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Is Rashad Evans too fast for 'Rampage' Jackson?

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Coach Greg Jackson seems to think so...

"...Quinton has some very good assets including punching power, his wrestling is good. But where Rashad's (strength) really lies is speed. And Rashad is so amazingly quick, and it's one of those things where he looks quick but when he really gets going he's really fast. It's hard to keep track of where he is. Speed, among other things, is going to play a large factor in this fight coming up."

The trainer extraordinaire talks up his star pupil and former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, who could face his opposing Ultimate Fighter 10 coach Quinton Jackson as soon as May 1 in Montreal. Will the speed of "Suga" be too sweet for a rusty "Rampage?" Or will the head of "Team Cocky" be humbled on fight night?

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No he's not to fast for Rampage

He’s gonna get knocked the fuck out he can only run round the ring for so long without looking a bigger cunt than he did against Silva

by evilgumbo on Jan 7, 2010 2:36 PM EST reply actions  

page looked like more of a cunt in his last fight than shad did

he went toe to toe with jardine and couldnt finish him…and even admitted to getting rocked by jardine….page is like the only fighter who hasnt finished jardine in like 3 seconds…

all this shit talking bout page’s power where is it? he couldnt finish forrest or jardine..both of whom have become famous for getting destroyed….he finished wandy…yea well who hasnt beaten wandy in the past 3 years? he ko’d chuck…yea well who hasnt in the past 3 years….

look at page’s last 2 fights…he goes the distance with 2 terribly ovverrated fighters and cant finish them

my dream fight would have to be Brock Lesnar vs Jake Shields...and before the fight theres a video of jake slapping brock's wife...then id like to see shields try to gay porn a win over brock using his butt sex merry-go-round tactics...the massacre that would take place would be the greatest thing ever televised...every limb jake has would look like corey hill's leg...god i hate jake shields

by HellaHectic on Jan 7, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions  

You hit the nail on the head

Rampage is still living off his past accomplishments when he used to wrestle and out power his opponents. He’s a glorified rockem sockem robot with solid power and good boxing defense.

Rashad is going to creating a lot of angles and that’s going to frustrate Page into making mistakes.

"I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is, while you're in midair, you still hit those brakes! Hey, better try the emergency brake!"

by Buster Bluth on Jan 7, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Griffin famous for getting destroyed?

1 fight…..against arguably the best fighter in MMA. He was beating Rashad before he took the shot that dropped him. Losing happens to everyone, it doesn’t mean they got “destroyed” necessarily. That said, Shad takes this fight based on speed. I want to see Rampage and T Silva go at it though for shits and giggles.

by cosa7189 on Jan 7, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Now that's a fight I would like to see

Thiago vs. Rampage would be a lot of fun. Good call.

Albino Mormon 4 Life

by Dakatak on Jan 7, 2010 6:40 PM EST up reply actions  

cosa u must be new to mma and didnt catch the forrest.jardine fight

when jardine left forrest lying in a pool of his own tears crying like a 1st grader in the middle of the octagon after a complete massacre in about 2 minutes…yes that was a destruction….i think that fight was even shorter than the silva/forrest fight…

how many people has jardine finished in 2 or 3 minutes? no one…except forrest…who page couldnt even finish in 25 minutes

my dream fight would have to be Brock Lesnar vs Jake Shields...and before the fight theres a video of jake slapping brock's wife...then id like to see shields try to gay porn a win over brock using his butt sex merry-go-round tactics...the massacre that would take place would be the greatest thing ever televised...every limb jake has would look like corey hill's leg...god i hate jake shields

by HellaHectic on Jan 7, 2010 7:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Jardine-Forrest was a minute longer than Andy-Forrest

Jardine stopped Forrest but didn’t outclass him like Andy did, Keith landed a good shot and laid out Forrest with g&p, Andy had time to goof around and dodge punches Matrix style before finishing him with a jab.

Rampage does have power, he caught Chuck at a time when the Iceman was seemingly unbeatable and that was the fight that led to the decline of Liddell while KO’g Wandi with one punch is damn impressive regardless of his form. Rampage also dropped Jardine twice and dropped Griffin. His problem in those fights was his technique not his power as Rampage was too predictable and didn’t mix his boxing with his wrestling or use footwork or feints to throw them off, he never even checked their leg kicks (the only top offense Forrest and Keith have). Rampage has proven punching power and Rashad struggles to take punches with that much power (see Machida and Thiago fights). I do think that Rashad will win through superior speed and cardio and if he mixes up his boxing and wrestling and frustrates Rampage then he has a good chance at taking a decision but if Rampage catches him then in the words of the Voice “it’s goodnight Irene”.

"Anderson Silva is the best fighter on the planet...any Anderson Silva fight that is on, people should be buying that PPV, not because he’s my fighter but you know what, he to me is like the Muhammad Ali of MMA...the UFC has been around since 1993, nobody (else) has 10 consecutive wins in the UFC. Anderson has had 10 fights in the UFC, only 1 has ever gone to a decision."

Ed Soares on why Andy is the best fighter in the world

by David W-S on Jan 7, 2010 8:06 PM EST up reply actions  

let me just kill everyone in here thinking Rashad is going to win.

Quinton has more quality in every part of the game so Rashad’s speed isn’t going to be a factor especially not since Page’s defensive skill is the best in the division and he can use that to counter and blast Rashad for as long as it takes.

