UFC Quick Quote: UFC 108 is stacked with great fights
by MMAmania.com on Dec 15, 2009 11:16 PM EST
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"In almost 10 years this stuff has never happened. [But] it's part of the business. Trust me bro, guys getting injured and falling off, I got bigger problems than that everyday. Guess what, it's our job to make other fights.... If you're a fight fan and want to see good fights, how many bad fights have we really put on?... Our business hasn't been affected one bit. If you're a fight fan, I don't know how you don't think that that card is a great card.... Do we have the card stacked with all those A-list guys? No, but it's a card stacked with great fights."
-- UFC President Dana White tells Cagewriter.com that the traditional year-end pay-per-view (PPV) event for the promotion is still loaded with great fights even though it has been plagued by a ridiculous amount of injuries and changes. Champions Brock Lesnar and Anderson Silva, as well as heavyweight contenders Shane Carwin and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, have all been rumored to compete -- and then ultimately scratched from -- the fight card. Other notables such as Gabriel Gonzaga, Carlos Condit and Tyson Griffin have also been forced out of competition. UFC 108: "Evans vs. Silva," which will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, 2010, now features a main event between light heavyweights Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva -- certainly not big name draws who are capable of carrying an event alone. Is the supporting main card cast good enough to ensure that UFC 108 delivers? More specifically, do you intend to shell out the money to watch it? Keep in mind that events like this are sometimes action-packed "sleepers." Let's hear it, Maniacs.
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i watch em all
when they are so close together is makes my bill really high..but it’s worth watching every one to me..said it before…but ya never know when an amazing fight will happen.
Agreed though not the best card ever still
two top 10 LHWs and plenty of other good fighters. I have personally bitched that this card should be cancelled or thrown on Spike, but after seeing the lineup again I’ve been spoiled way too much in these last couple of years with fight cards. So no more nonsense from my side.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Dec 15, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
K i just read somthing that said tiago silva has an ankle injury
But the ufc is like bribing him huge to go forawrd with the fight
The card is still damn good
You can’t judge a card by it’s line up. Sometimes they look bad on paper but end up being the best cards of the year. Just look at all of the U.K cards. On the other hand, some look like the most stacked cards in the world (UFC 73 “Stacked”) and end up being horrible. It’s always worth the money no matter what.
hardcore card
this card is less than appealing to a casual fan, but to the hardcore fan this is a card to be excited about. some interesting matchups, just not big names! no penn, no gsp, no lesnar, no tito, no liddell… just competetive fights, and thats all i ever ask for! thats why the last strikeforce sucked. big names, predictable fights… boring! cant wait to see this one!
by PHISH NATION on Dec 15, 2009 11:54 PM EST up reply actions
Just Add
Dos Santos vs. Yvel and it becomes a good looking card. Not great, but good. If the undercard fights they show on spike that it doesn’t take 2 big names to make one great fight, then this card could be pretty successful. A good card to sit and chill with a few drinks and try to get rid of the hangover from the day before.
Yeah am looking forward to watchin dos santos (favorite hw fighter) fight after this I hope he gets gonzaga to see how he will do on the ground. Also lookin forward to see were t silva stacks up in the lhw division. All round good card alot of up and comes on it so you know they will make for some good fights as they are trying to prove something in a stacked company full of good fights.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on Dec 16, 2009 4:59 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I got to admit
Many of us (I say us because I am included in this) bitch about some cards then we come back on here Sunday morning and go “Wow, what a great card!” So I completely agree with Sarah but I also do feel exactly like NNR in that I just feel spoiled at times and get pissy about some of these cards but this one has the potential to be a good night of fights.
by Edgecrusher71 on Dec 16, 2009 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
I agree
I just posted that it should get cancelled or free, when I purchase PPV, I look at fights that are worth buying, and none of these fights while good really good match ups are worth buying in my mind, I got all UFC’s for the past 5 yrs and Tito vs Forrest 2, was the first one I skipped, becuase it wasn’t worth the money, Silva is a good guy but he hasn’t proven to me that he is main event material, I could understand if this was for a number 1 shot but it’s not, I mean how many of you guys want the winner to face Machida again? After 1 or 2 straight fights, this fight is a filler….and I’m not being conned into it, maybe Im spoiled what do you guys think?
Sarah says: "ya never know when an amazing fight will happen."
OK, but then by that logic, one might as well watch every other show as well – CageRage, King of the Cage, UWC, Dream, etc.
