I observed that with the gloves these UFC fighters wear that not many can take a big punch and recover.
Guys like NOG are rare, he takes a punch and just takes it and doesent hurt him. NOG was hit by a truck when he was young and says punches dont hurt him because he was hit by a TRUCK--
I notice that once a fighter is hurt, the opposing fighters can attack and finish them off pretty easily.
The lines in MMA are not set on who is the better fighter but they are set to how the public will react--
Guys like jardine and Couture as favorites is a JOKE because they both have really beaten no one and both cannot take a punch. Once they get hit they fall pretty fast-- I will say though Couture got hurt but NEVER QUIT, it was amazing that he survived the NOG beatings- Randy was not quitting in that fight no way in hell.
Maia showed that he has garbage standup and being trained by Wandy Silva is not a good thing as Maia's fate was pretty much the same as Wandy Silva in most fights. Wandy Silva is the last guy you want to learn stand up from. Wandy's style does not work anymore---
Was it me or wasnt Anderson Silva in the crowd wearing a SUIT but then somehow he was in NOG's corner? Did he take the suit off and then Help NOG?
Nog showed a good chin and good ground skills. His defense is not great, but he can take a punch--
Couture looked so ripped and skinny- there was no way Couture would ever beat LESNAR, they shouldnt even be allowed to fight as lesnar is at least 50 pounds more--
LEBEN sucks, he is not good I dont know why anyone thinks he is, he has no game and has no cardio. When he looked at the clock in middle of 2nd round you knew it was over--
Jardine was going to lose right away, he was ducking and leaving himself wide open, he loses the exchanges and gets Ko'd pretty easily- He can only beat certain fighters--
Silva looked very focussed and is a good fighter at 205 lbs--
Marquardt looks like an animal. I think if anyone can beat Anderson Silva in the UFC it is Nate the Great. I actually think he can beat Anderson Silva. He has the strength to take him to the ground and is strong enough and smart enough to take Anderson. I think standing up he can hurt Anderson if he connects which is a big IF-
I think Nate thinks he can win and is not afraid of Silva. He was doing well in their first matchup before gettting submitted---
Vera looks like a JOKE- He looks about 8 feet tall and 100 pounds. Vera just kick boxes and scores cheap decisions- a lot like Tim sylvia used to. He doesent hurt his opponents, he is a boring fighter and has no real explosive game--
Duffe looks like the real deal- I would like to see him fight BROCK, he looks big enough----
THe biggest thing about Lesnar, is that they have to have big guys like CARWIN or DUFFE fight him, no more midgets like Couture and a physically weak MIR.
Ed herman what a Lion, I felt bad when he went back out there and hurt his Knee, he probably tore his knee out of courage, he wouldnt have torn it if he had retired, he should have QUIT, his corner was stupid for throwing him in there with 1 leg when he was losing the figh pretty bad.