UFC 102 Review Video - PhantomUFCfan

[djec]

haha maia got christened

[Euphoria2g]

Even though it's a bit of a late reply, great video mate.

I thought it was a good win for Vera, even though he still lacked that killer instinct that he showed earlier in his career, hopefully the UFC will give him a top 10 LHW in his next fight and we can see where he's really at.

[stfuyougotktfo]

I think if CroCop does beat JDS which i predict he will, hopefully the UFC will put up Noguiera vs CroCop 2. That would be a dream come true. I dont think Noguiera will be able to submit cro cop now but his boxing got wayyyyy better so he will be a problem in the stand up for CroCop. I see CroCop winning. I do think CroCop will do good against Lesnar, probably will land good leg kicks and his striking is much better than Lesnars, but will cro cop ever win the UFC title? Hopefully.

[jagc3ve]

Great review as usual Chase. I think the best way to see who's is going to be next in line for a title shot against Anderson is to set a Marquardt/Henderson match for the #1 spot, but something tells me it's going to be Hendo the one getting it in the end. As for Nogueira, if he doesn't get the winner of Lesnar/Carwin, I wouldn't mind to see a rematch against Mir before that.

[felipao03]

Overall a great review!!

The only thing I disagree is that if Junior dos Santos beats Cro Cop they'll not put him against Nogueira. D. Santos comes from the same camp, Nogueira is his BJJ instructor, they have the same boxing coach Dorea and the same Muay Thai coach Luis Alves.

[thomasmahersolo]

only got one wrong on my predictions damn jardine the fool

[gardnersoccer33]

good video keep them coming

[volkert314]

Good Review. I was on the edge of my seat for the Nog/Randy fight. Well worth every penny and the long wait to see those two go at it.

[lucasd213]

great vid dude, i think that couture-nog deffinately can be the fight of the year. And i believe Hendo-Marquardt for the chance to fight Silva would be a great fight.

[roycesboy]

ive heard in an interview with henderson that it is already decided, he will have the next title shot.

[WEEBO09]

Man, if Randy would have came back and won the fight . That would have to be probably the best fight I have ever seen. I think Santos will knockout Cro Cop with strikes and we'll see a Cro Cop vs Couture fight. If Randy lose's that one , which i dont think he will, but if he does. Then i believe that he might retire even though having just signed a new contract.

[45axelh]

Randy was awesome in that fight, but Nog was just a bit better... They are both insanely good fighters and both have hearts of gold. Randy surviving those submission attempts and the knockdown in the 3rd round just shows you how powerful of a fighter he is.

[pigslaught666]

i fucked my predictions only got the jardine silva fight right

[dragonstyle619]

I love Cro Cop and all ut i'll rather see him avenge maybe a loss to Kongo or especially GOnzaga. Both which I think he can beat if he's all there. I honestly think he can knock both guys out in less than a round. But I dont think he deserves a contenders fight even if he beats DSantos.

What I would LOVE is for Cro Cop to get a winning streak going about B+ and A- opposition before they put him in there with A+ competition. He looked horrible versus Werdum.

[kaguth]

Damn, I'm so pissed I missed this on ppv. I just watched it on the mmalinker after the fact.

[hattrickhockey17]

Thanks for the support.

[footballfan533]

i want to see hendo vs marq to get a number 1 contender so we dont have to waist andersons last 4 fights on people we have already seen him beat. have him face the winner of that fight in between beating people in superfights.

[AYAOTD22]

hey man how do u feel about Duffee 7 second KO

[hattrickhockey17]

Pretty Impressive. He's a guy I had heard about out of ATT, with some solid wrestling and striking. He is definitely a guy to look out for.

[AYAOTD22]

you think he can be a threat to lesnar in the future

[ignostic1]

No way does Big Nog fight Dos Santos. They're teammates, both Ed Soares guys.

Nog should get the winner of Lesnar/Carwin, given that we can now see his awful showing against Mir was due to being wiped out from staph.

[hattrickhockey17]

Agreed. When I said that, I meant if Cro Cop wins, Dos Santos trains with Nog at Blackhouse, they would never fight.

[lukeStef]

Great review man. It would be nice if you reviewed all the fights that aired, but it's all good.

[hattrickhockey17]

Thanks for the support.

[AlanJits]

good job. you were pretty much right on the money with your assessments of the fighters last night. i was surprised at how good nog looked against randy. and yeah jardine has major problems with aggressive strikers that push forward on him.

[hattrickhockey17]

Thanks for the support. It was a great night of fights.

[Warlovski]

good review as always my friend. my vid should be up soon

[hattrickhockey17]

Thanks Wes, I just watched it.

[themmavoice1988]

cro-cop is getting a shot if he's winning..that was the deal to get him back in the ufc....

than i guess nog is fighting the winner of rothweell/velasquez

[hattrickhockey17]

Yeah, we will have to see how it all goes down. The next couple of months will be interesting.

[916Chris]

You definitely called Silva/Jardine. Agreed, great fight and event.

[metaldudebuff92]

Man I sucked it up on the prediction contest.

I did however get Marquardt Maia.

And lets be honest, if Maia had won the same thing would have happened to him against Silva, he would have got KO'd. He dosnt' have the stand up to get in there and take down some of the better guys at 185 (Silva, Marquardt, Henderson, ect).

