De tegenstander van Michael:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4lOt4xH0EQ
De tegenstander van Michael:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4lOt4xH0EQ
Hoop dat Diaz hem gek maakt, maar denk dat een wall and stall met een last 30 seconds takedown UD voor GSP gaat worden.
Rafael “Sapo” Natal will return to the Octagon on Feb. 4 against undefeated judo practitioner Michael Kuiper at UFC 143.
Sherdog.com confirmed the planned matchup with Natal and another source close to the bout on Tuesday. Brazilian outlet SporTv first reported the booking.
“The contract is already here and I will sign it today to send it back to the UFC,” Natal revealed to Sherdog.com. “I know [Kuiper] is a judo specialist, but [also] had a lot of muay Thai fights and likes to keep the fight on his feet. I’m so comfortable with my exchanging skills, and I will be completely ready for him in two months when the fight comes up.”
UFC 143 is expected to be headlined by a welterweight title bout between longtime UFC champion Georges St. Pierre and former Strikeforce titlist Nick Diaz. The event takes place at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will air live on pay-per-view.
Perfect through 11 professional outings, Kuiper has finished 10 of his conquered foes by knockout or submission. The 22-year-old Dutchman has knocked out three consecutive opponents, most recently finishing Morris Cilfoni on May 7. After fighting seven times to begin his career in 2009, Kuiper’s pace has slowed considerably in the last two years, competing just four times total.
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‘Sapo’ Natal Meets Debutant Kuiper at UFC 143 on Super Bowl Saturday
Vet! ben echt benieuwd hoe hij het gaat doen daar!
Hoop op Diaz.
Groot nieuws van dana zijn twitter:
GSP blown acl will be out for 10 mos. Now Condit vs Diaz for the interim welterweight title on Feb 4th in Las Vegas!!
Hier de link van Dana zijn twitter: Twitter
Tering als dit gevecht niet doorgaat, dan word ik gek!
op ufc.com wordt er overigens flink over getwitterd.
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Dit is echt een domper. Niet dat ik Condit vs Diaz minder aantrekkelijk vindt. Alleen GSP zou eindelijk eens worden uitgedaagd.
Georges St-Pierre Injures Knee, 10-Month Recovery Time KO's Him from UFC 143
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has injured his knee for the second time in two months, forcing him out of action once again. But this injury is much worse than the one that cost him a few weeks and a date with Carlos Condit in October.
This time, the champ tore his ACL and will be out around 10 months, UFC president Dana White announced.
The issue will cost him a spot in the UFC 143 main event, and one of 2012's most anticipated matchups against former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz.
Instead, Diaz (26-7, 1 no contest) will face Condit in a bout that White says will be for the interim welterweight championship.
As you may recall, Condit (27-5) has had a roller coaster ride in the booking department recently. After knocking out Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 132, he was going to fight BJ Penn at UFC 139, then got the slot against St-Pierre when Diaz went AWOL for two press appearances. But that opportunity came and went when St-Pierre suffered his first knee injury.
Condit didn't end up fighting in October, instead choosing to wait for St-Pierre to heal. But even that plan went awry when Diaz overwhelmed Penn, and St-Pierre insisted upon fighting the Stockton, California native.
So Condit was moved aside and thrust into a matchup with Josh Koscheck. And now Koscheck is the odd man out.
That's enough to make your head spin, but the long and short of it is that the Condit-Diaz winner will be the interim champ, and whenever St-Pierre returns, he'll face the holder of that faux belt.
This is the second major injury St-Pierre (22-2) has suffered as champion. During a successful July 2009 title defense against Thiago Alves, he tore his groin and didn't fight again until over eight months later.
By the time he returns, St-Pierre will have had over a year on the sidelines. His last bout was an April 2011 unanimous decision win over Jake Shields. He has been the champion for over 1,300 days, since wresting the title from Matt Serra in April 2008.
dan mag de naam van de thread wel verandert worden, denk dat het aantal replies snel stijgt als de naam verandert is.
Ja, dat ie zo lang de champ is komt nu ook wel in een ander daglicht te staan, hoewel ik nog steeds het een geweldige vechter vind.
Man, wat baal ik hiervan, Diaz de man eindelijk in de UFC, tegen de UFC wereldtop, echt wat een kutzooi!
dammn
had dit niet verwacht, weer geen gsp vs diaz.
diaz was grote kanshebber om de era gsp te doorbreken.
nu weer wachten en zo'n interim belt boeit niet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfY3kdPot7I
WHERE YOU AT GEORGES!!!!!!!!! LOL
Kut, maar alsnog een mooie main event. :)
Kutzooi, dit was nou het gevecht waar ik ECHT naar uitkeek.
Damn, Grease st pierre ducked Diaz alweer :lol:
Maar ik denk dat Condit-Diaz een vettere partij is trouwens