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DREAM 11 results and recap: Aoki, Fernandes victorious

Two new champions emerged in DREAM 11 earlier today at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan.

Shinya Aoki once again lived up to his reputation as the premier submission artist in MMA: This time, he had a nice accolade to accompany his victory. He avenged the prior loss to Hansen in the final of Lightweight GP last year to finally capture the Lightweight belt.

Bibiano Fernandes quietly rose to the top as the dark horse of the tournament and continued the streak of foreign champions in DREAM Grand Prix’s. In a true rags-to-riches story, Fernandes, who was born into poverty in Brazilian Amazon, added the DREAM featherweight belt to his list of accolades as a world class BJJ practitioner.

The night started with former Olympic freestyle wrestler, Kazuyuki Miyata, imposing his wrestling prowess upon Daiki Hata. With his body fat percentage teetering on the brink of zero as a featherweight, Miyata sported hulk-like physique that prompted HDNet Fight announcer, Mike Schiavello to call him "Sexymiyata,"

Miyata used his takedown and top control to muscle his way to unanimous decision victory – a third straight as a featherweight. Hata seemed cautious throughout, never being able to pull the trigger with his strikes.

In the first semi-final match of Featherweight GP, Hiroyuki Takaya and HideoTokoro staged a spirited stand-up battle.

Star-divide

Fleet-footed Tokoro stayed clear of Takaya’s strikes but Takaya took control of the battle after a few minutes, stuffing Tokoro’s takedowns and finding target with his punch combinations. Toward the end of the round, Tokoro briefly turned the tide with flying knee kick, a huge left hook, and another knee, sending Yokohama arena into frenzy.

Despite coming close to finishing Takaya with strikes, Tokoro opted to pull guard and attempt submission; however, this proved to be the beginning of his end. Takaya swarmed with ground-and-pound, leaving Tokoro at the mercy of the bell. Still reeling from the damage, Tokoro continued to the second round, only to be finished via TKO.

In the second Featherweight semifinal, Greco-Roman world champion, Joe Warren came in absolutely amped up after his upset-of-the-year victory over Kid Yamamoto.

Bibiano Fernandes, however, spoiled Warren’s momentum. In one swift maneuver, he snatched Warren’s outstretched arms to lock in an arm bar from the guard. Warren seemed to tap but controversy ensued as to whether he actually did. Fernandes proceeded to rub the victory in Warren’s face by walking up to his corner and flipping the bird -- in response to his provocation at the pre-fight press conference.

Proceeding to the tournament of genetic freaks, Minowaman added the "Techno Goliath" to his "giant killer" resume in a display of fearless warrior spirit.

For much of the fight, Minowaman struggled to take Hong-Man Choi to the ground. He scored a single leg takedown in the first round and managed to secure side control– a feat even Fedor Emelianenko could not accomplish – in the first round.

After a prolonged stalemate, Minowaman staged a dramatic turnaround in the second round, tapping Choi with a knee-bar. An ecstatic Yokohama arena crowd cheered on, as the pro-wrestling icon pumped his fist in the air in his signature victory celebration.

Sokoudjou made a quick work of Bob Sapp with ground-and-pound from after scoring a takedown. Like in his recent fight against Bobby Lashley, Sapp looked plodding and helpless against the smaller and quicker foe.

As expected, DREAM Lightweight title contender, Tatsuya Kawajiri meted out a one-sided beat down on the overmatched foe. Melchor Manibusan, a former ADCC semi-finalist, came out guns blazing with a flurry of wild hooks. Kawajiri scored his signature body lock takedown from the clinch. From there, his one-man show ensued. Working from Manibusan’s half-guard, he eventually passed to mount and continued with relentless ground-and-pound until the referee stepped in to save Manibusan.

With the dominant performance, Kawajiri has positioned himself for a possible title shot on New Year’s Eve – in the post-fight speech, he promised strong performance on NYE and DREAM event producer, Keiichi Sasahara nodded along in approval.

Japanese MMA demigod, Sakuraba schooled MMA neophyte, Rubin "Mr. Hollywood" Williams, in the art of MMA. The 40 year-old icon who claimed to keep fighting "until he becomes eligible for social security," Saku immediately thrashed at the lead leg of boxer-turned-MMA debutant, Williams with kicks. He scored a single-leg takedown and immediately moved to side control. With Williams completely out of his element, Saku patiently worked for an arm lock and tapped him out with kimura.

