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02-09-2008, 03:58 AM
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Ill agree they were ridiculous, but thats not to say they werent entertaining as all hell
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if u look at the otherway around... in UFC, there was Frank Mir vs Brock Lesner...
so what it's a david vs goliath match? the result usually tells us that skill is better than strength... |
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02-09-2008, 04:30 AM
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Lame argument IMO.
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02-09-2008, 05:32 AM
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I think fighting bigger guys is pretty cool. In the real world, it's very likely for two guys to get into a fight at different weight classes, so why not recreate it in a sport that looks out for both fighters safety? It makes sense to me. Good fighters have skill that can overcome bigger fighters. I fight and train a lot and I enjoy fighting bigger guys more than fighting guys my size.. Why? Because it's more fun and it's harder.
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02-09-2008, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by infamous2117
real fighters fight in any weight.
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Want to know what happens when you don't fight in your own weight class?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-qNNql0HkPg |
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02-09-2008, 07:01 AM
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PRIDE did have freakshow matchups.
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02-09-2008, 07:52 AM
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at the end of the day this is not about ufc vs pride, its about rogans comments!!!!! and yes i still say it makes u a better fighter if u fight heavyweights ( especially if u can knock them out) nobody will ever do what wand did 4 205rs period!) even if chuck beat him! pride fighters will come to rule the ufc, and not because they are from pride but because they were used to a higher calibre ( especially heavyweights)
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You are very uneducated in mma, and probably everything else. Your argument is weak, this thread is stupid.
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02-09-2008, 08:01 AM
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pride listened to their fans. If fans wanted certain matchups, and both fighters were willing, it happened.
Saying that, couture DID drop and end up fighting Liddell, Franklin put on weight and went at shamrock, so it has happened before.
UFC tends to not do this now, unless there is HUGE calling for it,, But a fighter would not have to do anything if he is fighting in his best weight form.
Many fighters DO go up and down weight classes. They just "match" the weight in UFC rather than "going in raw".
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02-09-2008, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by chopstickthugz
if u look at the otherway around... in UFC, there was Frank Mir vs Brock Lesner...
so what it's a david vs goliath match? the result usually tells us that skill is better than strength...
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Didn't Mir weigh in at like 258. 7lbs less then Lesnar
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02-09-2008, 09:59 AM
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When I saw you had a link, I knew that would be the one. That is a sick video. I saw it before on this site too. Nasty break.
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02-09-2008, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Hackman
pride listened to their fans. If fans wanted certain matchups, and both fighters were willing, it happened.
Saying that, couture DID drop and end up fighting Liddell, Franklin put on weight and went at shamrock, so it has happened before.
UFC tends to not do this now, unless there is HUGE calling for it,, But a fighter would not have to do anything if he is fighting in his best weight form.
Many fighters DO go up and down weight classes. They just "match" the weight in UFC rather than "going in raw".
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Franklin starte dat LHW. Got whipped Machida and came to the UFC. Had a couple fights and had the opportunity to fight Tanner at 185 and beat him for the belt. He dropped classes just like Swick after he couldn't get a title shot at 185 and Sherk after GSP pounded him til his face looked like a bloody mess.
It is not really a choice of the UFC as much as it is up to the fighter. THe fighter probably just ask what could happen if they went to that weight class. Dana and Joe Silva give them an outline and they make their choice.
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Rogan Wake Up.
