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UFC 76: Mauricio Rua Vs. Forrest Griffin

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#1 ·
Name: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 205
Record: 16-2-0

vs

Name: Forrest Griffin
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 205
Record: 13-4-0
 
#53 ·
does anybody want to tell me why they bet on dumbo? yeah ahhhh learn your fuckin mma. forrest better run cause he ain't going up against bonnar. shogun is the best lhw in the world i may remind you idiots! upsets happen but not this big of an upset.
 
#54 ·
Pretty sure Kongo v Crocop is a bigger upset than if Forrest wins...

Anyway, I put 3134 on Shogun, although Forrest certainly has a chance.
 
#55 ·
taadland said:
does anybody want to tell me why they bet on dumbo? yeah ahhhh learn your fuckin mma. forrest better run cause he ain't going up against bonnar. shogun is the best lhw in the world i may remind you idiots! upsets happen but not this big of an upset.
Maybe you should learn what people are really doing instead of calling people names there tough guy.

Most people aren't betting on Forrest because they think he'll win. Shogun was so far ahead that the odds against Forrest were tremendous, so people started betting on Forrest because if Forrest would beat Shogun they'd get a shit load of points. However, now that's backfired because instead of Shogun still leading now Forrest has about an equal share of the points.

That's what I was going to do if things kept up the way they were with Shogun leading by so many points. Now **** that.
 
#56 ·
taadland said:
does anybody want to tell me why they bet on dumbo? yeah ahhhh learn your fuckin mma. forrest better run cause he ain't going up against bonnar. shogun is the best lhw in the world i may remind you idiots! upsets happen but not this big of an upset.
I agree completely, this is gonna end in a bloody mess for Forrest. He asked for the #1 LHW in the world and he is gonna get him at the peak of Shogun's career.

All my points on Shogun ...

WAR CHUTE BOXE!!!
 
#57 ·
Is anybody watching Forrest talk about Shogun on UFC Countdown to 76..
..its halarious..

He's like "Shogun is deadly with his punches, kicks, and knees. So, I need to watch out for his punches, kicks, and knees. He's great in the clinch and has great BJJ. But other than that, he's got nothing."

.. Are you kidding me?

He really knows he's gonna get killed, there is nothing he does better than Shogun.
 
#58 ·
I'm a little disappointed with the live interview with Forrest and Rogan on UFN 11. He seemed way too cocky for the likes of Shogun. Yeah, Forrest is cocky and a big showman, but it was a little much. He definitely wasn't himself, acting like it's no big deal going up against Shogun, so I think he's a little spooked.
 
#59 ·
davidm724 said:
I'm a little disappointed with the live interview with Forrest and Rogan on UFN 11. He seemed way too cocky for the likes of Shogun. Yeah, Forrest is cocky and a big showman, but it was a little much. He definitely wasn't himself, acting like it's no big deal going up against Shogun, so I think he's a little spooked.
Watching his All Access, Forrest is a monster in the gym. He works waaayy harder than I thought. Unfortunately, I don't think its enough.
 
#60 ·
davidm724 said:
I'm a little disappointed with the live interview with Forrest and Rogan on UFN 11. He seemed way too cocky for the likes of Shogun. Yeah, Forrest is cocky and a big showman, but it was a little much. He definitely wasn't himself, acting like it's no big deal going up against Shogun, so I think he's a little spooked.
When Forrest was first asked about a possible match-up with Shogun he was bowing down and talking about how good he thinks Shogun is. But lately Forrest's mouth is getting real big. He's just trying to get himself hyped up I think:dunno:

With you saying he's spooked...........Exactly:thumb02:
 
#61 ·
aspera1163 said:
Is anybody watching Forrest talk about Shogun on UFC Countdown to 76..
..its halarious..

He's like "Shogun is deadly with his punches, kicks, and knees. So, I need to watch out for his punches, kicks, and knees. He's great in the clinch and has great BJJ. But other than that, he's got nothing."

.. Are you kidding me?

He really knows he's gonna get killed, there is nothing he does better than Shogun.
So, he pretty much said that Shogun has
-deadly strikes
-great in the clinch
-great BJJ

what else do you want him to say? he is the second coming of Jesus?
 
#62 ·
How do you guys expect Forrest to act? Should be acknowlege his defeat or give away his game plan? HELL NO. And Forrest winning would not be the biggest upset by a long shot!

Look at GSP and Serra, 1st round KNOCK out by a guy who is like 5'6 and has the smallest arms ive ever seen and got his title shot through a tv show haha now that my friend is a HUGE UPSET
 
#63 ·
Forrest asked for Shogun and he knows that he has nothing to lose in getting defeated by possibly the best LHW in the world.

Being a talented tough guy who keeps improving and trains very intensely, Forrest can't be counted out. Though his task will be a tall one.

If I had to bet, I'd go with Shogun. He's the logical choice to win. It seems like Forrest knows it too.

But, that's what makes Forrest dangerous here: no one expects him to win and he has nothing to lose.

Watch NFL games at the end of the season where one team is mathematically eliminated from the playoffs (the spoiler team) and the other team has to win the game to make the playoffs.

The spoiler team has nothing to lose and sometimes uses very unorthodox plays that are normally not used in professional football games. The results have brought many of these spoiler teams victory because it's hard to defend what is not traditionally done.

I'm not predicting a Griffen victory, but he poses a dangerous threat because he has nothing to lose. And rememeber, he asked for this fight and he's training with Randy who has predicted most of the upsets that have taken place. Couture pulled off two of them himself.

Randy is great at figuring out strategies to beat opponents. Think he's helping Forrest with startegy? That seems like a safe bet.

Maybe you shouldn't bet on Forrest, but you shouldn't count him out.
 
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