Ultimate Fight League Season 1: GDS vs. EWB

[Lucien Sanchez]

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"Alright fellas, let's get this thing underway. The reason you've all been called here is for a big ****in' announcement. You know how every day I keep banging on about how we've been working on somethin' huge that's just going to blow mixed martial arts wide open? Well this is it. The fact of the matter is we've got a phenomenal roster of fighters and these guys want to fight the best fighters, all of the time. Our current business model doesn't allow that. We have one or two marquee fights on a show and that's it. Well not anymore. The UFC is expanding, and it's expanding into something called the Ultimate Fight League. What we've done is taken the best fighters and the best coaches and they've been drafted into fight teams. There's ten teams in two leagues and every team will fight every other team in their league for points. Then the top ranked team from each league is going to face off in a season finale, in what really will be the Super Bowl of MMA. We're taking this thing global, we plan on running Season One immediately, then we're going to expand this thing. I'm talking more teams, more fighters, more everything. I'm working 20 hour days to make this the biggest thing ever and trust me it's paying off. I just got done completing the biggest ever ****in' signing in UFC history. It's the fighter that every fan, fighter and writer has wanted in the UFC and, even though I don't particularly like the guy, he's here now and part of the first team I want to introduce to you all. Coached by one of the best in MPH, let's have a big hand for Fedor Emelianenko and Team Cheesecake!"

*MPH then leads Fedor Emelianenko up to the podium along with fellow team members Jon Fitch, Rich Franklin, Kazuo Misaki and Gesias Calvacante, the last two of which have also just signed for the UFC*

MPH talks about how compiling his team wasn't difficult, as he knew the prices would be high for the UFC's stars so his draft list went outside the box and brought in some of the fighters who have competed elsewhere. Rich Franklin then takes the mic and says that Team Cheesecake have former champions and future champions among them so they expect to be hanging around the top of the league come the end of the inaugural season. UFC President Dana White then gets back on the podium.

"Now I figure you're all probably waiting to see who this guy ended up with so lets bring him out. Ladies and gentleman...BROCK LESNAR!!!"

*Out next comes Brock Lesnar, along with Coach McGee and the rest of Team IMPACT. A formidable team, as well as Lesnar they include; final UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, Joachim Hansen, Ricardo Arona and Robbie Lawler*

Lesnar does all the talking, saying that he really hopes Frank Mir is in the EWB league with him, so he can put an end to his trash talking. Lesnar also claims to be a part of the strongest team in the league, with GSP and him looking to pick up maximum points this season.

White then announces the final three teams for the EWB League, with the final five teams looking like this:

Team Outlaws (9 to 5)
Rampage Jackson
'Minotauro' Nogueira
Michael Bisping
Diego Sanchez
Hayato Sakurai

Team JCS (IzzyX)
Randy Couture
Wanderlei Silva
Cung Le
Paul Daley
Eddie Alvarez

Team Razzle Dazzle (LCS)
Junior dos Santos
Forrest Griffin
Anderson Silva
Josh Koscheck
Jose Aldo

Team Cheesecake (MPH)
Fedor Emelianenko
Rich Franklin
Kazuo Misaki
Jon Fitch
Gesias Calvancante

Team IMPACT (Tits McGee)
Brock Lesnar
Ricardo Arona
Robbie Lawler
Georges St. Pierre
Joachim Hansen

Dana White then moves all the EWB League to one side of the stage and brings out the GDS fight teams. They are:

Team Ham Fist (SRN)
Cain Velasquez
Muhammed Lawal
Nate Marquardt
Martin Kampmann
Mike Thomas Brown

Elite Top Team (Smithy)
Frank Mir
Rashad Evans
Vitor Belfort
Thiago Alves
Frankie Edgar

Corporal Punishment (Zack)
Josh Barnett
Shogun Rua
Dan Henderson
Nick Diaz
Shinya Aoki

Straight Edge Superstars (Eddie)
Bobby Lashley
Gegard Mousasi
Jake Shields
Matt Serra
Gilbert Melendez

Jomsvikings
Alistair Overeem
Lyoto Machida
Chael Sonnen
Dan Hardy
BJ Penn

After giving short interviews and discussing their ambitions for the inaugural season, all the teams are led off stage to a round of applause. Dana White then closes by stating that there will be a supplementary draft to fill up the team’s rosters and fixtures will be released soon too, with the aim of the first event being held by the end of February.

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So those are the main teams, there'll be a thread up soon in the resource room for the supplementary draft. :)

[Lucien Sanchez]

The UFC released the final ten teams participating in the Ultimate Fight League today. There are some surprises and a couple of early favourites to be in that Season Finale:

EWB League

Team Name: Team IMPACT
Team Coach: Tits McGee
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Brock Lesnar, Fabricio Werdum
Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones, Ricardo Arona
Middleweight: Robbie Lawler, Murilo Rua
Welterweight: Georges St. Pierre, Karo Parisyan
Lightweight: Kenny Florian, Joachim Hansen

Notes: A strong team and one of the early favourites from a pre-season point of view. Brock Lesnar and GSP will likely be the main point scorers on the team, while everyone else can score points where possible and at the very least hang on for decision losses to gain individual points. Kenny Florian is a top three lightweight while in Jon Jones they have potentially the UFL’s poster boy in a few seasons time. His development after being thrown in the deep end against Franklin, Jackson, Silva and so on will be key.

Team Name: Team Cheesecake
Team Coach: MPH
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Fedor Emelianenko, Satoshii Ishii
Light Heavyweight: Rich Franklin, Thiago Silva
Middleweight: Kazuo Misaki, Siyar Bahaduraza
Welterweight: Jon Fitch, Dan Hornbuckle
Lightweight: Gesias Cavalcante, Josh Thomson

Notes: The stand-out fighter here is clearly Fedor; the Russian will be looking for stoppage victories in all of his fights this season. Perhaps the key to this team’s success however will be their solid strength in depth. With fights spaced only two months apart in a season, the alternates are going to play an important role. Coach MPH has gone around the world for his fighters and you fancy them to pick up decent points at every event they participate in. JZ Cavalcante and Bahaduraza are potentially future stars and could be leading this team in a few seasons time.

Team Name: Team Razzle Dazzle
Team Coach: LCS
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Junior dos Santos, Roger Gracie
Light Heavyweight: Forrest Griffin, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Middleweight: Anderson Silva, Demian Maia
Welterweight: Josh Koscheck, Dustin Hazelett
Lightweight: Jose Aldo, Miguel Torres

Notes: The purists pick, Coach LCS has put together a team that should do well off the bat and only get better with time. Anderson Silva, perhaps the world’s pound for pound best fighter is the man the team will look to for dominant stoppage victories and major points, while there is a fantastic all-round strength in depth. No one style dominates this team, but dos Santos, Roger Gracie, Jose Aldo and so on are going to be really tested against major opposition. They’ll either fall at the first hurdle or could surprise everyone and be in that Super Bowl Season Finale.

Team Name: Team Outlaws
Team Coach: 9 to 5
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brett Rogers
Light Heavyweight: Rampage Jackson, Tito Ortiz
Middleweight: Michael Bisping, Yoshihiro Akiyama
Welterweight: Hayato Sakurai, Jake Ellenberger
Lightweight: Diego Sanchez, Ross Pearson

Notes: With a very strong first team, Team Outlaws are going to be serious contenders whenever they can get the main picks out. Minotauro Nogueira is still a top heavyweight and Rampage Jackson is the main threat to Lyoto Machida along with Shogun. The acid test for this team will come with the alternates as outside of Ortiz, they haven’t fought much top opposition. With Tito in the twilight of his career, it’ll be up to these alternates to prove their coach’s faith in them was justified, or settle for mid table mediocrity based on the main picks performances.

Team Name: Team JCS
Team Coach: IzzyX
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Randy Couture, Kimbo Slice
Light Heavyweight: Wanderlei Silva, Brandon Vera
Middleweight: Cung Le, Yushin Okami
Welterweight: Paul Daley, Anthony Johnson
Lightweight: Eddie Alvarez, Joe Stevenson

Notes: If you like the stand-up war, then this interesting team is for you. Led by the mercurial Randy Couture, over half of these guys love to stand and bang. While that may raise questions over their ground game against certain opposition, there’s no denying the striking power behind these guys. While the lopsided skills of the team could end up ruling them out of the Season One Finale, the upsets caused by these men should make for interesting turns of events. Heavyweight alternate Kimbo Slice will make for interesting match-ups.

GDS League

Team Name: Team Ham Fist
Team Coach: SRN
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez, Todd Duffee
Light Heavyweight: Muhammed Lawal, Rafael Cavalcante
Middleweight: Nate Marquardt, Chris Leben
Welterweight: Martin Kampmann, Andre Galvao
Lightweight: Mike Brown, Gray Maynard

Notes: One of the best youth based teams in both leagues; Cain Velasquez and King Mo typify what this team is about. Power, pace and cardio are the order of the day and while future seasons will probably be where they come into their own, they could do something special in the GDS League straight away. Todd Duffee and Gray Maynard are two more hot prospects, while Mike Brown, Chris Leben and Nate Marquardt’s experience will be invaluable in guiding them.

Team Name: Elite Top Team
Team Coach: Smithy
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Frank Mir, Andrei Arlovski
Light Heavyweight: Rashad Evans, Phil Davis
Middleweight: Vitor Belfort, Aaron Simpson
Welterweight: Thiago Alves, Paulo Thiago
Lightweight: Frankie Edgar, Urijah Faber

Notes: Perhaps the pick of the teams in the GDS league, the Elite Top Team under Smithy have brought together some of the best fighters on the planet to compete. Not content with matching different styles, ETT have some fantastic all-rounder’s in the form of Mir, Arlovski, Evans, Belfort and Alves. Phil Davis is a star for the future and will gain valuable experience whenever Rashad Evans is unable to compete.

Team Name: Corporal Punishment
Team Coach: Zack
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Josh Barnett, Gabriel Gonzaga
Light Heavyweight: Shogun Rua, Ryan Bader
Middleweight: Dan Henderson, Ronaldo de Souza
Welterweight: Nick Diaz, Tyron Woodley
Lightweight: Shinya Aoki, Tyson Griffin

Notes: Another incredibly tough team, Corporal Punishment will be looking to at least finish in the top two of the GDS league. A wildly different variation of styles, Barnett and Henderson has solid ground control, while Diaz and Aoki will bring the submissions. Shogun Rua is looking to re-establish his position as number one light heavyweight in the world, while Tyson, Bader and Woodley are all good prospects.

Team Name: Straight Edge Superstars
Team Coach: Eddie
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley, Mirko Cro Cop
Light Heavyweight: Gegard Mousasi, Alexander Gustaffson
Middleweight: Jake Shields, Travis Lutter
Welterweight: Matt Serra, Matt Hughes
Lightweight: Gilbert Melendez, Jens Pulver

Notes: The Straight Edge Superstars are a team with a point to prove. Whether it’s Cro Cop, Hughes and Pulver aiming to still be contenders or Lashley, Mousasi and Shields trying to show they are elite fighters, everyone wants recognition. Whether or not they can prove these points in the Octagon will make or break their season. An interesting aside is to note how both Matt Serra and Matt Hughes will train alongside each other after recently putting their differences to one side.

Team Name: Jomsvikings
Team Coach: TheKenwyne
Members (Main Pick, Alternate)
Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem, Shane Carwin
Light Heavyweight: Lyoto Machida, Renato Sobral
Middleweight: Chael Sonnen, Mamed Khalidov
Welterweight: Dan Hardy, Carlos Condit
Lightweight: BJ Penn, Benson Henderson

Notes: Finally, Jomsvikings are team of champions. BJ Penn and Lyoto Machida were both the final champions in the lightweight and light-heavyweight divisions respectively, while Benson Henderson is the WEC Lightweight champion. Alistair Overeem held the Strikeforce Heavyweight title, while Babalu was once their Light Heavyweight title holder. Carlos Condit held the WEC Welterweight title and Chael Sonnen competed for the same companies’ Middleweight belt. Dan Hardy was set to fight GSP and Mamed Khalidov to face Jorge Santiago (interestingly not picked for the UFL) for titles too. Shane Carwin was expected to face Frank Mir for the Interim UFC Heavyweight title prior to the creation of the UFL. Definitely a solid team to beat.