In the Lightweight title match, Shinya Aoki did not allow Joachim Hansen to work his feared striking game that shattered his title hope last time. Aoki worked tenaciously throughout the fight with takedown from the clinch and subsequent top control.

Aoki remained very patient throughout the fight, almost to fault. Hansen kept busy with punches and heel strikes from the guard. In round 1, a groin strike and upkicks from Hansen forced lengthy time-out for Aoki to recover.

After 14 minute-long near-inertia, Aoki finally got his game on as he threatened Hansen with a choke from mount. He then locked in an arm bar that Hansen worked patiently to escape; however, once Hansen got caught in Aoki’s web of submission, he did not come out with his limb free. Aoki caught Hansen’s arm again for a submission victory via arm bar.

Teary with joy, Aoki apologized to the crowd for his overcautious approach out of desire for the belt. He ended his mic performance with the "UFC isn’t number 1!! DREAM is the number 1!!" proclamation.

The two tournament dark horses capped off the night with a thrilling slugfest in the Featherweight GP final.

Bibiano Fernandes threatened Hiroyuki Takaya with his grappling prowess in a few instances: He almost locked in an arm bar and heel hook at the beginning of round one and took Takaya’s back twice for rear naked choke from the standing position.

The stand-up battle, however, dominated much of the fight. Showing the crowd that he is more than a brawler, Hiroyuki Takaya showed great takedown defense and scramble. He demonstrated clear superiority in the stand-up with crisp punching combinations and stinging leg kicks. Fernandes refused to back down, obliging Takaya in a pugilistic war.

Despite absorbing much punishment and suffering a nasty cut over his right eye, Fernandes managed to floor Takaya with a powerful counter overhand right in the second round. The knockdown may have been the crucial determinant of the outcome of the fight, like in the second Manny Pacquiao – Juan Manuel Marquez fight: After a fifteen-minute fight in which Takaya pressed the action and inflicted more damage, Fernandes ultimately emerged the winner with split decision victory.

Here are the DREAM 11 complete results:

Lightweight title bout:
Shinya Aoki def. Joachim Hansen via submission (armbar) Round 2

Featherweight GP Final:
Bibiano Fernandes def. Hiroyuki Takaya via split decision

Featherweight GP Semifinal bouts:
Bibiano Fernandes def. Joe Warren via submission (armbar) Round 1
Hiroyuki Takaya def. Hideo Tokoro via TKO (punches) Round 2

Featherweight GP Reserve bout:
Kazuyuki Miyata def. Daiki Hata via unanimous decision

Super Hulk Tournament Semifinal:
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Bob Sapp via TKO (punches) Round 1
Ikuhisa Minowa def. Hong Man Choi via submission (heel hook) Round 2

Non-tournament bouts:
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Rubin Williams via submission (kimura) Round 1
Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Melchor Manibusan via TKO (strikes) Round 1

To check out video highlights of all the action click here.

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I hate aoki .

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Did anyone else see colemans responce to tito calling him a sissy….because im probly going to be laughing all day about it

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What did he say?

by Ti Odio on Oct 6, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was Coleman’s manager, not coleman. He brings up Jenna in a not so positive light.

by Adam T. on Oct 6, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He basically thinks that swine flu is an std and that tito has contracted it from jenna.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 6, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, didn’t know Jenna got the flku from multiple s3x partners, hehehe!

by Syd on Oct 6, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

me too . i dont even know why. Man I would love to see him in the UFC. He would get pounded. Give him Tyson Griffin he would get destroyed.

by boz on Oct 6, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

its his pants ….and him crawling around like a spider in his guard

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He would submit tyson so fast. Don’t even joke about it.

by Ian McCabe on Oct 6, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have you ever seen tyson tap? because i havnt

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Decision Griffin would end up refusing to tap like he did against Rafael Dos Anjos, only this time he would get seriously injured.

by David W-S on Oct 6, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aoki may be a ground wiz, but he’s gonna be schooled by the UFC’s lightweight elite!
Consensus rankings don’t mean a ton of sh!t to me…

by Syd on Oct 6, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aoki is a joke he’d get owned by anyone with TD defense

by dazzle on Oct 6, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So much hate for the submission artist. Anyway Aoki can’t fight in the UFC, they wouldn’t allow him to wear his gi. That said, this is a tough kid who actually comes to fight and he fights anyone. So much hate is ridiculous, Aoki could submit Tyson. If he doesn’t tap he goes to sleep

by Cogito Ergo Sum on Oct 7, 2009 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, uh, what does it mean when you are forced to stage your MMA show on a Monday?

