Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger to headline show on FUEL *UPDATE*

http://www.mmabay.co.uk/2011/09/29/ufc-141-–-diego-sanchez-vs-jake-ellenberger-rumoured-for-december-30th-show-in-las-vegas-nevada/

*UPDATE*
http://mmajunkie.com/news/26304/jake-ellenberger-vs-diego-sanchez-to-headline-feb-15-ufc-event-on-fuel-tv.mma
A key welterweight matchup between Jake Ellenberger (26-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
and Diego Sanchez (23-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) has been scheduled for February.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com)
today confirmed with sources close to the event that Ellenberger and
Sanchez will headline an as-yet-unannounced fight card expected to take
place on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

While UFC brass have yet to make an official announcement, additional
sources indicated that the event will likely take place in Ellenberger's
hometown of Omaha, Neb., and air on FUEL TV

Ellenberger by domination.

is this the first time we see Sanchez knocked out? hmm... either way i think Jake got this

Jake wins an easy UD

Sanchez

He'll absorb the big shots(of any big ones land) like he always does and win by being more talented all aroud

Not to say Diego is the top flight stud, but i think people are jumping the proverbial gun with Berger.

He wins a fight against a grieving, not to mention one dimensional Jake Shields, which is big and now he dominates Diego Sanchez? Nobody would have said that 3 weeks ago.

I would of.

No..i think not.

All this Jake wins easily is garbage overreaction. He may win, he could even be a favorite...but no way he easily beats Diego Sanchez. He has not the skill set.

Not easily maybe, but I would defiantly of had no problem picking Sanchez to lose to him had they fought at UFN.

I would have taken Ellenberger to beat Diego at any point over the last 2 years. Will do so here as well

Sanchez isn't a top caliber guy at 170. Got whooped by Hathway who has pretty much looked like shit in every fight since, beat Paulo Thiago who at this point everyone can acknowledge is a scrub, and then got his face caved in by Kampmann

Ellenberger via stuffing takedowns and punching him in the face

yeah I would have took jake to.deigo isn't a top 5 ww, jake was before he beats shields. To me at least.

Jake was top 5 before he beat Jake?

yup. Who do you have above him?

https://ninjasplace.forumotion.net/t14966-official-ninja-s-place-top-10-divisional-rankings-9-9-11

According to the poll taken on this board we had 14 other guys ahead of him.

Ludo wrote:

https://ninjasplace.forumotion.net/t14966-official-ninja-s-place-top-10-divisional-rankings-9-9-11

According to the poll taken on this board we had 14 other guys ahead of him.

Looking at that Diego vs Jake would be #12 vs #13 and this was BEFORE the Jake vs Jake fight. I think it's safe to say people would give serious consideration to Jake over Diego even before he beat Shields. Hell even if people weren't picking it, everyone knew he was a game opponent for Jake Shields.

I'm not harping on the Ellenberger beats Sanchez thought, even before the Shields fight...but the whole "easily" filth i saw in the early stages of this thread suggest harsh overratedness.

Now Ellenberger is the sprawl and brawl king because he stuffed ONE takedown from Jake Shields and caught the statue shortly after. Just because he stuffed that takedown does not mean Jake would not have been successful had there been other attempts. Condit managed to take the guy down, the only reason Ellenberger lost the damn fight and Condit aint no beast wrestler or judokan. It's silly to assume that "he'll stuff all of Diego's takedowns" and thats that.

Sanchez-Ellenberger is a very good fight.

corydd7 wrote:

yup. Who do you have above him?

He might(MIGHT) be top 5 now that he beat Shields...YOU said that he was top 5 before he beat Shields.

I have not bothered to make a top 10 in quite some time, but i'm sure if i made one before the fight it would have been much more than 5 guys. My last top 10 didnt even feature Jake Ellenberger, though he's had atleast 2 fights since the last time i ranked em.

Tough fight for Sanchez.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/11/28/2592959/ufc-news-jake-ellenberger-vs-diego-sanchez

I guess it's almost official now.

*UPDATE*
http://mmajunkie.com/news/26304/jake-ellenberger-vs-diego-sanchez-to-headline-feb-15-ufc-event-on-fuel-tv.mma
A key welterweight matchup between Jake Ellenberger (26-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
and Diego Sanchez (23-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) has been scheduled for February.



MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com)
today confirmed with sources close to the event that Ellenberger and
Sanchez will headline an as-yet-unannounced fight card expected to take
place on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

Trying to get a gauge on whether or not its going to be worth adding Fuel or not. Probably canceling my Sirius subscription here soon though since I rarely listen to Stern anymore so I could fit it into the budget

http://mmajunkie.com/news/26551/ufc-on-fuel-tv-1-adds-simpson-vs-markes-brookins-vs-yahya.mma
Two more bouts are slotted for February's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event, officials today announced.

They include middleweights Aaron Simpson (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Ronny
Markes (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and featherweights Jonathan Brookins (12-4
MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Rani Yahya (16-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC).
The latest UFC on FUEL TV 1 card includes:

• Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez
  
• Dave Herman vs. Stefan Struve
  
• Ronny Markes vs. Aaron Simpson
  
• Jonathan Brookins vs. Rani Yahya
  

This is gonna sell a lot of PPVs

GDPofDRC wrote:

This is gonna sell a lot of PPVs

I'd buy it.

Featherweights, Jonathan Brookins and Vagner Rocha, both found themselves in need of new opponents after seeing their previously scheduled foes (Rani Yahya for Brookins and Mike Brown for Rocha) bow out due to injury. Seeing the simple solution here, the UFC decided to match up Brookins and Rocha for the UFC on Fuel 1 card in Omaha on February 15th. Additionally, TUF 14 bantamweight runner-up, T.J. Dillashaw will face Walel Watson on the same card:

UFC on @FUELTV in Omaha gets @TJDillashaw vs. @135Gazelle Watson and @j_brookins vs. @Vagner_Rocha ... shall we go on?
The UFC on Fuel 1 card now includes:

-Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
-Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman
-Stipe Miocic vs. Philip De Fries
-Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha
-T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson
-Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
-Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes

No network is showing this here