01-13-2007, 04:08 PM
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True Grappler
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Fresno, CA
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Originally Posted by WouldLuv2FightU
Good post BTW, it kind of makes sense to give Swick Okami but then again Swick deserves to fight Rich more than MacDonald. I mean Okami is good and all but he is most definately not a step up from the crow. Swick deserves the chance to prove himself again, he's undefeated in like 5 or 6 UFC fights and MacDonald is just starting out.
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While Swickk has more fights in the UFC, MacDonald has beaten two guys as an underdog. Not only did he beat them, he demolished them. MacDonald has looked nothing short of invincible in his last two fights. I don't know how that will turn out against Franklin, but if he comes in with that kind of performance I expect him to pull out another win.
I think that, according to the numbers Swick deserves the fight, but he didn't have as good a showing against Loiseau as the UFC might have expected. The UFC makes the point that if you want a title shot you have to finish your opponents, not just win decisions, and that's what Swick did.
The UFC clearly expects Swick to smash Okami. I don't know if he will, but I expect one of these two guys to knock the other one out. Either way, this will be a good matchup.
Is MacDonald ranked #1 among Canadian middleweights yet? If he's not I'd be very surprised. He decimated Herman and Leben, so I don't know where that puts him. Starnes shouldn't be up there any more, and I don't think Loiseau is #1 either. Anyway, if he keeps destroying opponents he should be in line for a title shot. |
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