Thiago out vs. Rampage...Rashad in!!!!

[Eccocide]

According to mma weekly. This will still take place at UFC 130. Rashad will have the ring rust this time!!

[brooks85]

sweeeetttt

[Vaughany]

Was lookin forward to Thiago/Rampage but some more "black on black crime" will suffice! Rashad by decision and Rampage TKO/KO straddle for me again!

[sirchadwick1]

Definitely Rashad decision + Page TKO/KO in this one.

Have you guys seen how huge Rampage is right now? Hey Hey Hey!

[xelance]

im definitely on both of those plays as well, thanks for the headsup! I hope Rampage woops his ass

[sirchadwick1]

Wait... there's conflicting opinions here.

http://www.tatame.com/2011/02/09/Thiago-Silva--Im-not-injured-and-Im-looking-forward-to-fight-Rampage

[Mr.Kitty]

Oh Yeah! thats what im talking about, rematch baby! still would have liked to see Thiago vs Rampage, liked Thiago to win in that one.

[brooks85]

Too bad page didnt hold up to his promise. That jerk said he would stay "in-shape" in between fights, at least enough so it would be not be as bad as the last time he fought rashad. He spent all his time losing weight instead of training to fight rashad. But we find out again he is way overweight. Luckily he has a good amount of time this time around to get ready.

just saw the conflicting report, interesting.. I wonder if UFC is trying to put this matchup together instead because of their "altercation."

[Vaughany]

Ah well either way, if Thiago is injured or not we're gonna see a good fight involving Rampage!

[xelance]

hmmm...ok, well now Im not too excited, just confused...either way I want rampage to win. Im a big Rampage fan still, ever since he started dry humping female reporters hahahahhaa

[koscheckbaby]

Rashad has nothing to gain here. He fought the fight of his life last time against Rampage and still almost got TKO'ed running into Rampage's knee. Something tells me he can't duplicate that performance. What's he have to gain?

[Vaughany]

Hmmm did Thiago look scarier than usual to anybody else against Vera???!

http://mmajunkie.com/news/22401/thiago-silvas-status-in-doubt-for-ufc-130-rampage-jackson-could-face-rashad-evans.mma

[goblinburner]

ill go big on evans this fight it will be a boring lay and prey type of fight and rashad will win 1st and third round in a boring style of match i won't get excited for this fight rashad is to scared to go blow for blow and rampage will be outclassed in the wrestling. rampage is best chance is to stop his takedowns which he wont and bang. rashad will pick his battles and then lay on his counters to stop rampage from flurries.

[Vaughany]

Evan's manager has confirmed to Ariel Helwani that the fight hasnt been offered to Rashad.

[rocky mattioli]

i`m seriously disappointed...silva/jackson was a match made in heaven....

i`m gonna be a bit of a conspiracy theorist here...imo,dana is one of the biggest rampage nut huggers drawing breath...he would love for rampage to be champion,imo....for some strange reason,rampage`s immature wwe act appeals to some fans...and dana knows it...


now,this comes right on the heels of the announcement that dana is seriously considering making main events 5 rounders...

i think that evans` win over jackson sticks in dana`s craw(that`s just supposition on my part)....dana doesn`t care for guys like evans and machida...too nuanced...too technical...not enough raw mayhem....

so,for some reason(other than injury),silva is forced out vs jackson(a very dangerous fight)...and they insert a stale evans in for silva...and make it a 5 round fight...giving rampage a nice advantage vs a guy that needs to move and expend more energy with his style of fighting....evans` cardio has looked sketchy in some fights....that`s a fact.....i think 3 rounds favors evans....5 rounds jackson...

this is my conspiracy theory.....i wouldn`t have bothered posting if both the voices in my head hadn`t come to a consensus on this issue.......

[jin2daj]

damn i really wanted to see thaigo rmapge too. wanna see that hippocrit (thiago) knocked out.

[Jordan23]

I can't wait for this fight this time around. I really think Rampage is going to take it!

[jin2daj]

this is gonna be a 5 round fight!!!

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/mma-news-rampage-vs-evans-2-ufc-to-use-5-round-non-title-fights

edit: false alarm lol, read the article wrong.

[playa420]

this gonna be an awesome fight, rampage wont have a bunch of distractions this time and should be motivated and in good shape.

[urge2kill]

Odds are here.

[FuzzyDunlop]

Any value in Rampage?

[Vaughany]

Any value in Rampage?

IMO nope, only way he wins is by TKO/KO so why take +150 for him to win when u can get TKO/KO at +200 or better.

[lasker]

IMO nope, only way he wins is by TKO/KO so why take +150 for him to win when u can get TKO/KO at +200 or better.

I thought the same thing for his fight with Machida! Still I agree, I can't see Rampage winning this if not by TKO/KO.

[Vaughany]

I thought the same thing for his fight with Machida! Still I agree, I can't see Rampage winning this if not by TKO/KO.

Ha yeah, true! But I expected Machida to pick him apart on the feet more comfortably, Rashad on the other-hand will be point scoring through takedowns more than stand-up based.

[MadTiger]

i wouldn`t have bothered posting if both the voices in my head hadn`t come to a consensus on this issue.......

Fade the voices.

[rocky mattioli]

IMO nope, only way he wins is by TKO/KO so why take +150 for him to win when u can get TKO/KO at +200 or better.

given the judging we`ve seen lately...judging that gives credit for walking forward in zombie-like fashion without scoring...i certainly think a decision is possible.......

if garcia can win decisions without landing much....if he won the decision vs machida without using his hands...he can certainly win a decision here....perception is worth more than reality in dana`s ufc...

and if it`s a five rounder,i`ll be on rampage as a dog pretty significantly....

[Vaughany]

given the judging we`ve seen lately...judging that gives credit for walking forward in zombie-like fashion without scoring...i certainly think a decision is possible.......

if garcia can win decisions without landing much....if he won the decision vs machida without using his hands...he can certainly win a decision here....perception is worth more than reality in dana`s ufc...

and if it`s a five rounder,i`ll be on rampage as a dog pretty significantly....

Yeah but Rashad's style of attack is different to likes of Nam Phan against Garcia and Machida against Rampage in that he will be looking for takedowns and undoubtedly be successful with a couple as well and thus have top control which we all know weighs heavily with judges when considering points. But I agree, if it was a 5 rounder it is a different scenario.

[sirchadwick1]

Just take Rashad by DEC and Page by T(KO). Should be a solid play.
I already said this once... but will probably be going heavily on it.

[THE_LOCKSMITH]

Quinton Jackson vs Matt Hamill

http://mmajunkie.com/news/22435/matt-hamill-replaces-thiago-silva-faces-rampage-jackson-at-ufc-130.mma