Unsigned Heavyweights - Thread Three

under_t said:
IGF have announced 8-men SHW tournament for vacant IGF championship title.

participants are
1. Chris Barnett (12-1)
2. Dion Staring (31-10)
3. Oli Thompson (12-8)
4. Yosef Ali Mohammad (4-1)
5. Fernando Rodrigues Jr (7-1)
6. Antony Rea (29-14)
7. TBA (will be Japanese)
8. TBA
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Sick tournament.
 
under_t said:
IGF have announced 8-men SHW tournament for vacant IGF championship title.

participants are
1. Chris Barnett (12-1)
2. Dion Staring (31-10)
3. Oli Thompson (12-8)
4. Yosef Ali Mohammad (4-1)
5. Fernando Rodrigues Jr (7-1)
6. Antony Rea (29-14)
7. TBA (will be Japanese)
8. TBA
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Is it SHW or openweight?
Because, except for Barnett, everyone lists at way under 265.
Are they really all committing to packing on 30-50 extra pounds for a year?
 
Matches I'd like to see off the beginning...

Chris Barnett vs Antony Rea
Oli Thompson vs Dion Staring
Fernando Rodrigues vs Ishii, Kazuhisa Tazawa, or Koji Kanechika
Yosef Ali Mohammad vs TBA (lots of choices)
 
Paul L said:
Matches I'd like to see off the beginning...

Chris Barnett vs Antony Rea
Oli Thompson vs Dion Staring
Fernando Rodrigues vs Ishii, Kazuhisa Tazawa, or Koji Kanechika
Yosef Ali Mohammad vs TBA (lots of choices)
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They should probably annouce it soon. The first round is pretty much only a month away, and there is a huge size difference between the fighters.
 
This tournament could be a perfect way for them to build Ishii back up
 
Steve Mocco returns at WSOF 20 against Juliano 'Banana' Coutinho. Glad to see he didn't lose his will to fight.
 
Nathanli said:
Steve Mocco returns at WSOF 20 against Juliano 'Banana' Coutinho. Glad to see he didn't lose his will to fight.
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Awesome! Glad to see Mocco back. Hopefully he's worked on some of his flaws and comes out stronger than before.
 
Dirtey said:
http://www.mmaviking.com/yosef-ali-mohammad-enters-japans-igf-world-grand-prix/

Yosef Ali Mohammad training at Allstars for the tournament, great decision.
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Definitely. He's one of my two favorite younger fighters with super potential. I'm picking him to win the tournament. His biggest threat will be Chris Barnett, but he has something that Barnett isn't used to fighting against, and that's superior speed and reaction time. Barnett is almost never the slower fighter in his fights.
 
this tourney is gonna speed up Yosefs career like 3 years. IF he is actually successful
 
Slongkong said:
this tourney is gonna speed up Yosefs career like 3 years. IF he is actually successful
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I hope he is. The only weakness he's showed is in his wrestling game, but he's had a long time to work on that. He's been working on his strength and conditioning lately as well.

Some of the veterans like Staring and Barnett could pose issues just due to their experience though. We'll see soon!
 
Slongkong said:
this tourney is gonna speed up Yosefs career like 3 years. IF he is actually successful
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Yeah, if he wins there gonna be some real hype surrounding him. A look at his body and atleticism after winning a GP like this and the hype is gonna be insane.
 
I'd like to see Barnett gradually get his weight down as the tourney progresses. he seemed on the right track and then bam! 330+
 
Paul L said:
Definitely. He's one of my two favorite younger fighters with super potential. I'm picking him to win the tournament. His biggest threat will be Chris Barnett, but he has something that Barnett isn't used to fighting against, and that's superior speed and reaction time. Barnett is almost never the slower fighter in his fights.
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I actually havent been arsed to watch Barnetts fight so I don't really know. But I expect Yosef to walk through everyone except Staring and Barnett that is currently signed up.
 
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