Struve vs mark hunt

[doubronz]

i cant see why they want to knock one of these guys out of contention

 

[Stormtrooper85]

So he's not even fighting Struve? Damn.. who will he fight I wonder?

IDK but all these rumors about potential hunt fights keep popping up and getting shot down. It's really depressing.

 

[Anomonis]

IDK but all these rumors about potential hunt fights keep popping up and getting shot down. It's really depressing.

Agreed. I want to see him fight again!

 

[Mendoza]

Dangerous fight for Hunt, but I would go mental if he won

 

[sporterdiesel]

I like both fighters. Hunt via KO/TKO

 

[FightNerd]

Hunts BJJ has been steadily improving, I'm confident his BJJ defence will be sufficient.

Hunt by mouth gaurd destroying KO.

 

[Troublesome10]

Hunt wouldn't have to fight much on the ground with Struve. Struve has no conventional takedowns. He'd have to try to pull guard against Hunt

Generally true, but I recall him pulling off a nice trip from the clinch right to mount against Dave Herman. Hunt isn't exactly the hardest guy in the world to take down.

On topic
I am a fan of both guys, I want Hunt to win, but I really don't want to see Struve get KO'd again, which is the ONLY way Hunt is winning. Therefore I'll sit back and enjoy the show, it's not going 3 rounds.

 

[akproplayer]

Man, I don't know. Either Hunt by KO or Struve by sub. :icon_chee

 

[ElTorro**]

Before Struve vs. Miocic i would have picked Hunt to beat Struve, but damn Struve has looked unbeatable, but all it takes a powerful overhand right to put Struve away.

Tough fight to call

 

[Kobe4LHW Champ]

I really have a hard time seeing Struve getting a takedown

 

[Texan6533]

I know Mark has been training his grappling for a while now and seems to have improved over the years, but to go to the ground against Struve would not be a good idea. That being said, I think Hunt knocks Struve out in the 1st round.

 

[RaskeDanzig]

Its a step back for Struve. He should be facing a top 10

Like who? all the top guys i can think of have fights scheduled or are on the shelf. Hunt/Struve is the perfect fight for both guys. The both have been on similar runs defeating guys in the lower top 20-15.

 

[tightrope]

I'm looking forward to the next episode of Mark's video blog. They were filming it in the gym this afternoon, I might even be in the background when he is doing his farmers carries hahaha.

 

[trident]

I don't think it will go into the second round but I don't have a clue who will win

 

[aRtFuL]

I think Struve will eat a good punch from Mark then...

I don't think there will be a "then" if Struve ever eats a good punch from Mark. I worry Struve might suffer from life-threatening head injury if he does.

If Kongo can't eat a good punch from Mark chances that Struve can is even lower.

That's said, if Struve pull a sub early, that will be his ticket.

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Generally true, but I recall him pulling off a nice trip from the clinch right to mount against Dave Herman. Hunt isn't exactly the hardest guy in the world to take down.

On topic
I am a fan of both guys, I want Hunt to win, but I really don't want to see Struve get KO'd again, which is the ONLY way Hunt is winning. Therefore I'll sit back and enjoy the show, it's not going 3 rounds.

Actually Hunt's TDD is well above average at HW, the only guys I can think of with better TDD at HW are Cro Cop, Overeem, Cain, Cormier and JDS. Struve is going to have a really hard time taking him down if this fight is going to happen, he will have to pull guard IMO.

 

[FTP]

If Hunt doesn't finish him in the first, I think Struve takes a decision or most likely pulls a sub.

 

[SimonNova]

Will this be the main event?

UFC.com announced it as the first big official fight for this event but without clearly saying its the main event...if memory serves

 

[Concrete Whale]