Scientist, cover that boner!! (Strikeforce, January 29)

[poopoo333]

Roger Gracie vs Trevor Prangley Expected at Strikeforce on January 29

[MMA_scientist]

Man, Roger can't get a break. 4 straight wrestlers that are going to try to sprawl and brawl him. He is a newb in MMA, would be nice if he could get at least 1 favorable style matchup. He will probably have to pull guard on Prangley, because he very tough to take down and won't be shy about brawling to try to find Roger's chin. Tough fight for Roger. Would hate to see him get napped. Hopefully he just pulls guard, I think he will be able to take care fo him if he can get his hands on him at all.

[MMA_scientist]

Read that this is Roger's last contracted fight with SF. If he wins, his value will probably go up considerably. I understand why he took it, but still a tough fight. We could see Roger in the UFC in 2011. LHW is the weakest division for submission artists... the UFC currently has no submission specialists at LHW (that I can think of). You can say Shogun I suppose, but he rarely uses it. Roger would be an interesting addition for sure, assuming he can get by Prangley, which is questionable.

[edman5555]

Is shogun really that good at BJJ?

[edman5555]

I know he is a black belt.

[SPX]

I can't remember the last time he subbed anyone. . .

[zY|]

Shogun's BJJ is arguably the best part of his game. He sweeps everyone, but then he just prefers to mount and pound them out. Machida is an extremely strong grappler with a very strong base, and he couldn't do shit to hold Shogun down. He also omaplata'd Arona, swept Nog, etc. Similar to how Thiago Silva doesn't have many subs, but BJJ is clearly the best part of his game. I feel like we've had this conversation before.

I think Prangley has a good chance of beating Roger.

[poopoo333]

Nick Diaz vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos Set for Strikeforce Jan 29th

[Mr. IWS]

Nick Diaz vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos Set for Strikeforce Jan 29th

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