[POST] UFC 147: Franklin vs. Silva II

[a2zinck]

Diskutér UFC 147 i denne tråd.

Denne event finder sted d. 23. juni, 2012 i Belo Horizonte, Brasilien.

MAIN CARD
Rich Frankin vs. Wanderlei Silva
Mike Russow vs. Fabricio Werdum
Sergio Moraes vs. Cezar Ferreira ("TUF: Brazil" middleweight final)
Rony "Jason" Mariano Bezerra vs. Godofredo "Pepey" de Oliveira ("TUF: Brazil" featherweight final)
Yuri Alcantara vs. Hacran Dias

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)
Rodrigo Damm vs. Anistavio "Gasparzinho" Medeiros
Francisco "Massaranduba" Drinaldo vs. Delson "Pe de Chumbo" Heleno
John "Macapa" Teixeira vs. Hugo "Wolverine" Viana
Leonardo "Macarrao" Mafra Teixeira vs. Thiago de Oliveira Perpetuo

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Marcos Vinicius "Vina" Borges Pancini vs. Wagner "Galeto" Campos
Felipe Arantes vs. Milton Vieira

* - Not officially announced

TRAILER


PREVIEW

[TheWulf]

http://bjpenn.com/mmanews/2012/03/26/uf ... 17706.html

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to Brazil for an epic sporting event as legendary fighters collide on the biggest fight card in UFC® history at UFC® 147 at Joao Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on June 23, 2012. The largest crowd ever is expected for the highly anticipated rematch between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and American contender Chael Sonnen, a grudge match two years in the making. The event also features a live finale of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil™, the showdown between two Brazilians and icons of the sport – coaches Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva.

From the beginning of the negotiations for the UFC’s next event in the country, the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo both emerged as strong options to host the event. Engenhao, home to football club Botafogo and future venue for the 2016 Olympics, has hosted many legendary sports and entertainment events since its opening in 2007. The event marks the first time for a UFC event in a soccer stadium and the organization expects a record audience. The mark to beat is UFC 129, held in April of 2011 at Rogers Centre in Canada, which had a record attendance of 55,000 fans.

“This will be the biggest sporting event of the year” said UFC President Dana White. “Bigger than the NFL, the NBA, you name it – UFC 147 will be the biggest. The whole world wants to see this fight between Silva and Sonnen. We are broadcast in over 150 countries in 22 languages in half a billion homes. Wherever those fans are, they are going to be watching this fight.”

The rivalry between Anderson Silva (29-4-0) and Chael Sonnen (28-11-1) has produced the biggest grudge match in UFC history. The two bitter rivals first faced each other in August of 2010 at UFC 117 in Oakland, California. The battle featured arguably the biggest come-from-behind win ever; as Silva, who was being dominated from the beginning of the fight, submitted his American rival with a triangle choke in the last round. It was the seventh of nine title defenses for the Brazilian champion.

In what has been one of the long-awaited rematches in UFC history, Brazilian fans will also get a chance to witness Vitor Belfort (21-9-0) and Wanderlei Silva (34-11-1) square off in the Octagon®. In their first meeting in 1998 in São Paulo, Belfort knocked out Silva 44 seconds into their fight. Since then, MMA fans have eagerly waited for over 10 years to witness the rematch between two legends of the sport. Belfort is coming off of a win over American fighter Anthony Johnson in UFC Rio (UFC 142), while Wanderlei dramatically knocked out opponent Cung Le at UFC 139.

[TheWulf]

Alle kampene bliver nok flyttet fra dette event, da der samme dag er en FN begivenhed i byen. Der kommer stadigvæk til at være et event, dog et der er noget mindre.

[a2zinck]

Dvs. ingen titelkamp på brasiliansk jord?

[TheWulf]

Det bliver enten flyttet til 148, som jeg har skrevet i den tråd, og ellers laver de en anden event i Brasilien. Den sidste foretrækkes vist.

[TheWulf]

Okay, det lyder til at det bliver flyttet til en anden by, Belfort - Silva bliver mainevent og Silva - Sonnen flyttes til Las Vegas. Problemet med det er dog, at Anderson er ret hooked på at kæmpe i Brasilien.

[TheWulf]

Jose Aldo bliver nok flyttet til dette event.

[kristoffer]

Det er nu officielt.
http://www.mmamania.com/2012/4/25/29758 ... brazil-mma

Aldo skal møde Eric Koch. Øhh who?
Det er jo ikke et imponerende run han haft. Mon ikke han falder hurtigere end Mendez?

[a2zinck]

Koch's overall 13-1 og 5-1 i UFC må da være godkendt. Der er bare ikke mange relevante contenders tilbage i den vægtklasse.

[TheWulf]

Ham skal Aldo nok køre over. Venter bare på at se Aldo - Hioki og lidt længere nede af vejen Aldo - Edgar (efter Henderson tæver ham igen).

[KoreaNinja]

De er ved at bygge et par contenders, så der skal nok komme lidt bedre run på det senere i året. Lige nu var der dog ingen rigtige contenders...

[a2zinck]

Belfort og Wanderlei er nu bekræftet som headliner på dette kort.

[a2zinck]

Vitor er ude:

UFC 147: Vitor Belfort out of Wanderlei Silva fight with broken hand, search for replacement underway

[TheWulf]

Fuck hvor irriterende

[TheWulf]

Franklin tager Belforts plads!