I think this wont last long , looks like Filho is in bad shape . He had some problems in his personal life and just missed the weight by almost 8 pounds , he was given 2 hours time to cut it but are you kidding me ? He will never in life be able to cut that much in just 2 hours . IMO it tells a lot about his preparation for this fight . Anyway Sonnen was owning him in their first meeting and only a weak armbar saved Filho's butt .
fack.. I was looking at the lines earlier today and thinking about dropping some on Sonnen. Now my book doesn't have the fight.
8 pounds is a lot of weight to miss by. He either missed weight on purpose, has an injury, off the juice or just didn't train worth a shit and is just there to collect a check.
Sonnen is a good looking bet
8 pounds is a lot of weight to miss by. He either missed weight on purpose, has an injury, off the juice or just didn't train worth a shit and is just there to collect a check.
Sonnen is a good looking bet
Wow, good call missed this one but did get +110 on BookMaker.
I'm sure Sonnen took the fight anyways as a non title fight because he was pissed the last one was stopped.
This could be ugly....so sad Filho with loads of talent but seems to have too many internal demons to fully live up to his potential
**edit** Filho looks awful!!
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MY PICKS FOR WEC 36
CH: Urijah Faber (21-1) (6-0) vs. #1 Michael Thomas Brown (17-4) (1-0)
The California Kid rides again. This time, the potential victim is American Top Team’s Michael Thomas Brown. Don’t be thrown off by his name, he’s more than just a three-name wonder. After starting his career in mediocre fashion (9-4), MTB has gone on a seven-fight win streak that has left fighters like Jeff Curran and Yves Edwards in his wake. In other words, the guy’s legit.
The game plan for both fighters is remarkably simple; take their opponent down.
Brown is a very well rounded fighter with excellent submission skills. He’ll look to capitalize on those abilities by unleashing a ground-and-pound attack in order to stun Urijah long enough to lock in a submission. Good luck with that. Faber’s wrestling and improved striking should keep Thomas at bay, and will lead to a takedown that will eventually end the fight.
My Prediction: Faber by TKO in 2.
CH: Paulo Filho (16-0) (2-0) vs. #1 Chael Sonnen (20-9-1) (1-1)
Don’t look now, but there’s been a Paulo Filho sighting. Nearly 10 months after a major bout with depression almost cost him his career, Paulo Filho makes his return to the cage. Many questions surround his return, but none can be answered until he fights. If he’s back to 100 percent mentally and physically, it could be a long night for Chael Sonnen.
My Prediction: Sonnen win about 75% sure.
#3 Jens Pulver (22-9-1) (1-1) vs. #5 Leonard Garcia (11-3) (1-0)
Jens Pulver is a completely different animal at 145lbs. Despite losing to Urijah Faber in his last fight, Little Evil looks reborn. A ferocious striker, the former UFC lightweight champion has recently started training with Matt Hume and improved him game even more. That’s not good for Leonard Garcia.
Known as the “Bad Boy,” by many, and the “Mexican Redneck” by me, Garcia is something special. What that is I’m not sure. The man is known for two things; as the guy that Roger Huerta beat up on at UFC 69 and as a former suspect. Too bad none of those things will help him. On paper, he’s a gifted grappler; in the cage he’s a grappler with a striking complex and a hard head. That’ll keep him from getting finished, but that’s about it.
My Prediction: Pulver by unanimous.
Jake Rosholt (4-0) (0-0) vs. Nissen Osterneck (5-0) (0-0)
I’d like to pretend I know something about these fighters, but I’d be lying. What I do know is remarkably simple: Jake Rosholt is a striker; Osterneck is a grappler. Both fighters are undefeated prospects looking to make good showing before they make their UFC debuts (this is at 185lbs). From the look of things, Rosholt is a bigger prospect that’s faced a higher level of competition. That’ll likely give him the edge he needs.
My Prediction: Rosholt by TKO in 1.
#1 Rob McCullough (16-4) (7-2) vs. #2 Donald Cerrone (8-0) (1-0)
This is one of the most intriguing fights in the card and it’s possible that it’ll never see the airwaves. Every listing I see has this fight as “may not be broadcast” but it’s hard to imagine that the future of the lightweight division wouldn’t be aired. Either way, the winner of this fight looks to challenge Jamie Varner for the WEC gold.
Despite his “prospect” status, Donald Cerrone has beaten some very good fighters in his young career. Current UFC veterans Nate Mohr and Ryan Roberts have fallen victim to “The Cowboy” the only way anyone has, by submission. In eight professional fights, he owns eight professional submissions and will look to exploit that very weakness in his opponent. Razor Rob though, is a completely different animal.
Despite being drastically overrated, Rob McCullough is one tough fighter. The only question is: which Razor Rob will show up? Will it be the aggressive show stopper that put Richard Crunkilton and Kit Cope to sleep, or the ho-hum “trying not to lose” fighter that narrowly defeated Kenneth Alexander? Either way, this fight should go the distance, as the both fighters are major tests for the other.
My Prediction: Cerrone by unanimous.
#5 Rani Yahya (11-4) (1-1) vs. #2 Yishiro Maeda (23-5-2) (1-1)
Yishiro Maeda makes his return to the WEC against the one-dimensional wonder known as Rani Yahya. It’s one thing to be a grappler; it’s another to be nothing else. Yahya has shown considerable skills on te ground, but his stand up game looks more awkward than straight guy at a Celine Dion concert.
Maeda doesn’t ahev the same problem. A well-rounded fighter, Maeda made a fan of me with his gutsy performance against the Mexican Mullet, Miguel Torress. He challenged the mullet and lived to tell the tale. If that doesn’t tell you about him as a fighter, I don’t know what does. Maeda will eat Yahya for breakfast.
My Prediction: Maeda by TKO in 2.
CH: Urijah Faber (21-1) (6-0) vs. #1 Michael Thomas Brown (17-4) (1-0)
The California Kid rides again. This time, the potential victim is American Top Team’s Michael Thomas Brown. Don’t be thrown off by his name, he’s more than just a three-name wonder. After starting his career in mediocre fashion (9-4), MTB has gone on a seven-fight win streak that has left fighters like Jeff Curran and Yves Edwards in his wake. In other words, the guy’s legit.
The game plan for both fighters is remarkably simple; take their opponent down.
Brown is a very well rounded fighter with excellent submission skills. He’ll look to capitalize on those abilities by unleashing a ground-and-pound attack in order to stun Urijah long enough to lock in a submission. Good luck with that. Faber’s wrestling and improved striking should keep Thomas at bay, and will lead to a takedown that will eventually end the fight.
My Prediction: Faber by TKO in 2.
CH: Paulo Filho (16-0) (2-0) vs. #1 Chael Sonnen (20-9-1) (1-1)
Don’t look now, but there’s been a Paulo Filho sighting. Nearly 10 months after a major bout with depression almost cost him his career, Paulo Filho makes his return to the cage. Many questions surround his return, but none can be answered until he fights. If he’s back to 100 percent mentally and physically, it could be a long night for Chael Sonnen.
My Prediction: Sonnen win about 75% sure.
#3 Jens Pulver (22-9-1) (1-1) vs. #5 Leonard Garcia (11-3) (1-0)
Jens Pulver is a completely different animal at 145lbs. Despite losing to Urijah Faber in his last fight, Little Evil looks reborn. A ferocious striker, the former UFC lightweight champion has recently started training with Matt Hume and improved him game even more. That’s not good for Leonard Garcia.
Known as the “Bad Boy,” by many, and the “Mexican Redneck” by me, Garcia is something special. What that is I’m not sure. The man is known for two things; as the guy that Roger Huerta beat up on at UFC 69 and as a former suspect. Too bad none of those things will help him. On paper, he’s a gifted grappler; in the cage he’s a grappler with a striking complex and a hard head. That’ll keep him from getting finished, but that’s about it.
My Prediction: Pulver by unanimous.
Jake Rosholt (4-0) (0-0) vs. Nissen Osterneck (5-0) (0-0)
I’d like to pretend I know something about these fighters, but I’d be lying. What I do know is remarkably simple: Jake Rosholt is a striker; Osterneck is a grappler. Both fighters are undefeated prospects looking to make good showing before they make their UFC debuts (this is at 185lbs). From the look of things, Rosholt is a bigger prospect that’s faced a higher level of competition. That’ll likely give him the edge he needs.
My Prediction: Rosholt by TKO in 1.
#1 Rob McCullough (16-4) (7-2) vs. #2 Donald Cerrone (8-0) (1-0)
This is one of the most intriguing fights in the card and it’s possible that it’ll never see the airwaves. Every listing I see has this fight as “may not be broadcast” but it’s hard to imagine that the future of the lightweight division wouldn’t be aired. Either way, the winner of this fight looks to challenge Jamie Varner for the WEC gold.
Despite his “prospect” status, Donald Cerrone has beaten some very good fighters in his young career. Current UFC veterans Nate Mohr and Ryan Roberts have fallen victim to “The Cowboy” the only way anyone has, by submission. In eight professional fights, he owns eight professional submissions and will look to exploit that very weakness in his opponent. Razor Rob though, is a completely different animal.
Despite being drastically overrated, Rob McCullough is one tough fighter. The only question is: which Razor Rob will show up? Will it be the aggressive show stopper that put Richard Crunkilton and Kit Cope to sleep, or the ho-hum “trying not to lose” fighter that narrowly defeated Kenneth Alexander? Either way, this fight should go the distance, as the both fighters are major tests for the other.
My Prediction: Cerrone by unanimous.
#5 Rani Yahya (11-4) (1-1) vs. #2 Yishiro Maeda (23-5-2) (1-1)
Yishiro Maeda makes his return to the WEC against the one-dimensional wonder known as Rani Yahya. It’s one thing to be a grappler; it’s another to be nothing else. Yahya has shown considerable skills on te ground, but his stand up game looks more awkward than straight guy at a Celine Dion concert.
Maeda doesn’t ahev the same problem. A well-rounded fighter, Maeda made a fan of me with his gutsy performance against the Mexican Mullet, Miguel Torress. He challenged the mullet and lived to tell the tale. If that doesn’t tell you about him as a fighter, I don’t know what does. Maeda will eat Yahya for breakfast.
My Prediction: Maeda by TKO in 2.
