UFC 108 (the preliminaries) will be on Spike TV Saturday January 2nd. As we all know “free is good”. The full card is headlined with a light heavyweight matchup of Rashad Evans -vs- Thiago Silva.
Anderson Silva (champion) defeated Thales Leites via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 50-46) UFC Middleweight Championship. This was a boring fight, they’re going to come up with somebody to give Silva a challenge. Lietes had nothing to concern Silva
Sam Stout defeated Matt Wiman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua defeated Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:28. After this loss I think it’s clear to everyone that its time for the Iceman to retire.
Krzysztof Soszynski defeated Brian Stann via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 3:53
Cheick Kongo defeated Antoni Hardonk via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:29
Luis Cane defeated Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Luis Cane comments on his win
Denis Kang defeated Xavier Foupa-Pokam via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Nate Quarry defeated Jason MacDonald via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:27
Ed Herman defeated David Loiseau via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Mark Bocek defeated David Bielkheden via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 4:57
TJ Grant defeated Ryo Chonan via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Bobby Lashley finished Jason Guida by unanimous decision, but judging from these highlights, comparisons between Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar are a little premature
There are a few puzzling stories in the news lately. The first is the rumor that Affliction may try to go head to head with UFC 100. I don’t know how I feel about this. Check that — it’s clearly a stupid decision.
While Affliction can compete with UFC pay-per-view replays and free, dumbed-down cards on Spike, Affliction cannot compete with UFC 100. I understand the UFC’s move to counter-program against Affliction, but it makes absolutely no sense the other way around.
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Surely they can’t be dumb enough to go against one of the most stacked and anticipated PPV cards ever, Right?
“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” may have landed a heavier blow to his own career than he did to Ross “Grizzly” Clifton in their fight last month. Yesterday, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) announced that Shamrock had failed a drug test administered prior to his February 13th bout with Clifton and has suspended him for one full year.
- Middleweight champ Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites
- Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brian Stann
- Cheick Kongo vs. Antoni Hardonk
- Luis Cane vs. Steve Cantwell
PRELIMINARY CARD – untelevised
- Mike Ciesnolevicz vs. Eliot Marshall
- Xavier Foupa-Pokam vs. Denis Kang
- Jason MacDonald vs. Nate Quarry
- Ed Herman vs. David Loiseau
- David Bielkheden vs. Mark Bocek
- Ryo Chonan vs. T.J. Grant
- Sam Stout vs. Matt Wiman
Nelson defeated Riley via TKO (Punches) at 1:44 of round 1.
Brandon Vera vs. Mike Patt
Vera defeated Patt via TKO (Leg Kicks) at 1:27 of round 2.
Tim Boetsch vs. Jason Brilz
Brilz defeated Boetsch via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Kendall Grove vs. Jason Day
Grove defeated Day via TKO (Strikes) at 1:32 of round 1.
Tamdan McCrory vs. Ryan Madigan
McCrory defeated Madigan via submission (Punches) at 3:35 of round 1.
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Gray Maynard vs. Jim Miller
Maynard defeated Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Matt Hamill vs. Mark Munoz
Hamill defeated Munoz via KO (Head Kick) at 3:53 of round 1.
Pete Sell vs. Matt Brown
Brown defeated Sell via TKO (Punches) at 1:32 of round 1.
Shane Carwin vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Carwin defeated Gonzaga via TKO (Punches) at 1:09 of round 1.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine
Jackson defeated Jardine via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
This sets up a match that I have really been looking forward to. Rampage -vs- Rashad Evans at UFC 98 should be a battle thats well worth the price of a PPV on its own.
