UFC 62 - On the way
Just some blah blah while I've got a minute...
Am I the only one who is surprised how long Chuck Liddell has managed to hang onto the title? It certainly doesn't hurt that eveyone decides to stand and slug with him. You would think that, between grapplers of the caliber of Couture, Horn and Ortiz, someone would figure out how to drag him down out of his comfort zone and work him on the ground. Not that Wanderlei would have done it any different but, at least with Wand, you have a complete striker to challenge him at his own game. Too bad that's not happening.
Speaking of the Axe Murderer (and how f*cked up is THAT for a nickname?), but something doesn't smell right with the Liddell/Silva fight now being written off. "Toruble coming to an agreement" with the difficult Japanese, is how it's being spun. But how does Wand find his way into the ring on a UFC pay-per-view to challenge the champ without a contract in place? Was he just passing through? And then DSE releases it's fight card for their US debut and it's all the big names... Cro-Cop, Fedor, Coleman, Randleman, Vitor, Barnett, Shogun, Silva and the New York Bare Ass. I'm joining the ranks of those hoping that these two promotions can be combined to give the fans the best fighters fighting each other on a regular basis.
Everyone is looking forward to Bonnar/Griffin, many as much as Babalu/Liddell. Look for Griffin to outlast Bonnar again for the win. And I'm picking Sobral to finally get through to the Iceman. Unless he turns it into a punchout. Then NOBODY is stopping Chuck.
Until Silva.
Just some blah blah while I've got a minute...
Am I the only one who is surprised how long Chuck Liddell has managed to hang onto the title? It certainly doesn't hurt that eveyone decides to stand and slug with him. You would think that, between grapplers of the caliber of Couture, Horn and Ortiz, someone would figure out how to drag him down out of his comfort zone and work him on the ground. Not that Wanderlei would have done it any different but, at least with Wand, you have a complete striker to challenge him at his own game. Too bad that's not happening.
Speaking of the Axe Murderer (and how f*cked up is THAT for a nickname?), but something doesn't smell right with the Liddell/Silva fight now being written off. "Toruble coming to an agreement" with the difficult Japanese, is how it's being spun. But how does Wand find his way into the ring on a UFC pay-per-view to challenge the champ without a contract in place? Was he just passing through? And then DSE releases it's fight card for their US debut and it's all the big names... Cro-Cop, Fedor, Coleman, Randleman, Vitor, Barnett, Shogun, Silva and the New York Bare Ass. I'm joining the ranks of those hoping that these two promotions can be combined to give the fans the best fighters fighting each other on a regular basis.
Everyone is looking forward to Bonnar/Griffin, many as much as Babalu/Liddell. Look for Griffin to outlast Bonnar again for the win. And I'm picking Sobral to finally get through to the Iceman. Unless he turns it into a punchout. Then NOBODY is stopping Chuck.
Until Silva.
posted by Larry at 10:23 AM
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