UFC 82: Chris Wilson details his preparation for Jon Fitch fight

Who is Chris Wilson??? Lol jk jk

Dangerous fight for Fitch. Chris Wilson is no joke. Although fitch should be favored to win, this is not an easy fight at all.

You got to like his attitiude though. He has won, what, 14 straight fights, 7 alone in the UFC and he still takes a dificult fight. He is ahead of Karo, IMO for next in line for a title shot. After Karo wanting “easy” fights and sure win fights…..Fitch definitely looks to be the one getting the next title shot, if a decision must be made between him and Karo

I wonder if Wilson will get the “1st time jitters” … be interesting to see how he handles the bigtime.

Someone buy sokoduju some new shorts.

Wilson is tough, but he’s not Fitch’s caliber…

Who is Chris Wilson??? Lol jk jk

your joking but really who is he? who has he fought? who are his losses against. but fitch is a takedown, lay down fighter so if it goes to the ground how good is he on the ground? i can’t beleive fitch is b*tch*ng about not getting a title shot yet. fitch fight some more well known fights then u can B*TCH!

I agree with you guys. Wilson is no slouch. And anything can happen in a fight, but Fitch has this one in the bag.

Should be good fight!

Go Chris kick this over rated ass, Show the rest of the MMA why Fitch is just another fighters in WW division and not in the same league as GSP.

This is your time to shine

Go Chris kick this over rated ass, Show the rest of the MMA why Fitch is just another fighters in WW division and not in the same league as GSP.

This is your time to shine

man i hope he does win but i’ll put my money on fitch 2 b safe. and i agree that fitch is over rated.

“Chris Wilson (pictured on right…)” That first sentence speaks volumes! It is the exact reason for all the questions. That you’d even have to qualify that he is one the left or the right absolutely validates everyones questioning…who the heck is this guy and why…for the love of MMA…is he fighting Fitch!

Check out the Kimbo vs. Tank fight through the referees camera. Its pretty cool. PRIDE used to have the ref camera and I enjoyed it a lot. The UFC should consider doing this….it adds really cool angles to the fight highlites.

Here is the link for the Tank vs. Kimbo fight viewed from the ref’s camera:

http://www.sho.com/site/sports/Kimbo…/16media#video

Ref Camera coul help the UFC. I think it would have been really interesting to view the Lesner vs. Mir fight through Mazagatti’s view that way we could see what he saw in the Brock fight and we would better understand Mazagatti’s decisions.

UFC 82 Lines, Pick the winner!
Here are the lines according to Bodog. MMA fas know that David Bielkheden is a slight underdog againt Diego. But he is 325!?!? I think this is the real moneymaker. I can tell you that David has better stand up than Diego and is very strong for Diego to submit (and he can hold his own on the ground). Though we dont know much about him, this may be a lopsided line in my opinion, your thoughts.

Jorge Gurgel
-200

John Halverson
 160
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Jon Fitch
-625

Chris WIlson
 425
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Luke Cummo
-160

Luigi Fioravanti
 130
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Diego Sanchez
-525

David Bielkheden
 325
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Andrei Arlovski
-385

Jake O’Brien
 260
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Yushin Okami
-220

Evan Tanner
 170
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Josh Koscheck
-500

Dustin Hazelett
 300
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Chris Leben
-165

Alessio Sakara
 135
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Cheick Kongo
-175

Heath Herring
 145
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Anderson Silva
-150

Dan Henderson
 120

UFC 82 Lines, Pick the winner!
Here are the lines according to Bodog. MMA fas know that David Bielkheden is a slight underdog againt Diego. But he is 325!?!? I think this is the real moneymaker. I can tell you that David has better stand up than Diego and is very strong for Diego to submit (and he can hold his own on the ground). Though we dont know much about him, this may be a lopsided line in my opinion, your thoughts.

The only thing I’ve seen of Bielkheden is a short highlight video of him on youtube…check it out. He doesn’t look very impressive to me but he is big and strong from the looks of it. Just from the video…I wouldn’t take him over a determined Deigo who’s only loses are to Koscheck and Fitch who are both very good at the lest. I think Diego is going to come in at the best shape in his life for this and that’s going to be scary. I’m not a big Diego fan at all but I think we see him taking this one fairly quickly with a lot of energy.

