I didn’t know that hand gesture made by Chuck was a hang-loose sign. I thought it was a gesture made by 16 year old girls (and boys) meaning “Call me!!” Either way, he looks a fool doing it.

What about James Irvin? He hasnt fought since Anderson crushed him… the only other LHW I can think of that would be available is Houston Alexander, haha

cane would destroy him and deserves a better opponent than chuck

chuck has to work his way from the bottom just like every 1 else

another person who has to work his way up is vera

this fight has to happen

why not just book chuck vs. Forrest?

i agree john.

i think that fight would make perfect sense for both..

and it would be a huge draw!

but i feel forrest will do something silly like call out banha.

and then he will just end up getting his butt kicked..

or what about a forrest-vera fight??

that would be entertaining.

I wouldnt complain about any of those match ups Stink! all great idea’s!

I think Forrest is the 1 big name that Chucvk has the best shot of beating.

Forrest’s chin is a Fughaze! (Donnie Brasco)
Forrest has a good ground game but chuck TD defense is Legendary.

IMO, it would be a big ppv buy, and a very winnable fight for Chuck

Brandon Vera is fighting a no name, Mike Pratt. They can’t afford to have him lose.

yeah yeah~ i keep forgetting that.

a couple of weeks ago i heard he might have been fighting cane

and i just cant get that out of my mind.

u are right~ the ufc wants to keep vera above water till the philippines.

All this cherry picking of opponents is making chuck look like Tito. I say Zuffa should put him up against one of their no name up and comers. All they guys they are considering are already big stars by themselves. If he wins then maybe he’s back otherwise one more star they can build. Also John – Any rumors about Tim Boetsch? Heard he got a new 4 fight deal but nothing since.

I havent heard anything about BOetsh. As a matter of fact, I was wondering the same thing about a week ago. If I hear anything, even a rumor I will let you know

If Vera’s booked, Wand’s on medical suspension & Couture’s not interested, who will it be? I’m inclined to agree with NameNotRequired when he said that Chuck should fight a no-name. He doesn’t deserve to get Forrest and a fight with Cane is career suicide for CL. Where does he go from here?

The UFC isn’t going to put their most famous fighter in the ring against a no name. Chuck is a huge draw, so any fight he has against a big name opponent is a mega fight. That means mega bucks for the UFC. Chuck’s career may not last much longer, so they will make the most that they can with him.

I still hope they match Chuck against Liddell. That fight makes the most sense (imo) at this time. Jardine can prove the win was not a fluke, or Chuck can avenge a loss.

typo= Chuck against Jardine, not Chuck against Liddell. haha

Stink, you are saying Anderson/Jardine at 96? I am pretty sure Anderson is fighting Leites for the MW title at 97?

thanks stinky for the info.

BNF is right, silva is already booked!
Stinky, ever eat at Angelina’s up in stockton? Maybe we can meet for dinner on wed, it’s a spot my wife and I enjoy in stockton…good veal and sauce!

stinky who has told u this?

silva is booked and franklin/hendo winner will be fighting bisping next

the loser will probably not be ready in time for 96

chuck will more than likely be fightin vera

bnf~ im not saying its 100%~ its just what im hearing..

i am also hearing that if jardine doesnt want andy? he will get luis cane instead..

agian~ just what im hearing bro~ nothing offical..

kevin~ i have been hearing that if andy doesnt go up to 205?

his next fight will be leites~ but u are wrong bro..

that fight is definitely not already booked[100% sure]

but like i said above^ yeah~ andy ?might? be defending his title..

angelina’a is a nice spot, i know of it.

but i wont be in stockton for about 2 weeks..

i was suppposed to head to sac-town today~ but didnt.

i will be in oakland for the rest of the week~

then out to sacramento[cousins] for a week and then to

stockton for 2 days to visit my nanna..

dinner sounds good~ but i got a better spot the angie’s.

