UFC 62 preview
By Carlo Pena: For all the MMA fans, one of the biggest UFC events of 2006 is less than a month away. Coming on August 26, 2006 10PM ET/7PM PT is UFC 62. Among the featured fights for this event are the rematch of The Ultimate Fighter alum Forrest Griffin (12-3) and Stephan Bonnar (12-2); and the UFC light heavyweight championship bout between Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell (18-3) and Renato “Babalu” Sobral (27-5), who are also facing each other for the second time.
If Griffin-Bonnar II is half as exciting as the first fight between these two, we are all in for a hell of a show. The memorable first Griffin-Bonnar match stole the show during the inaugural “The Ultimate Fighter” finale in an action-packed give and take battle. The toe-to-toe brawl ended with Forrest on top, edging a close decision over the equally impressive Bonnar, as the crowd offered a long standing ovation for both combatants.
During the course of his previous 4 matches, Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell has bested Jeremy Horn and Tito Ortiz, beating both by stoppage, which tightened his hold in a strong, competitive light heavyweight division in the UFC. Riding on a high of confidence, Chuck at UFC 57 then after defeated long-time rival Randy Couture by knockout in what was their third match, proving that he is undoubtedly the best light heavyweight in the American Ultimate Fighting circuit.
Pride fighter Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva meanwhile has challenged the champion Liddell, and has promised to fight in the Octagon once again if “The Iceman” is succesful in his defense against fellow Brazilian Sobral.
In a mic performance that has made joke reels all over the MMA World, Silva entered the Octagon ushered by UFC owner Dana White, surprised the audience with a call-out which instead of saying “fight”, accidentaly said the expletive “f***”. Silva, who is Liddell’s counterpart as the Japanese organization’s reigning titleholder in the 205 pound weight division, is also currently competing in Pride’s Open Weight Grand Prix as a semi-finalist.
Also recently added to the card is David Terrell (10-2) who is battling Japanese fighter Yushin Okami (17-3), who has recently scored a DQ victory over Pride and UFC veteran Anderson Silva. Terrell said while in preparation for Okami that “he’s (Okami) got a good won/loss record, and his wins are scattered among striking, subs, and decisions. I know he will be well-trained, and has a very good all around MMA background” and described Okami as “a very difficult opponent to beat”.
David “The Soul Assassin” Terrell, who is best remembered for his 24-second winning debut versus wrestler Matt Lindland, is also coming off a victory over Scott Smith last April.
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