Pride tonight! Who do you like, Wanderlei Silva or Dan Henderson?

Mojambo

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Sat Feb-24-07 04:55 PM
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Pride tonight! Who do you like, Wanderlei Silva or Dan Henderson?

Couple of other fights on this card...

Takanori Gomi vs Nick Diaz
Shogun vs Overeem

And now watch this thread sink like a stone!

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sir_captain

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Sat Feb-24-07 05:04 PM
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1. I'm not going to order it

but I'll take Silva, Gomi, Rua, Sakurai and Noguiera

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Mojambo

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Sat Feb-24-07 05:18 PM
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2. Yeah, that's kinda how I see it shaking out.

Although if Silva is tentative after that brutal Mirko KO he could get dropped by Henderson.

I don't expect that he will be though.

Rua is going to destroy Overeem and I really don't see Diaz hanging around long with Gomi.

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Sat Feb-24-07 05:30 PM
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3. I think we are in complete agreement

If Silva dominates, I expect him to jump to UFC after this fight.

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Mojambo

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Sat Feb-24-07 05:55 PM
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5. That would make for a killer 205 pound division

Chuck, Rampage, Silva, Babalu, and even Ortiz is still pretty decent.

Then a bunch of young up and coming former Tuf'ers like Griffin, Jardine and Evans.

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Sat Feb-24-07 05:50 PM
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4. I have a feeling Silva will win, but Henderson impressed me with

his win over Vitor Belfort. Henderson came in way under the 205 weight limit and was still dominant over the much larger Belfort. I predict Silva will win, but I'd love to see Henderson score the upset. I haven't decided whether or not to order this one tonight because I already plan on ordering UFC next weekend (PPVs are expensive these days!), but it sounds like it should be a great show!

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Mojambo

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Sat Feb-24-07 05:56 PM
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6. Is the UFC event next weekend?

Edited on Sat Feb-24-07 05:58 PM by Mojambo

Man, these things are coming quicker and quicker!

That's St Pierre's title defense against Serra, right?

Franklin and Hughes are also on that card.

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Sat Feb-24-07 06:42 PM
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7. Main event is Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture

I believe Franklin and Hughes are on the card, but I don't think St. Pierre is on this one (that might be April). My prediction: Sylvia defeats Couture...and still gets absolutely no credit whatsoever from UFC fans! Of course, I would love to see Couture pull this off, but it does bother me that Sylvia never gets the credit he deserves.

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Mojambo

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Sat Feb-24-07 06:56 PM
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8. Oh right! I got confused.

St Pierre defends on the next one.

Well, I'm kinda one of those people who refuses to give Sylvia any respect. I think he fights not to win, but to not lose, and it irritates the hell out of me.

Plus, he's got a kinda douchebag personality from what I can see. He's an easy guy not to like.

I hope he beats Couture just so I can see Mirko Cro Cop punch his brain to the moon.

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Mojambo

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Sun Feb-25-07 09:38 PM
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9. Just sitting down to watch it now.

Will be back later to offer impressions.

Oh yeah... KICK.

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Mojambo

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Mon Feb-26-07 02:16 AM
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10. Wow. That's the best Pride event I've ever seen. (Spoilers)

What a performance by Henderson! He dominated Silva big time.

I don't get Takanori Gomi's performance at all. He seemed totally weirded out. He laid a physical and mental egg, IMO. Props to Nick Diaz, but I really didn't think he was all that good. Gomi just thought he could cruise and blew it. Maybe he's been reading too much of his own press.

Lil Nog sure got rocked by that African judo guy.

Shogun is a freak. He should get first crack at Henderson's middleweight belt.

Awesome event. There is NO way the UFC card next weekend will even come close.

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Mon Feb-26-07 02:40 AM
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11. Sounds like it was a great show!

I'm glad to hear that Henderson did well. The whole weight-cutting thing has always seemed a little unhealthy to me, so it makes me happy to hear that somebody who is actually not only legitimately in his weight class, but is small for his weight class, scored a victory over a larger person who cut weight. How much did Henderson weigh in at? I believe he was in the mid-190's when he beat Belfort.

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Mojambo

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Mon Feb-26-07 04:07 AM
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12. 199.5

He looked stronger than Silva the whole time. Much stronger.

He dropped him out cold with his LEFT hand. It's the best I've ever seen Dan Henderson. He was active constantly. No stalling tactics on the ground, just pure dominance.

I'm still puzzled by Gomi. Such a strange fight.

Terrific event.

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