiz Cane (206)
Krzysztof Soszynski (204) vs Brian Stann (206)
Vinicius Magalhaes (204) vs Eliot Marshall (205)
Denis Kang (185) vs Xavier Foupa-Pokam (185)
Jason MacDonald (186) vs Nate Quarry (186)
David Loiseau (185) vs Ed Herman (186)
Mark Bocek (154) vs David Bielkheden (157)
Ryo Chonan (171) vs TJ Grant (169)
Sam Stout (155) vs Matt Wiman (155)
April 13, 2009
UFC Middleweight Champ Anderson Silva puts himself in the UFC’s record books with a win at UFC97. If his efforts against Thales Leites result in a win, Silva will have the most title consecutive wins with 9 as well as tie Tito Ortiz and Matt Hughes with 5 successful title defenses.
Thales Leites has a great Jujitsu game backed up by decent standup, he has been under fire and survived, he lost his UFC debut to Martin Kampmann in 2006 and has remained undefeated since, scoring 5 consecutive wins, including a win over Nate Marquardt.
Look for Silva to bring the pressure early, in response to critics of his performance against Patrick Cote at UFC93, he hit Cote with some hard shots, but couldn’t put him away after two rounds Cote retired in the third with a major knee injury. Silva wants to put away Leites and silence those critics.
March 19, 2009
Former WEC Champ Steve Cantwell will face the hard hitting Luiz “Banha” Cane on the UFC97 fight card. This is a matchup of two of the better young Light Heavyweights in the UFC, both are well rounded and can win standing or on the ground. Read on …
March 18, 2009
Heavyweight strikers Cheick Kongo and Antoni Hardonk will battle on 4/18/09 on the UFC97 fight card. Both fighters have been good recently, with Hardonk winning three in a row and Kongo two, both fighters have a kickboxing background and prefer to strike, Hardonk has heavy leg kicks, while Kongo has good hands and kicks. If it goes to the ground Hardonk has Jujitsu skills training with Rickson Gracie, while Kongo works on the ground with Rampage and Bisping in England. This should be an action packed bout and Kongo hopes an impressive win at UFC97 results in a title opportunity.
February 23, 2009
Former champ Chuck Liddell will face dangerous striker Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on the UFC97 fight card. The event will take place on 4/18/09. The 39 year old Liddell is hoping a win at UFC97 results in one more title shot before retirement, Read on …
February 22, 2009
Main Event
Diego Sanchez (156) vs Joe Stevenson (155): Diego outclassed Stevenson in an exciting bout that was fought mostly on the feet, he used nice combos, knees and the occasional head kick to win a unanimous decision over a tough but outgunned Stevenson
Rory Markham (170) vs Dan Hardy (170) Hardy countered a missed punch by Markham with his own punch that landed flush on the temple of Markham and he was done. First round KO by Hardy.
Wilson Gouveia (185) vs Nate Marquardt (185) Marquardt showed a variety of offensive attacks, dominating the slow starting Gouveia, scoring a second round TKO. Marquardt showed good combos, knees and kicks in a dominating win.
Chael Sonnen (185) vs Demian Maia (184)Maia took down the wrestle Sonnen then locked on a beautiful triangle choke to score his fifth straight UFC submission win. He reminds me of Royce Gracie back in the old days when he knew bjj and the other fighters didn’t, Maia is that good
Paulo Thiago (169) vs Josh Koscheck (170)Kos was rolling, hitting Thiago with power shots, it looked like an early end to Thiago’s night when he uncorked a huge uppercut followed by a left hook and Kos was out, the ref stepped in immediately, and that was it.
Brian Cobb (155) vs Terry Etim (156) Etim used his reach and superior striking to score a tKO win over Brian Cobb, he kicked Cobb in the face, followed up with a punch on the ground and the ref stepped in.
