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UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
Main card
Middleweight title - Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman
Featherweight - Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira
Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs. Roger Gracie
Middleweight - Mark Muñoz vs. Tim Boetsch
Featherweight - Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver
Preliminary card
Middleweight - Chris Leben vs. Andrew Craig
Lightweight - Norman Parke vs. Kazuki Tokudome
Heavyweight - Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Dave Herman
Lightweight - Edson Barboza vs. Rafaello Oliveira
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Welterweight - Seth Baczynski vs. Brian Melancon
Welterweight - Mike Pierce vs. David Mitchell

(30-06-2013 20:34 )mitchell Wrote:  Welterweight - Mike Pierce vs. David Mitchell

Tough fight at the weekend mate... Fancy it? You've got his number Mitchell, no worries. Should be back to back wins for you!

All the best lad!

UFC 162 - 25 Pre Event Facts.


Check them out:

1. Weidman's 4.47 completed takedowns per 15 minutes is the highest among active UFC middleweights.

2. Silva has the fourth highest takedown defense in UFC middleweight history at 83.7%.

3. Gabriel Gonzaga will compete in the UFC for the 16th time, the third most of any heavyweight in the organization's history behind Cheick Kongo (18) and Frank Mir (21).

4. Edgar will compete in his first non-title bout since Dec. 5, 2009 a span of 1309 days (over 3.5 years) and seven fights.

5. Mark Munoz enters the event on a 360-day layoff, the longest of his 15-fight MMA career.

6. Weidman is one of two fighters in the UFC middleweight division with an undefeated MMA record. Luke Barnett (6-0) is the other.

7. Dennis Siver has not finished an opponent since Nov. 13, 2010 -- a span of 969 (over 2.5 years) days and five fights.

8. Edgar has the third longest average fight time of any fighter in UFC history at 18 minutes and 18 seconds. His opponent, Oliveira, has the 10th shortest average fight time of any fighter in UFC history at four minutes and 37 seconds.

9. Chris Leben holds the UFC middleweight record for total strikes landed at 1653. He is second to Michael Bisping (764) in significant strikes landed at 531.

10. Dave Herman enters the event on the heels of a six-month drug suspension and a career-worst three-fight losing streak.

11. Roger Gracie is the fourth member of the Gracie family to fight in the UFC.

12. Silva holds the UFC record for consecutive title defenses at 10.

13. Edgar has won post-fight bonuses in four of his last five fights for a total of $250,000.

14. Cub Swanson's four-fight UFC win-streak is tied with Jose Aldo and Ricardo Lamas for the longest active win-streak in the UFC featherweight division.

15. Gonzaga has defeated his opponent by (technical) knockout or submission in all 14 of his career victories. "Napao" has lost by (technical) knockout in six of his seven professional defeats.

16. Tim Boetsch enters the event on the heels of his first loss in five fights since dropping to the middleweight division - a TKO loss to Constantinos Philippou at UFC 155.

17. Oliveira has only fought to a decision once in his 20-fight career. His opponent, Edgar, has gone to a decision 12 times in his 20-fight career. Edgar has gone the distance in 11 of his 14 UFC fights.

18. Brian Melancon makes his UFC debut off a 652-day layoff, the longest of his eight-fight career.

19. In a combined 47 professional fights, Gonzaga and Herman have only gone to a decision twice.

20. Weidman is tied with Constantinos Philippou and Francis Carmont for the second longest UFC win-streak of any middleweight fighter with five-in-a-row. Silva leads the category at 16 in a row.

21. Siver is 2-0 since dropping to the UFC featherweight division.

22. Leben will fight in the UFC for the 21st time, tying him with Frank Mir for the sixth fights in UFC history.

23. Weidman has outstruck every opponent he has faced in the UFC.

24. Silva has the most knockdowns landed of any fighter in UFC history at 17.

25. Gonzaga has attempted 10 submissions in the Octagon, that's second to only Stefan Struve (19) and Mir (20) for the most in UFC heavyweight history.




Just like the old days lads. Over to you Mitch

This is stuck to Chris Weidman's fridge...

Thought the 162 poster was quite smart.

I've not missed an event for at least 10 years so I've obviously seen Chris Weidman fight but I just don't remember him at all.... Strange?

Nate Marquardt v Hector Lombard added to UFC 166 Velasquez v dos Santos III in Houston in October. Even though it may be the last chance for both or either I think this fight has some potential.

MMA Referee Josh Rosenthal Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison on Drug Charges

Noted mixed martial arts referee Josh Rosenthal has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison.

Rosenthal pled guilty to felony charges of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana. Senior District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong at the U.S. District Court in Northern California handed down Rosenthal’s sentencing on Tuesday, according to an MMAFighting.com report.

MMAWeekly.com confirmed the report with U.S. District Court officials.

The 37-month federal prison sentence was mandatory with no possibility of parole. In addition to the prison sentence, Rosenthal also received a three-year supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment fee, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. District Court office.

The charges stem from a raid by federal agents on a warehouse owned by Rosenthal and his associate, Jeff Weller. The two were accused of operating a large-scale marijuana production and distribution facility in Oakland, Calif.

The facility housed more than 1,000 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of more then $6 million.

Rosenthal has refereed fights at the highest level of the sport, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but had, until recently, been absent from the sport since reports of the charges against him surfaced.

Weidman will be a nightmare for Anderson Silva Mitchell. He's a destroyer! At this stage of Silva's career I think a fighter like Chris Weidman could be too much for him. If Silva doesn't produce one of his crazy strikes to end the fight I think Weidman takes his belt.

It's been a while since Silva fought a truly hungry fighter in his prime like Weidman. We might just see Weidman take him down, hammer him with knees, punches, elbows, all sorts and finish him.


His hands are on the belt already!

(04-07-2013 15:23 )groundnpound Wrote:  Thought the 162 poster was quite smart.

Weidman's fighting half a torso . Looking forward to see Anderson back in the Octagon.

UFC Open-weight Predictions Grand Prix II

UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman

Main card
Middleweight title - Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman- Silv TKO
Featherweight - Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira- Edgar Dec
Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs. Roger Gracie- Kennedy Dec
Middleweight - Mark Muñoz vs. Tim Boetsch - Boetsch DEC
Featherweight - Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver- Swanson Dec
Preliminary card
Middleweight - Chris Leben vs. Andrew Craig- Craig Dec
Heavyweight - Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Dave Herman- Gonzaga Sub
Lightweight - Edson Barboza vs. Rafaello Oliveira - Barboza TKO

UFC Open-weight Predictions Grand Prix II

UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman

Main card
Middleweight title - Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman- Silva TKO
Featherweight - Frankie Edgar vs. Charles Oliveira- Edgar Decision
Middleweight - Tim Kennedy vs. Roger Gracie- Gracie Submission
Middleweight - Mark Muñoz vs. Tim Boetsch - Muñoz
Featherweight - Cub Swanson vs. Dennis Siver- Siver Decision
Preliminary card
Middleweight - Chris Leben vs. Andrew Craig- Leben Decision
Heavyweight - Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Dave Herman- Herman TKO
Lightweight - Edson Barboza vs. Rafaello Oliveira - Barboza TKO

Think Weidman has a great chance this weekend with his wrestling against Silva. Quite a few guys on the card too who NEED a win!! Should be interesting.

I don't know if anybody else has noticed or thought this but there is an advert on the main menu of the forum, at the top. EVERY time is see that advert the guy reminds me of Ross Pearson!

Honestly, maybe it's just me, but have a look and see, here's a quick and easy link

http://www.babeshows.co.uk/index.php