UFC 101 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight
All 22 UFC 101 fighters hit the scales on Friday at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia to weigh in for their Saturday bouts, and the entire card, including headliners BJ Penn, Kenny Florian, Anderson Silva, and Forrest Griffin, successfully made weight.
The UFC lightweight champion Penn and challenger Florian both tipped the scales exactly at 155 pounds, while UFC middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin both weighed in at 205 for their light heavyweight matchup.
Welterweight Tamdan McCrory was the only fighter who visibly struggled to make weight, arriving at the scale still wearing his sauna suit, but didn’t require the one-pound allowance, weighing in right at the division limit of 170-pounds.
One of the lone surprises at the UFC 101 weigh-ins was The Ultimate Fighter 7 winner Amir Sadollah, who weighed in at just 166.5 pounds for his 170-pound welterweight matchup against Johny Hendricks.
The official weigh-in results for UFC 101 were:
MAIN CARD
- 155: B.J. Penn (c) (155) vs. Kenny Florian (155)
UFC Lightweight Championship - 205: Anderson Silva (205) vs. Forrest Griffin (205)
- 185: Kendall Grove (185.5) vs. Ricardo Almeida (185)
- 155: Josh Neer (155.5) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (154.5)
- 170: Amir Sadollah (166.5) vs. Johny Hendricks (171)
PRELIMINARY CARD
- 155: Shane Nelson (156) vs. Aaron Riley (154)
- 170: Tamdan McCrory (170) vs. John Howard (169.5)
- 185: Thales Leites (185) vs. Alessio Sakara (185.5)
- 170: Matthew Riddle (170) vs. Dan Cramer (169.5)
- 155: George Sotiropoulos (155) vs. George Roop (154)
- 170: Jesse Lennox (171) vs. Danillo Villefort (170.25)
Remember: Fighters are granted a one-pound allowance for non-championship bouts.
Pictured: Anderson Silva
Tags: Aaron Riley, Alessio Sakara, Amir Sadollah, Anderson Silva, BJ Penn, Dan Cramer, Danillo Villefort, Forrest Griffin, George Roop, George Sotiropoulos, Jesse Lennox, John Howard, Johny Hendricks, Josh Neer, Kendall Grove, Kenny Florian, Kurt Pellegrino, Matthew Riddle, Ricardo Almeida, Shane Nelson, Tamdan McCrory, Thales Leites
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i didn’t know sotiropoulos dropped to lw. Good move for him.
Here’e my pics for the last time
penn round 1 by “did he really say this ****” a$$ whoopin!
forrest round 2 via matt serra
Hendricks via tko round 2
Almeida via arm bar round 1
neer vs pelegrino…who cares!?!
what a horrible card!!!
Really?!
Trevor – I think we’re going to assume that you’re just “taking a pi$$” as our UK friends would say, and don’t really think that UFC 101 is a “horrible card”…
Like fr702 said, i too am not buying Kenny Florian taking out Bj Penn. I don’t even think that Florian believes his own hype,”i’m gonna beat him skill for skill, who knows, i might be the one to finish him in the first round”, i’m with Bj’s training partner”Kenny is going to have to really mind fu*k himself and really make himself believe that he can beat BJ”. BJ Penn is better than Kenny Florian in all things MMA(except maybe Muay Thai), Penn just fought Georges St. Pierre, Georges St. Pierre who is the real p4 best fighter in the world, if he couldn’t finish a BJ Penn who was not in good shape, what makes Florian think he’s going to finish a BJ Penn who is in shape,pi$$ed off and focussed,in the first round????? Kenny Florian is going to realize who he’s up against when he realizes that the Penn he hoped for is the not the one staring him across the octagon. Florian better hope that the stars align for him the way they did for Matt Serra because that’s the only way he’ll take out Penn in the first round.
