UFC 92 videos and pics from pre-fight press conference
by MMAmania.com on Dec 23, 2008 11:03 PM EST
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For a complete photo gallery head over to CombatLifestyle.com. Video interviews of the top three fights after the jump. Enjoy.
Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans:
Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira and Frank Mir:
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Wanderlei Silva:
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Haha! Mir and Nog look cute together!
Nog, Grippo and Quint could get u some cash. Im sure they’ll put Rampage as an underdog.
by Syd[a.k.a "The Negation"] on Dec 24, 2008 12:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
READ MANIACS
A friend of mine that i train with is very much in the no with the UK MMA scene. He told me to bet BIG on Wanderlei. He was knocking around with Rampage at a UK event and he looked a shell of his former self.
Still not recovered from his ‘episode’ he was completely out of sorts and away with the faries.
Don’t believe the interviews and quotes, he is not fully recovered.
Bet big on Wand if you weren’t already.
Take this info for what you want but don’t be surprised when he goes all Filho on us.
by Nick J on Dec 24, 2008 7:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no way man~
u just dont understand that rampage has always been crazy.
even when he was winning[crazy] when he was losing[crazy]
thats the thing man~ rampage is and has never been ‘all there’……
so to say rampage seemed ‘not fully recovered’
doesnt mean crap~
rampage takes this via tko in the second or third round~
and i take kevins bengie~
say word~
by stinky~fingers on Dec 24, 2008 7:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol now i know to go all in on Wandy now, after seeing you go 0-7 on your last bets stink
by BMO on Dec 24, 2008 8:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
bmo~
r u really trying to insult the stink~man??
thats laughable.
who do u gots on this weekends fights?
i got~
hashad[tko]
nog[tko]
massenzio[sub]
rampage[tko] believe that~
kongo[tko]
okami[ud]
hardonk[tko]
hamill[tko]
chanon[sub]
berry[tko]
im saying i hit around 7 of 10 right.
say word~
by stinky~fingers on Dec 24, 2008 8:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
NickJ – your buddies havin a laugh, the only reason rampage is a bit of a shell… is because hes been worked to his limits, new limits he didnt know were there. He’ll be ready, you can bet on that, but it would be a bad move to bet on a guy on a mission. REVENGE from rampage is bound to be dished out cold
by Insain on Dec 24, 2008 8:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stink is absolutely correct! NO one loves wanderlei more then me, but I am telling you right now, that Rampage is going to win this fight! I promise!
As a betting man, I am betting my hOUSE on NOgueira and calling it a night! THat fight is a lock, dont let the odds scare u away from betting it. Ride MInotauro all the way to the BANK!!!! No need to bet the other fightgs. Nog isn’t going to loose to this chump!
This match up reminds me of the movie the great white Hype. UFC marketing team has created Mir as a good fighter. BS!!!!! I dont know if he is even top 20 in the world of HW! What a joke! The whole HW division is a Joke, having NOG as champion is the only thing that makes it somewhat Legit!
by john on Dec 24, 2008 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mir is soooooo shook! What a BIatch! In all the Mir interviews he has conducted in the past 4 months, the only thing he could think of that he is better then Nog in is:
“I can Jump HIgher then him”! LMAO….Mir is an idiot who doesnt deserve to be on the big stage with all these great fighters!
by john on Dec 24, 2008 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m trying to insult you, I respect the fact you got the balls to make some of the bets you make. I’m just riding your badluck and Rampage being a loonie now so im all in on Wandy no doubt. I agree with all your bets except rampage and I see Lister taking the UD. WAR RASHAD
by BMO on Dec 24, 2008 10:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wanderlei is taking this one just like the other two, I have no clue why everyones talking like he’s washed up or out classed here; the guys 32 years old, it’s prime time; everyone’s talking about the wolfs lair and Rampage’s new training and how he’s gotten so much better. No one bothers to mention Wanderlei’s training with extreme Couture sparring with Forrest Griffin, learning wrestling techniques from Couture or speculating on an improved all around game for the Axe Murderer. You guys are sleeping on Wandi; big mistake, I see this being very detrimental to a lot of fat wallets out there… I don’t think the guy learned english, moved to Vegas and opened his own gym here in the US to lose, imo beating Wanderlei right now is going to be very difficult for anyone if not damn near impossible.
by O Damn he got caught on Dec 24, 2008 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Forrest, Nog, Wandi FTW
by O Damn he got caught on Dec 24, 2008 10:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
With regards to my above comment, like i said take that info for what you want but i have placed my bet (and i’m not even a betting man).
I respect a lot of other peoples opinions on here but not as much as i respect my source who was up close and personal with Rampage for 2 hours.
