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"Dragon" Machida vs "Sugar" Evans @ AM - the UFC 98 thread

is it just me.....Alves did not impress me much against Koschek. Koschek took that fight on short notice & did very well. That fight made Alves look diminshed.
 
luclyluciano said:
is it just me.....Alves did not impress me much against Koschek. Koschek took that fight on short notice & did very well. That fight made Alves look diminshed.
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The fight to me was really a test to see if he had any chance of dealing with GSP's wrestling by facing a guy with an incredibly quick shot. He passed with flying colors by stuffing everything. His standup looked a little less effective (I almost think Kos was about even punching-wise), but it was probably more to do with the threat of getting taken down.
 
jas123 said:
The fight to me was really a test to see if he had any chance of dealing with GSP's wrestling by facing a guy with an incredibly quick shot. He passed with flying colors by stuffing everything. His standup looked a little less effective (I almost think Kos was about even punching-wise), but it was probably more to do with the threat of getting taken down.
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I agree about Alves' TD defense, but considering Kos took the fight on a week's notice, I am unsure how accurate of a gauge that was. A TD is a highly athletic move, but also involves understanding your opponent's timing and range, to measure which times give the most probability for success: not knowing when/where Alves likes to place his strikes may have hampered Kos' TD timing!

I am not just saying this to diminish Alves/GSP; I am being totally honest here.
 
strike force was badass! i drove home to watch it at my parents house both showtime and versus! \baroni;s record sucks tho. hes a funny guy but he hangs out with mark coleman and randlemen which makes me believe he used.
 
Mulletsoldier said:
I agree about Alves' TD defense, but considering Kos took the fight on a week's notice, I am unsure how accurate of a gauge that was. A TD is a highly athletic move, but also involves understanding your opponent's timing and range, to measure which times give the most probability for success: not knowing when/where Alves likes to place his strikes may have hampered Kos' TD timing!

I am not just saying this to diminish Alves/GSP; I am being totally honest here.
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Thats my thoughts as well. Its not a matter of if Kos was in good enough shape to fight on short notice, its the preparation and having time to study T Alves. Not sure if the outcome would have 100% different but I'd like to see a rematch at some point.
 
Why does it seem that more and more one can't express his opinion here?

It's been getting extremelly annoying. I can't think this, I can't think that, I can't feel like someone will win because appearently I'm a retard that doesn't know any MMA, or because my MMA "level" is not good enough for me to speak my mind.

WTH. Since when I need to be a freaking scholar in MMA to give opinions on a message board? Why does it seem like at an increasing rate you can't even post anything cause you "lack mma knowledge". Seriously, it's getting really old.
 
And btw, that wasn't directed to anyone in particular, just the idea that has been thrown around sometimes. And that sometimes feels like you have to prove yourself as a "respectable" mma fan in order to express your opinion. As my input would be more important or valuable if I can prove I'm an MMA conosseur.
 
Anyone has any idea where to watch those fights btw? Both Strikeforce and WEC?

Edit: I see CP has Lawler and Shields
 
My DVR stopped half way through the second round of Brown/Faber II, so i went on the search engine and B/F II isn't being re-aired anytime soon. WTF!! surfthechannel and watchtvsitcoms might have Strike/WEC.
 
I saw the whole Brown/Faber II fight, and Faber's hand was absolutely destroyed post-fight; unquestionable break, possible multi-bone based on the positioning and degree of swelling. He seems to have the "boxer's break": a break in [usually] fourth and fifth metacarpals of the hand - these would be the ring and pinky fingers. That almost completely eliminates your ability to make a fist, let alone throw a punch. IMO, the WEC matchmakers will consider that heavily, and maybe put on a Brown/Faber III after Brown's next fight. I would personally watch the shitt out of that! As cagepotato said, Brown/Faber is like Nadal/Federer: no matter who wins, or what the record is, it is just phenomenal to watch!
 
yeah it was a bummer. you could of watched the fights on justins tv and many other places. PM me if you need a secret one.
 
Mulletsoldier said:
I saw the whole Brown/Faber II fight, and Faber's hand was absolutely destroyed post-fight; unquestionable break, possible multi-bone based on the positioning and degree of swelling. He seems to have the "boxer's break": a break in [usually] fourth and fifth metacarpals of the hand - these would be the ring and pinky fingers. That almost completely eliminates your ability to make a fist, let alone throw a punch. IMO, the WEC matchmakers will consider that heavily, and maybe put on a Brown/Faber III after Brown's next fight. I would personally watch the shitt out of that! As cagepotato said, Brown/Faber is like Nadal/Federer: no matter who wins, or what the record is, it is just phenomenal to watch!
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I love Federer Emelienanko.

I'm just just kidding. I was a tennis fan pre-bald Agassi.
 
Mulletsoldier said:
I saw the whole Brown/Faber II fight, and Faber's hand was absolutely destroyed post-fight; unquestionable break, possible multi-bone based on the positioning and degree of swelling. He seems to have the "boxer's break": a break in [usually] fourth and fifth metacarpals of the hand - these would be the ring and pinky fingers. That almost completely eliminates your ability to make a fist, let alone throw a punch. IMO, the WEC matchmakers will consider that heavily, and maybe put on a Brown/Faber III after Brown's next fight. I would personally watch the shitt out of that! As cagepotato said, Brown/Faber is like Nadal/Federer: no matter who wins, or what the record is, it is just phenomenal to watch!
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I hope he gets it pinned. That is an injury that can occur over and over again if not treated properly. I have broken the 5th metacarpal on three separate occasions and there is just a knot of calcium where the original break was.
 
One would think that the end all for fighting but Bas "El Guapo" Rutten says if its healed the right way it will be stronger than what it was before the break.
Proverbs 31 Saint Rutten
 
Your good and wise MMA friend O-Hero got himself band by Cosmo. When will people learn not to take insults too far with the admins! :dunno: The Admins even let off warning shots and he still took it too far., oi!
 
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