Erick Silva Vs Mike Pierce in June (Sau Paulo)???

I know noise regulations are stopping Zuffa from announcing a guaranteed venue for this but I'm assuming this will be on the undercard for Silva-Sonnen II.

http://www.espn.co.uk/ufc/sport/story/140714.html

Very good step up for Silva IMO. He handles Pierce and he's a legit' contender. Pierce is a stocky workhorse and could force Silva to dig deep (almost certainly will) so I think it's good, especially because Silva is coming off a 'loss' and Pierce is, but neither disgraced themselves and showed they can continue to be matched against other fringe contenders.

How does it go down ESB? Intriguing matchup?

Is it just me or are the Brazilian and Rory MacDonald on a collision course? :hey

 

I think he will too Vic, but UFC want to schedule the event to air 'regular time' in the U.S, so the major stadiums appear to be of limits as the show won't start til 1-2 a.m and local laws apparently don't allow a lot of noise at that hour (standard procedure in most places I think) so the UFC are stuck.

They seem really eager to put on a fight there though, so hopefully they will sort things out. Would be great for you my man :thumbsup

 

Your Dad sounds cool :yep :good

 

MMA is my 'modern' sport and I can watch the old timers anytime ;-) My Dad likes Jon Jones, but isn't really into MMA, though he'll watch when I show him something I think is worth watching. He's more of a boxing fan, although he's more into cycling than anything Although I like cycling, combat sports are my main thing of course.

 

Oh, dear. And of course, football is massive in my house. I guess that's me and my Dad's main sport actually (so obvious I didn't think of it) although combat sports surpassed football for me at about 13 years old

R_F: agreed, but at 170 it's something he will be coming up against frequently, and Pierce is an entry level of the top end of that style.

I'd prefer to see Silva Vs Ebersole though :yep

 

Not happening.

Not only will the event be in Rio, but Pierce is fighting the Brazilian that fought Ellenberger a few fights back.

Maybe Silva-MacDonald will be the big co-main event in Canada? :happy