Preview – UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera
UFC November 13th. 2009, 3:45pm
November is a big month for MMA. Last week we saw a pretty decent Strikeforce card and tomorrow we have UFC 105 from Manchester, England. Then Wednesday there’s a WEC event and next Saturday is UFC 106. Lots of good stuff. Tomorrow’s card will be shown for free on SpikeTV at 8pm. It’ll be on tape delay, but we take what we can get.
The headliners are Brandon Vera and Randy Couture. Couture has accomplished everything in his career that Brandon Vera wishes he will accomplish. Couture is a former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion on a two fight losing streak. Vera is a hopeful future champion in both divisions on a two fight win streak. One is a wrestler, one is a striker. One is 32, the other is 46. They are the same and they are different. This should be a good fight with two different styles clashing. Personally, I think Vera can pull out a decision victory, but I really don’t think he wants to leave a close fight in the judges hands against Couture.
Dan Hardy vs. Mike Swick
The winner of this fight gets a shot at Georges St. Pierre and the welterweight championship. Lucky them. Both fighters are very good and have combined for 7 wins and no loses at 185 in the UFC. The winner certainly deserves a shot at GSP. If I had to pick fight of the night, I’d guess it’ll be between these two.
Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
Remember Michael Bisping? Me too! Back in the summer the UFC was building him up as their biggest European star. Then Dan Henderson happened. Now he’s fighting Denis Kang who might not be in the UFC come Monday. Smells like Bisping in a walk. It’ll be interesting to see where Bisping’s career path leads after Saturday, win or lose.
The last two fights on the main card are Matt Brown vs. James Wilks and Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley. Wilks and Pearson are fighting for the first time since they each won their weight class on season 9 of the ultimate fighter. Wilks is taking on one of the meanest sumabitches in the UFC – Matt Brown. Pearson drew Aaron Riley who has a whole lot of experience (28-11-1)
For more UFC 105 coverage, check out The Rumble. Oh yeah – there’s a boxing preview coming up later. Promise.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Terry Etim vs. Shannon Gugerty
John Hathaway vs. Paul Taylor
Nick Osipczak vs. Matthew Riddle
Paul Kelly vs. Dennis Siver
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jared Hamman
Roli Delgado vs. Andre Winner
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November 13th, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Vera actually has a pretty solid Greco Roman pedigree as well, he just doesn’t use it. FWIW.
Vera probably tries to keep Couture at bay with kicks tomorrow.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:50 PM
bahahaha
November 13th, 2009 at 3:54 PM
@ 170
November 13th, 2009 at 3:55 PM
The Truth via TKO
November 13th, 2009 at 3:59 PM
Sargon via submission
November 13th, 2009 at 3:59 PM
That sound you just heard was dirt hitting the floor after he passed out in excitement.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:01 PM
i hope swick kicks hardy’s head off his neck. a few reasons
1. he is european
2. he has a mowhawk
3. he is european
4. his mowhak is usually pink
5. he is european
and yeah i remember bisping. unfortunately he still doesnt. i hope he get s worked over. a couple reasons
1. he is european
2. he sucks
3. he is european
4. he really takes advantage of home country voting
5. he is european
couture is awesome but i think he needs to stop fighting so he isnt some punch drunk old guy.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Roli Delgado vs. Andre Winner
tough to pick a loser here
November 13th, 2009 at 4:07 PM
TJ
Anyone watching Harrison Barnes and seeing where he lands?
End TJ
November 13th, 2009 at 4:09 PM
@sterlin- did he pick Kansas?
November 13th, 2009 at 4:11 PM
irish- He’s probably going to Iowa State or Duke
November 13th, 2009 at 4:12 PM
or UNC Fetch
November 13th, 2009 at 4:16 PM
damn, if he goes to unc they will be fucking stacked with guards next year.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Barnes isn’t a guard.
He’s not going to Kansas, there wouldn’t be enough PT for him there
November 13th, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Barnes has his own post
November 13th, 2009 at 4:18 PM
my bad, i was looking at the other two guards they already landed.
like the new site by the way fetch.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:26 PM
I may tune in some cage fighting. It’s great with the DVR. I dislike all the talking. This sport needs very little analysis.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Watching Giada right now…the cooking…the boobs…hitting too many pleasure centers at once, getting confused…
November 13th, 2009 at 4:41 PM
put it on mute. can’t stand how she pronounces everything.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:43 PM
but then I wouldn’t get the porno soundtrack
November 13th, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Kang is not going to be a walk for Bisping. He has had a few setbacks but he was dominating in Japan before he came to UFC. The UFC coddled Bisping until the Henderson fight and we saw how that turned out.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:55 PM
I have no idea what happened to Kang, but he has looked awful in the last few years.
I’ve interviewed Matt Brown, very cool dude. (very good nickname). I mean, he’s the “Immortal”.”
November 13th, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Does this tape delay stuff mean I need to stay away from Twitter tomorrow? Great.