I saw him in the gym a couple of days ago and asked him what his picks are for 92. He said before he spent the night with Rampage and the Wolfslair lot (no not that type of ‘spent the night’ children!) he would have backed Rampage all the way. But he said he was timid and glazed over, as if he was on serious meds or something.
PS Nog is gonna kill Mir, almost can’t be bothered to comment on it, its so obvious.
PPS I know i’m sad for being on here christmas day but its either that or go back to my girlfriend showing me all her lovely new makeup!
Happy christmas all, bet on Rampage at your peril!
by Nick J on Dec 25, 2008 6:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have said for a while that this fight is simply BAD NEWS for Rampage. Stinky, I gotta disagree with you on this one. There is a massive difference between being a touch off center/goofy (like he used to appear), and mentally imbalanced (or whatever he was when he screwed up not too long ago). IMO, Silva is going to beat him like he owed him money..
by chefdaddy on Dec 25, 2008 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“Dana, you can put my name on the check for knockout of the night.” -Wanderlei Silva
Enough said. Rampage is gonna get beat badly for the 3rd time.
by Dayvet on Dec 23, 2008 11:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So I was thinking…I think a great fight in the heavyweight division would be Antoni Hardonk and Cheik Kongo. Hardonk has some great stand up and so does Kongo.
by RyanHobbs on Dec 24, 2008 4:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For as big and athletic as Kongo looks, he seems kinda gun shy to me; wtf was he doing in the Heath Herring fight, going for take downs and trying to wrestle?? The guy isn’t aggressive enough imo, he might win fights and all but except for a couple KO’s he’s kinda boring.
by O Damn he got caught on Dec 24, 2008 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Completely agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by chefdaddy on Dec 25, 2008 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Christ Mir has a huge smile. He looks like he’s wearing the same contraption that Jack Nicholson did when he played the Joker.
by Marcer on Dec 23, 2008 11:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nog better wipe that smile off of Mir’s face!
by Syd[a.k.a "The Negation"] on Dec 24, 2008 12:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking same thing nice face for a clown. Although I don’t think he will smiling after the fight.
by TKO on Dec 24, 2008 12:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It is hard to get a read on Rampage. I cant figure out if he wants to cry or kill – What ever the case, he does not look quite right.
by TapedUpPair on Dec 23, 2008 11:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mir by some way out sub – Gogoplada, nose twist or reverse triangle
Wandi by ref stoppage – hammer fist sub
Forrest by sub – arm bar
All I know this will be a great way to end 2008! War Dana.
by mmamac on Dec 23, 2008 11:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mir subs nogueira u are crazy or smoking crack
by Chuco on Dec 24, 2008 12:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think a submission for either fighter (assuming one doesn’t gas) is pretty far fetched. I would lean towards Mir gassing over Nog but Mir could easily prove me wrong. He’d love to get the title back and he has probably trained like crazy for this fight.
by RyanHobbs on Dec 24, 2008 4:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
technically Mir has the better build for a submission guy (not saying he’s better at subs or has a better ground game in anyway). I definatley give Mir more of a shot than most; I think Nog will take it, but I think it will be a highly competitive fight.
by O Damn he got caught on Dec 24, 2008 11:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Page will take it, hes grown so much as a fighter since 2004-2005 so theres now doubt about it wanderlei is facing a new rampage and is goin to get rampaged and knocked out
by Jared on Dec 23, 2008 11:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
evans by KO!!
wandi by TKO rnd 2!!
noguiera 3/4th round stoppage!!
This is just a great card I’m so jealous!!
Also Kongo is one of my fav fighters, I see him by Ko in round2!
Can anyone say if dos santos v heath herring is a possible for ufc95?
Also Luis Cain v Houston Alexander?? it would just make the card a little more appealing, still no huge names though!!
by mo on Dec 23, 2008 11:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Put rampages name on the cheque for knockout of the night and put nog on the submission of the night cheque. Rampage’s stand up is far supiour to what it was when they first fought, wandy is gonna be in for a surprise if he thinks he will win a stand up war.
by LG on Dec 23, 2008 11:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, is Frank Mir trying out for the role of “the Joker” for the next Batman film? lol
by Sean M on Dec 23, 2008 11:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
my picks:
rashad by decision
rampage by ko
nog by rocking mir then finishing him on the ground with strikes and maybe finalizing it with a choke
-Phil Baloni
by Phil Baloni on Dec 23, 2008 11:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me or is there not enogh trash talk? I don’t normaly like it but I think that Rashad should talk some trash, and I miss Forrest’ joking nature
by anthony cazares on Dec 23, 2008 11:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It almost seems like Forrest was kinda scared off by seeing Chuck’s head go flying into the 15th row after that overhand right from Rashad…lol.
by --utaptout-- AKA..."The Prodigy's" 4th biggest hugger on Dec 24, 2008 12:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I dont care who wins the other two Rampage WILL redeem him self this weekend.
by R.E.S on Dec 24, 2008 12:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’ll tell you what WON’T happen:
Mir by submission, KO, TKO, or decision
Forrest by KO
Rampage by submission
OK everyone knows that Rampage wouldn’t sub Wandy. I think Wandy wins by KO or TKO. If it goes to decision, I’d also give the edge to Wanderlei, unless Rampage takes him down and squeeks out a decision. There’s no knees or kicks to the head of a downed opponent anymore, so Page can forget about that.
