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[KenC]

They compare Brock and Cains collegiate wrestling careers... who gives a shit. That was over ten years ago for Brock and only a few less for Cain. The argument that Bock is a better wrestler because he won a NCAA title is laughable. He may be a better wrestler, but to use that as any sort of gauge is ridiculous.

[Ryan...]

^^ I agree.

If this was strictly a wrestling match that would matter. Fortunately, we get to see people get punched in the face instead of rolling around a mat. I think this is gonna be primarily a stand up and circle fest for the first half of the first round, then brock is gonna take him down and pound him out.

I also wish they would have spent more time hyping up the other fights, the kampan shields fight is super important to the welterweight division! If Sheilds wins, he gets the next shot at GSP.

[KenC]

Speaking of dudes just rolling around, if Shields fights GSP it will be the snoozefest of the decade. When are they going to make GSP fight a) more than twice a year and b) outside of Canada!?

[Maluco]

I somewhat agree but the reality is these "wrestling" guys tend to do fairly well. Number one, look at Couture, and most recently, look at how bitch ass Sonnen ran the fight against Silva.

Just saying, a solid wrestling background affords these guys a lot of control.

but.... makes for a shitty fight, for a lack of better terms.

[Ryan...]

I actually think the GSP/Shields fight will be great. Shields is a submission specialist, so GSP would be more inclined to stand and strike with him. Shields also has good stand up, not nearly as good as GSP, but nothing to scoff at.

I personally loved the Sonnen fight, it was epic seeing someone take it to Silva for the first time in 5+ years :D

[5spoke]

Lesnar got beat! He handled it much classier than i expected though. Not that I really like Cain, but I am glad its now shown that he is not "unbeatable" like many people believe. That is if we don't count that embarrassing knee bar.

[Killacortes]

cannot believe lesnar got whooped like that! it didnt even seem like he tried to put up a fight! he got bloodied up fast fuck! im pissed cause i lost money!

[ck_taft325is]

Lesner looked like a fat kid getting beat up in school. It was kind of sad. I'd hazard to say he forgot to breath as he looked super gased out within the first 3 minutes.

[Maluco]

that big ass country boy is a clumsy fk. He needs to get out of MMA.

he never even looks like he knows WTF he's doing....

[KenC]

Anybody watch the Sengoku fights last night? We FINALLY got HDNet on Comcast in Portland. I've been watching a lot of the K-1 on there, too.

[1987E30project]

I love HDNet. They show K1, Sengoku, best of Dream and others. I like it better than the UFC most of the time.

[dkbmxer002]

IDK if you guys watched the "Brocktober" (i know, really gay..) special on spike, but he seems like a completely different person now. Perhaps its all an act, but he seems very humble now. Perhaps getting his head nearly punched off by Carwin has settled him down a bit :D
I actually kind of want Lesnar to win just so I don't have to hear about Velasquez fighting for "All of Mexico"!!!! I'm so sick of hearing that BS, he was born in the USA for christ's sake, and they're playing him off as some great idol to all of Mexico..

i've noticed that too, i am starting to feel different about lesnar the more he fights. once his ego is gone i think i will cheer for him. and fuck that "all for mexico" bullshit, like you said he is fucking american.

[Maluco]

Chael Sonnen has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of money laundering.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/With-guilty-plea-in-mortgage-fraud-case-Sonnen-?urn=mma-303049

[ck_taft325is]

Surprised? I'm not.

[aintnothang]

Couture Vs. Machida

http://www.aroundtheoctagon.com/?p=8101