UFC 114
- Thread starter Chuy Savedra
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my thing is... the way they both talked shit... Rashad shouldnt have played this takedown game... this was supposed to be some black on black crime.... crime involves violence... not black on black smudges all over the damn octagon floor.... rashad made this a boring fight. and rampage wanted to stand and bang.... rampage will train harder and come back better... but rashad really pulled a koscheck and went for the for sure win... instead of living up to fight hype... but seriously... whats the worst that can happen? a $75,000 KO of the night check??? cmon....
lol ... Go watch the fight again. There was PLENTY of opportunity for Rampage to make it an "exciting" fight and he didn't. He said it himself that he hesitated too much.
We may have just witnessed the game passing Rampage by.
The bright side is, looks like we're getting Rampage vs Machida later this year.
We may have just witnessed the game passing Rampage by.
The bright side is, looks like we're getting Rampage vs Machida later this year.
I'm a lot more interested in Shogun-Evans than I was in Evans-Rampage... I think it will be a great fight... they both have speed/stamina/technique and it's good to Shogun at 100% again... I would have to give the edge to him as the vet with superior skill, but Evans is hungry and really anything can happen...
Evans has been rocked in every single of his last 3 fights so you can be assured if Shogun rocks him, he'll finish him. Rashad won't be able to stay so far out like he did vs Ramage because Shogun actually uses kicks. And Shogun never defends a take down because his jiu jitsu is sick as fuck and he'll sweep Rashad no problem. Should be a good fight tho.
I think it's an interesting fight because Rashad 2.0 seems to be a lot more comfortable with that style of mixing the striking and the wrestling. Being comfortable means you're confident which goes a long way.
Shogun is an aggressive Chute Box guy who WILL give up a takedown or two. He seems content with not fighting TDs because he's good at getting up off of his back. If he comes in with that high guard like he did against Machida, (which I doubt because that was specific for Machida, imo) he's going to be on his back for most of the fight.
Leg kicks sound like the way to go, but that's another way to get taken down. So we might just see a boxing match with some takedowns and sweeps in between.
If that's the case, I give the hand speed advantage to Rashad, the chin advantage to Shogun and the power advantage to ... I have no idea.
The other thing is, Shogun's frame isn't as big as Rashad's last 4 opponents so I wouldn't rule out Rashad ragdolling Shogun and getting a couple of nice slams and maybe some GnP. Or maybe Shogun trains a TON of TDD to keep the fight standing and eventually catches Rashad with some fancy shmancy wheel kick thing, lol
Shogun is an aggressive Chute Box guy who WILL give up a takedown or two. He seems content with not fighting TDs because he's good at getting up off of his back. If he comes in with that high guard like he did against Machida, (which I doubt because that was specific for Machida, imo) he's going to be on his back for most of the fight.
Leg kicks sound like the way to go, but that's another way to get taken down. So we might just see a boxing match with some takedowns and sweeps in between.
If that's the case, I give the hand speed advantage to Rashad, the chin advantage to Shogun and the power advantage to ... I have no idea.
The other thing is, Shogun's frame isn't as big as Rashad's last 4 opponents so I wouldn't rule out Rashad ragdolling Shogun and getting a couple of nice slams and maybe some GnP. Or maybe Shogun trains a TON of TDD to keep the fight standing and eventually catches Rashad with some fancy shmancy wheel kick thing, lol
I think Shogun will be able to limit Rashad's movement, with some work to the legs & body early. Like he did to Machida in the first fight. And unlike the Rampage fight, I don't think the clinch is where he would want to be ideally, with Shogun.
I think it'll be a good fight, Rashad earned it...I'll be rooting for Shogun though no doubt.
I think it'll be a good fight, Rashad earned it...I'll be rooting for Shogun though no doubt.