Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 Early prediction: Either Gomi tries and fails to make weight, and Nakakura works him over for a lopsided JD, OR Gomi doesn't bother trying to make weight, comes in huge, and ragdolls Nakakura around for a lopsided JD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 What weight is the fight at? I'm not too familiar with Shooto's class system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 Shooto Welterweight: 70kg/154 pounds Note: I'm not saying Gomi failing to make weight is certain, but after years of somewhat sporadic activity in a weight class specifically built so he could avoid the weight cuts he had to make before, I think there's a good chance of a weigh-in debacle. And if previous examples like Fiorivanti/Monma are anything to go by, the fight will go through regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 Even if he wins the fight, I don't think it's enough for anybody to say "he's back." Nakakura has potential, but he is still far from being a top level fighter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 I think that's a bit harsh. Nakakura can't help it that Shooto is a bit more insular nowadays, but he's doing the best one could ask against the best Shooto fighters he can face, which is more than one could say about the reigns of most of Shooto's previous welterweight champions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 WEC 41: June 7th on VS. Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber Glad they came to their senses and didn't do PPV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 No kidding, ain't no one is going to pay for WEC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 I think that's a bit harsh. Nakakura can't help it that Shooto is a bit more insular nowadays, but he's doing the best one could ask against the best Shooto fighters he can face, which is more than one could say about the reigns of most of Shooto's previous welterweight champions. Well, I guess what I meant to say was that the LW division is so stacked that being outside the top 15 or 20 in a weight class is far from top level when you consider the fighters above him. Heck, the top 50 LW's in the world are probably collectively pound for pound better than the top 20 HW's. Have I confused you yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 A bit, but it's all good. I just didn't want to think you were dissing Nakakura. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 UFC 101 BJ Penn vs Kenny Florian Josh Neer vs Kurt Pellegrino Kendall Grove vs Wilson Gouveia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 I hope Grove wrecks him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 It could go either way. Neither has a very good chin (though Grove's is definitely worse), but Gouveia simply does not fight well defensively, and is usually unable to come back from any sort of adversity. Grove definitely has the skill set to make Wilson look bad, but it's really hard to know how his chin will hold up if Gouveia finds it. Neer/Pellegrino is interesting for the fact that Pellegrino will likely put it on Neer early on, but Neer is hardly the type of guy to wilt, and will force Pellegrino to fight every inch of the way. Pellegrino isn't quite the one-round fighter he used to be, but there's still questions how well he can handle pressure for an extended period of time (which neither Tavares nor Emerson could offer). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2009 Grove has won his last 2 fights, I expect him to win this one and lose his next 3 in horrible fashion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 LOTC, so is Penn/Florian at 101 or 102? I saw it under both, just wondered if something happened to Couture-Nog so they moved the LW title match up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 I believe that, last I read Florian/Penn is headlining 101 on August 8th in Philly and Randy/Nog is near the end of the month in Portland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 I've always thought Nogueira was a terrible styles matchup for Randy, but after the Mir fight I might have to rethink that opinion. With that said, I still have Nog. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 TUF Finale Diego Sanchez vs Clay Guida Joe Stevenson vs Nate Diaz Edgar Garcia vs Brad Blackburn Chris Lytle vs Kevin Burns Anthony Johnson vs Matt Brown I'm not even sure why I bothered posting this. I'm sure AJ's opponent is going to change again next week but for now, this is where the MMA Wheel of Fortune has landed, opponent-wise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 Different name same result pure rape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 Eh, I dunno. Brown is better then McCrory in every aspect of the game and he's also fearless. A more interesting fight then the previous one, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 Finally, they pick an opponent I wouldn't mind getting knocked out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 What's your problem with Brown? He fights hard and seems to have improved on each outing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 Matt Brown's theme music should be the remix version of Benoit's theme that Edge and Christian did. Matt Brown is here and hes really mad, Matt Brown is here and hes really angry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 What's your problem with Brown? He fights hard and seems to have improved on each outing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 Well, I certainly didn't like him on TUF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 I don't dislike Brown, but I don't really care much for him. He's put on some good performances post-TUF, but nothing that'll make me go out of my way to cheer for him over Rumble. Unless he started coming out to the Highlander theme music to really put over the Immortal stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 Eh, I dunno. Brown is better then McCrory in every aspect of the game and he's also fearless. A more interesting fight then the previous one, IMO. Yeah, it's a good fight. I actually fear Matt Brown could beat AJ standing up. Hopefully AJ plays it smart and decides not to stand and trade with Brown, and takes him down. Would rather him fight Barncat since I don't care for Barncat, and I like Matt Brown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 Well, I certainly didn't like him on TUF. I still don't get why people disliked him on TUF... Because he punked out that peice of shit Jeremy May? C'mon, that little turd had it coming. Brown seems like a decent guy, him and Amir were all class before their fight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 I have an overwhelming negative feeling against people who protect their "dip", or work on a farm (ie: Speer, Tommy) or play up their redneck upbringing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 I'm a big Matt Brown fan, but I'm not sure of how well he can handle the blackleticism of Johnson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 I didn't know Josh Barnett posted here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
