UFC 109 Rumors/Discussion

[The HOFF]

Date: Feb 06, 2010

Location: Las Vegas
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
Broadcast: Pay-per-view

MAIN CARD

• Mark Coleman vs. Randy Couture
• Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Brandon Vera
• Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
• Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller
• Justin Buchholz vs. Mac Danzig
• Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres
• Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer
• Rob Emerson vs. Phillipe Nover
• Rolles Gracie vs. Mostapha Al Turk

[The HOFF]

Mark Coleman +315
Randy Couture -385

[urge2kill]

I'm gonna hammer the Marquardt line when it opens.

[brooks85]

likewise

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Injury bug strikes again

"Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has withdrawn from his co-headlining light heavyweight contest against Brandon Vera at UFC 109 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas due to injury, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple sources"

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Nogueira-Out-of-UFC-109-21573

[The HOFF]

With Nogueira off, this card becomes one of the worst in the last 5 years or so. Absolute garbage. This has to be a free card now.

[The HOFF]

Brandon Vera's Twitter says he is fighting Jon Jones, but different date than UFC 109 is quoted.

"just found out I'm firing Jon Bones Jones on March 21st in Denver Colorado. hope u heard it here first!!!!"

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

crazy because th new years card and superbowl card are usually the 2 biggest of the year and now are headlined by Evans/T Silva and Couture/Coleman

[RobbReport]

i hope nover makes it past the strobe lights.

[RobbReport]

Brandon Vera's Twitter says he is fighting Jon Jones, but different date than UFC 109 is quoted.

"just found out I'm firing Jon Bones Jones on March 21st in Denver Colorado. hope u heard it here first!!!!"

Brandon Vera Twitter

let me down way too many times. bones is a beast and Vera's 100k a fight contract is just about done.

[The HOFF]

MMAweekly.com

However, Vera on Tuesday night posted a bulletin via his Twitter account, which he later deleted, stating that he had already been assigned a new opponent, the fast-rising Jon Jones, in an unannounced card on March 21 in Denver.

Additional sources said Nogueira could be headed for UFC 111 on March 27 against an opponent to be determined.

[knownone]

Rolles Gracie Can't wait to see the line for this fight. You can't go wrong with a 6'4 Gracie with sick BJJ comeing out of Greg Jacksons camp one can only Mostapha Al Turk is a heavy favorite.

[Eccocide]

Ya looks like Jon jones vs Vera will headline a fight night card on march 31 not 21.

[The HOFF]

A middleweight contest between Demian Maia (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Dan Miller (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) originally slated for the un-aired preliminary card has been promoted to the pay-per-view portion of UFC 109 in February.

[The HOFF]

Frank Trigg +115
Matt Seraa -145

Paulo Thiago +300
Josh Koscheck -500

[The HOFF]

Dan Miller +250
Demian Maia -310

Chael Sonnen +215
Nate Marquardt -275

[Bread]

This spread looks very familiar, lol.


Paulo Thiago +300
Josh Koscheck -500

[illmatick]

thiago has really bulked up since their first fight

cardio appeared to be an issue against Volkman

[urge2kill]

This spread looks very familiar, lol.


Paulo Thiago +300
Josh Koscheck -500

I lost big on that fight. Really big.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

just watched the documentary The Smashing Machine again. It was shot between 1999-2000 and aprt of the story is mark Colemanswinning while being over the hill, ten years later and he's main eventing UFC 109

[brooks85]

Coleman is the man. I went too his wrestling camp in our hometown long ago. Few years back I went to an mma event him and bo cantrell hosted, a fight broke out down below( i was on the 2 floor,) coleman started walking through the crowd, snatched the two guys and dragged them out. ****ing hilarious.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

"Top welterweight contender Josh Koscheck will be unable to exact revenge on the man who temporarily derailed his title aspirations, Paulo Thiago, at UFC 109: "Relentless" on Feb. 6, 2010, because he suffered an undisclosed injury in training"

Mike swick will replace him

http://www.mmamania.com/2009/12/28/1223092/ufc-109-josh-koscheck-scratched

[The HOFF]

Former collegiate wrestling standout and recent UFC signee Phil Davis (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his organizational debut on Feb. 6 in a preliminary card matchup with Brian Stann (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC).

[The HOFF]

The UFC's next installment of its pre-event preview show debuts Feb. 4 at 11 p.m. ET/PT with "Countdown UFC 109."

The Spike TV special spotlights "UFC 109: Relentless," which takes place Feb. 6 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Randy Couture meets fellow UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman in the main event, and Mike Swick takes on Paulo Thiago in the welterweight co-headliner.

[knownone]

Call me crazy, but Mark Coleman just might win this one...

[The HOFF]

The UFC today officially announced a recently reported contest between welterweights Mike Swick (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Paulo Thiago (12-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) for February's "UFC 109: Relentless" event.

Swick stepped in as a replacement for Josh Koscheck when his teammate was forced off the card with an injury.

While Koscheck and Thiago were originally scheduled in the evening's co-main event, the organization has promoted a middleweight fight between top contenders Nate Marquardt (29-8-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and Chael Sonnen (24-10-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) to the co-feature slot.

[The HOFF]

[The HOFF]

A pair of lightweight bouts featuring alumni from Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" reality series are likely to be featured during the cable station's upcoming "UFC Prelim" broadcast for UFC 109.

Sources close to the the Feb. 6 event told MMAjunkie.com the one-hour broadcast will include Mac Danzig vs. Justin Buchholz and Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres.

[squallsquall]

Call me crazy, but Mark Coleman just might win this one...

Ok, I call you crazy How would he win exactly?

I'm even thinking of taking a shot at Couture finishing the fight before time... I doubt he wants to clinch with Coleman, as his boxing is faaar superior.

[The HOFF]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship's next installment of its pre-event preview show debuts Jan. 30 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT with "Countdown to UFC 109."

[Tree Rollins]

Ok, I call you crazy How would he win exactly?

I'm even thinking of taking a shot at Couture finishing the fight before time... I doubt he wants to clinch with Coleman, as his boxing is faaar superior.

If nothing else, Coleman will gas well before Couture. Ensuring a victory for 'The Natural'.

[Kaladarus]

If nothing else, Coleman will gas well before Couture. Ensuring a victory for 'The Natural'.

I think he will gas for sure also. It wouldn't be a huge surprise if Couture finished this fight.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

here is the preview of the Randy Couture Vs Mark Coleman fight

[terpkeg]

Don't see Couture finishing fight. Shogun fight could have easily gone distance and Coleman was badly gassed. Not saying his cardio will be that much better, but have to give consideration to the fact that this is his third fight since comeback/injury, so should have a little more in the tank. Couture seems to have lost a lot of his explosiveness since his year long hiatus.

[The HOFF]

Don't see Couture finishing fight. Shogun fight could have easily gone distance and Coleman was badly gassed. Not saying his cardio will be that much better, but have to give consideration to the fact that this is his third fight since comeback/injury, so should have a little more in the tank. Couture seems to have lost a lot of his explosiveness since his year long hiatus.

He did go the full 3 with Bonnar too.