Showing posts with label UFC 113. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UFC 113. Show all posts

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Paul Daley and Kimbo Slice Cut from the UFC

English mma fighter Paul Daley was cut from the UFC by president Dana White after a cheap shot to opponent Josh Koscheck after their UFC 113 co main event fight was over.  Daley showed frustration at the end of his one-sided loss to Koscheck.  During an interview with ESPN's MMA Live Koscheck admitted to talking to Daley a lot during the last minute of the fight in response to all the nasty things Daley had said about Kos leading up to the fight.  Even with Koscheck's talking at the end of the fight and the controversy over Koscheck's possible overselling of an illegal knee to the head by Daley during the fight, general consensus is that Daley needs to act more like a professional and that the punishment fits the crime.  Here is a link showing the cheap shot as long as it hasn't been removed from Youtube yet.
Paul Daley cheap shot on Josh Koscheck
White stated that Daley will never again fight in the UFC due to this incident. 
During the same post fight press conference White stated that Kimbo Slice has been cut from the UFC following his loss to Matt Mitrione.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Fred's Quick UFC 113 Predictions

Saturday night, May 8, 2010 in Montreal the highly anticipated rematch between Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will take place. Many people felt that Shogun won the first fight though the decision went to the champion Machida. The Co headliner on the card is a heated battle between Josh "Kos" Koscheck and Paul "Semtex" Daley with the winner earning a coaching slot against Georges St. Pierre on The Ultimate Fighter and more importantly a Welterweight title shot at the end of the season. Here are, quickly, my predictions for all the fights on this tremendous card.

Preliminaries:

Jason "The Athlete" McDonald (22-12) vs. John Salter (4-1)
Prediction: McDonald by 1st Round Submission

Yoshiyuki"Zenko" Yoshida (11-4) vs. Mike "The Joker" Guymon (12-3-1)
Prediction: Yoshida by Unanimous Decision

Tim "The Thrashing Machine" Hague (10-3) vs. Joey "The Mexicutioner" Beltran (11-3)
Prediction: Hague by 2nd Round TKO

TJ Grant (15-3) vs. Johnny Hendricks (7-0)
Prediction: Grant by Unanimous Decision

Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis (21-7) vs. Jonathan "The Road Warrior" Goulet (22-10, 1 NC)
Prediction: Davis by 3rd Round KO

Joe "El Dirte" Doerkson (44-12) vs. Tom "Filthy" Lawlor (6-2, 1 NC)
Prediction: Lawlor by Unanimous Decision

Undercard:

Patrick "The Predator" Cote (14-5) vs. Alan "The Talent" Belcher (14-5)
Prediction: Cote by 1st Round TKO

Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson (4-1) vs. Matt Mitrione (1-0)
Prediction: Mitrione by 1st Round KO

Sam "Hands of Stone" Stout (16-5-1) vs. Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens (17-5)
Prediction: Stout by 2nd Round TKO

Co Headliner:

Josh "Kos" Koscheck (16-4) vs. Paul "Semtex" Daley (23-8-2)
Prediction: Koscheck by Unanimous Decision

Main Event: Light Heavyweight Championship Fight

Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida (16-0) vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (18-4)
Prediction: Machida by 4th Round TKO