Penn via tko or sub
Anderson Silva said that he has nothing to lose or nothing to prove in this fight with Forrest Griffin. I’m not too sure he believes that. If you see the Countdown show, Silva does not look as confident borderline cocky as he’s looked before and if you look at his body language and tone of voice, he’s clearly on the defensive and he knows that he has a great amount of pressure to not only win but win in a spectacular fashion beccause if he doesn’t he’ll be criticized and people won’t call him the best p4p fighter in the world and talk will begin about his career being towards the end and i’m sure he doesn’t want that to happen and he is coming in to prove that his last two fights were “not his fault” and that he can still do what he does best. So even though he doesn’t admit it, it is he not Forrest who has the most to lose which can be a disadvantage in the fight. Griffin is coming in with the right mind set for this fight, he’s confident and is well aware of Silva’s capabilities and Griffin is not afraid. Griffin knows that he is bigger,stronger and has better cardio than Silva. Most people have questioned Griffin’s chin, but don’t forget that Griffin took some big shots including a huge uppercut from Rampage and still survived to win the title so the guy can take some hard punches and add the fact that Silva doesn’t have the ko power that Rampage does. AND if you stop and think about it, when was the last time that Silva put someone to sleep with one punch or kick? On the ground they are both very good, but please don’t forget that Travis fu*king Lutter MOUNTED!!! Silva and Henderson and Leites(round 1), were able to take Silva down quote easy because the guy doesn’t have good takedown defense. Griffin has the decent subs and problably the best guard at 205 and if he’s on top he’s shown that he also has good control. Now Silva said that he is going to keep the fight standing because “i’m coming in there to knock him out”, so if he does manage to get his clinch on Forrest than it can be lights out for Forrest because Silva hands down has the best clinch and the best control in the clinch than any fighter i have ever seen, Griffin has a decent clinch also, but it’s not as good as Silva’s. This fight can go either way depending on a lot of things but i’m going with Forrest because he will push the pace on Silva and test Silva’s cardio and we havn’t really seen Silva go the distance in a fast paced fight like Forrest has shown, Silva does have a lot of pressure that can problably cause him to get too agressive and careless which will open the door for Griffin to move in for the finish, Silva is the favorite coming into this fight but wh knows, just escpect an awesome fight.
Don’t wanna talk about the other fights although i’m looking forward to watching the Barncat do his thing and Sakara, hopefully he ko’s Leites and Almeida can submit Grove if he gets him to the ground, if he doesn’t than Da Spyda will tko him.
Did you see Florian at the pre-fight press conference? He looked kinda afraid, he looked a like he realizes exactly how big this event is and how big this fight is, when he came face to face with BJ he didn’t look too confident like he did on the Countdown show. Silva and Forrest both looked confident and calm, their fight should be awesome no matter who wins.
Jeez, MK4, these long posts are really hard to read when you fill them up with facts and good points and a spot-on analysis and all…
thanks for the compliment jcohl, i do my best..
Umm…except GSP did “finish” him by making him wave off the end of the fight. But aside from that, spot on analysis of the BJ-GSP fight.
More of an enquiry than anything else, but is it fair to say that BJ waved off the end of the fight when his brother threw in the towel?
Or are you just accepting, like a lot of us do, that BJ told JD, “get me the heck out of this thing, Rush is killing my a$$ in here, bro!”…
dibiz,
Penn’s croner stopped the fight, GSP never ko’d,tko’d or submitted Penn
florian can win, but won’t. florian is a great fighter, but he’s not better than bj and like marvel said, not as confident. If florian isn’t ready for this match then he’ll never be. Some fighters just aren’t meant to be champions (like ALL of the fighters on the main card besides the co main event and main event).
BJ lasted 4 rounds with a bigger fighter who i bet was in way better shape than kenny’s in and it wasn’t like it was a back and forth battle either, bj lasted all 4 rounds taking a serious beating, so again like marvel said, florian will need a matt serra (miracle) to finish bj in the first round.
Ultimately, it’s the same thing. Penn had the option of getting his ass off that cage and walking out but he let his brother throw it in. He has never come out and said he didn’t want his brother to throw it in, so it’s a safe bet that he did agree.
