I gotta say I am not a fan of this type of promotion. Chael made it fun for a bit when it seemed "original" but it is really wearing thin for me. I am really not interested in fake feuds.
Ah, man I officially don't have any respect for Wandi anymore. I used to really respect him. I mean come on, he calls out Chael, then turns down the fight when the UFC gives it to him, holding out for more money. Then he gets hurt, and Chael takes another fight, then he gets a camera guy and confronts Chael? Something loose up there.
Interestingly enough when it comes to brawls and street fight...it favors the mobile person. Big guys usually get rocked the hardest cuz they're easy targets. It's not a ring or Octagon. You got open space and plenty of objects at your disposal if it got there. But regardless of the objects the big guys ALWAYS swing first and miss then it's combo time.
I always find it interesting when MMA fighters get caught in brawls because you can see their technique pretty much go out the window...I mean it's definitely there...but they're not pacing themselves, going for a low kick, fighting for points...it's just straight for the kill.
I think Pettis has major heart, but I would not have wanted to see this cuz I'm a fan of Wandy's too. Wandy has done this before so he's not doing this for show even though presently he knows it will help sell PPVs so I'm sure in his mind it's worth it for the PR.
Four vs one/two is brave, but futile UNLESS you can knock out one or two of the guys from the start.
- Huerta vs big dude = big dude getting KOed in a matter of seconds.
- Lee Murray vs Tito
- Falcao + his friend vs a group of guys. That was very sad, but an example of what can happen when even regular guys team up on two pro fighters.
I don't condone it at all, but I think it's definitely spark more interest for the impending showdown. I mean Wandy thrives in these conditions. He loves to hate his opponent so it brings that inner killer instinct within.
The part that sucks is that his friend got the worst of it. Falcao kinda had it coming he got a bit too close to the girl and the tried to smack her or something (Hard to tell) but his friend was just there helping his friend it seemed. Also i noticed the guy with the red jacket that is kinda breaking it up apart in the store is the guy running around and hitting people with the 2x4 lol. Crazy shit. Glad i live in San Jose where that kind of shit is real rare. Hell i stopped hanging out with one of my friends who beat down a dude with a rock. Iv always had a disdain for people bringing weapons into fights.
No Krazy horse got choked stupid by one of Wand's team-mates, then lied about it in an interview, then the video of him getting choked out got released and he looked like the lying dweeb he is. He never got anywhere near Wanderlei who was just watching his dumb ass from the sidelines.
Back to the thread, Wanderlei has been in street brawls for years and he had a 4-2 numbers advantage, a major size advantage on Pettis, and Sonnen with the kind of style (wrestling) that is terrible for multiple opponents. I don't condone what Wanderlei did but both Sonnen and Pettis would have been in a coma if this actually happened, no matter their big talk.
I can't believe anyone is defending Wandi at this point. The guy is an idiot. He's become a privileged rich kid with no guts.
The bottom line is he asked for a fight and then chickened out and now he's trying to save face. He's marred his image forever. He's now making all kinds of threats, but He still wussed out. WWE-like videos don't change anything.
Chael on the other hand has shown a lot of integrity. He stepped up and called Wandi's bluff. Props to him. All respect for Wandi is out the window.
Actually no, Chael has never since had those record breaking numbers inside the cage. Now he walks in at the legal limit of 6:1 or less T/E ratio for TRT exempt athletes. That is still cheating with a doctor's cert, but it's much less than 16:1.
His record breaking numbers did allow him to pummel Anderson for 4.5 rounds. His normal levels of cheating get his ass kicked. Chael doesn't just need to cheat, he needs to cheat big to get anywhere.
Both guys are kinda beating the dead horse now. They're probably gonna retire one another and be laughing all the way to the bank. This feud was looking manufactured since jump street.
No, not both guys, Wandi. Cheal is just being reasonable. Someone called him out and he says, "okay, let's do it." Then Wandi backs out. Some things are black and white. When a guy steps up you give him props.
Are we still talking about wand? jeez he hasn't fought in ages because his body is in old man decline and you would think he is the flavor of the month that has fought 3 times in the last 7 months
I like watching Wanderlei punch people in the face.
All the drama I just read would make the devil cry. :laugh:
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