Fixtures

A – Team Cheesecake
B – Team Razzle Dazzle
C – Team JCS
D – Team IMPACT
E – Team Outlaws

A – Team Ham Fist
B – Straight Edge Superstars
C – Corporal Punishment
D – Jomsvikings
E – Elite Top Team

A vs. B, C vs. D, E off
A vs. C, B vs. E, D off
A vs. D, C vs. E, B off
B vs. C, D vs. E, A off
A vs. E, B vs. D, C off

Fixture List for Season 1

February
UFL 1: Team Cheesecake vs. Team Razzle Dazzle, Team JCS vs. Team IMPACT
UFL 2: Team Ham Fist vs. Straight Edge Superstars, Corporal Punishment vs. Jomsvikings

April
UFL 3: Team Cheesecake vs. Team JCS, Team Razzle Dazzle vs. Team Outlaws
UFL 4: Team Ham Fist vs. Corporal Punishment, Straight Edge Superstars vs. Elite Top Team

June
UFL 5: Team Cheesecake vs. Team IMPACT, Team JCS vs. Team Outlaws
UFL 6: Team Ham Fist vs. Jomsvikings, Corporal Punishment vs. Elite Top Team

August
UFL 7: Team Razzle Dazzle vs. Team JCS, Team IMPACT vs. Team Outlaws
UFL 8: Straight Edge Superstars vs. Corporal Punishment, Jomsvikings vs. Elite Top Team

October
UFL 9: Team Cheesecake vs. Team Outlaws, Team Razzle Dazzle vs. Team IMPACT
UFL 10: Team Ham Fist vs. Elite Top Team, Straight Edge Superstars vs. Jomsvikings

December
UFL: Season One Finale:



UFL 1: Team Cheesecake vs. Team Razzle Dazzle, Team JCS vs. Team IMPACT

Fedor Emelianenko (32-1) vs. Junior dos Santos (10-1)
Rich Franklin (25-5) vs. Forrest Griffin (17-6)
Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2) vs. Anderson Silva (25-4)
Jon Fitch (21-3) vs. Josh Koscheck (16-4)
Gesias Cavalcante (14-3-1) vs. Jose Aldo (16-1)

&

Randy Couture (18-10) vs. Brock Lesnar (4-1)
Paul Daley (23-8-2) vs. Georges St Pierre (19-2)
Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1) vs. Jon Jones (9-1)
Cung Le (6-1) vs. Robbie Lawler (17-5)
Eddie Alvarez (19-2) vs. Kenny Florian (12-4)

UFL 2: Team Ham Fist vs. Straight Edge Superstars, Corporal Punishment vs. Jomsvikings

Muhammed Lawal (6-0) vs. Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1)
Cain Velasquez (8-0) vs. Bobby Lashley (5-0)
Nate Marquardt (29-9-2) vs. Jake Shields (24-4-1)
Martin Kampmann (16-3) vs. Matt Serra (10-6)
Mike Brown (23-5) vs. Gilbert Melendez (17-2)

&

Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (18-4) vs. Lyoto Machida (16-0)
Shinya Aoki (23-4) vs. BJ Penn (15-5-1)
Josh Barnett (24-5) vs. Alistair Overeem (32-11)
Dan Henderson (25-7) vs. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1)
Nick Diaz (21-7) vs. Dan Hardy (23-6)


It’s one hell of an interesting first weekend in the UFL, as we kick off with UFL 1 & 2. The first cards action is headlined by the rematch of one of the biggest fights in UFC history, as Randy Couture tries to stop Brock Lesnar. Also when those teams meet, we get new guard vs. old guard when Wanderlei Silva faces Jon Jones, plus GSP takes on UK heavy hitter Paul Daley. Cung Le vs. Robbie Lawler should be a stand up war and Alvarez vs. Florian is a battle of two top lightweights.

One the same card, Fedor Emelianenko finally debuts against Junior dos Santos, the Brazilians first big test. Kazuo Misaki tries to topple Anderson Silva, while Franklin vs. Griffin is a battle of two legends. Former AKA allies collide when Jon Fitch wrestles Josh Koscheck in a war of attrition, finishing with the ever dangerous Gesias Cavalcante against WEC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who’s moving up a weight class.

The second night of fights has the most anticipated rematch in recent memory, as Lyoto Machida takes on Shogun Rua, after scraping a victory by the narrowest of margins last time out. Then after that, it’s a fight that could only be a co-main event in the UFL, as the top two lightweights in the world clash; BJ Penn vs. Shinya Aoki. While Aoki might have no chance on the feet, on the ground he has every chance of a win. Josh Barnett vs. Alistair Overeem and Henderson vs. Sonnen are interesting clashes, while Diaz vs. Hardy could go either way.

The other half of that card has Bobby Lashley against Cain Velasquez when two powerful wrestlers collide, but that takes a back seat to Mousasi vs. King Mo. There’s been a lot of trash talking in the past, now we find out who puts up and who shuts up. Marquardt vs. Shields is a bout between two contenders, as is Brown against Melendez. Kampmann vs. Serra should be a terrific classic striker vs. grappler battle.

[EddieFnG]

So the two jumpovers from EWB fight it out in the first weekend, huh? Niiiice.

[Carparama]

This is so upsetting. Such a fantastic diary idea and I barely missed sign-ups.

I could totally make a team with some undrafted guys and just have a blast. :)

[1234]

Really good concept, wish i had noticed the sign-ups, would of loved to make a team. Any chance i can have permission to do something like this on another board in the future?.

And just for fun my predictions.

UFL 1: Team Cheesecake vs. Team Razzle Dazzle, Team JCS vs. Team IMPACT

Fedor Emelianenko (32-1) vs. Junior dos Santos (10-1)
Rich Franklin (25-5) vs. Forrest Griffin (17-6)
Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2) vs. Anderson Silva (25-4)
Jon Fitch (21-3) vs. Josh Koscheck (16-4)
Gesias Cavalcante (14-3-1) vs. Jose Aldo (16-1)

&

Randy Couture (18-10) vs. Brock Lesnar (4-1)
Paul Daley (23-8-2) vs. Georges St Pierre (19-2)
Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1) vs. Jon Jones (9-1)
Cung Le (6-1) vs. Robbie Lawler (17-5)
Eddie Alvarez (19-2) vs. Kenny Florian (12-4)

UFL 2: Team Ham Fist vs. Straight Edge Superstars, Corporal Punishment vs. Jomsvikings

Muhammed Lawal (6-0) vs. Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1)
Cain Velasquez (8-0) vs. Bobby Lashley (5-0)
Nate Marquardt (29-9-2) vs. Jake Shields (24-4-1)
Martin Kampmann (16-3) vs. Matt Serra (10-6)
Mike Brown (23-5) vs. Gilbert Melendez (17-2)

&

Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (18-4) vs. Lyoto Machida (16-0)
Shinya Aoki (23-4) vs. BJ Penn (15-5-1)
Josh Barnett (24-5) vs. Alistair Overeem (32-11)
Dan Henderson (25-7) vs. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1)
Nick Diaz (21-7) vs. Dan Hardy (23-6)

[TheKenwyne]

This has all the makings of another Lucien Sanchez epic. Keep up the good work, man.

Also, are you sure about two events a month? Some fighters are going to get burnt out and refuse to fight for half a year (FEDOR - I'm looking at you), I think you might need to rework the scheduling.

Predictions, also for fun.

UFL 1: Team Cheesecake vs. Team Razzle Dazzle, Team JCS vs. Team IMPACT

Fedor Emelianenko (32-1) vs. Junior dos Santos (10-1)
Rich Franklin (25-5) vs. Forrest Griffin (17-6)
Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2) vs. Anderson Silva (25-4)
Jon Fitch (21-3) vs. Josh Koscheck (16-4)
Gesias Cavalcante (14-3-1) vs. Jose Aldo (16-1)

&

Randy Couture (18-10) vs. Brock Lesnar (4-1)
Paul Daley (23-8-2) vs. Georges St Pierre (19-2)
Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1) vs. Jon Jones (9-1)
Cung Le (6-1) vs. Robbie Lawler (17-5)
Eddie Alvarez (19-2) vs. Kenny Florian (12-4)

UFL 2: Team Ham Fist vs. Straight Edge Superstars, Corporal Punishment vs. Jomsvikings

Muhammed Lawal (6-0) vs. Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1)
Cain Velasquez (8-0) vs. Bobby Lashley (5-0)
Nate Marquardt (29-9-2) vs. Jake Shields (24-4-1)
Martin Kampmann (16-3) vs. Matt Serra (10-6)
Mike Brown (23-5) vs. Gilbert Melendez (17-2)

&

Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (18-4) vs. Lyoto Machida (16-0)
Shinya Aoki (23-4) vs. BJ Penn (15-5-1)
Josh Barnett (24-5) vs. Alistair Overeem (32-11)
Dan Henderson (25-7) vs. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1)
Nick Diaz (21-7) vs. Dan Hardy (23-6)

[zackufc]

Nice, Can't wait for this. If this goes for more than one season I will for sure keep joining. Hmm My Team is looking very strong on the ground.

Here my Predictions

UFL 1: Team Cheesecake vs. Team Razzle Dazzle, Team JCS vs. Team IMPACT

Fedor Emelianenko (32-1) vs. Junior dos Santos (10-1) I just Can't go against Fedor on this one. I am thinking a sub for him.
Rich Franklin (25-5) vs. Forrest Griffin (17-6)- I don't like him but I am sure he will get the UD.
Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2) vs. Anderson Silva (25-4)- Silva is just Silva.
Jon Fitch (21-3) vs. Josh Koscheck (16-4)- He will beat the blonde out of Kos's Hair.
Gesias Cavalcante (14-3-1) vs. Jose Aldo (16-1)- Put him away as he did with Brown in real life. RIP Cavalcante

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Randy Couture (18-10) vs. Brock Lesnar (4-1)- Happened Once and Lesnar will do it again with his ape like strengh.
Paul Daley (23-8-2) vs. Georges St Pierre (19-2)- I can't bet agaisnt a fellow Canadian and Daley's Ground Game is just weak.
Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1) vs. Jon Jones (9-1)-Jon Jones for sure I love Wand but Jones is young and hungry but will use his wreslting for the UD.
Cung Le (6-1) vs. Robbie Lawler (17-5)- If you think what happened to Melvin Manhoef was bad while it will be fore for Lee but he won't have had the great start Melvin Manhoef had.
Eddie Alvarez (19-2) vs. Kenny Florian (12-4)- Close very close but I am just goint with Alvarez. I am sure he can pull of a UD or maybe a TKO.

UFL 2: Team Ham Fist vs. Straight Edge Superstars, Corporal Punishment vs. Jomsvikings

Muhammed Lawal (6-0) vs. Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1)- Mousasi should be able to lock up a TKO or a KO using great stand up here.
Cain Velasquez (8-0) vs. Bobby Lashley (5-0)- Cain will show Lashley what brown pride really is :p with a TKO here.
Nate Marquardt (29-9-2) vs. Jake Shields (24-4-1)- Shields by humping Marquardt on the ground like he did to Miller. Shields uses his wrestling for a long boring UD.
Martin Kampmann (16-3) vs. Matt Serra (10-6)- Serra will a good sub here.
Mike Brown (23-5) vs. Gilbert Melendez (17-2)- Melendez Just seems like he will win this like 3/4 times.

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Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (18-4) vs. Lyoto Machida (16-0)- Team Corporal Punishment didn't come here to loose. This time Rua won't get Machided.
Shinya Aoki (23-4) vs. BJ Penn (15-5-1)- He will sub Penn and maybe beat him up worse than GSP didn't. Corporal Punishment All the way.
Josh Barnett (24-5) vs. Alistair Overeem (32-11)- All the horse meat in the world won't help Ubreem here. Barnett via any sub he wants.
Dan Henderson (25-7) vs. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1)- Sonnen will suffer the same fate as Michael Bisping.
Nick Diaz (21-7) vs. Dan Hardy (23-6)- Corporal Punishment is in it to win it. Diaz will show Hardy what BJJ is.

Hmm looks like it going to be a fun and competitive season. :)

[TheKenwyne]

Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (18-4) vs. Lyoto Machida (16-0)- Team Corporal Punishment didn't come here to loose. This time Rua won't get Machided.
Shinya Aoki (23-4) vs. BJ Penn (15-5-1)- He will sub Penn and maybe beat him up worse than GSP didn't. Corporal Punishment All the way.
Josh Barnett (24-5) vs. Alistair Overeem (32-11)- All the horse meat in the world won't help Ubreem here. Barnett via any sub he wants.
Dan Henderson (25-7) vs. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1)- Sonnen will suffer the same fate as Michael Bisping.
Nick Diaz (21-7) vs. Dan Hardy (23-6)- Corporal Punishment is in it to win it. Diaz will show Hardy what BJJ is.

