Stephan Bonnar vs Mark Coleman on tap for UFC 100
by MMAmania.com on Mar 12, 2009 10:06 AM EDT
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The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) runner up, Stephan Bonnar, will likely collide with former heavyweight champion, Mark Coleman, in a light heavyweight bout slated for UFC 100 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 11.
MMAmania.com has learned that bout agreements have been offered to both fighters but have not yet been signed.
Bonnar recently returned from a catastrophic knee injury while training for a big fight against Matt Hamill in April 2008, which derailed the progress he had made after a suspension for steroids.
In fact, he was on a two-fight win streak, finishing Eric Schafer and Mike Nickels, respectively, establishing himself once again as a dangerous light heavyweight threat. But the long layoff and a very gifted opponent, Jon Jones, ended that streak and happy return at UFC 94 on Jan. 31.
It was a tough pill for "The American Psycho" to swallow -- he was visibly upset after the bout. However, the X-Treme Couture product will look to erase that memory when he locks horns with "The Hammer."
Coleman, too, recently returned from a long break in competition, testing his skills against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 93: "Franklin vs. Henderson" on Jan. 17. He ended up on the wrong end of a third round technical knockout, which he felt was an unjust stoppage, in his first fight inside the Octagon since 1999.
The UFC Hall of Famer earned $40,000 for putting on a "Fight of the Night"-caliber performance; however, most onlookers did not feel it was worthy of such an honor. That’s because Coleman and Rua appeared to tire early in the first round and turned in sloppy performances because of their exhaustion.
Hopefully, he will use that extra bonus money to ensure that he is prepared 100 percent this time around.
Coleman — the first-ever UFC heavyweight champion and most recent inductee into the promotion’s hall of fame — had a semi-successful run in the Pride FC organization, with the highlight of his work overseas being the champion of the first-ever open weight grand prix in 2000.
Since that time, however, the 43-year-old former collegiate national wrestling champion for THE Ohio State University has compiled an average record (4-5), taking on some of the best competitors in the division such as Fedor Emelianenko (two losses), Mirko Cro Cop (loss) and Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira (loss).
It’s doesn’t get any easier with Bonnar.
UFC 100 features two major title fights: Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir will tangle to declare an undisputed division champion and Georges St. Pierre will once again defend his 170-pound strap against number one contender, Thiago Alves. TUF 9 coaches, Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping, are also slated to meet and determine who earns the right to challenge the reigning middleweight champion later in 2009.
For the latest UFC 100 fight card and rumors click here.
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Despite his lopsided loss to Bones, I think Bonnar uses his stand-up to keep Coleman off balance.
Bonnar FTW.
by OJR on Mar 12, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
bonnar definitely wins this… i thought bonnar lost to a future number 1 contender/champion in jones
and coleman is definitely no jones …. he used to be a ground n pounder but now he just looks like a pathetic ankle grabber
bonnar by TKO
by ufcaddict on Mar 12, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
please somebody tell me how coleman can win this fight…
by shamo84 on Mar 12, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
try to take more steroids than bonnar
by the heat on Mar 12, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope this fight is on the undercard!!not the live card!!
by NM on Mar 12, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats all im concerned about. this fight will be shit and bonnar will get the tko within the first 2 rounds
by Jared on Mar 12, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
coleman has a chance to win because bonnar sucks agains wrestlers. ex rashad, jones
by COR on Mar 12, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coleman is basically going to be a slow moving punching bag for Bonnar to spar on. Even if Coleman manages a takedown…Bonnar has some very underated jitz. I just don’t see how Coleman can win this fight other than employing the wet blanket game plan but I can’t see that working on Bonnar. Coleman should be going back to heavyweight where he belongs. His days of cutting weight are over…it takes too much out of him. There are some decent matchups for him above 205.
by Buster Bluth on Mar 12, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This had better NOT be on the main card ….
by Rashad-Marquardt-GSP-Sherk on Mar 12, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Opening fight of the televised card. Bonnar is still a big draw and has major name recognition from TUF and the Griffin affair.
by PW on Mar 12, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bonnar has a lot of talent and is well-rounded. His problem, however, is that he is not that athletic. The common thread in his losses is that he gives away too much to quicker, more athletic, explosive opponents. His skillset, heart and cardio are solid, but unfortunately his lack of athleticism will always hold him back.
by CL on Mar 12, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I just wish Bonnar had a little more power. I don’t want to see crusty ass coleman get nuggied until he falls down and quits.
by Punch You in the Ovaries on Mar 12, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the biggest gimme Bonnar will get in his career.
