Ufc 128

[brooks85]

Bouts in the works include:

• Kurt Pellegrino vs. Gleison Tibau
• Mirko Filipović vs. Brendan Schaub
• Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani

The following fights have been confirmed by reliable sources, but not yet added to ufc.com.

• Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Maurício Rua vs. Rashad Evans
• Welterweight bout: Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle

[Vaughany]

Lookin good to me!

[The HOFF]

Barboza vs Njokuani is sick. What happened to Schaub vs Struve? I wish the UFC would confirm something because there are about 10 different rumored fights between Schaub, Mir, Struve, etc.

[Shane]

Hopefully Mirko comes to fight this time.

[brooks85]

urijah faber vs eddie wineland reported

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

CroCop might be done after this fight. Join Chuk Liddell who has officially retired, and will become UFC Vice President of Business Development

http://www.mmamania.com/2010/12/29/1902851/chuck-liddell-officially-retires-named-ufc-vice-president-of-business

[Kaladarus]

Glad to see Chuck officially retire. CC might do alright in this fight, but he doesn't really have any future potential.

[zeroprogress2]

Mirko always makes me sad when I see him fight, because I want him to do better.

[brooks85]

reported

luis cane vs karlos vemola
jim miller vs kamal shalorus

[brooks85]

card is looking great

• Kurt Pellegrino vs. Gleison Tibau
• Edson Barboza vs. Anthony Njokuani
• Luiz Cane vs. Karlos Vemola
• Jim Miller vs. Kamal Shalorus
• Dan Miller vs. Dave Branch

• Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Maurício Rua vs. Rashad Evans
• Welterweight bout: Ricardo Almeida vs. Mike Pyle
• Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Brendan Schaub
• Bantamweight bout: Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland

[Eccocide]

Vemola via destruction.

[Vaughany]

Vemola via destruction.

Yep and hopefully Cane will come out over-valued like his previous fights (-300 against Diabate and -120 against Nog) but probably not after consecutive 1st round TKO/KO losses.

[Kaladarus]

They must want Cane to get kicked out of the UFC or something.

[Vaughany]

Benavidez vs Loveland added.

[Straight Cash]

Should be a fun card. Liked Mir/Shaub better than Cro Cop/Shaub.

[Varker]

I thought crocop would have retired after getting koed by mir. its kinda pointless for him to keep fighting.

[ttrace35]

This card sux. One good fight. As usual.

[Chairib]

hey ttrace, how was your day buddy?

[Vaughany]

hey ttrace, how was your day buddy?

ha Tracey..have you never seen Faber or Wineland fight?

[Poppa Catfish]

Barboza fight is going to steal the show

for the record my day was splendid

[RaiderNation MMA]

barboza ftw

[ttrace35]

ha Tracey..have you never seen Faber or Wineland fight?

Of course. I thought Faber was gonna be a star 3 years ago. You will see vaughany. This is why boxing is dead. Boxing events always only have 1 good fight that is worth watching. Look at all the blockbuster events. Who is fighting on the undercard of mosely/pacquio? A bunch of nobodys. This is what dana is trying to do with mma. Its a shame that you can't see this.

[Vaughany]

Of course. I thought Faber was gonna be a star 3 years ago. You will see vaughany. This is why boxing is dead. Boxing events always only have 1 good fight that is worth watching. Look at all the blockbuster events. Who is fighting on the undercard of mosely/pacquio? A bunch of nobodys. This is what dana is trying to do with mma. Its a shame that you can't see this.

So you dont think Faber vs Wineland has the potential to be a good fight then? Or Pyle vs Almeida? Barboza vs Njokuani? I think they are all defintely worth watching and certainly not "nobodys"!

[Poppa Catfish]

Thought he was going to be a star 3 years ago? Does that mean he failed? Nation wide advertisement campaigns with K-Swiss shoes and Amp drinks, plus carrying an entire organization on his back.

Damn I wish I failed so well.

[ttrace35]

Thought he was going to be a star 3 years ago? Does that mean he failed? Nation wide advertisement campaigns with K-Swiss shoes and Amp drinks, plus carrying an entire organization on his back.

Damn I wish I failed so well.

Never said he failed. Just thought the dude was unbeatable. I see him as just another ufc fighter now.

[ttrace35]

So you dont think Faber vs Wineland has the potential to be a good fight then? Or Pyle vs Almeida? Barboza vs Njokuani? I think they are all defintely worth watching and certainly not "nobodys"!

These guys are nobodys compared to other big names that could be put on the card. Has one big headliner to lure us in. Then the undercards suck and we get ripped off again. You vaughany, are so in love with mma, that dana could put antbody in the cage and you would buy. That is kool. I been watching ufc since about 2001. I have seen dana go from 3 or 4 shows a year. To I lost count how many a year. Every event used to have 3 or 4 fights I was dying to see. Now just 1 or maybe 2. You guys love this sh-t so much that you are blinded to what dana is doing. Ripping off the public. Should have took the main events from 128 and 129 and combined them for and even better super bowl show. But dana wants to maximize his profits and have a bunch of events with only 1, worthwhile headliner. I watched the same thing happen to boxing in the late 80's into the 90's. Now boxing is boring and almost extinct. Same thing dana is doing to fill his pockets. Suckers dish out $50 every event faithfully.

