Comments on: UFC 88 Video: Dana White’s UFC 88 Video Blog Part 2 feat. Randy Couture http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:45:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-48055 dan Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:35:47 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-48055 did anyone notice the bruce lee charcoal drawing in the backround did anyone notice the bruce lee charcoal drawing in the backround

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]]> By: nate http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-47707 nate Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:36:38 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-47707 I want to see Fedor fight Randy. I dont care about the UFC vs the world politics, that is their business problem, not a fan problem. As a fan I want to see that fight. I am excited that Randy will be fighting though. As smart a fighter Randy is, I think Lesnar is going to kill him. I want to see Fedor fight Randy.

I dont care about the UFC vs the world politics, that is their business problem, not a fan problem. As a fan I want to see that fight.

I am excited that Randy will be fighting though. As smart a fighter Randy is, I think Lesnar is going to kill him.

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]]> By: Bonz http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-47702 Bonz Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:18:26 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-47702 Maybe they should have done Mir v Couture and Lesnar v Nogueria. Either way, if Lesnar wins he gets a piece of the title and then gets a shot at the "unified" title. There arent any other legitimate contenders in the UFC. Werdum? Congo? Gonzaga again? Nope. Maybe they should have done Mir v Couture and Lesnar v Nogueria.
Either way, if Lesnar wins he gets a piece of the title and then gets a shot at the “unified” title. There arent any other legitimate contenders in the UFC. Werdum? Congo? Gonzaga again? Nope.

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]]> By: gabe http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-47691 gabe Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:52:28 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-47691 very smart move by dana.ufc.and randy. They hold all the power now, if Fedor really wants to cement his legacy he has no choice than to come to the UFC early 2009 and prove he is as bad as we all kow he is. The real question is why he is so unwilling to come to the UFC when we all see him as an overwhelming favorite no matter who he fights? very smart move by dana.ufc.and randy. They hold all the power now, if Fedor really wants to cement his legacy he has no choice than to come to the UFC early 2009 and prove he is as bad as we all kow he is. The real question is why he is so unwilling to come to the UFC when we all see him as an overwhelming favorite no matter who he fights?

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]]> By: razzle http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-47684 razzle Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:10:14 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-47684 I agree with Dana. Let Fedor make his way to the UFC if he wants to keep his crown. I agree with Dana. Let Fedor make his way to the UFC if he wants to keep his crown.

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]]> By: Suresh0t http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-47678 Suresh0t Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:39:23 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-47678 Brock did nothing wrong, obviously he would be dumb to turn down this fight. It's a win win for him. If he wins, he is the new UFC champ, if he loses, he is still new to the game and sure he will be called a hack and such by people who have never stepped into a cage to fight etc, but he'll still be given time to grow. The UFC won't cut him for losing one of the biggest, if not the biggest PPV they have done. So people who blame Brock for things that have nothing to do with him, other than him accepting a fight, are beyond dumb. Now onto the fact that the UFC is completely screwing over 1 fighter and 1 fighter only. That fighter is obviously Big Nog. Seeing as he is the true number 1 contender, and holds the interim title to prove it. This doesn't affect Mir at all, except for the fact that he has to watch someone he beat get a title shot before him. It's a little disrespectful to him, but whatever, he isn't going to beat Big Nog anyhow (lacks the stand up, and is nullified on the ground if not beaten on the ground). However Big Nog is now stuck doing the Ultimate Fighter, and having to watch as someone takes his #1 contender shot. Even so, the Ultimate Fighter will be good for Nog to get his name out to the general UFC fanbase. Obviously we all love him in the medium to hardcore fan groups because what is there not to love? Like I said, I think Big Nog has nothing to worry about unless Mir gets a standup game out of nowhere. Big Nog isn't going to get submitted, and Mir doesn't have the takedown capabilities to control the fight. Nog will box him, and if he wants he will take it to the ground and control Mir. I am going to say it now, I think Brock is the favorite to win this fight. As good as Randy is for planning and following a game plan, I just think he will be overpowered by Brock. I'm not saying Randy can't pull off another win, and I really hope he does (so the Fedor/Couture dream will go on), I'm just saying that Brock is by no means a walk. Fedor will ride out Affliction as long as it holds, but if it should die, I think he will have to make a choice between getting out of the game or coming to the UFC. There will be no suitors left for Fedor if Affliction dies. EliteXC won't have the funds to invest in him and may not even be around, Dream is in the same boat. Unless Fedor wants to fight for way less money but more freedom, he will have no choice other than the UFC if he wants to continue. I actually think that Fedor will opt to get out of the game, as he has stated that it is just a job to him, he doesn't have a particular interest in the fight game. He doesn't watch fights that don't effect him and so on. Final Thought: Here's hoping to Fedor wanting to prove he is the best and signing with the UFC. I'm not saying that is where he needs to prove he is the best, as I see it the Barnett / Arlovski are plenty of meat to chew on if he wants to prove he is still #1, however to the casual fan/only UFC fans, he will need to beat someone relevant in the UFC to win them over. Brock did nothing wrong, obviously he would be dumb to turn down this fight. It’s a win win for him. If he wins, he is the new UFC champ, if he loses, he is still new to the game and sure he will be called a hack and such by people who have never stepped into a cage to fight etc, but he’ll still be given time to grow. The UFC won’t cut him for losing one of the biggest, if not the biggest PPV they have done. So people who blame Brock for things that have nothing to do with him, other than him accepting a fight, are beyond dumb.

