Shane Del Rosario vs Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 146

I like this fight.

interesting fight, will be a good one i think

Tough to pick. Probably zag. Sdr off car wreck. ? Don't know.

great first fight back for SDR.

Really no idea. Best/most rounded fighter SDR has fought by quite a margin and he's coming off a serious car wreck. I'll stay away from this one for now. Good fight though.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Really no idea. Best/most rounded fighter SDR has fought by quite a margin and he's coming off a serious car wreck. I'll stay away from this one for now. Good fight though.

For those reasons I would have thought SDR might have been given an easier go. Real tough spot.

Thus Im not so hot on the matchmaking here(or SDR's mgmt for signing the deal).

im just glad to see him back.

I was super high on SDR before his accident. Probably too high. He was one of my top 3 favorite HWs before his injury. I'm hoping he still shows the same kind of potential.

Nice.

Another fight added to the card
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/2/23/2818498/ufc-146-diego-brandao-vs-darren-elkins--tuf-mma-news
Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem*
Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Dan Hardy vs. Duane Ludwig
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jason Miller
Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shane del Rosario
Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Darren Elkins vs. Diego Brandao

Not a bad line up, I hope Gonzaga vs. Rosario makes the main card ahead of Volkman vs. Sass.

Needs a co-main event and another main card fight.

freakzilla wrote:

Needs a co-main event and another main card fight.

You don't need a co-main event when the UFC HW title is on the line. You could make a solid main card lineup with just the fights listed.

Ali wrote:

Not a bad line up, I hope Gonzaga vs. Rosario makes the main card ahead of Volkman vs. Sass.

I don't. Christmas and Sass are the more deserving fighters. Put GG vs SDR on FX.

I'd stack it like this so far.

Main Card
Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
Co-Main Event
Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shane del Rosario
Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury


Prelim
Dan Hardy vs. Duane Ludwig
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jason Miller
Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann
Darren Elkins vs. Diego Brandao

GDPofDRC wrote:

I'd stack it like this so far.

Main Card
Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
Co-Main Event
Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shane del Rosario
Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury


Prelim
Dan Hardy vs. Duane Ludwig
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jason Miller
Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann
Darren Elkins vs. Diego Brandao

Why you disrespecting X-Mas like that? What is he at LW in the UFC? 4 or 5-0? Vs undefeated promising prospect. Instead you want a guy who hasn't fought in over a year coming off a major injury vs a guy that was only back in the UFC as an injury replacement on a Brazil card? I think the little guys are more deserving of a PPV slot at the moment. GG vs SDR is a nice FX lead in.

OU wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Needs a co-main event and another main card fight.

You don't need a co-main event when the UFC HW title is on the line. You could make a solid main card lineup with just the fights listed.

Not when it most likely won't go past the first or 2nd round. Also, neither is a huge enough name to gather big buys.

GDPofDRC wrote:

I'd stack it like this so far.

Main Card
Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
Co-Main Event
Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shane del Rosario
Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury


Prelim
Dan Hardy vs. Duane Ludwig
C.B. Dollaway vs. Jason Miller
Paul Sass vs. Jacob Volkmann
Darren Elkins vs. Diego Brandao

No arguments here.

freakzilla wrote:

OU wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

Needs a co-main event and another main card fight.

You don't need a co-main event when the UFC HW title is on the line. You could make a solid main card lineup with just the fights listed.

Not when it most likely won't go past the first or 2nd round. Also, neither is a huge enough name to gather big buys.

Well the UFC put Reem vs Brock in an attempt to build his name. JDS was also on FOX for the same reason. What more can they do to build these guys up? 2 HW standup specialist, I think they can sell that.

SDR is undefeated to, who last fought and finished the man who was the first every to finish the Mexicutioner. Fighting the man who exposed the myth that was Mirko Crocop. Against a former contender making a comeback run at the division. Sass is cool, he goes out and finishes people, beating Voklemann should be his ticket to a main card fight. Fuck that phaggot Vokelman though and his Jon Fitchian ways. And who is x-mas?

OU wrote:

Ali wrote:

Not a bad line up, I hope Gonzaga vs. Rosario makes the main card ahead of Volkman vs. Sass.

I don't. Christmas and Sass are the more deserving fighters. Put GG vs SDR on FX.

I have zero interest in Volkman vs. Sass.

SDR is coming off a major injury that almost ended his career. GG hasn't been the most active guy over the last 2 years himself. You know X-Mas=Christmas=Volkmann. I think the LW are clearly the more deserving fighters.

Ali wrote:

OU wrote:

Ali wrote:

Not a bad line up, I hope Gonzaga vs. Rosario makes the main card ahead of Volkman vs. Sass.

I don't. Christmas and Sass are the more deserving fighters. Put GG vs SDR on FX.

I have zero interest in Volkman vs. Sass.

Doesn't change the fact of more deserving.

Volk against Sass is a very interesting tangle