Metal Reviews

Yeah, that was total domination right there. Who does he fight now?

I also like how Machida gave a big fuck you to all the haters that were saying he was a boring fighter with no KO power. The light heavyweight division has by far the most entertaining fight possibilities right now.

I don't know who Georges should fight, I did hear that somewhere that Dana said if he beats BJ and ten defends his title 1 more time he could get a title shot against Anderson Silva.

As for Machida, he got on my radar after destroying Ortiz and is now one of my favs in the division. Him vs. Rashad would be a good tilt..

EDIT -- Possible people to get a title shot against St. Pierre: Thiago Alves (22-4-0) or Diego Sanchez (21-2-0) only if Sanchez wins his fight next month that is...

I read this morning that Dana said last night after the event that Machida won't be Rashad's next fight, so I'm thinking that means Rampage is. Whoever wins that fight will defend against Machida.

Alves v. St. Pierre would be a damn good fight. I think Sanchez would get destroyed.

Would Rampage still get the title shot if he loses to Jardine? Because they have a fight at an upcoming PPV, UFC 97 I believe.

I'd love to see Dirty Sanchez get destroyed by St. Pierre. But if it is Alves, then man that would be an awesome fight.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Then who's getting the next title shot since we know its not Machida (according to Dana)? Surely it can't be Forrest, and I'm pretty sure Liddell and Shogun are fighting soon.

It could be Forrest. It wouldn't be the first time in UFC history that a fighter gets a rematch right away. Even if Liddell and Shogun didn't fight soon, neither of them are worthy of a title shot.

I just went through all the fighters in the Light Heavyweight category, and the only ones really deserving of title shots are Machida, Rampage, and Henderson. Dana said it wont be Machida, Jackson has to fight Jardine, and Henderson will be busy coaching. So either Rashad fights Forrest again, or he gets a good bit of time off.

UFC 100 rumored to have an all title fight fight card.

That is probably why UFC 95, 96, possibly 98, and possibly 99 have no title fights.

Now UFC 97 has Anderson Silva defending his title against Thales Leites, and UFC 98 is the rumored match up between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir. But still, Silva gets 3 months to rest (if he is still champion, which he will be) and the Lesnar v. Mir fight is only a rumor for UFC 98.

But I guess I am jumping ahead of myself, that is still 5 months away...

Need to start thinking about my picks for UFC 95, only 17 days away...

I totally forgot about this thread.

I think Leites/Silva is a joke. Okami should have received a title shot, he either should have been allowed to get one when he recovered from his hand injury, or get one after his last fight against Dean Lister. Leites got a gift decision against Marquardt and he's the number one contender? Yeah right. Leites/Silva is going to end in the first round.

I was extremely pleased at GSP trashing Penn. So many people on Sherdog.com ( Big MMA forum ) and friends of mine were saying Penn was going to overcome GSP because his game is " mentally " weak. Who has the weak mental game, considering BJ quit after the 4th?

As for Mir/Lesnar 2. I could really care less. I mean, if you would have told me 2 years ago that Mir and Lesnar would be fighting for the HW title, I'd have told you that you were a moron. I don't care how good Mir looked against Nog in his last fight, he's not going to beat Lesnar this time around and he needs to retire.

He did all the right things against Nog, but that doesn't mean anything. Nog looked awful in that fight, either he's just done or he was injured or something... It wasn't Mir just being a total athelete. Mir is intelligent and knows what kinda game it takes to be a fighter, but it was clear his cardio was fading, even though it was improved, and his movement was terrible.

Lesnar will destroy him. Hopefully someone comes around to beat Lesnar eventually, because I hate him as a champion.

Man you got to admit Mir looks better now then when he did when he firts returned after his injury. His fights were boring then, and now are somewhat entertaining. I hope Mir beats Baby Huey.

GSP in trouble for having vaseline rubbed in his back in the Penn fight.

I bet the Iceman gets booed in Montreal.

Mir did look good, but I heard Nog had some bad knee injuries and didn't come in full... But what fighter ever does, I guess. Mir did all the things necessary to win the fight and he did look good, but I felt he was starting to gas coming out into the second round.

I think Lesnar will have his way with Mir this time around.

As for GSP greasing... Don't really care. It didn't impact the fight and BJ is a total hypocrite, anyway.

Did you watch last night's fights, Dev? How did you feel about Koscheck's fight? I thought the stoppage was just fine, but apparently a lot of people are up in arms about it.

It's his own fault, he and Stevenson need to remember that they're wrestlers and taking it to the ground to utilize their strengths is generally a good idea. They think they need to stay on their feet and become KO artists.

Yeah i watched last night, and good thing I didn't make any bets because I would of lost horribly.

I think the stoppage against Koscheck was good, but man did I not see that coming.

Damian Maia is a beast, scarey good.

I think Stevenson is done. I know Sanchez is good, but Joe didn't do a thing to try and get the fight to go his way. I can't stand Sanchez either, whats the deal with him yelling yes over and over again? I know you need to get pumped up, but come on that was silly.

Now I can't wait for March 7th and UFC 96. Should be a pretty goods night of fights. I'll post my picks later...

Couture may fight Kro Cop at UFC 99.

I thought Cro Cop left UFC. That would be an entertaining fight.

Koscheck is a piece of shit, I laughed my ass off when get (sorta) KTFO. Go comb your pubey bleached lettuce and cry yourself to sleep about your unfair stoppage Kos. For the record, I don't think it was unfair at all.