I don’t think Mir has the gas to go 5 rounds, and Nog most certainly does. Everything that Mir does well, Nog does at least a little bit better. I’ve tried, and barring some freak circumstance, I can’t think of a plausible scenario that MIr wins this one. At least 9 times out of 10, Nog takes it.
As far as Forrest and Rashad, I don’t know how to pick this one. Forrest has reach on Rashad, but Rashad may have better wrestling, and Forreasts defense on the ground is very good. If there is a KO, it will come from Raschad. Forrest just doesn’t seem to have the punching power to knock anyone of Rashad’s caliber out. I think this one is going to go to decision, but its a pretty tough one to call. Thoughts anyone?
by --utaptout-- AKA..."The Prodigy's" 4th biggest hugger on Dec 24, 2008 12:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bj Bj Bj Bj Bj Bj! Hahaha!
by Syd[a.k.a "The Negation"] on Dec 24, 2008 12:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn straight! BJ
by --utaptout--...AKA "The Prodigy's" 4th Biggest Hugger on Dec 24, 2008 2:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Page by TKO
Griffin by decision
Nog by whatever he wants
by Brandon on Dec 24, 2008 1:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Griffin by Arm Bar
Page by Ground n Pound
Nog by however he wants
by See What Had Happend Was !!!! on Dec 24, 2008 12:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Rampage Rampage Rampage! I don’t give a rat’s a$$ what you pundits have to say!
by Syd[a.k.a "The Negation"] on Dec 24, 2008 12:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
wand doesn’t fight with the same intensity he did a few years ago. rampage needs to finish him if he hurts him and i think he will early in the fight with something huge. nog has slowed down as well but is still a beast. mir is like the mad scientist of the heavyweight divison. he is one of the more intelligent fighters out there but he will always be a big question mark for me as far as which mir is gonna show up physically. his win over lesnar was impressive because he was getting stomped and he kept his composure and showed the technique of a master. i think mir’s plan is to play the points game with nog and use his ground sqills to nullify nogs or perhaps even catch him in a early sub if nog gets to agressive. forrest and rashad will be interesting but i see it being a lot like the forrest rampage figt. i think rampage is actually a more dangerous fight for forrest but rahad has better defense for the low kicks and probably shoots for takedowns a little quicker. i’ll give the nod to rashad because of his training camp and his confidence. i’ve never seen anyone take his confidence from him. plus i think forrest will cry like a baby if he loses and im the kind of jerk who loves to watch that sort of thing.
by jonsey on Dec 24, 2008 12:35 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
no one has beaten Rashad, thats why no one has taken his confidence away….wait until the first time he gets laid out like Chuck or Jardine or Houston….ect ect. he will crumble. The test of a man is how you bounce back from defeat…we have yet to see how Rashad will handle a loss.
by Chadx23 on Dec 24, 2008 10:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think rashad will take it but im pullin for forrest just cuz its his 1st title defense. i think forrest can take him to a decision and win. As far as mir and nog i think nog will win but it would be the shit if mir won and Rampage will be victorious. and that will set up the 4th episode
by R.E.S on Dec 24, 2008 12:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
4 times isn’t usally marketable but if the fight is close and ww3 like i think it’s gonna be i’d pay to watch a fourth.
by jonsey on Dec 24, 2008 12:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How come on UFC Countdown last night, they spent more time on Mir than Forrest and Evans combined???wtf…They gave him too much air time. I pick Wandy, even though he came off the show cocky and arrogant. I didn’t see a hunger in him, more like he thinks he’ll breeze by Rampage just bc he’s beatin him twice…
Anyone agree???
by DirtbagHtr on Dec 24, 2008 12:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey Guys Merry Early Christmas, Phil,Jv,Chef,Kev,Bnf,Vm,Mo,Everybody else.Happy Holidays.Off to Baton Rouge .
by DBG on Dec 24, 2008 12:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Parlay Rampage, Nog, and Griffin.
