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[Miasma]

BJ Let me down HUGE, I love him to death, but he just needs to fight at 150, in his weight class.

But man, BJ, you gave up in round three, whats the deal...

My thoughts exactly.

[E-Thirty]

BJ Let me down HUGE, I love him to death, but he just needs to fight at 150, in his weight class. GSP Dominated, and is probably the gnarliest fighter I have ever seen. And he will continue to get better.

But man, BJ, you gave up in round three, whats the deal...

Round four. :p

[325_e30]

I knew GSP would win..but i though BJ wouldve put up atleast SOME fight...

[Mtriple]

Lol, Michida is so fucking bad ass.

no lie.

[devonjordan]

Round four. :p

No, he gave up in three, and threw in the towel @ the end of four.

[jflip2002]

No one can be too surprised with that outcome. Its what happened before, so obviously it was going to happen again. 155 for BJ is the proper weight, but if you move up, you better get it done. So there should be no excuses. I thought he looked demoralized in the first round.

I thought the more entertaining fight was Michida's domination. That man is scary. Hes so calm, and almost looks like hes running away at most times. You cant get him down, you cant win a clinch with him. I honestly dont know who can beat him right now.

[Maluco]

man, what a let down... AND his corner called it!? Why would you have even talked all that shit if your corner calling the fight was an option.

Now, I officially have a new favorite fighter. Although I've known about him for a while and enjoyed his fights, Machida is absolutely the right thing at the right time for MMA. Along with Anderson Silva, Machida's technical prowess is beautiful to watch, enjoy and appreciate! Not to mention he turned it up a notch which is sure to shut some of those who talk shit about his fighting style. Karate bitches! LOL

Takes a long ass time to load: http://www.mmabettingblog.com/2009/0...o-silva-video/

Incredible how much Thiago got outclassed...

[Miasma]

I believe is was BJ's brother that called it, Not his corner as a whole. And that knock out at the bell was fucking awesome.

[jflip2002]

USA > Brazil

[Maluco]

uh... in some ways, of course.

[love the booB5]

No one can be too surprised with that outcome. Its what happened before, so obviously it was going to happen again.

much like when Rampage lost to Silva the third time, right? oh wait... he won that one.

you can't predict the outcome of a fight solely based on history man.

good fights though. I want to see more of Clay Guida. that guy puts on a fucking show every time he gets in the ring. he's easily one of the most entertaining fighters in MMA right now.

[love the booB5]

USA > Brazil

ummm... not always.

this is their acceptable swimwear for women:

[Maluco]

Greasy Canadian...

seems it's getting blown out of proportion but I LOL'd at the gif...

UFC 94 Notebook: Accusations Swarm St. Pierre

[joshh]

I like Penn but man is he a fucking cry baby.

[Maluco]

Sherdog.com's Pound-for-Pound Top 10

Anderson Silva still at the top!

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

At Affliction M-1 Global "Day of Reckoning" on Jan. 24, Fedor Emelianenko was sluggish out of the gate against an on-point Andrei Arlovski, and after three minutes of peppering jabs and right hands, had an air of serious morality. Then, with a single overhand right, Emelianenko erased those three minutes and another elite heavyweight with another brutal finish.

A week later at UFC 94, Georges St. Pierre dominated nemesis B.J. Penn over four rounds in a watershed bout for mixed martial arts which helped the blossoming superstar take another step toward transcendence.

Even with these victories, debates rage over which of the sport's pound-for-pound "big three" is tops. Luckily, Emelianenko and St. Pierre are already lined up against top-three opponents come the summertime, and kingpin Anderson Silva has two top-10 opponents in his sights. May these kings never rest on their laurels.

1. Anderson Silva (22-4)
Perhaps part and parcel of being designated the sport's numero uno, the MMA populace has grown rather antsy at the prospects of Anderson Silva defending his middleweight mantle against solid top-10 contenders rather than seeking out bombastic challenges. However, prizefighting legacies are fostered through taking on all comers, and "The Spider" will face reputable opposition from once-beaten Brazilian Thales Leites in the headliner of UFC 97 in Montreal on April 18. After that, Silva has another challenger lying in wait in Yushin Okami, with the perk of Okami being the last man to take a win over Silva due to an illegal upkick disqualification three years ago.

2. Georges St. Pierre (18-2)

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In the interim, the MMA world will continue to buzz over St. Pierre muay Thai trainer Phil Nurse's Vaseline indiscretions. Ultimately, however, St. Pierre's brutal bashing of rival B.J. Penn at UFC 94 will stand, which means it's on to the next megafight of the budding superstar. While his pounding of "The Prodigy" has rejuvenated his case to be considered the sport's pound-for-pound king, St. Pierre has a chance to earn yet another win over another pound-for-pound entrant when he faces top contender Thiago Alves later this year. If he's able to dominate the dynamic Alves, it would be mighty difficult to argue against St. Pierre as the sport's undisputed alpha dog.

3. Fedor Emelianenko (29-1, 1 NC)
Georges St. Pierre wasn't the only fighter to make a profound statement about his divisional dominance recently. At Affliction's "Day of Reckoning" on Jan. 24, Emelianenko faced his biggest test in three-and-a-half years when he took on a rejuvenated Andrei Arlovski, who opened up the bout with some of the most brilliant work of his career. Then, one Emelianenko overhand right put Arlovski down, face first, out cold, in brutally photogenic fashion. What is better still for MMA's enduringly dominant heavyweight is that despite the relative sparseness of the heavyweight division and the Zuffa’s always-growing stable of fighters, Emelianenko still has another fantastic opponent to match up with come the summer when he'll finally takes on Josh Barnett.

4. B.J. Penn (13-5-1)
His Jan. 31 drubbing at the hands of Georges St. Pierre may have been a bitter pill to swallow. However, even for Penn fans, there is a measure of sweetness, as the loss should send him back to the lightweight division that the MMA world has been desperate for the fighter to stay put in for the last five years. Unless the often-erratic Penn opts for a sabbatical, Zuffa's promotional hope for "The Prodigy" is that he'll put his title on the line against Kenny Florian come June. Florian would be the first in a long line of lightweight challenges for Penn's title.

5. Miguel Torres (35-1)
The sport's bantamweight ruler looks to add to his gaudy record by taking his 17th straight victory on April 5, when he risks his bantamweight banner against unbeaten upstart Brian Bowles. After a breakout 2008 in which Torres' dynamism took the bantamweight division to the big time, his bout with Bowles is the biggest 135-pound tilt to date in the sport. Better yet, it is a homecoming of sorts for Torres, as the fight headlines WEC 40 in Chicago, Ill., where the East Chicago, Ind., native put together most of his early career wins.