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I don't think so, I would bet on DC for sure.
Come on, he's not that big. He and Silva were the same size when they fought.
Yeah Sonnen looked soo dominant against Bisping.
We saw Chael get finished twice by Silva. How do you think he'd fair against Machida?
The only thing that Chael and Weidman have in common is that they both wrestled in college.
Weidman is bigger, faster, stronger, has better boxing, has KO power, is a better wrestler and has better BJJ.
So do I think that a guy who's bigger and faster than Chael and is better than Chael in every aspect of fighting will do better at LHW than Chael did?
Yup.
Well Sonnen is one guy, so it doesnt prove much. But more importantly he didnt fight in the same MW division that Weidman is ruling right now.
Sonnen is the almighty MW wrestler because he beat Bisping (just barely) and a bunch of guys who arent even around anymore? Okay.
Now there are some really good guys in the div like Rockhold, Machida, Jacare, TRT-Vitor, hell even Tim Kennedy and Romero are imo better than Okami, Bisping, Marquardt and Stann.
wow it never ceases to amaze me how easy it is for people to dismiss someone.
You both write off Sonnen because of the Bisping fight, but Michael Bisping has incredible takedown defense and maybe you forgot he fought Rashad Evans at 205 and even Rashad struggled to take him down.
Sonnen showed he was a very dominant wrestler when he dominated Okami at Okami's best, something no one had ever done like that. He also dominated one of the best version's of marquardt anyone had ever seen in a way no one had ever seen
I'm dismissing him because I think Weidman is clearly better?
How do you think Chael would do against The Chris? How would Okami, Rashad or Marquardt would do against him?
Weidman has outstruck Machida and Silva...
wow it never ceases to amaze me how easy it is for people to dismiss someone.
You both write off Sonnen because of the Bisping fight, but Michael Bisping has incredible takedown defense and maybe you forgot he fought Rashad Evans at 205 and even Rashad struggled to take him down.
Sonnen showed he was a very dominant wrestler when he dominated Okami at Okami's best, something no one had ever done like that. He also dominated one of the best version's of marquardt anyone had ever seen in a way no one had ever seen
Come on, he's not that big. He and Silva were the same size when they fought.
Cormier would beat him. The Jon Jones fight is a lot harder than a weidman fight. A lot lot harder.
Without the TD threat to bolster his game his stand-up is basic. Add the fact that he will actually be 'the hunted' in the TD department & his striking goes completely to shit.
We saw how an average striker in Sonnen outstruck Anderson due to the wrestling threat. Imagine what an average striker in Weidman would look like while having to deal with the TD threat from a top 3 HW.
Murder.
Weidman has outstruck Machida and Silva...