Strikeforce: Alistair Overeem vs Fabricio Werdum [ June 18, 2011 aka THIS SATURDAY ]

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wheresmybacon

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I think Monson's problem was that he was too slow to get inside of Cormier's striking. He wasn't good enough in the clinch to do any inside work or takedown. And he was too slow and too far out to shoot in for a takedown. I don't think he could do anything. He had no answer for anything Cormier was throwing at him.

There is talk of him going to 205 now. I don't think it will help him that much at his age to be honest. He'll be even slower compared to the 205ers.

Agreed on all accounts. Cormier has an interesting skill set and IMO has a lot of potential. He's very relaxed striking, has great flexibility and good HK technique for someone his size, and of course his wrestling is as good as it gets. His 72" reach is his only glaring weakness I can see right now...
 

isekii

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Agreed on all accounts. Cormier has an interesting skill set and IMO has a lot of potential. He's very relaxed striking, has great flexibility and good HK technique for someone his size, and of course his wrestling is as good as it gets. His 72" reach is his only glaring weakness I can see right now...

I'm not sure how he'll do against guys that are quick as him. But he did have some solid striking.
 

Woosta

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Like I was sayin and BSL pointed it out, Anderson Silva WHO IS CALLED THE GOAT STRIKER IN MMA BY MAN, and #1 P4P in *ALL* of MMA got outstruck by Chael Sonnen and Demian Maia ( in the later rounds ) because he was worrying about going to the ground.

As soon as Anderson Silva got a KO win he was hailed as a god again.

Once Reem KOs someone else, everyone will be all over his nuts again.
 

Woosta

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I unblocked this message because I had a suspicion that LOL's would ensue, you did not disappoint me! Let's go over the bolded part, Werdum has already finished Roideristar Roidereem. R.R. had shitty TDD and will lose again. He would kill Werdum in K1, but this is MMA. To say Roider has submitted people is laughable, he *COULD* KO Werdum but that's the only way he wins. Fabricio is one of the best BJJ dudes on the planet, Roideristar's a white belt compared to him. Werdum wins this, just like he won the 1st fight. Why? Because R.R hasn't gotten any better in MMA since their 1st match up. He will get taken down, and will get subbed. I need to check the betting lines, I hope to god Werdum's a huge underdog here because that's easy money in my eyes.

I cleaned house when he beat Fedor, which was another fight that just about everyone on SD was claiming was absolutely impossible for him to win. I loved how they explained that Fedor getting subbed by 1 of the 5 best BJJ dudes on the planet (maybe top 3) was a fluke. Really?

As far as the UFC uhh no, Cain would beat him standing, or take him down and punch his face open. Cain's got SICK wrestling, and R.R has really bad TDD. Shit Roider's a perfect matchup stylistically for Cain. Yeah he has a punchers chance, but Cain is better at literally everything here. JDS also probably beats him, I would like to see Barry Vs Roidereem, that would be an interesting fight.

Reem is the #1 contender now and will probably dethrone JDS.

LOL!
 

RPD

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I'm shocked you haven't made a Fedor is back thread after his KO win today/yesterday.
 

Woosta

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From what I saw in that fight, Lesnar would kill Roidereem, I might have been off predicting who would win (well officially any ways) But what I said about Roider seems 100% true. He's not a good MMA fighter and should stick to K-1. He beat Buentello to get the belt, Paul was great in his time, but in 07 it wasn't exactly a great win. Not a bad win, but definitely not a title fight. At this point anyone else in the tourney will light up Roider's ass, so there's really no chance of him winning.

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Woosta

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I'm shocked you haven't made a Fedor is back thread after his KO win today/yesterday.

Fedor isn't "back".. he's past his prime physically and his training camp is garbage and training methods outdated but he will always be my favorite fighter of all time and the greatest HW, P4P, fighter ever.
 
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Woosta

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Reem going to get eaten alive in the UFC. If Werdum's anemic takedowns are enough to keep him that off-balance, have fun with Cain, Brock, Carwin or even Mir FFS. And I think JDS would beat him standing.

What a horrible main event. Worst main event I've seen. Thank god I didn't pay for it...

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