Either way, that’s the best finish there is. No, he didn’t KO him. He broke his spirit and will to fight. In the end, that is a much more dominating way to win.
dbiz,
if you saw the Countdown show BJ Penn said “i was done after the 2nd round, if you talk to me about the 3rd or 4th round you’ll have to show me the footage because i don’t remember anything after the 2nd round”, soooo i’m sure that BJ didn’t quite “let” his corner, but after looking back he did thank his corner for doing it, but at the time he has wasn;t aware, big difference. AND GSP didn’t break his will to fight because BJ never said “i quit”.
Alright ladies, I think just about every nit has been picked with your battle of semantics.
George didn’t try to finish BJ….his plan was to lay on him and pound him….he knew better than to give up a good thing like the ground and pound and then switch to a submission where BJ would have the advantage. Use the advantage: SIZE and STRENGTH…not submission. Now, on the other hand, vs. Hughes he had the submission advantage..hence he gave up the ground and pound and went for the submission.
Well, I think the Forrest-Silva Fight is going to depend on which Anderson shows up on Saturday, and less on what Forrest does. I love Forrest to death for his heart, but I don’t think he’s in the same league as Anderson.
If Forrest pushes the pace, I predict an early nighty night for him. I don’t think you’ll see a careless Silva; I’ve yet to see it. Sure Travis mounted him…..and what did Anderson do?
Whether it it was knockout, technical knockout, or submission or otherwise, BJ Penn couldn’t deal with George St. Pierre for five rounds. This is because GSP took his courage away, and BJ Penn quit. End of story. So BJ showed his best Jon Fitch impression, and all of the sudden, by your logic, GSP is somewhat diminished?
This being said, though I’m rooting for Mr. Florian, BJ Penn at 155 is different from BJ Penn at 170. Now with all the strength and conditioning he’s added, you have to favor(loathe as I am to do so) BJ Penn.
To be honest I think Forrest has a ****ty guard, definitely not the best at 205. Anytime he’s Been finished It was while he was in guard (i.e. Evans and Jardine) but you gotta admire his heart while he’s in there though…
Regardless I see Silva 2nd round TKO, and Penn 1st round TKO
Good point, but Forrest’s hand was broken in the Evans fight and Evans had got him with a pretty solid shot before he went down, and in the Jardine fight, Jardine landed a lot of clean and solid shots that meesed Forrest up, and after Forrest out of desparation went for the takdown it was Jardine who ended up on top and already in lala land Jardine just finished him off.
If you look at Forrest’s fight with Rampage, while Rampage was on top, Forrest controlled him really well and didn’t allow Rampage to get any shots in and this was after Rampage landed that huge right uppercut, and as far as the Jardine fight goes, that fight was like 3 years ago and i’m sure that Griffin has improved his guard since that time.
Yes good point, he was rocked and it clearly affected his guard…my money is on Silva to rock his world on some muay Thai and finish him off
DaNNy_BoY,
If Silva doesn’t “rock his world”, there’s no way Forrest will get pounded out or submitted bu Silva, Silva has decent sub skills, but not great. He submitted a Dan Henderson who is known to have little to zero sub skill or sub defense,AND he submitted Travis Lutter, i mean come on..TRAVIS FU*KING LUTTER!!!!, so you better just hope that Forrest doesn’t take Silva to the ground because if Travis fu*king Lutter MOUNTED!! Silva, imagine what Forrest will do.
i like doomsday’s hair. that $hit is awesome. if forrest wins it wont be by a matt serra. forrest has all the skill and talent to win. he isnt a chump. if you like at the vegas odds its only 1.5-1 for anderson. when has he ever had odds that low. usually anderson is favored at least 3-1. vegas knows something the forrest haters on here dont.
I like that George S. dropped down in weight. Although he looked ill weighing in I think he found a new home if he performs well.
