UFC 160 May 25th

[edman5555]

Haha, I dont neg people for being wrong. I'm the one that needs negged for having fights right and not betting or winning a thing on them.

Just give us a list of fighters whom you consider a bum.

[edman5555]

Really? Damn. I really thought he had one or two left in him. At least a couple of legacy fights.

Or just a couple paydays. He has to be making good money. If I were him I would just ask for some easy ones to get paid. He probably can't do that though.

[Vandelay]

Cpl fight observations I wrote down last night.

MAx Holloway - Good striking, uses angles well in defense which also helps with takedowns. Struggles with kicks to his legs. Fades towards end of fights. Definitely lost rd 3 and I believe he did the same in Leonard fight. Likes to threaten with guillotines on takedowns and does a good job of controlling head of opponent during takedowns.
Dennis Bermudez - Gets rocked in every fight. Heart. Doesnt transition between striking and wrestling well.

Mike Pyle - Good offensive guard. Bad striking defense and chin. Good cardio. mediocre wrestling.
Rick Story - Hell of a chin, good offensive striking and wrestling, questionable cardio.

Cerrone - Great Chin, needs space to work his offense, mixed in takedowns and bjj.
Noons - Gassed, low offensive output, good chin, good defensive bjj.

Teixera - Good Offensive boxing, Good fight IQ, Solid Defense, Offensive wrestling a question mark.
Te Huna - Bjj weak point, Good chin, Decent tdd.

[edman5555]

Cpl fight observations I wrote down last night.

MAx Holloway - Good striking, uses angles well in defense which also helps with takedowns. Struggles with kicks to his legs. Fades towards end of fights. Definitely lost rd 3 and I believe he did the same in Leonard fight. Likes to threaten with guillotines on takedowns and does a good job of controlling head of opponent during takedowns.
Dennis Bermudez - Gets rocked in every fight. Heart. Doesnt transition between striking and wrestling well.

Mike Pyle - Good offensive guard. Bad striking defense and chin. Good cardio. mediocre wrestling.
Rick Story - Hell of a chin, good offensive striking and wrestling, questionable cardio.

Cerrone - Great Chin, needs space to work his offense, mixed in takedowns and bjj.
Noons - Gassed, low offensive output, good chin, good defensive bjj.

Teixera - Good Offensive boxing, Good fight IQ, Solid Defense, Offensive wrestling a question mark.
Te Huna - Bjj weak point, Good chin, Decent tdd.

I agree with you on Bermudez not mixing things in well but we should consider that he was at about a 6'' height disadvantage against a solid striker in Holloway. That makes it a lot harder to mix them in because you really have to lunge to get inside.

[edman5555]

Oh and story's cardio was probably effected by his flurry at the end of round one. He was pushing really hard to finish and he tired himself out.

[Thewisemann]

And Noons for sure had an adrenaline dump

[edman5555]

Yeah probably. Though he looked the same against Masvidal. He kept getting outstruck and taken down. He look bewildered towards the end of the fight just like he did against Cerrone. Bottom line is Cerrone is a better fighter. I kinda feel bad for noons because Cerrone is a really tough first fight in the ufc.

[Vandelay]

Story gassed like that against Thiago Alves to if I remember correctly. He loses the third round in many of his fights so I think either cardio is an issue or he comes out too hard in rd 1 in every fight.

[edman5555]

Maybe both. He doesn't look super muscled but he isn't exactly skinny. He also swings with everything behind it. If anything I think its that. Remember how he was swinging in round? If you don't you should watch it again. He was really grunting and swinging has hard as possible.

[Vandelay]

He always starts out that way, putting everthing into his punches. Probably part of the reason his tdd is questionable at best. Looking back at his record. His wins are either decisions or first round finishes for the most part. a cpl 2nd round finishes early in rd 2

[edman5555]

Good point about his takedown defense.

[poopoo333]

[edman5555]

Watching some Cavalcante fight videos for a refresher. Wondering what everyone else thinks about the matchup..

Cavalcante vs Thiago Silva:

At the moment I feel like Cavalcante should be favored but I am going to watch some tape and see if that changes my mind.

I figure Cavalcante has the takedown defense and IIRC more diverse striking.

[poopoo333]

My analysis of the fight:

Thiago Silva fucking sucks.

[edman5555]

My analysis of the fight:

Thiago Silva fucking sucks.

Technical. Crisp. Precise.