Leben hopes "bully" Hall "will have another mental problem - me"

[K1HerosNakamura]

Heart and chin vs Technique and athleticism

someone is good end up looking bad

 

[memling]

I love this matchmaking. The biggest criticism of Uriah Hall is that he doesn't have the mental toughness to make it on the biggest stage in fighting, even though he has great technique. It's the hesitation and letting emotions get a grip of him that have led to him turning in only split decision loss performances in the UFC.

Leben on the other hand probably defines mental toughness. He really doesn't give a shit who anyone is or how hard they can hit. He's got a good chin and he's never going to "show respect" for Uriah's power.

Will Hall's fantastic counter punching hold up to the pressure of going 0-3 in his UFC debut, and what is sure to be absolutely unrelenting aggression from a very starved for a win Leben?

The old adage is that a fight is won by the fighter who wants it the most.

 

[jiujitsuforever]

always hated leban for some reason

 

[Joker Jiujitsu]

Hall is really awkward. I don't know if he's a bully per se, but the stuff he said to Adam Cella on TUF after knocking him out was not the words of a normal person.

 

[RakodaJay**]

Hall the bully? The dude fights because of what bullies did to him and he is sometimes too nice for his own good

He lived enough to see himself become the bully. He KOd Cella then called him a "bitch" and said that he hopes that his girlfriend isn't as big of a bitch as he is.

Mayhem told him right. Hopefully Leben puts this guy through the damn floor.

 

[Trey Songz]

Hall was a a bit of a bully to some people on the show. Highly doubt he's the nicest guy in MMA.

This match is a toss up, I favor Hall mostly because Leben is a shell of form self.

This, I hope Leben can regain his old form though.

 

[ElusiveRiddum]

Not sure why Leben is trying to antagonize him. Why you would try to give the guy who lacks a "killer instinct" a legit reason to try to "kill" you?

 

[MitMcl]

Hall was a major dick to Cella (think that's his name) on TUF. I assume that's why people call him a bully, which is ironic considering Hall started fighting because of bullies. Hall came off as somebody with a lot of mental baggage on the show. Seems to think everybody is out to get him.

 

[ABSthetics]

Leben is going to get crushed by the black Anderson Silva, just like he did by the real deal many years ago.

Anderson actually goes for the kill. Scratch that, Anderson actually fights in general.

The most aggression we ever seen from Hall was that crappy punch on Mayhem.

 

[Ace70 V2]

Mayhem unleashed Hall's mental KO block. Leben is gonna get fuzzed up.

 

[ABSthetics]

Mayhem unleashed Hall's mental KO block. Leben is gonna get fuzzed up.

He probably high fived Mayhem after that altercation then go on to say he didn't want to hurt him because he is a nice guy.

 

[dagon]

Leben is going to get crushed by the black Anderson Silva, just like he did by the real deal many years ago.

Ummm, Anderson is already black.

 

[PivotPunch]

Leben is beyond shot. And his natural style is to block punches with his face Dana should have the talk with him he's done he looked absolutely horrible in his last fights if Hall loses against him he won't achieve anything in a big organization the UFC gave him Leben so that he finally wins because Leben is done

 

[MitMcl]

Honestly, I would love for Leben to win by KO and then retire. I say that as a fan considering how much damage he's taken in his career.

 

[Twister44]

Leben has this fight in the bag. Hall's wrestling is atrocious and Leben has been in the game long enough to put him on his back.

 

[mlund**]

Hall is really awkward. I don't know if he's a bully per se, but the stuff he said to Adam Cella on TUF after knocking him out was not the words of a normal person.

Yeah, he's giving off a very weird vibe. Who the fuck almost kills a guy, acts really concerned and friendly and then calls him and his girlfriend a bitch out of absolutely nowhere?

 

[StephG]

That's rich coming from a guy who pissed on someone's bed...

 

[karate n stuff]

Hall's mental game is terrible, but I'll put my money on him over Leben only because at least Leben won't try to be his friend. Hall seems to only have that animosity towards "bullies". Hall's "nice guy" personality is damaging his career.

Seriously it's like three tweets and Hall's visibly gotten to.

 

[Michael13]

Lol at the people in this thread pretending Hall isn't a bully just because he was bullied himself.

You don't get away with the way he behaved on the show just because you were bullied yourself.

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

haha wtf - leben is a funny guy, for some reason i let his disrespectful comments pass as funny