Yeah Next weekend should be the best WEEKEND in the history of mma. I am just as excited about this event as I am of Affliction and that free show that the UFC managed to scrape together.

its hard ot find a more exciting/explosive fighter in mma than “Kid” yammamotto. I really enjoy every single one of his fights.
I will be rooting for my hometown fighter, Eddie Alvarez. But I have to admit I am a very big fan of “Bone Crusher” Kawajiri. I think Alvarez vs. Kawajir will be one of the best fights of the entire tournament.

I cant wait to find out who Mark Hunt will face. Hunt is one of my favorite Heavyweights. He has a chin like Cabbage but with K-1 level kickboxing…and he packs some serious power. He also has better submission defense than most people think. Hellboy ius always a treat to watch, and I am a fan of the Black Mamba as well, should make for a great match.

Yoshihiro Akiyama is a fighter to watch. He ALWAYS IMPROVES, which makes me very curious to see his next fight.

Of course, I love watching the jits displays that rainbow pants put on in his fights. His Jits/flexibility rivals the great BJ Penn, IMO. Caol Uno is more than a formidable opponent.

I am very interested in the semi finals match ups because as u all should know winning is not enough in the semi’s, u have to win while taking as little dagae as possible to be fresh for the finals. If Alvarez can win this tournament, I will be extremely impressed because him and kawajiri are going to bang each other up pretty good.

should be an amazing event!

Machida is fighting Thiago Silva in October!

which means Rampage will fight wanderlei in Decemeber. Sokoudjou will fight Shogun in December. chuck will fight Forrest in December unless Rashad can lay n pray his way to a win!

Okami vs. Silva will be the next midfdleweight title fight and it can happen as soon as UFC 88

Yeh shinya aoki’s jiu jitsu skills are sick and absolutely scary…if you haven’t yet check out cagepotatoes highlight reel of aoki which includes a sick kamikaze armbar towards the end of the video and the famed “Aokiplata”! http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/07/09/must-see-shinya-aoki-highlight-reel/

Yeh Shinya Aoki has sick and extremely scary jiu jitsu skills and I’m sure Uno is well aware of that…should be an interesting battle. If you haven’t yet, check out Shinya Aoki’s highlight reel on cagepotato which include a sick kamikaze armbar and the famed “Aokiplata”!

Shinya Aoki has great BJJ, but it’s still behind BJ Penn’s. I like Shinya b/c he probably has the most entertaining BJJ to watch. He does a lot of crazy stuff, but BJ is just a tad more effective. Plus, Shinya lost in the first round of an ADCC tourney. BJ used to dominate grappling matches, and probably still would.

hdnet is a great investment for any mma fan, i can’t imagine not having it.

Akiyama is a scary dude because he has gotten better in everysingle one of his mma fights. This guy makes big improvement from fight to fight and will only get better!

KAMA. your right about the more well rounded fighters winning as of late, but i think aoki is a star in the making. he does need to work on his stand-up more, but he beat j.z. and that is one well rounded fighter. only time will tell. def agree about hunt, he needs to starting to fight some name fighters (good ones) or he will go from being underrated to overrated overnight. i hate tba, its baffling to me how they dont have an opponent 2 weeks out. how do these guys train or make a good fightplan for each other. anyhow this is a sick-a$$ card. i hope it strems live on my fav “free” channel.

Well pay attention to the fights and not the fans, also i think the japanese are the best fans in the world, ok their quiet but i don’t see anything wrong with that, i like their respect and they love the technicality of mma which is a rareity. I prefer them over drunk yobs who know nothing about mma shouting and going wild like its roman gladiators, most people just want to see people get punched and kicked in and can’t comprehend the ground game and think its boring. Believe me if you go to a mma event in America or UK and you’re surrounded by morons you’d be praying that you was sat watching it in Japan with the “quiet fans” at least i was lol.

diaz tries to but the bosses hold him back alot i too hope he gets out of exc soom i like nick alot.

Nick is not the matchmaker, he fights who is put in front of him. To my knowledge he has never turned down a fight, unless it was due to injury.