UFC 69 will feature a long awaited showdown between two Ultimate Fighter season one fighters. Josh Koscheck and Diego Sanchez. While I believe that Sanchez should be in line for a title shot, even without this bout, who can argue that it will be an unbelievable fight.
During the Ultimate Fighter season one, Sanchez defeated Koscheck by decision after a close three rounds. Considering that at the time Kos was 99% wrestler and 1% MMA fighter, it wasnt’ a bad showing for Koscheck.
Since then, both fighters have been on a rampage (sorry Quinton), winning victory after victory. That is of course except for Koscheck’s one sided KO loss. When I say one sided, I mean that Josh Koscheck was completely dominating the fight with Drew Fickett, when Fickett landed a big knee, then secured the victory by submission.
On the other hand, Diego Sanchez remains undefeated in his MMA career. He had an amazing victory over Karo Parisyan and an even more impressive win over Joe “Diesel” Riggs, courtesy of a big knee and some punches.
What’s going to happen when these two talented fighters meet? I’m not going to give a prediction, but I want to see it unfold. Diego’s striking has improved a lot since his Ultimate Fighter days and his cardio is always great. Josh Koscheck has also improved his striking and has become much more of a well rounded MMA fighter. He still has the best take downs in the sport. Absolutely ferocious!
If my memory is correct, UFC 69 will be on April 7th, in Houston, Texas. I also believe that the long awaited Matt Serra vs Georges St Pierre fight will be on that same card, assuming that St Pierre’s knee injury has healed. I wonder if Dana White is setting this match up to see who will face the winner of St Pierre, Serra? I can’t believe that he’d want to do that as there is probably big money on the line for a Matt Hughes, Georges St Pierre rematch.
Koscheck vs Sanchez will not end quickly like the Joe Riggs – Sanchez fight did. It will be a long fight, perhaps even going to a decision. The question is not so much who is the better fighter, but who has improved more since their last war and who wants it more on April 7th. Will Koscheck’s outstanding wrestling and killer take downs be enough, or has Diego’s game also improved?
What else will be featured on this card? It could theoretically be enough time for Quinton “Rampage” Jackson to be ready for a rematch with Chuck Liddell, but I don’t see the UFC putting that fight on the same card as Matt Serra vs Georges St Pierre. Perhaps a second tune up fight for Rampage would be on this card though. Maybe against somebody like Forrest Griffin or Keith Jardine. Hey, that would be the fair thing to do, put Jardine up against Jackson to see who is next in line for Chuck Liddell!
Good luck to both Josh and Diego, may the best man win!
Randy “The Natural” Couture will square off with Mark Coleman at the main event at UFC 109: Relentless.Coleman would have beat Couture easily if his fight had taken place years ago. However, this is 2010 and not 2006 and The Hammer has seen his mixed martial arts game decline. The collective ages of both fighter will be 91 years by the time this fight rolls around. Bboth fighters were quite similar at the start of their careers as both were standout collegiate wrestling stars and both used their phenomenal base in wrestling to excel in MMA. Both have their own facilities but Couture’s Xtreme Couture is a total MMA club where high level training talent convene while Coleman operates the Hammer House out of Columbus. Xtreme Coulture and Team Hammer House are perfect examples of who Couture and Coleman are as fighters today. Couture has developed a variety of skills in addition to his wrestling—boxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The older he gets, the greater his skill base and the better he becomes. Sadly the same cannot be said for Coleman.Though Coleman may have been the innovator of the ground and pound this fighting style it has evolved. Couture is a three-time Olympic team alternate (1988, 1992 and 1996), a semifinalist at the 2000 Olympic Trials, a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division-I All-American and a two-time NCAA Division-I runner-up. Coleman wrestled for Miami University, in Ohio, where he was a two time Mid-American Conference wrestling champion and NCAA championship. Coleman was awarded a spot on the US Wrestling team, placing seventh overall in the 1992 Summer Olympics.Though Coleman may have been a better wrester at one time, his current ability no longer overwhelms Couture as his skills have not evolved with MMA. Coleman has been utilizing the same techniques since his university days while Couture has incorporated MMA into his wrestling.This fight will be an event featuring an old school versus a new school combatant. Couture is now a compete fighter who has used his base in wresting to further build upon his skills. Coleman on the other hand has always relied solely upon his wresting and that is about it. When it comes to sports betting the online UFC betting lines are accurate—Couture should be a -390 or even higher.The MMA betting lines may be steep, but nevertheless worth a small play. Coleman is is known as the “Godfather of Ground and Pound” but unfortunately that is what he is starting to look like in the octagon as well.Couture will be able to dictate this fight and win with ease.
