Rich is too smart to just let Cung Le kick him all day. He'll close the gap and put a hurting on Cung Le. If this makes it past round 2 then Le is in even more danger as Franklins cardio is never in question, but Le's is.
I consider Frank Shamrock a very smart fighter too, so Franklin's main task will certainly be to close that distance asap. His cardio is indeed superior than Lee's by a lot.
Interesting match up.
I`m expecting Franklin to be on Le from the start of the fight, under this pressure Le will eventually fold though I do think he will have his moments in the early going I don`t think he`ll be able to stop Franklin and eventually Franklin will wear him out.
I fully expect Ace to come in and dominate early on and get the finish. Then Cung Le will talk about the injuries he battled going into the fight and how he took the fight because the UFC needed him.
i like cung les chances here, the first round or two will be exciting but i think rich is just too well rounded for cung le.. i would love to see cung le get a head kick KO
Franklin takes this not only has he had a full training camp were he travelled to thailand to prepare for le's kicks he has had a camp and a half since he was mid camp got juggled before
Cung Le has better Striking, and I'm pretty sure he has better wrestling as well. What Franklin has is better Cardio, and a mind-boggling advantage in experience. Probably a marginally better ground game too.
Rich can try to tire Le out against the cage, but I don't think that will be as easy as people are making it out to be. He can try to stand with Le, in which case he will have a puncher's chance. Le's defence isn't great and he doesn't react well to being hit. All things considered that scenario still favors Le though.
I think it's close. I'm obviously in the minority though.
Rich seems to be in great shape. I'm guessing Le might have some luck on the feet until he fades and Franklin starts to turn it up. finishing him in a later round.
Rich seems to be in great shape. I'm guessing Le might have some luck on the feet until he fades and Franklin starts to turn it up. finishing him in a later round.
Only just realised that this event will be on tommorrow afternoon. UFC in the afternoon! Going to feel so weird compared to watching every event at 2-5am
I pick Rich, he's more well rounded and has a better cardio, but who knows
this times sloth is so great for me, it's gonna be at 4 pm after a local soccer match and before an international soccer matches, can't get any better
Man they really have thrown Cung Le onto the wolves since he's joined UFC. Rich wins by being bigger and smarter(fight IQ) and having better cardio. He also the better all around MMA fighter.
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