Lets see,
 Vera vs. Gonzaga
 Silvia vs. Big Nog
 Vera vs. Congo

I’d like to see Big Nog vs Gonzaga…

Sorry but a win over fabricio Werdum, does not earn you a title shot. Who has werdum beaten in the UFCF, that would make a win against him mean anything? His UFC highlight is bitch slapping arlovski.

The fights I would like to see are:
Kongo vs. Big Tim
Gonzaga vs. Noguerra
Arlovski vs. Verra

Sorry, Congo vs. Arlovski

Sorry, Congo vs. Arlovski

Yep, Arlovski (Orlovskiy) vs Congo should be good

Gonzaga reminds me of Hassim Rochman knocking out Lennox Lewis. Just a fluke knock out of Cro-Cop, really no threat to the division!

Gonzaga is not forgotten, but after being dominated in his last fight, he need to win a big fight to stay on the map. If he looses his next one to a contender, he will be down to fighting people like Hardonk or Welsch…you know the “top tear” Arlovski vs Kongo sounds good.

hold the phone, lets see how he does against werdum.

Gonzaga will be champ soon, the only guy i see giving him a lot of trouble are guys like Tim Sylvia.

And LOL at Werdum beating him, back then GG had no striking, weighed 20lbs less, and took the fight on late notice. And GG still pwned him on the ground and almost subbed him. Werdum’s only real chance of winning is a sub on the ground, which I don’t see happening.

Gonzaga vs Arlovski

gonzaga is a good fighter but there are alot of holes in his game he should fix..

1) cardio-> tends to gas in later rounds
2) agressiveness-> he picks his shots to much, with his raw talent and abilty he should press the action more..im shure if he does this he could overwhelm 90% of the fighters in his weight class
3) heart-> this one you cant teach..i think when he is put in a tight spot he tends to curl and fold

Think Gonzaga is gonna need at least 2-3 more wins for that statement to be legit

Gonzaga has a very good chance of being top tier in UFC.
Let’s not forget Randy was handed a gift in the fact that he broke Gonzaga’s nose ACCIDENTALLY with his head on a takedown, NOT a strike. this filled GG’s eyes with blood and made breathing so much harder. Had this not happened things COULD have been different. GG was rocking Randy when they were apart hence Randy holding onto him so much. And yes I know that’s how Randy fights etc etc and Yes Randy is great.
GG will kick some more ass in the UFC

Sorry, Congo vs. Arlovski

Personally, I want to see kongo fight Big Tim. Kongo is a nasty striker who 99% of the time fights with a reach and size advantage over his opponents. As does Tim. I would like to see those 2 striking Giants battle it out, and I think Kongo could KO big Tim which would be soooooooo great to see.

Tim doesnt have the super reach and size that he usually does if he were to fight Kongo, and I do not think Tim is a better striker thten Kongo, so It would be fun to see Tim get kicked in the face.

Gonzaga is not ready to win and DEFEND the HW title. In about a year and a half after gaining more experience, he should be ready.
He should have learned alot about what a champion fights like, when he fought Randy.
He will be ready one day, I dont think heis time has come yet.

is still one of the top contenders and he’s going to come back strong. If he wins the next fight I believe he’ll be the top contender."

I agree.

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The ufc ppv ‘s was once a pizza eating ber fest that was a party, now that they’ve bought up pride just so their is no comitition, the only compition is WEc and ELITE XC comes on every 6 months it seems, bodog hasn’t been on in awhile, ifl isn’t on anymore….DAMN hope M-1 is good….THE PPV’s 4 the ufc are short by 2-3 fights I never feel satisfied like i use to it’s like i feel like :WHERE’s DA BEEF" AFTER ANOTHER UFC PPV!!!!!?!?

ANYONE ELSE AGREE? and i’m not going online with my apple mac computer that won’t download their “extra bouts” after spending 40.00 already
wake up ufc

Imo, Gonzaga would be the champion right if it wasn’t for that nose fracture he got from a headbutt during Couture’s takedown. Try breathing with that. Try taking a hit in the face with that. But still, he managed to break Couture’s arm with a nasty kick.

Neverthless, Couture impresses the hell out of me.

