UFC Thread

[shelbyvillevol]

Originally Posted by The_Orange_Pearl

lol

I didn't used to mind him but eh, I don't care for him anymore. Too many other heavyweights I like more. Carwin is my favorite. But I like JDS and Cain too. Nog is good, Nelson is fun to watch. Mir just seems a little too arrogant imo.

He's definitely arrogant. Honestly, I really started liking Mir when he did the commentary for WEC fights. He was the best commentator of any mma broadcast that I've watched, imo. He's just a very unique HW fighter. He's so dynamic, he can win a fight so many different ways.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

I like Mir a lot. He has a heck of a future as a commentator when his fight career is over. The JDS fight is a tricky one for him...as his career has progressed, he's gotten this mentality that he can stand up with anyone, which doomed him against Carwin and almost did so against Nogueira. If he tries to stand with JDS, the fight will be over in the first round...

Looking forward to Jones and Evans tonight. Hope Bones smashes him.

[thehardknoxlife]

Originally Posted by shelbyvillevol

He's definitely arrogant. Honestly, I really started liking Mir when he did the commentary for WEC fights. He was the best commentator of any mma broadcast that I've watched, imo. He's just a very unique HW fighter. He's so dynamic, he can win a fight so many different ways.

I like Mir as well. I became a fan when he tapped Pete Williams from guard with a shoulder lock. No one knew you could finish someone like that. IIRC they call it a Mir Lock now. I would have liked to see his career without having that brutal motorcycle accident. He was my favorite fighter at the time. Anyway, what I'm getting at and being a huge Mir fan. Mir commentary>Mir MMA. He's an outstanding commentator.

[VOLtage]

I love the way Mir fights. He's flat out dangerous to go against. I agree he can be arrogant but there are few good fighters who aren't.

[shelbyvillevol]

Dominic Cruz tore his ACL, and is out of UFC 148. Damn!

[orangeslice13]

Originally Posted by shelbyvillevol

Dominic Cruz tore his ACL, and is out of UFC 148. Damn!

Yup. D@mn covers it.

[VOLtage]

WHAT!!!! As just reported on the Underground:

"UFC Light Heavyweight champ Jon "Bones" Jones was arrested early this morning for DUI after he totaled his Bentley in upstate New York ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Jones was involved in an accident at around 5:00 AM in Binghamton, NY. We're told the car -- which Jones crashed into a pole -- was totaled and cops arrested Jones on the scene for DUI.

According to our sources, Jones was taken into custody by Broome County Sheriff and bailed out a few hours later ... by his mom. Jones is from nearby Ithaca."

I got to say I never would have thought something like this would happen to Jones. He just signed that sponsorship with the UFC.

[PowerT83]

It can happen to anybody

[VOLtage]

Originally Posted by PowerT83

It can happen to anybody

Fair statement. I just wish he would have been smarter. I wonder how Dana White is going to handle him now? It was apparent that White wanted him to be the face of UFC.

[PowerT83]

He's still the face. Maybe he can learn from it and get a chauffer next time he wants to get drunk and ride around

[Blake25p]

Idk if any of y'all watched the Strikeforce HW Grand Prix Final but Daniel Cormier is a stud, wouldn't doubt him being the UFC HW champ in the near future. Very humbel to.

[shelbyvillevol]

Originally Posted by Blake25p

Idk if any of y'all watched the Strikeforce HW Grand Prix Final but Daniel Cormier is a stud, wouldn't doubt him being the UFC HW champ in the near future. Very humbel to.

Don't get ahead of yourself. Cormier is a good prospect, but nowhere near being ready to compete for a UFC HW title. Barnett is not a Top 10 Heavyweight.

[Blake25p]

Originally Posted by shelbyvillevol

Don't get ahead of yourself. Cormier is a good prospect, but nowhere near being ready to compete for a UFC HW title. Barnett is not a Top 10 Heavyweight.

Maybe I overreacted a bit, but I still think he'll be competing for a title soon.

[shelbyvillevol]

Originally Posted by Blake25p

Maybe I overreacted a bit, but I still think he'll be competing for a title soon.

He has to get to the UFC first. I haven't seen anything speculating him signing with the UFC, but I would think it's going to happen fairly soon.

[VOLtage]

Originally Posted by shelbyvillevol

He has to get to the UFC first. I haven't seen anything speculating him signing with the UFC, but I would think it's going to happen fairly soon.

If I remember correctly he recently said that he has one more fight under his Strikeforce contract and plans to fight that. Kinda silly considering Strikeforce is under Zuffa and they could probably terminate the contract if Cormier agreed. Also, I think Barnett and him are the only HW left in Strikeforce.