UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 [Results]

Discussion in 'MMA - Mixed Martial Arts' started by speeds, May 28, 2012.

  1. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    [​IMG]

    <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5" align="center">UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2
    </td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" align="center">MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
    </td><td colspan="3" align="center">7 July 2012
    </td><td colspan="1" align="center">7.00pm ET (Facebook.com),
    8.00pm ET (FX), 10.00pm ET (PPV)
    </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Anderson The Spider Silva (c)
    </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>185-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Chael The People's Champion Sonnen
    </td></tr><tr align="center"><td colspan="5">UFC Middleweight Championship of the World
    </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Forrest Griffin </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>205-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">The Huntington Beach Bad Boy Tito Ortiz </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Patrick The Predator Côté </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>185-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Cung Le
    </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Dong Hyun The Stun Gun Kim </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>170-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Demian Maia
    </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Ivan The Pride of El Salvador Menjivar
    </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>135-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Mike The Beast Easton </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Chad Money Mendes
    </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>145-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Cody The AK Kid McKenzie </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Gleison Tibau
    </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>155-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Khabib The Eagle Nurmagomedov </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Melvin The Young Assassin Guillard </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>155-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Fabrício Morango Camões
    </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Constantinos Costa Philippou
    </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>185-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Riki Killer Bee Fukuda リキ福田
    </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">John The Natural Alessio </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>155-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Shane Roller
    </td></tr><tr><td align="right" width="300">Rafaello Tractor Oliveira
    </td><td>[​IMG]</td><td>155-lbs.</td><td>[​IMG]</td><td align="left" width="300">Yoislandy Cuba Izquierdo
    </td></tr></tbody></table>
     
    Last edited: Jun 27, 2012
  2. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Anderson Silva has a minor knee injury, supposedly, revealed today at a seminar. He says it's okay.
     
  3. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Barao has opened as a nearly 2-to-1 favourite to beat Faber.
     
  4. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Filthy Tom Lawlor is the first fighter to volunteer to face Cung Le. I'm sure he won't be the last. Le is a big name on the main card of a PPV, and Le is kind of vulnerable. A lot of guys will be sniping for this fight.
     
  5. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Pat Cote in to face Cung Le. Competitive fight. Tough way for Cote to return to the UFC but a big opportunity for the Quebecer.
     
  6. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Cote is 4-0 since leaving the UFC.
     
  7. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    [video=youtube;cUOk7lrUM6Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUOk7lrUM6Q&feature=g-u-u[/video]
     
  8. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 5, 2003
    Messages:
    42,357
    Likes Received:
    502
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Temecula
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    This event is huge, any predictions from anyone? speeds? RUN? Anyone?
     
  9. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    [video=youtube;MbtTDsYczZ0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbtTDsYczZ0&feature=youtu.be[/video]
     
  10. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 5, 2003
    Messages:
    42,357
    Likes Received:
    502
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Temecula
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Has Anderson ever been this animated before a fight? This could either be one hell of a dismantling of Sonnen or Sonnen could use this to his advantage and for once, get Anderson out of his element and make him uncomfortable.
     
  11. Run BJM

    Run BJM Heavy lies the crown. Staff Member Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2005
    Messages:
    8,749
    Likes Received:
    75
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Silva over Sonnen.

    I have no other predictions LOL.
     
  12. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Dunno. Everyone is expecting Silva to run through Sonnen. Guess we'll see if the rib injury was legit.
     
  13. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Griffin over Ortiz by decision, Le over Cote by decision, Maia over Kim by decision, Mendes over McKenzie by decision, and Menjivar/Easton is a toss-up but I'd lean towards Easton by, you guessed it, Frank Stallone. I mean decision.
     
  14. Mamba

    Mamba The King is Back Staff Member Global Moderator

    Joined:
    Apr 5, 2003
    Messages:
    42,357
    Likes Received:
    502
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Temecula
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    C'mon speeds, give up the goods, give me a prediction on the main event?

    Anderson via TKO, Griffin decision, Cote via TKO, Kim via decision, Mendes via uber-decision,
     
  15. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    I think Andy keeps Chael at a distance and goes five rounds, growing more impatient with him as the fight goes on, as he did with Maia.
     
  16. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    [video=youtube;2rRJm9g3vmc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rRJm9g3vmc&feature=player_embedded[/video]
     
  17. Big Frame

    Big Frame Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2007
    Messages:
    4,280
    Likes Received:
    30
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    Sonnen by triangle, in the fifth. Payback bitches!
     
  18. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    For some odd reason Anderson Silva denies whispering anything to Sonnen during the stare-down. Sonnen says he won't repeat it.

    Sonnen has toned-down his trash talking (he has?) in recent weeks following a phone call from Renzo Gracie advising him not to take the gilding off the lily of his own potential championship turn.
     
  19. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

    Champ Anderson Silva (184) vs. Chael Sonnen (185)
    Forrest Griffin (204) vs. Tito Ortiz (204)
    Patrick Cote (185) vs. Cung Le (185)
    Dong Hyun Kim (170) vs. Demian Maia (170)
    Chad Mendes (146) vs. Cody McKenzie (145)
    Mike Easton (135) vs. Ivan Menjivar (136)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)

    Fabricio Camoes (156) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
    Khabib Nurmagomedov (155) vs. Gleison Tibau (155)
    Riki Fukuda (185) vs. Constantinos Philippou (186)
    John Alessio (156) vs. Shane Roller (155)

    PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)

    Yoislandy Izquierdo (156) vs. Rafaello Oliveira (156)
     
  20. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2007
    Messages:
    39,328
    Likes Received:
    3,310
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Calgary, AB
    Re: UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2 (Jul/7)

    [video=youtube;4reaV_95VKQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4reaV_95VKQ[/video]
     

Share This Page