I think Gabriel Gonzaga is the best heavyweight in the UFC right now.

I think he is more deserving of the title shot than both Tim Slyvia and Big Nog.

Slyvia had a great win over Brandon Vera, but if AA is not in the UFC because of his boring fights, then why is Big Tim in the UFC fighting?

I think when Napao wins I think he should have to fight Chieck and the winner of that fights Slyvia/Big Nog.

I would like to see Brad Imes come back into the UFC, he has been on a tear lately, last two wins both by gogoplata.

No I am not saying Brad Imes is a heavyweight contender, I am just saying that to add more depth it would be nice to add him again

Too bad The Headhunter is fighting for Strikeforce, I never knew why the UFC let him go.

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The ufc ppv ‘s was once a pizza eating ber fest that was a party, now that they’ve bought up pride just so their is no comitition, the only compition is WEc and ELITE XC comes on every 6 months it seems, bodog hasn’t been on in awhile, ifl isn’t on anymore….DAMN hope M-1 is good….THE PPV’s 4 the ufc are short by 2-3 fights I never feel satisfied like i use to it’s like i feel like :WHERE’s DA BEEF" AFTER ANOTHER UFC PPV!!!!!?!?

ANYONE ELSE AGREE? and i’m not going online with my apple mac computer that won’t download their “extra bouts” after spending 40.00 already
wake up ufc

I so agree, I was watching the UFC when it was 29.99 then all of sudden they jump it to 39.99 and since have stopped showing the undercards when the fights end early, you pay for 3 1/2 hours and usually get 2 3/4 hours of fights. They are pissing off their followers, I am hoping M-1 puts on a good first show, I am hoping they fill the void left from the UFC buying Pride and raping it and then letting it die.

Gonzaga reminds me of Hassim Rochman knocking out Lennox Lewis. Just a fluke knock out of Cro-Cop, really no threat to the division!

    I agree 110%.Gonzaga is a good fighter but the only reason he has name is because of the Cro Cop fight.What I found funny was the promo for UFC 74 advertised Gonzaga as the man who ko’d Cro Cop.In that promo they mentioned Mirko more than they did Gonzaga.
                                  CroCop nuthugger

or at least ,
AT LEAST 45.00 maybe for all the undercard fights as well?!?!?!
BUT YEAH THEY USE TO SHOW MORE DEF

Gonzaga is not forgotten, but after being dominated in his last fight, he need to win a big fight to stay on the map. If he looses his next one to a contender, he will be down to fighting people like Hardonk or Welsch…you know the “top tear” Arlovski vs Kongo sounds good.

I think Gonzaga is tough enough, he got a accidental busted nose with Couture fight, couldnt breath through it, lost his cardio but still hung in there tough and didn’t quit, if that didn’t happen he would have given Couture a much tougher fight. Gonzaga is well rounded and impresses me as someone at 29yrs of age will only get better, I believe he will beat anyone they put in front of him, except Couture.

I think they should fix up Gonzaga V Crocop rematch - crocop needs the win

Gabriel Gonzaga should be put against Brock lesnar that will be great.Man, the only way he gonna win is through beheading brock.Man,his only chance is to behead the dude like in bigducky.com man,the one with Eugene Armstrong.Pretty cool.

THIS Next CARD SUCKS AND WHAT SUCKS MORE IS THAT :
The ufc ppv ‘s was once a pizza eating ber fest that was a party, now that they’ve bought up pride just so their is no comitition, the only compition is WEc and ELITE XC comes on every 6 months it seems, bodog hasn’t been on in awhile, ifl isn’t on anymore….DAMN hope M-1 is good….THE PPV’s 4 the ufc are short by 2-3 fights I never feel satisfied like i use to it’s like i feel like :WHERE’s DA BEEF" AFTER ANOTHER UFC PPV!!!!!?!?

ANYONE ELSE AGREE? and i’m not going online with my apple mac computer that won’t download their “extra bouts” after spending 40.00 already
wake up ufc

IFL was on last night, Horedecki fought Bartimus and Vlady fought Alex Shoenauer, you’ve got the TUF show, which shows a fight a week, you’ve got UFC unleashed and Wreckage, plus the Tapout show, you’ve got Pride Fighting Championships on FoxSports…..that’s not enough MMA to hold you over until the PPV card each month? Damn bro…

And to get back on topic, Gabe beating Werdum (It’s gonna happen) doesn’t mean jack squat to most people….Gonzaga needs to fight a guy like Fat Timmy or Big Nog, hell even Vera, to get back into title contention….Anyone else, even Kongo for that matter, doesn’t qualify as a win worthy of a title shot.

Gabriel Gonzaga should be put against Brock lesnar that will be great.Man, the only way he gonna win is through beheading brock.Man,his only chance is to behead the dude like in bigducky.com man,the one with Eugene Armstrong.Pretty cool.

 
in a recent interview Brad Imes has said he worked out with Brock and he controlled Brock in his ground game and his standup game is pretty much non-existent.??? Go figure?

Gabriel Gonzaga should be put against Brock lesnar that will be great.Man, the only way he gonna win is through beheading brock.Man,his only chance is to behead the dude like in bigducky.com man,the one with Eugene Armstrong.Pretty cool.
in a recent interview Brad Imes has said he worked out with Brock and he controlled Brock in his ground game and his standup game is pretty much non-existent.??? Go figure?

Yea i dont see why anybody can think Brock is ready for B level fighters let alone Gonzaga.

Gonzaga reminds me of Hassim Rochman knocking out Lennox Lewis. Just a fluke knock out of Cro-Cop, really no threat to the division!

Are you kidding? GG is one of the most well rounded (if not the most well rounded) HW. He is a HUGE THREAT to any HW. He will be champion soon. He is the only one who will get by big Tim too. I like Randy, but without the accidental headbut, GG more than likely would have KOed him.

Gonzaga has a very good chance of being top tier in UFC.
Let’s not forget Randy was handed a gift in the fact that he broke Gonzaga’s nose ACCIDENTALLY with his head on a takedown, NOT a strike. this filled GG’s eyes with blood and made breathing so much harder. Had this not happened things COULD have been different. GG was rocking Randy when they were apart hence Randy holding onto him so much. And yes I know that’s how Randy fights etc etc and Yes Randy is great.
GG will kick some more ass in the UFC

Well if GG didnt grab the fence he would have landed differently. Thats what he gets for being a big fat cheater. He has terrible work ethic and will go no where.

I think they should fix up Gonzaga V Crocop rematch — crocop needs the win

CC would just get another BEATING!

I agree.

Before Cro Cop, look at his UFC fights, he had literally one of the worst fights ever, and besides that, not a big deal, he is 10000% hype at this point, thanks to the UFC, and Fabrico will probably sub him in round 3.

Give me a break.

Gonzaga vs Werdum… Does any body give a flying F#$#. Ok you beat Werdum. What the hell does that mean? If I were Gonzaga I would be pissed that the UFC Would even think I was that sh!tty of a fighter.

 PEACE

The obvious choice is GG vs Sylvia since they both lost to Couture and are both top contenders. I think GG would beat the living crap out of Sylvia too.

Gonzaga reminds me of Hassim Rochman knocking out Lennox Lewis. Just a fluke knock out of Cro-Cop, really no threat to the division!

Ok dont forgot a high kick that broke randy arm.

Yep… Kongo vs. Gonzaga.. my vote. both beat the man who beat the man…and so on.[/quote]
gonzaga would submit Congo in 30 seconds..

but to be a top contender he has to improve his cardio.

If he cannot finish his opponent in minutes he loses because he gasses..

i wouldnt mind seeing Gonzaga vs. Vera

but a better one would probably be Vera vs. CroCop —i’d love to see who’s kicks are better :-D

CC would just get another BEATING!

haha – i doubt it

Lets see,
Vera vs. Gonzaga
Silvia vs. Big Nog
Vera vs. Congo

I’m down w/ Vera vs. Kongo too.

I have a feeling Sylvia vs. Big Nog will be kinda boring though..

GG is so underated its unbelievable. He lost to Couture whos just phenomenal. GG has everything to be a top contender, he has awesome power, great strikes, great BJJ and good ground and pound. I think he will be a future champion. His only problem is that he does gas pretty quickly but he can overcome that.
Sylvia vs Big Nog (Sylvia win in a boring fight)
GG vs Arlovski (GG win)
Vera vs Kongo (Vera win)

GG vs Sylvia for title in mid 2008 (Hopeflly GG win)

Look at it this way…

IN MMA…

Randy Cotoure/Fedor (Guys to Beat)

First tier Contenders
Tim Silvia Gabriel, Victor Belfort, Gonzaga, Arlovski,Mark Hunt, Josh Barnett

Second tier Fighters
Cheik Kongo,Nog, Vera

Third tier Fighters
Cro-cop, Werdum, Brock Lesnar, Jeff Monson,Brad Imes

Where would Frank Mir stand? Who are other notables???

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Looks like the “UFC 78 Crybabies” are back! Don’t want to pay? Go watch it at Hooters. And how about posting comments that relate to the topic instead of spamming us all with your adolescent complaints.

Gonzaga shows signs of one day being the champ..but needs to fight some notables..the cro cop fight is the only notable to date..he needs to beat at least two top ranked hh..to be considered as a top contender.

GG is so underated its unbelievable. He lost to Couture whos just phenomenal. GG has everything to be a top contender, he has awesome power, great strikes, great BJJ and good ground and pound. I think he will be a future champion. His only problem is that he does gas pretty quickly but he can overcome that.
Sylvia vs Big Nog (Sylvia win in a boring fight)
GG vs Arlovski (GG win)
Vera vs Kongo (Vera win)

GG vs Sylvia for title in mid 2008 (Hopeflly GG win)

funny guy – Gonzaga has nothing on Arlovski – he’s simply not on that level yet – your kidding yourself.

Looks like the “UFC 78 Crybabies” are back! Don’t want to pay? Go watch it at Hooters. And how about posting comments that relate to the topic instead of spamming us all with your adolescent complaints.

Look at it this way…

IN MMA…

Randy Cotoure/Fedor (Guys to Beat)

First tier Contenders
Tim Silvia Gabriel, Victor Belfort, Gonzaga, Arlovski,Mark Hunt, Josh Barnett

Second tier Fighters
Cheik Kongo,Nog, Vera

Third tier Fighters
Cro-cop, Werdum, Brock Lesnar, Jeff Monson,Brad Imes

Where would Frank Mir stand? Who are other notables???

I think Vitor Belfort is a Light Heavyweight, and he is no way in hell a first tier fighter. He would be in the 3rd tier rated fighter, with Frank Mir, Brock Lesnar, Jeff Monson.

Brad Imes has improved greatly and I might consider moving him into the second tier fighters, but that is just because he has fought nobodies and has looked incredible.

Nog would have to be in the first class. He is fighting for the title as well.

Heath Herring is also another 3rd rate fighter.

funny guy – Gonzaga has nothing on Arlovski – he’s simply not on that level yet – your kidding yourself.

Arlovski`s ground game is not as good and GG would just overpower him. Not to mention his striking is on par with Arlovskis if not better. Would be a close fight but hes just as good if not better than Arlovski now. Much better all rounded fighter. I think your just not ready to accept that he is a major contender just because he lost to Couture.

Gabriel Gonzaga; the forgotten Heavyweight contender?

I will NEVER forget that head kick! It’s in my mind forever.

Arlovski`s ground game is not as good and GG would just overpower him. Not to mention his striking is on par with Arlovskis if not better. Would be a close fight but hes just as good if not better than Arlovski now. Much better all rounded fighter. I think your just not ready to accept that he is a major contender just because he lost to Couture.

WTF – what makes you think GG’s striking is on par with Arlovski ?!! i take it you didnt see GG V Kevin jordan – he was crap – a poor striker. Arlovski ends fights with his hands and nobody has ever over powered him in a grapple ! and me not ready to accept ?…. he got lucky over crocop and it simply showed against randy (who got Ko’d twice by a LHW) Randy even overpowered him, GG is not top 5 – he’s gonna need to beat a UFC vet, not a pride vet to be considered hot in the UFC (by hardcore MMA fans standards)

Look at it this way…
IN MMA…
Randy Cotoure/Fedor (Guys to Beat)
First tier Contenders
Tim Silvia Gabriel, Victor Belfort, Gonzaga, Arlovski,Mark Hunt, Josh Barnett
Second tier Fighters
Cheik Kongo,Nog, Vera
Third tier Fighters
Cro-cop, Werdum, Brock Lesnar, Jeff Monson,Brad Imes
Where would Frank Mir stand? Who are other notables???