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In the UFC it had been an issue on who will be able to beat the current heavy weight champion Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar is a very dominant contender in his division. Brock stands at six feet-three inches tall and weighs 265 pounds. With this figures it is without a doubt he is a monster in the heavyweight division. The key to his domination in the cage is his size, well there are really few guys who can match his weight.
When someone fights Brock inside the cage it would not be an MMA pound for pound match but rather a MMA pound for pound and a half match. And even if someone at 265 pounds decides to fight him there would still be less chance to beat him since normally 265 pounder guys really moves slowly.
But that is not the case with Brock, he has an excellent cardio, very athletic, and has a speed of a 200 pounder guy, this proved to be a huge advantage in his part, being able to oversize the opponent without compromising his speed. Brock has an excellent wrestling background which made him take-down his opponents at will and just deliver his ground and pound.
The very danger in his ground and pound is that he is able to control his opponent in the ground while he is pounding which makes it hard for the opponent to escape his clutches. Another thing about his ground and pound is that the speed of the punches, he has lightning speed punches with knock-out power and it is proven just like how he knocked out the hall of famer Randy Couture. But a smart fighter like Frank Mir was able to see through his weakness which was his grappling. Although Brock dominated in the stand-up and striking, the moment that Frank Mir got hold of him, it was over. Frank Mir delivered a knee-bar on Lesnar which made him tap out.
Now another opponent is challenging Brock for the championship belt, and it is no other than the biggest fist in the UFC, Shane Carwin. Shane Carwin has a knock-out power behind those huge fists and to add to that he is very accurate with his strikes. In terms of stability, Shane has a very strong jaw which allows him to withstand strikes from powerful strikers. Now, Shane Carwin has challenged Brock for a shot at the title and if Brock accepts the challenge, surely it would be a must watch event as two of the biggest fists in the UFC go toe to toe for the championship belt. Whoever wins the bout would surely leave the other either bloodied up or knocked -out cold as both of this fighters are determined to win and be the champion of their division.
To conclude, some may hate Brock but the truth is that Lesnar has been doing great past few years. Some think he should go back to WWE where he belongs, but I say otherwise. WWE is fake and it was not something that a professional like him should have joined at first place. There is a lot of money in WWE but the fun factor is gone.
The biggest fight of the night at UFC 109 will be the fight between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen.
When comparing the statistics of Marquardt and Sonnen one would think that the betting lines would be closer than they currently are, however, the fact that Marquardt is a better grappler may have been the determining factor.
Sonnen is a good Greco-Roman wrester, who has wins over former WEC champion Paulo Filho, former Strikeforce champion Renato Sobral, former IFL champion Dan Miller, Jason Miller and Yushin Okami. Even though Sonnen does not have the grappling game he is a better wrestler than Marquardt. He was a two time National Champion, NCAA All-American and he was a US Olympic team alternate. Even though Sonnen has the wrestling advantage in this fight Marquardt’s dominance on the ground will nullify his game. Marquardt is a very good ground fighter on his back and if Sonnen was to use his wrestling in an attempt to take Marquardt, it will be his undoing. However, Marquardt, a three-time Middleweight King of Pancrase Champion, is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Murgel and has 15 out of his 29 wins by submission and his grappling will nullify Sonnen’s wreslting and keep this fight standing which something Sonnen does not want.