Now onto the fact that the UFC is completely screwing over 1 fighter and 1 fighter only. That fighter is obviously Big Nog. Seeing as he is the true number 1 contender, and holds the interim title to prove it. This doesn’t affect Mir at all, except for the fact that he has to watch someone he beat get a title shot before him. It’s a little disrespectful to him, but whatever, he isn’t going to beat Big Nog anyhow (lacks the stand up, and is nullified on the ground if not beaten on the ground). However Big Nog is now stuck doing the Ultimate Fighter, and having to watch as someone takes his #1 contender shot. Even so, the Ultimate Fighter will be good for Nog to get his name out to the general UFC fanbase. Obviously we all love him in the medium to hardcore fan groups because what is there not to love?

Like I said, I think Big Nog has nothing to worry about unless Mir gets a standup game out of nowhere. Big Nog isn’t going to get submitted, and Mir doesn’t have the takedown capabilities to control the fight. Nog will box him, and if he wants he will take it to the ground and control Mir.

I am going to say it now, I think Brock is the favorite to win this fight. As good as Randy is for planning and following a game plan, I just think he will be overpowered by Brock. I’m not saying Randy can’t pull off another win, and I really hope he does (so the Fedor/Couture dream will go on), I’m just saying that Brock is by no means a walk.

Fedor will ride out Affliction as long as it holds, but if it should die, I think he will have to make a choice between getting out of the game or coming to the UFC. There will be no suitors left for Fedor if Affliction dies. EliteXC won’t have the funds to invest in him and may not even be around, Dream is in the same boat. Unless Fedor wants to fight for way less money but more freedom, he will have no choice other than the UFC if he wants to continue. I actually think that Fedor will opt to get out of the game, as he has stated that it is just a job to him, he doesn’t have a particular interest in the fight game. He doesn’t watch fights that don’t effect him and so on.

Final Thought:

Here’s hoping to Fedor wanting to prove he is the best and signing with the UFC. I’m not saying that is where he needs to prove he is the best, as I see it the Barnett / Arlovski are plenty of meat to chew on if he wants to prove he is still #1, however to the casual fan/only UFC fans, he will need to beat someone relevant in the UFC to win them over.

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]]> By: Jon http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-47665 Jon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:46:43 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-47665 Just don't take your anger out on Brock. He didn't ask for this fight. The UFC called him and asked if he wanted to take it. I give him props for fighting top competition so early. Just don’t take your anger out on Brock. He didn’t ask for this fight. The UFC called him and asked if he wanted to take it. I give him props for fighting top competition so early.

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]]> By: Suresh0t http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-47659 Suresh0t Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:21:03 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-47659 You guys should think about temp banning people with horrible grammar like Loco541, after a few bans they might start making sense. You guys should think about temp banning people with horrible grammar like Loco541, after a few bans they might start making sense.

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]]> By: dbess5 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-47657 dbess5 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:09:29 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-47657 Matt think about it like this. You've been working for a company for 3-4 years. You are expecting this really big raise to come up because you've been doing a really great job of taking care of business at work. THEN all of a sudden some guy comes into the company you work for and instead of you getting this big raise that you worked hard for. This guy comes in and gets paid more money than you do, he doesn't do nearly as much work as you, and then you don't get that big raise you expected because they dumped all this extra money into this new guy. That's why I am a little bit upset about the situation. I understand that's how the world works, but I was raised that you have to work hard to get to the top of the pyramid. You can't just expect your reputation to carry you to the top. Again, I understand this is good business for the UFC and I don't take that away from them at all. They need to make and put money back into the economy at times like these. But don't just put your other fighters on the shelf who have been busting their asses to make it to the top. Matt think about it like this.

You’ve been working for a company for 3-4 years. You are expecting this really big raise to come up because you’ve been doing a really great job of taking care of business at work.

THEN all of a sudden some guy comes into the company you work for and instead of you getting this big raise that you worked hard for. This guy comes in and gets paid more money than you do, he doesn’t do nearly as much work as you, and then you don’t get that big raise you expected because they dumped all this extra money into this new guy.

That’s why I am a little bit upset about the situation. I understand that’s how the world works, but I was raised that you have to work hard to get to the top of the pyramid. You can’t just expect your reputation to carry you to the top.

Again, I understand this is good business for the UFC and I don’t take that away from them at all. They need to make and put money back into the economy at times like these. But don’t just put your other fighters on the shelf who have been busting their asses to make it to the top.

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]]> By: Loco541 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/03/ufc-88-video-dana-whites-ufc-88-video-blog-part-2-feat-randy-couture/comment-page-1/#comment-47652 Loco541 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:30:28 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=6049#comment-47652 adam should change his name around, he's more of a sally ass morgan than anything. boo hoo lesnar gets a shot, when ufc begun randy got a shot for the title after his 4th bout, wow one more than lesnar. Quit cryin Fedor is to dam stubborn to recognize the ufc is handlin, and affliction? fuck them they jus some other haters thinkin they gonna be the next ufc. Haters Haters, dont hate, participate. adam should change his name around, he’s more of a sally ass morgan than anything. boo hoo lesnar gets a shot, when ufc begun randy got a shot for the title after his 4th bout, wow one more than lesnar. Quit cryin Fedor is to dam stubborn to recognize the ufc is handlin, and affliction? fuck them they jus some other haters thinkin they gonna be the next ufc. Haters Haters, dont hate, participate.

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