Which UFC champion is most likely to lose his title in 2009?
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WHAT ABOUT GABE GONZAGA, SHANE CARWIN, CAIN VELASQUEZ ect. I do not believe he will hold on to the belt for long. As for Rampage he has to be keith jardine first to get that title shot. Obviously Jardine is the underdog but he is very good with his kicking. On paper Page should have no problem but I believe Jardine is going to be a very tough fight for Rampage.
Out of all those guys only one that poses a serious threat IMO is Shane Carwin. Dude is legit and will be fighting for the title soon if he keeps winning. Cain Velasquez is good but not ready at this moment. Brock is just an insane freak of nature for anyone to deal with and his wrestling just isn't fair. I can see him GNPing all of those guys np.
On keith vs page I think rampage will dominate him the entire fight. Keith Jardine with his sloppy ass striking is going to get lit up. Quinton Jackson is a really good boxer(offense and defense especially) and is the hardest hitter in the 205 division.
On keith vs page I think rampage will dominate him the entire fight. Keith Jardine with his sloppy ass striking is going to get lit up. Quinton Jackson is a really good boxer(offense and defense especially) and is the hardest hitter in the 205 division.
Yes but Carwin is a wrestler just like Brock and is the same height and weight and has devastating ko power too. Gonzaga is a huge threat to Brock if it hitts the ground and his striking should not be underestimated either.
Keiths striking is unorthodox but still effective look what he did to chuck that was a complete domination. Rampage does have the edge in boxing but this is not boxing this is MMA and Jardine has some nasty kicks especially to the legs and body. Even tho I thought Forrest win over page was a robbery he was hurting page with the leg kicks and Jardine is a better kicker then forrest and if he cant take away rampages boxing, avoid getting taken down then page is in trouble.
Keiths striking is unorthodox but still effective look what he did to chuck that was a complete domination. Rampage does have the edge in boxing but this is not boxing this is MMA and Jardine has some nasty kicks especially to the legs and body. Even tho I thought Forrest win over page was a robbery he was hurting page with the leg kicks and Jardine is a better kicker then forrest and if he cant take away rampages boxing, avoid getting taken down then page is in trouble.
Keith didn't dominate Chuck... That fight was pretty close.. it was a split decision wasn't it?
And I see Jardine getting KTFO in the first round. He has recently been knocked out by fighters with far less power than Rampage.. Don't see Jardine providing much of a threat to him.
I actually think Gonzaga is the biggest threat to Lesnar. I think Lesnar would handle Carwin. As I believe he's a better wrestler, but Gonzaga is a good striker and has a slick ground game. Though, Mir could give him trouble too with a slick submission in a bit. We'll see how Lesnar handles Mir and then i can make a clearer decision on where he is as a fighter right now. Lesnar got two pretty favorable matchups in a row.. A great submission guy like Mir, Nog and Gonzaga could still give him problems.
and I don't see Evans beating Machida or Rampage, so either way I think he's gonna lose the title.
And I see Jardine getting KTFO in the first round. He has recently been knocked out by fighters with far less power than Rampage.. Don't see Jardine providing much of a threat to him.
I actually think Gonzaga is the biggest threat to Lesnar. I think Lesnar would handle Carwin. As I believe he's a better wrestler, but Gonzaga is a good striker and has a slick ground game. Though, Mir could give him trouble too with a slick submission in a bit. We'll see how Lesnar handles Mir and then i can make a clearer decision on where he is as a fighter right now. Lesnar got two pretty favorable matchups in a row.. A great submission guy like Mir, Nog and Gonzaga could still give him problems.
and I don't see Evans beating Machida or Rampage, so either way I think he's gonna lose the title.
not if he keeps KOing cans lol. I used to hate Kos but lately he seems like he's grown up so I'm starting to like him more.
I voted Rashad since I think the 1 (Page) and 2 (Lyoto) contenders would both beat him. But Mir also has a good shot against Brock, as well as K-Flo against BJ. I think Alves is cutting too much weight and his fight with GSP will be similar to the BJ fight. We'll see how Anderson looks against Leites in April and I think that'll be a good indicator for how he'd fair against Maia, and imo Maia and Hendo are the only threats at middleweight now that Mousasi said he wants to go to LHW since I was hoping UFC would sign him after Anderson cleans out the division by the end of the year.
I voted Rashad since I think the 1 (Page) and 2 (Lyoto) contenders would both beat him. But Mir also has a good shot against Brock, as well as K-Flo against BJ. I think Alves is cutting too much weight and his fight with GSP will be similar to the BJ fight. We'll see how Anderson looks against Leites in April and I think that'll be a good indicator for how he'd fair against Maia, and imo Maia and Hendo are the only threats at middleweight now that Mousasi said he wants to go to LHW since I was hoping UFC would sign him after Anderson cleans out the division by the end of the year.
@Robby2Slobby It was ruled a split but I disagree with that although Chuck did start out good in the first and then Jardine took over. He rocked chuck and was close to Koing him. since he was unable to Ko him he started to attack chucks body and especially chucks legs breaking him down and making chuck tired.
Chuck never knocked jardine down in that fight at all. But Keith was able to rock and knock chuck down and he took over the rest of the first round. Had chuck knocked keith down then I would agree that it was a split. re-watch the fight I watch that fight and keith was out striking chuck which is why I would call it a domination of chuck.