UFC 144 discussion thread (Spoiler)

[Brent Smith]

I know its a day early to make the thread but since the weigh ins happened I figured now was as good a time as any

Rampage missed weight by 5 lbs. Fatty! I hope Bader whomps him now!

Frankie Edgar (154) vs. Ben Henderson (154)
Ryan Bader (205) vs. Quinton Jackson (211)
Cheick Kongo (229) vs. Mark Hunt (264)
Yoshihiro Akiyama (169) vs. Jake Shields (170)
Tim Boetsch (186) vs. Yushin Okami (185)
Hatsu Hioki (145) vs. Bart Palaszewski (146)
Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)

Preliminary Card:

Takanori Gomi (155) vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (154)
Vaughan Lee (135) vs. Norifumi Yamamoto (136)
Steve Cantwell (185) vs. Riki Fukuda (185)
Chris Cariaso (136) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (135)
Issei Tamura (145) vs. Tiequan Zhang (146)

[Jack LaBarge]

The new joke of MMA, Quinton Jackson! Who else was watching the weigh ins with Rogan & Quinton thinking or wishing something would've happen?

[Brent Smith]

Lol that would have been funny. I know things happen with weight but come one if youre UFC level you should be making weight. Not missing it by 5 lbs!

[Cody Kietzman]

This missing weight thing is becoming more and more of an issue.

[Max P.]

Predictions: I think Henderson is gonna get that title and Lauzon will win in a Fight of the Night performance.

[Andrew Maxwell]

Jackson mentioned that he had retained water on the flight. What I want to know is why is he flying into Japan so close to the night of the fight? If I were him I would of been there at least a week early to acclimate and loose the warer retained from flight.

[Jeremy Gates]

retained water from flying? wait what?

[Andrew Maxwell]

retained water from flying? wait what?

When you fly your body is under an increased amount of pressure. This can cause lumphatic edema where the lumphatic fluid leaks out of the lymphatic vessels and into the surrounding tissues. This extra fluid in your tissues can cause extra weight that can be difficult to remove quickly.

[Brent Smith]

Weird. I read he had an injury so he couldn't get any "roadwork" in to lose it. Excuses excuses

[Chris Cabral]

Theres really no excuse to miss weight for these guys. At that proffesional level its unacceptable. Id give the other fighter all of his purse and not let them fight. That would probably stop this trend