He very well could be, unless Rua comes out with a blitzkrieg of brutal Muai Thai strikes.

again know what your talking about please...


Do you honestly think pro fighters are unbiased when giving their opinions? That shit if fucking political and theyre not gunna talk shit about their teammate or a friend.

Thats why frank mir is thought of as such a dick... hes unbiased and breaks fights down with out bias. and before you get yourself in a fit, throw out what he says about his own fights.

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you would have to think the advantage would go to Anderson (vs. GSP). that doesnt mean that you cant be pulling for GSP. sometimes, the underdog is just that. it seems to me that those of you who are analyzing GSP as having the advantage are doing so from an emotional place.

My favorite fighter is Rashad Evans. i'm a big-time mark for Rashad. i remember when he was going to face Chuck, i felt very uncomfortable leading up to that fight. Chuck had supposed superior striking (was possibly still regarded as the best striker in MMA), legendary takedown defense, and this fight happened before Rashad had actually come into his own as a contender. all i could say was that "i was nervous about the fight, but i'm pulling for Rashad."

i'm not knocking GSP at all. i'm not saying he can't win. but he's the underdog. accept it.

I never feel the need to log in here cause I don't usually post, but god damnit. I'm so pissed about how Belfort went out like a bitch.

Dude got kicked full in the face by probably the best fighter in the world. Let's see you get up.

silva will beat gsp. if/when GSP takes him down he will just slap on a body triangle and elbow the shit out of GSP until he is a bloody mess.

Apparently Rampage was offered the fight against Shogun and turned it down. Kinda odd, I know Rampage still has visions of knees and soccer kicks in his head of Rua, but Rua is coming off a long lay off, and if anyone can attest to ring rust it's Rampage. Just odd that he would turn it down.

Im guessing Rampage felt 6 weeks wasn't enough time to prepare. And for Jones it's gonna be like camp never ended.

i'd say jones deserves it more than rampage anyway.

This could definitely be the beginning of the Jon Jones era. He's an early betting favorite over Shogun, but at the same time I have a hard time discounting someone with the experience Shogun has.

Jon Jones vs. Rampage Jackson for the LHW belt one day would put a lot of asses in the seats though. I'm looking forward to the PPV.

Matt Hamill is fighting Phil Davis in Toronto. That fight should be a decent test for Davis and help determine if he's a LHW contender. LHW and lightweight are the most compelling divisions in the UFC right now.

Jones will take the title for sure.

I'm just now getting to watch the PPV, Silva has yet to disappoint and I were to bet on GSP vs Silva I would put my money on Silva. It seems like he has something figured out that no other fighter has tapped into, maybe it's Steve Segal ahaha, maybe he's just the worlds best warrior. Time will tell.

Rashad said he'd drop to middleweight or go up to heavyweight if Jones won the title and defended it successfully.

I think he'd get overwhelmed at heavyweight, but middleweight is a good spot for him if he has to leave LHW.

Most def catching that Jon Jones fight.

The kick was well-placed and well-timed and it's been documented that he's been working on it. I think he practices certain moves that can knock someone out with so he probably has an arsenal of moves for a specific moment. I think he is one of the few that can get away with this because almost everyone stays away instead of being aggressive and not giving him any time to plan or any room to breathe.

:eek::eek:

I'd like to see GSP/Silva, I love them both, but that will be a god awful boring fight. They will look at each other for 5 rounds and not engage.

I'd love to see Steven Seagal overcome his muffin top and thunder thighs and land a kick like that. I bet it's nothing but fatty grunts and flop sweating when he's on the mat teaching/training.

Live GSP press conference right now: http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player.../Live/24106337

But the point is that Anderson has proven he does not care one way or the other. He will happily dance for five rounds to pick up the victory.

So you are suggesting that GSP should just shoot well if Anderson doesn't respect GSPs hands at all it makes stuffing a shot easier also you are suggesting that GSP should shoot from distance which brings in Anderson kneeing his face off.

GSP needs to set his takedowns with strikes. That is the way he fights. I think his hands are tidy enough to be able to do it but it means getting within striking distance of one of the best strikers in MMA history.

pete cash is a smart man

I just find the idea of GSP spamming shot after shot silly. Sonnen had to take a few solid strikes to close the distance he also made Anderson respect his striking.

Sonnen is also a lot bigger than GSP.

No doubt GSP can beat Silva but GSP will have to take a strike or two if he wants to get Anderson down. If he just shoots from a distance then Silva will probably just dance away and try and win a five round dance with his reach advantage. Silva may not have great TDD but he is very very fast.

lol what

yeah i just wanna see a vid :'(

Anderson is just a lovable funny troll. He did that exact same kick in his fight with Dan Henderson.

That video is hilarious..

lol The Rogers Centre (The Skydome) is a sell out.

I know, I tried to get tickets yesterday.