Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard II official for UFC 125 on Jan. 1 in Las Vegas
One final hurdle remains for Frankie Edgar if he hopes to silence the last of the doubters.
The reigning UFC Lightweight Champion will get his long overdue rematch with Gray Maynard, as the two 155-pound standouts hook 'em up for a second time at UFC 125 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Jan. 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the promotion announced today.
And this time it's for the title.
"The Answer" shocked the world (again) when he defeated BJ Penn for a second time this year at UFC 118 in the promotion's Boston debut back in August. The Toms River native claimed "The Prodigy's" belt when they first met at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi last March.
Edgar holds but one loss on his stellar record, and it just so happens to be against his new challenger to the 155-pound throne, Gray Maynard.
"The Bully" earned his title shot on the same night Edgar dominated Penn in "Beantown," claiming a convincing unanimous decision win over Kenny Florian.
Maynard to this day remains undefeated at 10-0. With a unanimous decision victory over the current champ at UFC Fight Night 13 back in 2008, one has to imagine that confidence is something that Maynard won't be lacking come New Year's Day.
But will it be enough to overcome Edgar 2.0?
UFC 125, recently announced via the website's "Ultimate Insider," will feature a super-sized showdown between Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson as both heavyweights try to get back into the 265-pound title hunt.
Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann and Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera are also expected to be announced for the Jan. 1 pay-per-view in the coming weeks.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more updates to this still-developing fight card.
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I hope
Edgar takes this one, I think he can!
by Edgecrusher71 on Oct 14, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope Frankie wins too
And it’s hard to rule him out after the way he’s punked BJ. I’ll be rooting for Frankie, but won’t be surprised if Gray gives him 25 minutes of man love.
This has the potential to be the worst title fight since either Timmay-AA III or Timmay-Monson.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
Yes it does!
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
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i would be thrilled if the ufc put this fight as co-main under another title fight, but i know thats not going to happen..
they better stack the card up nice.. big country vs. carwin is a good start….
is gomi/guida on this card too?
~ The Current mmamania UNDERCARD pool CHAMPION...
the jibbidy jabber, i'll jab your jaw and not your funnybone, hun. skip the ovalteen id rather have my honeycombs, um
Yes,
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Edgar underestimated again.....
Not no more…..he proved to me that he can beat BJ….that means there isn’t a single fighter that he can’t beat. Frankie RNC…..He’s gonna be like GSP…he will adjust his game every new outing and for this he will finish Gaynerd.
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Oct 14, 2010 3:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I agree
Frankie has improved so much since the last fight with Maynard. He’s made the necessary adjustments to continue dominating the 155 division and can see him holding the belt for awhile. Frankie!!
by Gordie_123 on Oct 14, 2010 3:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No more doubting Edgar.
Take down defense + punches on the nose = win.
The only real possession you'll ever have is your character. — Tom Wolfe
I guess this is gonna be a weekly thing
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Haters never prosper
When has Edgar ever been in a boring fight besides his first run at BJ?Maynard takes this again by first degree rapage where ever the fight goes.YOU HEARD IT FIRST!!
Fedor "The Last Can Crusher" Emelianstinko finally falls at the hands of a washed up UFC Contender...the Irony:)
NO WAY IN HELL!!!
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
how so?
Just don’t buy It if u don’t want to
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by salamagogo on Oct 14, 2010 1:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I had planned on going to this thing
But I rescheduled for 126. It is a title fight, so I will definitely be buying the PPV, but I am not that excited about this fight.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
If I have a job by then (God I fn hope so!) then I will buy it.
When I have income I buy them all (like BNF said “it is like a drug to me.”) My girl and I don’t go out much anymore, so $45 a month isn’t a big deal. It’s much cheaper than going out, esp on Long Island! But with moving back to NY and having back surgery last week, A job isn’t in my immediate future. And this recovery is much worse than the first time I had this surgery.
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
back surgery??
