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UFC 127 Fight Journal: Final Thoughts

Filed under: UFCI’m currently in Sydney, Australia preparing for my fight this weekend against B.J. Penn, and the days can’t pass by soon enough. This fight with B.J. represents the kind of match I want to be involved in at this stage of my career and …

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Jon FitchI’m currently in Sydney, Australia preparing for my fight this weekend against B.J. Penn, and the days can’t pass by soon enough. This fight with B.J. represents the kind of match I want to be involved in at this stage of my career and and I’m determined to make the opportunity count on Saturday night (Feb. 26).

I respect B.J. immensely and have always wanted to fight him one day, and Saturday offers me that chance. As everybody knows by now, B.J. is one of the true icons and pioneers of this sport and is still one of the best fighters out there today. He’s in his prime, he’s ambitious and he’s a great scalp to have for any fighter in the world.

You never really know how good you are until you fight these kind of legends. This is going to be a great test for me and a great opportunity to show the world who I am and what I’m all about. Throw all that in with the fact that I’m headlining an event in Australia, and it’s almost overwhelming to try and explain how excited I am right now.

Hump Day Headlines with Stephanie Ann Cook from Behind

Brandon Vera returns to the UFC as if nothing ever happened after Thiago Silva’s UFC 125 drug tests come back positive. More UFC returns include Middleweight, Jorge Santiago and Light Heavyweight, Elliot Marshall.
Michael Bisping warns Jorge Rivera to “back all that shit up now” here as they stare down at the UFC 127 […]

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Brandon Vera returns to the UFC as if nothing ever happened after Thiago Silva’s UFC 125 drug tests come back positive. More UFC returns include Middleweight, Jorge Santiago and Light Heavyweight, Elliot Marshall.

Michael Bisping warns Jorge Rivera to “back all that shit up now” here as they stare down at the UFC 127 press-conference. Rivera has been busy making a mockery of Bisping for months with catchy little tunes like this: here.

Tito Ortiz pulls out of UFN 24 against Lil’ Nog due to a concussion incurred in training and is replaced by Phil Davis.

Forrest Griffin suffered a broken foot in his victory bout over Rich Franklin and is taking indefinite time off to heal.

Diego Sanchez says he will no longer fight at Lightweight division and is no longer using “Nightmare” nickname.

Strikeforce Challengers 14 averages 200,000 viewers on its Showtime broadcast.

Catch Episode 1 of Wanderlei Silva’s new reality show, “Fighter Life“: here.

King of Pancrase and former Sengoku Champion, Marlon Sandro signs on as Bellator Featherweight.

Rumors circulate that Strikeforce may be delaying indefinitely its second round of Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinals that are currently scheduled for April 9th and feature: Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers and Fabricio Werdum vs. Alistair Overeem.

Phil Davis Predicts Teammate Gustafsson Will ‘Smash’ Te-Huna at UFC 127

Filed under: UFCNormally, UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis isn’t one for pre-fight predictions.

When it comes to guys he doesn’t know and hasn’t trained with, he said, he generally doesn’t care who wins and who loses. Even if he has an opinion on it,…

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GustafssonNormally, UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis isn’t one for pre-fight predictions.

When it comes to guys he doesn’t know and hasn’t trained with, he said, he generally doesn’t care who wins and who loses. Even if he has an opinion on it, he usually keeps it to himself because, as he put it, “I know it’s the fight game, but cats get their feelings hurt.”

But Davis made an exception when talking to MMA Fighting about his friend, training partner, and former opponent, Alexander Gustafsson (10-1), who takes on New Zealand’s James Te-Huna (12-4) at UFC 127 on Saturday night.

The Cut List: Who Needs a Win at UFC 127?

Filed under: UFCNaturally a trip to Australia for the UFC means there’s got to be some local talent on the card, and yes, some of that local talent may be getting just one last chance to show that they can do something other than attract their friends …

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Naturally a trip to Australia for the UFC means there’s got to be some local talent on the card, and yes, some of that local talent may be getting just one last chance to show that they can do something other than attract their friends and neighbors.

But there’s a wide range of fighters on the UFC 127 undercard who are need of a win on Saturday. Hailing from several different continents, and finding themselves in potential trouble for several different reasons, they all need to win big or at least lose impressively if they want to be invited back.

Let’s take a look at who they are below.

Dennis Siver Aiming for Submission Against George Sotiropoulos

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Dennis Siver at Tuesday’s UFC 127 media workouts about his upcoming fight against George Sotiropoulos, fighting in Sotiropoulos’ hometown, getting respect going into the fight and the state of MMA in his home country of Germany.

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Dennis Siver at Tuesday’s UFC 127 media workouts about his upcoming fight against George Sotiropoulos, fighting in Sotiropoulos’ hometown, getting respect going into the fight and the state of MMA in his home country of Germany.

Kyle Noke: ‘It’s Good to Be Home’

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Kyle Noke prior to his UFC 127 fight against Chris Camozzi about fighting in his home country of Australia again, his preparation for the fight and much more.

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SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to Kyle Noke prior to his UFC 127 fight against Chris Camozzi about fighting in his home country of Australia again, his preparation for the fight and much more.