UFC 105: Terry Etim vs Shannon Gugerty possible for Nov. 14
by MMAmania.com on Sep 7, 2009 8:26 PM EDT
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Unheralded but tough lightweights Terry Etim (13-2) and Shannon Gugerty (12-3) are penciled in to throw leather in a 155-pound match up at UFC 105 from the Manchester Evening News (MEN) Arena in Manchester, England, on Nov. 14, according to Fighter’s Only magazine.
Etim has looked sharp in his three most recent performances inside the Octagon, submitting Justin Buchholz with a brabo choke at UFC 99: "The Comeback," knocking Brian Cobb senseless with a head kick at UFC 95: "Sanchez vs. Stevenson" and outpointing Sam Stout on all three judges scorecards at UFC 89: "Bisping vs. Leben."
The British product typically competes whenever the promotion ventures overseas. And he's delivered the goods more often than not, winning four of six contests within the eight-sided cage since 2007.
He'll look to make it four straight and five of his last seven when he locks horns with the City Boxing disciple. But don't let the gym moniker fool you -- Gugerty is fond of submissions. In fact, 75 percent of his 12 career wins have come by way of tapout.
Matt Grice was his most recent victim, succumbing to a first round guillotine choke at UFC 100: "Lesnar vs. Mir 2" back in July. Gugerty has just one loss since 2006 courtesy of a Spencer Fisher triangle choke at UFC 90: "Silva vs. Cote" late last year.
He made his Octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 14: "Silva vs. Irvin," submitting fellow newcomer Dale Hartt with a rear naked choke in round one.
UFC 105 has yet to be officially announced by the promotion; however, hometown hero Michael "The Count" Bisping is expected to compete in the co-main event opposite Denis Kang. To check out the latest fight card and rumors click here.
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Terry Etim is one of my favorite young up and comers. Dude has some sick skills and his length and reach at that weight is going to give lots of guys problems.
Can’t understand a word though when he speaks.
by Synyster on Sep 7, 2009 8:33 PM EDT reply actions
Etim is a class fighter I think too, but I think he’s worthy of bigger names/chances. I thought the Stout fight was gonna be the start of a push for him up the LW ladder
by IrishKev on Sep 7, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, big fan of Etim. Kid is turned out to be something special. I also like this fight. Gugerty will test him on the ground but won’t have much for him standing. We’ll see where his defensive wrestling and sub defense is.
by NameNotRequired on Sep 7, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
gugerty blows… guy is a total pansy, ive trained with him before and the guy is a joke, easy money on etim
by brendan on Sep 8, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
im def betting etim in this one. Attack, how can you complain about a card with gurgerty? hahaha
Etim deserves better competition then this
by john G on Sep 8, 2009 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Etim is prob best British prospect at this stage! He does deserve better but he is so young right now…I think once Bisping gets a few more losses and Dana is forced to drop him, he will start to try and build up Etim a bit more with bigger fights! I can’t believe he makes 155 tho, he’s pretty big for a LW….I hope he moves to the states at some point to train with better wrestlers and BJJ top guns. Without that he will be just another good british striker that falls short…
Ah the scouse accent! I’m English and f*** me even i can just about understand Etim. But you don’t really get a stronger accent than that from Liverpool! Bless em!
by ToeLock on Sep 8, 2009 3:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah impossible to possibly complain now john lol.
Seriously though, a couple of weeks back I saw an interview with the UFC’s UK head honcho, I forget his name, and he was blowing all this smoke up Etim’s @ss saying “he has all the tools to go right to the top” etc. FFS if that really is the case (it isn’t) give him someone ranked in the top 20 at least, Gugerty? The man’s going round in circles, his career’s advancing nowhere, which is a shame because out of all the UK cans we get lumbered with at every show, he probably has the most potential.
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 4:11 AM EDT up reply actions
ATTENTION ALL BRITS!!!
Great news – UFC have signed a deal with Channel 5 to show a UFC highlight show. First show is next monday at midnight and features three bouts from UFC 102.
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 5:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey attack, nice find, just read the article on the telegraph website and he saying he will have more big news regarding UFC tomorrow,…woop
by CoNr on Sep 8, 2009 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Doesn’t look like it’s a weekly thing, probably every month or so after a PPV. Still its a start and can only be good for raising the profile of the sport in this country.
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions
What a surprise, Terry Etim is fighting in the UK against a top 30 LW. The guy is talented but has some big holes in his game and training solely in the UK and fighting mediocre opponents on British cards are holding Etim back.