Ouch brother. I hope you heal up. How did the injury happen? Sorry about the job man. Tough economy. That has got to be ridiculously tough living there as well. What is your rent/mortgage? $3,000 a month?
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
wow, sorry to hear about your back. I know damn well how painful that can be. And I’m really sorry you’re up there in New York City. New York City? Git a rope.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
+1
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks a lot guys!!! Genetics and an active lifestyle gave me my back problems.
Been dealing with it since I was 18 (I’m 34 now.) Last surgery I went through was a walk in the park. This time was pure hell. A piece of the herniated disc that I have broke off and pressed up against my spinal cord for over 3 days. I have never described a pain of 10 in my life but I did for 75 hours. They were giving me the strongest stuff they had and it did NOTHING!!! I’m hoping that medicaid covers this bc if not….lol…..imagine the bill? With the job, I should be OK. I just started to get unemployment, which more than pays my bills. As far as mortgage and those kind of bills my girl pays. She really is the greatest person I know and has done so much for me. I would be lost without her! It sucks as a man to have your girl pay the bills but what choice do I really have? I have an interview at this great place that told me to take all the time I need to recover. I should be able to get that job, but I have no idea how long I’ll be laid up. It takes time for the compressed nerves to return to normal. Still can’t feel my left leg below the knee. Dr said that should become normal in time. Again, thanks for the support guys, means a lot!
Anderson Silva is by far the number one P4P king!!! Even when he is losing a fight he still comes back and finishes for the win! GSP dominates the whole fight and still can't finish! LOL
This card is stacked.
Diaz vs Stun Gun
Guida vs Gomi ( I think Guida gets knocked out quick)
Silva vs Vera is gonna be a great fight.
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Guida vs Gomi ( I think Guida gets knocked out quick)
Dont bet on it eh!
-It's Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six-
(In the name of the SouthCaliStunNa, amen)
by *Californication* on Oct 14, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
guida knocked out? and "quick" at that??
i don’t think so.. guida has a solid chin…and i know gomi can throw em, im a huge fan of both!~
this is going to be a hard choice, but im thinking gomi will take a UD.. im not sure yet though… i am sure that i am looking forward to that fight.. should be a good one…
~ The Current mmamania UNDERCARD pool CHAMPION...
the jibbidy jabber, i'll jab your jaw and not your funnybone, hun. skip the ovalteen id rather have my honeycombs, um
I don't know man, if Kenny can drop Guida than Gomi will turn his brain off.
Also Guida has shitty takedowns, he might get Gomi down and he might be able to keep him there for a little while. But man if Clay starts trading and fighting like usual he gets laid the fuck out.
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
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getting dropped, and getting knocked out are two different things..
im certain gomi will rock clay at least a couple times, but “turn his brain off”? hell no..
im thinking just like you[somewhat] – i think guida won’t be able to wrastle around gomi with clinches and TD’s.. i think gomi will keep it up and rough the caveman up taking a UD..
knock out? no
~ The Current mmamania UNDERCARD pool CHAMPION...
the jibbidy jabber, i'll jab your jaw and not your funnybone, hun. skip the ovalteen id rather have my honeycombs, um
your in heat for #1 in the pool
Be smart, Go Guida!
(yes thats a slogan)
-It's Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six-
(In the name of the SouthCaliStunNa, amen)
by *Californication* on Oct 14, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
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i want to, stunNa.. And i can think of more than a few ways for guida to pull this fight off, im just not sure yet..
~ The Current mmamania UNDERCARD pool CHAMPION...
the jibbidy jabber, i'll jab your jaw and not your funnybone, hun. skip the ovalteen id rather have my honeycombs, um
Gomi prolly hits harder than any other 155er on the planet.
He shot off Tyson’s brain I think he can do the same to Guida.
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
that he does,
but i doubt he punches harder than diego sanchez kicks..
and diego tapped guidas jaw with a foot to the mouth..