by Drake_Labatt on Oct 6, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It means you’re a fairly new organization in a country where MMA’s popularity is struggling to stay alive.

by Ian McCabe on Oct 6, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

MINOWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Fixed…

by Lester The Pimp on Oct 6, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

NNR, your “boy” fernandes is a total douchebag, flipping off warren like that after he didnt even tap, what a bottom feeder, send that guy back to the amazon to wrestle crocodiles

by brendan on Oct 6, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey Warren started that sh!t before and at the weigh ins then he dolloway’s it up with the pretend tapping and complaining. He’s lucky fernandes didn’t rip his arm off.

by NameNotRequired on Oct 6, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A fighter giving the finger to another fighter. Oh heavens to Betsy, what is this world coming to?

by PW on Oct 6, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was to the other fighter’s corner PW. that makes all the difference you know.

by Synyster on Oct 6, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

imo- i thought it was disrespectful..

nonetheless!~ nnr’s right.. dood fully pulled a dolloway..

warrens lucky he didn’t take that arm home!~

by stinky~fingers on Oct 6, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

didn’t tap? he did, and guess what would of happened if he didn’t tap, do you know anything about BJJ? he had NOWHERE to go from that position.

by mike on Oct 6, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no way Warren is able to get out of that position, too tight to get out, even if he didn’t tap he’s still facing suicidal loss anyways.

by Texican on Oct 6, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dont know what I hate most about mma in Japan, the fixed fights, the biased refs, the perfectly allowed steroid use, the mismatches or the freakshows…

by Lester The Pimp on Oct 6, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What was “fixed” or “bias”? Explain. You mean the 5 minute recovery time after Oaki got kicked square in the balls? You wanna see “bias”…just watch the last TUF episode when the ref watched Kimbo take 70 pinches to the face before stopping the fight, then the UFC president bitched about Nelson’s poor performance.

Giving a guy 5 minutes to recover after being fouled = not bias…..watching a guy get pummelled for 70 straight punches then saying the other guy sucked = bias.

by introvert on Oct 6, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously. Getting your face “pinched” that much during a fight is ridiculous. Before ya know it, it could have been nipple twists and wedgies.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 6, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He didn’t get his face pinched. That’s just how the Japanese look.

by PW on Oct 6, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kimbo is Japanese?

by prokstar on Oct 6, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah that’s why he loves the “city” of Japan so much.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 7, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Japanese MMA in general, sux. Except for the former elite org known as PRIDE[of course Im biased]…

by Syd on Oct 6, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank God. I can’t stand Joe Warren. Hopefully now we can get Kid back in there for a rematch and he can smash Joe again like he was supposed to last time.

by zachy on Oct 6, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Right zachy. I saw Warren on Inside MMA. The dude acted very cocky and as if he had already become a champion in mma. He got shut up in this fight and I enjoyed it.

by Adam T. on Oct 6, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Glad Warren got a wake call realizing that any fighter can be beatable in certain ways.

by Texican on Oct 6, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

To all the “fixed” morons…

If Dream is “fixed” then Fernandes would have lost to Takaya. I had Takaya winning that fight, but 2 out of 3 Japanese judges gave it to Fernandes.

Aoki got kicked in the balls and was given time to recover, just like they would have done in the UFC. How is that “fixed”?

The most outrageous fight in the history of MMA just happened on the last TUF episode and I don’t hear anyone saying that Herb Dean was “fixing” that fight so the black guy could win.

by introvert on Oct 6, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

by brendan on Oct 6, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait for flaming….wait for it….wait for it…..

by introvert on Oct 6, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Im with you intro.

by Synyster on Oct 6, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

naah, inty!~ the most suspect fight in mma was kimbo/thompson..

that fight should have been stopped..

imo- i thought herb dean actually did a good job in the kim/roy fight.. i wouldn’t stop a fight for pittypatter punches.. not with 20 seconds left..

if there was like 3 minutes left? and the fighter was getting smothered by a gut, getting hit with weak punches to the forhead and i knew it would continue? i would stop it..

by stinky~fingers on Oct 6, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy fack Introvert get over it, your seriously still crying about that. Nelson still won the fight so shaddup and its not like it was unbelievable that those weak punches didnt stop the fight with 40 secs left in the round. Why do even watch tuf or even ufc anymore because all you seem to do is cry about it after every event or episode.

by mma guru on Oct 6, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

….and there it is lol.

by introvert on Oct 6, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes there it is people correcting your stupidity.

by mma guru on Oct 6, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mma guru,

“Yes there it is people correcting your stupidity.”

