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Are you noticing a pattern here? By bizarre coincidence, the top six fights at UFC 117 (August 7th, Oakland) all feature an American fighter taking on a Brazilian fighter. It’s not an official gimmick like UFC 58′s "USA vs. Canada" setup — in which the Yanks went 5-3 against the Canucks — but it’ll be an interesting theme for the night, and hopefully the UFC will make the most of it. (Sorry Chandella, but we’ve found your replacement.) I’ll go out on a limb and say Brazil takes this event in a 4-2 rout, with Fitch and Guida scoring the only wins for the home team. Your predictions?
After the jump: Joe Rogan runs down the Hughes vs. Almeida matchup, and Jon Fitch discusses his co-headlining rematch against Thiago Alves.
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Tue, 07/20/10 - 01:29
What? You don't think Tim Boetsch is gonna beat Thiago Silva!? I could see the Brazilians sweeping it, I think Thiago's TDD is good enough these days to stop/impede Fitch enough. Ring rust could be a factor though. I think Dos Anjos has a good shot of beating Guida too, he's definitely underrated/underlooked.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 01:38
i thought ricardo almeida was from new jersey?
Tue, 07/20/10 - 01:39
Chendella's replacement has a whole bunch of moving parts...
Tue, 07/20/10 - 01:41
Yeah, I could see Brazil sweeping this. Why don't more American women have amazing asses like that chick???
Tue, 07/20/10 - 01:41
Actually he was born in America but grew up in Brazil. Now he lives in Jersey.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 01:51
@J Akuma I'm guessing you live in a pretty white area.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 01:52
Looks like a pretty stacked card. It seems the UFC learned not to fuck around when Anderson Silva is the headliner.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 02:07
Damn that Amazon chickie boom boom has some bubblelicious, boombastic booty!! She has more ass than all the girls in that M-1 photoshoot combined.. And Spider's gonna annihilate Chayol. Badly.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 02:12
Hmm... any chance this is a lead up to a TUF season - USA vs. Brazil? If Sonnen somehow takes the win, him and his big mouth could be a pretty good ratings draw for Spike... vs. Belfort?
Tue, 07/20/10 - 02:13
Is it just me or did Joe rogan even look disinterested in the Hughes/Almeida fight? It seemed like he was trying pretty hard to sell that one. Does anybody else feel one way or the other about that fight because I would really like to know. I could care less to see Hughes compete, unless of course it is against someone who is a legitimate threat to his swollen ego.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 02:30
This is looking like a sweep for Brazil, but I will be pulling for Fitch, Guida, and Big Country. Still love 2 saints, but I gotta root for a few Yanks at least. I think Hughes Almeida is a good fight. Almeida is a big WW. Doubt Hughes can andle is riddum. My picks for winners: Silva, Fitch(crosses fingers), Guida, Almeida, Dos Santos, and Silva again.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 02:57
@Shrigs "I think Thiago's TDD is good enough these days to stop/impede Fitch enough." Really? Yea, his take down defense looked GREAT against GSP. Seriously, what are you basing this statement off of? Has he been working on his TDD that you know of? Have you been training with him lately? Just curious. Thiago is all about that stand up game. That's where he will win this fight.. but I don't think he's going to be able to stop Fitch from taking him down for 3 full rounds. So, my personal opinion is that if this fight goes the distance, Fitch will get yet another decision win.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 03:20
Dubya man see what he did to kos, you can compare fitch and gsp, gsp is the champ for a reason and alves is a beat. i want him to tko fitch or go for a sub. i hate fitch
Tue, 07/20/10 - 03:27
Regarding Lafawnduh's replacement, that bitch got thighs that make Phil Davis jealous. I like a girl with a bit of meat on her bones, but godDAMN.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 03:53
U-S-A F-T-W
Tue, 07/20/10 - 03:56
Brazil is such a great breeding ground for top MMA fighters. I wish I could spend some time there to improve some BJJ. On another note, USA could pull some wins with Fitch, Guida and Hughes. Ultimately every fight on the card could go either way other than the main event. Sorry Chael but you're shit talking skills may fool some people, but all I see is a good salesman with mediocre skills and a tendency to get caught in submissions. War Anderson! I just hope we get to see Silva redeem his old style of embarrasing people and knocking them the fuck out! shit i'll even take another nasty triangle/elbows to the head.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 04:00
@ Dubya, and yet you're acting like you've been in both Alves' and Fitches training camps. Alves has been known to have great TDD, as he showed vs. Koscheck. Lets not compare Fitch to GSP's takedowns now.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 04:21
Calling it now, Team USA sweeps the main card Thiago is gonna win, tho
Tue, 07/20/10 - 04:30
I personally would like to see chandella fight her replacement on this card. Winner is aryianni's bitch for the next 12 months
Tue, 07/20/10 - 04:32
why is hughes/almeida on the promo's for this fight. surely it should be fitch/alves or 2 santos/bc. is it a contract thing for hughes?
