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5 Non-Title Matches (1 For Each Div.) You'd Like To See

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#1 · (Edited)
realistic ufc matchups youd like to see and why

for me its

lw div: MELVIN GUILLARD VS. KENNY FLORIAN

because they are both tough and can dominate an aspect of the fight, guillard has yet to prove he can fight someone with great bjj and not get submitted and kenny has yet to prove he can fight someone with explosive standup and decent wrestling and not get ko'd.

ww division: DIEGO SANCHEZ VS. BJ PENN


This matchup is exiting and would determine if deigo is highly over-rated(like i think) or is a real contender, both exiting fighters, an exiting matchup


mw div: RICH FRANKLIN VS. MIKE SWICK


two talented fighters here, both who's chins are qeustionable but both with exiting well rounded skills and dedication.giving rich frankllin a formidable and exiting fight and mike swick a chance to establish himself.

lhw division: FORREST GRIFFIN VS. RENATO SOBRAL

Forrest has shown he is formidable against wrestlers and submission fighters and babalu has shown he can submit the best. this would be a war,a battle of wills and could go either way

hw div: BRANDON VERA VS. ANDREI ARLOVSKI( hw is so thin i have to go with a possible title fight)

Both well rounded, both very talented. Arlovski with his explosive powerfull punches and vera with his deadly knee's, kicks and striking makes for a very very exiting hw matchup.


do you guys agree, what matchups would you like to see happen in the ufc.

ive seen some poor match making in the ufc sometimes, they should go by what the fans want more.
 
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#28 · (Edited)
Organik said:
robbie has improved alot since he last fought in UFC
Ask Mayhem how much he improved.

UFC needs to have Mayhem...

Anyway,

LW - Joe Stevenson vs. BJ Penn - Stevenson is impressing me more and more in each fight, forget the fight with Neer, that was a true test of heart, now training with Ortiz his cardio is good and his ground game is outstanding. Him and BJ would be an exciting fight.

WW - Jon Fitch vs. Diego Sanchez - I think Fitch is a welterweight? Someone might want to correct me on that but this was a tough one for me because of so much talent in the WW division. Koscheck/Sanchez would be good but has already been done, I don't really want to see Hughes fight, Karo/Diego has been done, Karo/Fitch would be good but I think Sanchez/Fitch would be a great fight, Fitch is unbeaten in the UFC as is Sanchez and both well rounded. That would be great.

MW - Rich Franklin vs. Nate Marquardt - Forget Mike Swick, he wouldn't stand a chance against Rich Franklin and a fight with Marquardt would be alright, I think Franklin/Marquardt would be a good one. Both very well rounded and if Marquardt doesn't blanket Franklin like he did with Doerksen it would make for a very exciting fight. Also both big guys for their weight class, would be a very good fight.

LHW - Michael Bisping vs. Forrest Griffin - This is a tough one, considering it may be the worst division in the UFC and close to the least exciting except for Chuck and maybe a few others. Bisping in my eyes is already a top ten LHW in the UFC, but that's because of bad competition. Forrest is an okay fighter but like he says a "dog", Bisping is very explosive and it would be interesting to see how Forrest would respond to him.

HW - Brandon Vera vs. Andrei Arlovski - No brainer, I agree with everyone else. Basically the only exciting HW's in the heavyweight division and this is truly the only "dream fight" that I'd like to see happen in that division.
 
#29 · (Edited)
Alex_DeLarge said:
Ask Mayhem how much he improved.

UFC needs to have Mayhem...
robbie just gassed out that fight.. he was owning mayhem in the earlier rounds...

and mayhem is known for taking a beating and pulling submission out of nowhere.. hes a good fighter.. cant take anything away from robbie for that fight

Robbies Record AFTER UFC

Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time


Win Joey Villasenor KO (Flying Knee) PRIDE 32-The Real Deal 10/21/2006 1 0:22

Loss Jason Miller Submission (Arm Triangle) Icon Sport -Mayhem vs Lawler 9/2/2006 3 2:50

Win Falaniko Vitale KO Icon Sport-Lawler vs. Niko 2 2/25/2006 1 3:38

Win Jeremy Brown Submission (Armbar) KOTC-Xtreme Edge 9/17/2005 1 2:48

Win Falaniko Vitale KO Superbrawl-Icon 7/23/2005 2
 
#33 ·
Lightweight- Tyson Griffin VS Hermes Franca

Griffin is a young explosive beast and Hermes is a calm, calculated fighter. I think they match up good.

Welterweight- Nick Diaz VS Josh Koscheck

I like watching Diaz fight and if Josh's hands are as improved as he says they are I wanna see him try and stand with Diaz's stiff jabs and hooks. They both are very active ground fighters whether on top or bottom.

Middleweight- Mike Swick VS Dean Lister

I just think this would be very interesting. Lister's ground game is arguably the best in MMA and Swick's hands are aguably the fastest in MMA. (I said "Arguably" don't jump me for it) Think it would make a great match-up as I don't see Lister succeeding at every takedown so I would expect a lot of both striking and grappling.

Also Martin Kampman VS Kendall Grove (thats a personal pick as I like watching both fighters, like watching kick-boxing and muay thai styles they use)

Light Heavyweight- Michael Bisping VS Forrest Griffin

One word could explain what i think this fight would be, vicious.
 
#34 ·
sorry i sent that last post without my heavyweight fight

Heavyweight- ummmm this is a tough since the division is so thin. Besides Vera VS AA and Vera VS Sylvia which I think alsmot everyone wants, they're isnt much there. If Aleks comes from Pride then they're would be some good match-ups. So I'll go hypothetically:
Aleks VS Sylvia
Aleks VS AA
Aleks VS Vera
Aleks VS Monson

Tell me what you think on my picks......
 
#35 ·
GSP vs. Sanchez
GSP vs. Kos
Karo vs. Sanchez II
Hughes vs. Sanchez
Crow vs. Leben
Melvin Guilard vs. Sherk
Yves Edwards vs. Spencer Fisher
Tanner vs. Swick
Franklin vs. Swick
Liddell vs. Wandy
Arlovski vs. Cro Cop lol:laugh:
 
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