Keenan and xande are meeting in the 2nd round of the 1st phase of Copa Podio this weekend. whos watching?
copapodio.com. click "pay per view" in the side bar. keenan is in the heavy division. here are the competitiors on their page: Xande Ribiero Rodolfo Viera Joao Gabriel Rocja Leo Noguiera Bruno Bastos Alexandro Ceconi
I think Keenan can pull it off, he's got some slick tricks and might be able to catch Xande. But the experience and passing game of Xande is insane, I don't know if Keenan can pull a solid sub from the bottom.. I don't see him sweeping Xande, isn't there a pretty large weight gap too? Keenan is like 190lbs and Xande is over 215? Either way, awesome tourney. I know LI and Keenan are reviewing tapes and doing all they can to find a hole in Xande's game!
common sense says Xande but damn - perhaps this is Keenan's coming out party. Personally I'm gonna go With Neto taking the tourney.
are you guys serous? in gi, rodolfo destroys all of them, except xande. rodolfo will win against xande but it will be close. rodolfo ran through neto like a child last time i saw them in go against each other
Keenan is great, but Xande is so experienced fighting all the best big guys for more than a few years a winning a lot. I have to go with Xande. Who is the best guy Keenan has gone up against so far? I know he lost a close one (controversial) to Cyborg, any one else at that top black belt level?
He wouldn't be allowed to compete if he got his black belt because he wouldn't have the minimum time at brown.