Hmm looks like it going to be a fun and competitive season. :)

Biased much? ;)

[zackufc]

Its the truth but even if it wasn't why would i bet against my own team ? :p
Biased much? ;)

[Lucien Sanchez]

UFL 1: Couture vs. Lesnar II: Live Results: Part 1
Saturday, Week 3, February, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 22,680

- For the first time the UFC presents the Ultimate Fight League live on pay-per-view! The camera pans around the arena then settles on the entrance ramp where a huge amount of fireworks go off to set the tone for the evening. Welcoming fans to the show are Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan, who run down the first of this opening weekends super cards. They finish by talking about the main event, in which Randy Couture challenges Brock Lesnar again and how it could be different to the first time, plus the addition of Fedor Emelianenko to the roster and how well he could adapt to the Octagon. Goldberg then sends us to our opening fight of the evening, kicking off with Team Cheesecake vs. Team Razzle Dazzle:

- In the pre-fight hype video JZ talks about how he’s on a two-fight losing streak already, but he’s coming into the UFL with a clean slate. He says Aldo is an unstoppable featherweight, but this isn’t featherweight and his opponents are going to be much bigger. Aldo then says he blew through the WEC’s featherweight division and this will provide a fresh challenge. He’s won his last 6 fights by TKO or KO and wants to continue the streak, knowing that he’ll be rewarded for it in the UFL with three points.

- Fight One: Lightweight Division: 'JZ' Gesias Cavalcante (14-3-1, 0-0 UFL) vs. Jose Aldo (16-1, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: The first ever fight in the Ultimate Fight League begins and Aldo shows no loss in speed or power after the move up from Featherweight with a quick series of punches. JZ keeps on coming in to exchange strikes, but Aldo is just beating him to the punch every time and throwing the occasional leg kick in there to mix it up. Big combination from JZ, but Aldo steps out of range. JZ is looking frustrated and tries a takedown, but Aldo jumps back well to avoid it. Aldo steps in and throws a solid punch, JZ wants no more of the stand-up and comes in to try and grapple. Huge right hook from Aldo connects, JZ is rocked! Aldo chases him around the cage and has him backed up against the fence, big body kick hurts JZ. Aldo is looking to set up the flying knee...but the buzzer rings before he can unload. Big round for Jose Aldo as he easily takes it 10-9, looked like a much closer fight on paper, but JZ just cannot get off.

Round Two: At the start of the second round, Coach LCS is telling Aldo to catch him on the counter, put him away this round and earn the three points for the team. JZ isn’t quite gassed, but still looks shaken from the last round wants to grapple, ideally taking it to the mat. The first few minutes see JZ wanting the clinch and Aldo staying out of range, avoiding it. JZ now shoots in with pace, but Aldo counters with a left uppercut! JZ is rocked at first then falls backwards to the mat, there wasn’t much power on the punch but he ran straight into it. Aldo dives in from the side immediately dropping hammer fists on JZ. JZ isn’t intelligently defending himself and the referee stops it!
- Winner via TKO in 3:05 of round 2: Jose Aldo (Rating: Good)
- Jose Aldo scores 3 points for Team Razzle Dazzle

- Aldo gets the mic and reveals that training with the likes of Josh Koscheck, Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin and Junior dos Santos, it’s impossible not to get better and he’s learning how to deal with the bigger fighters. Aldo says he took hardly any damage in this fight and hopes to be available for the next event, whenever that is, referencing the rumour that there may be changes to the fixtures list released.

- We cut to a video of Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck fondly talking of each other and their time at AKA. They then say that times have had to change and now they’re against each other but that’s fine, we’ll finally get to see who the best is.

- Fight Two: Welterweight Division: Jon Fitch (21-3, 0-0 UFL) vs. Josh Koscheck (16-4, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Fitch shows just how well he knows his former team mate by straight away slipping past a leg kick and taking Koscheck down. Fitch pounding away from guard but Josh’s closed guard is effective at keeping him close and reducing the damage. They stay in this position well into the final minute of the round, and then the referee stands them up. Fitch with a good straight punch that finds it’s mark and he presses Koscheck against the fence. Fitch wears him down from there for the rest of the round. An easily 10-9 round for Fitch as he controlled the round, but he did nothing with it, whereas Koscheck just did nothing at all.

Round Two: Now it’s Koscheck’s turn to read his opponent, as he ducks under a flurry of punches and takes Fitch down with a double leg. Fitch looks for a guillotine choke three times from the bottom on different occasions, but each time Koscheck pulls his head three and almost passes the guard, but not quite. Just past the half way point the referee decides to bring it back to the feet to cheers from the fans but rage from Coach LCS, who claims that Fitch got nearly the whole round to work from the guard last time. Regardless we restart and immediately Fitch takes down a tiring Koscheck to fury from LCS. The final minute sees Fitch able to posture up and start throwing down punches, although only a couple get through past his opponents gloves. A close one, but likely 10-9 Fitch again as he got a takedown too and was more effective from both top and bottom position.

Round Three: In the final round MPH begins by shouting to Fitch to not risk anything, take down Koscheck and either get the TKO or the decision, but not to risk it on the feet. Koscheck with a right hand to the body that catches Fitch off guard and then Josh takes him down! Fitch looking for a guillotine, he has it and opens his guard to allow him to apply more pressure! Are we going to see a tap? No, Koscheck pulls his head free and passes the open guard to side control in one swift motion! Excellent skill from Josh but he cannot capitalise, instead he spends the rest of the round trying to pass to mount or take Fitch’s back fruitlessly. Another close one in pretty much a wrestling match, but possibly Fitch again as he nearly got the tap and was dangerous from the bottom.

>Judge #1 scores the match as 29-28 to Fitch.
>Judge #2 gives a score of 29-28 in favour of Fitch.
>Judge #3: 29-28 Fitch.

- Winner via Unanimous Decision: Jon Fitch (Rating: Average)
- Jon Fitch wins 2 points for Team Cheescake; Josh Koscheck wins 1 point for Team Razzle Dazzle

- Jon Fitch says afterwards that he knew when the fixtures were released that this would be a tough fight and to be honest he’d rather have fought Koscheck’s alternate or vice versa. But it’s happened now and he’s glad he won, but it took a lot out of him. Koscheck then says it was a good war of attrition, but Coach LCS is less happy, claiming that Josh got screwed on the second round stand-up and some questionable judging.

- Highlights are shown of final UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s reign of terror, and Japanese fighter Kazuo Misaki’s recent fights. Both men say it will be a tough fight, but they each have their own game plan to win.

- Fight Three: Middleweight Division: Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2, 0-0 UFL) vs. Anderson 'The Spider' Silva (25-4, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Third fight of the night is underway, big cheers for Anderson Silva, one of the world’s top P4P fighters. Misaki clearly wants none of the stand-up and tries for an immediate takedown but Silva avoids it. Combination by The Spider, he’s still finding his range though and doesn’t quite connect. Misaki with a jab, Silva with counter straight, so Misaki goes for a big right haymaker, but Silva counters with a wicked leg kick that had a nasty snap on it. Into the half way point and Misaki is being super cautious as you’d expect, till Silva throws a sloppy punch and he steps in. Anderson quickly shows it was just a feigned punch though and counters with a right straight with authority, Misaki is rocked! Silva’s chasing him down, landing combinations to finish but like in the Jose Aldo fight, time expires before he can finish!

Round Two: A somewhat recovered Misaki comes out for the second round and tries a takedown after a period of circling...Anderson with a big three punch combination drops Misaki! Silvas stood over the downed Japanese fighter raining down punches...the referee pulls him away!
- Winner via TKO in 0:47 of round 2: Anderson Silva (Rating: Great)
- Anderson Silva wins 3 points for Team Razzle Dazzle

- The crowd are on their feet after yet another Anderson Silva striking clinic, and he responds to them by jumping onto the cage and raising his arms in the air. He says thanks the fans for attending and his team for helping him get ready. With seven points already, he feels that other teams would be right to be worried about them.

- Pre-fight hype video shows the hall of fame careers of Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin. Griffin says it should be a fantastic fight between two guys with heart, while Franklin says it’ll be tough considering he can drop to middleweight while Forrest could probably fight comfortably at heavyweight. But he’s a warrior and wants to test himself against top competition.

- Light Heavyweight Division: Rich ‘Ace’ Franklin (25-5, 0-0 UFL) vs. Forrest Griffin (17-6, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Underway, the fight kicks off with a slugfest as Rich lands a right straight only for Griffin to nearly connect with a KO packed looping punch. Franklin then mixes it up with a takedown attempt, but Griffin sprawls well and forces the clinch. Forrest, being the stronger fighter, easily wrestles Rich against the cage and grinds him down there for two minutes or so. Eventually the referee separates them to the centre and Rich lands a good shot to Griffin’s jaw and tries a takedown. Once again Forrest sees it coming and sprawls, and then they clinch to end the round. Scorecard: 10-9 Griffin.

Round Two: LCS is telling Griffin in the corner to keep doing what he’s doing, avoid the takedown, control Franklin and frustrate him. That’s exactly what he does as he forces the clinch early on, but Rich gets double under hooks from the grapple and nearly gets the body lock takedown. Franklin ducks down to Griffin’s waist for a slam, he gets him up...but Forrest squirms out and takes down Franklin, who lands face first on the mat! Armbar attempt from Griffin, Rich is in serious trouble, but at the last second pulls his arm free and is able to get side control on the grounded Forrest! The crowd cheers the technique but Franklin can’t do anything with it and the referee stands it up with a few seconds remaining and they exchange strikes. A very, very close round that could have gone either way, but Franklin probably had the edge 10-9.

Round Three: A stand-up war dominates the final round, with Griffin landing a jab and Rich’s return slamming into gloves. There’s some slowdown in the middle of the round, but eventually Franklin starts to tire and Griffin gets a little bit of an advantage in the striking, although Rich is still able to land some nice strikes. It’s yet another close round, although Griffin probably took this one thanks to his superior conditioning.

>Judge #1 gives a score of 30-27 in favour of Griffin.
>Judge #2 gives a score of 29-28 in favour of Griffin.
>Judge #3: 30-27 Griffin.

- Winner via Unanimous Decision: Forrest Griffin (Rating: Decent)
- Forrest Griffin wins 2 points for Team Razzle Dazzle; Rich Franklin wins 1 point for Team Cheesecake

- Franklins says it’s always great to test yourself against someone with similar qualities to you inside the cage, but he’s sorry that he couldn’t do more tonight. He states that he felt the fight was a lot closer than the judges gave him credit for, but he doesn’t want to take anything from Forrest. Griffin then comes over, pats Rich on the back and says that Franklin’s a dog who came to fight. He thought he had him finished with the Armbar, but Rich pulled free and surprised him. Griffin finishes by apologising to LCS that Rich kicked his ass tonight and he might not be ready for the next show if it’s two months away.

- We see highlights of Fedor in PRIDE and Junior dos Santos talks about how much of an honour it is to be the Russian’s first UFL opponent, but will still be aiming to get the KO.

- Heavyweight Division: 'The Last Russian Emperor' Fedor Emelianenko (32-1, 0-0 UFL) vs. 'Cigano' Junior dos Santos (10-1, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: From the opening second Fedor is wary of Junior’s stand up as he immediately throws a combination then tries for a takedown. Dos Santos is aware though and jumps back, and then lands a combo of his own, but only just. Emelianenko with jab encourages do Santos to throw a body kick...but Fedor catches it! Big slam from Fedor who gets side control off of it! Dos Santos is caught in a dangerous spot now as Fedor rains a few shots down the head. The Russian then hits a nice knee strike to the ribs and gets full mount. Into the final sixty seconds of the round and Fedor is able to lean back and start pounding away on the Brazilian. The shots aren’t particularly powerful, but they’re finding their way through and Junior isn’t covering up. The referee warns him that unless he finds a way out that he is going to lose this fight, but when Fedor continues to up the pace and power of his strikes, the referee has no choice but to pull him away, stopping the match!
- Winner via TKO in 4:43 of round 1: Fedor Emelianenko (Rating: Great)
- Fedor Emelainenko wins 3 points for Team Cheesecake

- Team Razzle Dazzle finishes the show with 9 points; Team Cheesecake finishes the show with 6 points.

