UFC 67 (feb. 3rd)

**Ripped Fetish** · December 31st, 2006, 07:45 AM

Confirmed fights:

Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter
GSP vs. Matt Serra
Rampage Jackson vs. Marvin Eastman
CroCop vs. Eddie Sanchez

**ItalianStallion** · December 31st, 2006, 02:02 PM

2 title fights n 2 newcomers to make an impact..not that bad

**eqpfunk** · December 31st, 2006, 02:19 PM

I can't wait to see all these fights, but they should call it UFC 67: Total Domination, because I don't see any of the favored fighters losing.

Or maybe UFC 67: R.I.P. Eddie Sanchez

Static · January 2nd, 2007, 10:10 PM

GSP is off the card...injured again!

**Ripped Fetish** · January 2nd, 2007, 10:40 PM

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GSP is off the card...injured again!

yea I just read an article about it. Apparently he busted up his knee this time. Its probably a blessing in disguise since I didnt want to see both the TUF fights on one PPV.

**Saurian** · January 3rd, 2007, 01:00 AM

Link to the article?

So is Serra still going to fight, just against somebody else? Or will they replace the match with a new one.

I want to see Cro Cop dominate so bad!

I've been ranting at work about it and a guy finally got curious and went home and watched some CC on Youtube - came back nodding his head, and admitting he is definatly a BAMF.

**ItalianStallion** · January 3rd, 2007, 02:30 AM

im thinkin maybe a Matt Serra v Matt Hughes fight...if Serra agrees....if hughes wins rematch for belt? serra wins he gets GSP next time around...or they give Serra a different guy to fight...n that winner gets title shot..i c it like this...Serra should fight..or make a new fight all togetha fast...wit new guys...Serra has a title shot so to force him to fight sum1 else win that fight then go to title..because what if serra fought n lost...no mroe title shot wit GSP(unfair to serra due to GSP injury) however if Serra agrees than its ok tofight....we shall see im sure UFC has a plan sumwhere

**Ripped Fetish** · January 3rd, 2007, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ItalianStallion

im thinkin maybe a Matt Serra v Matt Hughes fight...if Serra agrees....if hughes wins rematch for belt? serra wins he gets GSP next time around...or they give Serra a different guy to fight...n that winner gets title shot..i c it like this...Serra should fight..or make a new fight all togetha fast...wit new guys...Serra has a title shot so to force him to fight sum1 else win that fight then go to title..because what if serra fought n lost...no mroe title shot wit GSP(unfair to serra due to GSP injury) however if Serra agrees than its ok tofight....we shall see im sure UFC has a plan sumwhere

If GSP cant fight, then Serra wont fight. Their fight will just be bumped to the next PPV or the one after that if GSP is healed. We're more likely to see Diego fight Hughes first since both Penn and Jens are filming another TUF season.

**Ripped Fetish** · January 3rd, 2007, 01:23 PM

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Link to the article?

from UFC.com;

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre has been forced to withdraw from the Feb. 3rd UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING card due to a knee injury suffered during training for his first title defense against Matt Serra. The rest of the card, which includes the UFC Middleweight title bout between Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Travis Lutter, as well as the UFC debuts of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Marvin Eastman and Mirko Cro Cop vs. Eddie Sanchez remain intact.

“Unfortunately Georges St. Pierre was injured in training and we’re hopeful that he’ll recover quickly,” said UFC President Dana White. “We look forward to having Matt Serra’s title fight as soon as we can.”

UFC 67 features the championship middleweight bout between Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Travis Lutter. The card also features the debut of two fighters new to the UFC, but definitely not to the world of mixed martial arts. On Feb. 3, Mirko “Cro Cop” and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will step into the Octagon™ for the first time for their historic breakout fight. Mirko “Cro Cop” will take on Eddie Sanchez and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will face Marvin “The “Beastman” Eastman.

Tickets for UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING are on sale now at $750, $500, $300, $200, $100 and $50. Tickets will be sold at any Mandalay Bay box office and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s stores and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580 or Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.ufc.com, www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING is available live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, Bell ExpressVu, Shaw Communications and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $39.95 ($39.99 CAD).

UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING features the UFC middleweight title fight Anderson “The Spider” Silva vs. Travis Lutter.

Silva (17-4), fighting out of Curitiba, Brazil, defeated Rich Franklin by first round KO at UFC 64 to become the new UFC Middleweight Champion. He is an extremely well-rounded fighter with phenomenal striking skills and is looking to make Lutter his first successful title defense. Lutter (12-3) has fought all over the world including Brazil, Denmark, Japan and England. He made his UFC debut with a victory over Marvin Eastman at UFC 50 in October 2004. During The Ultimate Fighter 4, Lutter used his world class Jiu- Jitsu skills to dominate all three rounds against Team Mojo’s Pete “Drago” Sell and punch his ticket to the finals in Las Vegas. There, he submitted Canadian Patrick Cote by armlock at 2:18 of the first round.

UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING also features the highly anticipated UFC debut of two top tier fighters Mirko “Cro Cop” and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

Mirko “Cro Cop” is considered worldwide as one of the top heavyweights in mixed martial arts today. Notorious for his devastating striking skills – especially his high kicks -- which he used to knockout Aleksander Emelianenko and most recently Vanderlei Silva, Mirko “Cro Cop” storms into the UFC ready to battle anyone who dares to oppose him. Eddie Sanchez is a freestyle fighter with heavy hands who always comes to bang.
Undefeated with a 8-0 mixed martial arts record, Sanchez is confident that if he lands his right hand the fight will be over and he will have a marquis win over Mirko “Cro Cop” on his record.

