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| quote: | Originally posted by Masonious
So what is your prediction for the Gonzaga v Cro Cop fight then the subsequent Couture v ??? fight?
I think Cro Cop will have a tough fight with Gonzaga but will win. I actually have no idea who will win in the Couture v Cro Cop fight. Randy's a smart and capable fighter, it's so hard to tell.
Then again after the GSP fight my predictions are worth approximately jack shit. |
Yea, after the 8 million mma upsets this year its hard to accurately predict anything. They are building gonzaga as a monster on the ground with great JJ, but mention nothing of his striking. If he has no skill on his feet he is dead.
The way I see it, eddie sanchez lasted as long as he did because he didn't try any striking exchanges or try any take downs...he ran away, far away then hoped one of his hay makers would land. That was his smartest game plan, a punchers chance. The reason I think cro cop will have an easier time with gonzaga is that he will be looking for a take down, so he can't run away then rush in, he has to try and stay close.
this is why randy does so well, he has a stand up game and can have an exchange with almost anyone....except chuck  ..so he can get in close enough for effective take downs. but hell, I don't think he can topple cro-cop, he has been brillant in all of his fights in the last year and I don't see anyone stopping him. I even think he can take big nog in a rematch.
for jackson liddell (which I will see in person...I got tickets!!!) it might be close, but I have to give it to liddell. Rampage has been slacking and looking unmotivated as of late. He turned his first ufc match aroudn in the second round, but looked kinda bad in the first. Plus his lindland fight before that was just bad. SO hopefully he found some motivation ($$$$) and will bring on his A game, which he needs against chuck.
but if someone in the ufc is to beat chuck, its rampage. but I want shogun vs iceman. 
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