I can see 3 errors in this sentence. Why is that?

by introvert on Oct 7, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

please guru change your name.

by roy on Oct 7, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only fight I’m suspicious of is Minowa. I mean two fights in a row both wins by a signature heel hook/achilles lock?

C’mon? I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, but it’s not crazy to say that it’s a work.

by zachy on Oct 6, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didnt watch that fight or anything but minowa has sum sick leg locks, why does every1 think it was rigged ? did hong man choi not tap or sumthing?

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBZ79O0bNFc

Draw your own conclusion.

by introvert on Oct 6, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It didn’t look rigged to me at all.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 6, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that wasnt rigged ….and a little bit off topic but hong has the ugliest looking foot ive ever seen

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Minowaman’s fights weren’t rigged, Sapp and Choi just plain suck and have no technique on the ground. Nothing wrong with Aoki getting the time to recover either as he was fouled by Hansen, though the key takedown looked dodgy when they were tied at the ropes, looked as if Aoki was given a bit of help there by those guys outside of the ring. That’s why I prefer the octagon/cage to the ring as you can’t get caught in the ropes during a grappling exchange.

The Japanese are notorious for favouring their own fighters, though I wouldn’t go as far as fixing fights and it’s happened in the UFC as well at times e.g. Brock-Mir (dodgy stand-up and point deduction in the first fight, warnings for no action when there was in the second fight) and Nelson-Kimbo (Kimbo given loads of time to get off his back, although the punches weren’t the strongest).

by David W-S on Oct 6, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you say that kimbo was given extra time but matt hughes had bj penn in the crucafix even longer then roy had kimbo locked in it

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was not longer.

by Synyster on Oct 6, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those UFC Fights weren’t fixed, those refs don’t work for the UFC.

Why would they want Brock to lose? What do they gain from that? Dana was probably pissed Brock lost to Mir the first time.

That Coleman/Takada fight was a known fix and so it’s thrown speculation on things.

I’m not saying any fights were fixed tonight, but they tend to give their favourite fighters fights they know they’ll win. Kawijiri and Sakuraba are the obvious ones tonight.
It’s not nearly as bad as fight fixing but it’s a obvious bias.

by ShaiZ on Oct 6, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I never said that the UFC fixed fights, I said that the referees show favouritism in fights including some held by the UFC. Most of the refs obviously can’t stand Brock and have been a lot harsher on him than other fighters, especially in the 2 Mir fights. Of course the UFC want the draw (Brock) to win, but in my opinion the referees didn’t and Mazzagatti especially let his biased opinion against Brock affect his officiating.

Japanese refs also show favouritism in fights, in particular in favour of Japanese fighters. Again I’m not blaming the organisations but it still is clear that refs have made some strange calls, whether it’s refusing to stop a fight when a popular fighter is hurt e.g. Sakaraba or a dodgy stand-up and yellow/red card. I like to see fair fights with impartial referees but there has been a lot of fights ruined by clueless or biased officiating.

It’s the same problem in football, when a top team like Man Utd are given dodgy penalties or extra time to score a winner by a biased ref and it’s something that will take a long time to eliminate from competetive sport, especially when there is a lot of money involved.

by David W-S on Oct 6, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

David W-S, and Minowa doesn’t suck?

by zachy on Oct 6, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ask joe Stevenson about a guillotine. He’s done that a few times, are his fights fixed too? Although, fighting in Japan seems to be getting a bad reputation.

by Freddy on Oct 6, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those weak punches to the top of the head weren’t doing anything. A stoppage is for fighter safety. The only reason he let it continue in the first round was because it was nearing the second and Kimbo wasn’t taking any significant damage. Then in the second round, sure they weren’t very powerful shots just like in the first, but Kimbo wasn’t getting out of that position and it was only like half way through the round. So there was really no point in letting it continue for another half. I thought it made sense. So did the decisions on the DREAM fights from what I saw.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 6, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with that assessment…but can you explain to me why Dana would bash Nelson after the fight? Now that is bias!!!!

by introvert on Oct 6, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he bashed him because those punches were nothing …….he didnt argue the stopage he was talking about how roy looks at him after the first round and gave him the look like " this should be stopped" when in reality those punches were nothing

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He bashed him because it’s the Kimbo Show, just like Skala was whining about punches to the back of the head when Seth KO’d the posterboy. Both are as bad as each other for showing favouritism to an awful fighter because he’s popular.

by David W-S on Oct 6, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He punched him because he was acting like he was the shit after that fight.