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is known and respected for his raw strength, power slams and equal striking ability. He marches into the UFC with a motive and a plan to capture the UFC light heavyweight crown. He is prepared to wipe out all the top 205-pounders the UFC puts before him, and blaze a path to a much desired title shot. Marvin Eastman is a mixed martial arts veteran who is recognized for pushing the pace and for using his striking power to score ferocious knockouts. He will step into the Octagon ready to do battle with Jackson and establish his name as a top fighter in the UFC.

The remaining bouts for UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING will be announced in the near future. All bouts are subject to change.

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**eqpfunk** · January 3rd, 2007, 02:00 PM

dang, well maybe they should use this opportunity to unveal Heath Herring along with 'Page and CC. Maybe Herring vs. Anthony Hardonk ( the dutch kickboxer who KTFO'd Pendergrast at UFC 65). That would be a decent match up in my book. Although I think Hardonk might actually take that fight.

**Ripped Fetish** · January 3rd, 2007, 02:38 PM

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dang, well maybe they should use this opportunity to unveal Heath Herring along with 'Page and CC. Maybe Herring vs. Anthony Hardonk ( the dutch kickboxer who KTFO'd Pendergrast at UFC 65). That would be a decent match up in my book. Although I think Hardonk might actually take that fight.

Dana also revealed at the post UFC 66 press conference that they've signed Jay Hieron (no idea about what kind of deal). He's a 170 pounder so maybe they'll make another fight for that division. Of course there havent been any 155 fights since UFC 64, and then there was only one so maybe they'll put together a contender's fight (ofcourse I think thats what they plan to do with Penn and Jens). So basically, I have no idea what they'll end up doing but the fact that theres a lot of possibilities makes for some interesting match-ups.

**ItalianStallion** · January 4th, 2007, 01:32 AM

interestin stff..hopefully then get a replacement for the fight n not just let it slip by since already packed card...im also tryin to get to the fight plane tix n hotel for the weekend

**Ripped Fetish** · January 25th, 2007, 03:38 PM

Anderson Silva (c) vs. Travis Lutter (UFC MW Title)
-Mirko CroCop vs. Eddie Sanchez
-Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Marvin Eastman
-"Lyoto" Ryoto Machida vs. Sam Hoger
-Patrick Cote vs. Scott Smith
-Jorge Rivera vs. Terry Martin
-Tyson Griffin vs. Frankie Edgar
-Roger Huerta vs. John Halverson
-Dustin Hazelett vs. Diego Saraiva*

Saraiva is replacing the originally scheduled Melvin Guillard in the bout with Hazelett. Guillard was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a hanrd injury.

**AuNatural** · February 3rd, 2007, 12:26 AM

A buddy of mine talked to Lutter a couple of days ago about the fight and he said Lutter didn't seem like his heart was in it. He said Lutter seemed like he was beaten already. Being from the Ft Worth area I am hoping Travis makes an impact, but it didn't sound to hopeful. I am interested to see the fights.

**ItalianStallion** · February 3rd, 2007, 02:21 AM

can not wait for the debut of the one n only MIRKOOOO CROO COPP!

**Adonis** · February 3rd, 2007, 08:31 AM

Travis Lutter didn't make weight for his fight. It has been downgraded to a 3 five minute round non-title fight.

At the weighins he was 187, and becasue it's a title fight, he ahd to weigh in at 185, so he was allowed 2 hours to cut 2lbs.

He came back 2 hours later, and weighed in again, this time, 186.5. He only lost a 1/2 over the two hours, and lsot his title shot in the process.

This is really sad, becasue I thought Lutter could beat Anderson Silva. If it was a stand-up fight, whcich it would not be, Silva would win.

But sinced the fight would go to the ground, Lutter would wrestle the shit out of Silva; who has a weak ground game at best. Win by takedowns or submission, either way, he could have been the new champ.

**Ripped Fetish** · February 3rd, 2007, 06:15 PM

damn that sucks Adonis. If it wasnt for CroCop, this PPV would probably have a very low buy rate. GSP injured himself again (which has to be pissing Dana off) and now Lutter cant make weight which means this will be the first PPV in a long time (not exactly sure how long but probably years) that there wont be a title fight on a fight card. I'm seriously considering not even watching this PPV and just down loading a couple fights after the event.

p.s - I bet, if Lutter loses, we'll never see him in the UFC again.

**Adonis** · February 3rd, 2007, 06:54 PM

The probelm is with winning TUF he gets a 3 year, 9 fight contract. With increasing salary over the 3 years. Win or loose he will still have a pile of UFC fights in his contract.

He may be relegated to UFC Fight Night shows, and undercards, but he will still amass a UFC record, and a good amount of cash, win or loose.

**Ripped Fetish** · February 3rd, 2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Adonis

The probelm is with winning TUF he gets a 3 year, 9 fight contract. With increasing salary over the 3 years. Win or loose he will still have a pile of UFC fights in his contract.

He may be relegated to UFC Fight Night shows, and undercards, but he will still amass a UFC record, and a good amount of cash, win or loose.

no he wont. The TUF contracts was only offered to winners of previous TUF competitions. The prize that Lutter, and Serra got for winning TUF was some cash, a sponsorship deal, and one chance for a title shot. And Lutter voided his contract by not making weight for his title fight so now he lost his one chance at a title shot. If he wins tonight, he might still get a title shot. But if he loses, dont expect to see him in the UFC ever again.

**Adonis** · February 3rd, 2007, 07:11 PM

I see, I was under the impression all TUF winners got the same deal, contract wise.