I’m not saying that those other organizations don’t have good fights… I’m just saying that the above argument isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement for purchasing a UFC show. Rather, by that logic, we should purchase every show.
well all i know is that i have been very disappointed by big hyped fights..
and have enjoyed other lesser known fighters on the very same card…expectation brings disappointment
GOOD MATCHUPS'
Gotta agree good matchups, but the lack of fighters I wanna see, prob won’t watch this card. There’s gonna’ be some low PPV numbers on this one. Of course a small UFC payday for the company is better than zero.
i agree ufc 108 should be a good card i am sick of people crying over the ufc card’s they put show every mouth they can’t make the biggest fight all the time a lot people were saying ufc 107 was going to suck but i love the show
Very Good Card
You have two top 10 light heavyweight fighters in the main event, the hazlet vs daley fight could end in KO of the night or submission of the night, dos santos vs yvel will be a great stand up brawl, sherk vs miller will probably end up being like the edgar vs maynard fight, and the lauzon vs stout should be a very exciting back and forth fight. this is a very good card and definitely worth the money
Agree on the Hazelett vs Daley fight. Ko of the night or Sub of the night!
Also looking forward seeing Vladimir Matyushenko vs Steve Cantwell. Could be a good war!
by Zlatan, My Hero on Dec 16, 2009 7:29 AM EST up reply actions
title will not change in 2010
No one is going to beat GSP at 170 and no one will beat BJ Penn at 155. The HW title will not even go on the line and Anderson Silva is not going down in 2010. Machida well if he beats Shogun I see no one that can beat him. This is the best set of champs the UFC has ever had. I hope none of them lose sept for Brock. I’d like to see Fedor come over so the UFC could have the best champs in the world from top to bottom.
I think if Matt H wins this Spring that we might see Matt vs BJ Penn 3. BJ wants GSP and Dana said he would have to vacate the title and beat some top WW before he got a shot at GSP. There is no one left for either to fight. What about BJ vs John Fitch? Who wins it?
Hughes VS Penn III
I like it, Hughes n’ BJ have never had a boring fight and nows the time before Hughes retires. If BJ wins put him up against Ko’s or Alves.
Penn by total destruction
Penn was giving Hughes a serious beatdown before he got the rib injury that cost him the fight. BJ has vastly improved since then, and all the Hughes v Serra match showed me was that Hughes definately would not be able to hang with the top guys any more, I bet even Karo would give him a hard time. I would love to see this match, Hughes would not see the second round.
penn wrecks fitch in the second round and hughes has nothing left penn would make him look stupid if they fought again…penn vs alves would be a very good fight and one in which i think penn has a real good chance of losing
BJ, nr3 in the WW-division
BJ vs Fitch —> BJ
BJ vs Alves —> Close fight, but going with Alves. He has more tools standing and BJ will have a tough time getting it to the ground.
by Zlatan, My Hero on Dec 16, 2009 7:32 AM EST up reply actions
Unless Fitch makes it a wrestling match.
BJ would destory Fitch in the standup. Fitch will have to make it a wrestling match to win… I’d hate to see that fight happen.. because I got Fitch dry humping his way to victory.
I like the new BJ
BJ showed some great take-down-defense against Sanchez and did well against GSP in the first round of 94. I’ll take Penn in this one, but i would rather see fitch vs hughes.
by TapedUpPair on Dec 16, 2009 12:41 AM EST up reply actions
Penn Hughes
I’m quite astonished that people want to, and are calling for this fight. I can’t see any way that Penn loses. Not one. We all clearly know who has the better chin, and striking. So what’s left? Old school wrestling Hughes, put of his prime, vs Penn coming off some very impressive wins.
The only slight advantage I’d give to Hughes is the weight, but that’s a stretch, as I feel Penn is more dedicated now, and would make relatively short work of Hughes.
One sided.
by daniel worby on Dec 16, 2009 8:41 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'd like to see it purely so that BJ can smash Hughes, it's always fun watching Hughes get beat
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
i think its more fun watching BJ get beat personally
“to the death georges…..i meant to the 4th round”
dude.....i am
As long as we all agree, Hughes can’t get passed Penn. It is fun seeing Hughes get beat down, and could be a great opportunity to get some good odds and make lots of money. It’d probably be my biggest lay down to date.
I don’t like Penn personally, but I really don’t like anyone at LW except Clay and the recently departed Huerta, so I like watching him smash people. But Georges beating on Penn is always fun.
by daniel worby on Dec 16, 2009 9:46 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
this card is good
ufc 109 on the other hand…
how many bad fights have we really put on?...
Does this question include every fight from the last TUF series?
Does there have to be a UFC ppv event every month?
Definitely won’t be getting UFC 108. Why not top draw fighters every six months and then lesser names or non-ppv fighters on Spike?
For the amount of fighters that the UFC has under contract, yes, there has to be a UFC PPV every month for the sake of the fighters. With the schedule that the UFC has for events right now, most fighers would get to fight at least three, and maybe four times a year. What it does to the consumer though is gradually make the product over-saturated.
