I don't know about you, but I'm 50x more excited about this fight than the GSP/Penn fight. I mean, we've already technically seen them fight before, so the allure of that fight is kind of gone for me.
But the Hendo/Ace fight is just one that I've been craving to see for about 2 years now.
Now this fight has alot of allure and attraction to it in the sense that both dudes are just so good and were bound to face eachother sooner or later, and finally they are.
I'm not too sure on who's going to win this fight, but I'm slightly leaning towards Henderson.
Their styles, in perticular, make this fight one for the ages.
On one hand, you have Hendo, who is probably one of the toughest fighters around. He has fantastic wrestling, and a monster right hand+chin. Also, you have to be on your A+ game to sub this man, as he's very Heath Herring-esque with the sub defense.
On the other, you have an extremely well rounded Franklin who also has good wrestling and striking, as well as a pretty good ground game.
When it comes down to it, though, I think Hendo's chin and brick hands might just be a tad bit too much for Franklin. Now, I'm not ruling anyone out in this fight, and am definitely not picking any definitive winners here, as I love both dudes, but I just think Hendo, if he connects, can really hurt Ace.
But this isn't to say that Ace wouldn't be able to outwork him on the ground and pull out a UD.
Regardless though, I think this is going to be one of the best back and forth fights in a very long time, and I'm more than excited.
It's a shame the GSP/Penn fight is getting so much more hype, even though its AFTER this fight.
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But the Hendo/Ace fight is just one that I've been craving to see for about 2 years now.
Now this fight has alot of allure and attraction to it in the sense that both dudes are just so good and were bound to face eachother sooner or later, and finally they are.
I'm not too sure on who's going to win this fight, but I'm slightly leaning towards Henderson.
Their styles, in perticular, make this fight one for the ages.
On one hand, you have Hendo, who is probably one of the toughest fighters around. He has fantastic wrestling, and a monster right hand+chin. Also, you have to be on your A+ game to sub this man, as he's very Heath Herring-esque with the sub defense.
On the other, you have an extremely well rounded Franklin who also has good wrestling and striking, as well as a pretty good ground game.
When it comes down to it, though, I think Hendo's chin and brick hands might just be a tad bit too much for Franklin. Now, I'm not ruling anyone out in this fight, and am definitely not picking any definitive winners here, as I love both dudes, but I just think Hendo, if he connects, can really hurt Ace.
But this isn't to say that Ace wouldn't be able to outwork him on the ground and pull out a UD.
Regardless though, I think this is going to be one of the best back and forth fights in a very long time, and I'm more than excited.
It's a shame the GSP/Penn fight is getting so much more hype, even though its AFTER this fight.
Discuss