ufc 68

[eddiep]

Fight Card

Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture
Matt Hughes vs. Chris Lytle
Rich Franklin vs. Jason MacDonald
Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Jason Lambert
Jon Fitch vs. Luigi Fioravanti

Matt Hamill vs. Rex Holman
Martin Kampmann vs. Drew McFedries
Jamie Varner vs. TBA
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[V3r1f13d]

Very poor card. They are doing PPV's every month, but the quality has seriously declined.

Seriosuly considering skipping this card to watch:

SHOWTIME Championship Boxing
Saturday, March 3 2007
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez (super bantamweights)

Now THAT is a good fight.
Hughes vs Lytle - For what?
Lose-Lose situation for Hughes.

Franklin vs McDonald
Franklin comming off 1 loss after smashing competition and McDonald gets to fight the former champ for beating 2 TUF fighters. I mean, McDonald is cool as hell and has some serious skills but most people only know him for his last 2 wins. Franklin is going to run through him.

Sylvia vs Couture
Well, considered Couture is a true heavy and fought the majority of his career there this shouldn't be as hyped as it is. What a snooze fest...

Sobral vs Lambert is the only fight I am looking forward to. I would like to see Hamill but it seems like they are putting him on the pre-lims.

I know I'm bitching, but seriously...what a crappy card.

UFC 69 isn't even that great but it should blow this one out of the water...

[eddiep]

gimee the first four favs for a buck:) who wins the boxing match?SHOWTIME Championship Boxing
Saturday, March 3 2007
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez (super bantamweights)

[V3r1f13d]

I don't know right now, they both can bang. I may have to go with the bigger name on this one, Marquez. But, still a little undecided, only because I love watching Vazquez.

Just don't know right now, but I really have to say Marquez...

[V3r1f13d]

Hey, I dont mean to thread jack but who do you like? Vazquez or Marquez?

[eddiep]

v3 umm didnt i just ask you?? lol,,i cant put face on either of these guys guys...... flea weights are they??? i have no clue whatsoever..............figures my super bowl play hit and i didnt fucken bet it:bang: this has to be the worst bad streak i have ever been on............my new year resolution will be,,to never been on another nfl game ever,,,hows that for a bold statement.................from now on its boxing or mma,,,,,,,still thinking about cbb but its very hard to win when you work second shift,just about impossible for me anyways........ just wish we had more interest on the fights in this forum...........oh well,i have one month to think about ufc68 and if i will bet or not..........one sure thing is matt hughes,he will not loose this fight no how!!!!!!!!!!! who is this hamill dude??

[V3r1f13d]

They are both Bantam/Superbantam...around 117-122
Both can really bang though.

Marquez 36-3 (32KO's) and hasn't lost a fight in 6 years (15 fights). Beat two great fighters in their Prime. Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson (twice) and took the belt from Tim Austin (was considered an upset to the media, but boxing fans knew he was going put on a clinic).

Israel Vazquez 41-3 (30KO's) with 1 loss in the last 7 years, to Oscar Larios. They had a rematch and Vazquez smashed him in 3 rounds. What a beating. His last fight was on a big PPV card (can't remember the header) but it was the best fight on the card. Each fighter down multiple times and Vazquez gets the KO in round 10. Great fight.

Ya, it's a low weigt class but it should still be a great fight. Watch 1 fight which has the potential to be huge (Showtime) or pay to watch 5 mediocre (on paper) fights. Still up in the air, but I really want to see Marquez vs Vasquez.

Matt Hamill. The deaf guy from TUF3 who trains with Punishment. Ton of power, wrestler, but lacks stamina for now.

[eddiep]

v3 now that you mention both and give a run down,,i do kinda remember them,,i may have even seen that fight.........if i bet both events i will watch both as well............not sure about the boxing,,,i took a shot with spinks last week and he won,,but it was really a guess as i had no idea how is opponent was,just a shot in the dark..........i have never watched that tuf series:) as of yet anyways:thumbs:

[eddiep]

something i found on another site......I was surprised how easily Silva was being taken down by Lutter.
Well, according to Joe Rogan in an Underground forum post today, Silva is still recovering from minor knee surgery on both knees.

Here’s a snip:

From: Joe Rogan
Date: 02/04/07 08:29 AM
Member Since: 01/01/2001
2574 Total Posts Ignore User

Anderson Silva had knee surgery on both knees just 11 weeks ago. That was why he was so easy to take down, and that was why he couldn’t squeeze 100% when he had Lutter in the triangle. I ran into his manager after the show and he told me the whole deal. His knees were still very sore. Later that night I ran into Anderson in the hotel, and he was limping like he was just double knee barred.
Crazy shit. If Travis ever had a chance, last night was it. Great fight, either way.

Interesting stuff