UFC 148 Sonnen vs Silva II

[SPX]

Apparently Sonnen is demanding another rematch from Dana White.

[SPX]

From Sonnen's coach:

"What I'm going to do is change my tactic," McQuarry said. "We're going to ask for a rematch. We deserve a rematch. If the only way Anderson Silva can win is by cheating, we need to keep a closer eye on Silva before and during a fight. And we need a rematch now. Legal knee or illegal knee, there's enough doubt with all the fouls to warrant a rematch."

[MMA_scientist]

I appreciate Cung as a sprawl-and-brawl guy striker. He doesn't have a complete skillset. But that doesn't mean that he's not a good fighter or that he can't beat a lot of guys.

I think he is a pretty good fighter, and had he gotten into MMA 15 years ago, I think he might even have been a great fighter.

[MMA_scientist]

From Sonnen's coach:

"What I'm going to do is change my tactic," McQuarry said. "We're going to ask for a rematch. We deserve a rematch. If the only way Anderson Silva can win is by cheating, we need to keep a closer eye on Silva before and during a fight. And we need a rematch now. Legal knee or illegal knee, there's enough doubt with all the fouls to warrant a rematch."

let it go. Silva did hold the shorts, but calling someone a cheater when your T levels are 16:1 is more than a little ridiculous.

[edman5555]

Silva also tried to move the vaseline around.

[MMA_scientist]

It would give Silva no advantage to have vaseline. He would want it on his legs to slip out of a single leg, that's it. But then, if it was on his legs, it would also make it harder for him to lock in a triangle. Typically, the guy on bottom throwing submissions is not going to want to grease. It is the guy hoping to slip oout of submissions that would want to grease.

[SPX]

You don't think vaseline on his upper body would make it harder for Sonnen to get a body-lock on him?

[Svino]

If Sonnen keeps this up, Silva may take back his barbecue offer.

[MMA_scientist]

You don't think vaseline on his upper body would make it harder for Sonnen to get a body-lock on him?

No, because you grabyour own h ands for a body lock. Maybe help slip out of the clinch.

[SPX]

No, because you grabyour own h ands for a body lock. Maybe help slip out of the clinch.

You grab your hands, but the success of the bodylock is largely dependent upon you getting a good friction-based grip on your opponent's skin. If your arms are all slipping up and down their torso then you're not going to be able to toss them.

C'mon.

[MMA_scientist]

You grab your hands, but the success of the bodylock is largely dependent upon you getting a good friction-based grip on your opponent's skin. If your arms are all slipping up and down their torso then you're not going to be able to toss them.

C'mon.

I don't think it would help that much. There is a reason when you hear of greasing, it is pretty much universally the guy who expects to be on top that does it. GSP, Monson... I have never heard of a guy greasing to gain an advantage in executing submissions. As for the body lock... I guess it may help some, but I really don't think it would help that much. I can't say for sure, because I have never bear hugged someone who was greased (because of the singlet, it would be pointless). I did wrestle a few guys that greased their legs though. It is slippery, but it is not any worse than the 3rd period slipperyness that happens naturally via sweat.

[Mr. IWS]

You can see plain as day that the knee landed on the chest. If there was any contact with the head, it was incidental. It didn't have an impact on the fight.

I literally jumped out of my chair when he through that knee. I thought I was fucked and he was DQ'd

[Mr. IWS]

but calling someone a cheater when your T levels are 16:1 is more than a little ridiculous.

LMAO

[Mr. IWS]

Fuckin vicious

[Mr. IWS]

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