Rich Clementi vs Gleison Tibau UFC Fight Night 17 video free on UFC.com

by MMAmania.com on Feb 8, 2009 10:10 AM EST

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I think its stupid this wasnt on the main card

by wdoh on Feb 8, 2009 10:12 AM EST reply actions

I agree, either way Tibau looked very good.

by Haze on Feb 8, 2009 10:14 AM EST up reply actions

Can’t believe Clementi lost. I thought he was a lock.

by c-war on Feb 8, 2009 12:14 PM EST up reply actions

yeah i thought the same thing when he fought maynard… oh well

by brendan on Feb 8, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions

I thought this was gonna be a halfguard battle for a Tibau UD. Loved the crisp hands, he brought it hard and smashed him- No love for clementi(goldism of the day).

by NameNotRequired on Feb 8, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions

Clementi has trouble with guys who have good wrestling and submission defense. I would never pick him against someone like that. I saw this fight being a unanimous decision for Tibau, I was impressed he was able to stop Clementi. Not to mention Tibau was beating Joe Daddy decisively before getting caught in the guillotine, with his size and skill set he could have some success in the LW division.

by GregC on Feb 8, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions

I been telling you guys for about a year now to watch out for Tibau! He consistantly fights top guys. Doesnt always win, but he always makes it a FIGHT! He is huge for a LW, and very young but extremely skilled. He is a fighter to watch out for in the next 2 years! He will fight for the title and when he does, remember where you heard it 1st!

Cung Le called out Anderson Silva last night!

by john on Feb 8, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions

got to meet no love. what a douche

by the still operator on Feb 8, 2009 8:58 PM EST up reply actions

Too bad for Clementi that he got a hard fight like this, imo Tibau is better then any other LWs that was on the card..
He will come back though im sure, maybe to choke out A Johnson again and end the hype :)

by Lester the Pimp on Feb 8, 2009 10:17 AM EST reply actions

too bad they are i different weight classes…

by sac165 on Feb 8, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions

What’s your issue with a talented prospect getting hype? The UFC/MMA is built on marketing stars, and he’s a tremendously talented young guy with a great future ahead of him. Such a hater.

by GregC on Feb 8, 2009 2:39 PM EST up reply actions

i bet he doesn’t know that AJ took it on a week notice and cut 32 pounds yet still almost took his head off before gassing.

by NameNotRequired on Feb 8, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

He doesn’t seem to care much for facts like that. AJ’s 2 loses are after taking a fight on short notice and having his retina detached from an eye poke. I don’t think either of them should be held against him. He’s going to be a star for a very long time.

by GregC on Feb 8, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions

Clementi will never get anywhere without taking hard fights…if he is going to be significant, he better learn to deal with stronger opponents like Maynard and Tibeau.

by Drumz on Feb 8, 2009 11:12 AM EST reply actions

yeah but clementi was a dick in the ring, tibau did something and tried touchin gloves, clementi just kept wanting to fight

by Jared on Feb 8, 2009 12:29 PM EST reply actions

thats why they call him “no love”

by day1er on Feb 8, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions

if someone smoked you in the head and then laughed and tried to slap hands, would you?

by ActionJackson on Feb 8, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions

I never really cared much for Clementi. He has just never impressed me. Maybe I have just missed out on some of his good fights. If anyone knows of any Clementi fights that are impressive Id like to look them up.

by Matt25 on Feb 8, 2009 1:45 PM EST reply actions

Clementi is a bum are guys kidding me. He was a total jackpot on TUF and still is. Honestly he is one of those guys that thinks he is way better than he actually is.

by the spyder on Feb 8, 2009 2:05 PM EST reply actions

I’d like to see Tibau take on Sherk. I think he’s one of the few LWs almost as strong, and his BJJ would help counter Sherk’s wrestling to make an exciting fight IMO.

by UFCAddict on Feb 8, 2009 3:32 PM EST reply actions

That would be too easy for sherk… i was thinking Maynard vs sherk. that would be way better of a matchup imo and his wrestling would match sherks.

by belfort_fan on Feb 8, 2009 11:17 PM EST up reply actions

Perhaps, but I think you might be underestimating Tibau’s BJJ. I don’t think Sherk would have an easy time with him, but I could be wrong. However, we may never know.

by UFCAddict on Feb 9, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions

Tibau must be best friends with Thiago Alves, i bet both of them juiced together..

by RoB on Feb 8, 2009 4:06 PM EST reply actions

What a stupid comment. Get some evidence before saying that kind of s%&*. While Alves did use an unapproved diuretic, neither guy has ever tested positive for steroids.

by GregC on Feb 8, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions