UFC 80 results coverage and LIVE fight commentary for 'Rapid Fire'

I just printed out the fight card for UFC 80, and I am now on the way to the bathroom where I will proceed to piss on it.

UFC 80..it’s tuff to look this card and think they actually feel this is good card?? Yeah Sure.

BJ..is BJ but this whole card..makes the other organizations look like they’re in the same league as the ufc.

There are so many top tier fighters in the UFC now that you would think they could start stacking these cards. The price of the PPV’s went up and so should the talent on the cards. UFC 79 was well worth the money and now they give us this crap!

That is a pretty terrible card. I’m actually going, and the Q&A is almost more of a draw than the actual event…

Still, it’s not as bad as 83 is shaping up to be.

ill probably just go to hooters to watch this one for free. April’s card is a must buy for me tho.

I dont think it will be all that bad there is no hype but the ttle fight will be great and gonzaga is always good to watch but other then that the card is a lil weak i mean the marcus davis fight might be ok and im not a fan of lambert. but i will still watch it because i am an mma fan and you never know what might happen it could turn out to be a great night i would hate to miss it cause there was only 2 fights i thought would be good

The problem with this card and the cards from every other event they hold in England is that, no offense ToeLock, they load up with all these Euro fighters, most of whom are not close to the same caliber of fighters as we get on U.S. cards. Bisping is hands down the best Euro fighter on the UFC roster, and how many people have a favorable opinion of him or his skills right now? Or favourable, for our English and Irish posters. :)

its true..its a bit of a crap card – im only wanting to see BJ fight and Gonzaga and werdum fight – i think GG gonna come in too confident as hes the heavier guy this time round – but i think/hope he gets tapped out

The fight card is ok at best, right close to UFC 78. I like the Gouveia match up. Also Marcus Davis and Kendall are fun to watch. The undercard just destroys the entire card.

go sam stout

This card isn’t THAT bad…there’s lil hype about here in the states because it’s taking place in Europe for one…combine that with all the ish with Sherk and the LW title. I’ll prolly catch this one at a bar or something.

SAM STOUT
Why oh Why is He not on the Main Card, he puts fans in the sit’s, he has a hilarious personality, and has a rock hard jaw with bricks on his wrists.
Man if Sam cuts through Eklund
Maybe Stout vs Fisher III
Live in MOntreal
Oh Shit I get tingles

SAM STOUT
Why oh Why is He not on the Main Card, he puts fans in the sit’s, he has a hilarious personality, and has a rock hard jaw with bricks on his wrists.
Man if Sam cuts through Eklund
Maybe Stout vs Fisher III
Live in MOntreal
Oh Shit I get tingles

that would be a great fight dude i would love to se that in april

Myself i cant wait til ufc 80, i think Penn will be too much for Stevenson, and I also have Gonzaga for a win. I think this may just seem like less of a card because of the last one. But for me, I have been watching the Sherk case since it started and I am excited to see who wins this fight and will fight Sherk. Especially since the winner and Sherk may fight in Canada, which i will be attending with ringside seats. So this is definetly a build up for that. I for one will definetly be tuning in, as always.

Myself i cant wait til ufc 80, i think Penn will be too much for Stevenson, and I also have Gonzaga for a win. I think this may just seem like less of a card because of the last one. But for me, I have been watching the Sherk case since it started and I am excited to see who wins this fight and will fight Sherk. Especially since the winner and Sherk may fight in Canada, which i will be attending with ringside seats. So this is definetly a build up for that. I for one will definetly be tuning in, as always.

 i cant see the ufc having 2 title fight in april they would want to save one for another main event maybe ufc 85

This card isnt that bad i think the lack of hype here is whats bringing it down a notch but still some damn good fighters on this card. The events with less hype usually turn out to be the great fights ya missed cuz it looked like dogsh1t on paper. I know thats happened to alot of people including me so now they watch no matter who’s on the card lol.

this one should be free its bullshit, the penn fight is a big one and thats about it and its at 3:00 with all the talent they have and the price increase every card should be great or if you put one on in england and don’t fill it with great mtach ups give it for free.

Such terrible cards they have in the UK… You know like “Rampage VS Dan Henderson” yeah pretty low profile fight… What a load of crap… That London card was awesome, tons of good fights… Plus I managed to blag my way right to the front of the cage!! :D

the card lacks star quality

looks more like a fight night card

it needed at least one more big name fighter on it

even someone like crocop would do

i guess it could be good news for me as theres a chance the tickets will be up for grabs on the cheap on ebay close to the event from touts who got their fingers burnt

it will be a sell out and the building is likely to be full as uk fans arent exactly spoilt fot choice when it comes to mma

this card is better than free tickets to an entire year of cage rage

id still go if i could get ringside for say £100 instead of the £300 it would of been for the rampage henderson card in london… dont think id pay $600 for the good seats tho

would rather save my cash and go to vegas to see an event where gsp or chuck is headlining

Penn and Stevenson do not deserve to be fighting for the title. There are far better lightweight fighters in the division. This card sucks. The title match should be Edger vs. Huerta.

spit force are you crazy? far better fighters in the lightweight division than bj penn???? cant agree with you there, you’d have to go a long way to find some one better in the lightweight division than bj

UFC fans will all just have to bight our tongues and wheather the srorm that is the next 2 UFC pay per view, because come March the future looks bright for us die hard UFC fans…chevk out the rumored future cards:

UFC82:
Anderson Silva vs Dan Henderson (MW) (confirmed)
Jon Fitch vs Akihiro Gono (WW)
Yushin Okami vs Evan Tanner (MW)
Cheick Kongo vs Heath Herring (HW)
Josh Koscheck vs Dustin Hazelett (WW)

Jorge Gurgel vs John Halverson (LW)
Luke Cummo vs Luigi Fioravanti (WW)

UFN13:
Kenny Florian vs Joe Lauzon (LW)
Matt Hamill vs Stephan Bonnar (LHW)
Spencer Fisher vs Marcus Aurelio (LW)
Mac Danzig vs TBA (LW)
Tommy Spears vs. Anthony Johnson
George Sotiropoulos vs Roman Mitchyan

UFC83:
Michael Bisping vs Charles McCarthy (MW)
Houston Alexander vs James Irvin (LHW)
Demian Meia vs TBA (MW)
Takanor Gomi vs. Frankie Edgar (keep your fingers crossed that Gomi is in the UFC)

UFC84:
Matt Serra vs Georges St. Pierre (WW)
Mauricio Rua vs TBA (LHW)
Sean Sherk vs Winner of Penn/Stevenson
Karo Parisyan vs Thiago Alves (WW)
Rich Franklin vs Travis Lutter (MW)
Patrick Cote vs TBA (MW)
Jason MacDonald vs TBA (MW)
Jonathan Goulet vs TBA (WW)
Mark Bocek vs TBA (LW)

I’m probably going to be skipping this card. I do want to see the Penn v. Stevenson fight, but one fight doesn’t make it worth $40. I like Gonzaga, but the rest of the fights should be a fight night card, not a PPV event.

Translation (from Portuguese to English) by MMA-Europe.net
Interview by “Portal da Luta” (Brazil)

Vitor Belfort is quite comfortable in the new training center, created by Rodrigo Minotauro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While he was training hard in a big octagon, under the orders of master Amaury Bitetti and Luiz Alves, Belfort was quite happy and confident about his new “home”.

Presently Cage Rage champion, the fighter opened his mouth about his unsatisfaction towards the company. About the chanced of returning to the UFC, Vitor is quite confident

You’re now officially training at Minotauro’s center, right?
Yes, I am training here with the team.

But are you just training? Who are you representing now?
No, I am really on the team and I’ll represent it. I don’t know what the team name is, it’ll be revealed soon.

You are the Cage Rage champion. How’s your relation with the organization?
I’m very upset with Cage Rage. My belt, for instance, I haven’t received it yet. I was told that it was retained on the British border, but I think they didn’t even make it. No one even called me about this.

Do you believe that the UFC will call you?
Things just happen when we really want. It’s on their hands. My will is to return to the UFC and regain my legacy. I think it’ll happen.

But was there any contact?
They asked me if I was ready to fight in April, I’m just waiting for Dana.

What about Lyoto, your former partner at Black House? He’s doing well in the UFC. Do you think he can get the belt?
He has all the chances to get. He’s fighting very well.
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www.mma-europe.net

UFC 80 Results:

Penn via submission (rear naked choke) round 2
Gonzaga via TKO (Strikes) round 2
Grove via TKO (strikes) round 1
Davis via decision but an entertaining decision
Gouveia via submission (arm bar from the guard) round 3…This will be an entertaining fight, possibly fight of the night!

I will not be buying this fight, the lack of hype I could care less about. This is the worst card I have ever seen.

CAN ANYONE tell me what time Hooters is showing it? Afternoon or evening?

Recent Interview with former UFC Champion and current Cage Rage LHW champion Vitor Belfort:

Vitor Belfort is quite comfortable in the new training center, created by Rodrigo Minotauro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While he was training hard in a big octagon, under the orders of master Amaury Bitetti and Luiz Alves, Belfort was quite happy and confident about his new “home”.

Presently Cage Rage champion, the fighter opened his mouth about his unsatisfaction towards the company. About the chanced of returning to the UFC, Vitor is quite confident

You’re now officially training at Minotauro’s center, right?
Yes, I am training here with the team.

But are you just training? Who are you representing now?
No, I am really on the team and I’ll represent it. I don’t know what the team name is, it’ll be revealed soon.

You are the Cage Rage champion. How’s your relation with the organization?
I’m very upset with Cage Rage. My belt, for instance, I haven’t received it yet. I was told that it was retained on the British border, but I think they didn’t even make it. No one even called me about this.

Do you believe that the UFC will call you?
Things just happen when we really want. It’s on their hands. My will is to return to the UFC and regain my legacy. I think it’ll happen.

But was there any contact?
They asked me if I was ready to fight in April, I’m just waiting for Dana.

If I was the UFC, I would give Vitor 1 last shot at returning to the fighter he once was. I would sign him to no more then a 2 fight contract, in which he would have to prove to be the Nasty Vitor, not the Boring Vitor in order to get a contract extension. After all, Vitor Belfort is a future UFC Hall of Fame inductee and is no where near being to old to compete. I would give him the 2 fight contract and throw him in there against some beasts. Let him warm up against Soukodjou (who will look much better next time when the Octagon jitters are gone) and if Vitor can beat Sokoudjoou, I would throw him in there against wanderlei, who I am sure is itching to avenge probably the worst loss of his career. Win or Loose those 2 fights, I would only extend his contract if he is exciting in those performances because the biggest Vitor fans would have to admit that he hasn’t been an exciting fighter in a long time. I think the biggest obstacle for Vitor is he needs to conquer his mental deamons. If his head is in the right place, I think he has a legit shot at returning to his Scary self. Camp Noguerra is as great a place as any to get him in Physical and more importantly MENTAL shape to try and make a succesful, but more important EXCITING return to the Octagon.

It’s an OK card, I think it’s because is in Europe that the hype is so low, just like UFC 72. Also UFC 79 was such a great card that UFC 80 can’t keep up with it.

Can’t wait for UFC 82!!!!!!!!!

The card is boring. I hope we get it free in the US. It also pisses me off the prices are going up. The cards better get a helluva lot better if I’m going to pay $45-$50. Give us a break Dana.

Recent Interview with former UFC Champion and current Cage Rage LHW champion Vitor Belfort:

Vitor Belfort is quite comfortable in the new training center, created by Rodrigo Minotauro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While he was training hard in a big octagon, under the orders of master Amaury Bitetti and Luiz Alves, Belfort was quite happy and confident about his new “home”.

Presently Cage Rage champion, the fighter opened his mouth about his unsatisfaction towards the company. About the chanced of returning to the UFC, Vitor is quite confident

You’re now officially training at Minotauro’s center, right?
Yes, I am training here with the team.

But are you just training? Who are you representing now?
No, I am really on the team and I’ll represent it. I don’t know what the team name is, it’ll be revealed soon.

You are the Cage Rage champion. How’s your relation with the organization?
I’m very upset with Cage Rage. My belt, for instance, I haven’t received it yet. I was told that it was retained on the British border, but I think they didn’t even make it. No one even called me about this.

Do you believe that the UFC will call you?
Things just happen when we really want. It’s on their hands. My will is to return to the UFC and regain my legacy. I think it’ll happen.

But was there any contact?
They asked me if I was ready to fight in April, I’m just waiting for Dana.

If I was the UFC, I would give Vitor 1 last shot at returning to the fighter he once was. I would sign him to no more then a 2 fight contract, in which he would have to prove to be the Nasty Vitor, not the Boring Vitor in order to get a contract extension. After all, Vitor Belfort is a future UFC Hall of Fame inductee and is no where near being to old to compete. I would give him the 2 fight contract and throw him in there against some beasts. Let him warm up against Soukodjou (who will look much better next time when the Octagon jitters are gone) and if Vitor can beat Sokoudjoou, I would throw him in there against wanderlei, who I am sure is itching to avenge probably the worst loss of his career. Win or Loose those 2 fights, I would only extend his contract if he is exciting in those performances because the biggest Vitor fans would have to admit that he hasn’t been an exciting fighter in a long time. I think the biggest obstacle for Vitor is he needs to conquer his mental deamons. If his head is in the right place, I think he has a legit shot at returning to his Scary self. Camp Noguerra is as great a place as any to get him in Physical and more importantly MENTAL shape to try and make a succesful, but more important EXCITING return to the Octagon.

gsp reminds me so much of belfort, they where both unstopable and then boom!!! biggest upsets in UFC history (Couture beating Vitor & Serra beating GSP). looks like GSP is refocused and looking better than ever, hopefully Vitor can return and get his confidence back he could easily beat on anybody in the LHW division he could rematch Ortiz, Silva, Liddell, then fight all the new bees.

I think I’m with ya guys on the Hooters team. I’m not paying for this PPV buy at home with this card being so weak. When is CRO COP gonna get in the cage again and lose?

I’ll be pulling back on some Budweiser pitchers staring at my local hooters girls. it sucks now at hooters because a lot of them wear the “pussy pouch” to hold things like pens, lip gloss, tampons, and the pad to write down how many chicken wings you want. It blocks the shot of the camel toe and when everything is said and done…that’s the only reason pervs like myself go there.

cheers!!

gsp reminds me so much of belfort, they where both unstopable and then boom!!! biggest upsets in UFC history (Couture beating Vitor & Serra beating GSP). looks like GSP is refocused and looking better than ever, hopefully Vitor can return and get his confidence back he could easily beat on anybody in the LHW division he could rematch Ortiz, Silva, Liddell, then fight all the new bees.

I’m Vitor Fan..and he still gives us so good match ups in the LHW division..who wouldn’t want to see.

Vitor vs Wandy part 2

Vitor vs Chuck part 2

Vitor vs Tito part 2

Vitor vs Shogun.

i cant see the ufc having 2 title fight in april they would want to save one for another main event maybe ufc 85

Why wasn’t BJ kicked out of the UFC for holding on to the rear naked choke longer than he had to on Jens Pulver. Was Babaloo more expendable ?

i’d rather watch the undercard then most of the main event card. there is only 2 fights on the main event card i really care about watching & thats penn vs stevenson & grove vs rivera. take out the davis vs liaudin & the lambert vs gouveia and put in lee vs sakara & stout vs eklund i’d rather watch those fights i also would like to watch kelly vs taylor but not as much.

Check out this article written about the UFC vs Elite-XC and both perspective President’s.

http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/7660624

BJ sucks and so does this card! I can’t believe he is getting this fight. I hope he wins though so Sean can smash his stupid ass!!

How can anyone expect to see Spencer Fisher vs. Sam stout III in April’s Canadian card when Spencer is already booked to fight Marcus Arelio in April’s Ultimate Fight Night which is followed by the first episode of TUF 7 Rampage vs. Forrest?

I’m Vitor Fan..and he still gives us so good match ups in the LHW division..who wouldn’t want to see.

Vitor vs Wandy part 2

Vitor vs Chuck part 2

Vitor vs Tito part 2

Vitor vs Shogun.

Phil….i know you post a lot…and no disrespect, but Vitor?…be realistic…he has a great hilight reel…(my bad on the spelling)..however….he is easily beatable….frustrate him…get over his surges…take him down…hit him back…he is dreadful when problems come his way..i agree I would want to see those fights you have listed…but I don’t know if Vitor could get past Soukodjou…his first fight was a fluke…not unlike a lot of first timers in the UFC….hope you respond to this…I hope Vitor comes back and fights Rashad? Forrest? Jardine? Why not Sean Salmon…add to his fast handed K.O.’s…

oh and p.s. saying Vitor could fight chuck is funny…………..hope that is on spike so i don’t get charged!

Good God comparing him to GSP is silly…for starters…they fight completely different…GSP relies on kickboxing followed by a ton of skills(ground, clinch, judo, mma in general)…Vitor is based on quick hands and good stand up…above average ground…and unless i missed something..average judo. Poor comparison on your part…GSP is the future…Vitor is the past

UFC fans will all just have to bight our tongues and wheather the srorm that is the next 2 UFC pay per view, because come March the future looks bright for us die hard UFC fans…chevk out the rumored future cards:

UFC82:
Anderson Silva vs Dan Henderson (MW) (confirmed)
Jon Fitch vs Akihiro Gono (WW)
Yushin Okami vs Evan Tanner (MW)
Cheick Kongo vs Heath Herring (HW)
Josh Koscheck vs Dustin Hazelett (WW)

Jorge Gurgel vs John Halverson (LW)
Luke Cummo vs Luigi Fioravanti (WW)

UFN13:
Kenny Florian vs Joe Lauzon (LW)
Matt Hamill vs Stephan Bonnar (LHW)
Spencer Fisher vs Marcus Aurelio (LW)
Mac Danzig vs TBA (LW)
Tommy Spears vs. Anthony Johnson
George Sotiropoulos vs Roman Mitchyan

UFC83:
Michael Bisping vs Charles McCarthy (MW)
Houston Alexander vs James Irvin (LHW)
Demian Meia vs TBA (MW)
Takanor Gomi vs. Frankie Edgar (keep your fingers crossed that Gomi is in the UFC)

UFC84:
Matt Serra vs Georges St. Pierre (WW)
Mauricio Rua vs TBA (LHW)
Sean Sherk vs Winner of Penn/Stevenson
Karo Parisyan vs Thiago Alves (WW)
Rich Franklin vs Travis Lutter (MW)
Patrick Cote vs TBA (MW)
Jason MacDonald vs TBA (MW)
Jonathan Goulet vs TBA (WW)
Mark Bocek vs TBA (LW)

okami vs tanner is at ufc 84,mac danzig is fighting bocek at 84 also and i highley DOUBT gomi is in!!i dont think sherk will fight penn at 84 either probally 85…thats to much of a stacked card!!

i wanna watch this soo bad but i cant cause of hockey:

i wud much rather see sma stout on the main card than kendall grove

sam stout

boy was I wrong about the jorge-grove fight.

Wow.. man is Kendall spiraling down the rankings now. The guy can’t take a punch!

Wow.. man is Kendall spiraling down the rankings now. The guy can’t take a punch!Good luck BJ and Joe!!!

boy was I wrong about the jorge-grove fight.

That’s what Grove gets for not having a gameplan. He even said himself he doesn’t have fight strategies. What an idiot. This is the UFC, not backyard brawls.

Gouvea 2rd ko

I was right about Gouveia!!!!!!!!!!!

boy was I wrong about the jorge-grove fight.

I was as well. I knew Wilson would beat Lambert but I not by KO. I am not watching the fights, so I gotta be glued to this computer for results

I wish I would have bet more then $100 on Wilson…I knew he would win

That left hook ws crazy.

Davis is about to fight

Davis first round ko

Holy shit, KO’s galore.

It’s not even an hour into the PPV and we’re already down to the last two matches lol.

LOL KOs 5 out of 7 fights so far. Let’s go for 7/9!

this isn’t such a bad card after all so far.

whoooooooo just collected another $200 on Marcus!!!!!! I bet on him every timr and he always delivers

Marcus Davis is da man!! He needs to fight a top 10 WW. I would like to see him fight john fitch. I think that would be a sweet fight!!!

Marcus Davis is da man!! He needs to fight a top 10 WW. I would like to see him fight john fitch. I think that would be a sweet fight!!!

I don’t think Marcus is at Fitch’s level. Maybe Koscheck.

I dont think marcus is on Fitch’s level either. I do think he would give Koscheck a good fight! I am so freakin proud of Jorge!! Everybody thought I was crazy for not picking Kendall! I TOLD YA BITCHES!!!! LOL!!

WOW, it figures the 1st ppv I don’t buy we get all these knockouts going on. I just hope someone post vids of these fights

damn i wish i could watch this

does any1 no any gud websites where i can see these fights

itll be much appreciate if you do

Werdum second round tko

Gonzaga’s CRAP. Man he’s been eating too many pies. And I rated him b4 the fight GRRR Pathetic

Gonzaga’s been training by eating too many pies. If he’d have run a few miles, he’d be a 230lb FIT fighter not some 255lb fat ass

1 KO left in the fight. Go BJ.

on the card*

did Gonzaga take a dive? What happend?

Werdum with a big win. It’s ironic that he’s probably ahead of Arlovski now in the HW pecking order. I say Werdum vs. Kongo for the next title shot. What’s next for Gonzaga now? Vera?

Wow, that fight really redeems Werdum from his previous fight with AA.

If Penn/Stevenson ends by submission that makes it submission of the night by default!

Gonzaga beginning to prove that he’s dangerous in the first and that’s about it.

i live in the UK an cant get this fight
im pissed

BJ Penn looks in very good condition

knew this card wud be good even though everyone said it
looked crap was the paul kelly vs paul taylor a gud fight?

Joe stvenson is already rocked

BJ dropped joe with a big upercut, but joe is ok now

Keep it coming Davlat

Stevenson has a huge cut from BJs elbow and it is nasty! He is bleeding bad!

Joe is bleeding very bad. I think they are going to stop the fight

BYE BYE JOEY

BJ Penn rear nacked 2 round

BJ= No.1

BJ COMPLETELY DOMINATED!

Even before the bloody mess, BJ had Joe on defense and Joe hardly even countered.

In my mind, BJ completely outclassed Joe. It was a clinic for sure.

YESSSSSS!!!!!!
Nice try and best of luck to Joe in the future, but YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! BJ’s gonna make those arm-trapping rear hooks a trademark. RNC is unstoppable one he gets that arm with his legs.

HA HA Sean Jerk just looked like the dick he is goig in the ring to mss boos. Muppet cheating droid munching ponce

Man, Joe got warned for biting BJ’s hand while he had back control lol. I feel bad for Joe.. that’s how frustrated he was.

I have loved the UFC for a long time but I am totally disgusted. They are making me physically sick with these matches. All we here is how many great fighters there are these days. If thats true why in the #### do we have to pay 40 bucks to see this bullshit? I mean what is going on with all the fighters we havent been seeing. Is everything all about mother fing money these days. I mean who in their right mind wants to see Forrest Griffin get pounded by Rampage? What a joke. I have an idea what that betting line is going to be Rampage -3000 Griffin 1000 and we have to wait months to see it. Excuse me while I go shove a pencil in my eye

Sherks gonna have his hands full.

Sherk is going to get blasted like Joe.

I actually think Joe was a more talented, better rounded fighted than Sherk.

BJ will just split his head open and submit him.

Sherk will get outclassed like Joe did.

Sean J(Sh)erk rightfully booed as the droider got into the ring.

sherk will beat penn hands down!!!!!!!!

Quote for AOL:

“I don’t have any respect for B.J.” That led the crowd to boo Sherk, and Sherk told the fans, “You guys can boo all you want. I don’t care. That belt still belongs to me.”

Is Sherk on steroids or something? (oops) He is out of his mind.

WTF was Lee fighting Sakara thinking of? Spent 30 secs trying to paint his toenails before getting ass whipped :)

As i predicted BJ Penn via decision 2 nd round rear naked choke…Boy am I good.

UFCMannia, U called Werdum….Good call man

Sherk can’t even smash an egg without the ROID. Now he’s talking SH*T. I have my money on BJ when they meet. It’s gonna be BJ by RNC in the first round all over again.

I got 1 out of my 2 predictions right, gonzaga disappointed me, I’m wondering if his fight with cro cop was kind of a fluke and hyped him up. Bj penn is the real deal, finally I guess the third time was the charm like he said, good for him, sherk will have his hands full.

As i predicted BJ Penn via decision 2 nd round rear naked choke…Boy am I good.

UFCMannia, U called Werdum….Good call man

Good call John. I wonder if I’m the only one that had Rivera via KO/TKO in the first. Perfect match at mmaplayground!

Wow, let the talk of the Gonzaga v Cro Cop fluke begin.

What happened there? I definitely did not expect Werdum to pull that one out.

If anything this elevates Arlovski after he simply manhandled Werdum. Werdum couldn’t do jack against him. I hate how people only look at now and forget everything that happened 5 minutes ago. Once Arlovski dominates in his next fight he should get winner of Kongo vs. Sylvia/Noguiera. Look for a Kongo v. Arlovski heavyweight title match in May.

i still can’t believe crocop got knocked out by gonzaga. Man GG was terrible in this fight.

GG win over Crocop was a biggest fluke.

I’m sorry, I had rd 2

Good call John. I wonder if I’m the only one that had Rivera via KO/TKO in the first. Perfect match at mmaplayground!

I picked Rivera to win, but I admit that I never once expected him to KO Grove. Mind you, I’m not a fan of Kendall’s in any way, so I am definitely happy with the result!

A lot of finishes tonight. BJ dominated, it was great!!

And I’m a cheap bastard that watched it for free online! Good times, though!

A lot of finishes tonight. BJ dominated, it was great!!

And I’m a cheap bastard that watched it for free online! Good times, though!

where did you watch itr free?

does anyone know where the show could be watched online for free?

What happend to all who said that Stevenson was to upset BJ?
i think all those who said this BITE YOUR TUNG JIBRONIS!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone still think BJ is NOT the real deal still?

What happend to all who said that Stevenson was to upset BJ?
i think all those who said this BITE YOUR TUNG JIBRONIS!!!!!!!!!!

I am waiting as well for the BJ haters to come out and say something intelligent.

What happend to all who said that Stevenson was to upset BJ?
i think all those who said this BITE YOUR TUNG JIBRONIS!!!!!!!!!!

Im still here. I really thought Joe was going to push the pace and gas BJ and finish him off. So what, Joe lost. I thought Joe in the 1st round held his own against BJ and his BJJ. I thought Joe did a great job untill he got cut, and when I think he got cut, he got into a panic and rushed his decisions. BJ Penn looked great, but I must say. Sean Sherk will tear BJ a new butthole. Period.

Congrats to Rivera, Werdum and Gouevia for pulling off upsets tonight.

This was a very fun event to watch. Now.. we have Burkman/Swick and then LESNAR VS. MIR!

What a wicked card of fights, on paper this card didn’t look too hot but it delivered with ko after ko. Very exciting.. my only shock was gonzaga.. got caught with a huge knee and never really came back after that. Had some mean leg kicks in the 1st tho. Don’t know why kendall didn’t have his hands up defending himself or anything? he just ate punch after punch. Great night all in all..

BJ Penn looked great, but I must say. Sean Sherk will tear BJ a new butthole. Period.

BJ looked like a champ. He dominated the 3rd best LW in the division. Joe got dropped, was getting picked apart on the feet, and was being controlled on the ground before he even got cut. He was in survival mode the whole fight. And he didn’t panic, he had a sense of urgency because the fight might have been stopped by the doctor. BJ’s attitude and body language was that of a confident champion, not unlike Hughes when he was dominating the WW division, or like GSP in his last 2 fights with Hughes. Sherk is gonna be in a world of hurt.

I thought Joe in the 1st round held his own against BJ and his BJJ. I thought Joe did a great job untill he got cut, and when I think he got cut, he got into a panic and rushed his decisions.

Stevenson got schooled in the 1st round. It could have easily been 10-8. He got dropped right off the bat and BJ took his time, didn’t rush it. He looked flustered as soon as Penn rushed him seconds in. It looked like he was going to cry about a minute into it. I did feel sorry for him. Against a lean and mean BJ Penn he is simply out of his depth.

80 turned out to be better than expected. KOs galore.

I missed what Sherk said about BJ what did he say? I gotta know…mail me at lmhw24@gmail.com thanks….

One of the better ufcs in a while. The worst fight was Gonzaga vs Werdum, and even that one wasn’t all that bad. Great event.

BTW, wtf is up with the ufc trademarking “submission”? Are you kidding me? lmao

Penn and Stevenson do not deserve to be fighting for the title. There are far better lightweight fighters in the division. This card sucks. The title match should be Edger vs. Huerta.

You’re an idiot. Penn showed everyone tonight he’s on another level and why he’s one of the greatest to ever step foot in the Octagon. Just as Rampage put it, “he’s the greatest of all time” (WHEN HE’S FOCUSED).

whoever said that this card was shit, is completely full of shit. AWS0ME FIGHTS!!! goes to show that it doesn’t have to be a big name fighter to put up a great show! tons of heart on this card. 8 outta 9 fights not bad at all :)

all those fights were good.

bj was the man tonight. he dominated that fight from the start. i can’t wait for him and sherk to step into to octagon together to prove who the best fighter at 155. id like to see stevenson fight clementi or dean thomas next.

congrats to werdum on the win, he looked good but not great. he was getting dominated until he landed the big knee. im still impressed with gabriel. he looked good that fight, but a little confused. like a lot of other people have stated, he has a ton of potential. but he is still a baby in this sport.
id like to see werdum vs the winner of herring/kongo or winner, gonzaga vs winner of mir/lesnar.

gouveia looked okay. lambert looked really sloppy. id like to see gouveia fight bonnar or matt hamill next.

what happened to kendall grove. he just kept letting jorge pepper him with short shots in the clinch. he looked jorgible’. back to square one for him. id like to see ed herman vs jorge.

i’ve got a question is UFC 80 only free on the east coast

Yo The Anomoly, we did it. Geez I felt like I was right there with BJ. I felt kinda bad for Stevenson, because he’s such a respectful and nice fighter. But like BJ Penn said it was bad timing because it’s BJ Penn’s time now. I hope some peeps can quit the hating and respect Penn for what a great fighter he is.

Nice to see BJ win. Too bad the rest of the card feels like bodog fight free on TV (w/o the Great Fedor)

spit force are you crazy? far better fighters in the lightweight division than bj penn???? cant agree with you there, you’d have to go a long way to find some one better in the lightweight division than bj

Is that what he got warned for? We were trying to figure out why he got a verbal when he was getting his head beat in…To funny!

Did nyone notice the back of Gonzaga’s shorts, it said condomdepot.com? LOL

BJ looked like a champ. He dominated the 3rd best LW in the division. Joe got dropped, was getting picked apart on the feet, and was being controlled on the ground before he even got cut. He was in survival mode the whole fight. And he didn’t panic, he had a sense of urgency because the fight might have been stopped by the doctor. BJ’s attitude and body language was that of a confident champion, not unlike Hughes when he was dominating the WW division, or like GSP in his last 2 fights with Hughes. Sherk is gonna be in a world of hurt.

Like BJ said in the prefight interview and I think it will hold true for Sherk and anyone else who has to fight Penn in the next year or so…“It is a bad time to fight BJ Penn”…
Sherk will do nothing to BJ, it is going to be how make MMA look easy clinic #2. Like I keep saying over and over that no Sherk fan will respond to…Without any real cardio training he Beat Hughes Once, Lost the second through injury, Lost a split Decision to GSP , then took Machida giving maybe 40 to 50# to a very good decision at 205. What can Sherk bring that BJ has not already fought well against? Nothing This BJ Penn will own the 150# for a while, as long as he stays this way…

Well guys..in fight picks I won some and loss some. Overall UFC 80 delivered to us fans Rapid Fire without a doubt. Jorge at 185 can’t ever be counted out.

For his trainer: Great fight plan

Wilson Gouveiva did to Lambert what Lambert did to Babalu!!
LHW’s take notice WG is the business.

Fabricio Werdum proved to us what he had never doubted in myself, if he beat him before, he can beat better Gonzaga again. Super Win for him..and he made up for the AA fight.

Gonzaga is a beast..I will always as be up to watching him fight..( nasty leg kicks )

Joe Stevenson..what a heart of a Lion. I kindo of felt bad for him..in the pre fight BJ said it best: Joe, your a tuff fighter, but you’re fighting BJ Penn at the wrong time.

I loved it when he said that. and his Legacy can not be questioned.

BJ Penn: Sherk ya’ dead.

Sean was tight and BJ Penn kept it Professional. The only fighter next to Randy be a champion in two weight divisions.

UFC 80 over achieved any some people’s poor expectations.

It’s my Dad’s Birthday today..So soon I watch the Trini/Roy Jones fight. Hopefully their fight can hold some weight of a day in MMA…like that tiger in Frosted Flakes: They’re Grreat!!!

I am glad to hear that this was a good event. It looked crappy on paper. I think they need to cut down the number of pay per views and put more of this on Spike. Then save they pay per views for the cards that are more interesting. I must admit I bought into the hype of Gonzaga after the Cro Cop fight, but now I’m not so sure. Hopefully that division picks up some quality fighters, with Randy gone it doesn’t seem as interesting. Penn if he keeps focused should be able to put a strangle hold on that division. BJ kicks ass.

Well guys..in fight picks I won some and loss some. Overall UFC 80 delivered to us fans Rapid Fire without a doubt. Jorge at 185 can’t ever be counted out.

For his trainer: Great fight plan

Wilson Gouveiva did to Lambert what Lambert did to Babalu!!
LHW’s take notice WG is the business.

Fabricio Werdum proved to us what he had never doubted in myself, if he beat him before, he can beat better Gonzaga again. Super Win for him..and he made up for the AA fight.

Gonzaga is a beast..I will always as be up to watching him fight..( nasty leg kicks )

Joe Stevenson..what a heart of a Lion. I kindo of felt bad for him..in the pre fight BJ said it best: Joe, your a tuff fighter, but you’re fighting BJ Penn at the wrong time.

I loved it when he said that. and his Legacy can not be questioned.

BJ Penn: Sherk ya’ dead.

Sean was tight and BJ Penn kept it Professional. The only fighter next to Randy be a champion in two weight divisions.

UFC 80 over achieved any some people’s poor expectations.

It’s my Dad’s Birthday today..So soon I watch the Trini/Roy Jones fight. Hopefully their fight can hold some weight of a day in MMA…like that tiger in Frosted Flakes: They’re Grreat!!!

Great post PhilQNY. I totally agree. The card far exceeded my expectations. Penn is a world class fighter, and a great Lightweight champion.

I have to say the “pineapple doughboy” looked good against Stevenson, just not so sure how he’ll do against Sherk. Actually I’d rather see Penn fight someone like Clay Guida. I don’t think Penn could handle a fighter who would go all “caveman” on him, like Clay would.

As i predicted BJ Penn via decision 2 nd round rear naked choke…Boy am I good.

UFCMannia, U called Werdum….Good call man

You and like everybody else hahaha

Yo The Anomoly, we did it. Geez I felt like I was right there with BJ. I felt kinda bad for Stevenson, because he’s such a respectful and nice fighter. But like BJ Penn said it was bad timing because it’s BJ Penn’s time now. I hope some peeps can quit the hating and respect Penn for what a great fighter he is.

Hell yeah man, not that Joe is a huge name, but Penn dominated in a just as expected fashion. He is so freakin good, sometimes I get the idea he really doesnt wanna finish it right away, he makes a point not to rush it, like when he dropped Joe, he threw a couple bombs, then just kinda layed on him with minor GnP as he passed to the numerous positions he wanted, including mount on and off like 5 times.

Is it just me or does Penn have an thing for uppercuts? He is realy good at it to, the way he kinda puts his head sideways and orients himself so its like he is just throwing a hook, GSP nose can vouch for that, he timed Pulver with it the whole fight, and Stevenson new what was up in the first 2 seconds.

Oh and one more thing, I really did feel bad for Joe, really bad, he was a bloody mess and got soooo schooled, he is a cool guy and reallly is very good, a top 5 LW for sure, Penn is just on another level.
It made me feel better to see Penn given him props backstage when they were talking, Joe is gonna do really good in his career, just the wrong place at teh wrong time.

I just watched the post fight interview with Penn and Joe, and those two have so much respect for each other. Penn said that he saw Joe’s wife crying in the crowd when doctors were trying to close Joe’s cut and he felt bad but had to put the fight away. This fight proved many things. First of all, as long as BJ Penn is the champion we will not have large gaps between title defenses. Secondly for everyone who thinks Penn is cocky, he totally proved that he’s not. Joe again proved himself to be a well respected and powerful well-rounded fighter in the Lightweight division, but as long as Penn is there, he won’t be champion. Lastly, I’m stoked that Sherk isn’t the Champion. Two title fights in two years is ridiculous and unacceptable. Even if Sherk didn’t knowingly dope, he should have manned-up and acknowledged Bj Penn as the true champion. But until their title fight, I’m ready to take on all of the BJ Penn haters.

looking forward to watching Frank Edgar vs. Penn after Penn rips Sherks face off.

I think Edgar is the only LW that could hang with Penn.

I think Groves got a really weak jaw and sucks against strikers. I didnt watch this fight but I saw him against Cote along with Mcfeeds (cage rage) and he isnt the greatest at avoiding a puches. Cote hit him from an awkward postion yet still put him down. He needs to work on his head movement or else it could be a short career.

Yeah on paper I wasn’t the most exited about this fight card either but damn! 7 out of 9 ended in ko/tko and Penn massacred stevenson.
Stout and Davis with wins and what is happening to Grove.
Great Night looking forward to Wed. COTE’, COTE’ COTE’ COTE’.

Joe is a great fighter. I just think it was too early in his career to be taking on Penn. If Sherk comes in ‘roid-free this time, Penn will smoke him like a Cuban cigar in Havana. I have no doubt of this. He’s just too skilled and too focused for Sherk. As for Grove, it was just a matter of time before he got owned the way he did. He’s obviously fighting in the wrong weight class. Way, too light. And from everything I’ve read, it kills him to cut down to 185. Which makes you phyically weak. Maybe he’s just afraid of the light-heavyweights. I don’t know. But he could easily carry 205 at 6’6’, and still be in shape.

I have to say the “pineapple doughboy” looked good against Stevenson, just not so sure how he’ll do against Sherk.

Actually I’d rather see Penn fight someone like Clay Guida. I don’t think Penn could handle a fighter who would go all “caveman” on him, like Clay would.

Are you serious? Please don’t post anymore. The talent level between Clay Guida and Penn isn’t even close. Penn would finish him in the first round with ease….and I mean ease. And the pineapple doughboy was in great shape, watch first before you call him a doughboy.

Joe is a great fighter. I just think it was too early in his career to be taking on Penn. If Sherk comes in ‘roid-free this time, Penn will smoke him like a Cuban cigar in Havana. I have no doubt of this. He’s just too skilled and too focused for Sherk. As for Grove, it was just a matter of time before he got owned the way he did. He’s obviously fighting in the wrong weight class. Way, too light. And from everything I’ve read, it kills him to cut down to 185. Which makes you phyically weak. Maybe he’s just afraid of the light-heavyweights. I don’t know. But he could easily carry 205 at 6’6’, and still be in shape.

Great simile GhOsT..Priceless

What happend to all who said that Stevenson was to upset BJ?
i think all those who said this BITE YOUR TUNG JIBRONIS!!!!!!!!!!

Jibronis!!!!!! I haven’t heard that in a while. Love it.

who in gods name won “knockout of the night” ive seen actually posts for fight of the night and submission of the night, but i cant find (in an article) who won knockout of the night, my guess is marcus davis.. but i just wanna know for sure, can someone verify this for me?

Penn is tough for sure, but I still have the feeling his next fight with sherk is going to be a lot tougher than most seem to realize. Just a hunch, might be totally wrong like how I thought hughes would put up a good fight against st.pierre, and got totally humiliated, it was hard to watch because I’m a hughes fan. Penn has all the skills and ability to hold the light weight title as long as he wants if he stays focused and hungry. Even though I think penn is pound for pound the most skilled fighter in the world, skill isn’t everything like he said himself and sometimes just being a little off in the conditioning department might turn into a loss. He’ll need to be 100% focused and in top shape for sherk because if he isn’t he’ll probably lose, via decision.

“I think B.J. is in trouble! Watch out for one of the best grappling matches in UFC history, check out the head story at mmaopinion.com for exactly how Joe Stevenson is going to beat Penn! it is a good read, and you guys will like it.”

          LOL…. mmaopinion.com needs to find work in some other field, penn slaughtered stevenson in heart wrenching fashion. The fight was very hard for me to watch with the blood and stevenson crying after the fight, brutal. It was like someone beating up a kid, almost didn’t seem like a fair fight.

Oh, man. BJ kicked ass!!! I can’t wait to see BJ vs Sherk. Even though Sherk is a nice guy, I still want BJ to win and beat Sherk, Huerta, and Tyson Griffen.

I just watched the post fight interview with Penn and Joe, and those two have so much respect for each other. Penn said that he saw Joe’s wife crying in the crowd when doctors were trying to close Joe’s cut and he felt bad but had to put the fight away. This fight proved many things. First of all, as long as BJ Penn is the champion we will not have large gaps between title defenses. Secondly for everyone who thinks Penn is cocky, he totally proved that he’s not. Joe again proved himself to be a well respected and powerful well-rounded fighter in the Lightweight division, but as long as Penn is there, he won’t be champion. Lastly, I’m stoked that Sherk isn’t the Champion. Two title fights in two years is ridiculous and unacceptable. Even if Sherk didn’t knowingly dope, he should have manned-up and acknowledged Bj Penn as the true champion. But until their title fight, I’m ready to take on all of the BJ Penn haters.

Good Post Pun..I think the preview for Penn vs Sherk will be pretty intresting.

BJ Penn: Sherk ya dead.

I loved it.

BJ is in his prime right now… Sherk is going to get owned IMO.

I don’t think anybody in that division can beat the BJ Penn that fought tonight.

I just watched this fight over for about the 7th time, and one question that occurred to me was, what exactly was Joe’s game plan for this fight?

It looked as if he felt his best chance against him was on the feet because he did not shoot once the entire fight, and he tried to avoid any sort of clinch. If this was the plan, it was a big mistake because Joe is definitely not the best striker while BJ can outbox many great strikers in this game (GSP comes to mind, a guy that’s got reach on BJ). Plus if he paid attention to some of his training clips leading up to this fight, he’d know BJ has been working a lot on his boxing.

I think, although still dangerous, Joe should have tried to set up for the takedown and try to ground and pound his way to a decision. Especially in the 2nd round with all the blood coming out of his forehead, he should have tried to get on top so the blood would stay out of his eyes and perhaps even get it in BJ’s eyes and try to make something happen from there. If he was successful with a takedown, he would have at least been able to frustrate and tire BJ out some. In other words he should have tried to fight like Sean Sherk..

But you know what, maybe that WAS the game plan who knows.. BJ really took it to him on the feet and it may have screwed up the direction the fight was going for Joe. The fight obviously ended on the ground in both rounds, but they were both from Joe buckling from taking headshots.

I think its absolutly ridiculos that the UFC lets a cannibal like BJ Penn in the UFC. He freakin licked the blood of Joe Stevens off his gloves after the fight. People who drink blood and east people are not cool…thats f**king sick!!!!!!!

luke…I got owned.

Nice to see BJ win. Too bad the rest of the card feels like bodog fight free on TV (w/o the Great Fedor)

“The Great Fedor”? Never heard of him? I’ve heard of this guy Fedor who ducks good opponents and fights one sided fights to further boost his “Number One” status. :D

I just watched this fight over for about the 7th time, and one question that occurred to me was, what exactly was Joe’s game plan for this fight?

It looked as if he felt his best chance against him was on the feet because he did not shoot once the entire fight, and he tried to avoid any sort of clinch. If this was the plan, it was a big mistake because Joe is definitely not the best striker while BJ can outbox many great strikers in this game (GSP comes to mind, a guy that’s got reach on BJ). Plus if he paid attention to some of his training clips leading up to this fight, he’d know BJ has been working a lot on his boxing.

I think, although still dangerous, Joe should have tried to set up for the takedown and try to ground and pound his way to a decision. Especially in the 2nd round with all the blood coming out of his forehead, he should have tried to get on top so the blood would stay out of his eyes and perhaps even get it in BJ’s eyes and try to make something happen from there. If he was successful with a takedown, he would have at least been able to frustrate and tire BJ out some. In other words he should have tried to fight like Sean Sherk..

But you know what, maybe that WAS the game plan who knows.. BJ really took it to him on the feet and it may have screwed up the direction the fight was going for Joe. The fight obviously ended on the ground in both rounds, but they were both from Joe buckling from taking headshots.

Joe’s game plan went out the window 3 seconds into the fight. Havnt you been listening (or reading i should say) BJ dominated! When you get dominated you’re obviously not going along with your game plan. Fuck the cut, it was nasty as hell! But they didnt stop it because of it and Joe came out more ampted anyway so its not like it was a knockout elbow just a cut that didnt bleed into his eyes. The only thing in Mommy’s eyes were tears and fear! NO joke, wait ‘til you see him crying! LoL I felt bad but screw it, BJ’s the best and hes sending a messege to evyone he fights “Dont come back” He fucking toys with his opponents LoL! When BJ dragged Joe over to the cage after dropping him 3 seconds into the fight it reminded me of a lion dragging away its pray, neck in the mouth, the pray looking HELLA SCARED!! LoL Bring on the next one BJ!!
 Oh yea, and Penn Vs. Sherk = JOKE!! The next person to give BJ any sort of comp is BJ/GSPII and BJ’s gonna wreck shop on GSP to get his belt back and defend multi belts! Cant wait!!

UFC has enough fighters to drop their rates on Pay-Per-Views and just have 2 per month, with nothing but top level fighters, and have 2 fight nights per month on TV with up and comers! eh? anyone? Meh, alot of these dudes don’t fight enough, and IF I HAVE TO WATCH SOME DOUCHE LIKE COLIN ROBINSON FIGHT AND LOSE ON PAY-PER-VIEW AGAIN! Then someone is goin’ down, and it’s prolly gonna be the guy in the grocery store line in-front of me, with the back of his head saying, “Hit me…c’mon just punch me a little, I’ll cave in like a potato chip, and cheese will pour out…hot steamy cheese…”

This fight reminded me of GSP with Koscheck.

I thought Josh had a lot of talent and would be able to hang but he just got schooled. It was like he was at the mercy of GSP in the same way Joe was with BJ

I guess that is what separates champions vs. the rest of the pack.

Man…I felt bad for Joe at the end. He looked like a little kid crying all bloody. Poor kid. In time Joe will be a contender again.

I think its absolutly ridiculos that the UFC lets a cannibal like BJ Penn in the UFC. He freakin licked the blood of Joe Stevens off his gloves after the fight. People who drink blood and east people are not cool…thats f**king sick!!!!!!!

Oh yea i forgot about that LoL That was awesome, BJ’s a Fing mad man!!Hes a little crazy in the head and i love it! If you watch the Penn/Hughes first fight right after he submits and then kisses Matt, BJ gets blood on his jaw from the kiss and while getting tackled by his corner men he licks the blood from his chin knowing what it was!! Sherks kind of a midget, like joe and guida and flo (Flo would get tossed around like a rag doll by BJ) The only person i see making it interesting for an OK standup 2 rounder because of his height is Roger Huerta But BJ would F*ck him up too!

Oh yea i forgot about that LoL That was awesome, BJ’s a Fing mad man!!Hes a little crazy in the head and i love it! If you watch the Penn/Hughes first fight right after he submits and then kisses Matt, BJ gets blood on his jaw from the kiss and while getting tackled by his corner men he licks the blood from his chin knowing what it was!! Sherks kind of a midget, like joe and guida and flo (Flo would get tossed around like a rag doll by BJ) The only person i see making it interesting for an OK standup 2 rounder because of his height is Roger Huerta But BJ would F*ck him up too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YU-Sva-WwY
Check that out
BJ Penn likes to eat pork because he believes pigs are smart and brave animals (compared to cows and chicken lol) and he believes there is benefit to ingesting the DNA of strong beings, so maybe he wants to get some Matt Hughes and Joe Daddy DNA in his body to make him stronger!

i live in the UK an cant get this fight
im pissed

I’m gutted too, I never got to see the live event either.

In the UK here, we have a terrible channel called Setanta Sports who are going to ruin UFC in the UK.

They have a PPV channel which they used to broadcast a couple of events. Then they changed it to there regular channel which you have to subscribe to. It costs £10 ($20)per month which is a con. They only show UFC events periodically. Therefore, you have to pay for 3 or 4 months subscription to see one event i.e. $60 – $80. The rest of the sports broadcast on this channel are not worth watching.

I subscribed to them just to see UFC 75 back in September. As they said there was no annual contract i thought i would have one months subscription i.e. £10.00. They didn’t tell you that there was a hidden £20.00 connection charge. They also didn’t say that they had made it near impossible to cancel your subscription. UFC 75 ended up costing me £50 ($100). If I had kept the subscription going, I’d be paying £10 / month to watch UFC with UFC 75 being the last one they televised before last nights UFC 80. That is 4 months between showings.

UFC- DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!

I’m such a big Penn fan and so disappointed I missed him winning in emphatic fashion and all the other TKOs.

I think its absolutly ridiculos that the UFC lets a cannibal like BJ Penn in the UFC. He freakin licked the blood of Joe Stevens off his gloves after the fight. People who drink blood and east people are not cool…thats f**king sick!!!!!!!

The licking of the blood by Penn was great.

All the roids in the world is not gonna be enough for Sherk to beat Penn. Sherk will get his ass handed to him by BJ. I can’t see anyone in the 155 pound division that can stop BJ.

Penn and Stevenson do not deserve to be fighting for the title. There are far better lightweight fighters in the division. This card sucks. The title match should be Edger vs. Huerta.

LMAO wait till you see Edgar or Huerta fight BJ. Don’t get me wrong those are two exciting young fighters, but BJ is on a whole nother level from those guys.

i still can’t believe crocop got knocked out by gonzaga. Man GG was terrible in this fight.

GG win over Crocop was a biggest fluke.

hahahahha – you dam right! huge fluke! i been saying it all along – GG is not top 10 – just because of a fluke ko and a premature title shot – doesnt mean you are top 10

I like BJ and Joe Stevenson so it was hard to pick for this fight. Joe got cut bad, it almost made me loose my pizza.

I also don’t think I have ever seen a fighter so emotional like Joe was, and I could totally feel it. I think it’s great to see them show emotion like that.

I still don’t understand why BJ doesn’t get respect from some people. I’m tired of the “well, he lost 2 of his last however many fights.. blah, blah” argument. What other LW would give GSP and Hughes the fight that BJ did? Do you really think Edgar or Huerta could even hang with GSP for a round? Give me a break.

Tough loss for Joe, but he’ll bounce back. I’d like to see him vs. Huerta later in the year when Huerta makes his return.

Penn is tough for sure, but I still have the feeling his next fight with sherk is going to be a lot tougher than most seem to realize. Just a hunch, might be totally wrong like how I thought hughes would put up a good fight against st.pierre, and got totally humiliated, it was hard to watch because I’m a hughes fan. Penn has all the skills and ability to hold the light weight title as long as he wants if he stays focused and hungry. Even though I think penn is pound for pound the most skilled fighter in the world, skill isn’t everything like he said himself and sometimes just being a little off in the conditioning department might turn into a loss. He’ll need to be 100% focused and in top shape for sherk because if he isn’t he’ll probably lose, via decision.

I honestly think Penn is not going to slip anytime soon. I personally feel that the time and effort put in for Stevenson was just a presursor for Sherk. I think Penn used this time as a warm up for the new Penn and when he steps into the ring with Sherk in the Spring or early summer it won’t be on 3 months of conditioning but 6 to 8 months of conditioning. I do not think Sherk will even be able to prepare for this level of MMA he is going to experience. I kinda wish Penn would keep his mouth quite about the fight for the next few months and give Sherk no motivation. Penn is already under Sherks skin and in his head. That was obvious by the way Sherk was pacing after the exchange of wordws in the ring. Sherk may not respect BJ at all now but he sounded like a roided idiot with his comments and will have the respect beaten into him by Penn. I think the greatest thing was that while Sherk was was ringside Mike Goldberg kept forcing him to talk good about Penn, almost as if he had no idea that there was a war of words going on between Sherk and Penn. H=Goldberg just kept asking over and over about all of Penn’s good attributes and Sherk just went on and on about how much Penn brings to the ring, with the exception of conditioning. Sherk believes Penn’s Achilies Heel is conditiong and that he will exploit him that way. If Penn comes in the way he did yesterday, there will be no way for Sherk to even test Penn in the Deep Waters. Sherk is going to have to fight for his life to get past the first 3 and should he survive the Penn CLinic, then maybe he can loose by decision….

I just watched this fight over for about the 7th time, and one question that occurred to me was, what exactly was Joe’s game plan for this fight?

It looked as if he felt his best chance against him was on the feet because he did not shoot once the entire fight, and he tried to avoid any sort of clinch. If this was the plan, it was a big mistake because Joe is definitely not the best striker while BJ can outbox many great strikers in this game (GSP comes to mind, a guy that’s got reach on BJ). Plus if he paid attention to some of his training clips leading up to this fight, he’d know BJ has been working a lot on his boxing.

I think, although still dangerous, Joe should have tried to set up for the takedown and try to ground and pound his way to a decision. Especially in the 2nd round with all the blood coming out of his forehead, he should have tried to get on top so the blood would stay out of his eyes and perhaps even get it in BJ’s eyes and try to make something happen from there. If he was successful with a takedown, he would have at least been able to frustrate and tire BJ out some. In other words he should have tried to fight like Sean Sherk..

But you know what, maybe that WAS the game plan who knows.. BJ really took it to him on the feet and it may have screwed up the direction the fight was going for Joe. The fight obviously ended on the ground in both rounds, but they were both from Joe buckling from taking headshots.

BJ did not outbox GSP.

BJ only wants to be known as the best fighter ever… is that too much to ask? LOL BJ and Sherk should have no time limits. You won’t need a lot of time anyway. Don’t blink, you’ll miss Sherk tapping.

BJ did not outbox GSP.

Yes he did, until his fat ass got tired at the end of round 1. I love BJ but fact is fact.

“I thought Joe in the 1st round held his own against BJ and his BJJ. I thought Joe did a great job untill he got cut, and when I think he got cut, he got into a panic and rushed his decisions. BJ Penn looked great, but I must say. Sean Sherk will tear BJ a new butthole. Period.”