Was this post even serious???

Vitor Belfort as a Top Tier Contender to the UFC HW belt?? WHAT!

Also, please take Mark Hunt off of that list. Even if he was in the UFC, he would not be a Top Tier contender. He is a kickboxer, and that is it, and a fat one at that.

You have Big Nog as a 2nd Tier Contender??? WTF You think that Mark Hunt and the current Vitor are better than Big Nog. You are insane! Big Nog is the man. Pehaps you never seen him in PRIDE, and only saw his one UFC fight. He is 30 and 4, fighting the best HW’s in the world. He has NEVER been finished (KO’d or sub’d) in a fight. His 4 losses were all decisions, 2 of them were split decsions, and the other 2 were unanimous to Fedor. Big Nog is as Top Tier as you can get in the HW division!

I will stop there.

UFC 80 – Heavy Hitters
Tim Sylivia vs. Kongo
Antonio Sylva vs. Brock Lesnar
GG vs. Nog
Arlovski vs. CroCop
Vera moves to light heavyweight with his one good hand to fight the winner of the IceMan and AxeMurderer with one month rest.
The other 4 undercards:
Irish Hand Grenade vs. the Boston guy
Sam Stout vs. Melvin Guillard
Mike Swick vs. Robbie Lawler
Bonnar vs. Hammill

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The ufc ppv ‘s was once a pizza eating ber fest that was a party, now that they’ve bought up pride just so their is no comitition, the only compition is WEc and ELITE XC comes on every 6 months it seems, bodog hasn’t been on in awhile, ifl isn’t on anymore….DAMN hope M-1 is good….THE PPV’s 4 the ufc are short by 2-3 fights I never feel satisfied like i use to it’s like i feel like :WHERE’s DA BEEF" AFTER ANOTHER UFC PPV!!!!!?!?

ANYONE ELSE AGREE? and i’m not going online with my apple mac computer that won’t download their “extra bouts” after spending 40.00 already
wake up ufc

I agree. I always look forward to a good ufc pay per view, but it just isn’t the same as a good ol’ PRIDE FC pay per view. Now Pride put on a great show. The UFC puts on great fights, and dont get me wrong I love the UFC and it’s fighters. But if I had a choice of free tickets to either a UFC event or a Pride event with out knowing what the fights were, I would pick the tickets to the PRIDE event everytime, hands down it wouldn’t even be close.

How do the rest of you bloggers feel about that. Please, I only want to hear the oppinions of the bloggers that are familar with both the UFC events, and Pride events.

I’m down w/ Vera vs. Kongo too.

I have a feeling Sylvia vs. Big Nog will be kinda boring though..

Whatthe hell would you wanna see Vera vs Kongo for? wouldn’t it be the same as Vera vs. BigTim. Dont get me wrong Verra is talented and skilled, but lets be real he is smaller than Forrest and he fights at Heavyweight. You wantto put him in there against another Giant Striker? for what? I dont see Vera defeating Heavyweights strikers with such a huge weight, height and Reach advantage. I would much prefer to see Vera fight Werdum, cro cop. Lets be honest Vera is gonna have to either put on some weight or cut down to 205 because I dont see how he will compete against REAL well rounded HW like Gonzaga, Arlovski, Big Tim, Kongo, Randy

Brock Lesnar is a novice to mma, but he could take Vera down at will. Vera needs to make a decision about what weight class he wants to fight at. He says Heavyweight, well than commit to it, put on some damn muscle, I am 6’2 and about 225 and I look much bigger than him. I think he has what it takes to fight at heavyweight,m but he needs to put on weight to be a serious threat to the title.

