Programming reminder: UFC 'Countdown to 107' debuts tonight (Dec. 8) on Spike TV
by Jesse Holland on Dec 8, 2009 9:14 PM EST
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Countdown to UFC 107: "Penn vs Sanchez" will debut TONIGHT (Dec. 8) at 11 p.m. ET on Spike TV to promote the upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) event scheduled for the Fed Ex Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday, December 12.
The network special will provide a glimpse into the preparation and training camps of the fighters set to headline the show, including current lightweight champion BJ "The Prodigy" Penn and challenger Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez.
For those who miss the "Countdown to UFC 107" premier it will re-air on Wednesday, December 9 at 8 p.m. ET on MTV2.
To check out the complete UFC 107 fight card click here.
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Mac
Sportsnet actually showed the countdown last night at 9EST…I live in Atlactic time zone so i usually don’t get to see the countodwn shows cause they start too late. Any other Canucks see this?
"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes."
funniest thing ive ever seen
waut till you see diego do the yes cartwheel.he cartwheels down a hill while shouting yes its hilarious!!!
That was funny sh*t. If he beats BJ I hope he does Yes Cartwheels around the cage…
by SDA on Dec 9, 2009 8:19 AM EST up reply actions
I noticed the same thing… the photoshopping needs a little work.
by Rollingstone on Dec 8, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Answer me this?
IF - IF Diego scores a win over BJ, any type of win be it KO TKO or UD/SD, than do we want to see a 170 showdown vs GSP?
The UFC can thank me now – Follow the Greg Jackson connection and the UFC could really get a spin going.
Or do we rather see Diego and Team Jackson patch things up and come together so GSP and Diego can train together and rule the 155/170 roosts for the forseeable future?
Most of us need to be reminded what we already know before we need to be taught a new lesson
?
What are you talking about? Are you suggesting that Diego 1) will beat BJ, 2) Rule the 155 lb division despite barely getting by huggy, 3) will be so dominant that he goes up for a super fight with GSP?
Just checking.
"If you're not a fan of Hulk Hogan, you're not a fan of entertainment in sports"
--Goldberg.
"Kimbo is dominating on the ground"--Rogan
"Kimbo throws that jab to finish fights"--Goldberg
barely getting by huggy?
I hope that was a joke, the fight should have been scored 30-26 as he clearly won all three rounds and dominated him completely in one round to get a 10-8.
I think he could beat BJ this saturday, and i’m 100% sure that he would be a better challenge for GSP’s title than say Fitch was who isn’t even close to Sanchez skill level, and only has one strong side of his game where GSP is the best.
I don’t think he should move up and fight GSP if he wins but if it happened he would have as much of a chance as anybody or better than many of GSP’s previous opponents since he’s clearly more skilled than guys like Serra, Fitch, Hughes.
At WW right now #1 GSP, #2 Alves, #3Fitch and #4 is BJ until Diego can beat one of those guys he's only a great fighter, and there is no insult in that BJ is just an Elite!
by BeaverRaider on Dec 8, 2009 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
Roberto
I agree with almost everything you said. Diego beat Huggie like he stole something. Guida just would not go to sleep. Diego is a monster, and people continue to doubt him. He’s the Rodney Dangerfield of MMA. He does have a small chance of beating Penn, I wish to God he does. I would choose Penn in this fight, his will to fight and beat GSP at this point is stronger than Diego’s quest for the belt. BJ is a hungry and motivated man. That spells trouble for Sanchez. Diego can’t knock him out and can’t hang with him on the ground.
The thing I disagree about is the comparison to Fitch and Hughes. When Hughes was the Champ and fighting GSP, that version of Matt Hughes would kill Diego today. And John Fitch is too good a wrestler to lose to Diego. Do you think Diego could knock him out or tap him? I think neither. Fitch would lay on this guy for 15 minutes and Diego couldn’t stop it. Diego is in the right division now and if he gets past BJ he has a lot of potential fights I wouldn’t mind seeing.
Glad to be free from Intro's tyranny.
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wow jay i wrote a whole arguement to why diego is better than fitch and i just remembered they already fought
by hamsterwheel on Dec 8, 2009 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
That's where you're wrong jay.
The best fighters of today would beat the one dimensional old versions of Hughes, Liddell, Ortiz that dominated their divisions in their prime. It’s just how it goes in such a new and growing sport as MMA where better and better athletes and new talents keeps coming into the sport, the standard of the skill level and wellroundedness you need to compete at the top today is just higher, lets also be honest here neither one of Fitch or Hughes are specially talented anywhere, they’re both results of hardcore training which wrestling is, sure they have size and strength but a guy like GSP is a much bigger beast who’s much better at the one dimension those guys have and totally owns them in every other aspect of the game.