I still dont understand why they even brought Coleman back. He brings nothing to the sport anymore.
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Mar 12, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow didn’t see this coming….I like Bonner and Coleman so this fight doesn’t bother me, but I have a feeling Dana wants Bonner to get a much needed win. After the Jones fight Dana was heard saying “no matter what you are with us” than again you can’t have a guy keep lossing either. I would have liked to see Bonner fight a top level guy like Shogun but I’ll take….Bonner buy ko or sub in the 2nd.
by Robert(1) on Mar 12, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who cares? Better be on the undercard.
by Boom Goes the Dynamite! on Mar 12, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope it is on the undercard. According to the rumors, there is only one fight left on the main card with Dos santos fighting Cain Velasquez. This fight between Coleman and Bonnar is about as shock to me and random as the Wandy/Franklin fight.
by Brett Kilborn on Mar 12, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not interested in this fight very much. Bonnar will never be more then a gatekeeper. Coleman shouldn’t even be fighting anymore, but he’s broke. That’s why that pathetic performance at UFC 93 got him fight of the night.
Bonnar should take this fight with a late first or second round TKO.
by RealDrew on Mar 12, 2009 10:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably trying to use Coleman to help Bonnar rebound off the last loss; realistically the hammer doesn’t have much time left in the fight game and Bonnar’s a better investment. Not that Coleman can’t win, but Bonnar is a cardio machine like Griffin, he won’t gas like Shogun did. Although, I will say, imo, Colemand does deserve this fight; he wasn’t outclassed against Rua, and he held his own.
by O damn he got caught on Mar 12, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t see this one coming either, but I guess it makes sense, both coming off of losses. Tough one to pick, but if it goes further than 1 minute, Coleman will gas and Bonnar will win.
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Side note, yesterday I took a lot of shit (personal attacks) because I asked if mask would be buried in character. I saw guys calling him names etc, but you guys jumped on me. Let me clarify something for all you guys on your high horses. We have men and women dying everyday in iraq and afghanastan. There are people in this country committing suicide because the economy is so bad that they can’t feed their families, I’m sorry that I have no empathy or sympathy for a 45 year old man drag racing down the street. If you play with fire, eventually you will get burned. Someone brought up the basketball team that missed the technical foul shots on purpose when a player came late to the came because his mom had just died of cancer…that type of story brings a tear to my eye and makes me think. A guy driving into the desert with no supplies or driving down a rural road at 100mph doesn’t do it for me. Sorry for being a little more realistic then worrying about the “mma community!”
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ya I agree…tough lesson to learn but maybe others who street race will learn some way other than the hard way
by McArthur on Mar 12, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
kevin its true. just because mask was some what famous everyone makes a huge deal, when in reality he was the idiot that was speeding. im not trying to say that his death was meaningless and people like his family and friends are hurt but whats with all the hate over a comment. he dressed like in character everyday to be recognized, wouldnt he want to be buried the same way
by Jared on Mar 12, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
by the way, all you guys tooling me the other day and telling me to “do my research” about Big John, here’s a direct quote from Kevin Iole on yahoo sports:
“Sean, there is a misconception here that needs to be cleared up. Dana White and the UFC have nothing to do with appointing, hiring, firing or directing officials. In the U.S., that is the purview of the relevant state athletic commission. "
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there must be an explanation for his absense from UFC events…Kev, if this is true it must be Big John declining to work under UFC banner cause its been 5-6 events I think and still no Big John
by McArthur on Mar 12, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The explanation is that Big John only got re-licensed by the California Athletic Commission when he returned to reffing, and because the UFC hasn’t had an event in California recently, no Big John.
