UFC 113: Marcus Davis vs Jonathan Goulet on tap for May 1
by MMAmania.com on Jan 10, 2010 11:09 AM EST
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With Phil Baroni wanting to take more time between fights to get things right, Marcus Davis will likely stay busy with a welterweight match up against Jonathan Goulet at UFC 113 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 1, 2010.
MMAmania.com was aware that both fighters were approached about the bout, and now MMAFighting.com reports that they have verbally agreed to get down inside the Octagon.
"The Irish Hand Grenade" detonated unexpectedly in his match against Ben Saunders at UFC 106: "Ortiz vs. Griffin 2" just last month. The former boxer perhaps did not give the "Killa B" enough respect in the size department and the Muay Thai striker made him pay for it dearly with a barrage of knees that pulled the pin on Davis' title aspirations.
It was his second straight loss after coming up short against Dan Hardy at UFC 99: "The Comeback" last June.
The "Road Warrior" was anything but what his nickname suggests in 2009, taking the entire year off because of various injuries.
In fact, Goulet was in talks to face Tamdan McCrory at UFC 97 in April 2009; however, the bout was nixed because he couldn't get medical clearance after getting knocked silly by Mike Swick at UFC Fight Night 16: "Fights for the Troops" on Dec. 10, 2008.
That was the last time he competed, getting scratched from a bout against Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 100 back in July.
Prior to the Swick loss, the Canadian was riding back-to-back wins, finishing Kuniyoshi Hironaka via technical knockout of at UFC 83: "Serra vs. St. Pierre," which earned "Fight of the Night" honors.
He'll have his hands full with the hard-hitting Davis after such a long layoff.
UFC 113 features the much-anticipated rematch between 205-pound division champion, Lyoto Machida, defending his belt against fellow Brazilian Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the main event of the evening.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more on the still-developing UFC 113 fight card.
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GREAT!
This is a headshaker boys and girls. Is this fight really worth the energy spent putting it online?
agreed what a joke...
the worst chin in mma against one of the hardest hitters.im not saying davis is a world beater but i thought the baroni fight was a joke aswell.
Goulet seems to slide under the radar and for one reason or another, he shows up on many GSP-headlined cards.
I think it’s one bud looking after another. However, as long as GSP continues to be GSP, I couldn’t care less what Goulet is doing there or who he is fighting.
im under the impression...
being from the uk that hes got a big huge following in canada.any canadians put me right?
He got a good reception when he fought in Montreal
But I don’t think he has any fans. I will root for him against Davis, but I don’t care if he wins. Canada loves GSP, not this inconsistent bum.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
He was next to me at UFC 97
and lots of fans circled him for autographs and photos. I think the UFC uses him mostly for the Montreal cards, but I dont see that lasting much longer.
On Wikipedia, it shows his next fight to be at 113 in Montreal.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
WHEN ge gets kayoed..
how the hell is gonna get medical clearance for may? surely its better for the ufc if hes on the canada card!!
He probably was going to fight on the Montreal card
Until Baroni needed more time to cycle off again.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
I know
Goulet is filling in for the cycling Baroni. Baroni was suppose to fight The Jersey Hand Grenade first, Goulet is a stand in.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
Goulet probably was going to fight on the Montreal card, but Baroni wants more time so Goulet is stepping in to fight Davis.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
This is the Montreal card
"Anderson Silva is the best fighter on the planet...any Anderson Silva fight that is on, people should be buying that PPV, not because he’s my fighter but you know what, he to me is like the Muhammad Ali of MMA...the UFC has been around since 1993, nobody (else) has 10 consecutive wins in the UFC. Anderson has had 10 fights in the UFC, only 1 has ever gone to a decision."
Ed Soares on why Andy is the best fighter in the world
I thought I read it was for Jersey. Did they change the story?
I could have sworn this said for Jersey. And I thought Davis was fighting Baroni? So Davis is scrapping the Baroni fight and moving his fight back two months?
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
Marcus Davis will likely stay busy with a welterweight match up against Jonathan Goulet at UFC 113 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 1, 2010.
This fight is at UFC 113 according to Mania, so it’s going to be on the Montreal card.
"Anderson Silva is the best fighter on the planet...any Anderson Silva fight that is on, people should be buying that PPV, not because he’s my fighter but you know what, he to me is like the Muhammad Ali of MMA...the UFC has been around since 1993, nobody (else) has 10 consecutive wins in the UFC. Anderson has had 10 fights in the UFC, only 1 has ever gone to a decision."
Ed Soares on why Andy is the best fighter in the world
As everyone stated
Goulet is typically on cards with GSP because he used to train (and perhaps still does) with GSP when he was the champ in Quebec.
Can’t say I have anything positive to say about cheerio-head either. Nothing there to discuss because he isn’t discussion worthy. Neither is Davis anymore either.
by hairybumcrack on Jan 10, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
Goulet is basically 4-4 in the UFC.
> His wins have come against ex-UFC fighters (I think anyway, I have not checked), his losses have been convincing/vicious to top 10 guys.
> I have heard more than once, he is the 2nd ranked WW in Canada. It’s disturbing in the current landscape such a stat even exists.
> Honestly, his nationality has nothing to do with my opinion of him.
