Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell Weight In *VIDEO*

[Airflare Ninja]

bald geht es los...

YouTube - Liddell Silva Weigh In Altercation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOWI1U2BITE)

[Epirus]

Ich kanns kaum erwarten. Auch wenn ich es leider nicht live sehen kann.

[RicRom]

Ist der Kampf heute Abend?

[Epirus]

jap

[Ben K.]

Fireworks at UFC weigh-ins

By Dave Meltzer
Friday, Dec 28, 2007 9:00 pm EST

There was quite a contrast between the weigh-ins for the two main events of Saturday night's UFC 79 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel Events Center in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS -- There was a tease of impending fireworks right after Chuck Liddell got off the scale on Friday afternoon, as opponent Wanderlei Silva, after his trademark intense stare down, made a gesture like he was teasing spitting.

Liddell responded by flipping Silva off, and Silva made a motion forward. It was broken up in seconds with both mouthing words at each other while their seconds pulled them apart. UFC president Dana White and other officials jumped in between them.

On the other hand, opponents Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre couldn't have been more cordial if one was inviting the other in for a family Christmas dinner, the likes of which both likely had to avoid to make the 170-pound weight class.

As they posed in a fighting stance, Hughes extended his hand and both hugged.

"I had a bad Christmas," said St. Pierre, likely in reference to having to train and diet through the holidays. "But I'm going to have a great New Year's."

Both fighters, competing for the interim welterweight title, weighed in on target at 170 pounds and looked to be in their best shape.

A crowd of about 3,500 fans, the second largest ever for a Las Vegas UFC weigh-in (behind only last year's record setting Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz match), was vociferous in particular for St. Pierre and even more, Liddell.

If there was a thought that two straight losses have somehow lessened Liddell's star power, it was lost on the audience which gave him a standing ovation and the loudest reception on the show.

Liddell weighed in at 204 pounds, one less than the shorter Silva. Liddell looked a little bloated at that weight, although he usually looks similar. Silva weighed in wearing a tank top, which he only took off prior to the stare down. He looked in the same condition that he was during his run of six years as Pride's champion in the 205-pound weight class.

From the reaction, it appeared this was a two-match show. While Liddell was more popular than Silva, the crowd did appear to have respect for the legend in Japan, who hasn't fought in the UFC since 2000.

Hughes, on the other hand, was the only main eventer booed, not surprising with numerous fans coming in from Montreal for the five-round fight.

In the other major match, unbeaten Lyoto Machida came in at 204 pounds, to 205 pounds to opponent Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. Machida, of Brazilian and Japanese ancestry, was noticeably taller than the native of Cameroon, who is coming off consecutive quick knockouts over Ricardo Arona and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Due to last-minute visa issues, Machida didn't arrive until Thursday night at midnight.

The lineup for Saturday, in order:

Non-televised matches:

Doug Evans (154) vs. Mark Bocek (155)
Roan Carneiro (170) vs. Tony DeSouza (170)
Dean Lister (186) vs. Jordan Radev (185)
Manny Gamburyan (155) vs. Nate Mohr (155)
James Irvin (205) vs. Luiz Cane (205)

Matches airing live on pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. Eastern:

Rich Clementi (155) vs. Melvin Guillard (156)
Lyoto Machida (204) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (205)
Eddie Sanchez (239) vs. Soa Palelei (262)
Wanderlei Silva (205) vs. Chuck Liddell (204)
Matt Hughes (170) vs. Georges St. Pierre (170) for the interim welterweight title

[ivo c.]

so noch weniger als 12 Stunden.
Ich geh gleich schlafen um das Ding sehen zu koennen :cool:

[DieKlette]

Oh Gott, es wird ein Gemetzel. Silva sieht aus wie eine Maschine und Lidell ist so richtig aggro, ich kann es kaum erwarten.

[unproVoked]

wo kann man das sehen, wenn mans live sehen will?

[tommygun51]

booaahh digga dad wird nen topkampf :sport069:

Alles auf silva

[replica]

wo kann man das sehen, wenn mans live sehen will?

soweit ich weiß nur per payTV

aber nen tag drauf sicher auf **********/torrent etc. hoffe ich halt :)

lg

[tommygun51]

soweit ich weiß nur per payTV

aber nen tag drauf sicher auf **********/torrent etc. hoffe ich halt :)

lg

Ich glaube in Almania auch nich auf pay per view

[MORTIS]

wo kann man das sehen, wenn mans live sehen will?

UFC bietet einen Livestream an: UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® (http://www.Ufc.com)
Nicht gerade günstig aber wenn ich nicht arbeiten müsste würde ich es zahlen.


Gruss Jerome