What you need to understand with what im saying is also that Sanchez beat Fitch and most importantly is a more talented and dangerous fighter who does very well anywhere the fight takes place, whereas Fitch only has his one style of wrestling and hold position to get a decision win, to offer! once the refs learn how to score, the “safety first” style of fighting won’t work and he’ll need to develop an own game and offense to win fights.
Sanchez brings the whole package.
He can for sure hang with BJ on the ground, and he’s just a better bigger athlete that sets an incredible pace, I think Diego can tire BJ out so he breaks mentally, just like he did at WW against Hughes and GSP, and finally just take him down and pound him from the top. It’s gonna be a close fight and both guys have a good shot at winning, BJ has a little advantage of the judges usually going with the champ.
Ask yourself this, Can BJ knock Diego out? or submit him from the bottom? My answer to that is NO, a big reason why he won’t be able to rock Diego is because he’s mostly throwing jabs these days, he’s not going for KO’s.
bj has more power then diego
If anyone is going to get knocked out its diego…..and when is the last time bj went to the judges score cards…..and if history repeats itself he would get screwed by the judges witch has happened to him a few fights
I won't argue with you
about the decision in the Fitch fight because I haven’t seen it. But to say Diego “won” is a bit disingenuous. Also Fitch is way better than he was back then.
"If you're not a fan of Hulk Hogan, you're not a fan of entertainment in sports"
--Goldberg.
"Kimbo is dominating on the ground"--Rogan
"Kimbo throws that jab to finish fights"--Goldberg
I will argue with you
But you don’t understand… these professional judges that are licensed and have studied MMA for years don’t know how to do thier job like RoBerto. Maybe one day they start to read his blog and reverse all of their decisions. Until that day comes, Fitch controled Diegos hyper attack, GnP’d him, took him down at will, and was never put in anytype of danger from Deigo… But if you score a fight on Yes Cartwheels they Deigo took it 30-27.
by SDA on Dec 9, 2009 8:27 AM EST up reply actions
SDA, please try to be serious?
Never put in any kind of danger? and the most childish and unintelligent argument of them all to top it off “these proffessional judges that are licensed and have studied MMA for years don’t know how to do their job” Apparently not, it’s been pretty evident these last 3 or 4 UFC’s. Fact is they haven’t even figured out what scores more in MMA, but right now the judges are totally biased towards certain fighters and also good wrestlers that can hold position without doing anything, they wouldn’t know BJJ works from all position’s even if it caught them in a f’in triangle choke.
RoB > Cecil Peoples
"I’ll continue to watch their events and I hope they’ll (Zuffa) tune in to my fights in Strikeforce. After all, I’m a true fan of our fantastic sport and would love only to see MMA continue to grow."
Dan Henderson, classy.
"The reality is that I pushed him into signing that deal... I wanted him to s**t or get off the pot."
Dana White, classless.
I don’t recall any part of the fight were Fitch was close to taping or being KO’d (GSP was a different story). And yes the judges are licenced and have followed MMA for years. I remember Diego trying to grab onto anything that moved, locked up a weak choke and then Fitch stood up and slamed Diego. If Diego would work some take down defense I think he could have won the fight.
by SDA on Dec 9, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
He did win frosnt1
And where has Fitch improved? I don’t see any improvements in his standup or offense on the ground, he’s about the same to me.
Diego has dramatically improved his standup game and is way more dangerous with his jits than Fitch is. Yeah, he’s not as big so he’s likely gonna end up on the bottom, but fact is also that he chose to drop down to his back going for submissions in that fight, and as a punishment for trying to finish he ended up on the bottom where he kept coming. I don’t see how that’s fair judging or even if they know anything about BJJ.
But we all know how the judges work
Diego does too, he realized he was never going be able to get the nod on the scorecards when he ended up on the bottom against bigger fighters like Fitch so he dropped a weightclass.
Fitch's skill level no where near sanchez????
Is that why fitch beat him when they fought???? and stop talking about diego at WW because he already couldnt win in that division so he had to cut if he wanted to be at the top of a division
you don't get it do you?
Fitch only has one strong side to his game, his wrestling and size but size is not a skill. granted it’s good to have. but wrestling is the one and only thing he beats Sanchez at ‘cause he gets out jitsed on the ground by Diego everytime, kinda like in their first meeting where Diego had him in several submissions, all Fitch did through the entire fight was getting out of trouble. You can’t become the best without any real offfense, Fitch offers zero offense.
I think Burkmen, Alves, Roan, and Lugi would say fitch offered an offense in thier fight… If Fitch is so weak why can no one outside of GSP beat him???
by SDA on Dec 9, 2009 8:33 AM EST up reply actions
saw it on demand last night
Mir is seriously obsessed with Lesnar, he may not be overlooking Kongo but he spends a lot of the time talking about brock. He looks bigger then ever, he’s changing his body and style to be able to beat Brock. He’s a cocky bast@rd but you have to respect his determination. Just hope Lesnar is 100 percent when it happens.
by DrewMoney$$$ on Dec 8, 2009 1:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions
replays on MTV2
That’s news to me.
by daniel worby on Dec 8, 2009 1:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
BJ
0n my way out of the gym to catch the special on spike and I run into BJ – about 20 minutes ago. It is hard to believe that a guy that small took on Machida. This guy is very friendly and very relaxed… Nothing like u see on the tube.
by TapedUpPair on Dec 8, 2009 8:47 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Is Penn sick?
