Rumor Alert

A little birdie told me the UFC are hard at work at getting a Machida vs King Mo fight for UFC 140 since Phil Davis's knee is still screwed up. Also feijao vs Thiago Silva might be made aswell for a card in January. If they can't book King Mo fast enough Forrest and Rich are under consideration. If nothing transpires they will push the Machida/Davis fight back to a later date.

Feijao vs. Silva sounds like a barnburner.

Also heard a Larkin vs Mike Kyle fight thrown out there also, but nothing is in stone.

Kyle smashes Larkin

Machida should beat Mo as well, should that be the fight they are working on.

I say, if they are willing to put Mo in with Machida right away, might as way say fuck it, find somebody else for Machida(Griffin) and make Rampage vs. King Mo for early next year if they want a fight with some real beef to promote. I'd rather see that than have Machida push Mo down the ranks and may never see it.

I got tons of more tidbits on strikeforce if you guys want to hear it.

yeah I think we all would like to hear..............

corydd7 wrote:

yeah I think we all would like to hear..............

Okay none of these are definite though all just things Zuffa is trying to work on.

Tate vs Kaufman 2 for SF 37

Rockhold vs kennedy for SF 37

Walker vs Griggs for SF 37

Lima vs Romero for SF 37

Woodley vs Saffiedine 2 for SF 37

SF 37 is the last card on showtime contract, and Showtime is almost guaranteed not resign a new contract with Zuffa. But Zuffa and Showtime are working on just one last card in January to finish off the GP. It will have Barnett vs Cromier and Big Foot vs Sergi. Also some the above fights mentioned might just be moved to this card. If Zuffa and Showtime can't wok out the extra fight card then everything will just fold into the UFC.

Interesting stuff that bird tells you. He tells what we've been forecasting.

GDP has all the good gifs. People like to call me Dana, I think that maybe Ninja is Lorenzo...

ninja where all this juicey info coming from? What does the UFC plan on doing with all these extra contracts? The women's divisions?

Wolfgangsta wrote:

ninja where all this juicey info coming from? What does the UFC plan on doing with all these extra contracts? The women's divisions?

Still think SF will be kept around? LOL, just say it Wolf "I was wrong".

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Feijao vs. Silva sounds like a barnburner.

Hell yeah that's a great fight to make, I didn't hear is Thiago back from suspension or whatever happened after he got caught?

these are some steamy rumors. Mo vs Machida is a great fight to make, leaning Machidas way

silva should be back by Feb? i believe

I can't wait to see Thiago fight again, he's such an aggressive fighter I wish he didn't get caught cheating. I hate when fighters I like are caught cheating or juicing.

MMAEYES wrote:

I can't wait to see Thiago fight again, he's such an aggressive fighter I wish he didn't get caught cheating. I hate when fighters I like are caught cheating or juicing.

You hate he got caught? or that he actually did it?

I hate that he did it. I sympathize with him more. All the situation leading up to his suspension obviously sucks and he shouldn't of did what he did, but when it came crashing he manned up and accepted the consequences.

GDPofDRC wrote:

I hate that he did it. I sympathize with him more. All the situation leading up to his suspension obviously sucks and he shouldn't of did what he did, but when it came crashing he manned up and accepted the consequences.

No comprendo

GDPofDRC wrote:

I hate that he did it. I sympathize with him more. All the situation leading up to his suspension obviously sucks and he shouldn't of did what he did, but when it came crashing he manned up and accepted the consequences.

This right here lol. I guess I wasn't as clear

Wolfgangsta wrote:

ninja where all this juicey info coming from? What does the UFC plan on doing with all these extra contracts? The women's divisions?

I can't really tell you. Don't want the person to get in trouble. Like I said if Showtime doesn't want to extend their contract with Strikeforce( which is almost a forgone conclusion they don't), Zuffa will buy all the contracts of the fighters that interest them most and the company will fold up shop.
As for the Woman's divisions, Zuffa is really not interested at all in bringing them over.

Also forgot some matchups:

Jardine vs Lawler
Mein vs Smith

Jardine vs Lawler should be a good scrap, but i think Jardine tries to hump him... he REALLY wants to get back into the UFC and will do anything even if it means boring decisions

It's really hard for me to say Robbie will beat anyone at this point. He just looks so uninspired out there recently. But if Robbie comes ready to fight he should beat Jardine.

OU wrote:

It's really hard for me to say Robbie will beat anyone at this point. He just looks so uninspired out there recently. But if Robbie comes ready to fight he should beat Jardine.

yeah his last fight was a wtf?

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

It's really hard for me to say Robbie will beat anyone at this point. He just looks so uninspired out there recently. But if Robbie comes ready to fight he should beat Jardine.

yeah his last fight was a wtf?

What do you mean Killer? He just couldn't stop Kennedys takedowns, he almost landed the KO uppercut at the end.

MMAEYES wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

OU wrote:

It's really hard for me to say Robbie will beat anyone at this point. He just looks so uninspired out there recently. But if Robbie comes ready to fight he should beat Jardine.

yeah his last fight was a wtf?

What do you mean Killer? He just couldn't stop Kennedys takedowns, he almost landed the KO uppercut at the end.

he held back way too much imo

Mo-Machida makes sense, brought that up in the other thread

Now that Hendo left, just go ahead and fold the 205 divisions together. The UFC could actually use the depth at that division with Mo, Feijao, Kyle, etc. Who knows about Mousasi