~ The Current mmamania UNDERCARD pool CHAMPION...
the jibbidy jabber, i'll jab your jaw and not your funnybone, hun. skip the ovalteen id rather have my honeycombs, um
If Gomi KO’s Guida- The fireball kid is back and I am all over that bandwagon. He will drop him a few times I am sure, but a KO would be special.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Im a guida fan and i like Gomi
I doubt it, but if Gomi can KO him thatd be revitalizing and setting of Penn/Gomi II
-It's Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six-
(In the name of the SouthCaliStunNa, amen)
by *Californication* on Oct 14, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
No, just no
Bj still owns Gomi even after he knocks the Caveman out. And Diego kicked him in the forehead it looked like.
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea BJ and Gomi's game just don't mesh....
i think BJ even half assleep beats him 1000/1000 times. But as far as Gomi – Guida….i don’t even know how anyone can say Guida will LNP gomi. Gomi was a very legit wrestler….guida won’t take him down. However he will get bombed on and hopefully one of those shots will send him right back to strikeforce.
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Oct 14, 2010 3:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Good shot for sure I just think when you see the replay the side it's a shot to the forehead not the chin.
I know from personal experience if your gonna take a hard shot anywhere the forehead is the best place. I could be wrong about the replay that’s just the way I remember it.
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
looks lower than the forehead in that gif.
~ The Current mmamania UNDERCARD pool CHAMPION...
the jibbidy jabber, i'll jab your jaw and not your funnybone, hun. skip the ovalteen id rather have my honeycombs, um
and diego top of his foot and part of his shin hit right on guidas mouth
~ The Current mmamania UNDERCARD pool CHAMPION...
the jibbidy jabber, i'll jab your jaw and not your funnybone, hun. skip the ovalteen id rather have my honeycombs, um
I stand corrected
But I still think Gomi can turn his lights out
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Still to this day can't understand how some people
thought Guida won.
Big Nog for Life
Inventor/supporter of "Gleison Tibau to Featherweight" movement.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Oct 14, 2010 4:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I had it 29-28 Sanchez I just can't remember if I gave Guida 2 or 3
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I had two rounds to Diego, with the first being a 10-8.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
That's prolly a more acurate score
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i had diego winning the first 10-8
guida winning the 2nd 10-9
and sanchez taking the 3rd 10-9
no need for a SD…
~ The Current mmamania UNDERCARD pool CHAMPION...
the jibbidy jabber, i'll jab your jaw and not your funnybone, hun. skip the ovalteen id rather have my honeycombs, um
i seriously don't like sanchez but that one knee he used vs parisyan and the tooth popped out is classic
joe rogan does the slow motion replay too.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 14, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Is any1 besides puck head rooting for grey?
Let’s see.
Pea-sized brain: Check.
Out of proportion torso with bony ridges atop an elongated cranium: Check.
Inability to adapt to areas where smarter, more advanced mammals thrive (Canada): Check.
Arms are mostly useless appendages, except for holding down prey: Check.
Facing imminent and absolute extinction (October 23rd): Check.
Yeah, the Brockosaurus is a dangerous beast, to be sure. I’ll let my T-Mex do the back-riding. I call him Cain.
by d*locc on Oct 14, 2010 1:29 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Not really rooting for either one
because its still not going to change the out come for Frankie…sorry to say:)
Fedor "The Last Can Crusher" Emelianstinko finally falls at the hands of a washed up UFC Contender...the Irony:)
weak main event
this card looks super weak .. and wtf is leben fighting stann … i guess he knows he doesnt belong with the top 185ers … still shit he could fight fitch … cause fitch is running his mouth about jumping to 185 .. but leben should be fighint someone relivant at 185 not stann who dont get me wrong i like but thats like taking 2 steps back after beating simpson and akiyama
blow him off?
He didn’t blow him off last time. Gray said he wasn’t ready for the title shot after his last win before that.
unless your talking about after Frankie beat BJ the first time
but when the title shot was between Frankie and Gray, and BJ had the belt, i’m pretty sure Gray didn’t want anything to do w/ BJ.
thanks BNF
I’m glad I didn’t imagine that. Was it after he beat Nate? He seemed completely disinterested in fighting for the title, but I think it was right after BJ wrecked Diego too.