Nevada might be hesitant about re-licensing McCarthy because of his contributions to the Fight Network and commentating for Affliction, both of which create conflicts of interest for a referee, especially when he was talking shit about the UFC on the Fight Network. Nonetheless, California decided to relicense him so Nevada might end up doing it as well.
by Scott on Mar 12, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
great post scott. I was THE ONLY guy saying that the comission picks the refs (hence the different refs in FL), but got bashed by a number of guys on this site, they were all saying it’s Dana White blackballing him! Once again, I’m right on it! Why doubt me guys?
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin or Scott.What did Bid John say about the ufc?
by Winner by Strikes!! on Mar 12, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry synister, but go back, there were maybe 3 of us going against the whole site, my bad bro!
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i commented yesterday on kevin , and his complete lack of respect/compassion for the mask tragedy, this guy (kevin) is a fucking goof, i asked him for some basic info on himself, i.e. age, and when he expects to obtain his first full time job, ect. i also asked that if anybody who was also pissed off about that disrespectful statement, and who was lucky enough to personally know this goof, to give him a bitch slap. full handed, and leave a mark. sometimes its the only way to teach respect.
by daz on Mar 12, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t comment as much as yall do though, and when you get into fights with other poeple i just sit back and laugh. It was a while ago when I last said something about the Commissions hiring refs. I brought up the fact that UFC would make them exclusive, which would be impossible because all the UFC refs have reffed in Affliction, Strikeforce, Elite and all them small shows too
by Synyster on Mar 12, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The UFC doesn’t, but Brock Lesnar does. :)
by BNF on Mar 12, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys were funny yesterday. I would just say maybe wait until the car stops smoking before the jokes start flying. Also, the specuation of facts is also a little hard to swallow. Other than that, whatever. Also, that thread probably got more responses than any other thread ever and they weren’t even really MMA related.
by BNF on Mar 12, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what I thought was funy, is I asked a question, and it became a personal attack on me thread, introvert insulted him others called him names, and the whole thread was on me! I woke up at 2 am and checked it out, 350 responses, 80% bashing me, made me feel real good! lol!
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No more John, so we have to attack someone. The day just wouldn’t be complete otherwise. :)
by BNF on Mar 12, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, he’s actually sticking with it this time, I guess that puts the bulls eye on my back. It’s hard sitting at the top!
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You think your at the top?You did more than ask a question and its funny how you thought a thread about someone who passed is all about you, what a tool.
by Brian on Mar 12, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a complete tool, i agree brian, this guy needs a good shit kicking
by daz on Mar 12, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey man your posts were out of line.. think before you put things into words! you’re sitting at the bottom… go do you’re daily run!
by RoB on Mar 12, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry Kev, your posts dont even come close to John’s. That guys picks won me a ton of money. He will be missed…I cant say the same about you if you left!
by DAVE on Mar 12, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am bias though…my girl was hit by street racers 4 years ago and is just now almost physically recovered although she is almost sure to feel the effects in years to come but your right…I prob shouldn’t have assumed he was actually racing
by McArthur on Mar 12, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it was obvious that some people seemed personally affected by similar incidents. I just read some accusations that he was drunk, which I don’t think was fair without evidence. But, I do think it is safe to assume they were going faster than the speed limit from the looks of the Ferarri.
by BNF on Mar 12, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin-
Yeah it got ridiculous. Some of the guys here have taken it a bit too personal. Just a bunch of bored, whiny babies.
by OJR on Mar 12, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And what are you?You go one a thread about someone who just died and call him a douche.I know what type of bit a ch you are.
by Brian on Mar 12, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol, don’t even respond OJR, not worth it!
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever had anyone close to you die from something that they directly or indirectly caused?
