UFC 122: Winner of 'Belfort vs Okami' promised 2011 middleweight title shot
by Jesse Holland on Sep 20, 2010 12:16 PM EDT
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Looks like UFC 122: "Belfort vs. Okami" is for all the marbles.
That's according to the UFC, which today promised the winner of the Nov. 13 main event in Oberhausen a 2011 middleweight title shot. And the recent steroid scandal involving Chael Sonnen may have played a part in its decision.
From UFC Managing Director of International Development Marshall Zelaznik:
We are glad to be coming back to Germany with UFC 122 and to reward our loyal UFC fans in Germany. Both Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami are one win away from a shot at the UFC Middleweight Title and are coming to Germany with a great deal to win and lose. This is a sporting event with tremendous international significance, and we are delighted to have been able to bring this event to Oberhausen.
Belfort (19-8) has been nursing an injury that kept him out of his scheduled UFC 112 title fight against Anderson Silva earlier this year. "The Phenom" was last seen in action at UFC 103, finishing Rich Franklin in the first round of his Octagon return back in September 2009.
It was the fifth consecutive win for the hard-hitting Brazilian, who also finished four of his five victims by way of (T)KO. In fact, Belfort hasn't lost since a lackluster performance against Dan Henderson under the PRIDE banner that saw "Hollywood" claim the unanimous decision.
Okami (25-5) has remained a top contender in the UFC's 185-pound division, floating in and out of contender status and always staying somewhere in the mix. Unfortunately for "Thunder," a lopsided loss to Chael Sonnen temporarily derailed his title aspirations in late 2009.
Since then, the Japanese juggernaut has won back-to-back fights against Lucio Linhares and Mark Munoz. One more and he's finally gotten his long-awaited rematch with "The Spider."
Silva hasn't lost since an illegal boot to the dome of Okami under the "Rumble on the Rock" banner back in 2004.
UFC 122 is expected to feature a bevy of German natives going to war; however, with the exception of the main event, the promotion has yet to announce an official card.
Stay tuned.
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I love it when Dana makes a guarantee
What he really means is that Vitor will get a title shot if he gets past Okami. If Okami wins- well, talk to Dan Henderson.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
by Deuce02 on Sep 20, 2010 12:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Lol deuce
We in the UK have been “guaranteed” a title fight for the last 18 months.
Wasn’t the winner of Fitch/Alves also guaranteed a title shot?
Let's keep this thing rolling
didn’t he guarantee that Karo would never fight in the UFC again?
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
ya but thats before fitch won.... how was dana supposed to know? ........
He’s such a clown.
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by daniel worby on Sep 20, 2010 12:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
didnt he promise us fedor in the ufc?
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by daniel worby on Sep 20, 2010 12:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
but thats only after the promised network deal so not his fault!
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 20, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
oh my bad...
…Wait. That was after he had kicked Tito from the UFC forever right?
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by daniel worby on Sep 20, 2010 12:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
your getting it now.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 20, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
ya, its coming back now...
….Then he promised me if I sat through a 2 hour special he’d fight Tito at the end of it. That was a classic fight.
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by daniel worby on Sep 20, 2010 12:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I remember getting all excited about "the big announcement"
a while back- he was talking like it was going to be Fedor or a network deal. He said all that week “just wait, this will blow your mind”. Then, nothing. Kinda like the whole Tito vs. Dana boxing match- you realize you have been duped but there is nothing you can do about it.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
the big announcement was that there is no make-up card for the silva debacle.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 20, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
we'd mentioned hendo, but thats not dana's fault
…How was he supposed to know Marquardt would floor Maia and he’d have to give Marquardt the rematch now. He promises.
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by daniel worby on Sep 20, 2010 12:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wasn't that when Lorenzo quit the casino and came to UFC full-time?
In context, that is the biggest move the UFC has made to date. A billionaire stepping down from his guaranteed business to oversee the expansion of a fledgling sport? Kinda ballsy, IMO.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
I don't think so
This was within the last year. Didn’t he come over a few years back?
