Comments on: UFC 88: Rashad Evans crashes the UFC’s New Year’s Eve party four months early

By: Gavman

Gavman — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:18:19 +0000

Its a business, of course the boring fighters don’t get put in first. Evans and Machida both utilise retreat really well and wait for the counter shots, occasionally their fights are good but its much more interesting when fighters go out banging hard.

That said, Forrest Vs Evans would be very interesting. They are both intelligent fighters who use good game plans to work their opponents.

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By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:02:42 +0000

I’ved never seen someone be undefeated for so many fights before FINALLY getting a title shot. Evans has deserved this for a long time. I think Wanderlei should fight Machida and the winner will go on to face the winner of the title match. Evans vs Wanderlei would be a great fight.

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By: Batman

Batman — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:28:55 +0000

All I have to say is Lyoto Machida has got to be the most boring UFC fighter right now. i was honestly entertained by Evans highlight reel knockout of Chuck liddell and you can’t take that away from him.

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By: James K.

James K. — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:37:16 +0000

Sam,
Your analysis is just stra-8 up dumb sometimes, the proposals you had at the end are illogical (Ortiz…for an immediate title shot); and for someone who is assumed to be at the forefront of MMA journalism, trust when I say they are at times like this undeserving.

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By: Justin B

Justin B — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:19:03 +0000

You all were wrong. I was the only one on all the posts telling you Rashad was going to knock Chucks old ass out. He can only back peddle and look to counter so much before he has to bring the fight to his opponenet. He faced somebody who has some slick boxing skills and caught him. I fucking loved it.

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By: dbess

dbess — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:37:06 +0000

see what’d i say? Liddell would lose. He’s done, he’s getting too old and he doesn’t look hungry like he use to. You could say Liddell has become a 1 dimensional fighter by always trying to keep the fight standing. He needs to get with a new camp and find different strategies that work better for him.

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By: JOe K.

JOe K. — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:43:50 +0000

Do a super fight between Ken Shamrock and Dan Severne. Then headline it with Tank Abbot vs. Mark Coleman or alternate Pat Smith.

I should be the one deciding these match-ups.

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By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:35:06 +0000

If the UFC has an issue with “losing millions of dollars” because a fight they put together didn’t have their desired outcome, then maybe they shouldn’t put these fights together, or count their chickens before they hatch. Rashad earned the fight with Chuck, and the victory. I wish him all the best with his title shot.

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By: KTru

KTru — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:32:04 +0000

I think we saw that Rashad can adapt to different fighters. Sure he has plenty of decisions on his resume. But the game planning for Chuck shows he is evolving. As we speak

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By: jc

jc — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:16:48 +0000

These guys are competitors, among the best in the world, and they put their health on the line everytime they step into the octagon. Above our entertainment, above all other options, we must do what’s fair for the fighters. Evans vs. Griffin lacks the glitz of other fights and is not the fireworks we expected for the new-year but it’s the right thing to do.

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