Also David Bielkheden recently went to brazil to train with Anderson Silva since they are both fighting at UFC 82. Spending time training with Nogueira, Anderson Silva and the Extreme couture camp is some serious stuff. This is much tougher match up for Diego than most people think.

I would recomend watching some video on Bielkheden stand up. I feel that it is better then Diego’s and its a somewhat unorthodox style that will be hard for Diego to train for. I would compare his stand up to Dan Henderson. Its not as good as Hendo’s but the way he delivers his punches reminds me of Dan “Built Ford Tough” Henderson. Win or loose against Diego, David is going to turn some heads and I definetly think this wont be his only fight in the UFC.

Chris Wilson is no slouch either. I was reading an interview with a fighter the other day (I wish I could remeber which fighter it was) but they mentioned Wilson, saying that he was one of the toughest guys he fought and this was coming from a top 10 fighter. Damn I wish I could remeber which fighter it was, but they went on to say that Chris Wilson fought a really tough fight against Nick “the goat” Thompson who is a solid and legitimate Welter weight fighter. I think I read it in a magazine I own, so I will have to find, which one it was…and I will get the facts straight.

Regardless, I hear that although Chris Wilson and David Bielkheden don’t have famous names in the mma world, I hear that they are both really tough guys who will turn some heads at UFC 82. I dont think Chris Wilson will defeat Fitch, but thats not because he isnt a good fighter. It just that I dont think Fitch will loose to any fighter not named GSP. Still Wilson should be GAME enough to make it a entertaining and competitive fight.

As for David Bielkheden, I have a feeling he is going to beat Diego. It wont be an easy task because Diego is Diego and he is more dangerous then ever having lost 2 fights in a row, but I think Bielkheden might just pull off the upset. Win or Loose that will be a very entertaining and competitive fight…TRUST
ME on that. Diego may win, but it wont be easy. At plus 350 underdog I have to throw at least $50 on Bielkheden. He has great betting value in this fight, and I really could see him pulling off the upset. You bet $50b on david and if he wins, you win $175. that is great value for a talented fighter (David) fighting Diego, who keep in mind as been changing camps, has lost 2 in a row. Diego relied a lot on his mental toughness, will he be as tough? Who knows…

All I know is Wilson and Bielkheden will both bring it and win or loose they will make a great impression on Dana, Joe Silva, and the fans. Value of the Beilkheden fight alone, will force me to lay at least $50 maybe even $100 on David…. We Will see.

Dustin Hazlett as a 300 point underdog also has great value. I hate Kos, I get more impressed everytime I watch film of Dustin….and $50 bet on Dustin will also be in my forecast.

Keep in mind when I say I am betting on an Underdog, I may not neccessarily be convinced that he will pull off the upset. I just look for underdogs that have great value and then I look at what favorite I feel could get upset. and then I way those 2 factors to determine the value that an underdog has.

You bet a 100 on Chris Wilson (who I feel is a real tough guy) and if he defeats Fitch, you would win $425. The problem is that Fitch is so mentally strong, and is so on top of his game that I cant see Fitch loosing. But if Wilson were fighting Swick or Koschek…and the odds were simular, I would throw some money on Chris Wilson for sure!

Joe Silva did a good job finding some very good “no name” talented fighters for this event.

I just Hate Koschek…as long as Dustin beats him I am happy.

I wonder if Wilson will get the “1st time jitters” … be interesting to see how he handles the bigtime.

The “1st time jitters” are abig time question for both Wilson and David Bielkheden. How will they handle it. Some people think that 1st Time Jitters is just an excuse but I believe I think its legit. There is no stage, like the UFC, and it affects people. It will not only affect new fighters like Wilson, and David but it has played a role in every single Pride fighters UFC debut as well. Even the great Rampage admitted to being more nervous then ever, and he fough on some pretty big stages and in front of way more people then UFC shows. UFC shows are about 20,000 people, PRIDE shows were in front of like 100,000…but still he was intimadated by the atmosphere and it showed for a while in his tune up fight against Eastman.