And I think Matt Riddle looks like he should be a super saiyan.
I hope Forrest picks apart Silva. I don’t expect total domination from either figher but I am kinda ready for Silva to get knocked down a notch. Atleast it should be a really good pace since Forrest never stops moving forward.
I wonder if Tamden will get to come out to the music he wanted at his last fight from Metalocolypse
WAR BJ
What does that even mean?
Justin, I think that BJPennFan is trying to express his support for BJ Penn by using the “WAR” reference from a few years back.
Perhpas he felt we wouldn’t have guessed who he was supporting tomorrow night otherwise?
Someone didn’t get the memo that that lame expression went out of style about three years ago. Tag lines said by callers to radio hacks are not really relevant to this site.
Apparently I never listened to that radio host… I don’t think I missed much.
Just saw the weigh ins! Did anyone else notice how nervous anderson looked when he stepped on the scale? He let out a sigh when he saw he made weight. Probably doesn’t mean much…Forrest looks pumped up dude! I hope he stays focused up to and during the fight. Can’t wait!
Florian also appread more confident today. What’s with BJ saying “i’ma going to do my best”. Is that him just turning a leap towards being a more modest fighter? Does he really just mean he’ll “do his best” because he’s not as confident going into the fight against “kenflo”, OR, does he have a surprise we don’t yet know about…?
I saw the Silva thing I actually thought he was just being sarcastic. It didn’t look like he was worried but just bein a doofus. The way he slid his foot on the scale instead of just stepping up. I really hope he gets caught in this fight.
Your right about BJ I still think he will win but its almost like he is scared or maybe a last minute minor injury and he is worried.
I think he’s saying that just in case he loses. Remember all that “Till The Death Georges!” I was going for BJ in that fight but man, how do you look at yourself after taking an assw hoopin’ like that? Especially with all that smack talkin’. He’s probably playing it safe, but I gotta say, BJ is more exciting when he talks crap. Hope he cuts Florian and tastes his blood like he did with Sherk. HAHA, what a crazy ass!
Jazz- he probably didn’t focus on cutting much and then woke up and realized oh crap I need to cut one or two. I had that happen a few times when I wrestled up a weight class, you don’t think about cutting and then surprise you’re one or two over.
I am replying to MARVELKNIGHT4. just one thing about your post, “if gsp couldn’t finish a bj penn who is not in shape….”. When your corner says, “we throw in the towel, we quit, we are done”…that is finishing someone…bj even said himself on the ufc 101 coundown that he is glad his corner STOPPED it…
And thats a completely objective analysis for the Penn-GSP fight from…gspfan…
agreed GSP fan. there is no better TKO then to make a guy quit who called you a quitter.
but honestly i have to give it to BJ for toning down the B.S. and taking this fight and his training more seriously. i have kenny winning in this fight, but as kenny himself said, i want to see him beat the best BJ Penn, which in all honesty will be very tough for him. seeing the UFC 101 countdown has made me rethink my pick for this fight. i cant wait to see how this plays out. i think that it will come as a bit of a shock to Kenny becuase he just barreled through Joe daddy, Huerta, and Lauzon who are all game competitors but nowhere near BJ’s level. But then again, BJ hasnt fought anyone on Kenny’s level at 155 in quite a while. this will be a great fight.
and i cant wait to see what Amir is going to do either. it almost seems as though he should be fighting at lightweight because he is actually a bit smaller then when BJ weighed in against GSP, nor is he a very shredded WW. if this fight doesnt play out well for him then he should probably explore options in that weight class. its funny how many people come off the reality show thats custom for certain weight classes and then switch once the show is over.
Fair enough. But I will still stick to my original point – if you are asked in a fight if you want to continue – and you are cognizant enough to understand that – and you do not answer, that is as good as saying ‘I quit.’ Yes, he never physically said, ‘I quit,’ but sometimes we don’t need verbal communication to understand someone…sometimes silence to a question says something. Like I said, I’m sure you can relate to that..and it doesn’t just apply to fighting either.
