UFC 74 this coming Saturday

[5bass]

PPV Saturday night.....UFC 74

Couture vs. Gonzaga (for HW Championship)

-I'm pulling for Randy but Gonzaga looks like the real deal

George St Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck (could be the best fight of the night)

-Cheering against the Canadian but he is hungry for this win

Joe Stevenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino

-doesnt matter either way

Kendall Grove vs. Patrick Cote'

-I'll take Kendall

Huerta vs. Crane

-Huerta should dominate this one

Anybody else plan on watching this PPV?

[Fishing Doug]

5BL,

We will be watching it.  Should be a decent card.

I am pulling for Couture as well but Gonzaga is a tough dude. Not as skilled as Couture but I think he has the strength to make up for it.

St. Pierre-he knows he messed up against Serra.  He wants that belt back so he has to win this one.

[Crabcakes]

I may not be able to watch but i'll be keeping track.

The main event should be good. Randy has experience behind him but gonzaga has really good jiu jitsu and on fight night will probably have him by 15lbs. I think the extra weight may be a problem for randy as he likes to wrestle and work the clinch which may be hard against a larger opponent (I know he beat sylvia but Gonzaga fights a completely different fight). Both are classy guys.

Koscheck comes off as an arrogant jerk and is a boring (yet effective) fighter. I hope Georges wins but Koscheck may pull off a decision.

I sort of dislike how Huerta is being made into a superstar by the UFC because of his  looks and charisma. He's yet to really beat a top lightweight yet, or even a good one for that matter. Even so I think he'll beat crane (who is undefeated but against lower level competition). I'd like to see him against better competition

[Crabcakes]

Randys actually giving up 26.5 at weigh ins.... are there really only three of us excited to watch?

[5bass]

Thats a big weight difference. I hope his years of experience will even things out.

[Bizzo]

People love to count Randy out. Before he fought Sylvia everyone thought that fight was a joke and Sylvia would wipe the floor with him...until he won. To be honest, I rooted for Sylvia because I'm from Davenport Iowa and I always root for the Miletich camp. I myself didnt think Randy had a chance. Now I just can't force myself to bet against him, but I do agree that he will definitely have his hands full.

As far as Koschek, he is a very good fighter, I think he might edge this one out.

[FL_fisher]

I would have to put my money on randy. He is so strong and I think that is why he is able to take on people much biger than himself. I think he could pin anyone in the ufc up against the cage and hold them there if he wanted to.

[Red]

i normally watch these, but this weekend i am unable to, i am always a couture fan, hope he whoops him good!!

[5bass]

So far.....

Cote beat Kendall (ref stoppage)

Joe Stevenson won over Pelligrino (unanimous decision)

Huerta over Crane (ref stoppage)

GSP over Koscheck (decision, GSP dominated, Koschecks biggest injury is mat burn on his back if that tells you anything)

[5bass]

COUTURE WINS!!!

Herb Dean had to pull him off.

[Crabcakes]

Randy via stoppage due to strikes in the 3rd. Good for him. I heard the undercard fights were good as well. Frank Mir and Babalu both won in their returns.

[Bizzo]

That guy is unbelievable, and such a class act too. You just cant root against Randy.

[jwo1124]

i freakin love UFC. These guys are train like animals and deserve so much respect.

I wanted to see this so bad, but I can;t dish out $50 everytime there on just to watch  them streaming on the internet the next week.

Thanks for the updates Fivebass.

Hopefully someone posts the fights on YOutube.com soon.