UFC 100: TJ Grant vs Dong Hyun 'Stun Gun' Kim booked for July 11

he is way more exciting then Okami if you ask me!

UFC 100 NEWS*** OFFICIAL!

Herb Dean is refing the Lesnar vs. Mir fight!
Mazzagatti is refing the GSP vs. Alves fight!

people wanting to bet the GSP/alves fight BEWARE!

oh and that quote about Dana BASHING SYLVIA and saying that his only way back to the UFC is through TUF is actually really a Dana white quote!

That is easily top 5 Dana quotes of all time!

i agree i meant it in the perspective of being very solid and difficult to beat

Sylvia’s ego would never allow him to be an entry level TUFer. And his appetite would never allow him to make the 265lb weight limit.

EXACTLY JJ…thats what makes the quote AWESOME!!!! Basically Dana is assuring us that we wont have to watch BIg Poopy disgust us and bore us to death at the same time ever again in the UFC Octagon!

As most of you know, Arlovski is now a free agent. THe Grim fight fulfilled his contract with affliction. Dana White should now get Arlovski’s signature on a UFC contract! The timing is perfect because after getting Ko’ed in his past 2 fights, the Arlovski price tag will be a lot cheaper…and Andre is still one of the bigger heavyweight draws in the USA. Arlovski would be a great test for all the young up and coming heavyweights like:
Carwin (not that young, but still somewhat GREEN)
Dos Santos
Cain Vallesquaz
Kongo fight would be bad ass!

Say what you want about Arlovski and his chin, but he would still DESTROY Current UFC champion Frank MIr!

I have always wanted to see couture/Arlovski. THey were in the UFC for about 7 years together, yet Couture never had the balls to step up and fight him!

Only problem with trying to sign Arlovski is that I read an interview with him about a week ago, and he sounds really obsessed with getting another crack at Fedor. He said, he will Follow Fedor anywhere he goes, and work his way back up to a match up against the MIke Jordan of mma!

I will def agree there UFC addict!

AA can’t be thinking to have a shot at Fedor before at least a year.But anyway even if AA,could manage to keep his status of top 10 in the UFC he,could be ending facing Fedor if…Fedor sign with the UFC,one day!

I would have prefered DHK-Condit but this fight will do. I see DHK winning a UD or gnp stoppage. John -on point as usual about signing AA but i think all those guys are too green for him at this point. I wanna see them develop their games a bit more because now AA is probly gonna admit to himself that he’s got $hit for chin so he’ll go back to being an MMA fighter. Oh yea, i can’t stand the way Mur has been hyped up, two fights ago we was about to get kicked out of the UFC and was ranked at or below your hardonks.

Alpha – vids were awesome. I just love that simple game Roger plays. As much as i love scramble fests and slick ground work, there is something very special about a true world class grappler being helpless against someone only using the basics of their art. I hope he starts taking MMA seriously even though he’s never really shown interest in it. Have you noticed The BJJ and wrestling renaissance we’ve been seeing MMA though are sort of ending? I was hoping a few more guys would convert once they saw the big names come over to MMA. I wonder if strikers will be next.

john g all those guys would knock the shit out of aa. im a big fan but it doesnt seem like he can take any punches now

THanks NNR!

Kongo isnt too green for Arlovski and that fight would be off the chain!

Stylistically, I think that Dos Santos can hang with Arlovski. All Andre does these days is box anyway. I dont think there is a stand up fighter in the heavyweight division that Dos Santos would be outclassed against. Of course Andre would be the favorite, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Dos put one on his chin and pull off the upset!

Still Andre could face:
Couture (that fight would sell a lot of ppv’s)
Nog
Mir (He would beat the piss out of Muuuur)Fake ass champion!
Carwin vs. Arlovski owuld make for a great fight.

I would have really liked to see Arlovski vs. Cro Cop. NOw that AA is a free agent, maybe he takes a fight in DREAM against MIrko. THat would be bad ass!

His jits is awesome… but it takes more than BJJ to win the belt these days.

His stand up is coming along great though. The Kos and Burkeman fight show that.

But Kos’ stand-up is actually pretty bad, although it’s come a long way from his TUF days. A pure striker who can defend takedowns would be very bad for Hazelett.

The only ‘pure strikers’ in the WW that I can think of are Thiago Alves and Martin Kampmann to an extent (although Kamp uses his ground skillz more often then not) AJ is a wreslting back ground, but more a kickboxer now. But I would think Haze could tap AJ. If Clementi can at a big weight disadvantage, then Haze for sure can.

Haze is still developing though. He reminds me of Nick Diaz when he started in the UFC. Nick was early 20s as well, and was known for his jits, but coming strong with his stand up.

If AJ has learned sub defence he has more potential than Hazelett due to his size, athleticism, and punching power. He is still very raw, so I’m not saying he WILL be better, just that I think he could be.

I don’t like letting subs early in a guy’s career cloud my opinion of their potential. A lot of guys haven’t figured out how to defend triangles and arm-bars in their first few fights. Keep in mind that Spencer Fisher tapped out Alves… do you see that ever happening again?

Replace the word “pure” with the word “educated” if you must (from my above post). The statement still holds true, IMESHO.

I’ll agree with not letting early subs cloud their future potential. I personally dont like AJ one bit, partially due to the (imo) extreme overhyping he gets on the site. I think hes a fast rising up and comer, but no way top 10 yet.

I could think of Haze and AJ as opposites:
Haze has extraordinary BJJ and ground skills whereas AJ has fast and powerful hands and feet.

Haze is coming along with his stand up and is developing some nice combinations with head kicks and knees, whereas AJ is developing his wrestling to MMA and submission defense.

I think Haze has been more impressive, largely due to AJ struggling with Burns. Yes, he ripped his head off with the head kick, but it took him nearly 5 rounds and 2 fights to get that done. The first fight was not a blowout by any means; Burns was hanging in there.

Regardless, I expect big things from these 2. Along with Kampmann, Condit, and Saunders, they are the future of the WW division.

Yeah, agreed on all that… except Saunders scratched himself off my list last Saturday. Not that I expected him to beat Swick… I just thought he looked like crap.

Syn- i can understand your stance on AJ even though i jumped on that wagon when he landed that first shot on Reiner. I just like a more diverse skillset hitting WW division. Him and Alves – power strikers who can wrestle, have a big advantage in a division primarily dominated by gnp wrestlers. This simply causes enough stylistic advantages for him which lead me to believe that regardless of opposition that he will rise quickly to the top if they step up his comp. His power is a big differential. As far as Hazy – i like him a lot also because again stylistic matchup: super slick and aggressive guard game in world dominated by wrestlers who sit there. Very few WW have great guard passing so unless they intend to hold him ala Kos, he’ll eat them up.

I think the world of “McLovin” Hazlette. HIs jits is Creme de la Creme and his striking is improving with each outing. I am positive that he will contend for the welterweight title in a few years.

JJ: Finally someone with some sense! Kos stand up is still pretty Pathetic if u ask me! Dont let Rogan comparing Kos’s stand up to Liddell’s, distort your view…Kos still sucks at striking!

A lot of young welterweights with some really promising futures in the UFC:
-Hazlette
-Rumble
-Condit
-Hardy
-Matt brown (has the potential to become a stud)\
-Saunders is still the FUTURE regardless of not showing up against Swick!