- Dos Santos has a quick moment on the microphone where he praises Fedor and says that on the ground even Brock Lesnar is going to have a hard time with him. He also says that he shouldn’t have thrown the body kick; the way to win is to keep your striking tight and be wary of the takedown. His coach MPH then translates for Fedor, saying that he is glad of a win against such tough opposition, but gladder that it came early on and hopefully he can be fresh for the next show. MPH then takes over him and says that even though they lost the war tonight, they picked up six points against a team that were a bad match-up for them. Still he knows they have great strength in depth and will bounce back with a better showing next time.

- Finally Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg discuss how Team Razzle Dazzle for now are top of the EWB league with 9 points, but it’s not all doom and gloom for Team Cheesecake either. They then tell the viewers to keep tuned as up next is Team JCS vs. Team IMPACT, featuring our main event; Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar II.

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A few changes to notify you of:

- I’ve split the opening weekend super cards into two halves to make it easier reading, the other half will be up soon.
- Future cards are likely to take place every three weeks and just one set of teams fighting on it, so only five fights. Although the main event will be five rounds.
- I’ve removed the winning team gets five points rule for this season.
- The next set of cards after these three will likely begin in April, to give everyone an equal time to recover.

[Lucien Sanchez]

UFL 1: Couture vs. Lesnar II: Live Results: Part 2
Saturday, Week 3, February, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 22,680

- We return to the Ultimate Fight Leagues first ever PPV after a short break and Mike Goldberg informs us that we’re almost ready for Team JCS vs. Team IMPACT. Joe Rogan then quickly talks about the good scores picked up by our first teams and how one team is going to be dominant to get into first place after the first weekend. Highlights are then shown of Fedor beating dos Santos on the mat before they hype the Couture vs. Lesnar II main event. We then cut to our next fight, this time in the lightweight division:

- The pre-fight video is an interview with Kenny Florian talking over various clips of Eddie Alvarez in non-UFC action. KenFlo says that he’s regarded as one of the top ten lightweights in the world now and for good reason, but he’s a top three lightweight and hopefully that will show. As for the fight, he says they’re both well rounded but he’ll have to be careful of how dangerous Alvarez is on the feet.

- Fight One: Lightweight Division: Eddie Alvarez (19-2, 0-0 UFL) vs. Kenny ‘KenFlo’ Florian (12-4, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Right out the shoot it’s Alvarez with the slicker striking as he lands a nice jab and dodges a flurry. Florian shoots in for the takedown, but Eddie has great balance to survive it, however he does eat a jab to the cheek in return. Alvarez working good, effective stand up and Florian can’t keep the pace. Florian tries to pull Alvarez down into guard as a last resort but Eddie catches him with punch to the eye. Great counter striking from Alvarez just won’t let Kenny get off at all and he just keeps eating shots. Final minute KenFlo unloads with a combo but his body kick is countered with a solid jab to end and easily give the round to Alvarez 10-9.

Round Two: Florian’s left eye is already swollen coming out for the second round and Alvarez looks as though he wants to clinch, but ends up having to sprawl to avoid a counter takedown. Alvarez is back on the striking offensive with a flurry of shots but Kenny is standing his ground. KenFlo dodges a punch expertly, then a couple more, but finds his body kick countered with another flurry. Florian is beaten up and rooted to the centre of the Octagon; Alvarez is circling, looking for the finish. Eddie comes in again but Florian counters with a good shot...and again! With less than a minute left Florian throws down and so does Alvarez! They’re trading big shots and both men refuse to go down as the buzzer goes to end a great conclusion to the round, which still has to go to Alvarez 10-9.

Round Three: Even though Florian hit him good, Alvarez has gotten in the better shots over the last ten minutes and its showing, Florian is hurt. They touch gloves to start the round and in the first exchange Alvarez puts him down with a devastating one-two combination! Alvarez dives over his legs, looking for a flying punch...but Kenny scrambles. Alvarez trying to get back to his feet after the miss but leaves his leg in and Florian has a heel hook! Florian tries to lean back to apply more torque to the hold, but Eddie pulls free leaving Florian to turtle up then make it to his feet. More striking exchanges now and Florian looking sharper, but it could be too little too late as he connects. Kenny going for another body kick, but Alvarez catches it and hits a beautiful overhand right, knocking KenFlo down again! Alvarez drops to side control and is dropping right hands on a hurt Kenny Florian. Referee is looking at it closely, but Florian is able to survive and pull Alvarez in close. Rather than play the ground game, even at side control, Alvarez releases it and stands up. Florian gets up and lands a jab, but the buzzer goes and that’s the fight. Has to be another 10-9 round for Alvarez but that was a really good fight on both men’s parts.

>Judge #1: 30-27 Alvarez.
>Judge #2 has scored it 30-27 Alvarez.
>Judge #3: 30-27 Alvarez.

- Winner via Unanimous Decision: Eddie Alvarez (Rating: Good)
- Eddie Alvarez scores 2 points for Team JCS; Kenny Florian scores 1 point for Team IMPACT

- Alvarez says that Florian was really tough to survive the knockdowns so full credit to him. He then thanks the crowd for accepting him into the Octagon as he knew that he was one of the lesser known guys coming in, but hopefully they know what he’s about. He’s just disappointed not to get the finish for his team. KenFlo then says he’s got no idea what happened in that fight. He got hit with a shot he could usually take early on but for some reason never recovered and Eddie never let him. Still, he’s glad that his intestinal fortitude was able to see him through the fight and at least pick up a point for the team and promises to be better in his next outing.

- Highlights are shown of Robbie Lawler and Cung Le both showing off their striking prowess as Joe Rogan calls this the definition of a “one-rounder”.

- Fight Two: Middleweight Division: Cung Le (6-1, 0-0 UFL) vs. Robbie Lawler (17-5, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: After training with Brock Lesnar and GSP for a while, Lawler clearly has more confidence in his ground game as he shoots in for the takedown, but Cung Le sprawls well and turtles Lawler up. Robbie is stuck there for a minute or so, eating a lot of right hands to the body and a couple of knees to the shoulder, but eventually manages to get up. They trade jabs and Lawler comes out on top, so Cung throws a leg kick but gets hit with a huge right hand on the return! Le eats another of Lawler’s fast, powerful hands and turns away from his opponent, which is a clear sign to the referee who jumps in after Lawler delivers a couple more shots!
- Winner via TKO in 1:55 of Rd 1: Robbie Lawler (Rating: Great)
- Robbie Lawler wins 3 points for Team IMPACT.

- A quick win for Robbie Lawler sees him gain three points for his team and he’s happy not to have taken a lot of damage so that he can be back in a quick turnaround. Lawler says that the group concept has a lot of guys wanting to fight often so they don’t let the team down, which can only be good for the fans. He also praises Cung Le, saying that it was always going to be whoever got hit with a good shot first fell.

- The highlight video for Silva vs. Jones plays, drawing on the old guard vs. new blood theme. Silva thinks that Jones will be a great fighter but his time isn’t just yet, while Jones wants to repay the faith that Coach McGee has shown in him by throwing him in at the deep end.

- Fight Three: Light Heavyweight Division: Wanderlei ‘The Axe Murderer’ Silva (32-10-1, 0-0 UFL) vs. Jon 'Bones' Jones (9-1, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: A big barrage of punches opens things up, but surprisingly they’re from Jones, not Wanderlei. It turns out to be just a distraction though as next time he steps in Jones shoots down low and takes Silva down. Wanderlei has a good guard and won’t let Jones pass and keeps trying to stall with double under hooks. Jon Jones keeps busy to avoid the stand up, but his passes aren’t working and Wanderlei keeps him close, preventing him from posturing up and landing the occasional brutal elbow strike to the head from the bottom. In the final minute the referee decides to stand them up and Wanderlei goes straight to the Muay Thai clinch, however Jones pulls him into a body lock and takes him down again to win the round, but only 10-9.

Round Two: The round starts off promising with Jones and Silva trading and Bones throwing the occasional body kick, but as it reaches the halfway point Jon Jones is able to get a takedown and suck more wind out of Wanderlei from the guard. That leads to the second round being much like the first; Jones can’t pass the guard or posture up, while Silva is able to connect with the occasional rapid fire elbow strike from the bottom. There isn’t enough time for a stand up in that round and Jones takes another one 10-9.

Round Three: The third and final round begins and Joe Rogan admits he’s a little surprise that the rookie Jones has been able to take down Silva at will almost and dictate the fight to the point that Wanderlei probably needs a KO to win this fight. A flurry of punches is a ray of hope for his fans, but that soon drains away when Jon Jones ducks under a huge, speculative head kick and gets the single leg. Wanderlei fights it valiantly but has to go down, getting guard. Jones now starts to really open up and dish out some ground and pound...but Silva catches him off balance and uses good leg strength to push him away! They scramble for position and it’s Wanderlei who comes out on top, literally, this time in half guard. Immediately Jones looks for the sweep and gets it, sending Wanderlei rolling off of him and they both get back to their feet. A great little technical exchange there but now Jones looks exhausted, with Wanderlei countering his takedowns with jabs. Another big head kick from Silva is countered, this time with a hard right, but Jones has his hands too low from fatigue to follow up and that’s the fight as the buzzer goes. A lot closer this time, but probably still a 10-9 round to Jon Jones.

>Judge #1 has scored it 30-27 Jones.
>Judge #2 has scored it 30-27 Jones.
>Judge #3: 30-27 Jones.

- Winner via Unanimous Decision: Jon Jones (Rating: Decent)
- Jon Jones scores 2 points for Team IMPACT; Wanderlei Silva scores 1 point for Team JCS

- Wanderlei is interviewed and says it was very tough and that Jones has a great future but he’s disappointed with himself as he could have got three points from this rather than one. He knows he can fight better and will do in the future, if the coach will give him another chance. Jon Jones is delighted to have the biggest win of his career, but wants to make it the first of many.

- Highlights play of GSP defending the title and Daley’s KO’s in the UFC. Semtex is aware of the takedown threat, while St. Pierre acknowledges that he has to watch his opponents hands.

- Co-Main Event: Welterweight Division: Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley (23-8-2, 0-0 UFL) vs. Georges ‘Rush’ St. Pierre (19-2, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: There’s a short period of circling to start off, then GSP gets the double leg, shooting in beautifully with so much pace and power that Daley had no chance. After some distracting ground and pound St. Pierre is able to pass the guard to side control and deliver a crunching knee strike to the mid-section. That brings Daley’s arms down by his sides and immediately GSP sinks in an arm triangle! It’s a great set up to the move and the hold is fully cinched in! Daley tries to fight it, but it’s in too tight and eventually he has to tap out!
- Winner via Submission in 1:41 of Rd 1: Georges St. Pierre (Rating: Great)
- Georges St. Pierre wins 3 points for Team IMPACT

- Joe Rogan interviews GSP who says he is very glad of the quick victory against a dangerous opponent and that he will be back for the next card, whenever it is. He says that the team is now on nine points and he has full faith in Brock Lesnar to pick up three more and put the team well in the lead. Rogan asks him about his dominant reign in the UFC and GSP says that Jon Fitch had a great performance tonight so he thinks that he could be the toughest challenger in the EWB league.

- Hype video for the main event airs, mainly footage from the first Couture vs. Lesnar clash when Lesnar got the TKO. Couture thinks that his short move to light heavyweight has allowed him to refocus more on his wrestling which will be the key to winning the fight. Brock says that Randy was his biggest challenge in the cage and it’s rare that someone can grapple that effectively with him. He says that while it’s nice to get the win for his team, he wants to win dominantly to cement his place as one of, if not the, greatest heavyweights of all time.

- Main Event: Heavyweight Division: Randy 'The Natural' Couture (18-10, 0-0 UFL) vs. Brock Lesnar (4-1, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Inside the cage and we’re underway with a lot fans behind both men. Lesnar throws a huge right hand to start off, but Couture ducks under it and tackles Lesnar! The big man is caught off balance and even though he doesn’t get taken down, he does get pushed against the cage! Lesnar tries to fight back but Randy uses his own momentum against him to get behind him and take his back! Couture now grappling from behind jumps up and cinches in a rear naked choke on Brock! In a scene like something from Clash of the Titans, Couture rides the giant right across to the other side of the Octagon, the rear naked choke deeply locked in. Brock rams them into the cage then, sensing that Couture is up too high and the choke has been loosened, flips him over and sends him crashing to the mat! Lesnar drops down to side control and Randy is pinned between his opponent and the fence. Brock drops an elbow strike to the pinned Randy, whose head and body are barely visible underneath this behemoth. Lesnar continues to beat down Couture, dropping elbow after elbow. The referee warns Randy to get out, perhaps giving him more time than he should, but Captain America is definitely trapped and with no way out, the referee stops the fight.
- Winner via TKO in 2:05 of round 1: Brock Lesnar (Rating: Fantastic)
- Brock Lesnar wins 3 points for Team IMPACT

- Team IMPACT finishes the show with 12 points; Team JCS finishes the show with 3 points.