Have you ever had grandparents or parents who smoked and died of lung cancer?
Have you ever known someone who died because they weren’t wearing their seatbelt?
Have you ever known someone to associate themselves with the wrong type of people and end up dead for it?
I hope so. I truly hope that this is all just a facade, some stupid idea of an attention getter. I hope that you truly know what it feels like to have a loved one die before their time. It’s 10 times worse when it was/supposedly their own fault.
My grandfather died of lung cancer. He smoked. In a sense, that was his fault. Did he deserve to die? According to you, and some of your supporters logic, he did. I had a buddy who fell asllep at the wheel one night after a trip up-state. It was 3am but he was tired, no alcohol. In a sense, he shouldn’t have been driving that tired. I guess he deserved it right?
I don’t expect anyone on this bored to shed a tear for mask or any other Icon in any sport, but what I do expect from everyone who isn’t a self-centered, cold hearted, “I don’t care because it’s not me”, low life piece of sh1t, at bare minimum to keep your fuckn mouth shut. I expect people to at least empathize with the fact that there are people absolutely devesated over this. His family probably hasn’t slept in the past couple days. His friends are still sittin around exhanging their favorite memories of a friend lost.
I’m not much for personal attacks but you sir, are sad sad little shit. You truly are just a pathetic excuse for a man who lives and dies on the keyboard of blogs. I hope one day you wake up and realize that life “at the top”(as you put it) of a MMA blog is not what you thought it to be. It’s not near as glorious as the thousands of positive/productive things you could be doing. I hope one day you realize(if you haven’t already, which in any case doesn’t change the facts)what it feels like to lose someone over something that they had control of. So that one day you CAN empathize for the people affected by said tragedy.
That may be a little harsh depending on who you ask, but so has been your comments and lack of respect for someone you had never met.
I simply felt like I should throw my two cents in seeing as how you can not let go of all the attention everyone was giving you yesterday. Well, here’s a little more for you.
Get over yourself, for all of our sakes.
I guess I wasn’t joking when I said that I have completely lost faith in the humanity.
by JaSwin420 on Mar 12, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good post, I thought I summed it up in my comment today, but I guess not. Your examples are good, back when I drank, if I had hit a tree and been killed, yeah, it would have been on me. Thankfully, I never hurt anyone else in those dark years. I’m not perfect, and “being at the top” was a joke towards John, (the regulars got it). Whatever man, we all disagree from time to time on this site, that’s what makes it interesting, my value for human life differs from yours, my sense of reality when put in the perspective of war vs. speeding or drives into the desert vs. breast cancer, doesn’t make my views better or worse than yours, shit happens. I’m 32, and surprised I’ve made it this far, I’ve done things that would land me in jail for a long time, but that is the past, no one is perfect, but I can look myself in the mirror every day and know that I’m better person than I once was!
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Despite my attempts, that was directed towards kevin and anyone who agreed with him yesterday.
by JaSwin420 on Mar 12, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Omg Jaswin420 you touched me with that long drawn out retarded post of yours. what do you want and why do you care what people online think. You talk about how inglorious bloggers are but somehow get all butt hurt when one of them doesn’t agree with you. I think you are the sad little sh1t. go light a candle for mask or whatever you do when someone you that you dont know dies but dont try to push your bs views on us… If you have no faith in humanity then go move into the wild and live with your fellow wild dogs, because they have more respect for human life when they blog.
by JRE on Mar 12, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who’s the one that can’t let it go ojr? Your a sorry bitch but it’s you.
by Brian on Mar 12, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whats sorry is your lack of vocabulary as you are constantly saying the same thing over and over again:
“You are a bitch, OJR”
“OJR, you are a bitch”
“You are a sorry bitch, OJR”
“A sorry bitch, you are, OJR” -DR SEUSS EDITION
LOL.
