Titty
05-23-2008, 10:38 PM
Any thoughts on tomorrow night's festivities?
Penn/Sherk could be a 5 round suck-fest if Sherk decides to lay and pray until Penn tires enough to sway the judges from the interim champion's favor. BJ should put the little bastard's lights out with fists or a choke if he comes prepared for battle. We shall see. My money's on Penn by KO in round 3.
Silva/Jardine should be a fucking war. Wanderlei badly needs a win after losing his last 3 fights (though one was contested outside of his normal weight division during a tournament). He'd better pack a lunch for Jardine, as he's giving up some size and reach here. Silva's patented ultra-aggressive, non-stop assault is always entertaining, regardless of the outcome. Could be the fight of the night. I'm going with Silva by decision.
Ortiz/Machida is an interesting contrast; both stylistically and personally. Machida has never tasted defeat and has racked up wins against some very impressive opponents (most notably BJ Penn and Rich Franklin). Ortiz, on the other hand, hasn't stopped anyone except Ken Shamrock (although he's done it 3 times) in several years. At 33, Tito isn't old, but needs a solid game plan and must be in top condition if he has any hopes of weathering the storm the Brazilian's unorthodox style brings to the table. Ortiz has certainly run his mouth enough since the fight was signed. Now we'll see if he can back that shit up. Even more interestingly, we'll see if he's handed a live microphone post-fight, as this is reportedly his last fight for the UFC. I predict he'll get caught in a submission while in top position in the second, and short of bull-rushing Joe Rogan for the mic, won't get a word in afterward. I hope I'm wrong on the latter as I'd love to hear him exchange words with Dana White.
Penn/Sherk could be a 5 round suck-fest if Sherk decides to lay and pray until Penn tires enough to sway the judges from the interim champion's favor. BJ should put the little bastard's lights out with fists or a choke if he comes prepared for battle. We shall see. My money's on Penn by KO in round 3.
Silva/Jardine should be a fucking war. Wanderlei badly needs a win after losing his last 3 fights (though one was contested outside of his normal weight division during a tournament). He'd better pack a lunch for Jardine, as he's giving up some size and reach here. Silva's patented ultra-aggressive, non-stop assault is always entertaining, regardless of the outcome. Could be the fight of the night. I'm going with Silva by decision.
Ortiz/Machida is an interesting contrast; both stylistically and personally. Machida has never tasted defeat and has racked up wins against some very impressive opponents (most notably BJ Penn and Rich Franklin). Ortiz, on the other hand, hasn't stopped anyone except Ken Shamrock (although he's done it 3 times) in several years. At 33, Tito isn't old, but needs a solid game plan and must be in top condition if he has any hopes of weathering the storm the Brazilian's unorthodox style brings to the table. Ortiz has certainly run his mouth enough since the fight was signed. Now we'll see if he can back that shit up. Even more interestingly, we'll see if he's handed a live microphone post-fight, as this is reportedly his last fight for the UFC. I predict he'll get caught in a submission while in top position in the second, and short of bull-rushing Joe Rogan for the mic, won't get a word in afterward. I hope I'm wrong on the latter as I'd love to hear him exchange words with Dana White.