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Post by HHH316 on Aug 10, 2009 1:03:40 GMT -5
I'm so bummed that Florian lost. Nearly 3 years of work down the drain. I can't stand BJ, so I'm to the point where I don't care who takes the belt off of him. I can see BJ becoming the Anderson Silva of the LW division. LMAO, I'm sorry, but that just cracks me up. Just because K'Flo lost to a better fighter doesn't mean he's not elite. He doesn't have to be the champion to have his work recognized. Florian, who I still find to be extremely annoying, has earned my respect. I'm speaking as a Florian fan, it was tough to watch him with tears in his eyes leave the cage. Earning his respect or not, its going to be in the back of peoples minds that while he is a great fighter, he's been dominated in 2 title matches. I never said he wasn't elite or didn't have his work recognized, but becoming a champion helps put the stamp on a top notch career.
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Post by Kliquid on Aug 10, 2009 1:13:21 GMT -5
I'm speaking as a Florian fan, it was tough to watch him with tears in his eyes leave the cage. Earning his respect or not, its going to be in the back of peoples minds that while he is a great fighter, he's been dominated in 2 title matches. I never said he wasn't elite or didn't have his work recognized, but becoming a champion helps put the stamp on a top notch career. I feel bad for Florian, too, because I know he works his ass off... The problem is that BJ Penn is just, essentially, a better version of Kenny Florian.
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Post by Controversial Maverick PUNK on Aug 10, 2009 1:39:06 GMT -5
They really gave FOTN to the Silva/Griffin bout?..
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Post by lancewiget on Aug 10, 2009 6:31:35 GMT -5
Guess Mr Old School's 'feeling' was off for this PPV then.. That's usually the case. I'm still trying to find the genius that said Kenny Florian would destroy BJ Penn. The same genius that said Joachim Hansen and Eddie Alvarez were better, etc, etc, etc. It's funny that people like him and Shogun always leave for long periods of time after they're wrong. (which is far too often) I'll at least give Old School credit for showing his face when he's always wrong. There isn't a LW that can beat BJ Penn. I've said it before...many have. He is THE best LW on the planet. I'll be honest here DWright; I'm obviously not the guy you're looking for but I did say Florian would beat Penn. I honestly thought he'd do it. This does prove to me now (I sorta believed it anyway) that Penn is the top LW in the world. I'm just glad it got to the Championship rounds.
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Post by Sandy on Aug 10, 2009 13:20:14 GMT -5
FORREST MARKS...PAY ATTENTION...
It is so damn annoying reading through 7 pages of
"oh forrest didn't look right tonight"
"i think the fight was fixed"
"Forrest has one HELL OF A CHIN"
"Anderson doesn't have KO power"
Are you guys f***ing serious?
Forrest always gets rocked when facing guys with KO power in their hands. He can take shots all day from guys like Bonnar and Tito...because they aren't known for having KO power. But Jardine, Rampage, and Evans are all heavy handed and they all either rocked Forrest or KO'd him. Add the fact that Anderson Silva has pin-point accuracy and that is why Forrest got completely outclassed.
I can't believe everyone is so damn shocked that a guy who has never lost a fight in the UFC, has never looked to be in any kind of trouble ever in any of his fights(Anderson), just beat a guy who is known as a wreckless brawler(Forrest).
That fight alone was worth my damn money. I loved it.
If there is any criticism of Anderson Silva now and how he has "lost it" or "he isn't as great as everyone makes him out to be" then please just keep this fight in mind.
Because it is pretty annoying that Forrest is pretty much the favorite (on this board) for all of his fights. I still do not think he is that good. He has a big heart, he is entertaining, but when he is in trouble he resorts back to that wreckless brawler. He said "Anderson isn't going to get in my head...I'm not buying into the mystique of him"...BUT HE DID. As soon as Anderson pounded on his chest and said "COME ON" and put his hands down taunting Forrest that is when Forrest showed that he, just like everyone else, fell into the mystique of Silva.
what a great fight.
