Comments on: Pain Poll: UFC 97

By: meatloaf

meatloaf — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:20:27 +0000

David Andrest you do know that if someone taps out or verbally submits to strikes it’s not a TKO, but a submission right?

By: screwface

screwface — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:44:49 +0000

im actually lookin forward to seein vinny and elliot fight. brian you dont give the potential they showed on tuf any credit. vinnys bjj looked awesome. and elliots natural athleticism was prety impressive. of course they both didnt win, but competition in thier weight was tough that season. a lot of time had passed since then and im betting both guys learned from their losses and now have experienced a professional camp. im really betting we will see evolved fighting from both fighters with both having potential to be future stars. im just hoping its televised. but this looks to be a good card with a number of posibilities except i dont see silva or liddell losing.

By: Brendhan Conlan

Brendhan Conlan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:17:05 +0000

The UFC doesn’t make official rulings – State Athletic commissions do.

By: David Andrest

David Andrest — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:09:06 +0000

LOL you crack me up. Verbal submission due to strikes. The UFC calls those TKO ( strikes)

And with all due respect to the “Fire” Marshall. If BJJ were surgery. Mashall would be a butcher and Magalhaes a brain surgeon.

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By: Brendhan Conlan

Brendhan Conlan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:39:38 +0000

1.) Magalhaes has been submitted before and he’s certainly not invincible on the ground. Marshall’s jiujitsu is very comparable to Vinny’s (as far as I know) and has given him 5 subs in 6 wins. I was torn between submission/judges’ decision and went for the former because it seemed like every other bout was going to the scorecards. Just because someone is a jiujitsu blackbelt doesn’t mean they can’t be tapped out.

2.) I forgot to pick MacDonald/Quarry! Nate Quarry, TKO, RD 3

By: Jak

Jak — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:21:51 +0000

A lot of people are trying to hype Leites, but i’ve noticed when it comes to public picks, few are going against Silva….

Should be a bada** night of fights!

Hope everyone here enjoys the beatdowns!

By: Guy Gaduois

Guy Gaduois — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:18:10 +0000

Strunk and White both lose . . . many of our writers “has” shown good ground and pound, but winner over Grammar, by strikes is Brian Levin.

Perhaps an edit before posting? Ye gods, men – tighten up.

Distractingly bad writing. Where’s Huckaby? Caplan? Somebody, edit this post!

By: David Andrest

David Andrest — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:29:19 +0000

Brendhan, please report to the drug testing lab.

Winner – Eliot Marshall, Submission, RD 2

You can’t be serious…………can you? Marshall via Submission? Picking Marshall I can understand but by submission? What next??

Winner- Brock Lesnar via Mounted gogoplata RD2 ??

By: JJ Docker

JJ Docker — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:23:28 +0000

“Cory Brady: My boy Shogun is going to be in better shape this time around. Anyone else see the countdown? Rua’s looking fit and I’m thinking that him being the more well ronded fighter will give him the edge.”

What?! Are you serious? Who doesn’t look like they’re in shape in the countdown? They’re hardly going to show Shogun going to McDonald’s drive thru’s everyday on his way to training. A countdown could make Dana White look like he’s ready for 5 rounds. People need to get off Shogun’s nuts, and accept that maybe he wasn’t the world beater everyone thought he was to begin with. A devastating Muay Thai fighter in a ring yes, but against the very best 205ers in the world in a cage, no. Liddell by devastating TKO, please.

By: Austin

Austin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:11:45 +0000

Cory Brady has faith in the underdog.