Calling Matt Hughes. BJ Penn on line 2
As sorry as I am to see George St. Pierre unable to meet Matt Hughes, I'm thrilled that BJ Penn is stepping in for the rematch. These three guys could battle it out for the title for years. There's some talk of whether Penn is ready for this, but I can't think of a better challenge for him, or for Hughes. Look at Penn's record and you'll see he's lost twice in 4 years; once to GSP and the other to a guy who had 30 pounds on him. I like Hughes, terrific all-around fighter, but you gotta love a guy who has a black belt sewn into his shorts. Big balls. And that's what it will take. GSP? I guess he gets winners. And I can't wait for that.
Am I the only person happy to see Nick Diaz on this card? As much as I hate guys who jaw too much, I 'm definitely a fan. Yeah, he's on a slide, but look at the guys he in there with. Good, experienced fighters that he's taking the distance. I love his attitude and the way he went toe to toe with a swinger like Lawler, and I thought he won the Riggs fight. The kid is a talent and, most important, still a kid. He's on my list to only get better.
Lot's of chatter about Brock Lesnar signing with K-1. Did UFC miss the boat? Is he a future champion? Who let the pro wrestlers in? I don't know about you, but Lesnar is some kind of goddamn cyborg, physically. Strong, fast and agile, he's an NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion (after finishing second in 1999) and athletic enough to have a pre-season run with an NFL team. Yes, he got cut, but he was on short training after a motorcycle accident and did get offered a trip to NFL Europe to work himself into shape. And if you look at the success level of guys with strong wrestling backgrounds: Hughes, Coleman, Randleman, Couture and Liddell, you know he's got a shot.
The flip side is that this guy seems to be the classic bad decision maker... the bike accident, the improv top-rope flip that injured him in WWE, jumping to football, jumping to Japan wrestling. And then my favorite: leaving his fiancee to get engaged to, then breaking up with, and then marrying former wrestling diva and older woman, Rena Mero. Classy.
Do not wager any money on this guy. I don't care if Pat Miletich ADOPTS him. You'll get a better return with Keno.
As sorry as I am to see George St. Pierre unable to meet Matt Hughes, I'm thrilled that BJ Penn is stepping in for the rematch. These three guys could battle it out for the title for years. There's some talk of whether Penn is ready for this, but I can't think of a better challenge for him, or for Hughes. Look at Penn's record and you'll see he's lost twice in 4 years; once to GSP and the other to a guy who had 30 pounds on him. I like Hughes, terrific all-around fighter, but you gotta love a guy who has a black belt sewn into his shorts. Big balls. And that's what it will take. GSP? I guess he gets winners. And I can't wait for that.
Am I the only person happy to see Nick Diaz on this card? As much as I hate guys who jaw too much, I 'm definitely a fan. Yeah, he's on a slide, but look at the guys he in there with. Good, experienced fighters that he's taking the distance. I love his attitude and the way he went toe to toe with a swinger like Lawler, and I thought he won the Riggs fight. The kid is a talent and, most important, still a kid. He's on my list to only get better.
Lot's of chatter about Brock Lesnar signing with K-1. Did UFC miss the boat? Is he a future champion? Who let the pro wrestlers in? I don't know about you, but Lesnar is some kind of goddamn cyborg, physically. Strong, fast and agile, he's an NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion (after finishing second in 1999) and athletic enough to have a pre-season run with an NFL team. Yes, he got cut, but he was on short training after a motorcycle accident and did get offered a trip to NFL Europe to work himself into shape. And if you look at the success level of guys with strong wrestling backgrounds: Hughes, Coleman, Randleman, Couture and Liddell, you know he's got a shot.
The flip side is that this guy seems to be the classic bad decision maker... the bike accident, the improv top-rope flip that injured him in WWE, jumping to football, jumping to Japan wrestling. And then my favorite: leaving his fiancee to get engaged to, then breaking up with, and then marrying former wrestling diva and older woman, Rena Mero. Classy.
Do not wager any money on this guy. I don't care if Pat Miletich ADOPTS him. You'll get a better return with Keno.
posted by Larry at 12:44 PM
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