Penn did a lot better than I thought he would. His new training seems to have given him some great cardio because he looked fantastic in the 4th round and Florian looked gassed by the third. I am disappointed because I don't think Florian will ever hold the gold. I am a huge fan but he can't beat BJ...he will be nothing more than a gatekeeper at 155.
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Post by Mr. Orange on Aug 10, 2009 13:46:56 GMT -5
I think most of us knew that Silva was going to beat Forrest, we just didn't expect it to be that easy, effortless, and that fast. That's why I was so shocked by it. And, he broke his jaw/lost hearing, so that played a part in it.
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Aug 10, 2009 13:59:24 GMT -5
Fail.
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Post by shenmue on Aug 10, 2009 14:01:52 GMT -5
I think most of us knew that Silva was going to beat Forrest, we just didn't expect it to be that easy, effortless, and that fast. That's why I was so shocked by it. And, he broke his jaw/lost hearing, so that played a part in it. "And, he broke his jaw/lost hearing, so that played a part in it". Im not sure if he broke his Jaw, i mean has it been confirmed?.
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Post by Mr. Orange on Aug 10, 2009 14:11:39 GMT -5
I think most of us knew that Silva was going to beat Forrest, we just didn't expect it to be that easy, effortless, and that fast. That's why I was so shocked by it. And, he broke his jaw/lost hearing, so that played a part in it. "And, he broke his jaw/lost hearing, so that played a part in it". Im not sure if he broke his Jaw, i mean has it been confirmed?. Cage Potato said he was yesterday, but I just went back and they had a link to MMAweekly confirming that he was uninjured. So I was wrong www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9333&zoneid=13
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Post by Mr. Orange on Aug 10, 2009 14:13:46 GMT -5
Fail. Jesus, Silva looks so unimpressed there.
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Post by lancewiget on Aug 10, 2009 17:00:03 GMT -5
Fail. Jesus, Silva looks so unimpressed there. Exactly... sorta like "What the you doing? Hit me already."
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Post by Sandy on Aug 10, 2009 17:15:05 GMT -5
Anderson Silva kind of reminded me of The Spiderman movie when the bully picks on Peter Parker and tries punching him but Peter can see the punches in super slow motion.
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Post by lancewiget on Aug 10, 2009 17:24:18 GMT -5
Anderson Silva kind of reminded me of The Spiderman movie when the bully picks on Peter Parker and tries punching him but Peter can see the punches in super slow motion. Loving the Run, Forrest, Run sig. +1 just for doing it.
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Post by Kliquid on Aug 10, 2009 17:39:45 GMT -5
I want to point out that Anderson Silva has the weirdest shaped torso in MMA. He looks like E.T. or something.
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Post by The Mac on Aug 10, 2009 17:47:09 GMT -5
Hendo vs. Anderson will be cool!
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Post by who on Aug 10, 2009 18:55:14 GMT -5
I just can't believe this was the same Forrest Griffin that went 5 full rounds with Rampage and won and yet he couldn't even last 4 minutes with Anderson Silva...Wow...
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Post by Codesters on Aug 10, 2009 19:20:45 GMT -5
Hendo vs. Anderson will be cool! After Silva's fight last Saturday, I think Hendo vs Silva II will be just like Hendo vs Silva I.
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Post by Sam Hain on Aug 10, 2009 20:43:09 GMT -5
I freakin love the Run Forrest Run sig!
I also love the fact that it has been confirmed that Griffin was not hurt and was just being a cry baby. craplike that does not belong in the UFC, he should be fined or out right fired.
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Post by Controversial Maverick PUNK on Aug 11, 2009 5:34:12 GMT -5
Hendo vs. Anderson will be cool! After Silva's fight last Saturday, I think Hendo vs Silva II will be just like Hendo vs Silva I. I hope so, because I can't wait to see Henderson get his arse handed to him... and when Henderson is lying flat on his back after getting KTFO, he won't have to worry about being hit with a flying elbow - because Silva has more class than that..
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Post by Bob Sapp on Aug 11, 2009 12:26:49 GMT -5
Good lord, here we go again. Henderson KO'ed Bisping. Get over it.
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