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
It was over a year, but DW gave the whole "it'll blow your mind" schtick then as well. I dont remember the recent one.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
I don't remember that being it
It was just a case of me getting all excited about something (I thought it was going to be Fedor), and checking this site way, way too frequently to find out what the hell it was. Not that I don’t already check frequently.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
I'm pretty sure the time you're thinking of was when he announced the new middle eastern partners.
And if so it definitely was a huge letdown.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
I think you are right
It was the big cable deal over there. I was just trying to figure this out. Huge letdown for sure. Yay! The UFC is going to be pushing Akiyama as the next big thing….Whooooppieeee!
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
And how about all of the Kimbo promises???? LOL
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
he didn't mean those ones. all he knew was kimbo vs houston 'promises to see someone going to sleep'
Ya… 5 million people that watched.
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by daniel worby on Sep 20, 2010 12:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
this has got to be your favorite mania thread in some time, huh Worbs?
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
lol It has to be!
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
'i promise' its my favorite
Whoops. That shit’s contagious!
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by daniel worby on Sep 20, 2010 12:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This deserves a ‘rec because we’ve heard about so many promised title shots and guarantees. it’s ok, apparently Dana White is fortunate enough that Okami and Belfort are both patient and understand. While they will never call out Dana on his promise like Dan Henderson would, the fans will.
Sorry Marquardt, you should have never lost to Chael Sonnen.
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by VeeisAnimated on Sep 20, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
"And the recent steroid scandal involving Chael Sonnen may have played a part in their decision."
Pfft. No way……
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by daniel worby on Sep 20, 2010 12:22 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
yea i don't see it either.
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Sep 20, 2010 12:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I bet asshole silva and asshole soares are happy as clams right now
They get another piss easy title defense instead of a real challenge that Sonnen would have been.
by Lester The Pimp on Sep 20, 2010 12:24 PM EDT reply actions
sonnen's sh*t ass, couldn't beat andy .....
…With more juice in him the Barry Bonds, and Andy sporting cracked ribs.
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by daniel worby on Sep 20, 2010 12:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
lol forsure
people still think Sonnen is somehow great. Even a maximum roided Sonnen cannot survive as long as Maia or Leites did against Anderson.
It’s time for Sonnen to fall away into obscurity and then pop up in a year in a small promotion getting paid pennies and talking big game.
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
Even a maximum roided Sonnen cannot survive as long as Maia or Leites did against Anderson.
I hate Chael as was happy to see him lose, but do you consider Maia and Leites to have performed better against Silva? I’m curious because many people seem to value finishing a fight above all else and I completely disagree. I think the manner in which it was fought is the most important characteristic, and in that regard Chael obviously performed much better than Leites or Maia. Chael was 3 minutes away from winning a dominant decision, while neither Maia or Leites were ever in serious contention to win the fights.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
haha so true
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
LOL
That shit does help, but no doubt that he still would have done most of what he did against Silva anyway. He’s still one of the best wrestlers in the UFC and could put any 185 on their back any time he wants. And this is coming from a Silva lover and Sonnen hater!
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
the tito ortiz strategy after a shitty fight
team blackhouse has an excuse for every fight, jut like tito
by xquisitewretch on Sep 20, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Belfort is a real threat to Andy
He’s got one shot KO power. It’ll be a fun fight to watch if Vitor gets past Okami
I think Silva will do whatever he wants, including his games.
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
I agree Free! No one can match Andy in the stand-up!
He is elusive and so fn accurate. That Forrest fight was nuts! He looked like the fn Matrix in that fight. Yea Forrest isn’t all that, but how many have done that. I know styles make fights, but still; look at what he did to Page and then look at what Silva did to Forrest. I love watching him fight and we never see another like him.
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
LOL
yeah Sonnens really proven himself recently
by theworldismine on Sep 20, 2010 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope this is true
And I hope whoever wins comes out without too many bumps and bruises so there’s a quick turnaround and we can see a title fight sooner rather than later.
by PetrozellisJab on Sep 20, 2010 12:28 PM EDT reply actions
Okami would be the most boring UFC champ ever, or at least in the running.
