UFC 71

Here are the UFC 71 Results

A recap of who's fighting:

Chuck Liddell vs Quinton Jackson
Terry Martin vs Ivan Salaverry
Josh Burkman vs Karo Parisyan
Houston Alexander vs Keith Jardine
Kalib Starnes vs Chris Leben
Thiago Silva vs James Irvin
Sean Salmon vs Alan Belcher
Jeremy Stephens vs Din Thomas
Carmelo Marrero vs Wilson Gouveia

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Here are the official weigh in results for UFC 71 from UFC.com

Main Event – UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Chuck Liddell (205) vs Quinton Jackson (205)

Josh Burkman (171) vs Karo Parisyan (170)
Houston Alexander (202) vs Keith Jardine (205)
Kalib Starnes (186) vs Chris Leben (185)

Terry Martin (186) vs Ivan Salaverry (184)
Thiago Silva (202) vs James Irvin (204)
Sean Salmon (205) vs Alan Belcher (205)
Jeremy Stephens (156) vs Din Thomas (155)
Carmelo Marrero (205) vs Wilson Gouveia (204)

On Monday night on Spike TV, there are two shows worth watching.

Monday, May 21st at 10pm. there is UFC 71 Countdown, featuring the first fight between Chuck Liddell and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson held in 2003.

At 11pm, there is UFC All Access for Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, hosted by Rachelle Leah.

Friday at 4pm ET, ESPN news will be showing the weigh ins for Chuck Liddell vs Rampage Jackson, aka UFC 71

Ususally I just put up my own predictions on UFC events, but I decided to post this MMA Girls UFC 71 Predictions video. What do you guys think? Should I keep posting these for events?

At this point I'm pretty confident that the UFC 71 fight card is finalized. Here are my final UFC 71 Predictions...final, until I change my mind that is!

Chuck Liddell vs Quinton Jackson
I predict an exciting fight, with lots of heavy punches thrown and a couple of takedowns before it is over. In the end, I believe that Quinton Jackson will be too strong for Chuck Liddell.

Prediction : Quinton Jackson

Terrry Martin vs Ivan Salaverry
While Terry Martin holds victories over Jorge Rivera and Jason Guida, I think that Ivan Salaverry has faced the tougher competition.

Prediction : Ivan Salaverry

Josh Burkman vs Karo Parisyan
Two excellent fighters in an all out war.

Prediction : Karo Parisyan

Alexander Houston vs Keith Jardine
Keith Jardine will eventually get a title shot, Alexander Houston is just another opponent in his way.

Prediction : Keith Jardine

Kalib Starnes vs Chris Leben
If Kalib can keep from getting hurt then he has a good chance of finishing this fight on the ground. Then again, Leben has heavy hands and will be tough.

Prediction : No Prediction.

Thiago Silva vs James Irvin
Every time I watch Irvin fight I think he's losing, right up until he knocks his opponent out.

Prediction : James Irvin

Sean Salmon vs Alan Belcher
Salmon was supposed to fight Eric Schafer, but Schafer is out with a broken rib. Sean is an excellent wrestler and will control the action against Belcher.

Prediction : Sean Salmon

Jeremy Stephens vs Din Thomas
I think Din is too strong at 155.

Prediction : Din Thomas

There you go, my UFC 71 Predictions are in. I of course reserve the right to change my mind as the fights draw closer.

On May 26, 2007 Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will attempt to do what few others have done, defeat Chuck Liddell in a Mixed Martial Arts match. Luckily for Rampage, he is one of those chosen few. Quinton Jackson, along with Jeremy Horn and Randy Couture are Chuck Liddell's only losses on an otherwise unblemished MMA record. Quinton Jackson defeated Chuck Liddell in a Pride tournament match in 2003, can he do it again?

Certainly if you look at the won/loss record of these two figthers, they are evenly matched. Quinton, like Liddell has only lost to the best of the best. Even Chuck Liddell's own trainer admits that Quinton Jackson doesn't have any glaring weaknesses. Then again, either does Chuck. Let's try to break down the keys to victory for each fighter.

Quinton Rampage Jackson keys to victory

1) Don't back up after getting hit. Fighters who turtle, back up or just cover up when fighting Chuck Liddell do not fair very well. Tito Ortiz has been caught in both of his fights against Liddell doing exactly that. The problem with covering up to weather the storm against Chuck is that the storm comes from all angles, all big power shots and it doesn't stop until you are TKO'd.

2) Take Chuck down, but not until you have him hurt or tired. The best way to defeat Chuck Liddell is on the ground, whether it is submitting him (like Jeremy Horn), or ground and pounding him like Quinton Jackson or Randy Couture did. The problem is that Chuck has the best take down defense in the sport. Hurt him first or catch him when he's winded, he will go down. Once he's down, take advantage, Chuck gets up off the ground extremely well sometimes using the cage as leverage. Once Chuck is down, keep him there and don't stop throwing punches.

