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UFC 116 discussion/matchups
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Wanderlei Silva’s birthday gift is all set - a July 3rd fight with Yoshihiro Akiyama at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Fighters Only can reveal. Silva was born on July 3rd 1976, which means he will turn 34 on the night he faces the Japanese-Korean judo stylist.
It has long been rumoured that Silva’s next opponent would be Akiyama. The two were originally thought to be meeting at UFC 110 before Silva-Bisping was made and UFC president Dana White said after that event that Silva would probably fight Akiyama next.
But the date was not set until recently. One of the fighters has signed and returned his bout agreements and the other is expected to be returned this week, making the clash official for UFC 116. The event will also see the return of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, who will face the winner of the Shane Carwin/Frank Mir fight that takes place at UFC 111 this weekend.
Silva is coming off a unanimous decision win over Bisping, his first fight since dropping to the middleweight division. He has gone 2-3 since joining the UFC in the wake of PRIDE FC’s demise, with three of those fights taking place at light-heavyweight.
Akiyama made his North American debut at UFC 100 and defeated Alan Belcher in his first fight for the company. The former K-1 HERO’s light-heavyweight champion is an accomplished judoka and has just one loss on his 16-fight record.
That loss came in only his second MMA fight when he fought the much bigger Jerome Le Banner, a K-1 kickboxer who outweighed him by nearly 100lbs. Akiyama has defeated Melvin Manhoef and Denis Kang, but also has two no contests on his record as a result of foul play; one was an illegal kick, the other a greasing incident.
http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/n ... hp?id=4178
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Re: Wanderlei/Akiyama Set For UFC 116
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Re: Wanderlei/Akiyama Set For UFC 116
I thought this was already set?
Maybe I'm crazy again
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Originally Posted by Luke
I thought this was already set?
Maybe I'm crazy again
Was set. Then it turned into Wandy/Bisping.
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Originally Posted by SPX
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Originally Posted by Luke
I thought this was already set?
Maybe I'm crazy again
Was set. Then it turned into Wandy/Bisping.
You mean Wandy /Bisping are fighting again instead of Wandy/Akiyama?
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Originally Posted by Luke
You mean Wandy /Bisping are fighting again instead of Wandy/Akiyama?
No, I mean Wandy was supposed to fight Akiyama, but then he fought Bisping instead. Now he's going to fight finally fight Akiyama (allegedly).
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You mean Wandy /Bisping are fighting again instead of Wandy/Akiyama?
No, I mean Wandy was supposed to fight Akiyama, but then he fought Bisping instead. Now he's going to fight finally fight Akiyama (allegedly).
What was the date set for Wandy/Bisping II?
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What was the date set for Wandy/Bisping II?
Are you just fucking with me now?
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What was the date set for Wandy/Bisping II?
Are you just fucking with me now?
::lmao::
I have been in every post of this thread lol
What can I say I was bored
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::lmao::
I have been in every post of this thread lol
What can I say I was bored
Dude, get the fuck out of here!
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Dude, get the fuck out of here!
The funny part is you thought I was serious lol.I was just going to keep posting dumb shit until you caught on .My next question was going to be :
Whos on first?
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The funny part is you thought I was serious lol.I was just going to keep posting dumb shit until you caught on .My next question was going to be :
Whos on first?
I had a suspicion when you asked about a Wandy/Bisping rematch but figured I'd roll with it just in case you were serious.
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any thoughts on what the lines will be?
I'd assume Wand would be the favorite considering his status and that he looked better against Bisping than Akiyama did against Belcher.
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So just for the record, Akiyama v Bisping? j/k
I think Wandy opens up around -140
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Wanderlei's war on Japan continues...
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Originally Posted by LudoCain
Wanderlei's war on Japan continues...
How is a Wandy/ Bisping rematch a war on Japan?
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BOL... It's a little early to be complaining of not being able to sleep, dude:D
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BOL... It's a little early to be complaining of not being able to sleep, dude:D
lol SPX is so much more gullible
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Heh, I mean "no you idiot, I was talking about Wanderlei vs Akiyama!".
There ya go
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lol SPX is so much more gullible
Your mom is so much more gullible. . .
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lol SPX is so much more gullible
Your mom is so much more gullible. . .
Go find a fat chick to ride
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lol SPX is so much more gullible
Your mom is so much more gullible. . .
Go find a fat chick to ride
I thought that's who SPX was talking about in the first place...
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I thought that's who SPX was talking about in the first place..
::lmao::
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I thought that's who SPX was talking about in the first place...
That is good.
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Everyone seems to be biased towards Wandy, including me.
From a non biased point of view, who should win this fight? I have only seen Akiyama/Belcher
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Chris Lytle vs. Matt Brown will be at UFC 116 .Also a Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski rematch
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Lytle and Brown is going to be awesome.
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Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo Possible for UFC 116 now
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Heavyweight Cheick Kongo, who recently signed a new six-fight deal with the UFC, will return to action to at UFC 116, and could meet The Ultimate Fighter 10 winner Roy Nelson at the July 3 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, according to Fighters Only.
Kongo (15-6-1) rebounded from back-to-back losses to Cain Velasquez and Frank Mir with a third-round stoppage of Paul Buentello at UFC on Versus 1 in March to improve to 8-4 in the UFC.
Nelson (15-4) snapped a two-fight losing streak by winning TUF 10 in December with a first-round knockout of Brendan Schaub, then scored “Knockout of the Night” honors for his first-round KO of Stefan Struve at UFC Fight Night 21 late last month.
UFC 116 is headlined by the anticipated return of heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar vs. interim title-holder Shane Carwin, and is expected to be co-headlined by Wanderlei Silva vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
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FINALLY Nelson gets his loss!
. . . I hope.
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Nelson wins that one too. Kongo will try to employ the same gameplan he did against Buentello and it's going to backfire in a big way. Nelson has the same one punch knockout power that Buentello brings to the table, but with better cardio and a million times the ground game.
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FINALLY Nelson gets his loss!
. . . I hope.
Sorry.
Roy will make Kongo look pretty bad.
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I think Ive seen Nelson/Kongo already. Oh wait, that was Heath Herring. Roy via prison ab's crucifix.
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Brendan Schaub - Chris Tuchscherer now on the UFC 116 card
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Brendan Schaub - Chris Tuchscherer now on the UFC 116 card
They are really trying to test Schaub against wrestlers.
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Also Nate Marquardt -Alessio Sakara now
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Also Nate Marquardt -Alessio Sakara now
Is this a joke?
I'd say "I'll be on Nate" but I'm sure his line is going to be -500 or so.
This may actually be a worse matchup for Nate than Bisping, though. At least Sakara has power.
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Karlos Vemola -Jon Madsen at UFC 116 also now
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Re: UFC 116 discussion/matchups
Daniel Roberts vs. Julio Paulino added