[sirchadwick1]

Faber was a star 3 years ago and he's still a star to many. The guy won 13 in a row and looked unstoppable until he met MTB and Aldo.

I think he runs through Wineland and gets on back on track.

[ttrace35]

Faber was a star 3 years ago and he's still a star to many. The guy won 13 in a row and looked unstoppable until he met MTB and Aldo.

I think he runs through Wineland and gets on back on track.

I hope he does. I have nothing against these fighters. I have a beef with dana because he hasn't been giving the people their moneys worth, for the past few years. Guy is gonna start having an event every week.

[Poppa Catfish]

Star to many? He is a nation wide star, and an absolute super star in California. Sure he looked unstoppable vs the Charlie Valencias of the world, thats pretty much a given. More still, his only recent losses were competitive ones to MTB and Jose Aldo. No shame in any of that. Urijah is still the dynamic fighter that he was 3 years ago, and now he is set for another title run, in what will be a fantastic fight against Cruz.

there is nothing average about this cat

[ttrace35]

Star to many? He is a nation wide star, and an absolute super star in California. Sure he looked unstoppable vs the Charlie Valencias of the world, thats pretty much a given. More still, his only recent losses were competitive ones to MTB and Jose Aldo. No shame in any of that. Urijah is still the dynamic fighter that he was 3 years ago, and now he is set for another title run, in what will be a fantastic fight against Cruz.

there is nothing average about this cat

Ok papa. I'm not going to argue with you over this. I like faber. I think he is a good and exciting fighter. I hope he is back on the way to the top. I'm not giving him the crown just because he wears fruity looking k-swiss. Have to do it in the cage. Who cares about commercials except you?

[Poppa Catfish]

Could be rainbow colored hair ties for all I care, GSP and Urijah are the only ones asked to sell products nationwide in the US. That says a hell of a lot about their popularity.

I hope he gets the belt too, D Cruz is an absolute beast.

[sirchadwick1]

I don't mind the events every week or two b/c I absorb MMA like a sponge. It's my favorite sport by a long shot and I love that we have many orgs that put on good shows. I understand what you're saying about the weaker cards headlined by 1 or 2 solid matchups though. But honestly I think some of the best fights come from the guys that aren't 'starstruck' b/c they put their heart and soul into training and aren't out there just for the fame and huge paycheck. They're fighting to make ends meet and simply because they love to fight.

[Vaughany]

Faber was a star 3 years ago and he's still a star to many. The guy won 13 in a row and looked unstoppable until he met MTB and Aldo.

I think he runs through Wineland and gets on back on track.

Im not sure that he'll run through Wineland, there is a chance that Wineland does a Mike Brown job on him, or if he can keep it standing could see him pick Faber apart for three rounds. Wineland has decent eough wrestling, is strong and tough as hell and has some of the best striking and footwork/head movement in the lower weight divisions along with Hominick, Cruz and of course Aldo IMO. On the flipside, of course Wineland hasnt faced the competition that Faber has and will definitety be at a disadvantage BJJ wise.

[Vaughany]

These guys are nobodys compared to other big names that could be put on the card. Has one big headliner to lure us in. Then the undercards suck and we get ripped off again. You vaughany, are so in love with mma, that dana could put antbody in the cage and you would buy. That is kool. I been watching ufc since about 2001. I have seen dana go from 3 or 4 shows a year. To I lost count how many a year. Every event used to have 3 or 4 fights I was dying to see. Now just 1 or maybe 2. You guys love this sh-t so much that you are blinded to what dana is doing. Ripping off the public. Should have took the main events from 128 and 129 and combined them for and even better super bowl show. But dana wants to maximize his profits and have a bunch of events with only 1, worthwhile headliner. I watched the same thing happen to boxing in the late 80's into the 90's. Now boxing is boring and almost extinct. Same thing dana is doing to fill his pockets. Suckers dish out $50 every event faithfully.

Maybe when I have to start shelling out $50 for every event like these "suckers" you refer to then I may be able to relate to you and even have similar criticisms to you! But at the moment Im only paying about $10 a month for ESPN in UK so on the basis that there are 2 UFC events a month works out at about $5 an event for me, which Im more than happy with and so perhaps cant appreciate what it feels like for somebody in America who has to pay a lot more for an event! And as I've said before Im more into MMA because of the potential to make money from it and enjoy it at the same time rather than just purely watching it for entertainment purposes, even though I do love the sport. So, in that perspective, the more fights there are the better for me!

[ttrace35]

I don't mind the events every week or two b/c I absorb MMA like a sponge. It's my favorite sport by a long shot and I love that we have many orgs that put on good shows. I understand what you're saying about the weaker cards headlined by 1 or 2 solid matchups though. But honestly I think some of the best fights come from the guys that aren't 'starstruck' b/c they put their heart and soul into training and aren't out there just for the fame and huge paycheck. They're fighting to make ends meet and simply because they love to fight.

you make some good points Chad. I'm not just some ufc hater. I used to be in love with ufc, just like you guys. That is another reason I used to love Pride. The fighters were hardly getting paid anyway, so there was no just fighting for a check. And if your not active enough, they start taking away from your earnings. UFC fighters can sleepwalk through a fight and still get their full purse. If you don't mind an event everyweek, you should start checking out other organizations like xfc, and save your $50 bucks. I been watching this mma for about 10 years. The sponge period is over for me.