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LOL attakdog!
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
The MW division kinda blows
Vitor vs Okami should get a title shot next. Sonnen cheated and is out for a year period and he deserves it. The LW division we are looking at Maynard yawn vs Edgar and no realcontender after that. At WW we have Kos GSP….again and then what? Shields? At LHW we have some matches. Lyoto vs Rampage, Rashad Shogon, Bader vs Nog, Jon Jones vs whoever maybe Franklin. Lots of good guys as always. At HW we have Brock vs Cain then the winner vs Dos Santosawesome. Also Mir vs Cro Cop. If somehow Cro Cop wins I’d love to see him fight the Carwin/Brock loser.
I would love to see Jones/Franklin
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
yea well, a promise from dana
Holds about as much merit as a promise from a crackhead….
Activia; now with bullshitifus ridicularus
by salamagogo on Sep 20, 2010 12:37 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Great now maybe everyone will forget about Sonnen,
him being the #2 middleweight was laughable anyway.
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 12:43 PM EDT reply actions
okami being in the top 10 is the joke
sonnen owned that ass
by Lester The Pimp on Sep 20, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I know I am not one to really talk, but dude, have you ever posted something that wasn’t negative?
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Okami is a Legit MW 8 to 10 range sounds about right.
I always thought Sonnen at 2 was a joke, you can’t take away his last two W’s ( well maybe now you can) but if you look at his career as a whole it doesn’t stack up to some of the other top five guys
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Okami is just boring, but he is a threat
Sonnen got the #2 because of the utter destruction of Marquardt, who was the consensus at that time. That, coupled with him being the only guy to stop Fihlo, it was easy for everyone to jump on board.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
his last two fights were pretty good, I havne't seen a lot of them though so I won't argue
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
He always looks like he did
great wrestling, good ground and pound. But, he either wins via a decision or he taps. I don’t think I have ever seen a Chael Sonnen fight that didn’t end that way and I have been a fan since he was in the WEC.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Didn't follow him in the WEC I like him the first time he was in the UFC at LHW
he wasn’t very good but he was likable unlike now. Renato WAR!
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
first post ever
Been reading this site for months (and others) I have come to the conclusion that this is the only place with some knowledgable people following MMA (besides that guy that guy who trains Kimbo) OH FYI I am a Silva nuthugger, hate LnP as much as the next guy and gladly start my posting career sig betting that Brock beats crap out of Cain
Excellent first post. A dig at Danago and a hat-tip to The Brockness. You are hereby formally welcomed aboard the Pain Train.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
third that. A new Pain Train member has been initiated.
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
Fuck all you pain train, WWF flat top loving freaks with tats of cock on them!
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
What was the other group called? I was going to sign up, but didn’t like the leadership. Wasn’t Worbs in charge? Sorry, I can’t bring myself to follow orders from Worby- no offense bud.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
LOL Come on Deuce, we need more members.
I can take over if I have enough support! Worbs shall be dethroned!
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
HAHAHA
I need to organize a lynch mob and drive up to Canada. You guys in? Pick you up Friday
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
+1
we must dethrone the Brockoli
Now if ya heart was as big as ya mouth you'd be real, but its not so I know if you get knocked you'll squeal.
by kneegrowdamnus@gmail.com on Sep 21, 2010 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Great, Chael didn't deserve a rematch anyways.
To be the best you gotta be one crazy son of a bitch…and that’s the truth - BJ Penn
+1
Now if ya heart was as big as ya mouth you'd be real, but its not so I know if you get knocked you'll squeal.
by kneegrowdamnus@gmail.com on Sep 21, 2010 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I sort of agree
but mostly am responding to compliment your pic.
"Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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Not to be a dick . . .
But you do realize that post has nothing whatsoever to do with this thread, right? And even if it did, the content of your post is somewhat contradicted by recent history.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
Ahem, allow me to translate the maniac language.....
Not to be a dick . . .
