Rappy Veteran Posted February 15, 2009 Veteran Share Posted February 15, 2009 Main Card * Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites * Light Heavyweight bout: Chuck Liddell vs. Mauricio Rua * Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Antoni Hardonk * Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane vs. Steve Cantwell * Light Heavyweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Krzysztof Soszynski Preliminary Card * Middleweight bout: David Loiseau vs. Ed Herman * Middleweight bout: Denis Kang vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam * Lightweight bout: Matt Wiman vs. Sam Stout * Middleweight bout: Nate Quarry vs. Jason MacDonald * Welterweight bout: Ryo Chonan vs. TJ Grant * Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs. David Bielkheden Looking forward to Chuck and Rua. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom7000 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 If current form is anything to go by, Chuck should completely obliterate Shogun. Not because Chuck is doing well, but because Shogun is doing so bad! As for Anderson Silva, should be another routine day at the office! :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590580112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMarsten Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 If current form is anything to go by, Chuck should completely obliterate Shogun. Not because Chuck is doing well, but because Shogun is doing so bad!As for Anderson Silva, should be another routine day at the office! :laugh: Wanderlei was so shocked at how bad Shoguns cardio was he invited Shogun to train with him at his personal gym in Las Vegas and Shogun accepted. So he is working his cardio with Wand and his legendary cardio trainer as well as sparring with Allistar Overeem who was also at Wand's gym just to spar with Shogun. Shogun should look a lot better with these training partners. At the same time Chuck spent over a 1 month training with American Top Team, should be a good fight. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590601868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I hope Chuck wins that one but if he doesn't it's been a good career (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590602228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkoil Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I hope Chuck wins that one but if he doesn't it's been a good career (Y) :rolleyes: If he loses I'm sure he won't retire..., he's already stated he'll never make the decision to retire after a fight. Plus he is fighting the former number one rank 205er in the world. I hope he loses. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590605050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+shift. MVC Posted February 20, 2009 MVC Share Posted February 20, 2009 Silva versus Leites? Silva's going to destroy that guy Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590605216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 :rolleyes: If he loses I'm sure he won't retire..., he's already stated he'll never make the decision to retire after a fight. Plus he is fighting the former number one rank 205er in the world. I hope he loses. I doubt he'd be back with the UFC, he's lost a lot of fights in the last year or two. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590606710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMarsten Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I doubt he'd be back with the UFC, he's lost a lot of fights in the last year or two. Despite the losses he brings in a lot of revenue for the UFC, and those losses won't detract him from wanting to fight anyways as after bonuses he usually walks around after a fight with $4million in hand. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590608536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkoil Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Silva versus Leites? Silva's going to destroy that guy Wow Shift I guess you don't know anything about MMA and only UFC.. You must not know Leites. I will say this.... Silva is heavly favored. I doubt he'd be back with the UFC, he's lost a lot of fights in the last year or two. 3 isn't a lot, if all fighters had that way of thinking there would be a lot of retired fighters... Try reading or watching some of Icemans interviews... retiring after this fight won't happen. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590619866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiEMOS Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I hope Shogun wins. Chucks days are over. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590691168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted April 6, 2009 Author Veteran Share Posted April 6, 2009 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590814244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted April 17, 2009 Author Veteran Share Posted April 17, 2009 This weekend! it's going to be insane! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590869430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted April 18, 2009 Author Veteran Share Posted April 18, 2009 Tonight! :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590872626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trag3dy Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Fights starting in 20 minutes, yay. :woot: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590873058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trag3dy Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Chuck goes down, I can't say I'm terribly surprised. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590873328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted April 19, 2009 Author Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2009 Chuck goes down, I can't say I'm terribly surprised. yeah is this now the end of Chuck? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590873386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvo Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Another lame main event by Silva. Patrick Cote screwed up the last one with his failknee and now this with Laites always going down thinking he can get Silva to follow. The match was so exciting that the audience were chanting the name of GSP who was sitting down and watching rather than the ones fightning. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590873576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted April 19, 2009 Author Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2009 I went to bed the main event was boring me :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590874388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbabyte Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 very boring main event.. I've always been a liddell fan, but i'm willing to finally admit that he now has a glass jaw and shouldn't fight any more. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590875240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvo Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Indeed. Although I can't blame Silva too much (he's the one with the belt), but both of them were just not doing anything. I'm about to call Silva Anderson "The do nothing spider" Silva. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590875446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted April 20, 2009 Author Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2009 Dana White: Chuck Liddell is retired MONTREAL ? One of the most storied careers in mixed martial arts has come to a close.According to UFC President Dana White, longtime UFC fighter Chuck Liddell, who suffered a first-round TKO loss to Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the co-main event of Saturday's UFC 97 event, is retired from fighting. "He's a huge superstar, and we could still sell lots of tickets (with Liddell)," White said. "But I don't care about that. I care about him. I care about his health, and it's over, man. It's over." The loss to Rua was Liddell's fourth in his past five fights and the third to come via knockout in that span. Although Liddell said he retooled his training camp, and though some of those new skills were on display on Saturday at Montreal's Bell Centre, Liddell still suffered the career-ending loss. Much of the buildup for UFC 97 focused on Liddell's potential retirement. As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported last week, White had been adamant that a loss for 39-year-old Liddell would mean retirement. He softened that stance at a pre-UFC 97 press conference, possibly because Liddell said he still had a few fights left in him. Following Rua's TKO victory, though, and after Liddell left the post-event press conference, White again spoke definitively. "How we built this company ? using boxing as the blueprint ? (and we) don't let guys hang around longer than they should," White said. "I was pushing for retirement. He's my friend, I love him, and I care about him. We sat down (prior to UFC 97). We had a two-hour talk. He wanted to do this (fight). I said, 'If you take this seriously ? if I hear you're in one [expletive] nightclub, if you're not training, if you're not doing this, doing that ? it's over. That's it. He said, 'No, I'm taking this seriously.' "And he did. He kept his word. He was in great shape. He came out guns slinging like he does, but that was it. If that (fight) was a toe-to-toe war and he got flashed (knocked down) a couple times and it went to decision, he'd still be retiring too. He'd still be retiring." White said the decision is all the easier when considering all that the former UFC light-heavyweight champion has accomplished. White continually states that Liddell is the highest earner in MMA history and the biggest star the sport has ever seen. "I don't want him to fight anymore," White said. "He [expletive] doesn't have anything to prove. Nothing to prove. He doesn't have to prove anything to me or the rest of world. He has [expletive] loads of money. There's no reason for it. ... I don't care how much he draws. I don't want to see him get hurt." Liddell attended the post-UFC 97 press conference, a rarity for high-profile stars who suffer losses in their fights. White said it's just the type of person Liddell is. But maybe Liddell just wanted to say goodbye ? without officially saying goodbye. When asked if he had entered the cage for the final time, Liddell was at first noncommittal but later admitted it was probably true. "Yeah, that's probably the case," Liddell said. "I'm not going to make any decisions until I go home to talk to everybody, talk to my people and my friends. ... But it's probably safe to say (I'm retired)." The news will likely hit the MMA world hard. Despite his 1-4 record since his final title defense over Tito Ortiz at UFC 66, Liddell remains a fan favorite, a proven par-per-view draw, and an international icon for the sport. "Fight fans love guys who are real fighters, and you will never in your [expletive] life meet a more real fighter than this guy," White said. "He didn't want to stop. He didn't want to quit. He wanted to take another run at the title. He loves to fight." Liddell retires with a 21-7 record, including a 16-6 mark in the UFC. His 16 wins in the organizations remain a UFC record. Liddell, who turned pro in 1998, made his MMA and UFC debut at UFC 17. He won the UFC's light-heavyweight title in 2005 and made four consecutive title defenses before losing the belt to Quinton Jackson in 2007. According to White, Liddell will remain with the organization, though an exact role has not been determined. However, White said Liddell will likely be involved in the organization's public relations, including the push for MMA legislation in the few remaining U.S. states where the sport is not currently regulated. "He'll always have a home here," White said. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590876546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvo Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Well then, Dana's right I guess, what's more to prove when you already became champion in the past. Like always, he brings in Fedor in his answers. He admitted that he didn't like the main event but goes on that Silva is the best P4P fighter in the world and that Fedor is somewhere in Russia eating in a buffet. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590876672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StevoFC MVC Posted April 20, 2009 MVC Share Posted April 20, 2009 That was the worst PPV in a long time. Ugh. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590876830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted April 20, 2009 Author Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2009 That was the worst PPV in a long time. Ugh. Yeeah its a shame the billing was soooo high for it as well. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590876860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElite Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 If Silva went to the ground early on, the outcome would have been different. He just did not go for any takedown. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/735866-ufc-97/#findComment-590877950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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