UFC 59: Reality Check

[Divide Et Impera]

Big card tomorrow night!

Arlovski is such a great, skilled, hybrid fighter/athlete that he should again make light work of Tim Sylvia, who is a great striker and is as tough as they come even if he is awkward.

I love Forrest Griffin, but I just don't think he is yet in Tito Ortiz's league. I can't stand Ortiz, but he's an animal and has great conditioning.

Nick Diaz should be able to keep the powerful Sean Sherk away from him as he has about a 6" reach advantage. Even if it goes to the ground, Diaz is a better BJJ fighter than Sherk is a wrestler. Diaz is limber and dexterous whereas Sherk is stout and stiff. Advantage Diaz.

I am also looking forward to the Karo Parysian fight against Nick Thompson. I more and more enjoy Karo's fights every time I watch them. He is a moderately good fighter from his feet, but he is excellent on the ground. He's young and improving, so I predict he'll continue his rise to prominence against an unknown Thompson.

Evan Tanner is also one of my favorite fighters to watch. I think he has lost 2 straight fights (L'oiseau and Franklin) and I don't think he'll lose a third. The guys he lost to are a champion-caliber fighter (L'oiseau) and the actual champion (Franklin) and he was outmatched both times. So, it looks like it's back to the bottom of the heap for Tanner as he will quickly dispatch of an even lesser known fighter in Justin Levens. I look for this to be a statement fight for Tanner. I think he'll be better prepared for this unknown fighter than he was for his belt defense loss to Franklin.

Other picks:

Thiago Alves beats Derrick Noble

Jason Lambert beats Terry Martin

David Terrell beats Scott Smith

Jeff Monson beats Marcio Cruz

Watch this fight, OR DIE!!!!

 

[Divide Et Impera]

Tonight is the night. I will beat you up if you continue to ignore this thread....

 

[Divide Et Impera]

Arlovski lost, surprisingly, in the 1st. He caught a hot one on the chin right up the middle and couldn't recover. Sylvia captitalized well on an injured opponent....

Nick Diaz lost a decision as he was unprepared for the fight and was never able to impose his will on the strong adn lighting quick Sean Sherk. Sherk was WELL prepared for this one....

Speaking of well prepared, I was spot on in my prediction in the Tanner fight. The dude was chiseled and ready to rock from the opening bell....

Ortiz absolutely obliterated Griffin in the 1st, but Griffin had too much heart to go down that way and lost a close decision after the 3rd. The way the 1st went was the way I thought the fight would go overall, but Griffin popped right back into place. I thought Griffin won the last 2 rounds, but the judges saw otherwise....

Karo DESTROYED Thompson. He opened him up with a sharp elbow over the right eye and forced Thompson to tap out after repeated blows to the head....

Monson won the decision on Cruz, who started throwing girl punches as he got tired. Monson is a bear of a man and when he was able to get inside Cruz's reach advantage, he rocked him a few times....

 

[Ryanwb]

Sorry, I believe you are the only one who watches this stuff

 

[JerkFace]

Sorry, I believe you are the only one who watches this stuff

i watch on spike....but my wife won't let me shell out the big bucks for the pay per views.

 

[Diamondback Jay]

Actually, I'm a huge MMA/UFC Fan.

I was shocked to see Arlovski try to beat Sylvia at his own game, and it came back to haunt him.

I'm looking forward to the Monsoon-Sylvia fight just because of the reach advantage Sylvia's going to have alone.

 

[SpokaneCardfan]

Thanks for the update . I love the UFC.

 

[BleedRed]

I'm actually a huge UFC fan myself. I've somehow over looked any threads concerning it. I'll keep and eye open from now on and throw my 2 cents in.

 

[Divide Et Impera]

Sorry, I believe you are the only one who watches this stuff

Sorry, I believe you are wrong....

 

[Diamondback Jay]

I'm gonna be training in MMA (UFC style fighting) starting in May, and have been a big fan since 1995. I've got a vested interest in the sport.

 

[Divide Et Impera]

Where are you training? What are you training?

Good luck, bro....

 

[Diamondback Jay]

Where are you training? What are you training?

Good luck, bro....

Seeds,

I'll be training with Arizona Combat Sports on Broadway and McClintock in Tempe. The school produces top quality fighters, has sent two to the UFC (Joe "Diesel" Riggs and Drew Fickett, now Jesse Forbes with his Ultimate Fighter apperance) and another (Ray Steinbeiss) will be fighting Nick Diaz on May 12th. It's also literally right across the street from my apartment.

I hope to become well rounded. As of now, I'm a pretty decent striker and have a background in greco roman wrestling, so those should help some.

Thanks for the well wishes!