UFC 88 Post Fight Conference (Liddell Present)

[blackfox]

Chuck needs to retire. I really would hate to see one of my favroite fighters turn into the next ken shamrock.

[Dork8503]

Originally Posted by Masscore

Evans is just too much for Forrest IMO. He can put Forrest on his back when ever he wants and he can out box Forrest. The major advantage Forrest would have against Evans are those nasty Leg Kicks, but ummm Evans trains with Jardine so I am willing to bet he will be ready for leg kicks. Evans puts Forrest away mid way through the 3rd with some GnP.

Those who hate Evans need to get use to him, I along with some other people (namely Afro) have been right about Evans. He is the future of the LHW divison. Hes a great wrestler, boxer and has a good ground game. It was only a matter of time before he put it all together and he did on the biggest stage of his career. Evans will be LHW champion by this time next year and he is a guy that could hold on to it for a while.



If he was 30-34 years hold yea I agree. But Liddell is 38 years old and switching camps could do more harm then good at this point. Look @ Hughes, before he left MFS he was dominate, leave that camp for his own and he has gotten his ass kicked twice. Starting a new camp is not always the answer.

See i look at Evans an see a smaller, weaker, not as good version of Rampage.

Rashad is a small LHW. Not saying he can't beat Forrest, not even trying to say that at all. But to say Rashad is to much for Forrest is just nonsense specially after Forrest beat Rampage.

But to say Rashad can get the belt an hold it for a long time is nonsense. Rashad is good, but he isn't good enough to do that.

like i said Rashad is a lesser version of Rampage.

Wandy beats him.

Lyoto beats him.

I mean other then running around the cage last night an landing really nothing until that hell of a nasty haymaker Rashad didn't show me really anything.

An i am not bitter, not really even a chuck fan, i didn't think Rashad could win but kudos to him because it was sweet.

I don't really think Rashad can become champion, his best chance will be against Forrest.

But the problem Rashad will face is he is a very small LHW, so against someone like Rampage who is a big LHW he will imo get beat up.

I don't believe Rashad has improved that much since his Tito fight. He looked bad in that fight an against Bisping, but he looked good against Chuck.

Chuck is a guy who is good going backwards, never coming forward. Specially seeing how Rashad to me look like he used Rampages plan an it worked great.

But I never believed chuck would be a champion again, an i don't believe Rashad will at 205.

At 185 he will be a monster, an will be champ when Anderson leaves.

[B_footballer]

Its weird because prior to the Evans Liddell fight everyone was saying oh..Rashad has not fought any good competition and all he can do is wrestle, yet he showed he is tough to hit and he did hit Liddell with a couple nice jabs early before the KO punch..Then when he does KO Liddell ( who is good competition) everyone says it's luck.

In my opinion Liddell would beat Forrest and personally I dont htink Forrest will have one title defence. And I see the belt being passed around like a hot potato. But what do I know Im just a University athlete with liek 3 posts.

Im seeing Rampage getting his belt back. Ive never been a fan of Liddell but after seeing him get KO'd like that I respect the man and hope he goes on a string of wins and fights Jardine again lol But Rampage is my pick to get the belt back and keep it for a while.

By the way how about palhares' slam of Henderson..not bad eh.. He's gonna have a great future man

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HW:Arlovski, Mir
LHW:Rampage, Evans, Wanderlei, Belfort
MW: Silva, Palhares
WW: Serra, Koscheck
LW:BJ PENN, Guillard, Florian

[GEEZER]

Originally Posted by darkmanfb44

Rashad wins IMO by decision. But I'm hoping for the KO

That was a hard punch . Would it ko Forrest ?... maybe, maybe not .
We know he takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' . Would Evans even land that punch ?... less likely than with Chuck. Good fight , but I think I'm done underestimating Griffin . Griffing slows Evans with leg kicks and wears him down on the ground . TKO 4th

[Harlem]

Originally Posted by GEEZER

That was a hard punch . Would it ko Forrest ?... maybe, maybe not .
We know he takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' . Would Evans even land that punch ?... less likely than with Chuck. Good fight , but I think I'm done underestimating Griffin . Griffing slows Evans with leg kicks and wears him down on the ground . TKO 4th

Would it KO forrest? Dude, when any Human being gets hit like that, he is KO'd! It doesn't matter who he is.

[Problematique]

Less your Hendo/BigNog/Hunt.

[crosshearttat]

you gotta give it up to Chuck though. everyone watching the UFC has had years to study and analyze Chuck and it's only been recently that they have been able to figure something out that works. Changing camps is a little too much but studying somewhere else to strengthen other techniques is reasonable.