Despite his credentitals Sonnen will resort to fighting Marquardt in a striking battle. Unfortunately for Sonnen, Marquardt is also a better striker and will use his long legs to his advantage. Though Sonnen has decent striking skills he is more of a pressure fighter than anything-he likes to push the pace and use his size and strength to bully his opponents. The difference with his next fight is that he will not be able to intimidate Marquardt. Marquardt has the striking advantage and grappling advantage and it is only a matter of time before Marquardt is able to KO Sonnen.
Sonnen has a well-rounded skill set and he is good at a lot of things, but not great at anything. He is a pressure fighter and is able to win fights because of his tenacity-he has four decision victories in his last five outings. If Sonnen is to stand a chance in this fight he will need to outwork Marquardt as he does not have the grappling nor striking power to beat Marquardt outright.
Sonnen will try to keep this fight standing as his last few losses in MMA have come by submission to high level grapplers. When Sonnen faced such opponents in the past, it took away from his wrestling game and he was forced to resort to striking. However, Marquardt is a very effective striker against whom Sonnen cannot defend.
This fight will most likely go to a decision which is the perfect prop bet to make. The sports betting lines are pretty steep at -310 but Marquardt has the advantage in almost all areas and the areas in which he does not dominate will be nullified by his dominate grappling.
Look for Marquardt to Win this Fight with a 3 Round Unanimous Decision
To read the full matchup report for this fight go to http://www.fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-109-nate-marquardt-chael-sonnen.php
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Big Lightweight vs Small Lightweight: Frank Edgar d. Sean Sherk w/ short arms via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Why does Sherk think he is a boxer? He is built like a wrestler, his body is basically the antithesis of a boxer’s. The guy is not gonna knock anyone out, period. Has he watched too many Rocky movies or something?! Anyways, Sherk should not be on another main card until he changes things up. I feel like the UFC put pressure on Sherk’s camp to make him strike more, but it just doesn’t work and his fights are still boring. Anyhoo, this was an easy win for Franky, but unless he’s fighting KenFlo or a recovered Din Thomas, I’m really not interested anymore.
Not Pointless Middleweight Bout: Chael Sonnen d. Dan Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
This one was a bit of a snoozer and I actually like Chael Sonnen as any fighter who can put up with BodogFIGHT and the IFL and still get some time in the UFC deserves my props and I also think Dan Miller has a great future in the sport; he’s generally well-rounded and has exceptional submission skills that seem to be natural for him.
Pointless Middleweight Bout: Drew McFedries d. “Professor X” Xavier Foupa-Pokam via TKO (strikes) at 0:37 of round 1.
First knockout of the night and it was worth it as it was one hell of a knockout and X folded like a cheap chair; X should’ve kept his hands up, especially when he was back against the cage.
Sidenote: Is Tyson rich again? How can he afford the seats? His movie paycheck looked like it was spent on his “date”.
Welterweight GRUDGE Match: Matt Hughes w/ annoying entrance music d. Matt Serra w/ Rocky theme via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Well that was anticlimactic. I was expecting more after all that trash talking. This match should have happened a year ago and had a boring finish to boot as they gave the win to the guy who wanted the decision rather than to finish it. Serra had intent to end the fight, Hughes just wanted some points. Disappointing decision. Plus the third round should have at least been a split; Serra had a takedown in the 3rd as well and while Hughes did some damage on the ground, Serra did plenty to counter that.
Light Heavyweight Championship bout: “Put him in a bodybag Johnny yeah!” Lyoto Machida w/ Linkin Park music d. Rashad Evans via KO (punch) at 3:57 of round 2 to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
HOLY CRAP MACHIDA STOPPED A FIGHT. Machida fight good. Me love him long time. This went from “OMG BORINGEST FIGHT EVAR” to “HE BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HIM” pretty quick. Evans didn’t even throw a single punch as Mach’s punches are so accurate that every single one of those punches in the ko hit Evans flush on the chin. Also Evans looked like his body suddenly didn’t agree with gravity or something right in the middle of the knockout as his leg looked like it was about to snap off as he was going down. Machida doesn’t look quick until he strikes, then all of a sudden out of nowhere it’s like where the hell did that come from? I guess Karate is officially back. Anyways, Evans did the best anyone could have done. The UFC is indeed screwed now, as no one will beat this guy. That entire match was a damn promotional video for karate. A new era has dawned in MMA history my friends; screw Muai Thai and BJJ, I’m signing up for Shotokan Karate tomorrow. This Ryu guy is going to bring in so many new fans/bandwagoners.
