If Jardine’s performance against Page was so pathetic, what does that say about your mighty Rampage? He barely won that fight and was badly rocked at one point.

he threw jabs* not throw.
I like to talk smack before the event, if you wonder why i had to be so harsh (if you’re a Jardine fan) but what i’m saying is also true..

ok jeremy jackson.. you should see with more detail the fight between page and jardine.. that shit that u are saying (rocked) was beckause page trow a leg kick and losse balance.. see it again

well, he still won easy on his worst day, and that’s a strength.. I think many ppl thought it was closer then it really was b/c of the biased commentary during that fight..

Right, the punches Page took in the jaw when he turtled up against the cage were the result of a leg kick. Whatever you say, Helen Keller.

well, he won easy on his worst day, and that’s a strength in itself.. I know many ppl thought it was close when they listened to the superbiased commentary during that fight, but it wasn’t..
From what i understood Rampage got kicked in the balls, went back in action too early and paid for it..

JJ, let’s rewatch the fight if you can.. from what i can see only 1 punch got through his guard when he had his back against the cage

Excuses, excuses. Too bad you don’t accept ‘em for guys you aren’t a fan of.

while we’re at it..
Silva 1st round TKO
Couture 3rd round ref stoppage

Anyway you slice it, that fight was close. I’m no Jardine fan but the guy gets the job done. I thought both Vera and Rampage were gonna blow right through him and he surprised the hell of me. I don’t think Silva is anywhere near that level. Thiago hasn’t beat anybody that’s even top 15. He’s still riding high off that Houston win, which in retrospect wasn’t impressive at all.

yeah, It’s real close when one guy gets knocked down what was it 2 or 3 times? and throws jabs from outside that aren’t even close to hit, and his legkicks were thrown while he was backpeddaling 90mph

from what i can tell, they’re giving him alot of praise just cause he’s Rashad’s teammate and they feel bad for him cause nobody cares, so they have to try extra hard to make fans understand who he is..

Randy by UD and Jardine by TKO. Silva is over rated and his stand up sucks.

So Jardine’s standup is good? please, i’ll go out tomorrow and find tons of guys that would rush him and put him out..

I agree it doesn’t look good RoB, but it’s so unpredictable that a lot of guys seem to have a hard time dealing with it. It’s not textbook by any means, but it has thus far been undeniably effective. And at least he knows what a kick is, something Rampage has apparently never bothered learning.

So is that why 2 of the 3 refs said Jardine lost it in the last 10 seconds???

Is that why Rampage couldn’t finish him???

Or is that why Thiago hasn’t beat any1 worth mentioning?? Trust me JJ’s opinion is the least biased on this site. U guys watched with hate in ur eyes. Jardine went 3 rounds with the #1 contender.

I’m with DB, Silva is hugely overrated. Dean of Mean will eat a few and catch thiago when he comes in unprotected to try to capitalize.

And that was Rampage on his worst day ROBERTO??
So what Rampage was it that lost to Wandy 2x and especially to Forrest most recently? That was him in his PRIME I’m confused.

Or ur just spouting off @ the mouth. ur wrong

fair enough, my job is done here.. discuss!
;)

I legitimately think Rampage is one of the worst people in the LHW division and one of the most overrated fighters in the entire UFC. I would bet on so many people over him.

Silva 1st round TKO (2nd round for sure maybe 1st)
Couture 3rd round ref stoppage ( highly doubt it, Couture is not knock for his striking, also not known to have Knock out power) Couture may grind out a win with his wrestling, but big Nog will more likely knock randy out or submit him while couture tries to use his wrestling. Nog is the better boxer hand down, he also train with two of the best strikers in the world, Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida, Coutures Wrestling plays in Nogs jujitsu, Nog by 2nd round KO or 3rd round submission.

Rampage is ONE OF THE WORST PEOPLE IN THE LHW DIVISION?!?!?! Really? That was one of the worst posts I’ve seen on here in a looong time.