I always look forward to a good ufc pay per view, but it just isn’t the same as a good ol’ PRIDE FC pay per view. Now Pride put on a great show. The UFC puts on great fights, and dont get me wrong I love the UFC and it’s fighters. But if I had a choice of free tickets to either a UFC event or a Pride event with out knowing what the fights were, I would pick the tickets to the PRIDE event everytime, hands down it wouldn’t even be close.
How do the rest of you bloggers feel about that. Please, I only want to hear the oppinions of the bloggers that are familar with both the UFC events, and Pride events.

I am very familar with both promotions. And I have to say I really miss PrideFc events, and am sad to know they will not have any more shows.
As for your question"free tickets’
I would also take the Pride tickets. Pride puts on a very exciting show, with tornaments(open weight), and full combat with kicks and knees to downed opponants(-elbows). It brings a fast pace to a 10min long 1st round.
Plus I would get a free trip to Japan.
But same as you I love the UFC.

I also enjoy watching EliteXC, they put on a good show and
promote some very talented fighters.
especially Nick Diaz and Jake Sheilds..They are both fighting on Nov/10th..With Diaz fighting for the LW title, should be a great night of fights and I encourage any MMA fan to watch.

I agree. I always look forward to a good ufc pay per view, but it just isn’t the same as a good ol’ PRIDE FC pay per view. Now Pride put on a great show. The UFC puts on great fights, and dont get me wrong I love the UFC and it’s fighters. But if I had a choice of free tickets to either a UFC event or a Pride event with out knowing what the fights were, I would pick the tickets to the PRIDE event everytime, hands down it wouldn’t even be close.

How do the rest of you bloggers feel about that. Please, I only want to hear the oppinions of the bloggers that are familar with both the UFC events, and Pride events.

John, I too would take the PRIDE tickets. First off, I’d see more fights, like 11. The atmosphere is second to none. I want to hear that announcer lady announce someone live. I want the 10 minute first round. I want no Herb Dean. I want kicks to the head of a downed opponent. I want to sit with fans that understand that MMA is much more than standing and punching. I would like to see Japan, if its free. I want to see the Introduction Cermonies and sit so close that my eye brows get slighly burned. I want….. PRIDE!!!!!!!!

Stagger-Lee, we are one of the few that watch every EliteXC event. Although, I will admit that I did not order the PPV, but I watched the free replay the following week. Now that they signed Nick Diaz to a longer contract, I WILL be ordering their PPV’s if he is on them. The only thing I HATE about EliteXC is Gary Shaw and the fact that he wants like 18 different weight classes. Also, did anyone watch Chris Horodecki vs Bart Powershevski (I know that’s now how its spelled, but it sure is how it sounds).

Sorry, Congo vs. Arlovski

I love the sound of this shit! Dana white should make a UFC fight card call “The Peoples Choice” where we make the fight card… vote and shit to make a sick card.. he owes us this after the whole sherk keeping his belt, Couture drama and more bullshit lately.
Whadda ya say Dana?

And to add to my last post…
I want to see tournaments. And I want to see more than one Big Name Fighter per card.

I have been hollaring for him to get the first title shot since this whole Randy mess. He was the last champ, and hshould get the chance to win it back first….

I miss the opening ceremony in pridefc..when all the fighter’s come out..crowd is going nuts..the drums..samurai bushido spirit ripping thru my screen.

And to add to my last post…
I want to see tournaments. And I want to see more than one Big Name Fighter per card.

Agree, more than one big name.
To me, the one deciding factor is the crowds. UFC crowds, always pissin me off. Just SHUT, UP!!!

WTF – what makes you think GG’s striking is on par with Arlovski ?!! i take it you didnt see GG V Kevin jordan – he was crap – a poor striker. Arlovski ends fights with his hands and nobody has ever over powered him in a grapple ! and me not ready to accept ?…. he got lucky over crocop and it simply showed against randy (who got Ko’d twice by a LHW) Randy even overpowered him, GG is not top 5 – he’s gonna need to beat a UFC vet, not a pride vet to be considered hot in the UFC (by hardcore MMA fans standards)

Couture won on the fact that he accidently broke GGs nose with his head. Before that he couldnt get close to GG. Arlovski would get KOd or submitted by Gonzaga. Face it, Arlovski is nowhere near as good as he once was. Gonzaga has also won fights with his fists, feet and submission