At times, the long-awaited UFC 114 grudge match between former light heavyweight champions “Suga” Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson looked like the calm after the storm of trash talk and bad blood. But an action-packed third round and a solidly executed gameplan from Evans will remain in the minds of fight fans for a while as he pounded out a three round unanimous decision win over his rival Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Scores were 30-27 twice and 29-28 for Evans, who called the victory “a huge relief.”
“He’s tough,” said Jackson, who was coming off a layoff of over a year since his last bout at UFC 96 in March of 2009. “He’s faster than I anticipated. He was the man today.”
Jackson, whose rivalry with Evans began after that UFC 96 fight and escalated when the two were coaches on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show, raced across the Octagon at the bell to get in Evans’ face, but it was Evans who got the first shot in, a lightning fast right hand that rocked Jackson and sent him sprawling into the cage. Evans locked his foe up there, but Jackson was able to remain upright and avoid the takedown, even scoring briefly with a knee before referee Herb Dean broke the stalemate with 2:50 left. With 2:15 remaining, Evans shot off a quick combination and followed up with a takedown. After taking some ground strikes, Jackson made it back to his feet but Evans wouldn’t release his grip on his opponent against the fence. Dean again broke the stalemate, this time with 28 seconds left, and it was Jackson ending the round strong by stuffing a takedown and scoring with a quick flurry before the bell. To watch all the action CLICK HERE.
We are in hard economic and financial times, ‘recession’ is what the experts call it but such discussions have the sex appeal of a camel. But then again, no cash for pay per view, tickets or subscription online viewing doesn’t have to translate to you missing out on the action. Come the 6th of Feb. and the lights, camera action come alive at the Mandalay Bay Events Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’m going to tell you on how to get the best free seat in the house
Free online streaming is the way forward. Yes I know there are sites that promise free online streaming only to give you cloudy videos and terrible resources but here I’m going to tell you about the “good guy” sites. Reliable sites offer links which connect to the official UFC 109 sites. The videos are directly streamed to your computer. Did you know that even sites offer High Definition (HD) Streaming? Now you know, yes there are sites which offer HD streaming, it would be just like watching the action unfold on your TV.
In order to enjoy the live streams though, the computer that you’ve had since you were nine may not offer the best of resources. Read the instructions that are on the website streaming the UFC 109 event for free and check whether you computer has all the requirements.
Its my guess that no true UFC 109 fanatic wants to miss out on the great action so do what you can to get a piece of the action and I think I have just given you on one idea to take on.
UFC 69 will feature a long awaited showdown between two Ultimate Fighter season one fighters. Josh Koscheck and Diego Sanchez. While I believe that Sanchez should be in line for a title shot, even without this bout, who can argue that it will be an unbelievable fight.
Randy “The Natural” Couture will square off with Mark Coleman at the main event at UFC 109: Relentless.Coleman would have beat Couture easily if his fight had taken place years ago. However, this is 2010 and not 2006 and The Hammer has seen his 
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In the UFC it had been an issue on who will be able to beat the current heavy weight champion Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar is a very dominant contender in his division. Brock stands at six feet-three inches tall and weighs 265 pounds. With this figures it is without a doubt he is a monster in the heavyweight division. The key to his domination in the cage is his size, well there are really few guys who can match his weight.
The biggest fight of the night at UFC 109 will be the fight between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen.
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We are in hard economic and financial times, ‘recession’ is what the experts call it but such discussions have the sex appeal of a camel. But then again, no cash for pay per view, tickets or subscription online viewing doesn’t have to translate to you missing out on the action. Come the 6th of Feb. and the lights, camera action come alive at the Mandalay Bay Events Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’m going to tell you on how to get the best free seat in the house 
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