Yea never understood it. He could be an exciting asset to the division. Instead they give him wrestlers. Shogun 2, Hendo, Gustaf, Rampage would all be fun fights. If you want to give him a wrestler, give him Sonnen.
I am picking Rashad but I hope he loses. I think it will take some loses to convince him to go to 185 where he would probably instantly be a beast. He has been very successful at 205, but I think he would be at his best at 185.
Lets see they gave him Banha and the UFC got a KO from Lil Nog. Then they flipped the script and gave em The Hitman as a replacement, followed by Darth, and then Mr. Wonderful. I think they wanted to give The Huntington Beach Badboy a nice comeback fight, but he was one wrestler that didn't do so well. Now, surprise...surprise...another wrestler.
Lyoto has a sumo background and a wide base. Plus with the karate stance he's notoriously hard to take down. Even he was able to get back up after the LHW title holder took em down. Unfortunately it didn't last too long after.
Rashad does have a better chance against Anderson cuz he's so much taller and has lankier legs. I don't agree with Rashad losing the LHW title shot then getting an immediate shot at Anderson "just to revive his career" though.
This is a gimme fight for Rashad although it looks good on paper and on his resume. Lil Nog just has a horrendous time with wrestlers. He obviously needs to hurt Rashad and finish if he can.
Good points No_Mercy and LyotoLegion.
Rashad is an evolving fighter learning from his mistakes. It would be really weird if he wanted to exchange with Anderson while having a good chance to take him down.
Lotta upsets tonight. Fight is pretty exciting so far! These guys look like a mirror images. One fighting orthodox and another south paw. Same combos and attacks...
Rashad is edging it out at the moment. (He's got Tyrone in his corner.)
With Rashad putting his hand on Lil Nog's right over and over Nog could go for a Prince Naseem corkscrew uppercut if he timed it well. I don't know if he's athletic enough to do it though.
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