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(17-11-2011 20:28 )groundnpound Wrote:  What was the name of the website you posted a link to with the world rankings for each weight class Mitchell?

I don't know, when did I post it??? I think I posted one a while back with MMA not just UFC ranks but I can't remember when & It'd take some back clicking to find!!!

I've found this, rankings as of October 9 2011, according to this site.
I've not read it so don't know how true it will be.
http://technorati.com/sports/article/wor...er-9-2011/

You posted it a while ago mate.Ta for the other link.

Update: Can't find that post anywhere Mitchell. I've gave up, head's spinning

Called Velasquez/dos Santos wrong. I like dos Santos though and if I wasn't predicting, I'd have liked him to win. I called everything right in Henderson/Guida. Terrific fight, my second favourite of 2011. Glad UK fans got the better broadcast than the one the US did.

My main card predictions for UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson:

Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson - Henderson, TKO, R2
Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le - Silva, TKO, R1
Urijah Faber vs. Brian Bowles – Faber, DEC
Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story - Kampmann, DEC
Kyle Kingsbury vs. Stephan Bonnar – Kingsbury, DEC

Live on Sat night/Sun at 2am on ESPN



Main card

Light Heavyweight: Stephan "The American Psycho" Bonnar vs. Kyle "Kingsbu" Kingsbury

Welterweight: Martin "The Hitman" Kampmann vs. Rick "The Horror/Bedtime" Story

Bantamweight: Urijah "The California Kid" Faber vs. Brian Bowles

Middleweight: Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva vs. Cung Le

Light Heavyweight: Maurício "Shogun" Rua vs. Dan "Hendo" Henderson



Predictions

Rua vs. Henderson - First KO defeat for Hendo - Rua TKO (Punches)
Silva vs. Le - Can see this fight being over in less than a minute either way. Silva TKO (Punches)
Faber vs. Bowles – We could get a Sub win here but gonna go for Faber Dec
Kampmann vs. Story - Story Dec
Kingsbury vs. Bonnar – Bonnar TKO (Punches)

(17-11-2011 23:57 )groundnpound Wrote:  You posted it a while ago mate.Ta for the other link.

Update: Can't find that post anywhere Mitchell. I've gave up, head's spinning

Yeah I think I know which post you mean so I got some search tips off Skully but could only look back 13 pages & gave up as it was a pin in a haystack event.

Anyway a bit late but here's the pay scale form UFC 137

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the The Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.

Nick Diaz: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. BJ Penn: $150,000
Cheick Kongo: $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus) def. Matt Mitrione: $10,000
Roy Nelson: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Mirko Filipović: $75,000
Scott Jorgensen: $33,000 ($16,500 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
Hatsu Hioki: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. George Roop: $8,000
Donald Cerrone: $54,000 ($27,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Siver: $27,000
Bart Palaszewski: $28,500 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Tyson Griffin: $25,500 ^
Brandon Vera: $120,000 ($60,000 win bonus) def. Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Danny Downes: $5,000
Francis Carmont: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Chris Camozzi: $8,000
Clifford Starks: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Jacoby: $6,000
Although not recognized on the official pay sheet, Griffin was fined $8,500, or 25% of his base pay for missing weight for the fight, and contracts were reworked with those amounts. That money was issued to Palaszewski, an NSAC official confirmed.

UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the UFC and also do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.

Junior dos Santos: $220,000 ($110,000 win bonus) def. Cain Velasquez: $100,000
Ben Henderson: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus) def. Clay Guida: $40,000
Dustin Poirier: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Pablo Garza: $8,000
Ricardo Lamas: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Cub Swanson: $15,000
DaMarques Johnson: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Clay Harvison: $8,000
Darren Uyenoyama: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Norifumi Yamamoto: $15,000
Robert Peralta: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Mackens Semerzier: $8,000
Alex Caceres: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Cole Escovedo: $6,000
Mike Pierce: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Paul Bradley: $8,000
Aaron Rosa: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Matt Lucas: $6,000

Nick Pace will be in the UFC's bad books, Pace was SIX POUNDS over the Bantamweight limit when he and other fighters competing at UFC 139 were weighed for their fights overnight. Win or lose, I can see the UFC cutting Nick Pace after his fight tonight for missing weight like he has.

UFC 139 ESPN 2am

Stephan Bonnar v Kyle Kingsbury
Coming in off 2 wins after a bad run but I don't see where Stephan Bonnar's gonna go even with a win. From what I've seen of Kingsbury he looks a decent prospect even at 29 but this is a big step up from TUF & Fight Night shows. - Kingsbury Decision
Martin Kampmann v Rick Story
"Ummmm", say the UFC, "There's a new possibly big prospect in town, who shall we test him with...... Hello is that Mr Kampmann"
Yup thats right here we go again with another Martin Kampmann fight. Everytime someone looks to be going places they get Kampmann as a test of how good they are, he reminds me of a crash test dummy.
If I remember rightly groundnpound called him 'Bedtime Story' after his last fight due to the 15min of him laying on the floor, so for that reason I hope Kampmann smashes him up. - Story Decision
Urijah Faber v Brian Bowles
Urijah Faber's wins are in good numbers but as of the last 3 years his form is pretty much win lose, win lose, albeit he's also had a number of title fights & is no doubt a very good crowd favorite but he needs to win here to stop people thinking he's gonna be another Cro Cop, a fighter who couldn't perform at the higest level.
Bowles is 10-1 losing his WEC bantamweight title to Dominick Cruz. I can't remember his UFC debut & this will be the only time I've seen him fight so can't say too much on him. 2 submission fighters says someones gonna get submitted. - Faber Decision
Wanderlei Silva v Cung Le
I hope Silva wins but lets be honest how he's still fighting I'm not too sure. September 2006 to July 2011, 2-6, KO 1-4, Decisions 1-2????
Albeit he's 39 but I'm looking forward to seeing vietnamese fighter Cung Le in the UFC as some of his Strikeforce fights were quality from what I remember,
8-1 7 KO's. This is the kind of fight that may prolong Wanderlei's career but then again so was Chris Leben, Rich Franklin, Rampage, Chuck Liddel, Dan Henderson & Cro Cop. - Le KO
Maurício Rua v Dan Henderson
I don't know why at 41 Dan Henderson's been brought back even after 3 Strikeforce wins but it will make for a very good fight.
This is a dangerous fight for Shogun, just like Cro Cop v Nelson, if he wins Henderson probably calls it a day but if he loses then eventhough his name will still get him big fights it'll be a longway back for Maurício Rua.
Henderson's on top form after 3 KO wins which makes it 4 KO wins in a row with a decision loss against Jake Shields spoiling the party. Shogun's fought a who's who of names but in the UFC Liddel's gone Forrest Griffin's out of the picture & albeit a 1-1 v Lyoto Machida he still needs to prove himself somewhat having been put out by the new breed of Jon Jones, so if he's gonna get I serious title shot he needs to KO Henderson here & do it in fashion. - Shogun KO

Once again Tom Lawlor FTW, this time its Steven Siegel

If yopu haven't seen Lawlors weigh ins and entrances before

Quality. He's lost the plot mate lol Did the bird in the second clip know what was going on? Think she thought that was happening for real...

(19-11-2011 13:55 )mitchell Wrote:  If I remember rightly groundnpound called him 'Bedtime Story' after his last fight due to the 15min of him laying on the floor,

Unless he brightens up his act he'll forever be known as "Bedtime Story" in my household

(18-11-2011 12:49 )groundnpound Wrote:  Welterweight: Martin "The Hitman" Kampmann vs. Rick "The Horror/Bedtime" Story