Mckeever

AmdM

I'm also bigger fan of Bendo tham of Frank, but honestly i don't see Bendo taking this.
Frankie is just too fast on the feet for him to get an hold of him.
Frank will probably jab Bendo's face to a UD.

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osmium

Bendo is a top 5 LW but he isn't in Edgar's league. If Maynard can't hold Frankie down Bendo won't and Frankie will dominate the fight standing. The grappling sequences will likely be similar to what happened in Cruz/Faber. The only way I see him winning is by getting something like a deep figure four front choke during a scramble. Bendo is a difficult matchup for most guys because he is a great athlete, good striker, and very good grappler but he is fighting a great athlete, great striker, and very good grappler.

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No_Mercy

It's strange I'm not a Bendo fan, but I wanted him to kick Jim Miller's ass and I was pretty certain he'd win against Clay.

Overall he's a solid fighter with an excellent base, but not great in striking. I think Frankie is simply going to do what he always does. Run around and peck you to death. Glad to see there's fighters like Barboza, Etim, Cerrone and Pettis who can bang! I respect wrestling even more so now, but too much can be a bit dry.

Edgar by UD.

sNuFf_rEaLiTy

if Maynard couldn't outwrestle frankie i really don't see henderson doing it.

Ben Henderson can probably bring a good exciting fight, but he better look to sharpen up his boxing skills a little bit cause frankie edgar will definitely be able to tag him.

I think henderson's best chance to make this his fight will be in the grappling/clinch game. With that said I just think frankie will be too fast, too technical and too much the better wrestler for bendo to be effective where he needs to be.

Mckeever

Agree with all the posts so far. What Bendo is excellent at doing is landing very crafy, hard shots when the other fighter breaks away from the clinch. He gives his opponent no chance to reset as they're breaking away and capitalises on the smallest openings. He's the same on the ground. Very crafty with his ground and pound, he always manages to slip through hard punches the opponent never sees coming.

Bendo biggest weakness is his boxing. But he is much tougher than Maynard and a much more complete fighter IMO. He kicks, he knees, very good in the clinch, has great flexibility, virtually unsubmittable, great balance and stamina and a good chin.

I really hope he can make a fight of this.

K R Y

I think he'll be able to use his movement and speed to keep up with Franky for a couple of rounds and make it hard for Frank to find his rhythm and range which will make for a close couple opening rounds.

By round 3 I think Edgar will nail his timing for strikes and take downs and win the remaining rounds quite dominantly.

Bendo is top 5 for sure, maybe even top 3 without Penn in the division but Edgar is better in every area except kicks and the ability to explode.

Leed

Any gifs where Bendo does the split while defending a TD?

Brydon

Bendo is bigger and stronger and is every bit as good a wrestler. He is also much more diverse in his striking, throwing lots of kicks and knees etc where as Frankie is very boxing based. I actually think this match up is very favourable for Bendo.

BrianRClover

Much like Lyoto and Jones next month, I'm once again looking at my two favorite guys in the division clashing. I'm just hoping for a good fight. The LW division is so epic, and I can't see these two doing anything to spoil that momentum.

Speaking of which... if Overeem does end up fighting JDS I've got nothing but torn championship fights for the next several months! Please Dana book Sonnen/Silva 2... sorry, side tangent.

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