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[darkseid]

Originally Posted by darkseid

I actually think Franklin will win, IF he manages to keep it on the outside.

I called it

Couldn't watch show tonight, but anyway, Sherdog scored it in Silva's favour and they are usually dead on.

edit: Anyone have some video links? ..wanna watch the fights asap.

[Araxen]

Not impressed by Cain at all. He has a long way to go. Exposing Kongo's ground game isn't something to impressed about.

[Tortfeasor]

Originally Posted by Tortfeasor

Countdown to UFC 99 is up

I think Velasquez is going to ground and pound the shit out of Kongo.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Called it.

I think this was Cain's first fight where his opponent wasn't horribly outmatched. I mean he hasn't really had the opportunity to be tested by anyone. He found out today that he really needs to learn how to box and to hit hard. Hopefully that will get fixed by his next fight.

I also had Wandy for the 3rd round but I admit it could have gone either way. What pissed me off though is Franklin's weak ass takedown in the last minute. It was so obvious that he was just trying to score points without any plan to do damage or get a dominant position. He was all talk about wanting to keep it standing and giving a good show but then wussed out at the end to try and get the decision.

I picked Saunders but I knew he was gonna lose as soon as he pulled guard. He did not wanna stand up with Swick.

Stoked about Fisher. Love that guy even though the fight wasn't that exciting. He has really improved his takedown defense. I see him fighting for the title this next year.

I also picked cro-cop but it was a bummer he won that way. He was gonna knock our Al-turk regardless but it's just such a downer when the fight has to end because of that.

[Gilgamel]

Well, there goes my respect for CroCop.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

COLOGNE, Germany – Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship was a short one.

Not long after stopping Mostapha Al-Turk in the first round of UFC 99 Saturday at Lanxess Arena in his first fight in the UFC since back-to-back losses in 2007, Filipovic informed UFC president Dana White that he had signed a three-fight contract with the Japan-based DREAM.

White had signed Filipovic less than a month ago to a one-fight deal, the first time in more than nine years that he’d done that. He had worked out terms on two additional fights, but said he’d only put pen to paper for Saturday’s bout.

He brought Filipovic back because he knew the Croat is still very popular and Filipovic insisted he wanted to make a run for the title.


That proved not to be the truth. After turning down much tougher opposition, including Cain Velasquez, who defeated Cheick Kongo later on the card, he wound up with the lightly regarded Al-Turk.

But instead of getting a shot at big names like Randy Couture or Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and fighting his way into title contention, Filipovic opted to bolt for Japan.

“Isn’t that a dirty (expletive) thing to do?” White asked rhetorically after being queried about Filipovic’s deal with DREAM. “He (expletived) me. The first time in the history of the company I do one over the phone. He promised me a three-fight deal and he (expletived) me.”

Filipovic looked unsteady and hardly impressive in defeating Al-Turk, who is winless in the UFC. He never landed one of his vaunted kicks and the fight ended not from a punch but when he poked Al-Turk in the eye with his finger.

Referee Dan Miragliotta didn’t see the poke, so it was regarded as a clean blow and Filipovic won by stoppage.

Filipovic was fighting five months to the day after knee surgery, one of several injuries he said kept him from performing at his best in his first stint in the UFC. Before the fight, he called his 1-2 UFC record “the black spot” on his career.

The black spot is now unquestionably his double dealing, because he proved himself a man who could not be trusted.

While speaking with reporters on a prefight conference call, he enthused about his return and said he was gunning for a title shot. All the while, he apparently knew he was in it for a one-fight deal.

He texted White on White’s cellular phone and told him he wanted to return. White said Filipovic declined numerous opponents.

Apparently, Filipovic, who is from Croatia, wanted to fight in Germany and use the UFC bout as a tuneup. He did and is now Dream bound, but he’ll almost certainly never fight in the UFC again.

“He didn’t keep his word,” White said, who said he’d had a two-hour talk with Filipovic on the day Filipovic texted and asked to be able to return. “He talked about honor and all this other (expletive) and he (expletived) me.

“He fed me this bull (expletive) about wanting to take a run for the title, and what I think he did was, he went out and did this. He turned down every other (expletive) fighter I offered him, because I needed him to fight Cain. He didn’t just poke Al-Turk; he poked me, too.”

As is his custom, Filipovic skipped the postfight news conference and could not be reached to comment on the DREAM deal.

[darkseid]

I got more respect for him. Dana needs some of his own medicine for once.

As for Mirko bolting on him.. maybe that 2 hour talk made him see that he didn't want anything to do with UFC? ..he is a politician after all, I'm sure he's used to all the shit he tried to pull.

[Kez]

Yeah, hard for me to feel bad for Dana when he's cut entire camps because they wouldn't sign away their merchandising/image rights forever.

[Tortfeasor]

Originally Posted by darkseid

I got more respect for him. Dana needs some of his own medicine for once.

QFT

Who the fuck feels sorry for Dana White for alleged "shady business dealings." I am not buying into this double dealing shit. They signed a one-fight contract, wtf more does Dana expect? There is no reason for Dana White to cry like a bitch. Srsly, QQ more and go back to ripping off talented young fighters that don't have the opportunity to shop contracts in Asia.

[Gilgamel]

It would be one thing if he had been up front about it, or hadn't spent the entire postfight talking about fighting Randy or Nog. CroCop has always seemed like a quality guy, and for him to do this in this manner is beneath him. It definitely tarnishes his image.

[darkseid]

Wait until you've heard the other side of the story.

[NargorothRiP]

oh shut the fuck up already. he was already reported to be signed to fight in dream after a 1 shot deal with the ufc. this is just dana being the drama whore he is.

[seanwin]

faggot has the nerve to bitch, meanwhile he threatens guys with getting fired if they dont sign over they namesake for free forever for his benefit, at no profit to them...

I only wish Mirko would have LHK white.

[darkseid]

Yea, he went to the competition.. we should know by now that Dana looooooves to badmouth anyone not fighting for him. (Kimbo, Fedor etcetcetc)

[Gilgamel]

Dude fuck Dana. It's about CroCop lying through his teeth while having this all lined up already. How hard is it to say "I don't know" or "My manager handles that" rather than blathering on about how you want to fight Nog and Randy.

[Araxen]

Go cry over at Sherdog Gilgamel. The people with a clue know it means jack and shit and it's nothing but the UFC fanboi's nerdraging over it. It's about time Dana White is the one that got the screwing over for once.

Nothing is set in stone unless a contract is signed otherwise "it's just business".

[kcxiv]

Ya, to me, its not a big deal really. So he said something then changed his mind. So fucking what. People change their mind all the time. NO one fucked anyone. They signed a 1 fight deal and that was that.

NOw if he signed more fights then bailed, he has some gripe. Get over it and move on.