UFC 108: Rashad Evans vs Thiago Silva in the works for Jan. 2

maybe but its gonna be Tito/Forest if he gets by Coleman…mark my words

Good luck with that one – Ortiz is gettin layed on all over in that fight. Coleman SD baby!!!

Thiago silva is much too good for rashad evans… Rashad is going to get knocked out in the second round if not first…

Coleman lay on Tito?!…your dislike of Tito is clouding your reason NNR…you know its not gonna happen like that…Coleman shooting in on Tito is laughable let alone hold him down for 3 rnds…how exactly do you see that happening??

Tito will armbar him lmao, haha good ole Tito, he’ll fight Colemen win and lose to Rashad.

He’ll take Coleman down and even throw him out of the octagon if he wants to, Coleman is too old and im being nice when i say that he looked terrible against Bonnar.
Ortiz beats Forrest 99 times out of 100 so now that he’s healthy it’s a guaranteed win.

I hope Thiago Silva lays Rashad out in the middle of the octagon in round 1!

Coleman should be fighting Randy Couture. Very interesting fight.
Thiago Silva is better be in shape to fight on pression the whole 3 rounds exploding.

I get the feeling Jesse Holland doesn’t like Machida all that much. At every opportunity, he takes a jab at the 205 champion…making fun of his attempt at English and then bringing up the urine for no apparent reason other than to take a cheap shot. It’s already old Holland. And your attempt at humor is weak.

No it isn’t, keep up the good work Jesse; Machida’s favorite books are written by I.P. Freely, just an FYI for the curious.

Jesse is the man, I almost feel like it’s me writing his predictions and breakdowns for fights sometimes, so much like me.

he tries to many gimmicks and puns for my liking…. yawn

i see ortiz winning coleman and rashad beating silva

Come on Buster! Keep it real! Its complete CRAP! I dont care if they fight the same guys, but when you fight the same guys in back to back fights its just BS, and a completely unfair advantage!

yeah, no offense Jesse, but I dont find you funny very often!..kind of like FOrrest!

McCarthur – My dislike for Ortiz may be blinding me but if there is one thing for sure is that Coleman is a far better and more technical wrestler than Ortiz. He also has way more heart. If he gets punched, he zones in on the direction and shoots. Tito’s been working with roach so he thinks he’s pacquio now. All the time off he’s taken is gonna catch up with him and it’s gonna be ugly. All i see is him saying that his back actually never healed properly and that he needs another surgery. Mark is a cyclical fighter, he goes on a slump, rises then slumps. This is like his 2000 GP run baby!!!!

I respectively disagree but time will tell NNR… ;)

Hey Mac, if you are still on check facebook or e-mail or both.

NNR: That was a very intelligent post man! We also have to factor in that Coleman is now training the right way and with a top camp, putting IN THE WORK! No more training at that Hammerhouse crap!

Coleman is training with Couture, who has fought Tito, and has a similar skilset to Coleman so he will know 1st hand how to bring out the best in Coleman…while Tito is trainig with Roach, who doesnt know a FOCKING thing about mma…bad idea for Tito. He should train with Roach on his down time, WHEN HE ISNT BOOKED TO FIGHT someone. Not during training camp.

Its realy simple. If Tito cant spend the majority of each round on top, HE LOSES!!! Simple as that. I am going to bet money on Coleman because I expect Mark to outwrestle him, and like NNR pointed out, Coleman has WAY more heart then Jacob!

Did you get odds on the fight yet NNR? Im laying loot on Coleman, but havent gotten the odds yet!

This is a great fight for Thiago. He didn’t get much love before the Jardine fight. Now that he destroyed Jardine and is going to finish the fight against Evans, people will see how talented he really is. I personally give Thiago the advantage standing or on the ground.

I agree that it’s more apparent with Rashad and Jardine than any other teammates but really it’s bound to happen when 2 top 10 or 15 (depending where you rank Jardine) are fighting in the same camp and in the same division.

Like I said though…who else was available for either of these two to fight that makes sense?

I don’t think people remember that Silva almost lost to Mendes and that asides Jardine…his biggest win was against Alexander. I’m not saying that Thiago isn’t a top LHW cause like Evans he only has one loss to the champ but I think if he is to be considered in the upper echelon of the division he needs to improve his resume and beating Evans would do that. He still has some questions to be answered before we hail him as the next big thing in the division.

well said, buster!~

agreed..

In Thiago’s defense, at that time, Houstan was kinda seen like Dos Santos was right before the Cro Cop fight. 2 viscious KO’s over some respectable guys. Since Houstan has been on the decline, anyone who beat him now looks like an obvious win.

And I wouldn’t say Thiago “almost lost” to Mendes. The kick got him off-balance and may have jarred his head a bit, but I didn’t think he was anywhere close to getting TKO’d.

In this fight, I think Rashad will have the advantage in speed and cardio, but i doubt cardio will come into play much. 1st round tko, 2nd round tko tops. I think Rashad takes it, but thats not who I’m rooting for.

I like THiago in this fight! Silva hasnt even come close to scratching the surface yet as far as his potential goes. I think Losing to Machida will do wonders for his progression as a top fighter. I honesty feel that he is a guy that will make huge strides from one fight to the next. Beating Rashad isnt easy unless you are already a top fighter like Rampage,Machida,Shogun, Rogerio or Anderson…Silva hasnt reached that level yet, so I expect a WAR between Suga and Silva. I look forward to seeing Silva’s muy Tai and Jits vs. Shad’s boxing and wresting. Expect a serious WAR so you cant bet BIG on this fight but I will probably lay a few bucks on Silva, especially since he will probably be a slight dog.

I agree that Thiago has the better ground game but Rashad has never been in any real danger being in anyone’s guard thus far in terms of subs that I can recall. Nonetheless it’s something to watch out for. It’ll be interesting cause these two are both solid strikers but each have a solid backup plan…Rashad’s wrestling and Silva’s jitz. I would like to see Rashad go back to utilizing his wrestling a little bit more…not exclusively but mix it up more with the striking.

I remember watching a video of thiago and shogun traing jits together..dunno if they are really close or not…but I wouldnt be surprised if they pull the ol’ AKA,evans/jardine, I dont want to fight my friend stuff

You’re sick if seeing some1 getting knocked unconscious gives you a warm fuzzy feeling.

i was just messin with ya mark..

frosnt have you ever watched rashads antics? seriously disgusting.. and yes it does give me the same feeling that i get when i see tom brady get laid out on the football field,and when i see a sprint car go for a sweet looking ride it just happens man and it’s AWESOME! call me sick all you want

Apart from the half second crotch grab which mean’t absolutely nothing to Forrest as you could tell by the respect they had for each other after the match, what other antics of Rashads do you find that disguisting, for you to want to see him knocked unconcious. If you believe Rashads antics really are that disguisting, then you must find Lesners even more so, or do you set a different set of rules for him like so many others do. I would say hitting an opponent again after you clearly know he is out is a lot worse, although Henderson had his reasons with Bisping.

I totally agree, Rashad talks a lot of trash like Bisping and look where it got him…. one way ticket to the canvass! Hendo and Rampage have been through a lot of quality opponents in the past (Wand, Shogun, just to name a few). Rashad and Bisping fought who? (aside from themselves of course). Rashad – Rampage would have been an entertaining fight! Rashad dancing around like Bisping in the first few minutes then gets silenced by Rampage’s fists!!! Rashad aint got nothin on Rampage!

Rashad’s gonna last a bit longer than Jardine cos of his speed….. it won’t matter though, Thiago will get him and when he does… LIGHTS OUT Rashad!