- Brock says that he was nearly finished with that choke, but there was no way he’s getting submitted inside the Octagon again, so had to fight back. As always Couture is a dangerous opponent so beating him just boosts his legacy more and his team leading the league just shows how good he is. On top of that Lesnar feels like he’ll be ready to fight again real soon, so the other teams better be for him. Lesnar then finishes by shouting to the fans that he wants to fight Fedor.

- That’s all for the first night of shows and Goldberg and Rogan wrap it up, discussing some of the upsets and highlights. They then warn everybody not to miss tomorrow night’s action, featuring Machida vs. Shogun II, Penn vs. Aoki and debuting fighters Gegard Mousasi and Muhammed Lawal facing off.

EWB LEAGUE
1 – Team IMPACT = 12 points
2 – Team Razzle Dazzle = 9 points
3 – Team Cheesecake = 6 points
4 – Team JCS = 3 points

[zackufc]

Strong first Show but oh man Team IMPACT looking crazy out there.

Good job Lucien Sanchez for putting this togather. We just started and I already want to be a part of season 2.

Small idea here what about offering bounus for bounus points eg: Fighter of the night, Sub of the night, KO/TKO of the night. You could pick the winners or if people feel there is bias people who don't have team could vote for the winners of each subject. So that way not only winning but have exciting fights and finish could earn you points. That what way people may try to focus on exciting fighters.

[1234]

Unofficial Prediction Scores

1234-8/10
TheKenwyne-9/10 (Perfect but forgot to bold for Franklin vs Griffin)
zackufc-10/10

(Lucien if you were planning on doing this, or wish me to stop, i will discontinue doing it).

Great so for Lucien.

[Lucien Sanchez]

UFL 2: Machida vs. Shogun II: Live Results: Part 1
Sunday, Week 3, February, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 16,205

- It’s time to return to the Ultimate Fight League for the second night in an exhilarating opening weekend of action. Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan open the PPV, were they briefly run down last nights action. Team IMPACT were the big winners and top the EWB League thanks to great performances from the likes of Brock Lesnar and Georges St. Pierre, but tonight is all about the GDS League. We’ve got great fights that could be main events all on their own, such as Penn vs. Aoki and Mousasi vs. King Mo, but all eyes are on the main event, the hugely controversial rematch between final UFC Light Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua. They then break down the fight and Rogan points out that this time it is only three five minute rounds, as opposed to the five they had before. Perhaps the main criticism and lesson learned from last time is that neither fight pushed for a finish, whereas if they want full points from this encounter they are going to have to. We then cut to the first hype video of the night as we begin with Team Ham Fist vs. The Straight Edge Superstars, starting with the lightweights.

- Hype video for Brown vs. Melendez. Brown says that he’s had bad experiences at lightweight in the past, but if he was going to compete against the best and build a lasting legacy then he had to move back up in weight and join the UFL. Both men think that it will be a close fight, while Brown believes his experience in big fights will be decisive against Melendez, who Brown thinks has a padded record.

- Fight One: Lightweight Division: Mike ‘Mayhem’ Brown (23-5, 0-0 UFL) vs. ‘El Nino’ Gilbert Melendez (17-2, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Straight away they exchange takedowns, but Brown is too strong for Melendez to get to the floor and it’s Mayhem who ends up on top in the guard. After working to pass the guard and only able to get one leg free, Brown is forced to block an intricate sweep attempt from Gilbert, but then unloads with some ground and pound. Melendez takes a couple of heavy shots from the former featherweight champ, which allows a window of opportunity for Brown, who takes it and shifts straight to the mount. Going into the final minute Brown is able to use the blade of his forearm to push off and create space, and then starts landing numerous powerful shots! Melendez tries to cover up, but the more they get through the weaker his defence becomes and soon the referee pulls Mayhem away!
- Winner via TKO in 4:24 of round 1: Mike Brown (Rating: Good)
- Mike Brown scores 3 points for Team Ham Fist

- Joe Rogan first talks to Gilbert Melendez who talks about how there was a ton of pressure being the opening fight for his team and that he wasn’t quite in the right mental shape to perform tonight. He apologises to his team for letting them down, but promises to head straight into the gym and bounce back in his next fight with a bang. Mike Brown says that he took a few months off after leaving WEC and used it to bulk back up properly without losing any cardio or quickness. Hopefully he can be competitive against the BJ Penn’s and Shinya Aoki’s of the division.

- Highlights play of Matt Serra’s illustrated career and how he plans on writing the final chapter in the UFL by helping his team to victory, and then of Martin Kampmann, who says this is a perfect chance to restart his career after it faltered in his recent UFC fights.

- Fight Two: Welterweight Division: Martin ‘The Hitman’ Kampmann (16-3, 0-0 UFL) vs. Matt ‘The Terror’ Serra (10-6, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: From the start Matt Serra just wants nothing to do with the striking game, despite being a heavy hitter, Martin’s Muay Thai is excellent. Serra shoots in for a failed takedown and then nearly connects with a powerful right punch; however Kampmann takes it on the gloves. Then Kampmann attempts a surprise takedown, but when it fails is able to clinch and force Serra against the cage. After a few knees to the body Serra gives up his back and Kampmann jumps up for a WWE-style sleeper hold! Serra has too much experience in BJJ for this though and flips Kampmann to the mat before trying to get side control. A sharp Martin quickly scrambles however and both men end up back on their feet. The end of the round comes just as Serra is able to take down Kampmann at last and land some ground and pound. That’s 10-9 Serra based on the takedown.

Round Two: The majority of this round is spent on the feet, as Serra eventually gives up chasing the takedown and engages in striking, with neither man coming out on top surprisingly. In the final minute Serra notices that serious fatigue is setting in on Kampmann and is able to take him down again to little resistance, giving him the round 10-9 unquestionably.

Round Three: Kampmann is struggling with his energy levels coming out for the final round and Serra takes advantage of it, landing a few clean jabs before taking down the Dane. The rest of the round is spent on the ground with Serra only able to pass to half guard. The American lands some decent ground and pound and blocks every single sweep that Kampmann can come up with, but doesn’t seem to have the killer instinct to finish it. A final 10-9 round for Serra, who dominated a fatigued Kampmann control-wise, but did nothing with it.

>Judge #1 scores the match as 30-27 to Serra.
>Judge #2 scores the match as 30-27 to Serra.
>Judge #3 has given 30-27 to Serra.

- Winner via Unanimous Decision: Matt Serra (Rating: Poor)
- Matt Serra wins 2 points for The Straight Edge Superstars; Martin Kampmann wins 1 point for Team Ham Fist

- Serra is congratulated by Joe Rogan on the win and a pretty dominant victory. Serra is glad of it against a tough competitor and even happier to be on a win streak at last. He knows he isn’t the youngest guy on the roster anymore, but he can still go out there, put on a show, win some fights and earn some points for his team.

- A promo video for Marquadt vs. Shields is up next, with Shields saying that he’s undefeated in so long, he really doesn’t want to break his winning streak now that there are other people depending on him. Marquadt thinks that while Shields is a hungry young fighter, he simply hasn’t beaten or even faced the calibre if opposition he has. Until you’ve gone face to face with the likes of Anderson Silva, you can’t claim to be a top middleweight. He thinks this won’t go the distance.

- Fight Three: Middleweight Division: Nate ‘The Great’ Marquardt (29-9-2, 0-0 UFL) vs. Jake Shields (24-4-1, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: In the first round, Shields seems pretty determined to get this fight on the mat, while Marquadt is happy to stand and strike being the bigger fighter, so he avoids them well. Eventually Shields starts to stand and trade with him, but his jabs and kicks are pretty sloppy and Nate is able to bob and weave well to avoid them. Into the final minute and Shields comes close with a takedown and then they trade with Shields actually getting the better of it. That was a very close first round that really could have gone either way.

Round Two: The second round begins with fifteen seconds or so of circling before Marquadt leans back to avoid the opening jab and returns fire with a BIG overhand right, swinging his hips into it full effect. Shields gets caught right on the button and is knocked down...and out! Marquadt ends it with one punch!
>Marquardt avoids a punch and scores with a great punch, Shields is knocked down! He is out!
- Winner via KO in 0:22 of round 2: Nate Marquardt (Rating: Average)
- Nate Marquardt wins 3 points for Team Ham Fist

- With Shields incapacitated Rogan goes straight over to the winner. Nate says that it was important to get the team off to a good start which they seem to be doing, so to get the KO was very important to him and the team. He felt Shields was more focused on the wrestling side of things so it was a matter of time till the opening came. Nate finishes by stating that the middleweight division is perhaps the most open one in the GDS League, especially considering that Anderson fights in EWB. He’d like to win the league and earn the right to face Silva again at the Season Finale.

- Our co-main event allows Mike Goldberg to use his favourite phrase, as somebody’s ‘0’ must go! The hype video shows both men’s heavy hands and great wrestling, with the key to victory for Lashley being his superior strength, while for Velasquez he needs to utilise superior speed and boxing. Joe Rogan thinks that this one is not going to go the distance.

- Heavyweight Division: Cain Velasquez (8-0, 0-0 UFL) vs. Bobby Lashley (5-0, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Some striking exchanges open up the fight, but despite Cain’s more advanced technique and hand speed, neither man does any real damage. The final exchange ends with a clinch and it’s Lashley who gets the body lock and a resulting takedown! Velasquez is perhaps conserving his strength however, as he didn’t seem to fight the takedown, instead he focused on just getting guard. Both men are active from the bottom as they try to pass the guard or lock up the opponent respectively, but it’s Lashley who starts to unload with strikes. Cain reaches up for a triangle choke...but Lashley pulls his arm free early on. There’s another triangle attempt from Cain, which Lashley again survives before dropping a couple of elbows on the Mexican native. Despite taking a few shots Cain is able to keep composure and almost trap Lashley in a guillotine, but Bobby recovers and the referee stands them up. With just a few seconds left, Lashley has a takedown stuffed and from the resulting clinch Cain takes his opponent down to equal the score! With not long left in the round Velasquez is able to move to half guard which perhaps wins him the round 10-9 as he did more in thirty seconds with his takedown than Lashley did with three minutes.

Round Two: Into the second period of five minutes and Lashley’s corner seem to be dishing out purely defensive advice of watching out for strikes but to also be wary of the takedown. There’s a short period of circling to begin with, then Velasquez throws a couple of jabs out to distract his opponent before taking him down. Lashley pulls guard and is able to run the clock down, but Velasquez’ ground game from the top is far superior to Lashley’s abilities from the bottom and he quickly gets half guard. Lashley then starts trying to sweep his way to safety with his strength, but Velasquez takes the opportunity to move all the way to full mount! A hugely dangerous position for Lashley now as Cain starts to pound away. The referee shouts out to Bobby that he has to start defending himself and when he doesn’t, the official has to bring an end to the match!
- Winner via TKO in 3:45 of round 2: Cain Velasquez (Rating: Good)
- Cain Velasquez wins 3 points for Team Ham Fist

- In the post fight comments Lashley is pissed to have lost his first fight and not pick up any points for his team, but does concede that he should learn a lot in defeat. Cain then says that Lashley was a tough competitor who could have had him in serious trouble if he was able to pass the guard in the first round. Still, he says that ten points is a great total for them, not to mention they still have one fight left to go.

- It’s main event time and Joe Rogan calls this one potentially a season finale fight in a few years’ time and that Lawal and Mousasi will be champions at some point in their careers. The hype video runs in which King Mo claims that Mousasi would have tried to duck him and that’s why the league format works so well, they have to fight. Mo thinks that even though Gegard has a lot more experience, it cannot make up for pure talent which will be the deciding factor. Mousasi than states King Mo made his name from his mouth, not his talent. Undoubtedly he is a great wrestler, but he’s shown little else in his short career and that will be the difference.

