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effjay · #**1561** 09-21-2008, 06:27 PM

Just in time for Filho to show up. I'd love to see Silva get a couple of good fights at 205 in. . .who knows. . .

tlock · #**1562** 09-22-2008, 03:11 PM

Silva rumors not true...

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Soze · #**1563** 09-22-2008, 04:29 PM

Get your pics in for dream 6 NOW!!!

the event is tonight(tuesday morning actually) so the time is running out. there is a new season that started in the secondary league so we are all even at zero(except for leroy. he was the only one smart enough to get his picks in for the playboy card so he is 42 points ahead of everyone.)

execution_style9 · #**1564** 09-22-2008, 04:54 PM

Here are my picks...

Manhoef over Mousasi

"Jacare" Souza over Galesic

Overeem over "Cro Cop"

Akiyama over Tonooka

Aoki over Moore

Sakurai over Hironaka

Minowa over Funaki

Tokoro over Yamamoto

Kharitonov over Ambriz

Nakamura over Martins

Nakahara over Yoon

tlock · #**1565** 09-22-2008, 04:57 PM

done. dont forget to set your tivo for HDnet

Soze · #**1566** 09-22-2008, 05:04 PM

cro cop is scoring a highlight reel knockout and will get back on track to being one of the top 3 heavyweights again. a pissed off cro cop is not someone to be messed with. after a couple more wins and nogueira wins the ufc tourney i would love to see those two go at it again. cro cop had to have been the closest to finishing nogueira. if only the rounds were 10 minutes and 3 seconds...

tlock · #**1567** 09-22-2008, 05:14 PM

I want to see Cro Cop get back on track. I think with a couple more wins the UFC will sign him again. Especially with the up and coming talent they have

effjay · #**1568** 09-22-2008, 05:28 PM

I'm right there with ya'. I'd love to see Cro Cop/Nog go at it again.

execution_style9 · #**1569** 09-23-2008, 09:01 AM

Well I did just *great* on my picks. 6-4, and 1 No Contest. Plus the event ran over 4.5 hours, so I did not record the end of Overeem / "Cro Cop," and whatever happened after that.

So Soze, Tlock, and Effjay, were you guys happy with "Cro Cop's" performance? I did not get to watch it last night, so I am going to check it out this evening. I personally think that Mirko is done, but I have been wrong before. See my picks above.

tlock · #**1570** 09-23-2008, 01:18 PM

Fedor Emelianenko aiming for return at DREAM's year-end event

Veteran Russian fighter and reigning WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko is hoping to return to Japan for a likely but currently unannounced year-end, DREAM.7 event.

Emelianenko confirmed his interest in fighting on the New Year's Eve card while addressing the crowd at Tuesday's DREAM.6 show, which took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Emelianenko, a veteran of the Japan-based and now-defunct PRIDE Fighting Championships, has been a longtime fixture on the Japanese New Year's Eve shows. However, the soon-to-be 32-year-old fighter is also expected to fight Jan. 17 at an Affliction show in Anaheim, Calif.

Even for a dominant fighter such as Emelianenko, taking two fights in a three-week span has the potential for trouble. Unless he'd emerge from the DREAM bout all but unscathed, the Affliction fight -- one that he will likely headline -- would be in jeopardy.

That Affliction event, "Day of Reckoning," was originally scheduled for Oct. 17 in Las Vegas. Emelianenko had been scheduled to fight Andrei Arlovski in the night's main event, but he later pulled out of the show with a hand injury. Arlovski was then slated to headline the event against Josh Barnett.

After securing a partnership with Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Productions, Affliction recently decided to postponed the event until Jan. 17. As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported last week, Affliction Vice President now expects Emelianenko to be on the card, though he said an opponent has not been determined.

"Day of Reckoning" will now take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. -- which hosted Affliction's debut event back in July -- and Atencio said the Barnett vs. Arlovski fight will go on as planned.

Emelianenko last fought in July at "Affliction: Banned" and scored a 36-second submission victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. The victory -- his sixth straight via submission -- pushed his overall career record to 28-1.