[quote]Barachiel wrote:
John, welcome and thank you.
I’m hosting the Ken Flo/BJ fight at my place. And it’s going to be a friendly but divided house of Sityodtong and Hawaii. Possibly some side wagers ; )
side note:
Are you open to questions. I am really interested in S&C for MMA fighters. I’m on the West Coast and my colleagues and I are looking to set up something like you have here.[/quote]
thanks so much…yes ask anything you want…
I’ll be leaving to be with Rashad in Vegas,but will try and check in as much as I can…
Just actually finished with Kenny,and he’s so far ahead of schedule its crazy
I was wondering how you took GSP as a beginner 60 to 120 pound db presses and his chin up scores went way up for training 2-3 times a week with weights.
I’m really surprised the bookmakers have Machida as the odds on favourite. Rashad has basically been a beast in his past few fights and beat two great champions in Chuck and Forrest.
I admit I’m worried for Rashad. Lyoto is that evolution of the sport where the TMA guys start coming back in the game.
The one thing that works in Rashads favor is that he’s already the champ.
And I’m not saying this as a pot shot, merely an example . . .
Anderson Silva’s last two fghts prove it’s on the challenger to beat the champ, not the champ to beat the challenger. Hence the more fun dynamic in the upcoming Forrest/Anderson fight.
I recently read somewhere that he got the okay to start training after his broken nose against Gonzaga. I am almost certain they will put him against Cain in his next bout. Both of them have now defeated top competition in their last fights in a decisive manner. It would only make sense to put them against each other and make for an incredibly exciting fight.
And then the winner of them would probably get a crack at the winner of Mir - Brock. I sure hope they put them ahead of the winner of Nog-Couture. They are both old and past their prime. Personally I am not so interested in seeing them make a run at the title.
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as UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin found out, it can get you in trouble, too. He confirmed, via Twitter, that he would be fighting Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 in October.
[quote]greenhopper wrote:
Barachiel wrote:
bmp
less than 60 away.
Hey, anybody know when Carwin fights next?
I recently read somewhere that he got the okay to start training after his broken nose against Gonzaga. I am almost certain they will put him against Cain in his next bout. Both of them have now defeated top competition in their last fights in a decisive manner. It would only make sense to put them against each other and make for an incredibly exciting fight.
And then the winner of them would probably get a crack at the winner of Mir - Brock. I sure hope they put them ahead of the winner of Nog-Couture. They are both old and past their prime. Personally I am not so interested in seeing them make a run at the title. [/quote]
Maybe, but there are only so many HW’s in the division, why limit the number of contenders by having two of the most promising fight each other? Carwin already beat a potential title contender in Gonzaga and Cain beat a potential title contender in Kongo. Why not give them both shots at the title?
I honestly think that the big draw would be the winner of Brock-Mir (which I suspect is going to be Brock) fight Carwin. A Brock vs. Carwin fight would be a huge draw IMO. Then have Cain get the next shot at it. Then maybe have the winner of Nog-Couture fight the loser of Mir-Brock for the next shot. Hopefully by that time there will be others who will be in the picture (Gonzaga, Dos Santos, Kongo, maybe Mirko although not likely from the looks of things atm) who will be able to take a run at the belt.
You are right. Especially since this is a business. They would also not be able to sell Carwin-Cain to the general population. Although it would be hell of a fight for us hard core fans.
I think what you are saying will probably happen. Carwin next, loser of Brock-Mir gets winner of Nog-Couture. Cain gets next title shot after Carwin.
Damn, what sucks is this will all take forever. We might not see all of this play out till summer 2010.
I am also confident Brock will beat Mir. Look at how the fight went when Brock didn’t know anything - it was completely one sided till he got submitted. When he was putting the leg lock, Brock was just standing there, not knowing what’s going on. He won’t make such a silly mistake this time and should win in a pretty decisive manner.
Nobody wants to see Brock Randy 2 or Mir Nog 2. If Mir wins hell fight Couture if he beats Nog. If Lesnar wins I see Carwin getting a shot or fighting Cain at 103 to see who fights Brock.
lets be realistic guys, kenny has looked good against strikers and jj guys. His achilles heal continues to be grapplers who can dominate teh top game (like Diego and Sherk.) Diego is a top guy/scrambler, he would ruin Kenny today just like he did four years ago.
[quote]greenhopper wrote:
Actually I take it back. Joe daddy is a wrestler.[/quote]
Cmon now, Stevenson wrestled. He does not fight like a wrestler/scrambler and his style is not the same as Sanchez or Sherk who look to smother from the top.