The 1st time jitters are very tough to deal with….if they cant overcome them, then they are doomed from the start because they need to be in the right from of mind to have a shot against tough fighters like Fitch and Diego.

Dangerous fight for Fitch. Chris Wilson is no joke. Although fitch should be favored to win, this is not an easy fight at all.

You got to like his attitiude though. He has won, what, 14 straight fights, 7 alone in the UFC and he still takes a dificult fight. He is ahead of Karo, IMO for next in line for a title shot. After Karo wanting “easy” fights and sure win fights…..Fitch definitely looks to be the one getting the next title shot, if a decision must be made between him and Karo

Karo wanting “easy” fights? He’s got Thiago Alves next…not exactly an “easy” fight. Chris Wilson is dangerous, but I would say Thiago is a much better fighter.
I think the winner of these next two welterweight fights should have to fight it out for the number 1 spot. That’s only fair. Neither fighter deserves it over the other. Fitch has strung together a bunch of great wins, but in terms of quality fighters, Karo has fight way tougher opponents.

The “1st time jitters” are abig time question for both Wilson and David Bielkheden. How will they handle it. Some people think that 1st Time Jitters is just an excuse but I believe I think its legit. There is no stage, like the UFC, and it affects people. It will not only affect new fighters like Wilson, and David but it has played a role in every single Pride fighters UFC debut as well. Even the great Rampage admitted to being more nervous then ever, and he fough on some pretty big stages and in front of way more people then UFC shows. UFC shows are about 20,000 people, PRIDE shows were in front of like 100,000…but still he was intimadated by the atmosphere and it showed for a while in his tune up fight against Eastman.

The 1st time jitters are very tough to deal with….if they cant overcome them, then they are doomed from the start because they need to be in the right from of mind to have a shot against tough fighters like Fitch and Diego.

i’d imagine that the first time you get in that cage in front of all those people it would cause even the mentally toughest guys to get a bit claustrophobic, especially when the door closes and its just you, the ref and a guy that wants to beat you unconscious in a tiny caged area.

Karo wanting “easy” fights? He’s got Thiago Alves next…not exactly an “easy” fight. Chris Wilson is dangerous, but I would say Thiago is a much better fighter.
I think the winner of these next two welterweight fights should have to fight it out for the number 1 spot. That’s only fair. Neither fighter deserves it over the other. Fitch has strung together a bunch of great wins, but in terms of quality fighters, Karo has fight way tougher opponents.

So after stalling the welter weight title for like 8 months because of the TUF show, you think the UFC should wait till december of next year to have another welterweight title fight? Thank God u arent running the UFC. If u want to see Fitch vs. Karo for a title shot, they wouldnt be ready to fight each other until august, then they would need another 4 months to train for the Title fight and by then it would be december!

Think before u Speak! Even though the fair thing to do is have Fitch vs. Karo…winner gets the next title shot, they cant stall the UFC title for another 10 months. So the reality is that the UFC will have to pick one or the other to be the #1 contender. Either Karo or Fitch.

I would give the shot to fitch before Karo. Yes Karo earned a title shot back in 2005 but that was a long time ago. Karo hasnt finished a fight in god knows how long. Also Karo’s last fight against Chonan was a snoozefest. In addition to that, I think GSP will beat Serra and GSP already demolished Karo.

Fitch has beaten every body that the UFC put in front of him. That has to mean something. The only way I think Karo gets the nod over Fitch is if Karo comes out and impressively FINISHING a very tough Alves. I think Fitch will end get a title shot before Karo, if Karo doesnt look spectacular in the Alves fight, then he really has no chance at all.

Karo wanting “easy” fights? He’s got Thiago Alves next…not exactly an “easy” fight. Chris Wilson is dangerous, but I would say Thiago is a much better fighter.
I think the winner of these next two welterweight fights should have to fight it out for the number 1 spot. That’s only fair. Neither fighter deserves it over the other. Fitch has strung together a bunch of great wins, but in terms of quality fighters, Karo has fight way tougher opponents.

When this match was announced, I said Chris Wilson will more than likely defeat Jon Fitch. Not to discredit Jon Fitch who has defeated numerous opponents with big names, but I think Wilson is going to surprise a lot of people. I think Wilson and Team Quest will emerge victorious. I mean when you have Matt Lindland you should be well prepared for a wrestler. Right Soko?