Joe Daddy should retire, he was a human punching bag for Sanchez, who is an annoying fucker in his own right.

Randy said that they both agreed to fight, it's just up to Dana to give it the ok. Randy also said that it may happen at UFC 99. According to the Fight Network.

I agree about everything else you said. Koscheck is a baby, Sanchez is annoying as hell, and Joe should retire.

If the UFC doesn't act like a bunch of douchebags, we'd see a Randy/Cro Cop fight. They'll probably want to sign Cro Cop to some exclusive contract, which is silly to do.

I don't like Kos either, so I was pretty happy that he was put away. It's his own fault for not trying to take the guy down at all and try to KO him. I realize the dude was a BJJ specialist, but Kos knows the game.

As for Stevenson, I'm not a huge fan or anything, but he should have also pushed for a takedown. Diego isn't that great on the ground, and he has way better standup than Stevenson. The fight didn't make sense.

Anyway, if the Randy/Cro Cop fight happens, Randy will destroy him. Cro Cop has looked terrible for awhile, and I think he's just not in tune with the game today and has too many injuries.

Also, if you guys follow Japanese MMA, Akiyama just signed with the UFC.

I heard about that Akiyama guy, should be interesting to see him in the UFC.

Cro Cop has never recovered from getting his head kicked in by Gonzaga. And man his leg/knee/ankle must be really fucked up after the way he fell on it.

I was looking through the Heavy Weights in the UFC, what a week weight class. They need Fedor, but only after they get some more, better, heavy weights. It's sad that class.

That's some truth there. I'd like to see an Ultimate Fighter with heavies. Alot of good fighters in other weight classes come from that show: Forrest, Rashad, Bisping, etc.

Yes, that would be great. The problem is, with the class being so weak that even the guys who aren't that great would end up getting a contract. But whatever, the UFC needs more Heavy Weights.

Cung Le doing a movie, and when he is done he may fight Anderson Silva. Now that would be awesome. Has anyone seen the Cung Le vs. Frank Shamrock fight? That shit is crazy. Shamrock couldn't come back for the 5th round because his right arm was broken and he had blood coming out of both ears. Twas crazy.

Highlights from that fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipWNbhcs ... re=related

Sorry if I'm long winded, I love mma.



From what I read he didn't have any issues with that. Cro Cop is just gunshy, and it is in part due to that fight. He has had a long career, and I think a lot of injuries caught up to him. He had a few surgeries recently, and should hopefully be in as good as shape as he can be here soon. I'd like to see Cro Cop get back to work, but I think he needs to evolve his game a bit beyond left high kick.

As for Cung Le/Shamrock... I saw that. Shamrock was a tard and never really tried to utilize his superior ground game to do anything to Le, and Le just ripped him up. Frank is overrated in my opnion, and he's going to get regulated in Strikeforce when he fights Nick Diaz... Who I don't like, either. Le is a good talent, but I think he is still somewhat untested... And it doesn't look like he may be really considering doing much with fighting anytime soon.


The division is pretty weak. I hate Tim Sylvia and Arlovski, but it was stupid of the UFC to cut either. Then they cut out Werdum after he gets a flash KO loss... I mean shit happens in MMA, you really can't hold a flash KO loss against a legit fighter. Those guys were all top 10/15 fighters.

Shane Carwin vs Gonzaga should be interesting. I believe that's on the Jackson/Jardine card. Carwin is a total beast and has ended all of his fights within the first round, and he's getting his first real test with Gonzaga. I think Gabe is gonna take it, but I love Carwin. I'd love to see him TKO GG.



Bisping has been handed gift fights and decisions for too long. I hope when he runs into Hendo, Hendo shows him what's up. He's been protected for too long. Rashad needs to learn he can do more than just KO/TKO people and utilize his groundgame more, and don't even get me started on Forrest. I don't care if he took the belt from Rampage. Guy isn't a finisher.

Anyway, they did a HW the first season I believe... The winners or guys that stuck around ended up all going to LHW. Maybe that's why they're not doing anymore? Either way, the HW division is getting better as time goes on.

Predictions on Rampage/Jardine. I'm pretty sure page will take it, but for some reason I'm seeing Jardine UD/Split decision.

Theres too much to respond to.

So I will say this...

I like Forrest, he may not finish but ha can take a beating and has a lot of heart.

I think Rampage beats Jardine.

Never seen this Carwin guy fight before, but after reading what you said, I am very interested in this fight now.

I agree that Le has never been really tested, plus Frank is old just like Ken. Le beat up an old man. But, Le vs. Silva would still be cool and I hope it happens.

I hope Coutoure beats Cro Cop if the fights happens. Randy, although not perfect, is probably my all time favourite fighter.

Forrest can take a beating, but that doesn't really amount to much. I couldn't believe Rampage wasn't able to finish him in their fight. He had it stuck in his head that he needs to stay on his feet and box, and all he needed to get was get Forrest on the ground and pound him out... Just as Jardine and Rashad have.

Jackson will probably beat Jardine, but I see Jardine UD/Split. We'll see.

I hope Carwin lives up to the hype, here's a couple youtube fights of the guy if you're bored. He's a beast.

Fight on this one actually starts around 1:20:

http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Shane_C ... 85&tid=100

And this is his most recent fight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xXWKRtDqa8

Both fights end under a minute.

And Randy will destroy Cro Cop. Without a doubt. He'll have to get past Nogueira, first. I hope he does.