by OJR on Mar 13, 2009 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin, you had to have expected to get a reaction when you made joking comments on someone who had recently died. With all the people who post on this sight there is bound to be a few who are legitimatley saddened by Mask’s passing. And just as there are people who are bound to be sad, there are even more people who will go along with the crowd. Mix in the haters and you get 400 comments all bashing you. But you have every right to say whatever you want to, and personally I’m not offended by anything you said. I don’t nessissarily approve of making jokes about the recently deceased, but It’s your right and your call. And everyone who bashed Kevin shame on you as well. Is yelling at kevin helping anything? Will it get him to admit he made a mistake? No he’s to damn stubborn and all your doing is prepetuating an already tragic situation and encouraging more sencless keyboard warrior violence.
by DB on Mar 12, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i see so kevin has the right to post trash on someone who just died but shame on everyone who bashed him for it?
by Brian on Mar 12, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian, DB was putting Shame to both sides. Relax.
by YouveGotGold on Mar 12, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me set the record strate. Kevin was wrong for saying the things he said, but insulting him to the degree that has occurred is obsurd. There is no reason to get personal and say the kind of things that have been said. I understand telling him to lay off beceause the guy just died, but there is no reason to escalate this to the level it has. Every thread has somthing about kevin being bashed on it. I partially blame kevin for that himself, but there are numerous other individuals who are just making this worse. A man just died and all these people who claim to care about him are doing is insulting kevin instead of doing somthing that actually helps the situation.
by DB on Mar 12, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what do ya mean?…it should be a prelim fight imo…any other event it would be on the main card so its def a step up for the prelims
by McArthur on Mar 12, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are right about that Mr. McArthur. There is no way this makes the main card of 100.
by BNF on Mar 12, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is BJ/Kenny at 100 now or 101 or we still don’t know???
by McArthur on Mar 12, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BJ should be suspended until the mess that he caused is over with!!!!
by the spyder on Mar 12, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“the mess he caused” LOL! You GSP guys are funny.
McArthur, I am pretty sure they will do it at 101 since BJ said he wants to fight late July or early August.
by BNF on Mar 12, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
like bonner alot, coleman not a huge fan really but got respect, but the 100 card?? why not bring back Dan “the Beast” and have him and coleman go at it to open the card, both HOF fighters.. makes more sense really why would coleman fight Bonner? is he trying to make a run for a title shot??
by Ted on Mar 12, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really dont care to see this fight at all. I pray to god that it isnt gonna be a main event, or even on the main card to UFC 100! I like Bonnar in this one. Old man Coleman should just give it up and retire(or find another source of income). His time has passed!
by allamerican on Mar 12, 2009 10:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
‘main event’ = not a clean penis chance in jenna jamison..
‘on the main card’ = could be? i think~
by stinky~fingers on Mar 12, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good analogy…I thought I was the official Jenna jokester!
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh ok~ sorry for stealing your bait..
hummmmmmm? i’ll try my best to take a different look at my response~
how about?
‘main event’ = not a mask chance in a speeding ferrari..
‘on the main card’ = could be?~ i think.
ohhhhhhhhhhhh snap son~…..low blow…low blow..tasteless joke~
ahhh shoot me dead im a horrible person..
by stinky~fingers on Mar 12, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the backlash will be funny, you’re a stand up guy stink, thanks for not stealing my jokes!
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
stinky-
watch out for brian and odamn!!!
by OJR on Mar 12, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i thought u guys would like that one~
but on a serious tip~ i have actually met mask~
i do have to say i feel for his friends and fam..
he was a good man and didnt deserve to go out like that..
i dont hate on u fellas for posting what u did in his thread~ but i dont think it was the thread for a joke comment to fly on..
tasteless jokes are my favorite so using sensitive material is always game..
i will probably get flamed just the same~ but i dont think i could have posted that in the actual rip thread for mask..
sidenote~
the tapout guys might be nice guys~ but like i have told them~
how does a man wear a tapout shirt when the guys who own it dress like fools and look like clowns??
i would never wear a tapout shirt souly on the fact of what the inventors look like…
by stinky~fingers on Mar 12, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve never worn a Tapout shirt. I go Xtreme Couture, Warrior, Clinch Gear, Affliction, and (my favorite) Sinister.
