Rashad wants to keep the fight standing and throwing punches? Before I just thought he was gonna lose, but now I think he may be trying to commit suicide.

If Rashad does try and trade with the iceman? He will definitely get KO’d…Rashad will most likely lose no matter what he try’s..

This whole card is crazy..They finally work it out that Hendo and Franklin are on the same card, and they are not fighting eachother???WTF?..

IMO-Franklin/Hendo or even Franklin/Chuck would make for a better main event..Rashad should be fighting Hammill..

stager: I completely agree. Dont know what the hell Joe Silva was thinking when he put together these match ups.

Hendo will loose to TOQUINO!

I’m going a little loopy and picking Rashad. And I hope both Hendo and Franklin win john, that way we can see them mix it up next time!

I want to see Franklin vs. Hendo as much as anyone. But I will be betting money on Palhares. Not a lot of people know about him and since he is fighting a big name guy like Henderson, it will make Palhares a HUGE underdog and a profitable pick for me to bet on. Rusimar is training with former champion Murilo Bustamante who has faced Hendo once or twice, I dont remember. I know they fought for the title at shockwave, but I cant remember if they also fought on a Bushido card. Bustamante never beat Hendo but he is familiar with him and will put together a successful game plan for Palhares to follow.

I am a huge Hendo fan and I hate to say it, but he is getting choked out by Toquino!

Keep in mind Chef, that Franklin is fighting at 205. If he wins, its not certain that he will even return to middleweight. Luckily Hendo fights at both weights so HOpefully the match up will still take place regardless of the weight class.

…assumin’…Where the f**k did assunlin’ come from?!?

Im not on evens Nutts though lol, And chuck as a Good Wrestler as Well, I just want Rashad to Get the upset. I’s this was Kos Vs. anyone, I’lll defend Him until He lost, Then I’ll make up an Excuse for why He lost. lol

lol, i read chases post earlier at work and was waitin to get home and reply cuz i thought he was THE Kos fan too. negation u beat me to it. Chase props to u for supportin these guys cuz no one else will. Out of curiosity, what is it about these guys that endears them to you…. their exciting fight style or their sparkling personalities??

Anyone been watchin the Contender Muay Thai?

I like Wreslters, Kos Is a great one, and He’s Impoving His Overall Game, He will Become the Next WW Champ, and His Dominance Ill Reign for Years, As for Rashad, i don’t like him Much, But I want him to get the Upset, and I want people to give him More Credit/Respect, and i think that Winning against Liddel In a Good fasion, could do it. War Koscheck!!!!!!

he will never beat gsp. and alves would do some real damage on him too

Alzes Is A Chump compaired to Kos. Kos would actually be able to take him down unlike hughes, and would just work him like he did Lytle. Kos has to get his over all game Together inorder to beat GSP, and Use More Of his Wrestling Agressivly the next fight.

Alves could stuff Kos’ takedowns, just like Chuck could stuff evans’. And as long as Penn is around, Kos won’t be able to wear the WW belt…Sigh, as for shad, sorry dude. Your unblemished record would have a mark pretty soon…

Bruce Buffer:“…he has 13 wins with 1 loss comin’ by way of knockout!”

LOL saying that Alzes could stuff Kos’s Takedowns is funny, Kos would have him down in a heart beat, as for Liddel, No duh, No Body can old Him down for long, Because he has great defensive Wrestling from Being a Wrestler Himself. If Kos and Alzes ever fight, Alzes would get Lytle’d On.

chase, I used to respect you, Til you started bad mouthing Alves. FYI, Alves would Knock Koschek into Next week!

Chase – Kos isnt even the best in his camp! No way he becomes champ! And he’s older than Fitch, GSP, Alves, or even Swick.

NO SHOT!

Besides BJ, the only fighter with a shot against GSP is ALVES!!! GSP has made a career out of beating up wrestlers, kind of like Chuck only they do it differently. Chuck just knocks them out, while GSP beats them at their own game and out wrestles them.

We have yet to see GSP face a pure, Nasty Striker….thats what Alves is, and right nOW he is on FIRE!!!! He continues to improve and he is packing on a whole lot of muscle. He will get the weight cut down to a science and just continue to improve. I feel that he will be GSP’s most interesting opponent (besides Penn of course).

Koschek wont EVER be a champion! I mean EVER!!! His only shot is leaving the UFC.

Question: how do u guys think a koschek vs. Sheilds match up would play out?

Thenegotiation, there is no comparison in the wrestling abilities of Alves and Liddell. Chuck has proven his wrestling against some of the best in the business. Rashad likely will not even try to take him down. I don’t see him pushing the pace but standing in the middle and trying to counter Chuck.

