Billed: In the third UFC/PRIDE title unification bout, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson "Spider" Silva takes on "Dangerous" Dan Henderson, PRIDE FC Middleweight Champion; also, former UFC Middleweight Champion Evan Tanner makes his return to the Octagon against Yushin "Thunder" Okami. Card: 185-lbs: "Dangerous" Dan Henderson vs. Anderson "Spider" Silva [C] 206-lbs: Heath "The Texas Crazy Horse" Herring vs. Cheick Kongo 185-lbs: Evan Tanner vs. Yushin "Thunder" Okami 170-lbs: Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilson 185-lbs: Chris "The Crippler" Leben vs. Alessio "Legionarius" Sakara 206-lbs: Andre "The Pitbull" Arlovski vs. "Irish" Jake O'Brien 170-lbs: Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez vs. David Bielkheden 170-lbs: Josh "Kos" Koscheck vs Dustin Hazelett 155-lbs: Jorge Gurgel vs. John Halverson 170-lbs: Luke Cummo vs. Luigi Fioravanti
good golly that's a stacked card. at least one good fighter in ever event save maybe Cummo who hasn't fought much and Gurgel who is not UFC material but he's Franklin's buddy. Should really be in the WEC IMO. still beyond that there's going to be disappointment with some of these fights being on the undercard. I really hope Tanner is back to his old form, really enjoy his fights.
I can't begin to describe how pumped I am to see Silva/Hendo. Could be one of the most epic wars we'll ever see. I'm not happy that AA isn't even going to be on the main card. Guy is still a top 10 heavyweight and SHOULD be big nog's next fight. Instead he's going to migrate to fight for cuban or some other fight league. Although I would like to see M-1 pull him in to fight fedor
Fedor vs. AA would be exponentially more exciting than the freakshow that was Fedor/Choi. If I wanted to watch men fight animals I'd go to youtube. That being said I don't disagree with you. It would be a beating
he may beat him, but I don't see Hendo getting rocked. He's lost 4 times in 5 years, 2 decision and 2 submissions. Both Submissions were to the Nogeuira brothers. One of which is the current UFC champ and weighed a good 30-35 lbs more than Dan. In fact he's never been knocked out. He's a tough guy and Silva may be the better striker but Dan has one punch power. Gonna be a great matchup IMO.
I've followed Hendo throughout his career in pride. I'm actually a PRIDE fan first. I was devastated when they were bought out. I dont know. right now the SPIDER seems to be on a rampage. I hope Hendo pulls it out. And yes, your right.. He's never been rocked. yet...
From what I know of Hendo I like him a lot. I'm relatively new to the sport (1-2 years) and I don't know much about him. I know he has struggled with lesser fighters at this weight class. What seems to be the problem? How does he fare against more athletic fighters like spider? Most of the fights I have seen have been against bangers.
Hendo has had success against athletic guys in the past, such as Ninja, Ronin, and Piranha, but Spider is on a much higher level. This match-up is one of the most compelling MMA fights in history.
Results: 185-lbs: "Dangerous" Dan Henderson vs. Anderson "Spider" Silva (2nd-round submission, rear naked choke) 206-lbs: Heath "The Texas Crazy Horse" Herring vs. Cheick Kongo (split decision) 185-lbs: Evan Tanner vs. Yushin "Thunder" Okami (2nd-round knockout, knee) 170-lbs: Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilson (unanimous decision) 185-lbs: Chris "The Crippler" Leben vs. Alessio "Legionarius" Sakara (1st-round TKO, referee stoppage due to strikes) 206-lbs: Andre "The Pitbull" Arlovski vs. "Irish" Jake O'Brien (2nd-round TKO, referee stoppage due to strikes) 170-lbs: Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez vs. David Bielkheden (1st-round submission, strikes) 170-lbs: Josh Koscheck vs Dustin Hazelett (2nd-round knockout, head kick) 155-lbs: Jorge Gurgel vs. John Halverson (unanimous decision) 170-lbs: Luke Cummo vs. Luigi Fioravanti (unanimous decision)
Bonuses: Fight of the Night: Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson Submission of the Night: Anderson Silva (rear naked choke/body triangle) Knockout of the Night: Chris Leben Payout: $60,000 each
$60,000 That dude got choked out for only $60,000 ... I would be looking for some of that Bug Light money before I got anywhere near a guy like Silva.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shookem @ Mar 2 2008, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>$60,000 That dude got choked out for only $60,000 ... I would be looking for some of that Bug Light money before I got anywhere near a guy like Silva.</div> Nah, the $60,000 was a bonus. Hendo probably made $50-100k more for the contract fight plus endorsements.
don't forget the 4 main eventers usually get a bonus based on the number of PPV buys too. they showed that when disproving Randy Couture's statements. Couture got like a $1 be buy so he got like a $650K bonus or something like that.
