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I agree Kevin, that and the Florian/Penn have potential to be two of the best fights of the year. I got Florian by decision, and the Silva/Griffin is just too hard to pick! I love fights like that. Wish I was going with you guys!

And you may be thinking how will Kenny make it through all 5 rounds? Easy, he’s adapting Machida style and will use it in this fight just like he did in the Huerta fight. BJ will get frustrated, and over agressive and lose the fight himself!

People can imitate Machida’s style, but never duplicate it. That style is the result of a lifetime of training a specific style under a master, combined with natual genetic talent. It’s like saying you’re going to imitate GSP’s takedowns and athleticism. Good luck.

Very true JJ. But we all know that Kenny is trying his best to become as elusive as possible, and imitation may work. I see your point but still I think that Kenny can make it work!

i think Neer vs. Pelligrino has a chance to be one of the most exciting fights of the year.

Gotta say that all of Neers fights have been exciting lately

BJ! BJ!

BJ by domination

well seeing as how gsp cant finish a fight to save his life, i beleive that any lightweight could last as long as bj did.

GSP in no way dominated alves, alves held his own very well and didnt use his tools like he should have but taking nothing from gsp he did win every round, but didnt dominate

thats eye oke affected the nose of GSP before the eye poke occured, crazy strikes from Penn huh, break a nose due to an eye poke 30 seconds before the eye poke happened. You dont spend the night in a hospital because of an eye poke, my 2 year old son just poked me in the eye and i walked it off . . .

Just because that was totally boring and painful to watch does not mean that GSP didn’t dominate. The closest thing Alves had to any offense in 25 minutes was standing back up a couple times.

Adam, please tell me you didn’t just compare an eye poke from a two-year old to that of a professional fighter. And yes, you do spend time in the hospital from an eye poke, Mr. Einstein.

An eye poke is one of the most painful and debilitating injuries you can recieve in a fight. Ask Anthony Johnson. It is agonizingly painful and causes your body a great deal of damage stress. It also screws up your vision and depth perception, leading to getting hit in the face more.

Mania, this post deletion crap is getting really lame. I’m reading stuff where guys are openly calling other guys ret@rds, but you hold my stuff back? Whatever.

I like Alves and believe he may be able to beat Gsp one day. That said, he got taken down 10 times in that fight. Getting taken down 10 times in one fight is being owned.

Thank you Kdog. Alves was owned.

I also like him and think he could win against GSP one day, but the guy got owned.

Winning 5 rounds is getting owned. 50-45 is owned. That means you didn’t even win 1 round!

Think about this, did Alves even win 1 minute of the 25 minutes? 1 minute? I don’t think so.

And give me a break, NO LIGHTWEIGHT COULD LAST 5 ROUNDS WITH GSP. Kenny could NOT. Frankie Edgar could not. MAYBE Shrek the steroid man could. No one else is well rounded/strong enough to fight GSP 5 rounds in the LW division.

A roided Sherk already fought GSP and got his nose smashed in and lost by TKO in the second round.

And I should add that the GSP that destroyed Sherk is but a shadow of the GSP that we see today. Today’s GSP would destroy the GSP that made Sherk scream out loud in pain and quit.

jj i can tell by your posts that you really know your mma, much more than any one that posts here. your analysis is right on, and most evryone else that posts here, like adam or kevin are clueless, they let who their favorite fighters are influence their decision making. saying all that i cant believe you think bj will beat kenny. kenny has evolved tremendiously, i see kenny winning easily, and bj wont win more than one round. i also predicted prior to the bj2 and alves fights with gsp, that neither one of them would win a single round of gsp. i will also be right in this prediction, kenny will dominate bj, watch.

Well I appreciate the compliment dtoto, but I’m sticking with BJ. I like Kenny, I know he has evolved bigtime and my heart is rooting for him, but my brain insists that until someone proves otherwise, BJ is the man at 155. Hey, this is a case where I’d love to be wrong.

JJ, like gsp said, i dont think bj will have any answers to what kenny will bring to this fight. kennys overall standup is better than bj, yes bj has better boxing, but its not a boxing match. i think the majority of this fight will be standing, kenny has great muay thai, he will pick bj apart with his longer reach, and leg kicks, and fight similar to when he fought huerta. they will both neutralize each other in the ground, even though bj has better bjj, neither of them will submitt the other. working with gsp will make this fight seem easy when he fights bj. lets see who is right, but im predicting total domination by kenny, i see bj winning one round at the most.

Kenny definitely has the better kicks and should use them to keep distance from BJ’s hands. But BJ just has some of those intangibles that don’t show up on paper, like toughness and a great chin. I think he has something to prove as well. Anyway, let’s wait and see what happens. Man, I can’t wait for both of these main events.

LOL! Total domination by Kenny?!

I guess everyone, including Vegas doesn’t know what you do(dtoto). BJ is the favorite in this fight AND BJ is in amazing shape, the best of his life. He will bring pain on Kenny. Kenny will not be able to hang. Yes, Kenny has some good pitter patter strikes that he can hit and run with BUT does that last in a 5 round fight? I don’t think so.

BJ doesn’t even need to have a good chin against Kenny “No Power” Florian. BJ is going to OWN Kenny in every way. You must understand that BJ just came from a devastating loss and his ego was bruised.

He will be stronger and more focused than we have ever seen him.

blanco, we will see who is right, my predictions are usually dead on, and i would be willing to bet my winning percentage of calling winners is right near the very top. Some people also thought the same thing when i predicted long ago, anderson, would finish hendo, the man with the iron jaw , or that machida would be champion. I also predict for at least the next 3 yrs, not only will machida not lose a fight, he will not even lose a round, yes those are bold predictions, but time allways proves me right.I also predict evans to beat rampage, machida destroys shogun, anderson destroys forrest, and kenny easily dominates bj. its great to like bj, by the way i hate florian, but i think he has taken it to the next level. lets make a smple bet, if kenny wins like i said, and bj doesnt win more than 1 round, just admitt that your analysis is not up to par with mine.