You say the team finished the fight. While this is technically true, it would be unfair to say that BJ had no part in that decision – if BJ said, ‘I want to keep fighting,’ then they would not have thrown in the towel – otherwise why ask? If they had simply thrown in the towel based on Penn’s condition without asking Penn, that would truly be the team ending the fight without any consideration for Penn’s desire to continue or not. Again, they asked him if he wanted to keep going – his silence was a factor that Penn controlled that probably greatly influenced their decision.
Finally, you say that if the team didn’t do anything, that Penn would have answered the bell. That is speculation. Maybe he would, maybe he wouldn’t have – we can’t assign certainty to ‘what ifs.’ You say GSP probably would have grinded out a UD had Penn fought in the fifth. Again, I believe that is speculation – it is entirely possible that he would have finished Penn in the fifth round.
I respect your opinion, but I don’t agree with it
. I think you aren’t giving enough weight to Penn’s actions in terms of the ending of the fight. I guess we will have to agree to disagree.
the above comment was meant for marvel, not you ckdiesel. my bad.
gspfan, ckdiesel,
new guys, pay attention, Bj Penn never quit, since you guys don’t do your research i’ll take you to school for a bit. Bj Penn said this”i was done after the 2nd round, if you want to talk to me about the 3rd and 4rd rounds you’ll have to show me the footage because i don’t remeber anything after the 2nd round”, soooo how did GSP make him “quit” or give up?? Last time i checked his corner, not Penn himself stopped the fight, Penn never said “i quit”, GSP never knocked him out and he never got submitted, their is a big difference when your corner ends the fight then when you yourself actualy tell the ref to stop. Penn never told the ref to stop, he did take a beating but never “tapped” out or “quit”. Bj Penn said that he was glad his corner stopped the fight, but that was waaayy after the fight when he himself looked back and saw the fight and realized if he would have gone the full 5 rounds, he could have suffered permanent damage. So does that clear things up for you guys??
By the way, i am a bigger GSP fan than i am a Penn fan, just talking facts is all i’m doing.
Ahhh…talking facts…now you’re speaking my language MK4.
Hmm. Maybe he doesn’t remember anything after the second round…but we can’t really say that he wasn’t cognizant during the fight. Surely, we would all have to admit that Penn was indeed conscious and aware enough to actually fight, i.e. throw punches, pull guard, etc. He wasn’t an unconscious zombie fighting…obviously then he would have been finished if that were the case. So to make the argument of implying that Penn never said he quit to his corner that asked him if he wanted to keep fighting at the end of the fourth round meant that he didn’t quit simply because he was not cognizant enough to be able to even realize what was going on is a stretch, imo…he was obviously cognizant enough to be able to fight and execute techniques past the second round (or at least try), so I don’t buy that he wasn’t cognizant enough to understand that he was being asked (more than once by rudy, his brother and possibly that other trainer he has – name escapes me) and at least give some kind of coherent answer if he wanted to continue. And if you still want to argue that he wasn’t cognizant enough at that point in order to answer (i.e. didn’t remember anything past the 2nd round), then guess what – the fight should have been stopped because he wouldn’t be able to intelligently defend himself – in other words he was finished.
Furthermore, I – as I am sure many of you – have competed in combat sports before, and plenty of times when you’re in a tough fight there are many times you feel like you want to quit. The difference is that you don’t and you keep on going…you make the decision that you still want to fight. In other words if you are asked by your corner/coach/whatever if you want to keep on fighting – silence is not the answer you want to give if you intend to keep on fighting. If someone asks you if you want to keep on fighting and you don’t answer, that is as good as saying you don’t want to keep on fighting – when pride is on the line (as it certainly was in this fight more so than a regular fight) it is hard to physically say ‘I quit,’ but not answering the question when you are asked is an answer in itself. Furthermore, I seem to remember Penn slumping down against the cage from his standing position after the fight was called – in other words he was cognizant what was going on and that the fight was over. I also seem to remember him speaking briefly to GSP when GSP came over to talk to him after the fight – in other words he was able to speak.