I live right near Liverpool so I can understand Scousers fine though considering how much trouble some American fans have with a relatively clear accent like Bisping’s then it makes me laugh imagining how much trouble they have understanding the likes of Etim and Kelly.
by David W-S on Sep 8, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
This card is not making me interested to fly overseas to watch it. I usually go over ONCE the card is good. But Bisping n Kang isn’t the best main event, Lil’ Nog and Forrest is worth watching but again I’d need better fighters on it fork out my money
by IrishKev on Sep 7, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHH
by danthrax on Sep 8, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
he’s actually pretty decent..another win or two and he should be in contention.
by c-war on Sep 8, 2009 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
He is pretty decent….But i think he is at least 5 fights away from a title shot…depending on how convincingly he wins his next fights…if he wins them! He is a great striker but would need more than that for likes of Florian, Sanchez, Edgar and of course BJ…
by ToeLock on Sep 8, 2009 3:48 AM EDT up reply actions
C-war i haven’t laughed that hard all day!
thanx for that mate
by Fight Club on Sep 8, 2009 7:55 AM EDT up reply actions
attack dog when you gona get it in your damn head mma is new to britain you skank you sound like a fkin jizz guzler seriously every comment is anti british. I think everyone gets the picture you suck american tatty water you hate every british fighter just because they are british you hate bisping because he told you to fk off infront of your paki girlfriend. I just wish when your at these events you grew a pair and told these fighters they was cans to thier face so they could beat you so bad you pissed your pants i understand it must be embarasing when bisping rejected you but you carnt blame all british fighters lol how about a bit of support for the brits you fkin lepor
by rammon dekkers on Sep 8, 2009 5:05 AM EDT reply actions
What on earth was that, did you dribble on your keyboard for ten minutes and press enter???
If you’ve got nothing better to say than insults and racist comments it’s really time to turn it in little boy. Try using that language when you go back to school son, you’ll be straight in front of the headmaster.
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 5:14 AM EDT up reply actions
How come you always get these one time posters come at you all hard, then never post again. Do they not understand that you can support the mma movement in the UK without actually liking the current class of fighters coming out of the UK? So the UK has yet to put out a fighter that attakdog is willing to stand behind, so what! I am originally from Puerto Rico, baseball is big in PR, do I have to stand behind every Puerto Rican prospect good or bad to come into the sport? This is an mma site, not my country tis of thee. To get into racial epiteths, slurs and bigotry because he has yet to find a UK fighter that he believes in just goes to show who the “fkin jizz guzler” is. Never once I have heard attak actually be anti-british. He is just against the current stock of mma hopefulls. 2 completely and totaly different things. If he did go to an event and did tell a fighter that they were cans, and the fighter actualy did physically confront him, it would just strengthen his argument even more. They are profesionals, profesional fighters or prof. anything for that matter have to be able to take critisim without going off the deep end! Lastly, aside from Bisping being a dick to him in person, his brash and diarreah ridden mouth and lack of class and performing against anything better then a c class fighter, make him the crap mma product he is.
by Da Monkey on Sep 8, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Lol search me monkey, I do seem to attract these patriotic !diots for some reason.
I always get the “you wouldn’t say it to his face” argument. Its like, why what are they gonna do? Beat me up?, Sure a judge would be really leniant on them in court seeing as they’re a professional fighter and wouldn’t instantly sentence them to jail. I called Bizzzzbing a pr!ck to his face and what did he do, NOTHING!
All I want to see at a UK card is the best fighters in the world like you get at a North American show. If they’re from America, Brazil, Britain, Mozambique, I dont care!!!! I just wanna see the best possible fighters regardless of nationality and I certainly wont blindly support someone who’s British just coz they happened to have been born on the same rock as me.
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
What happened when you met Bisping bro? I met him and he seemed an alright guy.Just curious
by JT on Sep 8, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Ponce! Despues de eso se mudé al otro Puerto Rico, The Bronx …Cuando yo, naturalmente, se convirtió en Nuyorican. De donde eres OJR?
by Da Monkey on Sep 9, 2009 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Not condoning the Paki comment….but this is true…MMA is very new to Britain…although I have personally been watching MMA for about 10 years, most of my mates are only just getting into it! The fact is that Wrestling has NEVER been big here and never will be. We don’t wrestle in school/college and I don’t know of a single gym that teaches wrestling outside of MMA gyms. BJJ is the same although not to the same degree. So basically we have a shit load of guys here who can’t make it as pro boxers etc but like to have a tear up/brawl in the cage. Fair play to em. We have some good strikers…Ala Etim, Taylor and even Hardy (There are more but these are the guys you know of) But it will be yrs to come b4 we are creating all rounders like you have in the states…But watch this space, it will happen!
