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Lost in the upset, how good is Del Rosario??

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#1 ·
I gotta say, i feel sky is the limit for this guy. His kickboxing is crisp and his BJJ is great, he transitions well and isnt afraid to mix it up a bit either. I think this kid has a bright, bright future and i could see him giving some of the top dogs at SF a run in the very near future.

Thoughts??
 
#4 ·
I'm a huge Shane Delrosario fan but he'd get smashed by Antonio Silva. I can't see anywhere he wins that one.

Antonio is a brutal HW.
 
#8 ·
it all depends if Del Rosario could stop BFs TDs. If he can he would massarce him on the feet. On the ground Del Rosario is no slouch but i dont think he would fare well under BF.


I think Del Rosario has the makings of a champion.
 
#13 ·
he is 248 pounds. He is taller and heavier than both Velasquez and Dos Santos. I dont know many 6f4 248 pound guys cutting to 205. Saying "actual skills" makes me think you dont know much about Del Rosario. There is a reason Lesnar wanted to bring him in for his camp, the kid has actual grappling and striking skills.

He trains BJJ under 2x Pan American Champion Giva "The Arm Collector" Santana, i believe he is a brown belt, he is as legit as it comes and will only get better.


His striking is already levels about guys like BF and he will only get better. He is a freak athlete and if you watch his fight with Brandon Cash he got clocked right on the chin by a monster shot and still recovered to get a Omaplata. The kid has a future.
 
#16 ·
Big foot got smashed by Kyle (LHW) and lost a 10:8 round in the first.

Big foots striking is slow and sloppy. His main strength is his BJJ and pure strength and size.

If Del could avoid the take downs of BF or scramble back up to his feet (which is a task) then I think he could take Big Foot right now.

No need to wait, lets throw him in there with the big boys. The man has skills.
 
#17 ·
Big foot got smashed by Kyle (LHW) and lost a 10:8 round in the first..

What does that really mean? Mike Kyle has brutal power.. Just because Bigfoot is a HW he is supposed to have a harder head?

Mike Kyle knocks out almost everybody he hits square on the chin. Thats why 12 of his 18 wins are by strikes. Hell he's even TKOed LHW champ Rafael Feijao.


He dropped Bigfoot. He didn't beat Bigfoot. Shane is unproven and Bigfoot just smashed Fedor Emeliananko.

I'd give the advantage to Bigfoot any day of the week at this point.
 
#27 · (Edited)
Wrong on all levels!
At this moment in time, Silva is 2 levels above Rothwell and he is getting better and better.
As far as skills: Silva is a black belt in BJJ, karate and judo.

Rothwell would get his ass kicked worse than against Cain.




Because Rothwell has proven to be ab elite fighter with world class ground game...
And his striking is one of the best in the HW division....

Right?!

It amazes me, how many fighters seem to know everything about Fedor right now.
All of a sudded, everyone predicvted his loss to Silva...
All of a sudden, every HW in the world would beat Fedor...because, why not?! Silva did it, everyone can do it also?!

Wow...


If great odds are the main criteria you pick a fighter over another fighter, i've got bad news for you.
your saying Silva is a better striker than Rothwell...... sorry but no. He out struck soundly by Werdum and Kyle on the feet, he was holding his own and then some vs Fedor tho.

Silva is a decent fighter but so is Rothwell. I dont care about McDojo blackbelts in karate and judo, his TDs arent elite so that judo BB means little to nothing and his striking isnt elite so that karate BB means nothing either.

Ben is a blackbelt in kicking ppls asses and taking epic beatings.

Let me ask you, is Roy Nelson a joke to you aswell. Or since he has a blackbelt in BJJ you give him love. Cuz Rothwell beat Nelson before and its clear they are about the same level. Nelson was one fight away from championship contention and he went 3 rounds with JDS.

Just cuz you are sleeping on Rothwell doesnt mean everybody is. Just cuz you are high on BF cuz he beat Fedor doesnt mean everybody is and just cuz you think Fedor would beat everybody doesnt make it true.


As far as betting, yes, odds mean alot. If you bet and dont consider the odds you shouldnt be betting at all.


btw, Ben beat Ricco who i consider a very elite grappler who even gave BF problems on the ground, so stop acting like he is some joke cuz u obv dont know him very well.
 
#28 ·
your saying Silva is a better striker than Rothwell...... sorry but no. He out struck soundly by Werdum and Kyle on the feet, he was holding his own and then some vs Fedor tho.

Silva is a decent fighter but so is Rothwell.
Silva is a good fighter and Rothwel is turning from mediocre to CAN!
As we speak!

As far as betting, yes, odds mean alot. If you bet and dont consider the odds you shouldnt be betting at all.
I bet every day...you don't have to explain how it is with odds and stuff!

I was making a hint at the fact that you can't go by odds only.
In that case, every time you make a bet, go for the ones with bigger odds.

It's too early to compare Del Rosario to Silva.

Silva has been in some great fights against establisehd fighters, former UFC and Pride champions: Fedor, Werdum Arlovski, Ricco. Lost only to Werdum, a big part of that being the experience factor. But overall, Silva looked more than decent.
Fact that he got dropped and beat on by Kyle and then came back and put him away just shows what a tough fighter he is.
And he keeps improving.

Del Rosario is talented, but looking at his fighting record, who has he beaten so far?! Only B and C level fighters.
He has some way to go.

PS: he looked pretty tired after beating Johnson, at the post fight interview...something he needs to work on also.

You edited your post while i wrote mine...seriously man!
 
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