Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted June 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 This is easily the most anticipated card of the year for me so far. Easily the most stacked top to bottom show of 2011 yet. There's cards with bigger fights on this year but none with such consistant fight quality on the whole card. Every fight is interesting for one reason or another. Even Tito/Bader has the 'Tito's last chance' spin on it. Â The 2 Spike prelims are fucking excellent too. Especially Sotiropoulos vs Dos Anjos. I've got a feeling that's gonna be one of the best fights of the night. Â Njokuani vs Winner is gonna be a crazy fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 24, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted June 24, 2011 i aint gonna get to see this till Monday cause of the Foo Fighters thing in Milton Keynes next weekend, nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift89 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Just came across this on BJ Penns twitter. UFC 132 gets last minute bantam weight addition I've got to be honest I'm not familiar with either fighter but they're both riding good win streaks. Â Rumour is these two guys lost elimination fights for the latest TUF season. It would make sense with Dana saying that the fights were awesome. I guess these two had great close fights and earned a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryko Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 In regards to the David Haye fight being the same night, what time do the Facebook Prelims start, and what time as an estimate, would Haye vs Klitschko finish? i was hoping I'd be able to catch all the Haye fight and all the Facebook fights still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Five days to go and still no major call-offs yet. We've lost the Cub Swanson fight, but that's it so far. Â Fingers crossed we don't lose any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 28, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 with all the fights on recently i realised ive kinda been neglecting the Faber/Cruz fight, it's a proper little grudge match. Gonna get on the blogs and stuff this week to pump myself up, it's gonna be a good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Just gotta say, after the Versus 4 interviews, Cruz has to be the most soft spoken UFC fighter ever. He makes Lashley sound like he has a menacing growl. Can anyone link me to a Cruz fight to see if he fights better than he talks? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted June 28, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted June 28, 2011 ^^ Cruz can definitely fight. He's not what you'd call a finisher but he can scrap. Good striking, good takedowns, cardio the lot. Â For fights I'd recommend tracking down his 2 fights with Joseph Benavidez and the Scott Jorgensen fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted June 30, 2011 In regards to the David Haye fight being the same night, what time do the Facebook Prelims start, and what time as an estimate, would Haye vs Klitschko finish? i was hoping I'd be able to catch all the Haye fight and all the Facebook fights still hmmmmn, it should be finished. I think the boxing's due on around 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 In regards to the David Haye fight being the same night, what time do the Facebook Prelims start, and what time as an estimate, would Haye vs Klitschko finish? i was hoping I'd be able to catch all the Haye fight and all the Facebook fights still hmmmmn, it should be finished. I think the boxing's due on around 10. Yeah, the boxing will be done by 11ish. It's going to be one of the best Saturday nights for fights in a long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted June 30, 2011 I'm really hoping for a Tito win. Don't particularly like the guy but I cant really get behind Bader. He's a very bland. Plus I feel if Tito loses I feel that's his last, I don't like his chances. Â same as me. I don't want Ortiz to leave the UFC, he's the kinda personality i wanna see stick around, there's always gonna be beef between him and other guys and it makes some for some fun fights (and i really wanna see the Mitrione fight!), Bader on the other hand is the complete opposite, despite having some skills in the cage and some massive power he is as you said bland. I'll be rooting for Tito (for the first time ever i believe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SinN6 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 ^^ Cruz can definitely fight. He's not what you'd call a finisher but he can scrap. Good striking, good takedowns, cardio the lot. Â For fights I'd recommend tracking down his 2 fights with Joseph Benavidez and the Scott Jorgensen fight. Â I'm even picking Cruz to win this one. Aldo and Wineland have shown that Faber doesnt finish everybody and that he can be taking into the 5th. Cruz imo has the FAR better hands and better cardio this time around to outlast Faber 5 rounds. He just needs to keep his takedown defense up, keep jabbing Faber in the eye and not let it go to the cage and Faber might be in for a long night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted June 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted June 30, 2011 cant wait for Wanderlei/Leben, it does have all the ingredients to be a classic. I think it's all gonne depend on how good a shape Wanderlei comes back in. He's been bordering that line where people say 'hes over the hill', but he always seems to pull something out of the bag when people thinks he's done. I really hope he's recovered from his injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 ^^ Cruz can definitely fight. He's not what you'd call a finisher but he can scrap. Good striking, good takedowns, cardio the lot. Â For fights I'd recommend tracking down his 2 fights with Joseph Benavidez and the Scott Jorgensen fight. Â I'm even picking Cruz to win this one. Aldo and Wineland have shown that Faber doesnt finish everybody and that he can be taking into the 5th. Cruz imo has the FAR better hands and better cardio this time around to outlast Faber 5 rounds. He just needs to keep his takedown defense up, keep jabbing Faber in the eye and not let it go to the cage and Faber might be in for a long night. Â I'm predicting Faber beats Cruz and Silva beats Leben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Wandy looked great against Bisping last time out. It's a shame he got sidelined for so long, he was last scheduled to fight Akiyama right? What was the injury he sustained? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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