I do have a lot of love for Baby Inoki, but I adore Tito. Tito was the guy who attracted me to UFC in a more than casual capacity, so for what will probably be his last fight for the company, I wanna see him go out of top and leave with handing Lyoto his first loss. I think it is gonna be a closer fight than people expect. I feel Tito is gonna go in heavily motivated, and if he doesn't slip up, he could easily take Machida down and rassle it up. Ortiz has never, in reality, been the greatest fighter, but he's never been one to count out of a fight, IMO. He is the more experienced, is much bigger as mentioned above and is certainly the better grappler I'd say.
As said, I'm pulling for Tito more so than Lyoto in this one and think it'll likely end in a UD, hopefully in Tito's favour - if he can get Lyoto down, which is in no way impossible, and control the fight - he can do it. But then again, I'd not be suprised at all if Lyoto wins this. The guys brilliant at the end of the day, and will only get better I feel.
If Wandy wants it, he can beat Jardine. But I have a feeling that we'll see a repeat of Jardine-Liddell in honesty. Not that it bothers me, as I love Jardine and can't wait till he finally gets his rightful title shot. But if Wandy wants it, as I said, he can beat Jardine. We'll have to see, but I'm happy either way. It'd just be nice to see him pick up a big win in the UFC.
As for Sherk-Penn? I have a feeling Sherk's gonna do it. No idea why, but he has a habit of winning fights I don't think he's gonna win. So that's likely where this gut feelings coming from. I don't particularly like either, but BJ Penn does get on my nerves more so, so I'd be happy enough for Sherk to win, if only to give Penn another loss and to shut my mate up for a bit.
All in all though, it's gonna be a real fun night, it's certainly a star-studded card which UFC seems more hesitant to put out these days, so I'm really looking forward to it.
UFC 84: ILL WILL Discussion Thread
that cracks me up everytime I see it.
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