UFN 33: Bigfoot vs Hunt

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Mark Hunt, 'Bigfoot' Silva agree to headline next UFC event in Australia

[edman5555]

Interesting. Bigfoot should have the edge. Power to hunt if he can get the ko.

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Shogun vs James Te Huna

[SPX]

That's an interesting match-up.

I wonder how much longer Shogun is even going to fight. I can't help but think that retirement is coming any day now.

[poopoo333]

It looks like they are attempting to give him a "gimme fight" so he doesn't have to face that decision.

[SPX]

I'd say Vera was a gimme fight, but Te Huna has a legit shot here. I obviously favor Shogun and I do think he'll win but I wouldn't bet him at -500 or anything crazy like that.

[edman5555]

Thats actually a rough matchup for shogun in my opinion. Te huna can wrestle and take a hell of a punch. I could see shogun submitting him on the ground though.

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Shogun via better wrestling

[edman5555]

Shogun via better wrestling

I outwrestled shogun once.

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Soa Palelei vs. Pat Barry added to UFC Fight Night 33 in Australia

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RIP Palelei

Goddamn it, if Barry manages to lose this . . . sad days . . .

[edman5555]

Soa could turn out to be horrible but I'm not certain yet that he is. He went into his last fight with Krylov with a broken rib and made it three rounds to win it. That's not too bad in my book. He claims he couldn't breathe very well because the rib hurt like hell every time he inhaled. I still like Barry in this one because his standup is so much better and I'm not sure Paleleis takedowns will be good enough get barry down and hold him down. I wouldn't be shocked to see Soa win though. It's not like Barry is really that awesome, just good enough to beat Soa. Either way there should be some good value on Soa in his third ufc fight if he loses to Barry.

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I didn't even watch that recent Soa fight. Link it.

[edman5555]

http://mmaversus.com/2013/09/01/soa-palelei-vs-nikita-krylov-fight-video-ufc-164/

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Soa could turn out to be horrible but I'm not certain yet that he is.

I don't think it's necessarily a matter of Soa turning out to be HORRIBLE as it's a matter of him turning out to be just not a UFC level HW. I bet he ends up being the kind of guy who can beat other guys who quickly wash out (your Mustafa Al-Turk's of the world, if you will) but he loses any time he fights an established fighter who has actually won some fights and stayed on the roster for a little while.

I don't know if you still listen to the Roundtable on SD but Breen was talking about how Soa has again and again and again shown that he has very poor cardio through his entire career. If he goes out there against someone like Barry, who is not known as a big gasser, he could MAYBE win round 1 via wrestling (though I think Barry has shown improved wrestling/grappling lately) but after that Barry should be able to easily just beat his tired ass up. In fact, my official prediction is Barry via (T)KO in the 2nd, and he may even get it in the 1st.