UFC 113 LD Is Detaining Cecil Peoples at the Airport

May 2024 · 3 minute read
*Sorry for creating this a day early, but I'm going to be very busy tomorrow and I had some downtime, so I figured I'd get it out of the way now.

Let's hop in the Wayback Machine and go back to October 24, 2009.

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After a classic between Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua for the UFC Light-Heavyweight Title, where Shogun battered Machida for 25 minutes with effective striking and solving the puzzle that was Lyoto Machida throughout the fight (making a barrage of leg kicks the key factor of his success in the fight, limiting Machida's mobility), and taking at least three, if not four of the rounds, the judges scored in favor of Lyoto Machida, 48-47 (three rounds to two). There was a lot of outcry of the decision after, and since then, two judges came out to explain their decision. Nelson Hamilton admitted he didn't have the best view of the fight, and that impaired his ability to make the best decision. Cecil Peoples stated that "leg kicks certainly do not finish fights."

Cecil Peoples has been much maligned and criticized by Dana White and MMA fans in the past for how bad a judge he is of the sport of mixed martial arts. Leg kicks absolutely can finish fights, or do enough to effect a fighter's mobility, especially when it gets to the later rounds. It's how Forrest Griffin beat Rampage Jackson, and it's how Jose Aldo destroyed Urijah Faber. Shogun's leg kicks limited the effectiveness of Lyoto Machida, and solved the Machida puzzle.

Since then, the outcry for Cecil Peoples has been a lot more prominent, and someone went as far as to create a humorous action figure Photoshop of him:

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The rematch of this fight has been much anticipated by all MMA fans, both die-hard and casual, and after seven months, it's finally here.

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YOUR MAIN EVENTS:

Light-Heavyweight Championship:

Lyoto Machida (c)

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VS.

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

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Welterweight Bout:

Josh Koscheck

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VS.

Paul Daley

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Heavyweight Bout:

Kimbo Slice

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VS.

Matt Mitrione

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THE REST OF THE MAIN CARD:


There are no Spike TV prelims, however, there will be an MMA Live Preview show before the card at 9:00 p.m. on ESPN2. After the card, at 1:00 a.m., they'll do a review show. MMA personalities like Kenny Florian, Rashad Evans, and Frank Mir usually appear on MMA Live, and considering this is the first time the show's getting exposure on ESPN, at least two of those names will be giving analysis.

To read our thoughts on the event, click here:
http://forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?t=110070

This should be an amazing card and a contender for one of the best of the year. A few ground rules as always: This is a PPV, so asking for streams is not permitted. Also, if they need time to fill, they'll show the undercard fights... it almost always happens, so please do not spoil the undercard.

Without further adieu, let's get some predictions going!

Lyoto Machida vs. Shogun Rua - Shogun, Decision
Paul Daley vs. Josh Koscheck - Koscheck, Sub Hold
Jeremy Stephens vs. Sam "Hands of Pumice" Stout - Stout, Decision
Kimbo Slice vs. Matt Mitrione - Kimbo, Knockout
Patrick Cote vs. Alan Belcher - Cote, Decision

ALSO, FOR THREE FREE MONTHS OF ACCESS TO THE UFC VAULT (a lot of old UFC/PRIDE fights are on here), FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS HERE:

http://forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?t=111489

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