Looks like dtoto is a regular Nostradumbass.

Just kidding, dtoto.

Rest easy, cupcake.

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lol @ brendan….well, I’m going to go have a gasoline fight

FORREST!

BJ!

see thats the problem. to me forrest winning would not be an upset, forget the odds. forrest is bigger and stronger. the former lw world champion. i dont think silva would be picked as favorite against rampage or mauricio and forrest beat both of them. im taking forrest for the win in dominate fashion. he has got more to loose. i think this will be the best forrest we have ever seen.
  i’ll stop right there at risk of sounding like i have a man crush on forrest.

haha…I wouldn’t be the one to say you’ve got a man crush, but I can’t speak for everyone! I suppose saying it would be an “upset” is the wrong way to put it because your right, Forrest will have a size and strength advantage in the fight. And I myself picked him to win in both the Shogun and Rampage fights so I guess an upset goes out the window with Forrest no matter who the opponent!

Silva will be 215LB + when he steps in the ring for his 205LB, when he fights at 185 he’s around 205LB for the fight I believe? What is Forrest weigh when he steps in the octagon?

Forrest will be a solid 225. 230 at the most. LOL at Forrest ‘dominating’ Anderson Silva. And yes, Anderson would definitely be the odds favorite against Shogun, and probably against Rampage as well.

mark my words jj. forrest is going to have his way with silva.

Forrest has more to lose . . .? he has nothing to lose, thats the point and the reason he shouldnt hold back. Anerson has his streak, p4p status, future at 205, possible title shot next or eventually (maybe) etc etc etc . . . No one expects Forrest to win so PLEASEEEEEE explain one thing he has got to lose? Thats like saying Kenny has got it all on the line in his fight against BJ . . . actually even Kenny has more to lose than Forrest, a loss means a long wait for a 3rd title shot, but Forrest??

adam g, listen bro. forrest is the big guy. who wants to get their ass kicked by the little guy. if forrest looses thats 2 in a row. for most fighters that would mean go get some wins & work your way back. if anderson looses big deal he went up in weight class. he still keeps his mw title (well until dan takes it) he still is a dominant middle weight. seems to me more pressure is on forrest. but thats ok he is going to beat that ass!

Consider them marked, sir.

Adam-

Good post.

Day 1er-

How ’bout a friendly wager? Screen name change for a month, perhaps? The only problem is that nobody ever honors those bets.

im in jj. we’ll need to hammer out the details but im def in. are you taking anderson just for the win, or are you thinking stoppage? im not betting forrest to finish, but def a convincing win.

I have forresto n this one too. Forrest!

I’m definitely thinking stoppage, but let’s just say whomever’s guy wins the fight wins the bet. If Anderson wins, you need to change your screen name to JJ™_is_God for a period of one week. If Forrest wins, I will change my screen name to day1er_is_God for a period of one week. Kind of lame, I know, but I can’t think of anything better right now with this hangover. I am open to other name changes, but they must be determined now.

One important stipulation: the loser MUST POST under this new handle in the results thread and MUST POST at least once a day in a relevant thread (on the front page) with said handle for that one week period (until 12 midnight eastern time Sunday August 16th). The reason for this is that dudes have a penchant for disappearing for a while when name changes are involved.

You know I post more often than you do these days, so you’ll be getting your money’s worth. :-) And you can rest assured that I honor my bets. I expect the same from you.

Cyber-shake on it and we’re good to go buddy. Cheers.

day1er, I have a post in moderation for you.

lmfao, alright JJ done deal. cant wait for the 8th! if forrest lets me down i will be pissed for sure, but i’ll keep my end.

Good stuff bro.

BJ! BJ! BJ!

bj sux

Forrest’s is bigger. But it’s softer I’m sure from the looks of it…

There is nothing soft about Forrest … although the side of his head will be a little mushy on August 9th.

YOU SON OF A B*TCH!!!!

I remember when i thought he could though . . . rediculous huh = ) BJ BJ BJ!!!

LOL. Adam and BJ were the only two people on earth that actually believed BJ could compete at heavyweight.

:o)

He took Machida to a decision at HVWT, id say thats competing, no??

It was impressive. But Machida is not a true HW and was totally raw at the time. BJ is a tough bastard but we all know what would happen to him against a real HW. He would be killed.

I agree he isnt a true HVWT . . . but then what the hell does that make BJ = ) At least he has the balls to try (and almost win), thats why im his fan BJ BJ BJ!!!

And my early prediction is Kevin vs. John for fight of the night. Kevin by fall-off-the-wagon-drunk inverted triangle. Years of pent-up hostility comes to a head in the Wachovia Center parking lot.

LOL, JJ, I wouldn’t fight John, I like him and respect his opinions and don’t want to hurt someone I like!
Actually, unfortunately, I haven’t heard from John in a while! He used to text with me daily (in april), then he stopped! He came on here (when event was first announced) and said me and him were going to set this trip up, invited me to stay with him! He hasn’t helped (except for getting me in touch with one of his “buddies” who bought a ticket), he hasn’t bought a ticket or even attempted to contact me about it! Anyone else and I would have stopped chasing them months ago, but I was looking forward to meeting and watching an event with such a hardcore fan like John! I’m not letting it bother me, but I’m extremely disappointed!

Maybe John isn’t even from Philly? Do you think he is some kid somewhere else who also lies about the places he’s been too? I remember he said he was in Rome like last week, I think he is a fraudster.