by ToeLock on Sep 8, 2009 6:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Etim needs a step up in competition. He is not being challenged by the cans they are feeding him right now.
by Stinky nuts on Sep 8, 2009 8:37 AM EDT reply actions
I agree that these cans aren’t challenging him, but he’s stepped up before and had back to back losses against Tibau and Clementi. I think he’s a better fighter now after those losses but nowhere near good enough to take on a top 20 guy. Huerta, Guida, Maynard, Griffin, Edgar would destroy him IMO, let alone Sherk, Stephenson, Sanchez or Florian. Only time will tell though if he can make the jump up in competition and at 23 he does have time on his side.
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions
no you dont have to stand behind every baseball player or mma fighter but you dont have to put them down either sayin crap like he will never beat a top 20 guy.For example who would have thought kenny would fight for the title twice watching him on tuff 1 fighting sanchez.And if you have not seen attack dog being anti british try reading his comments next time you smelly C u N t.I have seen him say kelly hardy etim bisping and hatherway will never amount to anything but gate keepers it does not matter if he is right the point is he does not give them a chance and i post here alot dick head.you want proof go to every posts that involves a british fighter and you will see attackdogs comments on how they will never amount to nothing it looks like your the jizz guzzler and first time comment guy.
by rammon dekkers on Sep 8, 2009 10:02 AM EDT reply actions
Oh I love it when ret@rds come back for seconds, talk about fish in a barrell!
Pointing out the truth and saying that Taylor, Kelly, Etim etc will never amount to anything isn’t being unpatriotic, it’s being brutally honest. None of them are good enough, never will be. Go shave your head, get tatooed, chant football songs and “get behind our boys” if that makes you feel better, just dont expect anyone with a shred of MMA know how to follow you.
Son you really should stop posting now, your language, punctuation and debating skills are up there with that of a chimpanze, and the more you post the more stupid you look. Seriously go get ready for your paper round, go get an ASBO on your council estate, whatever, just leave the posting to those of us with an IQ higher than our shoe size :-)
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
It is what it is! That sums up attaks attitude overall. Saying they won’t amount to shyte is not unpatriotic, it is just opinions based on what a fighter has exemplafied in the cage. Burning the UK flag while saying Kill the Queen would be unpatriotic. Not supporting mediocre mma fighters is not anti-british, it is about paying $50 for a PPV or getting $100 tickets to see mediocre fighters while every other event has top 10 talent. You truly believe that he does not support Bizzzping, Etim, or Kelly because they are Brits? I think he doesn’t support because like he said they probably are not going to amount to nothing more then gatekeepers. There is nothing wrong with that. Leben is a Gate Keeper and is exciting to watch under normal circumstances. Being a sport fan and a patriot are two different things, unless you are talking world cup football or the olympics. Sure you want your home town team to win but if they are crap they are crap. It is what it is! Not anyless patriotic because you say we have a crap team this year.
As far as Kenny goes, I think most seeing him on TUFF realized that he just needed to drop a weight class to compete. He obviously was struggling to be a 170#’s. He was already a gifted BJJ Black belt. He had the tools, just the wrong weight class.
Then when making racial slurs you should be smart enough to use the correct stereo-type. I said I was Puerto Rican, not Mexican so your burrito eating peasent stab was all wrong. If you had said I was a spray painting, knife wielding,rum drinking, plantain eating peasent then you would have been correct. So as far as feeling insulted by you and your jibberish latent posts, come mierda hijo de puta!
by Da Monkey on Sep 9, 2009 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I posted a reply monkey about this id!ot attempting to racially abuse you yesterday but it never got out of mod. I think Jesse was feeling sorry for him because he was taking such a rapeing.
by attakdog on Sep 9, 2009 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions
you dont have to get behind your baseball team or mma fighter from your country but you dont have to say crap like he will never beat a top 20 fighter which is what attack dog says about every british fighter.For example who thought kenny ken flo would have fought for the title twice watching him on tuff 1.I have seen attack dog say etim taylor bisping hatherway kelly and hardy will be nothing but gate keepers and even if he is right thats not the point the point is he does not give them a chance or any respect because thier brits.If you have not seen him being anti british go to any story about british fighters and you will see post after post of his negative crap. I aint no first timer either looks like you are you burrito eating pesant.I support fighters from other countries all i ask is attack dog at least get behind his own countries fighters instead of giving them no chance and putting them down as useless i supported kenny all the way and i am english how we gona build a good stable of fighters if are own country men dont support them its crucial for the growth of mma in britain.
by rammon dekkers on Sep 8, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions
I am just as frustrated with the uk events as attackdog, however I, and I’m sure attackdog and any others with similar experience of attending all the uk shows did support the uk fighters when they first appeared on the uk cards, not becuase they were British, but becuase I/we respect any fighter for what they put into becoming who they are and to give them a fair chance to show what they can do and hopefully progress…
We are not anti British, we just dont blindly follow fighters becuase they are born in the same country as us….