- Light Heavyweight Division: Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (6-0, 0-0 UFL) vs. Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Into the first round and final fight of Team Ham Fist vs. The Straight Edge Superstars and it’s clear to see the size difference. Mo, who has fought at heavyweight, is notably bigger than Mousasi, a former middleweight champion. There’s a lot of tentative striking in the early going as Mo is aware of the striking power Mousasi holds, but Lawal soon turns the tables when he catches a leg kick and takes Mousasi down! King Mo’s strength allows him to move straight to half guard, but when Mousasi starts to get active with his hips, Mo senses the threat of a submission and stands up, allowing Mousasi back to his feet. It’s an interesting choice, with Joe Rogan wondering why the wrestler would let the dangerous striker back up. That question is soon answered though, when King Mo gets a hold of Mousasi and backs him up against the fence. Using his strength Mo is able to keep Mousasi pinned there for the rest of the round and take it 10-9, despite Gegard regularly fighting back but quickly getting pinned again.

Round Two: Mousasi looking to open up with a body kick in the second round, but Lawal counters with a crisp right hand! Gegard is rocked and backs away as Lawal chases him down, landing a couple of jabs doing more damage. Mousasi tries to fight back with a few combinations, but King Mo keeps up the pressure, never lets him recover and so his punches are wild. Mo’s landing well, countering lots of punches down the middle with straights and looking very impressive on the feet. Coming to the close of the round and Mousasi is still hurt as King Mo gets the takedown, to win a dominant round 10-9.

Round Three: Goldberg in commentary says that Lawal has really impressed him, he has an all-round game and is taking it to his opponent relentlessly. Straight away they grapple, with Mousasi not having much choice, as Mo lifts him up high and slams him down with force! Mousasi has half guard and is able to keep Mo locked up long enough to get hold of a tight guillotine choke! It’s in deep, Lawal is fighting it and fighting it, but his resistance is slowing down as he fades...the referee stops it! Replays show that King Mo didn’t tap; instead he passed out from the lack of oxygen to his brain.
- Winner via submission in 1:44 of round 3: Gegard Mousasi (Rating: Good)
- Gegard Mousasi wins 3 points for The Straight Edge Superstars

- Team Ham Fist finishes the show with 10 points; The Straight Edge Superstars finish the show with 5 points.

- Mousasi is interviewed and says that he just earned a ton of respect for King Mo. He threw him around the cage like a rag doll for the whole fight and really put a beating on him. Mousasi also thinks that it’ll be interesting having to face Lawal next season as he’s only going to improve and it’s crazy to think how good he could become considering the all-round skills that he showed tonight. Nonetheless he’s really glad to have taken three points for his team as this wasn’t a great night for them. Hopefully they’ll bounce back at their next event and pick up some serious points.

- Goldberg and Rogan then head to an interval, showing highlights of previous UFL fights and warn viewers not to miss the upcoming five fights, featuring Machida vs. Shogun II.

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[zackufc]

Nice. I can't wait till part two fingers crossed :p.

[Lucien Sanchez]

UFL 2: Machida vs. Shogun II: Live Results: Part 2
Sunday, Week 3, February, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 16,205

- After a short interval of highlights we return to the Ultimate Fight League to conclude the opening weekend of action. Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan are the announce team and Goldberg informs us that The Jomsvikings and Corporal Punishment are almost ready to go at it. Rogan says it’s going to be tough for either team to top the league tonight, given the impressive 10 points scored by Team Ham Fist moments ago. They also run down the card, noting the two major clashes in Penn vs. Aoki and Machida vs. Shogun II. First off though we’re in the welterweight division, as two exciting fighters look to square off.

- Highlights are shown of both Diaz and Hardy’s fights inside the Octagon before cutting to interviews. Hardy talks about how Diaz hasn’t been relevant in the welterweight division since he was 19 and has spent the last few years fighting guys nowhere near the welterweight radar, let alone be on it. Diaz is just as complementary, stating that Hardy was one punch away from losing all of his UFC fights, that’s how close they were, and if that had happened, no-one would even remember who he is.

- Fight One: Welterweight Division: Nick Diaz (21-7, 0-0 UFL) vs. Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy (23-6, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: After the trash talk in the build up we surprisingly go straight into a grapple, as Diaz presses Dan against the cage. Hardy tries to break free but ends up eating an elbow from Diaz. Clever reversal from Hardy puts Nick against the cage and then the Englishman steps back and lands a combination. Good combination from Diaz follows but Hardy lands a nice punch in retaliation. Diaz can’t get a takedown so they exchange more strikes on the feet, with Diaz throwing seemingly a punch a second. Nick’s winning the exchanges as the round ends to possibly take the round 10-9.

Round Two: Both men look fresh coming out for the second round, but when Diaz tries to get with another bunch of rapid jabs, Hardy unloads with a bombardment of big shots that rock Diaz! Nick quickly recovers to avoid getting finished but Hardy is in control and definitely landing the better shots. Diaz’s rate of punches has slowed down notably and Hardy is picking him off with powerful counter punching. The round then ends with Diaz trying to clinch and Hardy just missing with a KO-power packed uppercut. That was easily a 10-9 round for Dan Hardy, who rocked his opponent and never let up.

Round Three: The final round and it could go either way. An early exchange has neither man come out on top, till Diaz avoids a barrage and lands some good shots. Nick makes the mistake of glancing at both the clock and his corner though and Hardy takes advantage by hitting a huge right hook and left straight to hurt the American! Diaz throws a quick jab to the cheek as this turns into a slugfest, but Hardy has the edge in that department and connects with another series of shots, Diaz is hurt! After a brief period of circling, Diaz hits a flurry or wild jabs but Hardy is coming in for the kill lands more bombs, he’s really teeing off on the feet here. Diaz refuses to be dropped though and takes the punishment till the round comes to a conclusion, even if the round likely goes to Hardy.

>Judge #1 gives a score of 29-28 in favour of Hardy.
>Judge #2 scores the match as 29-28 to Hardy.
>Judge #3 scores the match as 29-28 to Hardy.

- Winner via Unanimous Decision: Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy (Rating: Great)
- Dan Hardy scores 2 points for The Jomsvikings; Nick Diaz scores 1 point for Corporal Punishment

- A big win for Dan Hardy who takes the microphone as Diaz quickly exits the cage, furious with his loss. Hardy laughs off the trash talk earlier and tells everyone that Diaz is a quality top ten fighter who gave him a tough fight. He didn’t want to go to the ground with him so he’s glad that Nick decided to stand and trade as there would only be one winner. He’s disappointed not to have finished the fight however considering the shots he landed.

- We’re now headed to the middleweight division, with a hype video for Dan Henderson vs. Chael Sonnen. Hendo says that he doesn’t like to talk about contracts, but basically the opportunity came up for him to return to the UFC and be a part of the UFL. At this late stage in his career, he felt that it was something that he had to do and this could be the crowning glory in his achievements. Sonnen meanwhile is less humble, saying that he’s pissed off having gotten so close to fighting Anderson Silva and now it’s being taken away from him. Sonnen thinks that if taking out Henderson is the next step on that road then he’ll have to just get in there and do it.

- Fight Two: Middleweight Division: Dan Henderson (25-7, 0-0 UFL) vs. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Sonnen wants to wrestle from the start however Dan is quite happy to engage in the grappling. Henderson, being a world class wrestler, is quickly able out-wrestle Sonnen from pushing him against the cage and lifts him up with a body lock. Big slam to the mat from Henderson! Sonnen quickly tries to pull guard but Henderson is already in side control and starts landing big right handed bombs! Sonnen gives up his back and Hendo takes it. Dan uses his legs to control Sonnen’s body and starts to pound away on Chael. Lots of devastating punches are getting through to Sonnen and its concerning the referee. Then, when Sonnen turtles up and stops defending that’s enough for the referee who pulls Henderson away and calls a stop to the bout!
- Winner via TKO in 2:09 of round 1: Dan Henderson (Rating: Fantastic)
- Dan Henderson wins 3 points for Corporal Punishment

- Henderson says that’s he is an experienced, veteran wrestler so the last thing you should do is try to clinch and wrestle with him. But that’s how it went and he was able to come out on top. Hendo then says that with him, Sonnen, Marquadt and Shields in the GDS league it really is going to be a war of attrition and he might not be able to make all of the matches. Four great wrestlers are going to wear each other down and possibly shorten their careers. But still, there’s both personal and team glory to play for, so he’s going to give it everything. He finishes by saying that he’d like to face Vitor Belfort this season, as he was partly to blame for him leaving the UFC in the first place, so there’s a bit of a grudge match going on there.

- Hype video plays for Josh Barnett vs. Alistair Overeem. Joe Rogan says that this is one of the great things about the UFL that it has brought fighters from across the globe together. This fight probably wouldn’t have ever happened in the UFC, but it’s happening tonight.

- Fight Three: Heavyweight Division: ‘The Baby-Faced Assassin’ Josh Barnett (24-5, 0-0 UFL) vs. ‘The Demolition Man’ Alistair Overeem (32-11, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Overeem looks to dominate the striking early on with several sequences of quick punches, but Barnett is able to quickly take it to the ground by feigning a body kick and then shooting in. Overeem is able to pull guard and use his superior strength to get wrist control, which in turn stops Barnett from passing or setting up much at all. After a period of not getting very far, Barnett frees his hands and decides to switch to ground and pound from the guard. Barnett drops a big bomb...but Overeem just avoids it and locks on a guillotine! Overeem’s somewhat signature submission move is sunk in tight and Barnett quickly taps!
- Winner via submission in 3:33 of round 1: Alistair Overeem (Rating: Great)
- Alistair Overeem wins 3 points for The Jomsvikings

- There are a lot of shocked fans in the ground, who firmly believed that if Overeem was going to win this early it would be by knock out. Overeem thanks the fans and his team in a quick acceptance speech, saying that he would love to make it the season finale where it’s possible he could end up facing Fedor, a fight he has wanted for a long time. A dejected Josh Barnett then apologises to his team for the loss, but says that it was a tight guillotine, so he’d rather tap out early and compete next time than fight it and risk serious neck damage which could keep him out of action.

- Video hype time for the co-main event as BJ Penn takes on Shinya Aoki in a kind of title vs. title match, as a Penn was the final UFC lightweight champion, while Aoki competed as DREAM’s lightweight champion. Aoki says that he has dominated the Japanese lightweight division for a long time so it is a great challenge to come to the west and take on someone like BJ Penn and show just how good he is. Penn then claims that Aoki is going to be out of his depth in nearly every fight in this competition because he simply can’t strike. Penn claims that none of DREAM’s lightweights can even think about competing on the feet with eastern 155lber’s, so he can expect to be knocked out a few times in the coming months.

- Co-Main Event: Lightweight Division: Shinya Aoki (23-4, 0-0 UFL) vs. BJ ‘The Prodigy’ Penn (15-5-1, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Aoki tries to open up with a surprise combination, but Penn avoids it and it didn’t have much power behind it anyway. Penn tries to step in with strikes, but Aoki decides that he can’t let BJ settle and tries a takedown. A large portion of the opening round is then spent as Aoki continuously pushes to take it to the mat, but Penn has near perfect takedown defence and keeps it standing, all the while utilising his legendary jab to damage Aoki. Coming into the final part of the round and Aoki once more shoots in, but this time BJ Penn unleashes a thunderous counter right to the jaw that drops Aoki! The Japanese champion is down and Penn almost locks in an Armbar, trying to submit the submission wizard. Shinya does well great however and expertly pulls his arm free, leaving Penn to settle for side control as time expires, although he probably takes the round 10-9.

Round Two: Aoki knows that he is going to have to engage more on the feet if he is going to do anything in this fight and so starts throwing out some pretty powerful shots. Penn has great defence though and avoids taking any damage, while running the clock down and also landing some more solid jabs. Into the second half of the round and Aoki finally goes for another shot, but BJ sprawls magnificently and grabs Aoki in a front face lock. After trying to roll Shinya into side control and failing, Penn instead drags him back to his feet and into a Muay Thai clinch. Big knees to the stomach and chest hurt Aoki pretty bad, but he survives until time expires, although Penn takes another round dominantly 10-9.

Round Three: The final round of this fight that has been anything but two-way and a glimmer of hope for Aoki is that Penn looks exhausted. His takedown defence is still remarkable however and he is able to turtle up Aoki and then roll him into side control. Penn lands a knee strike to the body, but noticing that Aoki is setting up a tricky omoplata; the Hawaiian doesn’t risk it and gets back to his feet. Back on the feet and Aoki is battered and bruised while Penn is tiring more and more by the second. Shinya tries to take it to the mat in desperation, but he can’t stop the fight from heading to a decision as Penn avoids it once more and peppers him with jabs to finish another 10-9 round for him.

>Judge #1 has given 30-27 to Penn.
>Judge #2 has scored it 30-27 Penn.
>Judge #3 gives a score of 30-27 in favour of Penn.

