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Shogun Rua is highly overrated beyond a 4 fight stretch.
And, as has been established, winning the last 2 rounds wins a fight, even when you lost the first 3. Ya know, cuz "will power" is the top scoring criteriaJones beat Gus, Santos and Reyes. They all started strong but as much as I dislike Jonny Meat, at the end he was just too good and had too much of will power.
This is why they got rid of usada.Guys like Merab that have God-tier cardio and are well muscled and wrestle a lot do not make sense. He is obviously on PEDs and would not be half the fighter otherwise.
Some fighters respond better than others to PEDs or have access to better shit or have better intel on beating the testers.
If your best weapon is cardio in a sport where everyone is maximizing their cardio and some other guys are 100% on PEDs, but you still have the best cardio. But maybe did not earlier in your career. That doesn't make sense.
You should at least see some level of fatigue/pain. I think it was a former Tour winner that said he knew Lance was heavily geared up when he saw him doing the must brutal section of the Tour de France and he looked like he was chilled out having fun.
You should not look like that at the end of 5 rounds vs. Nurmagemedov.
I agree with your Cain assessment.What is your one MMA opinion which no one agrees with?
What do you truly believe that causes the most rustling of jimmies?
Remember, truly believe.
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Mine?
Cain is more of a "What if?" than an all time great at HW, let alone the HW GOAT.
A shit gym culture with a grueling overtraining method absolutely and preventatively demolished Cain's knees and back, leading to a long period of inactivity and bout cancellations at the end of his career where he would have solidified his legacy with a Werdum rematch instead of his title reign consisting of him beating Brock then being better than Bigfoot and JDS for two years.
He comes back bald and gets blasted by Ngannou in 26 seconds with his knee blowing out (again), ending his career on a whimper, rather than a bang.
That shouldn't even be an unpopular opinion. He was a great fighter, but you can blame Rogan for exaggerating his status as an ATG. I still think Werdum was a bad match up for him regardless of altitude. There were several match ups we didn't get to see and it's all speculation since his reign was so short.What is your one MMA opinion which no one agrees with?
What do you truly believe that causes the most rustling of jimmies?
Remember, truly believe.
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Mine?
Cain is more of a "What if?" than an all time great at HW, let alone the HW GOAT.
A shit gym culture with a grueling overtraining method absolutely and preventatively demolished Cain's knees and back, leading to a long period of inactivity and bout cancellations at the end of his career where he would have solidified his legacy with a Werdum rematch instead of his title reign consisting of him beating Brock then being better than Bigfoot and JDS for two years.
He comes back bald and gets blasted by Ngannou in 26 seconds with his knee blowing out (again), ending his career on a whimper, rather than a bang.
I still think Nog was past his prime by then.The only times I was impressed with mir are the two times he beat nog. I feel like most of his success was due to a super weak division.
He was, plus staph in the first fight. I'm glad Nog got at least the Interim belt wrapped around his waist, but that later half of his career was tought to watch, always on pins and needles if he would get blasted.I still think Nog was past his prime by then.
I still think Nog was past his prime by then.
This is true of the casual fans for any sport.That casual 'UFC fans' are the worst and best thing for the sport and it's fighters. They bring dog shit opinions and viewpoints, typically know jack shit, and flip on fighters in a heartbeat. Yet, they also bring eyes, attention, and actually spend money on the sport. While annoying dipshits, they are a necessary evil, as the hardcore fan is jaded, and more than likely broke or prefers to spend their money elsewhere as they're probably older.
It was. I'm still bitter he fought Barnett for the 100th time instead of a Nog rematchI thought Mirko's OWGP run was a little overrated by the fans.
It was. I'm still bitter he fought Barnett for the 100th time instead of a Nog rematch
You wanna win fights, dont let yourself get kicked in the leg 400 million timesRampage clearly beat Forest at UFC 86 and it was a robbery
He was, plus staph in the first fight. I'm glad Nog got at least the Interim belt wrapped around his waist, but that later half of his career was tought to watch, always on pins and needles if he would get blasted.
I still remember the day they scheduled Nog vs Schaub. This was right after Brendan blasted Cro Cop and they were just going to feed Nog to this fuck? In BRAZIL? I hated the matchup, hated the week leading up to it, expecting to see Nog brutally finished...but then...