I would love to become a fan of a British fighter for the right reasons, and I hope UK MMA develops enough so that happens sooner rather than later, but as attackdog says the brutal truth at the moment is that UK fighters are not near the upper leagues of MMA, so there is little to attract me to pay the high ticket price to attend 105 when I have seen many of them before.
Etim seems a great fighter but I am uninterested in watching any more of his fights until they step up his competition again, otherwise he will just keep going round and round.
Only saw Hatterway once at 93 in Dublin and he looked great, so would welcome seeing how he develops.
Not seen enough of Hardy yet to judge , but think he was advanced up the card too soon, as he was in co-main event position agaisnt Markham in his second ufc fight at 95 in London
Paul Taylor comes across as a great guy, the type of guy you want representing the sport with the great attitude he’s got, however he has been on the losing end of fights I would of been happy to see the decision go to him in each case
Im not saying you cant enjoy UK cards for what they are, no one can tell another person what to enjoy and not to enjoy – it is your own experience… I just would like them to sell the shows for what they are – British Fight Nighhts, not numbered cards, and bring the ticket price down accordingly, then do maybe one big show a year in the UK, then they could charge the high tickcet price and bring over the big name fighters….
by JackScratch on Sep 8, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Jackscratch, a like minded englishman, thankyou for restoring my faith in my countrymen. Excellent post, finally someone with some sense on the subject and someone to have an adult conversation with.
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
What about me K-Dog? Seriously this goon always makes me laugh when he posts his poorly punctuated pro-British rants against you mate I bet this guy is the sort of clown who votes BNP.
I’ll never understand the “you must support British fighters because they’re British”, the fact is I am not patriotic and I don’t mindlessly support anyone, I’m happy when the English national teams or English sportsmen and women in general do well but I’m not going to get upset if they lose.
In combat sports I cheer for hardworking and talented people regardless of their background and I take offence to some bigot trying to get me or any other people to cheer for rubbish and boo the foreigners, I get just as annoyed when American fans boo foreign opponents personally I find it incredibly disrespectful and bordering on racist.
by David W-S on Sep 8, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew I could count on you Dave, you’re always on the ball when it comes to British fighters. Great post mate as always.
by attakdog on Sep 9, 2009 5:10 AM EDT up reply actions
take piss outa my spelling all you want your a sellout and thats all you ever come back with.It dont matter to me if they get to be the best aslong as they put on good fights i hate tatoos but i have had it rough and i will take comfort in knowing i could beat the s h i T off you.Your just a smarmy little b A s t A r D and if everone was like you you would not have a fight to watch and if everyone had your mind set they would not fight because they would think well i will never be the champ or even top 20.Now you can comment how bad my english is and how much of a retard i am so original.
by rammon dekkers on Sep 8, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions
LMAO please try and “beat the s h i T off me”, I could do with a good laugh.
Not only are you posting some of the most ret@rded and racist sh!t this sight has ever seen, you still cant figure out how to get your comments to rest under the post you’re responding to (shaking head). Give it up son, you’re well beaten!
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow an internet tough guy. I have been on mania for a long time, maybe 3 or 4 years now, can’t remember anyway but that is not the point. The Point is I have not heard anyone on this site in a long time if ever actually say I could beat the shit out of you, based purely on your mma blogging. That my friend takes the cake. You should be the last person representing your country!
by Da Monkey on Sep 9, 2009 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions
shaved head and tats what you think it is 1987 try going to a football match yrself shows how sheltered you are
by rammon dekkers on Sep 8, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
Try some punctuation and stringing a coherent sentence together champ, go on have a go. ;-)
by attakdog on Sep 8, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
attackdog…i agree bisping kelly taylor and hardy wont amount to anything but etim is only a young lad bro dont write him off yet, hes got bag fulls of talent and plenty of time to work on his weeknesses.
by hillzy on Sep 8, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions
Also I dont think the frustration is with the fighters personally, I think it is with the UFC organisation for developing these fighters in prime lots on fight cards, which many feel is at the expense of higher level fighters who could fill those slots.
by JackScratch on Sep 8, 2009 11:49 AM EDT reply actions
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