Alves is a top notch wrestler now?? Why because he stuffed a couple takedowns from an over the hill Matt Hughes. I don’t like Koscheck but I hate to break it to you, he would take Thiago down. I am a much bigger fan of Thiago but that would be a bad match up for him.

Ok, so he won’t stuff all of Kos’ takedowns. but nonetheless, Kos will be seein’ stars and stripes after he gets KTFO by Thiago. I really like strikers more than wrestlers, so call me biased, but IMO, Kos won’t wear the belt, and same goes for Shad…

And oh, if you could just read a little better halljam2[i wonder who the original halljam is, a.k.a.halljam1], it’s “Negation”, not negotiation. Read the fine print. Hit the books

why hasnt Rashad fought in over a year?

The reason he hasn’t fought was because he supposed to fight Thiago Silva at 84…then when Shogun got hurt he was moved to 85 to fight Chuck…then Chuck got hurt and then he was supposed to fight Irvin and then Irvin got hurt and then it was supposed to be Luiz Cane but the UFC called it all off and rightfully so…you can’t give someone a fight against Thiago or Liddell then make him fight Cane.

I said this back at UFC 85 and I’ll say it again. This is a win-win fight for Rashad. If he wins…he’ll fight for a #1 contender’s match at least. I doubt they give him Forrest after this. If he loses…then a loss to Chuck doesn’t hurt his ranking too much cause it’s Chuck and most people expect him to lose. Plus this will give him his first loss and that’ll go a long way to helping him evolve as a fighter. I think he sometimes fights not to lose to keep that undefeated record going and that’s what holds him back from really letting loose. Look at how Bisping has changed since his first loss…he lets it all hang out now and goes to work. I think the same would happen to Rashad and I would almost like to see him lose for this fact. He might even try and follow Bisping down to middleweight whichi I think he could make and he could really do some damage down there. This is a good time for a loss for him for his career though…he’s still young and losing to Chuck won’t put you down into the undercards.

Rashad has a point though. Chuck is 38 now and he’s not exactly in his prime anymore. Don’t get me wrong…Chuck is just as dangerous but he’s not unbeatable like he used to appear. If Rashad is to win then he’ll first have to come in the best shape of his life cause his cardio against Bisping was awful. He also needs to have those quick jabs working for him and he’ll need to have Jardine teach him how to really snap those leg kicks to work that sore hammy. Rashad needs to close the gap on Liddell which is extremely difficult and get him against the fence like Randy did and use the fence to get him down…also very difficult and if Rashad gets him down…he really needs to stay very busy to keep him there. He has a solid chin but like anyone’s chin…it can only take so much. For anyone to say that Rashad has no chance is ridiculous…he’s never been beaten before…no matter whether you like the way he’s won or not…he’s earned this opportunity.

I think Rashad has a lot of respect for Liddell looking at this interview so hopefully we see a more focused Rashad and I think this will be a closer fight than everyone predicts and I think Evans has the tools to get the job done but he can’t afford too many mistakes. Greg Jackson will have a solid gameplan and I think Rashad saying he’s going to come in and bang with Chuck is a rouse.

WAR RASHAD!

I don’t care about this fight either. I don’t think Rashad brings any danger to Chuck at all. They feel each other out for 30 secs and Chuck by TKO within 1 minute 1st rd.

Great post Buster. I agree that Rashad has a shot, but for some reason I just cant get all hyped up over this match up. I dont know why.

I know that Rashads opponents kept changing but he was 1st offered a fight at UFC 84, what has he been doing since UFC 73 which was the last time he fought? even if he did fight at 84, thats a huge lay of from 73.

U make a great point that this is a win/win for Rashad because I agree that a Loss may actually help him (like Bisping). I dont think Rashad has the tools to finish Chuck. TO win he will have to do it by decision. Rashad is one of the most underrated wrestlers in the sport but I dont think its good enough to get Chuck down and Keep him down. Rashad struggled with Bisping (who was a little twirp at 205). When Rashad did take Bisping down he couldnt keep him down, so I doubt he will be able to keep chuck down. I kind of think that Rashad is wasting his time. Like Bisping he should cut down to middleweight!

I owuld rather see:
Rashad vs, Rich at middleweight (coach vs. student)

John the reasons Rashad hasn’t fought is exactly what Buster stated. His last fight was 11/17/07 so not quite a year. I used to wrestle at MSU with him so I always get excited for his and Gray’s fights. I think this is going to be by far the hardest fight for Rashad but he has had the time to train right so we will see.

Oh, I forgot all about the Bisping fight in November. My bad, I was thinking that he hadnt fought since last July at UFC 73 stacked vs. Tito. thanks for straightening me out!