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Originally Posted by mauladala
^^^ If we're using combat calculus and NOT mma math. Duuuuuuuuuh!
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I can't tell if you are kidding or not...
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Originally Posted by harlemhustla145
Yes, but what has Wand done lately? Dont get me wrong, I was one of his biggest fans, but a 3 fight losing streak looks bad and Rampage has been looking great. Simple as that. Wand just caught Rampage when he had hole is his standup, now he doesn't and he will prove that to you.
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Wanderlei lost to Cro Cop in quiet possibley the best night of his (Cro Cop's)career, then to Hendo and he got caught, Hendo didn't dominate him. Hell, at one point, Hendo was curled up on his feet and hurt bad and Wanderlei could have finished him. Maybe he was sick, maybe he wasn't... who cares? The point is Hendo didn't dominate Wanderlei.
Then he lost to Chuck who looked great, and say what you will, but it was Wanderlei's first cage fight in years. Rampage had come in just fighting in a cage fight against Lindland, and he looked out of his element against Eastman. Hell, Rampage even said it.
Wanderlei lost 3 in a row to all top fighters in the world. He has nothing to be ashamed of. 2 of which were top ten P4P fighters in the world at the time.
I agree that Wanderlei has slowed down, I don't know if he will ever be king of 205 again. His better years are behind him. If Rampage and him fought now, I would say the match was much more even and Rampage could actually win it.
And yes, while Rampage has looked great, he isn't as unstoppable as some of his bigger fans make it out to be. In his last 4 fights:
1. Squeeked by with a controversial decision against a smaller opponent.
2. Beat a guy he is LEAGUES ahead of.
3. Beat a guy he already beat in quicker fashion (and credit to him for that, because Chuck had improved since they last fought), and regardless of the fact that Chuck lost the fight before he stepped in the octagon, Rampage didn't even get touched (lol).
4. Squeeked by with a controversial decision against a smaller opponent.
Yeah, he has improved (his stand up is noticably better. Anyone who sas otherwise is blind).. but I wouldn't say Rampage is kicking asses and taking names.
Regardless of how the fight would go now. Rampage lost, twice.. the end. No more or less to it. Wanderlei was the better man both nights and that is the end of the story.
And once again, Rampage has won many fights ending with controversial decisions, he is the LAST guy that should be complaining about shit going unfairly his way.
And (once again), in their second fight, there was 1 stand up that was wrong. It happens, doesn't mean the result would have been any different.
P.S. I think Juanito fills Rampage's head with garbage and that is where this shit comes from. I respect Rampage a lot, but he and Juanito have come out with some of the stupidest shit I have ever heard in their time together.