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I think Monson put out as good of a fight as can be expected considering who he was up against. Sylvia has a reach from hell. So bad that it should be considered cheating. Did you notice that even when Monson had top position he couldn't connect because his arms weren't long enough to reach Sylvia's face? I think his reach is his biggest advantage and poor Monson didn't stand a chance. I mean what is it, like 84 inches ? How can you beat a guy if it's physically impossible?
Take a few inches off those arms and legs, then tell me how talented he would be .
Oh and if my sources are right, Liddell/Silva isn't gonna happen because Wandy lost his title to Dan Henderson??? I'll have to check up on it myself, I only heard this.
His reach DID play a big factor in the Jeff Monson fight, but he seems to have added some new dimensions to his game, including awesome take down defense, submission defense, and a couple solid submission attempts of his own. Despite having a rather defensive game plan, I thought he looked great in that fight, and his conditioning was stellar for a guy his size.
If rumour serves correctly, Silva/Liddell won't be happening, so your assumptions may be right. It's bound to happen, though.
Sylvia/Couture has the potential to be a great fight .... People underestimate and give Sylvia no credit. Those that say he has no heart are clueless. Frank Mir broke Sylvia's arm in an armbar (you could see the arm pop as the bone broke) and Sylvia wanted to continue, in fact the ref had to stop the fight, that's heart. It took alot of heart to comeback from the loss to Arlovski not only to regain his belt, but beat him twice. Come on, the guy is 25-2-0 he deserves a little respect. His last fight with Monson was a joke, but Monson is one of the best wrestlers around and strong as an ox Sylvia not only denied him the take down most of the fight, when they were on the ground, it was Sylvia that dominated. He was even attempting submissions. I'm sorry, but Sylvia deserves alot more respect than he is given... With that said, Capt. American is gonna take it to him. As long as Couture can close the gap, he's gonna own Sylvia. In the Clinch Randy is gonna dominate him and when (when not if) it goes to the ground, Randy's gonna mount him, drive him into the cage, and ground and pound him Sylvia until the ref stops the fight. Couture 4th round.
Hughes/Lytle ... I agree with the other posts I saw, this is a joke. The whole purpose of this fight is to give Hughes someone to dominate to regain his confidence.
Franklin/MacDonald ... Franklin all the way. But I think it will be a better fight than alot of people are thinking it will be.
What happened to Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera? I thought after Monson, Vera was next. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather see Couture, but I think Vera would have beat Sylvia also.
And I'm still waiting for Chuck Liddel to fight Wanderlei Silva!
Remember that Randy beat Chuck once out of three fights...he was KO'd in both other fights relatively easily. Not to mention that the fight he won was years ago.
Randy is a legend and i dont dispute that and i dislike Sylvia just as much as the next guy but he has beaten Arlovski twice, maybe he was lucky or whatever but the fact remains, and Arlovski is a good fighter. Again I cannot wait for Crocop to murder Sylvia...but i think Vera(if he is still in the UFC or is gonna do his last fight) should have the honor of that.
Lets talk again after the fight.
NO Brain...Know where i can buy me another one?
Haha good question.. but also some very good points about Sylvia and his wins, but i see it like this... his knocked out Arloski but not monson, and monson is a similar fighter to Randy in the way that they are strong wrestlers and submission artists...but to add to the dimensions of the fight randy can also stand and bang a little..although he has not fought in sometime...i agree with ur statement aobut him and chuck...and i fully belive if randy was in his prime again this fight wood easlisy be his..but nonetheless i still belive he'll come out with the win
His reach DID play a big factor in the Jeff Monson fight, but he seems to have added some new dimensions to his game, including awesome take down defense, submission defense, and a couple solid submission attempts of his own. Despite having a rather defensive game plan, I thought he looked great in that fight, and his conditioning was stellar for a guy his size.
If rumour serves correctly, Silva/Liddell won't be happening, so your assumptions may be right. It's bound to happen, though.
I'm as excited as the next guy for the main event.. and I'm going to buy the PPV, I always do. But dont you guys think it's a little anti-climatic knowing that no matter who wins, most Pirde heavyweights would destroy both Sylvia and Couture.
whatever so pride has one weight class on ufc, they shood do a pride vs ufc bout where all diff champs fight each the other ...ufc wood win eveyone cept heavy not to mention agsint all other MMA orginizations
whatever so pride has one weight class on ufc, they shood do a pride vs ufc bout where all diff champs fight each the other ...ufc wood win eveyone cept heavy not to mention against all other MMA orginizations
The competition in Pride is a bit more formidable than you give credit. I believe either Dan Henderson or Shogun Rua would present Chuck Liddell with a very tough challenge in the Light Heavy Division. As the Middleweight belt-holder, Dan Henderson would also present some problems for Anderson Silva or Rich Franklin. Hendo is one tough son-of-a-gun, as he demonstrated in the last Pride show. And despite his loss to Nick Diaz, Takanori Gomi is another extremely tough fighter who would handle just about any lightweight in the UFC or anywhere else. I was shocked by his loss to Diaz and would not bet against him in a rematch in Japan where the rules and the crowd will favor the Fireball Kid. I am not taking anything away from Diaz, he fought an awesome fight and that gogoplata he pulled off was unreal! But Gomi is a brawler and I would not expect him to punch himself out again trying to land punches through Diaz' guard like he did in the first three minutes of Round One.
UFC fighters are just not as good as Pride fighters period....Shogun Rua would beat the shit out of Chuck..c'mon man be for real...look at the opponents Shogun has faced over the last year alone..Randleman, noguera, rampage,to name a few, he murdered these dudes...his only loss was to Coleman after he broke his damn forearm...and by the way Coleman was a heavyweight...this dude is relentless and as disciplined as Fedor...he is really the only fighter I see fighting on Fedors level...and if he was a heavyweight, would give Fedor serious problems...he's a phenom...trust me, in the next five years people will be talking about this kid as being one of the best to EVER fight...don't believe me ...believe his recod.
To argue who is better Pride or UFC is rather contradictory. We have seen people bounce between both organizations on a seemingly monthly basis. Fighters are going to go where the money is, Cro Cop and Jackson were the stars of PRIDE and UFC simply offered them a bigger paycheck. Also, you have guys like Jackson and Cro Cop who have fought for quite a long time in PRIDE, so naturally they are going to seek another venue and more competition. Both organizations have been used as "career restarters" unfortunately it is usually with PRIDE because for the most part it was Japan based. You got guys like Baroni who got their ass handed to them in a UFC matchup, they train work hard and throw down in PRIDE for a while, gets his confidence back and hes knocking on Dana Whites door again.
The thing I always respected about PRIDE though is the organization seems to "pride" themselves on getting people in who actually have a record to them, a popularity based on their ability not popularity based on the ability to sell their brand. I think thats why if the rumours are true, PRIDE is going to UFC, simply because they dont focus on the ability to sell the corporate zuffa image...
UFC fighters are just not as good as Pride fighters period.
I mostly only see guys who couldnt make it in the UFC. Pride is no where near as exciting as the UFC. Watching Pride is like watching the WCW wrestling shows. Just plain cheesy.
Now back on topic......I think Couture will knock out Silvia in the 1st round. Matt Hughes will win by submission in the 1st round, Rich Franklin will win by referee stoppage in 2nd round. Sobral wins by decision, and Matt Hammil wins by decision.
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