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Padawanbater2
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Agreed, I think it's going to be pretty ugly, I hope Jones doesn't hold back because they got pretty chummy in the TUF house
Padawanbater2
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Hey Alfies,
Anderson Silva is one of the best, if not THE best, mma fighter in the world in my opinion, and I love watching him fight. So if not Anderson, I'd say my favorite fighter is between Joe Lauzon, Jose Aldo, the newcomer Irish star Conor McGregor, or Jon Jones, all of those guys are total beasts in the cage and completely entertaining to watch. Jones and Aldo do things in the cage that can almost be considered art, Andersons strikes are something you usually only see in movies, his speed and timing is unreal and I love the knew super slow motion camera system the UFC adopted, you get to see HD real time concussions being landed, it's so awesome!
Joe Lauzon
Jose Aldo
Conor McGregor
Jon Jones
BBbubblegum
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I'm a big Chael Sonnen fan but I don't see him having any chance in this fight.
guerrilla medic
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you must have been watching a different fight than me lol. cormier looked a little tight in his ufc debut, but he won every second of every round( and frank came in shape.) that being said, i didnt say cormier was the best based on the mir fight. cormier destroyed bigfoot silva and josh barnett in strikeforce and i read he handles cain in practice.
BBbubblegum
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All I'm saying is, Mir has arguably the best submissions in the heavyweight division (His BJJ is super effective in MMA). Mir should have kept throwing kicks because even if cormier caught him and took him down it would still be where Frank is best.
guerrilla medic
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i agree with that. it would have kept cormier from pressing him against the cage as much and maybe helped get the fight to the ground. i just dont think frank would have been able to submit him though. only time will tell, but i think cormier is gonna have an impressive three or four year run in the UFC.
ilikecheetoes
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chaels mouth kind of gets old in the pre fights. But hes honestly a really good commentator. No ums and ahhs, smooth delivery. knows his stuff. looks comfortable. I think him and the voice should take over for goldberg/rogan. I dont hate rogan but goldberg is just fucking terrible. I mean the worst. he says the dumbest most annoying shit and he doenst seem to know dick about the moves or the game. Hes also not exciting at all. I much prefer the FX/Fuel fights where the bring in the B team of florian and whoever else.
ilikecheetoes
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oh and the mir/cormier fight wasnt great to watch. Mir is old and should quit but I feel like cormier didnt go 100%. He fought to win not to finish in that fight. Not sure if he was scared of mirs ground game or just wanted a W in the UFC?
Padawanbater2
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To be honest, the heavyweight division seems to be pretty weak right now, if Cormier is the best up and comer they can offer, it's not going to draw in more fans..
Cain is exciting, and JDS was pretty exciting before Cain made him look like an amateur in their last fight, Bigfoot got the fuck beat out of him by Cain in their last fight, too, and his recent KO victory over Overeem doesn't seem like enough to make me really think he's improved enough to deserve a rematch, Reem totally underestimated him in that fight but I still don't think he's earned the rematch.
Pretty much every other division has plenty of valid competition, I think the UFC should focus on filling out the heavyweight division. There's gotta be great fighters all over the world.
Where's Gustafsson been?
Cain is exciting, and JDS was pretty exciting before Cain made him look like an amateur in their last fight, Bigfoot got the fuck beat out of him by Cain in their last fight, too, and his recent KO victory over Overeem doesn't seem like enough to make me really think he's improved enough to deserve a rematch, Reem totally underestimated him in that fight but I still don't think he's earned the rematch.
Pretty much every other division has plenty of valid competition, I think the UFC should focus on filling out the heavyweight division. There's gotta be great fighters all over the world.
Where's Gustafsson been?
Padawanbater2
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I agree, I don't like Goldbergs commentating. I think it would be great with Rogan, Florian and Chael, Brian Stann also does a pretty decent job and I used to like when Randy Couture would commentate, I can't stand Jon Anik, he's gotta be the worst one out of the entire bunch, he uses that Fox Sports radio host voice that's completely fake and unauthentic, Rogan actually has a bit about that shit in his comedy act and refuses to do interviews with hack radio show hosts who use it because it's so stupid, I bet he thinks Anik is an idiot whenever he hears him. The black dude who is usually the host of the Fox events is another one who's a total hack for the network, that fake shit is hard to listen to. Meanwhile, Florian, Stann, Rogan, Couture, they all use their normal speaking voice, which is plenty entertaining for the viewer, and comment on moves, positions, strikes, stats, shit you want to be hearing when watching a fight, while dumb ass Goldy is in the background reading the ads for Corn Nuts and Bud Light...
Padawanbater2
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I'll give him a few more fights in the UFC before I make an accurate judgement, he did well enough, maybe it wasn't a spectacular win, but he still beat Mir, one of the top contenders in the heavyweight division. Maybe the reluctance to accept him says something about the UFC's promotion of hype surrounding a fighter, they made this guy seem like Mir was in for a visit to the cemetery, it's unfair to put that kind of pressure on an incoming fighter imo.
Sativa Dragon
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GSP is the KING beaten or not the guy is a gentlmean fighter, he is the sheeit, the real thing brothas and sisters, GSP will be legend.
Peace
Padawanbater2
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He's already a living legend, he's been at the top of the welterweight division since 2007
BBbubblegum
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I feel that Mir won't ever be in title contention but it would be cool to see him fight guys like Vinny Magahales.
BBbubblegum
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It amazes me that after so long, Goldy still has very little clue about the sport.
theexpress
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jds will destroy cain just like how he did there first fight... jds gas tank sux... as does cains chin
Padawanbater2
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Lol, it always comes down to 'is he just an idiot, or does the UFC pay him to act like an idiot?' for me, I, like you, can't imagine he could have commentated over 1,000 fights and not picked up on the game. I bet Goldy is a fight fan, just like you and me, and the most likely answer is that the UFC pays him to dumb down the color commentating a little bit to make the average viewer feel comfortable, and not too technical with names of specific moves or positions like Rogan does. I think Goldy is there to fill a specific niche of customer, maybe even simple beginners, and Rogan is there for the more advanced or familiar fans. In my opinion, it would be better with maybe 3 or 4 guys commentating, 2 technical guys, one middle of the road sort of guy and maybe one color commentator like Goldy, only coming in when the other guys don't have anything to say. 4 guys would be perfect. One guy on stats, numbers, weights, data, one guy on strikes and takedown defenses, one guy on submissions, grappling and wrestling, and one guy doing the bullshit Goldy does, ads, "well, he's in a dangerous position, lets see how he'll handle it...", "He's a bjj blackbelt, so on paper, he's got an excellent ground game..."...
Padawanbater2
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I disagree, I think their first fight JDS got a somewhat lucky punch in the perfect spot and just kind of caught Cain to win the title. In my opinion, their second fight is a better testament to each of their actual skill level, and the second fight is total and complete domination. Utter destruction.