RoBerto I like Page as much as anyone, but that was not Page’s worst night. Jardine went all 3 rounds in a stand up war with Rampage. Sure he got rocked a few times, but Page didn’t finish him. I saw Jardine take a few of Page’s hooks. There’s no way Silva has better stand-up or more power, so what makes you think he will KO Jardine? You are WAY too hard on Jardine and greatly underestimate him. I don’t even like Jardine, not at all, but I can keep it real and not say he’s garbage.

Big Nog look in f’n shape! Thiago look determinate for the KO as always!

i dont get it when people say thiago hasnt beaten anyone of relevance so he is going to lose. it doesnt mean he cant. even champions had to get their first win over a relevant fighter sometime.

DICEMAN, no, no that’s not quite true, if u look at FROSNT’s post from yesterday on a Couture Blog he said MMA was not a real sport… that was more ignorant than his comment here..lol. Fronst is a MMA knownothing.

I predict Nog to look slow and old again so that’s why i think Randy can stop him, it’s just a fun prediction. but if i was being honest i would say that Randy wins by decision.

yeah Egads, I don’t get that either. They are still who they are as fighters, no matter who they’ve fought and I think Thiago is better.

Big Nog looks like Paul Harris. Guillotine Rd 2. The countdown show was a big randy handjob. They talked about King of Kings but neglected to mention that Randy got choked out of it.

Also fellow maniacs better fighter – Hendo or Handy?

As always – BIG NOG!!!BIG NOG!!!BIG NOG!!!BIG NOG!!!

I completely disgree. Rampage is one of the most talented LHW’s on the planet. I do believe he seems be limiting his game significantly in simply boxing opponents and not using his wrestling. No leg kicks, no leg checks, no effective defense to the clinch, very minor wrestling nowadays. He also self admitedly has had poor work ethic and often becomes a victim to his own ego but if Rampage were focused and challenged he could beat any other LHW on any given day. He has repeatedly shown limited skill coupled with overwhelming talent, (in especially two disciplines, wrestling and boxing) can overwhelm any of his opponents. Outwrestling olympic wrestlers and outstriking K1 professionals. If he were to eat breathe and sleep a balanced MMA regiment he could be unstoppable.

On the Page Jardine debate, i am in the Page camp.

I think he dominated the fight and it was far more comfortable than a lot of people make out. Its almost as if any decision “could have gone either way” nowdays.

Sardine is a mid to high level fighter that is awkward for anyone but will never be a real contender.

I think when it comes to Silva we are all really guessing at his level. He looked like sh*t against Machida but so does everyone!!

Tough fight to call and people are fools for saying it is anything other.

PS Randy will dominate Nog IMO, Nog has looked like sh*t in the UFC, staph or no staph and I can’t see him tapping Randy if Jacre couldn’t with no strikes allowed.

I hate to flame him because he is a great guy with a fantastic record in the sport but his best days are gone. At the top of the food chain in the UFC you can’t get away with just hoping that the other guy has NO ground game.

He will KO him on the ground, not standing!..
Daniel Worby, you are officially the biggest dumba$$ on this site!
first of all, I don’t care what any of the refs told Jardine. He was outclassed, none of his shots even hit or hurt Rampage, I think he connected with one punch the whole fight and his legkicks were softer then marshmallows, he was running scared and got taken down 2 times.

2nd, Thiago hasn’t fought “anyone worth mentioning yet” so that would be hard to beat anyone right, but don’t think Jardine is worth mentioning for one second, cause he isn’t!

lastly, Rampage was winning both fights against Wanderlei in Pride, when he was training with amateurs..
they would both have killed Jardine in 1 or 2 minutes cause they both looked good back then and it was when Wanderlei dominated everybody. U F’IN smarta$$

I’ve seen the fight several times and at no point did I have Jardine anywhere near winning. It was a good fight but IMO it wasn’t that close; Page won every round.

yeah, does the judges see the fights listening to the commentators? you would almost think so, it would have been the most embarrassing decision ever if Jardine got it, cause he literally did nothing.. I’d let him kick me all day with the kicks he threw at Page, and not to talk about the punches coming from Azerbadjan

agreed roberto, it’s scary and sad whenever you hear scores like that from judges.

He can’t go anywhere without his cruisewear.