^this^ means he is about to be a dick lol I loves it……..
Blame Canada, Blame Canada, With all their hockey hullabaloo, And that bitch Anne Murray too, Blame Canada,Shame on Canada...............
I suck at this block quote thing :-(
Blame Canada, Blame Canada, With all their hockey hullabaloo, And that bitch Anne Murray too, Blame Canada,Shame on Canada...............
That's why I provided a (semi) disclaimer.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
what thread am I in?
All I have to say is:
1. Fail 1- wrong thread
2. Fail 2- Brock proved he can take many punches to the face and not fold.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
the one that Carwin lost?
Yep, saw that one.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
by Deuce02 on Sep 20, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The one that Lesnar survived in to the second round when nobody else had, against the hardest hitting fighter on the UFC roster?
Yep I saw that one too.
by attakdog on Sep 20, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It is funny
Defending his opinion with the fight that proves the exact opposite of what he is saying. Juan- you would have been better suited trying to point to him getting tagged by Couture or something, b/c this method is not working.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
also funny
considering I always root against Lesnar- so I would be a likely candidate to agree with him, but I can’t.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Ha
Trust me, I am the last guy to defend Lesnar- which is funny when I think about it, b/c I went to school at the same time as him at the U. My dislike of common sense is > than my dislike for Lesnar.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
I just assumed you were a football fan (soccer)
Nevermind, nothing to see here.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Oh
English Premier League
The E part fooled me. My team is the league below the Premier league in the Championship – Nottingham Forest!
We have to use the E to differentiate from the American Premier League, a.k.a. Major League Soccer, a.k.a. every team at relegation level if they played in the EPL.
Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies.
I am somewhat familiar. They don’t broadcast any of the championship games in the US – at least not on my TV. So I only catch those teams when they come up, or in tournaments (they did well in the FA cup when I was younger, which is why I am familiar with your team) Dubs is right about MLS, just not a fun league to watch. I grew up watching Man U as they are one of the few teams that has always been broadcast over here. I was kinda limited on who my favorite would be…But, I do like Fulham as well, just because Clint Dempsey is my favorite player.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
They dont broadcast many here either lol.
Been a slow start for Forest so far. Only got the first win last week after 4 consecutive 1-1 draws. Only lost once though, tough team to beat at least.
and here's the American going to sleep.
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
ha
and here is the other American telling Dog to ignore the sleepy American.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
y'all are crazy save that soccer shit till after Feb.
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
no way man
shit just started, it is fantastic. Dooner, you wanna break down that fantastic Liverpool Man U game, and in particular Berb’s hat trick? What did you think of that second goal?
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Yeah, yeah whatever,
I’d rather talk about Hester’s epic one handed grad in the end zone to put the Bears ahead going into the second half. Or Houston’s come from behind victory in OT. But if I must it happened like this.
One guy kicked a ball to the other guy who kick it and then back again then one guy fell down for no reason and then the anouncer yelled goal for twenty minutes and that happened three time
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
you are confusing
American and South American soccer with the real thing.
Bears look good for sure, which is scary being a Vikes fan. Houston beat Indy- I think they are legit this year.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
They beat Indy last week Was this week.
Sorry for your Vikes to man, I’m an AD mark from way back. So the Premiere League is the real deal? I don’t know enough about the sport to bring the hate to a higher level but don’t all the third world countries kick England’s ass all the time.
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
The vikes have too many weapons not to turn it around. Premiere league is legit, yes. I get that not everyone loves all sports, but EPL is so different than anything that originates in the americas. Yes, South America countries are good in the World Cup, but all of those players you see spend their careers playing in the European leagues when they aren’t playing for their country.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
ahhh I don't care enough to pay attention.
I enjoy just hating on it for no reason. ( At least i’m honest). I hope Favre does turn it around and is it just me or has their O line looked awful so far?
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
nothing has really been working for the vikes
and it’s fine, you can hate it for no reason. I hate GSP for made up reasons that I only hope will be proved correct!
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
I saw Brock do a Kalib Starnes!
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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