I remember it going down like that as well.
Don’t be scared to put Nick Diaz as one of the top 5 Welterweights in the world, homie. Thanks to BNF, I am no longer scared.
Boring...
Can’t wait to see Aldo smashing both fighters!
Only Aldo and/or Charles do Bronx can save LH category.
300,000 ppv buys
I honestly have no idea how their gonna market this! They need to hype up the other main card fighters big time to do something good for the company…
gery with the belt is like a nightmare
And a nightmare for the ufc’s marketing guys
Activia; now with bullshitifus ridicularus
by salamagogo on Oct 14, 2010 1:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
*grey
Activia; now with bullshitifus ridicularus
by salamagogo on Oct 14, 2010 1:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
my bad
God frankie better beat him…25 mins of lay n gray is what’s seemingly in store
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by salamagogo on Oct 14, 2010 1:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What if Gray and Fitch where both champs in their division??
I might actually watch baseball..jk. I like Fitch but he needs to finish a fight to get people off his back. Or at least stand and bang
by Gordie_123 on Oct 14, 2010 3:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Fitch just needs to keep doing what he's doing, winning fights.
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
The LW division is domniated by wreslters and sadly I believe it’ll be a long time before that ever changes. we need guys like aldo to come up and fight at 155 give the division some hope that it wont be dominated by the wrestlers.
I do a lot of jacking off, ya know, because I don’t get no women, so these arms are, like, humongously big. See it’s workout, and it’s pleasure.._" Charles Bennett
"He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day and looks like a ***** today." -Tank Abbott.
save us aldo...
Save our lightweight division and banish the evil mr. Gray to dimension x
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by salamagogo on Oct 14, 2010 1:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
In my opinion...
… wrestlers have no chance againts figthers like Aldo.
Also, I forgot to mention Ben Henderson… he’s someone who can also save the division. Very versatile!
Conclusion: WEC is much more interesting nowadays than UFC LH division.
already got my tickets for the Bendo/Pettis fight
Win or lose, it is going to be a great, great fight.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
LH divsision? You mean LW or LHW?
And UFC and 155er’s and WEC 155’s there’s no comparison.
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s hard to say until the WECers get in with the UFCers, but all the other WEC guys who jumped to UFC have been mediocre at best. Condit is the best of the bunch and he’s at least 3 wins from a title shot.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
Sonnen's done better in my opinion
Aside from losing to Maia he’s looked great in the UFC, beating top contenders like Nate and Okami and almost beat the P4P king Anderson Silva. That’s more impressive than squeaking wins over Ellenberger and MacDonald and losing to Kampmann. Agreed that WEC guys have struggled though, Cantwell, Stann, Larson, Munoz and Rosholt all failed to convince and even Condit hasn’t done that great.
"Stay classy San Diego"
Jon "Bones" Jones, MMAs best young fighter and the next LHW champion
Don't forget this is Sonnen second stint, the only reason he was in the WEC is cause he washed out the first time
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Bendo
Why is everyone talking about a fight between Aldo and Edgar? He should first get past Bendo before thinking of the UFC. Bendo is a stud and prob a top 5 LW. But no one talks about him fighting Aldo? I would love to see that fight and Bendo sink in a guilotine
by Gordie_123 on Oct 14, 2010 4:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Top five is a stretch for sure.
The guys stand up sucks, if he fights someone like BJ he gets owned.
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe a stretch
but Bendo is a really exciting up and comer.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Him being exciting isn't a stretch.