Tue, 07/20/10 - 04:39
Fitch, Guida, and Nelson will probably win. Oh, and if you're gonna replace Chandella you need to do better than that Olympic Powerlifter you put up there. Seriously, even Lee Priest is jealous of those monster thighs. If I ever want a girl to leg press me in and out of her then maybe I'd get a girl like that, but until then no thanks.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 04:55
@Dubya I'm basing my assessment off of the GSP/Alves fight. GSP may have won, even dominated the fight, but still. Alves did stop some takedowns, and was able to get back to his feet (fightmetric says he stuffed 2 of 10 attempts). Not the best as far as numbers go, but they were GSP takedowns. Basically I think it's obvious that while it is standing, Alves will easily outstrike Fitch, which he couldn't do to GSP, hence the beating he received. The big thing will be if he can get back to his feet after being taken down. Lets not forget that Fitch is due for a loss. Like come on, the guy has fought so many guys other then GSP, he's bound to finally lose to someone.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 06:05
The best part of the video of Chandella's replacement (they call her "Watermelon Woman" in Brazil, by the way. Yeah, I've seen her before...) is when the camera turns around and you see all the little kids in the background watching her shake her ass. Obrigado Brasil... Oh yeah, and 4 - 2 Brazil. Chael will bring back the Anderson people used to like.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 07:30
Besides the possibility of a unanimous Fitch I think Brasil takes every fight. Hopefully Pitbull can tag the Human Blanket during the 3 seconds at the beginning of the round when the fight is on the feet.
Tue, 07/20/10 - 07:42
placing my bets: Anderson Silva > Chael Sonnen Fitch > Alves Guida > Dos Anjos (I just really enjoy watching Guida fight and I will be rooting for him) Hughes > Almeida Nelson < Dos Santos Thiago Silva > Tim Boetsch
Tue, 07/20/10 - 08:07
Chael Sonnen > Anderson Silva Fitch > Alves Guida > Dos Anjos Almeida > Hughes Nelson > Dos Santos Thiago Silva > Tim Boetsch put that on your fight picker and thank me later!
Tue, 07/20/10 - 09:16
I will be in the stands @ UFC 117 (August 7th, Oakland) This will be my first and quite possibly my last live UFC event, Travelling from Canada is quite expensive,...unless you have a friend who works for Air Canada... I couldn't pass this up as I am 100% sure Anderson Silva will out-strike and out- maneuver Chael Sonnen. I just wanted to be there to see one of the best Pound4pound, Muay Thai strikers in MMA do his magic. If he clowns around and showboats during this fight you will hear me Booing louder than any fan in the arena. Should he repeat his jack-ass performance like the Damian Mia fight, I will start cheering for Sonnen. Muay Thai is steeped in respect for your opponent and his skills, I don't care how good you are, disrespecting your opponent like he did Mia wont sit well with me at all. Fight with honor Anderson or risk losing a ton of fans.
Wed, 07/21/10 - 05:13
That Chandella replacement could go on to play Chun Li in the next "Street Fighter"-movie. She has the thighs for it. As for the card, there's a lot of bouts with upset-potential. Roy Nelson for example is someone nobody expects to win but he might just do it anyway. And although I recognize the 99% possibility he's simply gonna get Fitch'ed, Thiago Alves might...just might...ah, well. Nah. You're right. Hughes vs. Almeida could be declared a draw for sheer irrelevance though.
Thu, 07/22/10 - 07:11
this may sound crazy but i say the two thiago's will be the only brazilian winners
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