Comments on: EIGHTH ROUND of Five Ounces of Pain’s Fantasy MMA Mock Draft

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Sun, 11 May 2008 17:41:14 +0000

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By: Five Ounces of Pain | SEVENTEENTH ROUND of Five Ounces Of Pain’s MMA Fantasy Mock Draft

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By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:28:46 +0000

No Miguel Torres, Sean Sherk, Thiago Silva, Robbie Lawler, Lil’ Nog, Arona, Barnett, Sakurai or even Stann or Karo. ?? I wonder where those dudes will go? Okami could be another good pick. Not exciting, but he wins.

By: jason hughes

jason hughes — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:07:32 +0000

sleeper pick , gilbert yvel

By: L Grant

L Grant — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:20:16 +0000

I doubt Kimbo will ever face a fighter that has a real shot of exposing him. Sure anyone has the chance to beat anyone else, but he’ll never have to fight someone who will completely demolish him. He’ll never face someone like Nog, or Couture. He’ll probably never even face someone like Jake O’Brien.
So, it’s safe to say that there will be some C level HW left in the later rounds for Morgan to pick up.

Right now, I’d say it’s time for Morgan to start looking for some fighters outside the WW division. Unless you’re going for a “proposed” WEC lighter weight format. (But then there’s the pesky Kimbo thing — maybe for a few superfights??)

By: Reaser

Reaser — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:21:51 +0000

Why would Kimbo fight any REAL competition, whether it be in real life or in a fantasy promotion??

By: RealDrew

RealDrew — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:34:50 +0000

I’m thinking along the same lines as #6 Jeff. Adam, you took Kimbo in the second round but you don’t have anyone north of 170 yet. I guess we can keep our fingers crossed that Tank will still be on the board in the later rounds.

I like Cupitt’s team so far. Cupitt has a great lightweight class with a blockbuster in Shamrock and Ortiz.

By: Jeff L

Jeff L — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:28:50 +0000

Hey Cava, I think you just tipped your hand including Diaz and Soko in your post. Unless you guys already did Rounds 9 and 10 and didnt post it yet. Or you may get sniped now.

By: Ryan E

Ryan E — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:53:22 +0000

Sam Cupitt…love the Homer reference!!

By: Derek B.

Derek B. — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:17:47 +0000

I got Matt also for the best picks. I’m not looking at who would make the best promotion. I’m looking at who has the best fighters and how they stack up against each other in a fight.

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:32:56 +0000

Plan is to go 20-22 rounds.

By: croyalporter

croyalporter — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:14:44 +0000

So far, up until his last pick, I easily think Matt Cava’s got the best promotion so far. It doesn’t have a lot of flash, but I like his “just win, baby” philosophy. However, if there are still 12 or more rounds to go, any good NFL draftnik knows that a draft is always judged on how well the scouts do their job in the later rounds. Still a ton of talent out there, and we’ll see how it all shakes out.

By: recently.reaped

recently.reaped — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:04:02 +0000

I liked this round a lot! I like every pick made and glad to see someone nabbed Mayhem. Guy can promote a good fight and then deliver win or lose. Glad to see a former PRIDE HW picked as they had such a stacked divison there. Alek E. is a solid fighter
loads of talent left in my mind.

A great round by all drafters.

is the plan to go 16-18 rounds and draft a full fight card?
IMO a fantasy draft is always won in the later rounds when all the obvious picks are gone.

By: Adam Morgan

Adam Morgan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:52:46 +0000

Jeff-

Only time will tell, sir. Only time will tell.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:47:37 +0000

if the ufc just got some more heavyweights and a middleweight or two then all their divisions would be stacked. don’t need a fedor settle for his brother. forget josh barnett theres no hope. re-sign arlovski. get over couture or give him the fight. keep gonzago. oh well with sylvia.

By: L Grant

L Grant — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:31:50 +0000

Wow…it looks like things are evening out in these last couple rounds. I’m stil surprised that Jardine went so early in the draft.

Anyway, this is awesome. There are some great sleepers out there.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:25:35 +0000

Is Kimbo dropping to 170 or are you just going to draft super cans in the double digit rounds to keep his current win streak alive, Morgan? Also, I thought Caplan was daft in the early rounds, but I think he is locking it up now.

By: Matt C.

Matt C. — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:23:19 +0000

Right, I missed the boat in the early rounds when a lot of the top HW’s and LHW’s got snagged. So I’m trying to build my heavier divisions with exciting and interesting fighters. Fans will buy tickets to see Penn, Spider, Nick Diaz and Nog fight, and they’ll be entertained when Sokodjou, Filho, and Aleks mix it up.

By: Derek B.

Derek B. — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:40:50 +0000

I’ve been waiting on someone to pick up Alexander. The guys a monster and I think he has what it takes to be a champion. Could you imagine if UFC picked up Alexander to fight in their HW Division? I think that’d be a great grab for the UFC, but I don’t see that happening…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:33:00 +0000

With Aoki being able to fight a WW, I like Morgan’s depth at that weight. I think it is the best weightclass of any org in this draft. The only question is who is Kimbo supposed to fight? Is the plan to sign free agents to do one off fights with Kimbo a la Bo Cantrell, Tank and Thompson?