To sum it up, I believe BJ was cognizant of the situation when asked if he wanted to continue based upon the points I’ve given, and was able to speak…however I do not agree that not responding to the question, ‘Do you want to continue?’ means you didn’t quit…those of you who compete or have competed can relate to this. And finally, if Penn truly wasn’t cognizant enough to answer a simple question, then he was not cognizant enough to intelligently defend himself – he was finished.
Listen, I respect the fact that Penn got in there and did what he did, and challenged himself and took on an incredibly difficult task and went as long as he did – however I do not buy that he didn’t know what was going on at the end when he was asked if he wanted to continue – and most of you can probably understand that not saying ‘yes’ to that question is as good as answering ‘no.’ And if he wasn’t cognizant enough to answer a question, then I don’t think he should have been fighting – if you can’t intelligently fight or defend yourself you are ‘finished.’
Eric,
dude well said, but now it comes down to opinion. Penn was done as he even said after the 2nd round, but if his corner wouldn’t have asked him if he wanted to continue or not, he still would have walked into the final round, so he never really quit. He was finished, but it was his corner who finished the fight, like i said before he never tapped, never got ko’d nor the ref ever stepped in to stop the fight, so are we know arguing whether Penn was finished, or if GSP finished Penn?? Because he was obviously finished and no match for GSP, but did he ever in one moment actually say “i quit”, “stop the fight”, his corner did stop the fight and it was obvious that he was going to lose, but my point is that he himself never quit and GSP never actually really put him away, it was his team who “finished” the fight so you can’t say that GSP finished him because if Penn’s team wouldn’t have stepped in, most likely GSP would have won by unanimous decision. Penn was finished, but GSP never finished him it was his team who finished the fight.
marvel, I responded to your comment, but I think I clicked reply under the wrong comment – My reply to you is under ckdiesel’s comment
Eric,
read your reply and you make a point that i can’t argue with, Penn does hold some responsibility to his team ending the fight, and i can’t say that i disagree that if your being asked if you want to continue or not, if you remain silent, it’s not exactly saying yes either. I will agree to disagree, but i think we were talking about two different topics, whether GSP finished Penn, or if Penn was finished, but hey only Penn truly knows the truth if he wanted to continue or not.
So when a ref stops a fight during a pounding when the fighter doesn’t want it, the other fighter didn’t stop him, it was the ref?
Tak Koschek’s last loss, where the ref came in and stopped it and Kos jumped up ready to fight some more. That shouldn’t be a tKO then? He clearly didn’t say he quit and definitely came up to answer the fight, why was it stopped? He says after the fact that he was still ready to fight. Just like you claim BJ can.
He quit because he couldn’t even lift himself up from leaning on the cage when the ref came to call him out. That’s the same as the “unable to intelligently defend” stoppage. He was unable to intelligently say “yes”.
Ref: “Are you coming out?”
Fighter: [Blank stare, leaning on the cage while his opponent bounces ready to fight]
Corner: “That looks like a no. We’re ending this.”
That is absolutely him quitting because he was either unconscious (tko), unable to answer the bell (tko), or unable to form simple words because he was so rattled from the beating he took (tko). Either way, it’s a TKO.
And the final piece of evidence, from UFC.com…
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time
Loss Georges St-Pierre TKO Stoppage (Referee) UFC® 94 ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2
Jan-31-2009 4 5:00
thanks jcohl,
dude you’ve taken me to school before so i’m just passing on the knowledge to these new guys who go by their emotions rather than the actual facts, but thanks for the cred
All I know is you can’t count anyone out in an MMA fight. Remember Pulver vs. an unknown named Lauzon? KO out of nowhere! Im rooting for BJ by complete embarrassment, but you never know!