He probably is the second best WW from Canada
But there is a huge gap between number one and two. Haha
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
TJ Grant vs. The Road Warrior
Not sure I would take Grant. If he didn’t knock Goulet out in the first 30 seconds, Goulet could take that fight.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
no love for him..
as a canadian..i dunno, he just isn’t on my radar..he had a couple good fights ..but just seems like he is 50/50..either he gets put down easy..or he fights relatively well..but he doesn’t do it for me..and i would hope that any canadian fighter gets a good cheer fighting on his own turf..yeah
Haha. I know right! Who here is NOT taking Davis by KO? This is a lock if I ever saw one.
by Synyster_08 on Jan 10, 2010 11:22 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I don't even know why Joes Silva bothers with puttng him up against heavy hitters.
Is it really that hard to find a pillow fist wrestler at WW? Waster of card space if you ask me, might as well put in two TUF castoffs and it would be just as pointless.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jan 10, 2010 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
what
yall sobs always giving strikeforce ext credit for making good fights, and then you knock this. fuck its a good match and im sure one of the 2 will get knocked out win win baby
He's gayer than a handbag full of rainbows.
One of the two?
Goulet is the only one going to sleep. Davis still has a very good chin and way better hands than Jon. He can’t really wrestle so he’s gonna have to close the distance which always means the same result for him. Goulet’s glass chin (p4p #1 IMO) makes this fight absolutely horrible and dumb.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jan 10, 2010 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
Blatant favouritism on show here, Goulet doesn’t have a chance against Davis.
"Anderson Silva is the best fighter on the planet...any Anderson Silva fight that is on, people should be buying that PPV, not because he’s my fighter but you know what, he to me is like the Muhammad Ali of MMA...the UFC has been around since 1993, nobody (else) has 10 consecutive wins in the UFC. Anderson has had 10 fights in the UFC, only 1 has ever gone to a decision."
Ed Soares on why Andy is the best fighter in the world
Ive
never seen a less intimidating person than Goulet.
The only reason he is in the UFC is because he is buddies with GSP, kind of like McFedries to Hughes.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
bit strong on mcfedries..
hes not a brilliant technician but i love his heavy hands.if he keeps it on the feet he can ko any top 10 mw.
I wouldn't go that far
Drew does have great power but even on the feet he’s far from a worldbeater, nevermind his nonexistent ground game. Any MW with good striking defence would beat him, he’s too wild to give them problems.
Goulet has the worst chin in MMA, he’s only been given this fight because he’s friends with GSP, from Montreal and will lose by spectacular KO to someone that the UFC wants to promote (Davis). Davis by KO is lock of the year.
"Anderson Silva is the best fighter on the planet...any Anderson Silva fight that is on, people should be buying that PPV, not because he’s my fighter but you know what, he to me is like the Muhammad Ali of MMA...the UFC has been around since 1993, nobody (else) has 10 consecutive wins in the UFC. Anderson has had 10 fights in the UFC, only 1 has ever gone to a decision."
Ed Soares on why Andy is the best fighter in the world
ok not any top 10...
but if for instance u put bisping/sonnen and belcher in there i think he could catch one of those 3.plus wand would want to stand with him but its hard to see where wand is ranked yet.
Wandi would smash Drew
Bisping, Sonnen and Belcher wouldn’t be stupid enough to stand and bang with him. Sonnen especially would go for the takedown immediately. Belcher has had some daft defeats in the past (Day) by taking fights lightly so he could get caught whilst Bisping has been caught before but even I wouldn’t pick Drew over him.
"Anderson Silva is the best fighter on the planet...any Anderson Silva fight that is on, people should be buying that PPV, not because he’s my fighter but you know what, he to me is like the Muhammad Ali of MMA...the UFC has been around since 1993, nobody (else) has 10 consecutive wins in the UFC. Anderson has had 10 fights in the UFC, only 1 has ever gone to a decision."
Ed Soares on why Andy is the best fighter in the world
im not saying he would beat them...
but he could conceivably catch them.bispings been kayoed and dropped in his last 2,sonnens stand up isnt great(although he would take it to the floor asap) ,belcher is too macho to take it to the ground and imo wands button has been pushed to many times and as belcher would wanna stand and bang so it is conceivable that he could be caught.
Wandi's only been KO'd by Rampage in the UFC
He’s far from done, he may not be on a great run but he’s facing top competition and the last time he faced a lesser fighter he smashed Jardine in 36s. Wandi and McFedries shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same sentence.
"Anderson Silva is the best fighter on the planet...any Anderson Silva fight that is on, people should be buying that PPV, not because he’s my fighter but you know what, he to me is like the Muhammad Ali of MMA...the UFC has been around since 1993, nobody (else) has 10 consecutive wins in the UFC. Anderson has had 10 fights in the UFC, only 1 has ever gone to a decision."
Ed Soares on why Andy is the best fighter in the world
fair dues..
wandi is a legend and i hope he returns to his pride glory days but i think the weight cuts and all the wars have took their toll on him.id love to see one more violent ko and bisping could be the soul whos gonna catch an unfortunate one lol
Goulet?
He’s a little better than Robert when it comes to knuckling up; BUT CAN HE CROON!?
Horrible
Jonathan Goulet is Sean Salmon bad. And for some reason, the UFC loves Davis. So who better to go up against following a two fight losing streak? That’s right…Jonathan Goulet!
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