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[ArMnHC]

i just hope Chuck shows Rashad that he should have been at 185 this whole time! or KOs him out of the UFC ...hey i can dream can i? lol

[ILJO]

Im not very excited for this card but of course I will watch it

all of the under card fights should be pretty good as well as most of the prelims

the main event is a joke though

Im mainly excited for Henderson vs Palhares. Hopefully Hendo can pull it of because Palhares is a beast as well

[Dimson]

Originally Posted by thecoylewis

This card has UFC 72 and 78 written all over it. Great names but not great match ups. If you took the same names and matched them up differently, then you're talking but these match ups are just ho hum and don't do a lot for rankings.

First there is no way they would put Hendo against Franklin against each other for two reasons. One being they obviously want Rich to move up to 205 and keep Hendo down at 185. Secondly there is now way they put Hendo in with a guy who would be better than a 50/50 shot to beat him because so far Hendo is just 0-2 in the UFC(though he did fight the top two guys in each division at the time) and most of the casual fans know him as the guy who used to be the PRIDE champ who hasn't been able to get it done in the Octagon. They are putting him up against a guy who the last time he was in the Octagon, won sub of the night. But Hendo is going to be a favorite to win the fight as long as he doesn't get caught in a sub.
Then you have Franklin who is moving back up to 205 after being the king of 185 for a long time. That alone should be enough for most fans. But they are putting him up against a very dangerous opponent in Hamill who is going to be the first person in a long time to have the strength and wrestling advantage over him. Not to mention Hamill is shaping up into a huge fan favorite. Especially because of how great of a sport he was after the Bisping fight, though you know he knew who won. And the fact that he has overcome his disability to fight in the UFC by its self is just inspiring.
Then you got Karo, the guy everyone loves to hate, going up against a guy who in his last fight made his opponent go to sleep. Karo wants to prove he is still a top contender and I am sure Yoshida wants to prove he can hang with the top guys in the UFC and not just beat up on TUF fighters.
In Nate v. Kampmann you got one of the best all around fighters who, in his last fight executed the first pile driver in UFC history(that I know of anyways) going up against a world class striker who has more sub victories than knock outs. What is not to like about that? I am actually picking this fight for fight of the night. Well at least fight of the main card.
Then finally you have Chuck v. Rashad which will be the first ever TUF alumni v. TUF coach fight(Pulver/Lauzon doesn't count because it happened before the show). You got Chuck coming of a horrible injury fighting a guy who has not fought in a long time. Yeah most people expect Chuck to win by murder but I think Rashad can hang with Chuck because he has a pretty strong chin and has some power as well. I think his stand up is a bit underrated. If Rashad could get Chuck down, which is no small feat, I could see Rashad pounding on Chuck to a SD or UD. Plus he has the advantage of training with a guy who gave Chuck his last lost. So you know he will be coming in with a great game plan.

[Problematique]

Unexcited?
I'm excited xD

[the dazzle]

im pumped for the Marquardt/Kampmann fight!

[Jardinewinstko]

ok card in my eyes, dont think rashad has a good chance at all but im looking forward to hendo fighting, and im really looking forward to kampman getting a good victory, i like this guy and think hes gonna be a contender after he beats nate. i like kampmans style hes a great striker and he can sub people , he might not have the biggest power but hes got great skills id love to see him fight for the title

[erockomania]

Rashad has no place in the main event IMO. I'll bet he gets KTFO.

I think Franklin will take apart Hamill pretty easily. First round KO for Franklin.

I hope Kampann wins although it's going to be a REALLY tough fight for him ... fight of the night me thinks.

I think Dan and Karo get victories but I'm not too interested in the matchups.

[JoeSons BruisedNuts]

Im always excited to see Hamill fight.....The dude has perfected the standup defense of letting his opponet punch his face until he gasses

I really hope he wins though.....everytime I hear his name I still think of how he got fked in the Bisping fight

[Gurry]

Originally Posted by JoeSons BruisedNuts

Im always excited to see Hamill fight.....The dude has perfected the standup defense of letting his opponet punch his face until he gasses

I really hope he wins though.....everytime I hear his name I still think of how he got fked in the Bisping fight

LOLLLL... anyways i dont know why but i think Toquihno Palhares might pull off this upset. I hope not im a big Hendo fan but just my opinion. Also, im really excited to see Kampmann fight, after watching Inside MMA, and seeing the way he acts and talks i've become a big fan. (BTW he doesnt sound very smart, he just seems like a laid back guy that doesn't really care about much around him) Seems like quite a funny guy.

Im awaiting to see Franklin at 205 and i agree that Hamill just lets guys pound his face in until they gas. But Franklin has underrated power in his hands. He throws awkwardly i guess because he unnaturally fights as a southpaw. But he has wicked power and its a bad dcision on Hammils part to use that tactic.

Chuck VS Rashad, im really excited for this fight, im a huge Chuck fan and dont like Rashad. I think he lost against Bisping and think its one of the least disputed decisons(i guess because the event sucked so bad). Nonetheless, I think Rashad poses some problems for chuck. His head movement is great but Chucks timing ultimatley will be too much for one of Greg Jackson's star pupils.

[pa99ortiz]

This card is going to be awesome!