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ChadTower:
--- Quote from: CCM on February 04, 2008, 11:15:23 am ---That would be phenomenal for Lesnar. Couture would turn him into a beast!
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--- Quote ---If not Mir, who's next for Nogueria?
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Kongo or Werdum are my guesses. I would have said Gonzaga but Werdum just beat Gonzaga. Best guess is that it will be a good while before we see another heavyweight title fight. There just aren't any compelling matchups right now - the division is too thin.
--- Quote ---Couture is gone, Cro Cop and Herring turned out to be busts, Arlovski seems to be done with the UFC, Gonzaga lost his last 2 fights.
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Herring may be a great next opponent for Lesnar. Another strong name that hasn't lived up to expectations in the UFC - they need to get some revenue out of Herring soon.
--- Quote ---If Kongo wins next month, maybe you give him the shot?
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Probably.
shardian:
Well they could steal Kimbo Slice and let him and Lesnar slug it out. I'd pay to see that. ;D
Samstag:
--- Quote from: shardian on February 04, 2008, 10:00:15 am ---I watched that fight this morning. At a minute thirty, it didn't take much out of my day. ;D That fight served as a clinic as to how absolutley impressive and dominating jiu jitsu can be. The dude knew he didn't have a prayer fighting, so he just went for any submission he could sneak into. That was crazy that Lesnar just shook off that arm bar. He will be scary good once he learns to defend against submissions. And like I said before, it was the EXACT same outcome as Dan Severn's fight with Gracie 9not technically, but the situation was the same). Lesnar was dominant, but the submission expert took a beating and latched on at the first opening.
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Look around the nets for a video of the Fedor/Hong-man fight this past New Year's Eve. Fedor's considered to be the best heavyweight in the world, Hong-man is a 7'2.5" 335 pound monster. It was a very similar fight. Pound, pound, pound, arm-bar attempt, pound, pound, arm-bar.
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 04, 2008, 11:03:33 am ---The adrenaline problem does surprise me a little bit from a guy who has main evented Wrestlemania. He has been in front of much larger crowds many times more than almost anyone in MMA. I know it's not the same but the size of the spectacle alone is enough to intimidate a lot of guys.
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When the outcome is predetermined, the only pressure is worrying about screwing up the choreography.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shardian on February 04, 2008, 11:48:37 am ---Well they could steal Kimbo Slice and let him and Lesnar slug it out. I'd pay to see that. ;D
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Heh. Slice is under contract to Elite XC, I think. I have to assume that Lesnar would be able to take Slice without a problem so long as he didn't get caught in the first two seconds. Lesnar would be able to take him down instantly, like Mir, and Slice wouldn't be a monster on his back.
--- Quote ---When the outcome is predetermined, the only pressure is worrying about screwing up the choreography.
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So dancers, singers, actors, etc have no right to be nervous about performing in front of 50,000 people? Better tell them that. They seem to disagree.
Mike Goldberg put it really well in the prefight. Something like "don't think of Lesnar as an actor - this guy is a fighter who took some time off to make money acting and has come back to fight again". Quite a few top MMA names over the years have made some side cash in pro wrestling.
CCM:
--- Quote from: shardian on February 04, 2008, 11:48:37 am ---Well they could steal Kimbo Slice and let him and Lesnar slug it out. I'd pay to see that. ;D
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Kimbo is fighting Tank Abbot this month in EliteXC.. that is worth watching just for the circus aspect.
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