Please read this new interview with Phil Baroni. the guy is usually an idiot but he made some great points in this interview. You should all especially read his response to the question about whether its important to fight in a company that cross promotes…its a really good read he talks about who the toughest guys are and a whole bunch of interesting stuff:

http://fighthype.com/pages/content1983.html

I heard that floyd mayweather forgot to pull his punch during the WWE pay per view event last night and really broke the Big Shows nose.
Is this true?

I heard that floyd mayweather forgot to pull his punch during the WWE pay per view event last night and really broke the Big Shows nose.
Is this true?

if it is, then he’s lucky that the big show is really a nice guy, cause i don’t care how good of a boxer he is, the big show could literally kill him with his bare hands.

as far as first time jitters go if you want the win bad enough you might get it ask tim boestch.

if it is, then he’s lucky that the big show is really a nice guy, cause i don’t care how good of a boxer he is, the big show could literally kill him with his bare hands.

It also might be the first real punch thrown in WWE.

Oh I went there.

I’d thrown money on the entertaining fighter over the fighting entertainer anyday.

The only thing Wilson has is a punchers chance.

Fitch is going take Wilson through a clinic and then finally get his title shot against St Pierre after he beats Serra.

It also might be the first real punch thrown in WWE.

Oh I went there.

I’d thrown money on the entertaining fighter over the fighting entertainer anyday.

I heard that Mayweather did to Big show’s nose, what Anderson Silva did to rich Franklin….I hear it was nasty as hell and that the big show got pissed. How funny would it have been if the Big Show started mauling mayweather for real?

I got a question for all of you, when do u think Rampage will fight Forrest?

UFC 84 will be June 14th, 1 week later on June 21 TUF 7 Finale will take place. That means that we will probably have to wait until July to see Rampage vs. Forrest.

Anyone see a differnt time that they could fight?

It also might be the first real punch thrown in WWE.

Oh I went there.

I’d thrown money on the entertaining fighter over the fighting entertainer anyday.

Yes Floyd did indeed break the nose of the big show. They wanted it to be real, well it was real. Oh well. Tito Ortiz was in TNA Wrestling.

I heard that Mayweather did to Big show’s nose, what Anderson Silva did to rich Franklin….I hear it was nasty as hell and that the big show got pissed. How funny would it have been if the Big Show started mauling mayweather for real?

i would have laughed my ass off. it looks like we are going to see mayweather again as he is set to be at wrestlemania. i guess his talk about goign to mma was just that, talk and he pussed out.

Yes Floyd did indeed break the nose of the big show. They wanted it to be real, well it was real. Oh well. Tito Ortiz was in TNA Wrestling.

and Ken Shamrock had quite the run in the WWE as well. Tank Abbott was in WCW. MMA and Pro Wrestling have mingled in the past enough that it isn’t unheard of.

Should be an easy fight for Fitch.

So when does the UFC stop protecting his record and start making him fight the big guns in that class. I want to see fitch vs Karo, Koscheck, Hughes, Matt Serra….

Wow, john this isnt the place to let your ADD out. Fitch is going to win.

i would have laughed my ass off. it looks like we are going to see mayweather again as he is set to be at wrestlemania. i guess his talk about goign to mma was just that, talk and he pussed out.

So when does the UFC stop protecting his record and start making him fight the big guns in that class. I want to see fitch vs Karo, Koscheck, Hughes, Matt Serra….

Yeah, they are protecting him, but they give him a match he’ll regret! CHRIS WILSON!!! All of you are sleeping on him, just wait for March 1st.

Yeah, they are protecting him, but they give him a match he’ll regret! CHRIS WILSON!!! All of you are sleeping on him, just wait for March 1st.

Completely untrue, and I am close enough to know for a fact that they’ve tried to put him in there with most of the top guys, but they’ve all declined. The UFC isn’t protecting him, the other WW’s don’t want to fight him.

If Karo would of manned up and fought fitch we could of had a clear number one contender in half the time. people talk shit about fitch not fighting “anyone”, it is because no one wants to fight him!

Dead On Balls Accurate!