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Maybe I should change my avi to this till AA wins
hahaha I wonder if Dallas thinks that Soku could beat brock?Should i start a thread as to what Dallaskd's reaction will be to this whenever he decides to show up??
Lots of excuses for Randy
Brock still sucks, he'll soon be exposed
Combination of both
Maybe I should change my avi to this till AA wins
Lesnar '' BRING ON FEDOR ''
I would do it myself but i might get my membership revoked from the GSP nut-huggers club..Maybe I should change my avi to this till AA wins
LOL DB did you pop a bonner when you saw GSP in the crowd?I would do it myself but i might get my membership revoked from the GSP nut-huggers club..
Sure did and my Girlfriend was nowhere in site to take care of that for me..
LOL by gfriend do you mean your blow up doll with gsp's face glued to it?Sure did and my Girlfriend was nowhere in site to take care of that for me..
Who told you??
Cause I have a AA and Lesnar one lmaoWho told you??
Either Nog or Mir really is a great promotion for Brock's next fight. This is why the UFC has to be happy.. The potential for more big fights with Brock is very big. If he keeps winning he is going to be HUGE!!
[B]UFC 91 MusingsBy Michael DiSanto
BEATING COUTURE WAS THE EASY PART
"It shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone when Lesnar left the MGM Grand Garden Arena with the UFC Heavyweight Championship draped over his massive shoulder Saturday night.
He was the quintessential fighter to beat Couture.
Lesnar’s size, strength and wrestling ability neutralized Couture’s takedowns. And it isn’t a big secret that Couture’s success inside the Octagon usually depends on takedowns. Let’s face it. ‘The Natural’ doesn’t knock out opponents on the feet. He doesn’t submit them from his back. He wins fights via ground-and-pound attack. And he had no way to get himself into that position against Lesnar, so the outcome was easy to predict.
What is difficult to predict, however, is the length of Lesnar’s championship reign.
First up to challenge the new champion will be the winner of the December 27th bout between Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira and Frank Mir. Both of those men are deadly ground fighters, with Mir already holding a submission win over Lesnar via leg lock. So, Lesnar will need to be very careful with his ground-and-pound attack.
The next level of challengers includes Gabriel Gonzaga and Cheick Kongo. Two guys who, unlike Couture, have the power to knock out any man with a single punch, including a giant like Lesnar. Of course, Gonzaga is also an elite jiu-jitsu black belt, which compounds the danger.
Then again, Couture was the most decorated champion in history, and Lesnar disposed of him handily.
Is Lesnar about to embark on a reign of terror over the division, or will his le run be a short-lived endeavor? I’m not sure. He has all the physical tools to be great, but he is still inexperienced as a fighter, though that is rapidly changing each time he steps into the cage. With his work ethic and raw talent, anything is possible.
WHAT IS NEXT FOR COUTURE?
As mentioned, Lesnar was the quintessential fighter to beat Couture from a matchup perspective, so the loss wasn’t surprising, and it certainly doesn’t detract from his place in the sport. Nonetheless, the loss did highlight a significant point, and it has nothing to do with Couture’s age.
At 220 lbs, ‘The Natural’ is an extremely small heavyweight.
To properly highlight the point, most of the top light heavies walk around between 220 and 230 lbs. So, Couture is fighting outside of his weight class, and that puts him at a decided physical disadvantage each time he agrees to fight a heavyweight. His wrestling skills can often neutralize those disadvantages, but they become glaringly obvious when the takedown is an unavailable weapon.
That begs the question of what should Couture do next? Should he seek a rematch with Lesnar? Should he continue campaigning as a heavyweight? Or should he drop back to the land of the light heavies and seek his third le in that division?
The answer to that question is not a simple one.
Only Couture knows if age is starting to take its toll on his performance against Lesnar. Were there times during the fight when he couldn’t do the things that he has been able to do in the past? Couture knows the answer to that question. Remember, age erodes skills overnight. It is not a gradual process, and Couture is going to experience dramatic erosion sooner rather than later.
If age is starting to hamper his performance, then he should seek an immediate rematch with Lesnar to cash out. There is no shame in a fighter cashing out on a great career, and Lesnar-Couture II is almost certainly the most lucrative fight out there for the aging ex-champion.
If, however, Couture believes that he still has some fight left in him, then he needs to ask himself one additional question. Does cutting weight at 45-years-old take too much out of him for him to compete as a light heavyweight?
If so, then he should stay at heavyweight. He probably has little chance of winning the le back as long as Lesnar reigns supreme. But there is no guarantee that Lesnar will defeat the winner of Nogueira-Mir, and Couture versus either of those guys is an extremely intriguing matchup. But I’m not sure it is in Couture’s best interest to wait until the Lesnar versus Nogueira/Mir scenario plays itself out. He needs to keep fighting, particularly at his age. But taking any sort of a tune-up or keep-busy fight presents far more risk than it is worth because his career as a blockbuster fighter may very well end with a loss to a no-name opponent.
Staying at heavyweight, therefore, doesn’t seem like the best option. Returning to light heavy may be the answer, assuming he can comfortably cut the weight.
Remember that Couture fled the 205-lb division a few years ago primarily because there was no light at the end of the championship tunnel thanks to a man named Chuck Liddell. After two vicious knockout losses to ‘The Iceman,’ Couture had no choice but to accept the fact that he had little chance to win the 205-lb le as long as Liddell reigned as champion.
Liddell is no longer the UFC champion. It is now Forrest Griffin’s division. Griffin defends his le next month against Rashad Evans, so the timing is perfect. The winner of that fight will likely be ready to step back into the Octagon somewhere around March or April, the perfect time for Couture to return to the ring and plenty of time to properly market the matchup.
Couture matches up well, on paper at least, against both Grififn and Evans. He should be able to take down either man, which is necessary for Couture to be successful. Both men pose very real danger for him. Griffin’s nonstop attacking style and seemingly unbreakable fighting spirit could wear down Couture, and Evans has the explosive power to knock him out with a single punch. Thus, Couture should be properly motivated in training.
Couture was noncommittal about his future after the loss. My guess is that he will make a decision as to what is next sometime before the end of the year, though I am very confident we haven’t seen the last of Couture just yet."[/B]
This last part is very strange to me as i can't see that happening. Forrest has been training with Randy for years, Randy was in his corner when he beat Rampage, by all accounts they have a close relationship. at age 45 i don't se him getting in the way of Forrest's le run. Frankly i'd lose respect for him if he tried too..
Why teh WWE promoted Brock as it's champion?
Brock was not good at acting imo
HE's brought it all over to MMA and it's selling like Hot-cakes..
Nog will submit Lesnar if they fight. If Nog can submit Sapp, he can submit Lesnar.
I mean this
Seriously...stop talking about Sapp...he is not a fighter.......
He was simply pathetic
If he felt not comfortable there (as he claims he wanted the real compe ion) it is good for him he went to MMA.
I remember when he lost to Mir - in the locker room he was sitting not happy about performance. And he said something like that to Dana: I hope it is not over (?)
In a meaning that he would like to stay in the UFDC longer
He was back then
I agree, GoldBerg Sucks..
HE can submit Brock but lets not compare Sapp to Brock please..
Brock would take Sapp down and maul him, the fight would not be close..
Cause you say so.
And that was not what I was pointing at
Yes because i say so, "Mr. Brock will easily lose to Randy" and what were you pointing at??
That Sapp was a fighter
here is the quote
as an answer to
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