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Mitrione was exposed by Kongo who has sub par wrestling. Any of the big wrestlers will manhandle him, it is something he really needs to work on.

I thought BJ arguably won the first, and then he just gassed and had nothing for Diaz, if he had come to the fight in the shape he was in vs Sanchez, I think it would have been far more competitive.

Cerrone looked great as usual, i hope they give him someone that will get him closer to a title shot next.

Overall I thought it was a lackluster event really.

Oh yeah GSP vs Diaz is back on, Condit has been stiffed.
 
I just see GSP taking Diaz down and controlling him. An if he gets off some gnp with a few elbows, Nicks paper skin will cut.

I think the fight will get stopped due to a cut.

I'm super excited to see it though, love or hate Diaz he is a great fighter.
 
I don't think he had mystique, he had been beaten before.

I just think he had already peaked before he came to the UFC, and they got the tail end of his career. He fought in MMA for 6 years before he came to the UFC, and K1 since 1996!

If the Crocop of 2004 had come to the UFC, I think he would have done way better than he has.

Same as Wanderlei Silva really.
 
Ardmanz said:
I'm at work so couldn't hear the audio but I know some people who train at RGA and have been there on the couple of occasions GSP has trained there. He apparently cannot hang with Roger in any way shape or form. It's not surprising though, no one can. :p He is still a very very good grappler.
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Yeah probably used the wrong wording there. I mean if people like Roger are stating he has very good grappling then it's pretty much fact.

As you say nobody can hang with Roger, the dude is amazing!

I love how everyone knows he wants mount and a collar choke, it's like the first choke you will learn. Yet he still lands it on world champion black belts time and time again!
 
dante6491 said:
On another note my Punchtown Karpel Mk2 turned up tonight. Brilliant they are, with my hand wraps on they fit like a glove. The only issue is my little finger just isn't far enough across. They fit fine everywhere bar the pinky. Oh and they were 30% off from Sports direct.
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They do look nice.

My MMA gloves are currently gathering dust as I'm not doing MMA right now, mine were some bog standard cheap ones. But they are still going strong, they are a nice Pride blue :)
 
hurfdurf said:
Counterpoint: He failed to finish noted bad fighter Dan Hardy
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Not for lack of trying though!

Also Nick has notoriously paper thin skin, how messed up was his face after basically maybe 1 and a half rounds against BJ.

GSP will punch him in the face for 5 rounds.

I like Diaz but I see him being stopped by cuts.

If he loses they surely will give him Kos or Fitch, neither of which I see him beating either.

In Strikeforce he fought 0 wrestlers, can't get away with that in the UFC.
 
If Munoz uses his wrestling he takes this no problem.

If he decides to stand with Leben I see him going to sleep.

I'll take Leben though, never used to like him when he first entered the UFC after TUF. But he has continued to grow on me throughout his career.

Always puts on fun fights and continues to improve, loved his triangle on Sexyama.

His bread and butter is brawling though, and that won't ever change :)
 
I think that is all talk from Munoz, he really doesn't want to stand with Leben.

He doesn't have the striking skill required to take him apart, he has the power no doubt about that, but I don't see him doing a Silva or Stann on Leben.
 
HighlandeR said:
Im gonna watch all there fights under ufc again...

I gotta see this Cain amazing "Cardio" and his wrestling.... I dont recall seeing it much, obviously in striking JDS does seem to be doing just that in nearly all his matches the only one thing is thats all he seems to do... we saw his confidence with the take downs/wrestling against carwin but anyone could do that considering he was gassed/broken.

Regarding overall power well Cain has won all his fights via knock out apart from Kongo...and kongos the only guy whos given him real trouble also. I would say Cains got the power strikes advantage while JDS has the technicaly boxing ability.

Its gonna be whoevers got the better cardio and power and overall MMA game.
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Cain tossed Brock who has great wrestling, around like a toy. An when he did get taken down he popped straight back up straight away. He was an NCAA wrestler, I think that shows he has some wrestling talent. JDS is not a wrestler at all.

Watch the Kongo fight he was as fresh in round 3 as he was in round 1.
 
Stitch in the corner said he could sort out the cut for him.

We have seen way worse than that and people carried on.

Also notice in the after fight interview he complained about blood dribbling in his throat, not that he couldn't see.

I just don't see how Leben could come to a five round fight, with cardio that barely lasted a round. It's a joke, but then Leben is and always be a B level fighter, has chin and a ton of power. But that's about it, excellent MW gatekeeper. Will always have a job though, exciting and knocks people out :)

He did make me chuckle about KO'ing Silva, "lets see Munoz do that" to be honest I think my 3 year old niece could KO Silva these days. He has no chin and is a shell of his former self.
 
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On the UG this morning there is a thread about him cutting 21lbs in 24 hours. That probably took it out of him.

Oh I like and respect him to, this just wasn't his best fight.

What are peoples thought on Munoz claim to a title shot? I don't think this win puts him there just yet.

Maybe Okami next, or Stann he was close to a shot until he lost to Sonnen.
 
I think it is a good fit, he is only really lacking in wrestling and cardio. Both of which extreme couture can help him with. They will bring in people if they don't have people for him to sparr with.

I would have preferred he went to AKA though, but then Cain is there so I guess that might be why he didn't.
 
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