I guess I still see Storley as a prospect who needs a big step up in competition so it kind of doesnt make sense to put him in there with Amosov, who si arguably next in line for a title shot. Dont get me wrong, this is an amazing fight, I just thought Storley was a step or two behind Amosov, after all Storley was scheduled to fight Lemminger a few months ago, and now all of the sudden he is in a title eliminator fight. It kind of doesnt make much sense tbh. I'll definitely be watching, though.
Lemminger was scheduled for Storley and then was immediately assigned to Amosov afterwards, like a month later. And that fight did happen. Which just goes more to show Bellator's way of scheduling relative cans for good fighters.
I wouldnt really consider Lemminger a can, he was meant to be a solid step up in competition for Storley. However, he was later fed to Amosov and eventually he will be fed to whatever other prospect is coming up (Joey Davis or Kyle Crutchmer) instead of giving the guy an opportunity to grow and prove himself.
That would absolutely make the most sense. Amosov vs Neiman, Storley vs Jackson, MVP vs Larkin, its not that hard. Instead we will see MVP fighting some random "very underrated" fighter, Neiman will possibly fight some fringe top 10 fighter, and Larkin fight in Japan against some Japanese tomato can.
Amosov has looked completely dominating in all his outings and although Storley is a very solid fighter, he is still a prospect; he is not prepared for someone like Amosov, yet. Storley doesnt have the striking to put Amosov in danger and Amosov will dominate this fight once again. This is why this fight doesnt make sense, Storley should be fighting Ross Houston, for example.
That's true, but it really didn't sound like it came close. Allegedly it came down to contract issues, iirc, so they probably knew there was some separation on terms for a while.
I didn't want to straight up call him a can, which is why I called him a "relative can", whatever that might mean. But really, Lemminger hasn't faced any serious competition either prior to the the scheduled Storley fight, but more likely prior to the Amosov fight, either. Arguably his best win came against a fighter who also lost to EJ Brooks. So I don't think Lemminger was a step up in any meaningful sense. His record looks better, but for instance he was coming off a 3 win streak into the Storley fight, and Brooks was coming off a 5 win streak. And I also think that he will be given to Davis or Crutchmer sometime down the road. Davis needs to fight soon as well, he's not been active recently so I wonder if he's injured.
Who is the better wrestler davis or storley?
It better be, it would be the dumbest shit ever to put Amosov va Storley in the prelims. But then again, Bellator will be Bellator.
Davis is, IMO, the strongest WW prospect in Bellator. Or ar leaat he has looked the most dominant.
Pure wrestler? Probably Storley. Davis is more explosive. Storley applies more pressure, plays heavier on top.
Who would you favor between Davis and Storley? Is that a 50-50 fight?
would you put Davis above Amosov?
No, but I wouldnt call Amosov a prospect. I actually think he should be in a title eliminator fight.
I want asomov to win the title at bellator than join the ufc. He has the potential to be one of the GOAT’s