He was all “your welcome for the entertainment guys” and it was like, no one was entertained by that fight.

If it was anyone else Roy just beat in a boring fight like that, Dana would have said the same.

by ShaiZ on Oct 6, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah Dana is an emotional guy so he probably was bashing Roy because of the taunts combined with the fact that Roy just took out Kimbo (the fighter bringing in the massive ratings) in a less than exciting way. I think that fighting smart in the ultimate fighter makes sense though. Your fights aren’t very far apart and it IS a tournament. You don’t want to be eliminated because of an injury.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 6, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

im with david.. imo- herb dean actually did a good job

but dana bashing roy after the fight, was not cool!~

that was a douchbag thing to do by dana..

by stinky~fingers on Oct 6, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i meant to say im with ryanhobbs

but i do agree with david too!~ dana pulled a skala, lol

by stinky~fingers on Oct 6, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

man mmacore was dumb for comparing dana to skala

by JG on Oct 6, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

JG, they both did the same thing whining when the internet posterboy got beat. Promoters should never show favouritism like that, it makes them and their promotion look sleazy. I can understand boxing promoters acting like that as they only represent a few fighters but when you’re in charge of a whole promotion, you can’t behave like that whatever your opinion is.

Good decision by Herb, although at the time I thought that he could have stopped it sooner he made the right call as Kimbo wasn’t hurt but also wasn’t defending himself, so there was no need to let him take anymore unneccessary punishment when he was clearly done.

by David W-S on Oct 6, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dana and Skala’s reactions were very comparable, JG.

Looks like they are cut from the same cloth.

by introvert on Oct 6, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good post Ryan. Agree.

by Adam T. on Oct 6, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think Dream is fixed (though there was fixing in pride and it’s not even debatable) but that TUF episode wasn’t fixed, crappy fight? yes, but not fixed.

However, there is mismatches and freak fights in Dream.
We saw two on this card.

They’re sort of fun in a circus kind of way.

by ShaiZ on Oct 6, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aoki vs Josh Thompson/Gilbert would be perfect beating either of them and he will definitely be my #1 LW, BJ needs to stop fighting overhyped cans already its starting to get annoying.

by Khaos_Warrior on Oct 6, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

While I agree with Aoki getting close to #1 with a Thompson/Gilbert win, and I’m hardly a Bj lover, but you say he’s fighting cans?

Sherk/GSP/Florian are cans now?

by ShaiZ on Oct 6, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember ShaiZ, after you lose a title fight, your immediately a can for everyone else to beat, and the fact that you lost to the best in the division is irrelevant, as is that guy’s climb to become No.1 contender.

Geez man get with the program/

by Synyster on Oct 6, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

GSP is not a LW and fighting GSP was a smart move for BJ if he had won i dont think i even need to say how much bigger BJ would have become in everyones eyes, but if he lost which he did nothing happened didnt lose his title his ranking in his division nothing.

Florian aint shiit beating UFC LW’s is not a big deal besides Sherk whos been fighting retarded lately i dont consider anyone in the UFC LW division to be top 10.

Do you seriously believe any UFC LW would be ranked top 10 if they were not fighting in the UFC??I mean common man if Eddie Alvarez joined the UFC he automatically would become ranked #1 in the world least thats how shit goes, join the UFC and you go from shmoo to super joe!

by Khaos_Warrior on Oct 6, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

brendan, Joe started the sh*t exchange at the weigh in and Warren totally tapped. Watch it again.

by Bill Maher on Oct 6, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I’m glad warren lost… cocky bastard

by chapster on Oct 6, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hansen fought well but losing to another top 10 guy like Aoki isn’t that bad. I hope Kawajiri smashes Aoki at Dynamite if they do indeed set up that fight. I also hope Hansen comes back with a win, maybe set up a re-match with Shaolin, winner or loser of Alvarez vs Kikuno, or a fight against Dida, Nakamua, Ishida, or JZ Calvan.

I thought Takaya won, but that was a close and very entertaining fight.

by Belisarius on Oct 6, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait a minute….I am confused….I thought Joe Warren was unbeatable.

by Rico on Oct 6, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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