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You know I don't see why Bonnar gets this fight, he got beat up by Rashad, won controvesial decisions against Hogar and Jardine. His only notable win was against James Sandman Irvin (who I don't think even fights anymore). The fight was suppossed to be a stand-up war. Bonnar gets tagged once, and turns it into a grappling match.
Forrest has had some impressive wins and he is a much more exciting fighter. Why not have a Forrest vs. Tito rematch at UFC 63 instead, or have Forrest vs. Rashad? Hell, have Forrest take on the loser of the Liddell/Sobral fight or possibly even fight Bisping.
I don't see how this fight benefits either fighter. If Bonnar wins or loses, I doubt he'll ever be made a serious contender. If Forrest wins he'll probably get another marquee fight...and if he loses he probably still gets another marquee fight.
I just don't understand why you pit two fighters whose careers are going in different directions against each other. I wonder if Dana is just trying to pander to the TUF fans and save money by having his 3-year contracted fighters keep fighting each other.
Who schedules these fights?
I know...Joe Silva. But - you get what I'm saying.
Thoughts?
You know I don't see why Bonnar gets this fight, he got beat up by Rashad, won controvesial decisions against Hogar and Jardine. His only notable win was against James Sandman Irvin (who I don't think even fights anymore). The fight was suppossed to be a stand-up war. Bonnar gets tagged once, and turns it into a grappling match.
Forrest has had some impressive wins and he is a much more exciting fighter. Why not have a Forrest vs. Tito rematch at UFC 63 instead, or have Forrest vs. Rashad? Hell, have Forrest take on the loser of the Liddell/Sobral fight or possibly even fight Bisping.
I don't see how this fight benefits either fighter. If Bonnar wins or loses, I doubt he'll ever be made a serious contender. If Forrest wins he'll probably get another marquee fight...and if he loses he probably still gets another marquee fight.
I just don't understand why you pit two fighters whose careers are going in different directions against each other. I wonder if Dana is just trying to pander to the TUF fans and save money by having his 3-year contracted fighters keep fighting each other.
Who schedules these fights?
I know...Joe Silva. But - you get what I'm saying.
Thoughts?