3) Try to avoid getting hit, but if you do, fire back. Chuck throws long looping power shots, a good puncher should (in theory) be able to counter between them and tag Chuck. The problem is that Chuck takes a punch very very well, recovers quickly if hurt and when he hits you he hits you hard.

4) Use your knees in the clinch. If Quinton Rampage Jackson manages to clinch with Chuck, he should attempt to soften him up with knees. Jackson uses his knees well and a good knee could bring Chuck to the ground.

Chuck Liddell keys to victory

1) Chuck needs to keep this standing, if it does go to the ground he needs to be on top. Quinton is just too strong a guy and Chuck doesn't work as well as some from his back.

2) Avoid the clinch. Chuck lands a good shot when breaking from the clinch and this is what he should do, if Quinton grabs on, Chuck should push away and throw the uppercut. The problem is that Quinton also does this very well, just ask Marvin Eastman.

3) Finish early. In other words, if Chuck gets Quinton hurt he should pounce. He doesn't want this to go into round 4 or 5 with someone like Jackson. A late slam could be the difference between victory and defeat in this fight.

4) Use leg kicks. Chuck Liddell has great kicks, but usually finishes people with punches. Don't attempt the high kicks and risk the take down, but use lots of leg kicks to make sure that Jackson doesn't have that pop later in the fight.

On paper, this is an excellent fight. Two exciting fighters who love to go at it. Chuck Liddell believes that he can finish Quinton Jackson early, he thinks it will be completely different than the first fight. Quinton Jackson says it's just another day at the office. We'll see who's right on May 26th.

Here is the UFC 71 Fight Card as it sits.

Chuck Liddell vs Quinton Jackson
Terry Martin vs Ivan Salaverry
Josh Burkman vs Karo Parisyan
Houston Alexander vs Keith Jardine
Kalib Starnes vs Chris Leben
Thiago Silva vs James Irvin
Sean Salmon vs Eric Schafer
Jeremy Stephens vs Din Thomas

It's a bit early, but here are my preliminary UFC 71 Predictions. I reserve the right to change my mind 100 times before the actual event.

Chuck Liddell vs Quinton Rampage Jackson
This will be the most interesting fight in a long time. It has the key ingredients of a great fight. Two guys who both like to stand and trade...and both have rock solid chins. This one comes down to who throws and lands the first shot hard enough to stun the other guy. I doubt if we're going to see a one punch or kick KO here! Look back at their first fight, or any of the Jackson vs Silva fights and see that Rampage does not go out easily...either does chuck.

In the first fight, you could see Chuck trying to get leverage against the ropes and failing, this will be easier for him to accomplish with the cage, so if Rampage does put Chuck down, he'll have an easier time getting back up.

My preliminary prediction. Quinton Rampage Jackson by ref stoppage, just like the first fight.

Let the comments role in

Karo Parisyan vs Josh Burkman
Josh is a good fighter, but Karo is great. I think Karo will control this fight. Karo Parisyan by decision

Sean Salmon vs Sean Schafer
Another tough call. I've like Sean Schafer in all the bouts I've seen so far, but Salmon also looked pretty good against Rashad Evans...up until that kick. I'm going to take Sean Salmon by decision in this one.

Kalib Starnes vs Chris Leben
Kalib should have done better during his stint on the Ultimate Fighter...so should Leben. Is this the matchup of the Ultimate Fighter "should have been's"? I call this one a dead heat...for now. I'm going to dig a little further and firm up my prediction on this fight.

So, everyone will think I'm crazy taking both Rampage and Salmon in my picks here...good, comment away. However, when you do comment, please do your own picks for all the fights, not just the easy ones At the end of the day, we're all fans of the sport and differing opinions is what makes it exciting and worth while...right "Little Hughes"?

It's official. Chuck Liddell will face Rampage Jackson on May 26th. This will no doubt be the main event at UFC 71.

Ticket info below, courtesy of UFC.com

Tickets for UFC 71: LIDDELL vs. JACKSON (not including applicable services or taxes) are priced at $750, $500, $300, $200, $100 and $50 and go on sale Friday, March 30 at 10 a.m. Tickets are available at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations, and by telephone at 800-929-1111 or 702-891-7777 (Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s stores and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.ufc.com, www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

That's right, May 26th. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will attempt to beat Chuck Liddell for a second time!

According to UFCJunkie.com, the latest Rumour is Tito vs Rashad at UFC 71. Other sources say Tito vs Keith Jardine, time will tell which source is correct.