Matt Hammill is the lock of the night, with very decent odds on him (-220). Put a decent amount of dough on him
by Brandon on Dec 24, 2008 1:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
on hammill? i don’t know about that. after his last couple performances, i’m just not that impressed.
by kitsunex on Dec 24, 2008 1:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
kits, hes fighting reese andy! Reese is a good wrestler but Hamill is a better wrestler, plus Hamill is a much better striker and coming off a loss, If there is a lock.. Its Hamill!
by medecine balls on Dec 24, 2008 2:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
good call! I bet a ton on NOG and I was going to leave it at that, but I gotta throw a little somethin somethin on Hammil. I wish I actually liked him, but Hamil bores the crap out of me….oh well this will be the 1st time I will root for Hammil
by john on Dec 24, 2008 2:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it me or does murr look like one of us guys when we get to get our pic taken with our favorite fighter?!
by DBG on Dec 24, 2008 3:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
hahaha, that’s the same smile I had on my face when I ran into Joe Sakic at the airport. I was only 18 at the time, but my smile was 6.
by GodDamnMike on Dec 24, 2008 10:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
although i dont think it will happen, mir could potentially win this fight via a submission hold because if he grabs something he just try to tear it off so although nog wont tap and he has the best chin in the world that dont mean his bones wont break!!!!
by Horndog on Dec 24, 2008 4:08 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Rashad – 2nd Round KO
Nog – 3 Round TKO
Rampage – 2nd Round KO
Cb – Decision
Kongo – Decision
Okami – Decision
Hamill – Decision
Blackburn- First round KO
Hardonk – First round KO
Barry – First round fuckin brutal KO :D
by Jared on Dec 24, 2008 7:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
não adianta ficar fazendo torcida pro Rampage muito menos pro Mir, Wand irá pendurar o Rampage nas grades e Minotauro ira nocautear o Mir… Fui
by Cokim on Dec 24, 2008 7:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Rampage didn’t even give him a good staredown, usually Rampage looks serious or give mean staredowns, this time he just kinda put his head back with a smirk like "whats up"….Wanderlei is in Rampage’s head. I like Wanderlei and want him to win, but Rampage is a cool guy too and would like to see him win so it can maybe boost his broken confidence a little. Good luck to both of those guys, they will need it!
Hey, just thought of this! What if this fight goes to a decision just like Chuck/Wanderlei did last year when noone expected it to and everyone thought it would end in a KO!?? just a thought….
by Chadx23 on Dec 24, 2008 11:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
As long as its as action packed as that fight was, no complaints here..
by O Damn he got caught on Dec 24, 2008 11:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yea I agree no comlaints, but I just dont see this one going to decision. These guys really hate each other and Chuck and Wanderle ad major respect (in the ring anyway) for each other
by Chadx23 on Dec 24, 2008 5:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Man TheNegation is an MMA newbie. He got into MMA 3 months ago. What a farce.
by AntiNegation on Dec 24, 2008 12:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah right, and your mom is 11 yrs old…
by Syd[a.k.a. "The Negation"] on Dec 24, 2008 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TheNegation was telling me this morning that he was rooting for Wanderlei, now he’s chanting Rampage like an idiot? Make up your mind, foo!
by AntiNegation on Dec 24, 2008 12:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I was just watching the replay of the rashad bisbing fight and rashad didn’t look good at all. Other then the knockout of chuck rashad really hasn’t fought anyone. Tito hell everyone beats tito know forrest did but somehow didn’t get the decision. I think rashad might be truly out classed in this fight
by staples on Dec 24, 2008 12:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You can put my name in the knockout of the night check, lol!
I loooove Wanderlei and can’t wait for him to absolutely murder the babykiller!
by Lester the Pimp on Dec 24, 2008 1:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lester’’’ OH’ OH’ OH’….. THAT IS SO WRONG!!!
by THORAZINE on Dec 25, 2008 12:24 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I love both these guys I just dont see Mir having the stamina to go deep enough into to this fight to beat NOG. NOG can go and go and go where as Mirs condtioning has always been suspect. I think Mir can submit almost anyone, I just dont see him having the gas to go were this fight will end up, which unless NOG wins early this fight will go to a 4th or 5th round were Mir gases and then loses. My money goes to Nog on this one!!!!
by the spyder on Dec 25, 2008 1:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
rampage, nog, and evans
rampage looked nervous at the press conference. rampage fights better nervous. last time he was nervous was for the chuck fight.
nog will take it if he can get past the first 3 minutes. mir will gas and not be able to rip anything off after they both get sweaty.
evan’s mma game is quickly becoming the tightest of all tuf alum. he is much faster than forrest. also, evans will be ready for the leg kicks since he trains with jardine. forrest’s only chance is to turn it into a boxing match and establish his jab early.
by COR on Dec 25, 2008 4:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Vitoria do Wanderlei Silva contra o rampage e vitoria do minotauro contra o frank mir…os americanos vao chorar amanha…
by Augusto Barros on Dec 26, 2008 9:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Animals sex….
Is sex with animals wrong. Human sex with animals….
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