UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin

Main card
Light Heavyweight bout: Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin
Heavyweight bout: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Pat Barry
Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs. Martin Kampmann
Heavyweight bout: Ben Rothwell vs. Gilbert Yvel
Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald

Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Lightweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Evan Dunham
Lightweight bout: Mac Danzig vs. Matt Wiman

Preliminary card
Middleweight bout: David Loiseau vs. Mario Miranda
Welterweight bout: James Wilks vs. Peter Sobotta
Welterweight bout: Ricardo Funch vs. Claude Patrick
Welterweight bout: Mike Pyle vs. Jesse Lennox



Thoughts?

My first thought is why is Mirko Cro Cop still getting fights in the UFC? Secondly, I don't think this card is very good, but I will probably try and watch it anyway. Even though Chuck is way past his prime, has lost 4/5 fights and hasn't won since Dec 07 (I think that last part is right), I will still cheer for the Ice Man. Though guys like Chuck, Franklin, Tito, Randy, and other former Champs may not have any business in title fights anymore, I still think they can have good fights and will draw fans.

This is the second straight PPV without a title fight. UFC has what 5 titles? Why the hell is there so many cards without a title fight on them?

Concrete Jesus wrote:

This is the second straight PPV without a title fight. UFC has what 5 titles? Why the hell is there so many cards without a title fight on them?

Well Lesnar has been out for like a year and GSP will be doing TUF, so his title will be tied up for a while. It's really just down to 3 titles. Assuming each fighter fights 2-3 times a year and the UFC holds more than 12 events a year, it's bound to happen IMO.

In terms of this card, there really isn't a single fight that I really want to watch. I want to see Cro Cop and Condit fight, but I'm not big on their opponents and I end up wanting to watch a fighter more than a fight.

Something that might be kind of fun, let's try and predict the fight of the night, submission of the night, and knockout of the night

Fight of the night: Cro Cop vs Barry
Submission of the night: Carlos Condit
Knockout of the night: Gilbert Yvel

Same Baba, This card is not great at all. I do Enjoy Mirko Cro Cop on his better nights but it still is not a great card plus Liddell V Franklin will just be a bore.

babaganoosh wrote:

Concrete Jesus wrote:

This is the second straight PPV without a title fight. UFC has what 5 titles? Why the hell is there so many cards without a title fight on them?

Well Lesnar has been out for like a year and GSP will be doing TUF, so his title will be tied up for a while. It's really just down to 3 titles. Assuming each fighter fights 2-3 times a year and the UFC holds more than 12 events a year, it's bound to happen IMO.

In terms of this card, there really isn't a single fight that I really want to watch. I want to see Cro Cop and Condit fight, but I'm not big on their opponents and I end up wanting to watch a fighter more than a fight.

Something that might be kind of fun, let's try and predict the fight of the night, submission of the night, and knockout of the night

Fight of the night: Cro Cop vs Barry
Submission of the night: Carlos Condit
Knockout of the night: Gilbert Yvel

I will probably go a sports bar and watch. Any excuse to eat wings is a good one.

Fight of the Night: Cro Cop vs. Barry
Submision of the Night: Tyson Griffin
KO of the Night: Liddel (What, I'm a mark)

Concrete Jesus wrote:

KO of the Night: Liddel (What, I'm a mark)

We're predicting who will get the KO of the night, not whose going to get KOed

HAHAHAHAHA Chuck still has a puncher shot and he is not going against some great, young up and comer. Franklin is also past his prime and I am sticking with my pick. Matter of fact, I will put 5K on Chuck right now.

After looking at the odds I posted for bookie (which you know...go bet...NAO!), I'm pretty surprised by the odds. I've got a lot of underdogs winning in my books apparently.

Oh, I am going to bet The Ice Man. Chuck looks great and I think he is back.