http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/...-prado-meets-ildemar-alcantara-at-ufc-on-fx-7 This isn't going to be pretty. Ildemar (and yes, he's Yuri's brother) is a great fighter, but he's a middleweight while Prado is huge for 205.
Sucks for Prado. This has got to be a tougher fight just because I can't imagine the UFC signing a worse fighter than Hollett.
sweet! Alcantara is a pretty big prospect imo. And is this fight at MW or LHW? Prado doesn't seem like a huge LHW to me.
Alcantara is a pretty good prospect, the fight isnt bad just because you dont follow prospects. Prado and Alcantara are solid prospects.
LOL @ Prado being huge for 205, he was significantly smaller than Phil Davis. I'm sure someone will post a picture of him having big muscles, but anyone with a brain knows that it is your frame that is the deciding factor in where you fit in a division. Roger and Prado have 185 lbs. in their future.
He has a lost to Marcelo Guimares who looked horrible in his debut. That doesn't exactly breed confidence. But fighters do improve though so I'm looking forwards to watching his debut and seeing how he does when he goes back to middleweight.
Well, he's bigger than Rashad, Shogun, Machida, Hendo to name a few top LHWs if we're just taking about size. Never said he was huge, though.
Alcantara is better suited for 185, as is Prado in actuality with his height. Prado still shown good performances at this weight before the Davis fight and I still believe he could beat a fair amount of Light Heavyweights, as the Davis fight was a bad match for him.
Haha, maybe yes, you're probably right. To be honest, though, I don't think dropping in weight class would necessarily help his career. There's some interesting match ups for him at LHW, he could be in some exciting fights basically against strikers but, yes, until he develops stronger wrestling, TDD and ground game overall he will remain to be far from a threat.
I could see him having more success at 185 lbs. where he would be a bit more physically suited, kind of like Tim Boetsch - not overly skilled, but moving down a weight division can give you the size advantage needed to tip the scales in your favour. Guys like Rashad, Shogun, Machida, Hendo,etc. can get away with fighting at high levels at 205 lbs. despite being some of the smaller guy in the division because they are excellent fighters. Also, as a disclaimer, I'm not saying he needs to drop roght now, you're right, there are still some good fights for him at 205 lbs. still. I am just saying that if the going gets tough, it is always a possiblity. Hollett will definitely need to drop though. I've met the guy and I'd be surprised if he was even 5'10.