- Winner via Unanimous Decision: BJ Penn (Rating: Decent)
- BJ Penn wins 2 points for The Jomsvikings; Shinya Aoki wins 1 point for Corporal Punishment

- Penn is happy with the decision win, but at the same time would have liked to get the stoppage as he felt it was definitely within his reach. BJ says that Aoki definitely has a chin on him and he may be a force to be reckoned with yet. BJ finishes by saying that he’s looking forward to the next round of fixtures and the interesting challenges that each fighter possesses. Aoki quickly thanks the American fans for welcoming him into the cage, but hopes he can be better for them and for his team next time.

- The final fight of the night and the final fight in a great opening weekend of UFL action. They hype video of course focuses on the controversial first match between these two. Shogun says that he thinks about that fight every day and it’s time to put the memories to rest. Win or lose, he’ll be glad to put it behind him and move on, but he is going to go all out to finish this fight inside the three rounds. Machida then claims that he’s worked out a completely new game plan for Shogun after he got a little bit lazy and sloppy last time. Lyoto says that now it is only three rounds instead of five, he can do what he wants to do and get the stoppage or at least the decision again.

- Main Event: Light Heavyweight Division: Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (18-4, 0-0 UFL) vs. Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida (16-0, 0-0 UFL)
Round One: Immediately Shogun moves in for the kill and tries to get a Muay Thai clinch, but the elusive Machida stays well out of range and is able to land a few minor shots. Not a lot of action in a disappointingly uneventful round so far, with Shogun throwing a lot of body kicks and combinations but not landing many, if any at all. Good leg kick counter from Machida lands on the inside of Shogun’s thigh, followed by some even exchanges. Eventually they clinch and Shogun is able to land a few close range punches to both the body and head, however Machida fights back and takes control. Into the final minute and Machida backs Rua into the cage then starts landing knee strikes to the thigh and hip. Shogun continues to take punishment as the round ends, when Lyoto lands some knees to the stomach before backing off and connecting with a combination to win the round 10-9.

Round Two: Machida’s corner tell him during the break that he should keep up his hit and run strategy in the second round and that’s exactly what he does early on, before again clinching and driving Shogun hard into the fence. After wearing Rua down for a while, Lyoto backs off and lands a few quick shots, before dodging the return punches. More slick combinations from Machida land as he simultaneously keeps out of range, and then The Dragon goes to the body with a kick. With less than one minute remaining Machida starts to go downstairs, landing several nasty sounding leg kicks that hurt his rival and earn him the round 10-9.

Round Three: They come out for the final round and Shogun Rua looks really tired. After exchanging some more flurries Shogun is forced to eat another hard leg kick, and then a right straight. The former PRIDE superstar keeps getting caught because of his low hands due to fatigue and Machida is capitalising. The rest of the round is spent with Machida taking advantage of his limping opponent and picking him off with punches. It’s a 10-9 round to Lyoto Machida, bringing to a close a fight that didn’t really live up to expectations whatsoever.

>Judge #1 gives a score of 30-27 in favour of Machida.
>Judge #2 has given 30-27 to Machida.
>Judge #3 scores the match as 30-27 to Machida.

- Winner via Unanimous Decision: Lyoto Machida (Rating: Decent)
- Lyoto Machida wins 2 points for The Jomsvikings; ‘Shogun’ Rua wins 1 point for Corporal Punishment

- The Jomsvikings finish the show with 9 points; Corporal Punishment finishes the show with 6 points.

- Machida speaks through a translator that he is glad to have gotten that fight behind him as he was very disappointed with his first performance. He feels like he was much more effective in that fight however and will be able to move on and be much better in future fights. The Dragon finishes by stating that he felt with five rounds he would have finished that fight. Shogun is disappointed, but at least he picked up a point for the team. He apologises for the relatively dull fight, saying that he tried to make it exciting but their styles didn’t make for a great fight today.

- Goldberg and Rogan then sign off the show, asking the fans to keep looking out for news on the next UFL show and who’ll be appearing.

EWB LEAGUE
1 – Team IMPACT = 12 points
2 – Team Razzle Dazzle = 9 points
3 – Team Cheesecake = 6 points
4 – Team JCS = 3 points

GDS LEAGUE
1 – Team Ham Fist = 10 points
2 – Jomsvikings = 9 points
3 – Corporal Punishment = 6 points
4 – The Straight Edge Superstars = 5 points

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[zackufc]

6 points not the best start but I am sure I will be able to pick it up. Dam Barnett :(.

[EddieFnG]

You got more than me, damn it. <_<

[TheKenwyne]

6 points not the best start but I am sure I will be able to pick it up. Dam Barnett :(.

Oi, oi ;).

[Lucien Sanchez]

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Ultimate Fight League – Post Fight Press Conference
- The first ever Ultimate Fight League press conference was held after the conclusion of the Machida vs. Shogun rematch. UFC president Dana White opened proceedings by talking about a great weekend of fights and congratulated both Team IMPACT and Team Ham Fist on taking the top spots after the opening round. White was then asked about the buy rate for the PPV’s and stated that although final figures were unavailable he puts an educated estimate at around 3 million buys combined, with the Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture fight doing slightly more than Machida vs. Rua.

- White also announced the awards for the night, declaring that both Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture would be receiving bonuses for putting on the fight of the night, while Nate Marquadt picked up KO of the night for his devastating second round overhand right that put Jake Shields to sleep. Alistair Overeem took the submission of the night with his slick and surprise guillotine choke of Josh Barnett.

- White was then questioned the possibility of these big name fighters having quick enough turnaround times to compete. The president stated that he’s going to come to changes to the fixture list soon, but would first run down the medical suspensions given by the State Athletic Commission. Shogun Rua had the lengthiest and will be out for over five months, potentially ruling him out of the next two fights for his team. Rich Franklin, Kenny Florian, Nate Marquadt, Jose Aldo, Josh Koscheck, Jon Fitch, Jake Shields and Gesias Cavalcante would all need four months to heal following injuries suffered in their fights. Those unavailable for just over three months were; Alistair Overeem, BJ Penn, Dan Hardy, Forrest Griffin, Lyoto Machida, Shinya Aoki, Martin Kampmann and Wanderlei Silva. White stated that pretty much everyone else should be back within less time than that.

- Dana then talked about the fixture list and how it has changed. Instead of twenty fights every two months, starting in April they will be showing five fight cards every three weeks. This will begin with EWB teams, then two GDS teams and the alternation will continue in that manner. White said that this should help compensate for longer recovery times; however this would be up for constant revision and the ‘every three weeks’ rule was not set in stone.

- White moved onto announcing the next fixtures, declaring that fight agreements had been signed for these events after they were able to figure out who’d be available. UFL 3 in April will see Team Cheesecake vs. Team JCS and features a historic main event as Fedor Emelianenko finally steps into the cage to face Hall of Famer Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture. White said he’s pumped for that fight alone, but then announced some more top fights. The card is as follows:

UFL 3: Fedor vs. Couture
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Randy Couture
Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera
Siyar Bahaduraza vs. Yushin Okami
Dan Hornbuckle vs. Anthony Johnson
Josh Thomson vs. Joe Stevenson

Unavailable Fighters
Team Cheesecake: Rich Franklin, Kazuo Misaki, Jon Fitch & Gesias Cavalcante.
Team JCS: Wanderlei Silva, Cung Le, Paul Daley and Eddie Alvarez.

- The next event is UFL 4 in the second week of May and is going to be headlined by a heavyweight fight between Cain Velazquez and Gabriel Gonzaga. Dana White called it another tough test of Cain’s abilities so soon after Bobby Lashley, and then unveiled the rest of the card between Team Ham Fist and Corporal Punishment:

UFL 4: Velasquez vs. Gonzaga
Cain Velasquez vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Muhammed Lawal vs. Ryan Bader
Chris Leben vs. Dan Henderson
Andre Galvao vs. Tyrone Woodley
Mike Brown vs. Tyson Griffin

Unavailable Fighters
Team Ham Fist: Nate Marquardt and Martin Kampmann
Corporal Punishment: Josh Barnett, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, Nick Diaz and Shinya Aoki

- The final event is between Team Razzle Dazzle and The Outlaws at UFL 5 and has a card topped by Rampage Jackson returning to take on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, while his brother Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira and the debuting Roger Gracie face off. White said that this is a classic BJJ match and he just can’t see either guy tapping out in this ‘past vs. future’ clash. The final card is as follows:

UFL 5: Minotoro vs. Rampage
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson
Roger Gracie vs. Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira
Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping
Dustin Hazelett vs. Hayato ‘Mach’ Sakurai
Miguel Torres vs. Diego Sanchez

Unavailable Fighters
Team Razzle Dazzle: Forrest Griffin, Junior dos Santos, Josh Koscheck and Jose Aldo

- White then wrapped up the press conference by mentioning that Chris Leben is suffering from a rib injury but should be back in time to face Dan Henderson, and then thanking those in attendance for their time.
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[maudlin career]

Lucien, sir, I hope you don't mind, but I'm definitely borrowing this concept from you for future entertainment. Cheers, good sir.

[Lucien Sanchez]

FEDOR WINS HISTORIC ENCOUNTER
COUTURE DENIES RETIREMENT

Sunday, Week 3, April 2010

UFL 3: Couture vs. Fedor: Last night saw one of the biggest, longest, most hyped up rivalries finally come to a head as UFC Hall of Famer Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture stepped into the Octagon with 33-1 Russian Fedor Emelianenko. Both men were highly respectful in the build up to fight, but also promised a fight to live up to the hype. Although not quite a classic in fight terms, both men delivered for entertainment in a good bout. With Randy coming off a second big loss to Brock Lesnar and Fedor riding a legendary win streak, plenty of fans felt this would be over inside the first five minutes, although that just wasn’t to be so as Couture wrote in another chapter in his incredible fairy tale career. As the fans anticipated the first punch to be thrown, Couture instead shot in at speed and took down his opponent. Fedor seemed as surprised as most to find himself disadvantaged so early on, but couldn’t dwell on it as Randy started to unload with his infamous ground and pound. Eventually Fedor started to find his feet in the bout though and after hitting some effective strikes from the bottom, threw up his legs for a triangle choke. The seasoned veteran in Couture avoided it; but couldn’t help get caught in the guillotine that came straight after. Although the former multiple time Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion didn’t succumb to that hold either, he was forced to give up position to escape by being swept into side control. There wasn’t long left to capitalise however and time expired with Fedor in side control.

After losing the first round of potentially five, Fedor came out swinging and taken down again to the Nevada fans delight. Again Couture’s offence was somewhat stifled by the constant submission attempts from the Russian, however he scored some serious points prior to the stand-up. Fedor then closed the gap with a takedown of his own, leaving a close round just about in Randy’s favour. The self-belief in Couture was obviously growing as they moved into the third round, Randy grabbing yet another double leg in a fight that was all about the ground game. Unfortunately for him, Fedor caught another guillotine choke on the way down that was tight enough for him to turn Couture over with. Randy did well to avoid the ground and pound and almost get back to his feet using the cage; however Fedor was just that bit stronger and pulled Couture back down to the mat, taking his back in the process. That was a spot that even Randy Couture couldn’t escape from, as with just under a minute to go Fedor forced the stoppage through strikes.

Afterwards Randy again expressed his disappointment at losing for the team and picking up no points. When pressed on rumours of his retirement by Joe Rogan, Couture outright disputed them, saying that a losing streak to Brock Lesnar and now Fedor isn’t something to be ashamed of. Randy says he might take some time off however ahead of his next fight to rework his game-plan, so we could well see Kimbo Slice taking to the cage sooner rather than later.

Also on the card in the co-main event Brandon Vera provided a shock with his KO of Thiago Silva. Perhaps it wasn’t the win that was the upset, but the manner of it. Vera, stepping in for Rich Franklin, back-pedalled the early seconds of the fight before countering a Silva jab with a brutal head kick. The force of it sent Thiago down to the mat; the Brazilian was out before his head hit the floor.

In a night of stoppages, Joe Stevenson also provided another setback for Coach MPH’s highly touted Team Cheesecake. Joe Daddy allowed his opponent Josh Thomson only one strike in the whole fight, a body kick that he caught before taking Josh down. Stevenson showed improved vigour since the disappointing loss to George Sotiropoulos in Australia, easily transitioning to side control and then landing some shots to force Thomson into giving up his back. Although Thomson was able to fight off a first rear naked choke, Stevenson wouldn’t be denied and forced the tap out on his second attempt.