In the BJ/GSP II fight, the size and strength of GSP gassed BJ. GSP controlled him and made BJ work to protect himself. Florian has nowhere near the wrestling skills nor strength of GSP so I don’t think BJ’s conditioning will be as much of an issue unless this goes 5 full, hardfought rounds.
no matter what i do, i just cannot help but root for the barn cat……funny name, but pretty sick skills only getting better
amir made weight by alot i wonder if he can make LW.
you know i was thinking the exact same thing. I think he could easily be the dark horse. I mean he has game and he is young so he has all the time to mature and learn more as a fighter if he can stay healthy now.
I think this fight is a really tough one especially for his first PPV fight. But I think he will pull it off, nobody seemed to give him a shot in TUF but he pulled off some crazy stuff.
But if he loses I think he should try droppin just to see if he could make it.
well he’s had enough time to make weight don’t you think
No Gouveia! So who is Herman fighting?
That’s 102.
We have a post about that now.
MK4,
unlike you, i have a job. so i obviously cant spend all day long on the internet trying to accumulate facts about fighters in order to try to make an internet poster feel like an inferior internet poster. however, i can hardly call watching the count down to UFC 101 doing your so called “research” on a topic that is totally driven by ones OPINION. it may be your OPINION that BJ didnt quit but its my OPINION that he did. and the cold hard FACT here is that BJ has neither admitted to telling his corner to stop it or not. and upon reviewing your post, you didnt fully convince me that you did any RESEARCH at all. perhaps you should read more posts from eric. i know that you must feel great about yourself for posting your crappy opinion on a website hundereds of times, but i suggest that you find something more constructive to do with your time, and quit being an a$$wipe.
this is why debates don’t work. someone always gets sand in their vajajay
ckdiesel,
dude your funny as hell, i am at work, but that’s not your business,
i think you just can’t defend your “opinion” very well that’s why you resort to insults,
just because i proved my point you get all ******, but hey to each his own
Enough guys… I think you both have established your positions and have made it abundantly clear that no amount of healthy debate will move either one of you off of them. Therefore, I propose a “We Agree To Disagree” Truce and call it a day.
ckdiesel: Saying “MK4, nlike you, i have a job. so i obviously cant spend all day long on the internet trying to accumulate facts about fighters in order to try to make an internet poster feel like an inferior internet poster” is hardly constructive criticism, a statement of fact, or helping the conversation move forward. I would, in fact, suggest you read the guidelines for “no personal attacks” before saying anything like that in the future. Thank you.
bsbiz coming in as a the voice of reason and breaking up a fight, hell better look out for a blizzard.
Seriously though… thanks.
The only thing funnier would have been if dbiz posted as the voice of reason…
He’s done that before, believe it or not….
lol, each his own. didnt mean to get too personal. sorry.
My main complaint about the weigh-ins was that they put some sort of a scale, or weighing device, directly in the front of the stage and they kept bringing out dudes to get weighed on it, which impeded my direct line of sight of the new octogon girl. Did anybody else notice this outrageous phenomenon?
On a more serious note, I think Anderson looked thick. A little more jolly than his normal self, but definately quite thick, like the proverbial fatted calf. Forrest is a big LHW but I just think Anderson is going to violate him like a parking meter.
Forrest is not unlike Rich Franklin in many ways. Big physical banger, great heart, massive gas tank. However, I think that equates to nothing but poison against a fighter like Anderson Silva. I really think that Forrest’s heart is going to get himself in big trouble. But I really can’t wait for this one.
As far as the Penn-Florian melee goes, and by no means do I want to dive into the dynamics of what constitutionally equates to an official “stoppage,” but I think BJ is on another level than every other lightweight out there…except maybe Kenny Florian. Maybe. Kenny is a stud in all things MMA, but my gut tells me that this could be like GSP-Alves in that the so called “heir/threat to the throne” simply gets put in his place. I like BJ in this one.
Focker, out.
So judging by a lot of the quotes above did I miss an announcement of GSP stepping in for KenFlo…