Can anyone confirm if Penn is sick or not? He sounds and looks ill in all of his recent blogs and I need to know before I place my parlay
Looked Great
Bj looked irritated and tired in video blogs. This evening he looked rested, sounded great and was in good spirits.
Mir
haha I love the Frank Mir shit talk it’s amazing. I’ve never seen anyone talk this much shit before.
"If you're not a fan of Hulk Hogan, you're not a fan of entertainment in sports"
--Goldberg.
"Kimbo is dominating on the ground"--Rogan
"Kimbo throws that jab to finish fights"--Goldberg
Oh Diego...
He is one of my favorite fighters to watch, but man he is a wierd guy. The “yes” cartwheel, “fight me hard”, ’He’s gonna feel Diego Sanchez". I seriously could not stop laughing the whole show.
Also laughed when BJ called Kenny a weasel.
I did not laugh at anything Mir said, what a effing tool. Please Please Please Kongo knee this guy in the nuts and then KO him.
Mir is the best he seems to piss off all the uneducated MMA fans LMAO!!!
by BeaverRaider on Dec 8, 2009 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Really?
All the uneducated fans? You don’t have to be educated to know when someone is a cocky sh!t talking a$$hole, atleast not last time I checked.
by domino effect on Dec 8, 2009 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
hell ya
he is a “kooky” cocky asshole man. i am not an uneducated fan and i can stand him.
by hamsterwheel on Dec 8, 2009 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
cant* lol, that messed up the whole arguement
by hamsterwheel on Dec 8, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
LMAO just having some fun gentlemen, I don't liek fighters because of the way they act I like them because of the way they fight and there is little doubt in my mind that Mir will not destroy Kongo any takers?
by BeaverRaider on Dec 8, 2009 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
haha
so true. but lets hope for a different outcome :)
by hamsterwheel on Dec 9, 2009 12:06 AM EST up reply actions
Raider
You saying Mir is going to destroy Kongo? Get that shit outta here. Mir is garbage. He isn’t getting bigger or stronger. He’s getting fatter. He’s been sitting in his basement, crying, hating and plodding. His head isn’t in this fight. His head is on The Brockness! He’s jealous and wants the belt back. He is getting KO’d in the first round. BOOK IT.
Glad to be free from Intro's tyranny.
Well Mir could beat Kongo...if...and only if...
Kongo plays stupid like he did in the Cain fight. He should be picking these opponents apart with his long range and better than average striking. But the thing is that he plays dumb and falls into a realm not familiar to him, the ground!!
Whatever the fuck you do in life, echoes in eternity! <----slightly edited
-Maximus[Gladiator]
Gotta go with Mir
Like he said, all he really needs is one takedown. He can survive on his feet. Kongo cant keep up on the ground.
say what you want about Mir but he attacks very well with his Jiu jitsu.
dude.....i am
if you thought that was funny. there was something on youtube…some type of prefight talk of diego talking for the fitch fight. funny as hell. sounded like diego was talking about exploding all over jon fitch lol….heres the link mayne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuBTkWLzqLM&feature=PlayList&p=AD024D604D4C212D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=49
by hamsterwheel on Dec 8, 2009 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
Sanchez is bat$hit crazy..
but man he’s hilarious!
damn it
I forgot it started at 9. i went to the tv at ten and the kongo and mir breakdown was on god dam it
I changed my fight prediction
Diego by Yes Cartwheels.
People must be out of their minds to say that Diego tooled Guida, that was probably the worst decision i’ve seen this year aside from Shogun/Machida. Sanchez got totally out grappled and controlled after the first round and it really should be Clay that’s getting to face BJ instead of him facing Florian.
What are you talking about?
Diego knocked down Clay in the first round with a head kick, making the first round a 10-8, and was more active offensely from that point, throwing more strikes off his back and going for submissions. All Huggie did was get the takedown and hold on to Diego from guard, if you don’t do anything on top then you shouldn’t win the round because there’s more to the sport than simply being on top, the whole point of a fight is to be the aggressor and do damage and all of the aggression and damage came from Diego. This is MMA not wrestling, the sport isn’t about who can get on top of the other guy. The only person other than you that had Guida winning that fight was him.
"I’ll continue to watch their events and I hope they’ll (Zuffa) tune in to my fights in Strikeforce. After all, I’m a true fan of our fantastic sport and would love only to see MMA continue to grow."
Dan Henderson, classy.
"The reality is that I pushed him into signing that deal... I wanted him to s**t or get off the pot."
Dana White, classless.
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