by Synyster on Mar 12, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This should be a good fight. Coleman will hopefully come in with better cardio and he should do okay.
by Sofa-King-Toasty on Mar 12, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is good. 2 guys with UFC history in UFC 100, plus a Bonnar win means they can use him against someone like Vera, Hamill or Bader as a gatekeeper
by Andy on Mar 12, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if this fight is on the main card i will be pissed
by bryant on Mar 12, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree not a main card fight perlim if it is on the main card I’ll clown on it for ever lol. Amor de rey
by king criminales amor de rey on Mar 12, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i dont mind this match-up at all..
i feel this is a decent fight..I also agree with pw and think it will be the first fight on the main card~ not a prelim..
and u all know bonner will finish coleman too~
that wont look to good on my boy shogun~ who could just got done looking bad..
coleman and bonner are both decent draws~ and the match-up is not that bad either..
bonner is one scrappy dude~ and even for a rusty hammer? coleman can take a licking..
one thing that should be gauranteed is i dont think this fight will go 15 min..
and it should not be boring either..
thats only a goood thing..
say word~
by stinky~fingers on Mar 12, 2009 11:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good assessment bro. what r you up too? you in cali?
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks~
not much right now..
still on the east side..
by stinky~fingers on Mar 12, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been dealing with the flu all week, when you gettin back to oak town? We’ll get together for lunch, just hit me up!
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
was waiting for theses comments. Do you realize, some of us have been on this site for years and have developed an “outside the site” re-pore? get a life buddy!
by kevin on Mar 12, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
developed an “outside the site” re-pore? because you’ve been on here for years? who needs a life here.. nothing worse than a fat mofo sitting and commenting on sports.. and actually thinking he runs the site because he’s been on it longer than others
by RoB on Mar 12, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Both these guys suck…and should NOT be in the UFC.
by sam on Mar 12, 2009 11:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If this in on the main card i’m not buying it. What a horrible fight. I just really wish these two guys would go away already!
by sigepsal on Mar 12, 2009 11:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Flash back 24 months and think about when people were dreaming about UFC 100. Heck, even flash back to December 2007 before the New Years weekend event. At that time, who would have thought that we’d get to UFC 100 and all of the following guys would be under UFC contract and NONE on the card:
HW – Randy Couture
LHW – Chuck Liddell
MW – Anderson Silva
WW – Matt Hughes
LW – BJ Penn
Even knowing what I know now, it doesn’t seem right to me.
by YouveGotGold on Mar 12, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone think they’ll start the PPV early (9pm) to allow them to show more fights? I mean, just with what they have now:
Lesnar/Mir – time block 45 – 60 minutes
GSP/Alves – time block 45 – 60 minutes
Hendo/Bisping – time block 25 – 35 minutes
Bonnar/Coleman – time block 25 – 35 minutes
Granted, I doubt that these all would go the distance, but from a production standpoint, you have to block the time, so we’re looking at 4 fights at 140 – 190 minutes. 4 fights could take up the full 3 hours on PPV. Now, I’d be very surprised if all of these fights went the distance, but still. Since it’s UFC 100, I’d love to see 6 fights and the PPV starting at 9pm, even if that means they charge $49.95 or $54.95.
by YouveGotGold on Mar 12, 2009 12:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking maybe they would have this card have like 6-7 good fights, make it four hours, and possibly induct someone into the hall of fame, so I wouldn’t put it past them to go an extra hour
Though I think you added way too much time to your fights no way Lesnar Mir and Gsp Alves takes up 60 minutes, you figure the 3-4 minutes of promos leading up to the fight, the 2 minutes for ring entrances 25 minute fight at max, then the post fight, which lately they have been cutting shorter..I figure closer to 32-40 minute range
Anyways With the big 3 fights confirmed Lesnar Mir,Alves Gsp,and Hendo Bisping..
