re: UFC on Fox 19 - Suga Rashad Evans vs. Glover Teixeira (4/16) @ 8:00E

here are the results


Roy Jones Jr. def. Vyron Phillips via Knockout (Strike) at 2:30 of Round 2 - boxing
Rey Mysterio def. Kurt Angle - pro-wrestling
Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping ruled a draw after 15:00 (no submissions) - grappling
Shannon Ritch def. Mavrick Harvey via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 1:32 of Round 1 - MMA

Bisping hung in there with him.

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man it's 3 weeks until another UFC card. Seems weird now to wait that long between fights.

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The UFC on Fox 19 is pretty stacked. It is a week after the Dos Santos vs Rothwell card.

I've been hyped about that Tampa card. It's probably worth taking a trip to see it. Tickets are inexpensive too.

Had to stack it, Khabib's probability of hurting himself is 90%

Damni thought cyborg vs holm would be an awesome fight.

so paige diaz'd the competition last night. her partner got hurt and she had a fill in on 2 hours notice.

damn she is hot and those thighs....

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Boogeyman out of Main Event on the Tampa card.


"Motherfricker!"

Like I said the Tampa card was stacked because they had to due to the likelihood of injury. Getting pretty sick of this shite of awesome fights falling through and weakening the cards.

At least it's free on Fox, but damn it's frustrating for fans for cards to constantly get downgraded. Legit reason or not.

The kicker is I almost posted a video of Ferguson training earlier today and thought twice about it and said no.

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Yep. Cowboy vs. Khabib will headline Tampa card

I'd really love to see Ferguson vs. Cowboy though....now that would be a scrap.

Who does Holm get? She must be pissed after turning down the Cyborg fight

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While she was open to facing any opponent the promotion proposed for her, the UFC brass had another name in mind: Amanda Nunes (11-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC). “They thought that Amanda was the next best girl in line,” Tate today told MMAjunkie. “They were like, ‘Look, you just beat Holly. You finished her.’ They didn’t feel that it was necessary to have an immediate rematch; it didn’t warrant an immediate rematch. It wasn’t one of those performances or such a crazy fight that we’ve got to have an immediate rematch.

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This seems like some bullshite from UFC. McGregor looked much worse in getting rocked and tapped midway through the 2nd than Holm did getting choked out late in the 5th.

Brendan Schaub just eviscerates the UFC's decisions and he's got the better ideas and marketing game plan honestly.

I like Nunes getting the shot, but I don't like the UFC bullshitting about why they're doing it.

There was a lot of negative response about Ronda dodging Holm but wanting to get right back to it when Tate won the belt. Lots of fans and fighters didn't think Ronda deserved the shot at Tate. The Holm/Tate fight was the closest of any Rousey/Tate fight or the Rousey/Holm fight.

Tate/Holm was an all-time classic that was one of the more dramatic fights the UFC has ever had. It was an emotional ride that Hollywood only hopes to write as well.



and here's Holm's managers comments on Nunes getting the shot.

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The booking, first announced Wednesday evening on “UFC Tonight,” was not met warmly by Holm’s management, who pushed for an immediate rematch on the grounds that Tate was given the title opportunity by the now ex-champ and Tate should grant the same in kind.

Holm’s longtime manager, Lenny Fresquez, today told The Albuquerque Journal that the decision not to stage an immediate rematch was made by Tate, and not the UFC. “Holly was offered to her and she chose Nunes,” Fresquez said. “She chose to take a weaker opponent.” “She’s not as stand-up as Holly,” the manager added. “She said she’d take on the best, but she’s not willing to take on the best. Holly gave her a chance. We’re pretty disappointed she didn’t return the favor.”

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