I’m sure you do, I just stick to what I like when in stockton, not much out there. you’re in oakland today? we can grab dinner tonight or thurday or friday! I live down the street in fremont, there’s a great greek place with the best baklava! let me know. Horatio’s isn’t bad either!

ufcaddict~ no need to worry about where i hear this.

but i will tell u~

- silva is NOT already booked! im not saying it wont happen.

but he is definitely not booked..

- if franklin loses? he will be offered to the iceman.

im sure we all knew that the winner will do the show with bisping.

thanks though~

i am hearing that luis cane could possibly fight vera.

but its not sounding good..

i tell u all~ 100% truth- andy-jardine is still being discussed.

believe it or not~

kevin~ for real bro?? u live in fremont?? i didnt know that.

i own a house in oakland and spend most of my time here.

i could have met up with u yesterday..

Stink! I can back you UP! Silva vs. Leites is NOT yet BOOKED! some rumors say that its still being negotiated, some say they are just talking. It is the next most likely fight for the title, but FAR from a sure thing!

However, at the uFC 92 Press conference, Dana basically promised again that Okami will be getting a title shot in the next year against Anderson….so who knows what the hell is going on!

thanks john~

i dont know why everyone thinks its 100% booked??

i still think we will see andy-jardine. which i know

for sure is~ at least being talked about..

yeah man, email me kevjack115@yahoo.com.
I play cards quite a bit in hayward. We can meet up for lunch or dinner this week for sure! I already warned my wife about dinner with a stranger, she didn’t seem to care, her only question was how old is he! she’s from stockton, so was wondering if she knew you!

cant mmet up this week~ lots of stuff going on with new years eve.

but now that i know~ its all good.

funny about your wife not caring~

whenever i mention bringing u too 94

my girl and my sister tell me not to meet up with strangers

and not to do it..

lol, my wife is cool, she thinks I’m a loser for blogging with you guys, but doesn’t care. I can handle myself if it were some lunatic trying to kill me, and got life insurance if I die!! lmao. plus I told her you’re from stockton (she didn’t know if that was good or bad)!! lol Hit me up on the email! we’ll definitely get together. you play poker?

lol, we have nothing planned for NYE, my wife was thinking of us going to stockton, but to do what? hang out in the ghetto…not my cup of tea!

kevin he cant train til june and in 1 month tito wouldnt be ready for a fight nogueira vs randy will be the co main event of ufc 100

I thought he couldn’t fight, and was training. He was waiting a long time to sign a deal because if affliction for example offers him 1 million dollars, UFC has the right (from his last contract_ to match any offer until june or july!

john~ im with u on that!

i used to be a huge chuck fan~ but like u said

‘the days of 1 dimentional fighters is over’….

it is just not as entertaining watching chuck do the same thing.

i am still a fan~ i just hope he fights more like he

did when he fought wand!!

that was the best iceman i have ever seen[he mixed everthing up]

but then he went right back to his old self against hashad.

chuck still has it..i just think he is thinking about

being done too much!

he needs to focus~ and fight like he did against wand

say word~

Chuck is training with ATT for his next fight, so hopefully we see a different Chuck!

Stink. GOod post! I also agree that the best CXhuck I have ever seen was against Wandy!

BNF, does not Thiago Silva train out of ATT? Would that not create a potential problem if Chuck was to fight him sometime in the near future? I do think Chuck maybe to comfortable training at the pit, and a change might do wonders for his career at this point.

Arent there 2 different ATT locations? I know the one is in Cocunut Creek Floriday, but If I remember correct there is another 1 (I could be wrong). All the Brazilians are in the Florida based one, chuck would probably stay on the west coast. Even if Chuck goes there he wont be fighting under the ATT Banner. He will probably Train there 2, 3 weeks tops! NO Big Deal, Thiago is a bad ass willing to fight anyone!

Yes derek, Silva does train their. I don’t think it will create a problwm down the line though. Silva doesn’t even speak english so I don’t know how tight they can become. They are both professionals and I think they would fight if it was the right timing. Like you, I am just very happy to see Chuck taking the necessary steps to improve his all around game.

there

There are a bunch of ATT camps in Florida. Coconut Creek is the most established, but Din Thomas has one in Port St. Lucie as well. There are also ATT schools in Vero Beach and Orlando. Those are just the ones I can name off the top of my head.

I got to meet Chuck, as well as Hack, Lindland, Horwich, and JZ Cavalcante at a seminar that was done at ATT in Coconut Creek about 3-4 weeks ago. I actually learned about it here on Mania.

you should went to HOOTERS!!!
I was at Hooters and then made my way to the gas lamp later. Come-on Kev!

was going to, but my wife didn’t want the crappy chairs, my son fell asleep in the booth. “cmon kev” I was on here all week asking if anyone wanted to watch it with me, you never spoke up! we went to east village tavern, but my son got denied…even though he was going to bowl!

F tHAT! I just went to watch UFC 92 in a Bar! NEVER AGAIN!!! I almost beat the crap out of a million dudes who were screaming USA, USA the entire time and disrespecting the Brazilians! Pissed me the F off! I almost lost my mind! Stupid Kids screaming dumb stuff like “I got that Coke, weed, Alcohol in me” while they disrespected Wanderlei. I had to show too much restraint!

NEVER AGAIN! From now on, you can find me IN my room watching ppv’s!

been there John…I don’t even invite people over to my house anymore who don’t follow MMA…you get questions like, How many weight classes are there? or He’ll win because of his tatoos…or Why don’t they stop it when theres blood?? or my favorite Brock Lesner should fight Chuck Liddell….AHHHHHHHH!!!! That shit drives me nuts.

Wow… If your right, Forrest just dropped all the way to the bottom of the food chain. Well, it was fun while it lasted.

i have been hearing that all week[since he lost his belt]

but i think it is a total b/s rumor..

u r right~ colman = big step back..

but i do feel imo forrest will be taking steps back for

the rest of his career..

i would like to see forrest fight~

chuck – vera – or banha cane..

any of these fights would make sense for giffin..

what u think??

please dont tell me he deserves a instant re-match.

No way do I think he deserves a rematch. But generally after losing a title, you are still considered a top contender. I am a huge Chuck fan and was a Vera fan (I still have some hope left for him), but that fact is they have both been on a major decline, while Forrest is fresh off of having the title. It makes much more sense for Forrest to fight Cane and have Chuck fight Shogun, IMO. Vera is going to fight a no name (Mike Pratt), due to the fact they can’t afford to have him lose if they want him around for the Philippenes show.

IMO, out of all the Big Dawgz at 205….Chuck has the easies time against Forrest then anyone else

john~ agreed! forrest presents alot of problems to most 205ers..

i think chuck could give him the hardest fight of any..

imo- chuck is definitely not past his prime~

he is still a killer, he just needs to mix it up more..

the iceman could be the champ right now if he didnt get

too comfortable at the top..

that said~ it dont even matter where

chuck-forrest-hashad and even rampage are at in ranks

cause this is shoguns year! trust that~

war~shogun!

~and i’ll say word to that statement!

WAR SHOGUN is right my man! Wait till these UFC nuthuggers get a glimpse of his Tai Clinch! I like his clinch more than Anderson’s. THe way he kind of throws his Knees kind of like he is skipping. From the clinch, instead of throwing the knees Vertically, He brings them up, out and crashes them into your ribs Horizontally. Thats Beautiful Muy tai right there!

hey and dont forget his abaility on the ground his submission are great and very hard to control his body on the ground a i think that a shogun with cardio its impossible to GnP or submit him

Wandi would be great to see on TUF but are they not going for a UK v USA theme?

Wandi trains here, lives here with his whole family and has tons of American fans (more than most). I would be fine with him representing USA. On a side note, that format is ridiclous anyways, Dana even said it himself. It could be thrown out very easily.

I’d love to see James Irvin vs Wanderlei Silva.. I bet James would knock him out

100% Agree.