john i posted a long one on the UFC 93 link in the bottom right corner of the page that i dont think anyone has read. check it out.

John, I already smoked so I’ll break it down for everyone.

Franklin is a South Paw with a Soft Jaw

Hendo has dynomite in both his hands (especially the right) and has arguably the best jaw in all of MMA since Nog was just TKO’d by Mir.

Franklin has a slight advantage in the techincal aspect of the standup game, and I suppose that he may have a better guard, but that doesn’t matter because Hendo doesn’t end up on his back.

I see Hendo winning this fight by KO!

I haven’t had an opportunity to watch the online countdown show yet, wish it was on TV. DVR’d the Primetime last night thought, maybe I’ll watch both after work.

NIce work Synyster!

VM: Last week I was leaning towards Franklin. Right now I am not so sure. If this fight were taking pl;ace at 185 lbs, I would have no problem picking Franklin….BUt at 205, I feel that Hendo is a Beast eand performs much better! Its no secret that he hates cutting weight. I re watched the Hendo vs. Rampage fight a couple of times the other night, and I was very impressed with Hendo. No way Rich could go 5 rounds with Page.

I see this fight going to a decision….and unless Hendo implements a lot of takedowns, Rich’s technical striking would earn him the decision.

Would I be surprised if Hendo knocks Rich’s Head off his shoulders, not the least bit….

No predictions offered on this fight!

WAR Shogun!

I dont know why you guys dislike Hendo….he is a top bloke as we say over here. I think you may have mistaken his attitude as he has such a dry sense of humour. Most of the time he is just having a joke but people dont see it.

As for the fight I got Dan by TKO or Decision. He will probably take a couple of shots from Rich on the feet but will get tired of Rich moving around and come after him and clinch then more than likely end up on the ground and finish him or hurt him thoughout the fight there.

I really like both of them but want Hendo to win this one bad so he can hopefully drop down to get at Anderson again.

Franklin will use his superior technical striking skills to pepper Henderson and frustrate him until Rich lands a big left to drop him. Then Rich will work some GnP until it’s stopped.

UFC PRIMETIME GSP/PENN was off the hook!!! i watched it twice.. I’m going to watch it again tonight. Now I’m really psyched up to see this fight. Woah!

I hug Ace’s nuts closely so it pains me to say that Hendo will maul him…

Hendo by UD.

I too hug Ace’s nuts. I don’t swing from them like Cabana Boy, but I’m a huge fan and I have faith in Rich.

pw: Props to you for keeping the Cabana boy nickname alive! that was some of my best work! lol Its so fitting for Gurgel! haha

my beef with Hendo is that at times I feel that he comes into fights under trained! He seems lazy to me! Think back to the Yuki Condo fight, he was telling his corner how tired and under trained he was. I dont like that crap! When he is in top form, I love the guy….but I am sick of wondering which Hendo will show up to fight. He is a professional at the top of the food chain….act like it on a consistent basis. Thats why I never bet $ on Hendo and rarely even bet against him. Too tough to predict how he will look on any given night!

i’m sorry mike, but hate nick. the kid has NO respect. and don’t give me that ‘he grew up in a rough neighborhood’ crap. i spent the first six years of my life in trinidad, and my cuz came to america when he was 18. and trinidad has one of the highest murder rates in the world, per population of course. and we know how the respect people. i hope clay beats him into the ground.

clay is fighting nate. i get them mixed up sometimes too, but i dont think nate is as much like his brother nick when he’s not around him. i also think nate will submit guida. i actually can’t stand nick myself, but love nate and think he has the brighter future of the 2.

That bad loser talk is BS. You just believe that for some reason and have probably taken what he said out of context.

my bad b.w., ur right nate is the one fighting clay. i always mix them up. i still can’t stand nick, but sometimes nate annoys me too.

Yeah, he wasn’t the best coach. I can’t say with certainty that Rich will win, but if I had to bet, I’d put money on Rich. I do believe that Dan will find Rich’s striking hard to deal with. And Rich is crazy good at standing up. If Hendo can’t hold him down and pound him out, Rich will catch him.

BNF.LOL! different strokes for different folks. i dont think bj came off as a heel, but i think the show tried to portray him as one. i disagreed with the frontrunner comment, but wasn’t offended by it. your’e right gsp did come off as a bit lame in that nightclub, but i’m still leaning slightly towards gsp winning this fight. i think whomever people are picking to win this fight will view this show in different ways. :)

i should add that a b.j. interview is 10 times more interesting and funny than a gsp interview, but some of that has to do with the language barrier. fedor and a.silva give pretty bland interviews as well. as far as 1 fighter seeming nervous and worrried and the other coming off as cocky and lazy, i dont see that having much impact on the fight itself. the best fighter will win regardless.

For sure… This whole thing started because introvert said it made BJ look bad and what person on the fence would buy the PPV to see him get his a$$ kicked. My only defence to that is watching with my wife. She doesn’t care about MMA, but really enjoyed the show, laughed and really liked BJ. So now, she has an interest in the 2 personalties and will watch the fight with me because of the show. So much for that logic, introvert.

Why you bashing me about this? You’re the one with the wife that likes lazy Hawaiians.

I didn’t think I was bashing you? I was simply saying your theory was proven wrong in my house. If you have evidence to the contrary I would be happy to listen, but you don’t so you take some lame little jab at my wife. Just when I thought you might not be a complete id*ot, you prove me wrong.

BNF-

Its funny cuz my wife thought BJ came across as the smug rich kid who talks alot of smack.

My wife thinks GSP is a closet homo.

LOL. Go figure.

Introvert, BNF is a unconditional BJ nuthugger so anything he or his wife watches about GSP, they’ll view negatively.

Yes sir, I am. My wife is not, however, that is the point.

my girl thought bj came off as a smug rich kid who talks a lot of smack too. it came off that way to me as well. i hate rich kids who have everything handed to them and don’t have to fight for anything in their lives.

the show has made me appreciate GSP much more.

Hendo and Silva fought last year for the UFC MW belt.

I’m aware ktown….I should have elaborated a little on that fight, but didn’t.

Hendo was not looking like himself in that fight…just didn’t take control and use his strengths…I think he’d win in a re-match.

Jesus – do you even watch the fights you comment on? Henderson had ground control the entire first round and looked every bit himself. He got caught with a knee in the second round and that was what did him in.

Henderson looked like he did in all his other fights only this time he got caught. I would love to see this rematch and would root for Henderson if it happens, but stop making ridiculous excuses for Henderson because you are not doing him or yourself any favors.

That was LNP that Hendo used in the first round. Hendo looked real scared of Anderson in that fight, IMO. I would like to see a rematch though, just cuz.

so when he had his hands over Silva’s mouth and was throwing punches, that was LNP? Hardly.

When he got Silva to the ground, he ended up in some awkward, reverse half guard. For however long he was there, he didn’t try to advance his position AT ALL. You are right NN4N, he covered Silva’s mouth and threw little punches to the side of his head. That was IT! For some great wrestler Hendo is thought to be, he couldn’t, or wouldn’t, do anything to improve his position. I thought it was LNP, imho

right, I mean 1 for 3. Thanks for the correction.

lol. you mean 1-2 again.

no, he had 3 fights, and he won of them, thus going 1 for 3. His record is 1-2.

1 FOR 3 is correct Synyster… it got me too at first. he has won 1 out of 3 thus the 1 for 3 comment

sorry nn4n, your comment wasn’t there when I posted. I should probably refresh the page before I post.

ohhh i get it. lol. sorry. i understand now. kind of tricky. I apologize.