Nog Couture, I loved it. Randy lost but has nothing to be ashamed of, he did great.

Good night of fights

Good video

[Maloperverso]

At 2:21, what do you mean by "pocket"?

[metaldudebuff92]

The middle of the octagon, he stayed in the middle

I think, im pretty sure thats what it is.

[hattrickhockey17]

Yes. It refers to the area in which fighters exchange when striking. The term comes from boxing though.

[hattrickhockey17]

I didn't really explain it best in the above response, this one is better.

**It refers to the area/space between two fighters where the exchange combination's when striking.**

[hattrickhockey17]

**...where they exchange...**

[panoca]

Can someone explain why the heck Maia was throwing LOW KICKS at

Marquadt???

[themiz2003k]

when you aren't afraid of getting taken down, you can do pretty much anything you want.

You propose he just stood there and exchanged punches?

[panoca]

He was not afraid of being taken down, but he should have been aware since the very begining that Nate (which is STRONGER) could knock him out with a single good punch. Yes, exchange punches would have been better. Demian could not have crippled Nate with a low kick and every one ot those leave a window for a counter. I love Maia, but don't think was the smartest thing to do...

[themiz2003k]

Contradict yourself much?

So one punch can take maia out, so he should exchange punches with him?

[panoca]

Dude, listen carefully. He should take him down - this we all know.

But you start standing up, as you have realized. While you are waiting for the takedown, it is safer to keep the distance and avoid power punches using your jab and moving instead of throwing low kicks! How many times you have seen power over right hands after someone throw a low kick? So, unless you have one hell of a kick (which is not the case), he would be better off not kicking and using the jab. Thats my opinion.

[themiz2003k]

lol... Yeah, low kicks are a really in close and tight strategy.

Nobody in history has ever used those to keep the distance in a fight.

Countering a jab is just as easy as countering a low kick, sir. Especially when you don't know how to throw one. What limp is longer, your leg or your arm? Leg right? Well keeping him almost at legs length is farther away than keeping him at a jab length, per your strategy.

He should have closed the distance and clinched, but thats just me.

[sdfghjrftgyhujh6tred]

i think so Marquadt would kick back and maia could catch the leg and take him down.

[UltimateHibz]

This card was surprisingly awesome.

[AnDyMaksoud]

Great vid, agreed with everything as always.

[hattrickhockey17]

Thanks for the support.

[MrISIB]

Well I didnt win that UFC 102 prediction contest. Leben and Coture both those fights I was wrong.

I wish the nate vs maia fight would have gone to the ground a little bit would have love to seen some grappling.

[mmapicks]

Marquardt Maia : although the quick knockout does say something about Maia's standup, I was disappointed that I didn't get to see a battle in this one. I'd rather see Marquardt Henderson than Silva against either of them.

Couture Nog : amazing fight, although Couture is showing the effects of time. This fight more than saved the card for me. A classic!

Silva Jardine : not sure this one showed us anything new, bit of a dud.

Vera TPE : I found this one rather unimpressive.

[RiskTaker2oo8]

I think we're gonna see Cro Cop vs Coutoure for sure. Dosen't matter how Cro Cop's fight's gonna end. Win lose i think Randy vs Cro Cop is next. With Nog , it's a pretty big question mark. He's not going to be fighting Dos Santos cuz , he's his mentor , they train together etc. Nog might fight either Velasquez or Gonzaga.

[Labib96]

I think Nog is going to fight velesquez if he wins against Ben Rothwell at UFC 104

[locomike102]

Lesnar's striking is still pretty rudimentary and Nog would have an advantage there, I think. Nog is very durable and I don't think Lesnar has a good chin. The biggest problem for anyone facing Lesnar will be the size/strength advantage. Lesnar has pushed the heavyweight division to the point that all the other divisions are at--if you are not cutting weight to make your division, you are putting yourself at a huge disadvantage.

[Nightmonkey17]

Couture got dominated bad, but it was a weird fight. I wasn't expecting Couture to lose the standup, and I wasn't expecting Nogueira to fail at submissions.

[hattrickhockey17]

Thats why we love MMA, its so unpredictable. The fight was awesome.

[themmavoice1988]

dos santos and noguera train toguether so i dont think that fight will happen...

[hattrickhockey17]

This is indeed true. It won't go down, but like I said the possibility of fighting the winner of Dos Santos Cro Cop might happen, if Cro Cop wins.

[MrUltimateTKO]

Good review :) UFC 102 was definately memorable.

[themmavoice1988]

nogueira look really good....that reversal that put him on full mount was really impressive....i wonder if he will get a shot..or maybe get velasquez or cro-cop if he wins...

[metaldudebuff92]

I've heard Carwin is getting the next shot, at UFC 106 I think.

Then Cro cop and Dos Santos are fighting, the winner of that fight is then thrown into the mix.

and Valasquez is fighting somebody at UFC 104, and if he wins I think he should fight Nog.

yeah, lots going on in the Heavyweight division

[hattrickhockey17]

Cain is fighting Rothwell, and the winner of Cro Cop Dos Santos will either fight Nog, or Cain/Rothwell more than likely. Yes alot is going on, and its good to see some more depth in the HW division in the UFC.