Stefan Struve (240) vs Junior Dos Santos (237)Dos Santos dominated a overmatched Struve, dropping him several times before the ref had seen enough and stopped the bout in the first round
Mike Ciesnolevicz (235) vs Neil Grove (263) Mike C caught Grove in a heel hook forcing him to tap out in the first round
Evan Dunham (154) vs Per Eklund (155)Dunham scored a KO win in the first round.
Troy Mandaloniz (168) vs Paul Kelly (169) Kelly wins via unanimous decision
February 20, 2009
Main Event
Diego Sanchez (156) vs Joe Stevenson (155)
Rory Markham (170) vs Dan Hardy (170)
Wilson Gouveia (185) vs Nate Marquardt (185)
Chael Sonnen (185) vs Demian Maia (184)
Paulo Thiago (169) vs Josh Koscheck (170)
Brian Cobb (155) vs Terry Etim (156)
Stefan Struve (240) vs Junior Dos Santos (237)
Mike Ciesnolevicz (235) vs Neil Grove (263)
Evan Dunham (154) vs Per Eklund (155)
Troy Mandaloniz (168) vs Paul Kelly (169
February 17, 2009
England’s own Dan Hardy will face American Rory Markham in London on the UFC 95 fight card. Hardy has good standup and Jujitsu as well, he won a split decision over Akihiro Gono in his UFC debut at UFC 89. Rory Markham was also impressive in his debut, taking out an overaggressive Brodie Farber with a head kick, Markham is also good on the ground and has won several fights by submission.
February 9, 2009
Top middleweight contenders Wilson Gouveia and Nate Marquardt will do battle on 2/2109 on the UFC 95 fight card. Marquardt hopes a victory results in a rematch with Anderson Silva, while Gouveia is trying to get settled in at 185 lb as he weighed in 189 lbs for his 12/13/08 bout with Jason MacDonald, Read on …
February 6, 2009
World class grapplers Demian Maia and Chael Sonnen will face off on the UFC 95 fight card on 2/21/09. Maia who has breezed through the competition since his UFC debut, choking out all four of his opponents, he also won the 2007 Abu Dhabi submission grappling championship in his division, he has a Jujitsu style, decent standup, and good takedowns. Read on …
January 31, 2009
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January 30, 2009
Main Event – UFC Welterweight Championship
BJ Penn (168) VS Georges St-Pierre (170)
Thiago Silva (206) VS Lyoto Machida (206)
Dong Hyun Kim (171) VS Karo Parisyan (170)
Clay Guida (156) VS Nate Diaz (156)
Jon Jones (206) VS Stephan Bonnar (206)
Akihiro Gono (171) VS Jon Fitch (171)
Thiago Tavares (155) VS Manvel Gamburyan (155)
John Howard (171) VS Chris Wilson (170)
Christian Wellisch (206) VS Jake O’Brien (205)
Dan Cramer (171) VS Matt Arroyo (171)
January 29, 2009
The most anticipated bout on the UFC 94 card is the main event featuring the rematch between Georges St Pierre and BJ Penn who fought to a split decision in March 2006, St Pierre walked away with the decision and later won the Welterweight Championship while Penn moved to Lightweight and won the belt there. The loss has never sat well with Penn who believes he won the fight, he will have his chance to prove it on 1/31/09 in his own personal Super Bowl, Read on …
January 28, 2009
Karo”The Heat” Parisyan hopes a win at UFC 94 results in another climb up the UFC ladder, while Kim hopes a win results in his own climb up the ranks in the Welterweight division. This is the first bout for Parisyan since a TKO loss to Thiago Alves in April 08, he is an excellent Judo player with good ground and pound and improved boxing, his fights are not always the most exciting and most have gone to decision, bet he is among the 10 best in the world at this weight.
Kim is 2-0 in his UFC and is undefeated overall, he won a razor thin decision over Matt Brown in his last bout, getting the takedown in the final round probably scored the win for him in an exciting bout, he is also a Judo player with good grappling and a southpaw style. This could be an interesting bout.