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I don't believe in making excuses, especially when you enter the ring the younger, taller and heavier fighter but people need to understand that Tim Sylvia's injury was for real.
Apparently, Tim was injured when he threw out his back having sex with Pat Miletich during training camp. Given the height differential between the two lovers, Tim had to use a weird angle of attack that put a lot of stress on his lower back (not to mention, Pat's upper colon). At any rate, the pain was very intense and it only got worse with each "sparring session." That probably goes for the two of them but you get the point.
Timmy was clearly not 100% last night and, for that, he deserves an immediate rematch.
Don't get me wrong, I like Couture much more than Sylvia, or any of the a*les from that camp .. but the fact remains, Sylvia did not try to win that fight - something stinks.
Anyway, if you really wanted to see Sylvia get brutalized you should have hoped he won, because CroCop would have destroyed him. Randy better hang them up, once and for all, before he tries to defend, because CroCop would never lay down, and no one on Earth would have him so shook that he would be afraid to kick.
Sylvia, for whatever reason, basically threw that fight!
Tim showed that unless all the cards are stacked in his favor (age, height, reach, weight, conditioning) he is not going to give it his all. It is apparent Sylvia was not in proper shape for this fight and, rather than reach down and fight to his last breathe, he chose to go into survival mode. That is hardly how a true Champion thinks or acts. I don't want to hear about his injury. Every fighter is banged up to some degree when they enter the ring. If you train hard enough, injuries are unavoidable.
Good riddance, Sylvia. You lack the testicular fortitude to compete at the highest levels of MMA.
IMHO I think Silvia's only asset is his size ,he's got modest abilities and athleticism and If he were Coutures size he would have never made it into the UFC.
Dunno what Randy will do form here on but he has given me great pleasure in beating that moron...YOU THE BOSS RANDY!!!
Did think Tim would KO him but what a fool i was for doubting. Now Tim should just be demolished by two more fighters and we never see him again...WAHOOOO! I think a Sanchez/Sylvia match up will happen next.
Nice job for Franklin and Kampman also. Hope Rich is champ again soon.
Sylvia has never looked to be in good shape. He has to suck that gut in everytime he walks in the octagon. Great job to Couture for proving that Sylvia is'nt even top five in heavys shit probably not even top 10 he is garbage. Couture you are a great champ but Crocop is coming and he is all buisness and will take the belt and hopefully get his rematch with Fedor cause we all know that pride is where the true champs are.
Tim showed that unless all the cards are stacked in his favor (age, height, reach, weight, conditioning) he is not going to give it his all. It is apparent Sylvia was not in proper shape for this fight and, rather than reach down and fight to his last breathe, he chose to go into survival mode. That is hardly how a true Champion thinks or acts. I don't want to hear about his injury. Every fighter is banged up to some degree when they enter the ring. If you train hard enough, injuries are unavoidable.
Good riddance, Sylvia. You lack the testicular fortitude to compete at the highest levels of MMA.
He's always in Survival mode. That his style. He doesn't fight to win, he fights not to lose. He's not a true champion.
I think it's more likely that Couture told Zuffa that he wanted to retire and enter the hall of fame, as a champion, or he wouldn't be available to prom*****ote the UFC .. Zuffa then told Sylvia, who everyone knows is a temporary champ, with no post-champ role to play in the industry .. and they said, listen, we'll drop you like a sack of rotting shat if you don't let Randy kick (make that, punch) the crap out of you for five rounds.
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