Glover vs DC, hypotheatrically

[IloveTHIS]

Chillin watching old UFC content when I stumbled onto the Glover vs Rampage fight and man, so many things come to mind during the throwback experiance.

First, this fight was a banger. The crowd and Goldy/Rogan were dead and didnt appreciate what they were witnessing. Both were landing BOMBS. Glover with the nasty bodyshots, crisp boxing. Beautifully timed takedowns. Supreme top control. plus Rampage showing his chin/heart, getting the life beat out of him yet getting a second wind and begging Glover to have a gunfight.

The crowd and Goldy not SHUTTING THE FUCK UP semi ruined it. I used to think I miss Goldy, but now that hes been gone a while Im so glad and cant imagine him being back. the thought makes me unbelievably flaced.


Glover was 19-2 going into this fight on like a 18 or something fight win streak. an absolute force. I remember how hype it was to have this old man laying waste to the LHW division

Then on a 22 fight win streak he gets his title shot. against a prime Jon Jones. Jon fights him in a way I dont think Ive ever seen someone replicate, even Jon Jones himself.

He pushes Glover up against the fence and intentially fights him with pure dirty boxing. Fight IN THE POCK, against one of the biggest punchers in the division. I was like WTF? and you know what, he beats the fuck out of Glover. great fight.

Prime Jon Jones man....rewatch some of his old fights and it kind of makes you temporarily forget the PEDS, dick pills, and almost more arrests than he has championship belts.


So all this begs the question, how fucking RIGHTOUS would a prime Glover vs prime DC be at LHW? stylistically its an insane fight. DCs best of the best wrestling againsts Glovers amazing wrestling and elite BJJ.
Both box, or at least try to. Glover is more technically, and DC has a lesser chin. For once DC would not be obviously undersized/short too.
Both old, but Glover had superhuman old man powers. I could see DC taking him down and fucking him up with GNP even though thats not his bread and butter. But I could absolutely see Glover putting him on his ass/back(nohom) and taking that belt

Who you got?

 

[JustOnce]

Cormier 30-27. Glover was great, but Cormier is faster and a significantly better wrestler. Glover is a volume pressure fighter, I don't see him having much for Cormier at all.

I'd set the line at Cormier - 400 Glover +350.

Shogun vs Glover is more interesting to me. Not sure how that would've gone.

 

[ncboy]

DC. Gover is the type he'd throw around, too slow.

 

[BowserJr]

Cormier 30-27. Glover was great, but Cormier is faster and a significantly better wrestler. Glover is a volume pressure fighter, I don't see him having much for Cormier at all.

I'd set the line at Cormier - 400 Glover +350.

Shogun vs Glover is more interesting to me. Not sure how that would've gone.

That would be a good one


Actually pretty knee injury Shogun v DC too

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

DC wins easily. Phil Davis wall and stalled Glover with ease and he had no striking ability to threaten him with.

Glover and Jan both became overrated by still being around when the division became a wasteland IMHO. I like both guys and am glad that they had success but I'm not going to blindly believe that 2 fighters got dramatically better in their late 30s/early 40s. The level of available competition went down significantly and it was the only reason they suddenly looked way better.

Glover was a decent fighter but was slow and not great at defending wrestling (much better at offensive takedowns). He had a clear ceiling and DC was WAY above that at any point of Glover's career

 

[Cooliox]

Prime Glover was a beast. The one that fought Jon Jones... that guy would beat DC.

Even Jon Jones said after the fight that he felt like Glover was a beast.

Even after popping Glover's shoulder in the first round, they would end up going 5 rounds.

The man earned Prime Chuck Liddell's respect in the gym. Enough said.

The Old Glover who would win LHW Championship when the division became paper thin, that Glover loses to DC.

 

[JustOnce]

healthy knee shogun can beat anybody imo.

That would be a good one


Actually pretty knee injury Shogun v DC too

 

[RockyLockridge]

I remember glover vs phil davis so i dont have to ask

 

[tritestill]

DC beats anybody not named Jon Jones who has ever fought at 205, period.

 

[jk7707]

DC would throw him on his head as many times as he wanted. Glover's BJJ was great, but not off his back.

 

[CasualBot]

You lost most of us at "hypotheatrically"

 

[John makfresshi]

Solid thread, DC 30-26

 

[Hymen Crusher]

Probably dc wins easy unless glover can start working the body stipe style. I think stipe changing to body work is my favorite mid fight gameplan change of all time.

 

[DrRodentia]

You lost most of us at "hypotheatrically"

It's a fun new word. I'm trying to apply meaning to it. Slow, boring theatrics?

 

[JBJ was here]

It's a fun new word. I'm trying to apply meaning to it. Slow, boring theatrics?

Maybe someday they'll move on from hypotheatrically booking Jones vs. Aspinall and actually try to sign a fight.

 

[Ibm]

DC was like 2nd best next to Jones.

 

[tritestill]

Some of you have revisionist history or are emotional about DC and forget who he was in his prime, it's insane this is even a topic.

 

[Harlekin]

Got DC, better wrestling, better striking.

Prime Rampage would've won, too.

When you listen to the Jaxxon podcast with TJ. You'll soon notice how much more professional and smarter TJ trains than him.
Rampage trained/fought stupid even for his time. Great fighter and very physical of course.

Like not working on head movement on the bag/pads, just in sparring. That's why he overexaggaretes so much with it.
Not throwing kicks in many fights, not threatening with the takedown.

TJ of course doesn't even start the day without a 30K Oxygen chamber and 50 supplements.

 

[MigitAs]

hypotheatrically? What the fuck?

 

[Gregoire1]

50/50