[jas123]

5 Round Fights:

-Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
-Brock Lesnar vs. Choi Hong-Man


3 Round Fights:
-Mighty Mo vs. Choi Mu Bae
-Marvin Eastman vs. Ray Sefo
-Melvin Manhoef vs. Yoon Dong Sik
-Johnnie Morton vs. Bernard Ackah
-Jake Shields vs. Ido Pariente
-Gina Carano vs. Jan Finney
-Nam Phan vs. Gesias Calvancanti
-Javier Vazquez vs. Katsuhiko Nagata
-Hideo Tokoro vs. Brad Pickett

Also rumored is Ricco Rodriguez vs. Antonio Silva, but that one isn't official yet.



Edit: Impressive more in terms of interesting matchups rather than talentwise.

[Alexander]

That is looking excellent. Lots of good fights on their. At first glance, I would love to see Junior tested against Ricco, and see Sefo destroy Eastman again. Sefo=badass. Manhoef is always a pleasure to watch. I'd love to see him fight at 185 in UFC, he's such a ****ing machine. Calvacanti/Phan should be good. The Lesnar/Choi freakshow should be a damn good freakshow. Sakuraba/Royce should be exciting with hype alone. What a card, wow.

[jas123]

ELite XC seems to have struck some partnering with them and a few fights will be shown on Showtime if I understand it correctly. Heros seems to be turning it up and wisely. The outflux of HW talent, now-foreign management, and rule changes for Pride could mean that K-1 really takes over in Japan.

[jas123]

Didn't realize this is in LA. Saku probably won't get medical clearance then. For some reason this Brock/Choi match really has me interested.

[size]

Originally Posted by jas123

For some reason this Brock/Choi match really has me interested.

I can understand why. Lesnar's wrestling is a high caliber and his strength is incredible. I look forward to seeing how he handles being on his back, his takedowns, and him having cross body on someone.

I guess Royce wanted a rematch with Saku. As always, i will be pulling for another victory for the Gracie Hunter.

[Rogue Drone]

That's a helluva card.

Have you seen Might Mo, Alex? He's cut from the Hunt/Sefo mold of Somoans with rock chins and granite hands,Hunt not so much on the latter, he's the hardest puncher in K-1 right now. He's kind of the odd man out, just won the Hawaiian K-1 GP, too short to hit Choi and Schilt consistently, and the old guns like, that guy of whom I speak of often, are too faded to match him punch for punch now.

[Alexander]

Yeah Rogue, I've seen a good amount of Mighty Mo's fights. That KO he took against that 175lb thai guy who's name escapes me was brutal. I've also seen him KO Goodridge, and your twin brother "The White Buffalo" I think I remember hearing that he KO'd Hong Man Choi somewhat recently? Anyways I'm thinking Choi Mu Bae is in for a sherlacking. Remember what Kharitonov did to Choi, damn. Choi does have pretty decent wrestling so we'll see how MM is with the TD defense. Definitely looking forward to that fight too.

On sherdog they say Junior Silva will likely face Jonathon Wiezerok. That kind of sucks, would've rather seen him fight Ricco. Either way I really like watching Junior fight.

This really is an interesting card. Vasquez's ground game is fun to watch, but I'm not sure about him fighting Nagata, as I remember Nagata being much bigger than Javy. Pickett is an entertaining brit with KO power at lightweight, he'll have to stay away from Tokoro's ground though. Jake Shields always brings it, although Okami was robbed against him. Never heard of his opponent. To top it off we get to see Carano again, who is an entertaining fighter and not bad to look at.

[MisterEZE]

is that Johnnie Morton, formerly of the NFL?

[ersatz]

Originally Posted by MisterEZE

is that Johnnie Morton, formerly of the NFL?

It is.

I also wonder if Saku can get clearance to fight. And seeing how it's under CSAC regulations I don't think 5 rounds are permitted unless it's a championship bout but I'll check into the matter later. So, who's going to attend?

[jas123]

Gina Carano's off the card due to intestinal illness according to MMA weekly.

[Beowulf]

Man, that sucks. I hate to think about her...or any lady...having intestinal illness. Couldn't they disguise it as something else?

[jas123]

Originally Posted by Beowulf

Man, that sucks. I hate to think about her...or any lady...having intestinal illness. Couldn't they disguise it as something else?

MMAWeekly reports that due to her obsession with online stud, Beowulf, she cannot focus on her training and is forced to pull out of the event.

There is that better

[Beowulf]

Man those guys at MMA Weekly are quite the pranksters. Thanks for revealing the truth.

[MrTotality]

I gotta say the Royce/SAk match if it happens will be nostalgic, but I am interested in seeing what lesnar can do

[Beowulf]

OH CRAP!!!!!
http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3872

[ersatz]

Originally Posted by jas123

MMAWeekly reports that due to her obsession with online stud, Beowulf, she cannot focus on her training and is forced to pull out of the event.

There is that better

Was he balls deep in guts?

[Rodja]

Originally Posted by Beowulf

OH CRAP!!!!!
http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3872

That would be the worst thing for MMA fans. K-1 is really the only organization with the money and credibility to rival Zuffa.

[Beowulf]

No Oh Crap Anymore!!!!
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...=3999&zoneid=2

It still isn't a done deal, though. Lesnar is the only one who's been cleared.