Change the schedule
the ufc would be better served if they had just one ppv every 6-10 weeks instead of every month, sometimes twice a month. fewer ppv’s mean bigger fights on every one, fighter health would be better, and then they could use the fight nights to showcase the up and comers. champions should each fight at least 3 times per year and changing the schedule would help with that
The Only Reason
this card sucks is because of all the awesome fights that WERE going to happen that arent now. Its like going from a Ferrari to a BMW M3.. Still fun but not what you were expecting.
This card is average at best
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This card sucks!
i for one, am not a Dana White a** kisser. Maybe if he hadn’t gotten rid of Hendo he’d have some quality fighters to put on this card. Instead we have to watch ‘dancing with the stars futre winner Rashad’ vs. ‘Silva the fainting goat’
Agreed, this card is garbage
I will be passing on 108 for sure, Evans vs Silva as the main event is a joke, and other than Hazlett/Daley there aren’t any other fights that intrigue me. I agree with the post that said events should be every 6 weeks, not once or twice a month. That way you’d get a quality card every time and a title fight on almost every card—plus, then the UFC wouldn’t be bleeding fans dry with crappy cards like this one.
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year end card
No, its not an awful card. But it does leave a bitter taste, as UFC has enough fighters to consistently put on great cards. Problem is it has to be done at the right times. Every month, or more than one a month, is causing a lack of substance on some cards (and injuries, fighter disputes with Dana).
I just don’t feel we need this many cards, and it is unfortunate that this is the ‘year end’ card.
by daniel worby on Dec 16, 2009 8:53 AM EST via mobile reply actions
It's the sort of card that will be good on the night but until then doesn't excite much
For an end of year supershow it sucks but it has the potential to end up being one of the most entertaining shows to watch, especially if Rashad, Daley and JDS can perform like I know they can. You never know with the UFC, 94 was hyped up like mad and it ended up being a poor show with a mismatch in the main event whilst 95 ended up being a very fun card to watch. I’m not going to call a card shit before it’s even happened but this quote still made me laugh.
“If you’re a fight fan, I don’t know how you don’t think that that card is a great card….”
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
David
So true. Its such a great line, cause then if you come on here and say its a weak card, well then fuck you, your not a fan!
But yes, it will most likely turn out to be a great card come the sunday after, but IMO all of them usually end up that way in my eyes (SF & Dream included).
by daniel worby on Dec 16, 2009 9:51 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Exactly
Unless there are truly awful decisions or fights then most cards are going to be worth the money if you’re a fan of MMA and you’re not going to feel too disappointed the day after, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t feel disappointed at substandard shows on paper especially for what is traditionally the UFC’s biggest card of the year.
That quote is just typical Dana BS, he sounds so silly when he’s trying to promote fights at times. He’s just doing his job as a promoter but it makes me laugh when people take his biased views as gospel and anyone who makes the “you’re not a real fan if you don’t like this card” argument is just making themselves look desperate. Dana would be the first to criticise the likes of Arum and King if they said something like that about a boxing show that was criticised for being a weak card and I bet that he’d bitch about Coker if he said that about the upcoming SF card.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
Golden Opportunity
for Strikeforce to move in on this date with Henderson debut and Fedor fighting the next guy in line………lol
I have no idea what Dana would do, but it would be the boldest move SF could do.
He’d laugh, Fedor couldn’t draw half the buyrate that UFC 106 got on stacked Affliction cards putting him on a card with Hendo ain’t going to do anything to change that fact.
Affliction weren't very good at promoting their shows and Fedor's last fight was one of the most watched of all time
Fedor and Hendo on a CBS card would smash the UFC 108 in viewers, who would honestly rather pay for a PPV with no big name fighters (Rashad is the closest to being a big name and hasn’t ever been a big draw) over a free show with 2 of the all time greats on network TV? I wouldn’t have to choose anyway as we get the UFC live and SF taped so they’re not on at the same time but I’d be more interested in the SF card by a mile.
"I’m in great shape...I feel 100% you know it’s nice to move my hips and not have any problems...I’ll take my loss as a man. I’m willing to die for my cause, are you?" Tito Ortiz before UFC 106
"I wasn’t able to spar at all...I had bulging disks...I want to see somebody fight with a cracked skull, I came in and stepped in with a cracked skull...why the fuck did you give that fight of the night?...for me not getting Fight of the Night I’m taken aback by it...I gave my heart and soul and to be robbed like that, yeah it is what it is." Tito Ortiz after UFC 106
Henderson is not ready to fight this early
I believe he’s not going to start training tell the new year and his first fight will be March or April. Fedor doesn’t take fights on short notice either and Gegard is fighting in Dream early next year. That would leave shields LOL
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