The highly touted Siyar Bahaduraza was given a tough middleweight test in his debut for Team Cheesecake, against Japanese fighter Yushin Okami. Siyar is undoubtedly one for the future, but he’s still only young and didn’t have an answer for Okami’s big fight experience. Okami was able to take him down in the first and even though Siyar was able to survive the round and not take too much damage, he expended a lot of energy keeping the weight off of him. That showed in the second round when Yushin shifted straight to mount and unloaded with strikes. Although there wasn’t an enormous amount of power behind them, they came constantly with no defence until the referee ended the fight.

Those were three tough losses for Team Cheesecake, but the night actually started out well for them, when journeyman Dan Hornbuckle stopped Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson. The first round was all Johnson, as he rocked Dan with a KO packed right hand, before pounding away on a turtle up Hornbuckle. Dan survived just about to see round two, although the view was only slightly better there as he was peppered with punches throughout, before finding light at the end of the tunnel by pinning Rumble to the fence. The final round in a fantastic and forth fight saw Rumble land some shots before being pinned against the fence again. Despite some good takedown defence, Hornbuckle just would not be denied and landed in side control before shifting to full mount. This hole in Johnson’s ground game then cost him his second fight in a row as Dan pounded out a TKO stoppage with Anthony not intelligently defending himself with only seven seconds to go.

The end results after a night of three pointer fights were:

Team JCS scored 9 points; Team Cheesecake scored 6 points

This left the EWB league table with all to play for, although Team IMPACT and Team Razzle Dazzle are a fight behind while The Outlaws have yet to compete:

EWB LEAGUE
1 – Team IMPACT = 12 points
2 – Team JCS = 12 points
3 – Team Cheesecake = 12 points
4 – Team Razzle Dazzle = 9 points
5 – The Outlaws = 0 points

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Ultimate Fight League – Post Fight Press Conference
- Dana White opened the press conference by congratulating Team JCS on winning the event, but also praising Randy Couture and Fedor Emelianenko for finally getting in there and putting on a show. Commiserations were offered to Team Cheesecake, but White commented that they are hanging in there and have had two very tough opposing teams. Dana revealed the PPV buys for the show were somewhere around the 1.4 million mark, a fantastic achievement that shows the drawing power of both the UFL and the Couture vs. Fedor fight.

- Fight of the Night went to Dan Hornbuckle vs. Anthony Johnson after a back and forth war, while Brandon Vera was the only real choice for KO of the night after his spectacular head kick of Thiago Silva. Joe Stevenson’s excellent rear naked choke and demolition of the highly touted Josh Thomson earned him submission of the night.

- The medical suspensions were out and put Randy Couture down as needing 4 months on the sidelines to recover from Fedor’s ground and pound. White also took the opportunity to again stifle the Couture retirement rumours as “garbage”. Thiago Silva will need 2 months and 2 weeks to get his head reattached, while Fedor and Okami are looking at around two months out. All the other fighters received less than 60 day suspensions and should be back for their team’s next outing if needed.

- Finally, White announced the next set of fixtures. With UFL 4 & 5 already set, UFL 6 is going to feature The Straight Edge Superstars taking on the debuting Elite Top Team in the GDS League. Headlining another stacked card is Gegard Mousasi upping his level of competition further against the athletic superstar Rashad Evans. Also on board is the ever improving Frank Mir taking on Bobby Lashley, while Jake Shields looks to overcome his last disappointing performance by taking out lethal striker Vitor Belfort. Matt Serra vs. Thiago Alves is a classic striker vs. grappler fight, while Frankie Edgar and Gilbert Melendez are aiming to show that they’re top level lightweights, especially considering Melendez’s poor performance against Mike Brown.

UFL 6: Mousasi vs. Evans
Gegard Mousasi (29-2-1, 1-0 UFL) vs. Rashad Evans (14-1-1, 0-0 UFL)
Bobby Lashley (5-1, 0-1 UFL) vs. Frank Mir (13-4, 0-0 UFL)
Jake Shields (24-5-1, 0-1 UFL) vs. Vitor Belfort (19-8, 0-0 UFL)
Matt Serra (11-6, 1-0 UFL) vs. Thiago Alves (17-6, 0-0 UFL)
Gilbert Melendez (17-3, 0-1 UFL) vs. Frankie Edgar (11-1, 0-0 UFL)

- White then wrapped up the press conference by thanking those in attendance for their time.


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Just trying out a new style that I think works better with the "team sports" feel of the UFL.

[maudlin career]

I'm liking the new style, to be quite honest. Whenever someone does match play by play, I skip to the end just to see who wins. With this kind of style, it gives you a lot more freedom for detailing fights.

[Lucien Sanchez]

THE CAIN TRAIN ROLLS ON
KING MO DESTROYS BADER

Saturday, Week 2, May 2010

UFL 4: Velasquez vs. Gonzaga: After decimating Bobby Lashley in the second round of his UFL debut at UFL 2, Cain Velasquez was again in sensational form tonight as he was able to put away top ten ranked heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga, also early inside the second round. Cain opened the fight with his trademark high paced grappling, forcing Gonzaga up against the fence and bullying him with dirty boxing to the body. Gonzaga did almost manage to hook a standing guillotine on the Mexican, but Cain was too strong and popped his head out. After a referee separation Velasquez was the one who found himself squashed against the fence when Napao followed through on a blocked takedown. Cain quickly turned the situation around though using his wrestling, before finally taking Gabriel down in the final seconds to easily dominate the round. In the second round we saw more striking from both men in the first minute, with Cain picking apart the heavy handed Brazilian and stalking him against the fence. A slick combination then followed, with Velasquez landing a brutal uppercut right on the chin that dropped Gonzaga. While Napao was shaken, the below didn’t quite turn his lights out, so Cain instead dropped down to one knee and administered three big blows, the second of which switched his opponents light out for the KO victory. A quick stoppage for Velasquez could make him able to appear in his third straight appearance the next time his team fights, an incredible feat considering the turnaround times required.

Cain’s team-mate Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal was also in scintillating form tonight, disposing of highly touted TUF winner Ryan ‘Darth’ Bader. Lawal engaged in some early striking, before easily taking the opposing wrestler to the mat. Mo was then able to easily posture up from the guard and begin dropping some huge bombs. As soon as the first one landed Bader was in trouble and the referee stepped in to stop it after just 45 seconds, sensing Ryan wouldn’t recover.

It was a great night of fights for Team Ham Fist on the whole, as they picked up another stoppage win early on in the evening when Andre Galvao was able to submit the promising Tyron Woodley. Woodley, being the stronger and more skilled wrestler, was able to throw Andre around the Octagon seemingly at will for the opening minutes. However, when Woodley attempted another big slam to wow the crowd, Galvao skilfully slipped to his back and locked in a rear naked choke. Woodley fell to his knees trying to fight it, eventually breaking the hold by pulling on Andre’s wrists, however the Brazilian quickly switched position and pull out an arm from the turtled up Tyron, submitting him with an Armbar.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom for Corporal Punishment however, as Dan Henderson won their middleweight bout decisively. His opponent Chris Leben was hardly considered a threat at all to the former Pride dual champion, but showed as always powerful striking to make Hendo think twice about standing. When it did go to the mat, it was like a hot knife through butter, as Henderson was able to easily get side control before taking Leben’s back. The round ended in that position as Leben fought off a choke; however it was exactly the same in the second round, with Henderson finishing with a similar rear naked choke following a carbon copy build up of takedown, side control, take the back and then choke. A decent showing on the feet from Chris, however his ground game leaves a lot to be desired.

The opening fight of the card set the tone for Team Ham Fists evening, as Mike Brown defeated Tyson Griffin. Fortunately for Corporal Punishment, Tyson was able to hang on for the decision to earn them a point. In truth, Brown somewhat laboured to the decision, not going out of his comfort zone for the whole fight. Brown scored the first takedown in a close first round, with Griffin getting a slam soon after. Neither man did a lot of damage however. In the second set of five minutes, Brown sprawled well to avoid a takedown, before completing a nice double leg. Again it was more plodding grappling and ground and pound as Brown seemed to be prepared to pace himself to the decision. The final round was more of the same, as Brown took Tyson down and pounded away. This time Griffin was able to scramble on a few occasions, but still ended up on the bottom on defence. Brown took the judge’s decision 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27.

The end results after another night of three pointer fights were:

Team Ham Fist scored 11 points; Corporal Punishment scored 4 points

This left the GDS league table with all to play for, although Team IMPACT and Team Razzle Dazzle are a fight behind while The Outlaws have yet to compete:

GDS LEAGUE
1 – Team Ham Fist = 21 points from 2 cards
2 – Corporal Punishment = 10 points from 2 cards
3 –The Jomsvikings = 9 points from 1 card
4 – The Straight Edge Superstars = 5 points from 1 card
5 – Elite Top Team = 0 points (have yet to compete)

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Ultimate Fight League – Post Fight Press Conference
- Dana White announced the financials to open up the press conference. Estimates are in of around 970,000 buys for the show, which he believed was strong considering Velasquez and Gonzaga are still making names for themselves, along with King Mo. That said, the attendance from the show was still strong, with 17,020 paid fans estimated to be in attendance. Down 8,000 from UFL 3, however that was headlined by Couture vs. Fedor, potentially the biggest fight of the season. White briefly discussed Cain Velasquez, stating that every time he fights he improves and could easily end up being the MVP for the season if he can keep up the quick finishes and turnaround times.

- Fight of the Night went to Andre Galvao vs. Tyron Woodley for their back and forth exchange, with Galvao coming from behind to seal the quick submission. Cain Velasquez took KO of the Night for his demolition of Gabriel Gonzaga, while Dan Henderson’s textbook rear naked choke of Chris Leben was Submission of the Night.

- The longest medical suspension went to Tyson Griffin, who received a fifteen minute beating from Mike Brown that will keep him out for four months. A back injury will keep Gabriel Gonzaga out for over three months, along with Henderson and Brown. Cain Velasquez stated in the questions section that he will probably not be competing at the next card to let his body rest from the constant training and keep the rust off of Todd Duffee. Chris Leben will be out for over 2 months recovering from slight injuries sustained, while everyone else should be back for their next card if needed. Quickest turnaround time goes to King Mo and Andre Galvao, who will be cleared to compete in three weeks. This will make Lawal potentially the first man to compete at three straight cards.

- White then revealed the final signed card for UFL 7, set for mid July. Dana had a smug smile on his face as he called this “possibly the biggest card in UFC and UFL, hell MMA history”. White said that UFL 7 he’s making the fight that every fan wants, as Brock Lesnar takes on Fedor Emelianenko in the main event of Team Cheesecake vs. Team IMPACT. Lesnar currently stands at 5-1 while Fedor is 34-1. This fight will be about more than records though, with each man claiming to be the number one heavyweight on the planet. While that fight could headline on its own, the co-main event will feature a rematch between Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch. While GSP handidly took out Fitch before, Jon claims that his skill set rivals the Canadian now and promises not to be outwrestled again. The full card also features Jon Jones, Rich Franklin, Robbie Lawler and Kenny Florian. The full listings are below:

UFL 7: Fedor vs. Lesnar
Fedor Emelianenko (34-1, 2-0 UFL) vs. Brock Lesnar (5-1-1, 1-0 UFL)
Jon Fitch (22-3, 1-0 UFL) vs. Georges ‘Rush’ St. Pierre (20-2, 1-0 UFL)
Rich Franklin (25-6, 0-1 UFL) vs. Jon ‘Bones’ Jones (10-1, 1-0 UFL)
Kazuo Misaki (22-10-2, 0-1 UFL) vs. ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler (18-5, (1-0 UFL)
Gesias ‘JZ’ Cavalcante (14-4-1, 0-1 UFL) vs. Kenny ‘KenFlo’ Florian (12-5, 0-1 UFL)

- Finally, in the Q&A session, White touched on two major talking points. First he congratulated Ken Shamrock on his retirement, saying that perhaps it was a long time coming, but he’s had a historic career and deserves his place in the Hall of Fame. White then finished by giving his two cents on the tragic death of Donald Trump. White said that he’s been great for everything he came into contact with, barring Affliction MMA, and he honestly didn’t think someone could die from falling out a window that low. He then thanked those in attendance for their time and that was that.


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[zackufc]

Damn I am just having a hard time. :p Well hopfully barrnett and Shogun will return and take me to 1st.


So are you running play offs like your standing is you seed so like 1 vs. Second last and so on and Last place or also Second last don't make the play offs ?

I am thinkin like NBA the two conferences Grey dog and EWB have there own bracket and what were doing now is like the regular season ?