| I recently read that the Ultimate
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| | It's the Ultimate Fighting Championship
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| Fighting Championship has purchases the
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| | heavyweight division who is going to
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| World Fighting Alliance. I think the
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| | benefit most from the WFA fighters. Who
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| (Ultimate Fighting Championship) is about
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| | wouldn't want to see Bas Rutten return
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| to get a most welcomed shot in the arm,
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| | and climb the UFC heavyweight ladder.
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| courtesy of the recent purchase. Let's
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| | Bas has always been a favourite of mine
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| hope that the UFC decides to keep some of
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| | and if you've ever been to a live UFC
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| the top tier fighters in the WFA stable.
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| | show (which Bas has attended), you know
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| The World Fighting Alliance is a
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| | that his fan base is still strong. I
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| relatively new operation which has gained
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| | found this out at UFC 47 where Bas walked
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| some noteriety by signing some big name
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| | up and down each aisle in the Mandalay
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| fighters. These fighters include Ricco
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| | Bay Event Centre to the delight of the
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| Rodriguez, Quintin Jackson and Bas
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| | hard core fans present. I'd personally
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| Rutten. What's worth noting about
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| | like to see Bas Rutten come back and
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| these fighters is that they've all had
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| | knock Tim Silvia out. Not that there is
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| past success in the UFC or against UFC
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| | anything wrong with Silvia, I just think
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| fighters..
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| | his style makes for boring fights. I
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| Ricco Rodriguez is a former UFC
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| | think that Bas superior standup and
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| heavyweight champion. Quintin Rampage
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| | experience would have Tim Silvia
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| Jackson fought and defeated Chuck Liddell
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| | wondering if he really is the heavyweight
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| in the Pride organization and not by
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| | champion.
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| submission as you might imagine. Rampage
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| | Or barring that, how about a rematch
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| knocked Chuck (considered by many to be
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| | between Tim (The Mainiac) Silvia and
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| the best light heavyweight fighter in the
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| | Ricco (Suave) Rodriguez. The first time
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| world) out. Bas Rutten was an awesome
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| | around Silvia knocked out Rodriguez
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| fighter in his day and has recently had a
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| | basically with one punch. I'd personally
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| comeback fight in which he looked
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| | like to see Ricco put a better game plan
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| extremely sharp.
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| | into motion and take Silvia out. Ricco
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| The welterweight division of the UFC is
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| | has excellent submission skills and good
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| in pretty good shape, by that I mean it's
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| | ground and pound. He's also a large
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| deep with talent. There is a great
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| | heavyweight (like Silvia). I really
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| champion in George St Pierre, probably
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| | think Ricco got caught with a lucky punch
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| the best welterweight in the world and a
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| | the first time in, I'd like to see them
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| long list of good contenders, starting
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| | do it again. Ricco holds victories over
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| with former welterweight champion, Matt
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| | former and current UFC contenders
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| Hughes all the way down to contenders
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| | including Jeff Monson, Paul Buentello and
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| Diego Sanchez, Matt Serra, Josh Koscheck
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| | former heavyweight champions Andrei
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| and several others.
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| | Arlovski and Randy Couture,
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| The light heavyweight division also isn't
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| | Yep, Bas Rutten, Ricco Rodriguez and
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| in bad shape with superstars, Chuck
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| | Quintin Rampage Jackson will all by
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| Liddell and Tito Ortiz who fight on
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| | welcomed additions to the UFC. I hope
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| December 30, 2006 as well as Forrest
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| | that this is exactly what the UFC higher
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| Griffin, Keith Jardine and Rashad Evans
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| | ups were thinking when they purchased the
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| rounding out the top of the division.
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| | World Fighting Alliance. I certainly
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| However, the WFA's Quintin Rampage
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| | hope this wasn't just meant to keep their
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| Jackson would certainly be a welcome
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| | almost monopoly position in high profile
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| addition to the mix. A Rampage Jackson,
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| | Mixed Martial Arts in North America.
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| Chuck Liddell rematch sometime in 2007
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| | I really hope that the UFC (do you hear
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| would likely be a huge draw due to the
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| | me Dana White?) can put some of these
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| fact that Rampage TKO'd Chuck in their
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| | cards together for 2007. I doubt that
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| first meeting in the Japanese Pride
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| | I'm the only fan wanting to see this!
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| organization. Even if a Rampage,
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| | Bring some of these fights to the fans
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| Liddell rematch isn't in the cards,
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| | and re-assemble the UFC heavyweight
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| Rampage's style would make an excellent
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| | division. There are exciting
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| matchup with Tito Ortiz or Forrest
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| | heavyweight fights out there and now,
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| Griffin.
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| | they're within reach!
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