I don’t agree with this at all. Joe was knocked down by a short left hook – inside of the first 10 seconds, then BJ dominated from the top for essentially the rest of the round.

Where are all those guys who were saying ‘this card sucks’ a few weeks ago? I had a blast at the event. Big knockouts, exiting fights and a good atmosphere. I hope you enojyed being elitest by not ordering.

It looked as if he felt his best chance against him was on the feet because he did not shoot once the entire fight, and he tried to avoid any sort of clinch. If this was the plan, it was a big mistake

The thing is you’re not gonna take BJ down without setting it up with strikes. That’s what makes BJ so hard to beat.

And yes, BJ is a crazy ass mofo. That’s a guy who’s scared to fight Sherk? Yeah right. Sherk dominates when he has the intimidation factor, just like Hughes intimidated WW’s before GSP figured it out and beat him in their 2nd match. Sherk will NOT intimidate BJ. Sherk is gonna get stopped by BJ.

I need to issue a big fat “you’re right, I’m wrong” to Jessie for openly questioning the wisdom of his Werdum by TKO presiction. You nailed that one, but it doesn’t mean I won’t openly question you again in the future. Cheers.

I think penn should win when he fights sherk and I feel sherk is the only one in that division that has the ability to put up a real fight. I also believe sherk is the only one who has the ability to win a decision with penn if it gets that far. 5 round fights are grueling and I know sherk can last all 5 easily, if penn doesn’t stop sherk with in 3 rounds he’ll lose, my prediction.

boy was I wrong about the jorge-grove fight.

So was I ,I thought Jorge would win, but nothing like that.

BJ is in his prime right now… Sherk is going to get owned IMO.

I don’t think anybody in that division can beat the BJ Penn that fought tonight.

Bj is great and all, but I doubt he will own Sherk. Bj hits hard, yet not as hard as those 3 knees Franca connected fully to Sherk chin without even phasing him. Sherk is a very strong wrestler who will power out of BJ’s submisions just like GSP and Hughes did (wearing BJ out in the process). Trying to RNC Sherk is like trying to choke a horse, same goes for armbaring those short stubby arms. I know BJ really improved his conditioning, but Sherk’s is insain. That being said, we don’t know how Sherk will come back.
If he is the same size, he was inocent.
If he comes back smaller he was guilty.
If he comes back bigger he is stupid. Lol.
If it’s the first, I think BJ will lose a decision, because we all know Sherk can’t finish.

“The Great Fedor”? Never heard of him? I’ve heard of this guy Fedor who ducks good opponents and fights one sided fights to further boost his “Number One” status. :D

did Gonzaga take a dive? What happend?

I think he ate one too many knees. The guy has the sickest leg kicks I have ever seen though.

The licking of the blood by Penn was great.

That was not cannibal thing..it was more of the rush he felt in finally get what he wanted for a while..and the way the fight ended up..he was high off the moment.

What a piss poor card! The UFC should be ashamed.

With the quality of fighters they have, this should have been a Wednesday night “fight night” at the Red Castle in god damn Reno! TWO THUMBS DOWN!!

That was not cannibal thing..it was more of the rush he felt in finally get what he wanted for a while..and the way the fight ended up..he was high off the moment.

I also felt a moment of euphoria when Bruce Buffer announced Penn as the winner of the fight. Penn’s introduction as the former Welterweight champion of the world was great too.

Trying to RNC Sherk is like trying to choke a horse

True, just like if BJ tried to RNC Matt Hughes. Oh wait….

And hell, right now i bet BJ COULD RNC a horse LoL, They should bring in a Lion to fight BJ, If i was shirk i would stick with the roids, he’s gonna need ‘em! BJ’s gonna eat him alive mixed in with yogurt, nuts, and berries!

I also felt a moment of euphoria when Bruce Buffer announced Penn as the winner of the fight. Penn’s introduction as the former Welterweight champion of the world was great too.
 Yea that intro was dope, its cuz everyone knows this guy is the best in the world, any weight class . . . Hes the best so you better introduce him like he’s worth something! They should intro him like that everytime, former WWC, current and defending LWC. Turn prodigy into phenom (Screw Vitor Belfort) and treat him like an adult not some young protige, hes a master now, not a student!

And hell, right now i bet BJ COULD RNC a horse LoL, They should bring in a Lion to fight BJ, If i was shirk i would stick with the roids, he’s gonna need ‘em! BJ’s gonna eat him alive mixed in with yogurt, nuts, and berries!

Yoplait or Dannon? :)

Joe’s game plan went out the window 3 seconds into the fight. Havnt you been listening (or reading i should say) BJ dominated! When you get dominated you’re obviously not going along with your game plan. Fuck the cut, it was nasty as hell! But they didnt stop it because of it and Joe came out more ampted anyway so its not like it was a knockout elbow just a cut that didnt bleed into his eyes. The only thing in Mommy’s eyes were tears and fear! NO joke, wait ‘til you see him crying! LoL I felt bad but screw it, BJ’s the best and hes sending a messege to evyone he fights “Dont come back” He fucking toys with his opponents LoL! When BJ dragged Joe over to the cage after dropping him 3 seconds into the fight it reminded me of a lion dragging away its pray, neck in the mouth, the pray looking HELLA SCARED!! LoL Bring on the next one BJ!!
Oh yea, and Penn Vs. Sherk = JOKE!! The next person to give BJ any sort of comp is BJ/GSPII and BJ’s gonna wreck shop on GSP to get his belt back and defend multi belts! Cant wait!!

You’re acting like I haven’t seen the fight when I mentioned that I’ve seen it about 7 times lol. Yes, Joe got dominated, but he had a chance to work some kind of strike/shoot strategy in the 2nd round but he did nothing but try to box with BJ before getting tagged up and dropped.

Also BJ didn’t drag Joe to the cage. Joe Rogan didn’t see it clearly but it was actually Joe pushing off from the bottom to get to the cage in order to use his legs to try to sweep off of it.

gonzaga lost. HAHAHA

UFC has enough fighters to drop their rates on Pay-Per-Views and just have 2 per month, with nothing but top level fighters, and have 2 fight nights per month on TV with up and comers! eh? anyone? Meh, alot of these dudes don’t fight enough, and IF I HAVE TO WATCH SOME DOUCHE LIKE COLIN ROBINSON FIGHT AND LOSE ON PAY-PER-VIEW AGAIN! Then someone is goin’ down, and it’s prolly gonna be the guy in the grocery store line in-front of me, with the back of his head saying, “Hit me…c’mon just punch me a little, I’ll cave in like a potato chip, and cheese will pour out…hot steamy cheese…”

that is funny as hell…I thought the same thing about Robinson. They could have given us someting else….

Bj is great and all, but I doubt he will own Sherk. Bj hits hard, yet not as hard as those 3 knees Franca connected fully to Sherk chin without even phasing him. Sherk is a very strong wrestler who will power out of BJ’s submisions just like GSP and Hughes did (wearing BJ out in the process). Trying to RNC Sherk is like trying to choke a horse, same goes for armbaring those short stubby arms. I know BJ really improved his conditioning, but Sherk’s is insain. That being said, we don’t know how Sherk will come back.
If he is the same size, he was inocent.
If he comes back smaller he was guilty.
If he comes back bigger he is stupid. Lol.
If it’s the first, I think BJ will lose a decision, because we all know Sherk can’t finish.

Getting hit with knees in the forehead are one thing that is the strongest part of your body. People need to realize it it is not what landed but where it landed. A lnee to the face may hurt and blow your nose open but a lazy left behind the ear will drop the biggest opponents. So Sherk will get owned in stand up. Do you really Feel Sherk can do what GSP, Hughes, and MAchida couldn’t do?

Regarding Penn’s LW opponents – Sherk is by far the most accomplished, and best one in the division. When Penn beats him, I don’t see how anybody can make the argument for anybody else, like Huerta, Guida, Griffin. When he beats Sherk, I consider the division cleaned out. The only fighters that I could see even making a fight out of it would be Florian or Edgar, and they would still get dominated pretty hard.