Him beating Frankie Edgar, BJ, Melendez, Ken-Flo is a stretch
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
He would destroy Melendez and Kflo...oh yeah he already did Kflo
Frankie & BJ will be tough though.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
I think Maynard beats frankie, loses to BJ. I think Maynard style is better for Edgar but not as good against BJ. Were BJ’s style is good against Maynards but not as good against Frankie. As long as these guys are at the top the belt very well may change hands.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
I don't think Benflo would last 10 minutes with Florian
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by doonerthesooner on Oct 14, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
God I hope gray doesn't win
Was very disappointed in Kenny. What the hell happened to him? He looked awful in that fight, he must choke in big fights. Edgars only chance is to beat gray to the punch and take him down frequently like he did to bj and frustrate him.
"Either way, he's probably not Gay, but if he is, thats one dangerous Fag"-the real ZACK
Hopefully Frankie takes this and I think Dana has no choice
but to setup the Aldo-Edgar super-duper fight.
"in this day and age of "let's erect a statue"-isn't it time Jerry Reinsdorf is honored" - The Swirsk
by RogersPark Kris on Oct 14, 2010 3:20 PM EDT reply actions
how would Frankie beating Gray
force Dana to set-up Aldo Frankie? I don’t understand the logic there.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Saying that Frankie would have pretty much cleared the
division, and if White holds up to his big words about somehow bringing over Aldo to the UFC, the hype alone of who is the undisputed LW champion would push Dana into making the fight happen.
"in this day and age of "let's erect a statue"-isn't it time Jerry Reinsdorf is honored" - The Swirsk
by RogersPark Kris on Oct 14, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
isn't that a little insulting
to the 155 champ in the WEC. Shouldn’t Aldo have to wreck shop there before making the jump to the UFC. Seems like a strange way of looking at things.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
I don't think
Dana gives two shits about what the WEC 155 champ’s feelings are when it comes to setting up a huge potential payday for his business.
"in this day and age of "let's erect a statue"-isn't it time Jerry Reinsdorf is honored" - The Swirsk
by RogersPark Kris on Oct 14, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
you are probably right
but it just doesn’t make sense to me. Aldo needs to take care of business in his own promotion first, then we can start talking about the UFC. It just doesn’t make sense to me to have him leapfrog the 155ers in the WEC. They are all trying to get into the UFC.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Aldo for WEC 155lb Belt
Aldo vs Cerrone winner gets shot at Henderson, Champion goes to UFC 155lb division
Been posting this the day Aldo KO’d Manny, now those are a couple of fights I wanna see to test Aldo at 155lbs
its likely dana doesnt want gray to win the belt
He is hard to market…he fights boring, has a boring personality and looks like everyday joe shmoe…I don’t think its guarenteed dana will set it up, but I’m sure it’ll cross his mind.
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by salamagogo on Oct 14, 2010 3:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If he keeps winning his fan base will keep growing
I for one was a fan of Edgars before this fight as I’m to many wrestling based fighters. I personally don’t understand why there are so many haters of Maynard but I think after this fight he will have many new fans?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
I can see why they hate maynard
He’s done some lay n praying and against Nate Diaz he just jammed him up against the fence, he’s kindof a plain guy. However, Maynard has good standup and wreck Florian GnP style last fight… so I’m ok with Maynard, I think fans will STFU after he gets some exciting wins as a Champ and fans get to know his personality better, he seems like a cool laid back guy.
News of the day.
"No one wants to be defeated" Michael Jackson on MMA fights
''A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits'' Richard M. Nixon on Fedor's loss
"The NOGs are DONE, A.SIlva is on his way OUT, and bagged milk is the WORST idea since frozen FISH STICKS" Paying a stupid pick on Lil Nog vs Ryan Bader. Congrats Californication.
this will be the first time the guy with the belt has been a dog in those three fights. 2 with penn and now maynard.
edgar gets no respect which makes me think he might win this.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. The most hated and misunderstood person on the MMA blogs.. Utah and Boise take care of business in week one. Don't be surprised if they both go undefeated.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 14, 2010 7:17 PM EDT reply actions
Aldo vs Grey
Grey would tie him in a knot! That’s a horrible fight for Aldo.

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