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08-02-2010, 07:19 PM | #1361 |
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Re: Official MMA Thread
Did you see his performance against kenny? One knockout isn't going to make up for that.
Jon Jones, however is legit...
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08-04-2010, 08:49 AM | #1362 | |
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Good, because UFC has already lost one customer on any fight involving Anderson Silva until this crap changes. I truely think that Anderson Silva is pound for pound the best fighter in the world. But after that Maia fight, I've never felt more pissed about spending $60. That and his "I won't fight Machida" bs.
I don't think Sonnen has a chance, but I'd be ecstatic if he pulled off a win against Silva. Then maybe Silva would actually put up a fight again. Quote:
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08-04-2010, 10:13 AM | #1364 |
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Sonnen does have a chance. Not a great one, but it exists (and I'm not just talking about the ever present unpredictability of the Puncher's Chance). He can and will get this fight to the ground at least once.
The problem is Sonnen's phenomenal top control has never been paired with vicious ground and pound. He's got pillowy fists for some reason--you'd expect a guy that strong to summon some beast elbows but he either can't or won't. Another problem is Silva's long, lanky limbs. He can snap a triangle up in his sleep, and Sonnen's shown to be vulnerable to subs from the bottom. I'm ignoring Silva's rear naked choke victory against Henderson because I can't imagine the circumstance where Anderson will actually be taking Sonnen's back. The only person with better wrestling (in MMA) than Sonnen is King Mo and we saw that despite furious effort from the bottom, someone as talented as Mousasi still had trouble. I think it's fair to draw the parallel between the two fights, though one could easily argue that Anderson is more talented on the ground than Mousasi.
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08-04-2010, 11:31 AM | #1365 | |
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Silva got training from Steven Seagal.. it's all over unless Sonnen was smart and got training from Chuck Norris
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08-06-2010, 10:39 PM | #1366 |
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I never knew Sonnen was such a elite wrestler. Demian Maia took him down and made it look easy. Any thing can happen in MMA which is why I love watching it. But I expect Silva to make an example of this clown. I didn't like his last fight against Maia but Silva is the most capable person in MMA to absolutely destroy and embarrass people. His fight against forrest was classic. I've been thinking maybee the UFC has not had good competition for him except Hendo, Maybee Belfort or Shields can give him a run. I would and I bet alot of brazilians would love to see him fight Paulo Filho. Also anybody see Roger Huerta knock out a guy who punched a girl outside a club in Austin Texas?
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08-08-2010, 12:06 AM | #1367 |
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All I can say about Anderson Silva is wow-from getting your rear kicked for 23 minutes to pull it out like that is amazing. How you pummel someone for that long and being 2 minutes from getting the belt, how you even put yourself in position to getting submitted is beyond me.
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08-08-2010, 12:19 AM | #1368 |
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What a fight, one of the best ever. I don't ever want to hear Dana say a negative comment about Silva again. Eventhough he can be cocky at times he is a champion with class.
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08-21-2010, 11:24 PM | #1369 |
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team black house is dominating mma. its pretty incredible they have something like 6 current titleholders in their gym if jorge santiago wins later tonight.
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09-12-2010, 12:11 AM | #1370 |
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Does anybody on here watch mma anymore? Is there another thread I don't know about? I watched shark fights 13 tonight. Don Frye and Bas Rutten made for a funny commentary team. My favorite was on the replay of Houston Alexander finishing Sokudju with Bas singing the Hey Ho song from snow white and the seven drawfs.
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09-13-2010, 11:23 AM | #1371 |
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Yeah it seems that this thread has definitely died down lately. Went to a local show this weekend. Rage in the Cage. Some good fights and some great submissions. Ryan Bader was there so I got to meet him which was pretty nice. The last event we went to I met Ben Henderson. Great local MMA scene here in Phoenix.
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09-17-2010, 03:26 PM | #1374 |
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AUAGHHHHHHHHHHH JUST DO IT ALREADY GOD STRIKE ME DEAD
OK. Nevermind. This turned out to be false information, Dana White tweeted to confirm that Cro Cop's healthy. Sorry to myself for almost suffering an embolism, and sorry God for blaming you. (just noticed, this is my 666th post...)
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09-20-2010, 09:43 AM | #1375 |
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chael sonnen supposedly failed his post fight drug test. Does he deserve a rematch?
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09-20-2010, 01:36 PM | #1376 |
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Remember almost anything can trip these tests. Marquardt says Sonnen was probably on flu medication (sudafed or something similar). I doubt he was juicing.
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09-23-2010, 05:26 PM | #1377 |
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Watched TuF last night.
Maybe its me, but I've always had a dislike for GSP, and even though UFC paints him as a hero and Kos as the heel, I've always liked Josh. Dude always takes whatever fight you throw at him, and always puts on a show, unlike the champ, who is a take down, and never finish you fighter. I know who I'll be rooting for come that fight.
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09-23-2010, 09:41 PM | #1378 |
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How's TUF this season? Is it entertaining? I gotta check the fighters backgrounds out. Anybody else looking foward to DREAM 16 tomorrow (or very early sat morning). I love watching these live but its a pain in the ace to stay up tha late.
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09-23-2010, 09:45 PM | #1379 |
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I missed the first episode, but the fight last night was entertaining, I think its worth the watch with Kos and GSP as coaches.
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09-24-2010, 09:37 AM | #1380 | |
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