If some of the rumored fights like Bonnar/Coleman,Akyima/Belcher,Maia/Nate,and I also heard possibly Dos Santos vs Tba on this card, so make it lil longer so none of those get stuck on undercard
by Generico on Mar 12, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The UFC uses time slots for production purposes, which also allows the ring to be cleared for the next fight, etc.
5 rounds x 5 minutes = 25 minutes
1 minute between rounds = 4 minutes
Promo for fight = 5 minutes
Fighter entrances = 5 minutes (~2 minutes each)
Intros = 2 minutes
Post Fight = 5 mintues, shorter for a KO, TKO or submission
That gets you to 46 minutes. That’s the bare minimum they’ll block out. If you notice though, the main event typically starts around midnight (eastern time). The PPV can go ‘til 1am, so they’re slotting an hour and if it ends early, filling the time with fights from the undercard. My estimates are on how much time will be slotted and not how much will be required.
by YouveGotGold on Mar 12, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Maia/Nate fight, you’re essentially setting up a mini-tournament at MW. Winner of Maia/Nate vs. winner of Hendo/Bisping gets Anderson. The problem there is that how long does Anderson wait for his next opponent? At MW there are a number of guys in the running for a title shot in the near future:
1. Maia
2. Nate
3. Hendo/Bisping Winner
4. Wanderlei Silva (if he beats Ace)
5. Okami (assuming he wins at 98)
Next Tier:
Almeida/Horwich winner
Cote – depending on how he returns from surgery
by YouveGotGold on Mar 12, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’ll just have to hope for some quick fights on the main card. I can’t see Lesnar/Mir making it more then a couple rounds. I doubt they extend the telecast because they want people to pay for the undercard fights at UFC on demand.
by RealDrew on Mar 12, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Generally, I’d agree with you, but I wonder/hope UFC 100 will be something different.
by YouveGotGold on Mar 12, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Bonnar will win this fight easily, I just dont think it needs to be on such a prestigous card but what the hell its better than some of the matchups we have seen lately!!!!!
by Spyder on Mar 12, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
AAWWWWWW DAMN- this card WAS starting to look awesome
by Rusty Springs on Mar 12, 2009 12:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I got Coleman for the upset. His strength will probably me to muc hfor bonnar if it goes to the ground. this is a good addition ot the card.
other rumours for 100 are
Cain vs Dos Santos due to Herring Injury.
Thiago Silva vs Jon Jones
Akiyama vs Belcher
by Adam on Mar 12, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Where did you hear the Silva/ Jon Jones rumor? That would be freakin sweet. I saw Jones fight live at 94. That dude is a human hightlight reel. Very excited to see that dude fight again.
by Josh H. on Mar 12, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bonnar has way better stamina than Mark, I think that will be the differance in this fight.
by the spyder on Mar 12, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How the hell does this fight make UFC 100? UFC 100 is supposed to be the best card in UFC’s history. I’ll be their, and I too will be pissed if this is on the main card. This is a disgusting, meaningless matchup. Jon Jones deserves to be at 100 rather than Bonnar, and Coleman, well Coleman needs to end his career now, before he destroys his legacy like Ken Shamrock did. By the way, ESPN gives MMA a line like once a month or so. Now they’re showing the headlines: “Ken Shamrock busted for 3 different steroids” and “BJ Penn files formal complaint against GSP and his trainers for greasing.” They’re running these headlines like every 2 minutes. Fuck you ESPN, go back to talking about the Yankees and Red Sox like you usually do 24 hours a day.
by Josh H. on Mar 12, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Having mentioned Fedor, Nog and Crocop and then saying “It doesn’t get any easier with Bonnar” is my lol moment for the day.
by Tim on Mar 12, 2009 5:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
To bad MARK THE HAMMER COLEMAN still has gaas in the tank cause he put a beat down on bonner wow looks like bonner was the one who looked like a old man after the first round Coleman had the better stamina and thats what everone thought was going to be Colemans weak part will looks like Bonner was Colemans bitch 4 15mins
by jon on Jul 13, 2009 6:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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