Rashad standing up has zero technique and zero defence, his cardio won’t help him since he’s going to take a beating anyway, Rampage could outwrestle him and do whatever he wants with him.

sometimes the beauty is in the attempt.

by RoBerto. on Jan 8, 2010 1:13 AM EST up reply actions  

Buster Bluth you're the most hilarious guy in every Rashad thread.

If Rampage is living off his past accomplishments, then what the hell is Rashad doing? He gets a knockout over Liddell and beats Forrest and he’s god? give me a break man, he even lost to Tito! looked terrible against Machida and now almost got KO’d by Thiago.

sometimes the beauty is in the attempt.

by RoBerto. on Jan 8, 2010 1:16 AM EST up reply actions  

Let me just add that Rampage is hands down the best technical boxer and strongest athlete in the LHW divison, that’s all you need to know to put down all you own.

sometimes the beauty is in the attempt.

by RoBerto. on Jan 8, 2010 1:21 AM EST up reply actions  

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.

Rashad is a MUCH better wrestler than Rampage could ever be in his wettest dreams!…. Rampage, used to have crazy power in both hands… Couldn’t finish Jardine, or Forrest…

And another thing!, Why the hell does Rampage just get to come back and fight Rashad?.. I don’t think he even deserves too, He FUCKIN QUIT! he spit in all the fans faces. Used to like Quinton…. Not any more. Hes a coward.

by PaulCano on Jan 8, 2010 7:13 AM EST up reply actions  

Roberto...

I usually don’t respond to your posts cause your arguements are almost as laughable as John G’s. I never said Rashad is God and as I’m sure everyone on this site knows…I’m the biggest Rashad fan around. I have no problems pointing out that Rashad isn’t perfect and he’s got weaknesses and so forth. The difference is that Rashad is continuing to get better and improve himself and diversify his skills while Rampage has regressed into a boxer over his past few fights.

I have said many times that Page is the best boxer in the division and his defense is solid. I know he has other skills but he ignores them and he hates training so it’s not like he’s going out there and improving his repetoire. Rashad is commited to being an MMA fighter and his eyes are on the belt. Page is commited to the almighty dollar whether that be movies or a PPV headliner…he’s already said he has no aspirations of the belt…he just wants to settle some socres which means he wants to collect a couple more MMA paycheck while he waits to see the reviews on his movie.

"I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is, while you're in midair, you still hit those brakes! Hey, better try the emergency brake!"

by Buster Bluth on Jan 8, 2010 8:20 AM EST up reply actions  

I saw Rashad taking a step back in this last fight.

He can speak all he wants about wanting to get the belt and whatever, he’s got an image now that isn’t quite working with the fighter he really is. when have you ever seen Rampage get beat in a wrestling match in the UFC? never, he’s going to school Rashad standing up and take him down if he wants to, Rashad has no answer for that or maybe he thinks his mouth is going to help him.

sometimes the beauty is in the attempt.

by RoBerto. on Jan 8, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Forrest famous for gettin destroyed...

In 23 fights he been “DESTROYED” 2 times, once by Anderson Silva (who destroys most everyone) and once by Jardine(who regardless of his record has been know to throw a monkeywrench or 2 into fighters gameplans and Jardine caught him I would not say he destroyed him the 4 minutes leading to the ko). Forrest went to the 3 round with Shad before he got caught but he was not getting destroyed.

As far as KO’ing Chuck and beating Chuck (because everyone has in the last 3 years, Chuck had only 3 losses going into the Page rematch and had not lost in 4 yrs) Page is the one that broke Chuck. He was the one that started Chucks loosing stride. So it is not like he KO’d Chuck last week. Wandy has only been brutally KO’d by the biggest bombers in mma. It is not like gettting KO’d by Cro Cop and Hendo is anything to be ashamed of.

If a tired, sick Thiago almost ko’d him while having nothing left, Rampage can catch him out there. Rashad could not even do anything when he took Thiago down to the ground, which he will not do to Rampage, considering he actually has takedown defense. Where do you think Shad wins this fight? Page is stronger, has heavier hands, a stronger chin then anyone in mma except maybe BJ, and better in the clinch. Rashad has speed. I think Page has his number unless Rashad dances, literally, his way to a victory.

by Da Monkey on Jan 8, 2010 9:28 AM EST up reply actions  

Only way it can happen is if PAge comes in out of shape with little training

  i shouldn’t say that Evans does have KO power but a focused Page should beat Evans 9 out of 10 times. I’m just not sure by everything Page is focused on fighting anymore and a 3/4page will lose to a 100% Evans.

by Puck Head on Jan 8, 2010 10:58 AM EST up reply actions  

not only is rashad too fast. add that to rampage's long lay off. that equals easy win for evans.

rashad is going to take down rampage and gnp him. no doubt in me mind. rampage has said he has emotional problems and rashad is one cool custumer. evans in early second round tko.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 7, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions  

RAMPAGE TAKES IT

rashad is not too fast for rampage to catch him. silva, who is very slow caught him. so did forest, a couple of times. plus rampage has reach and height on rashad. rampage isnt going to lose to anyone that doesnt have stellar leg kicks. he has the best hands in the lhw division. that said i hope rampage is working out and staying in shape.

by C O R on Jan 7, 2010 8:06 PM EST up reply actions  

I agree with that point and think that Rampage doesn’t commit fully to the fight, which is a possibility considering the whole acting thing, it could be a one-sided fight. Rashad could counter-punch al day and probably score some takedowns as well. But I guess we won’t know what type of Rampage will show up until game day.

by Amos14 on Jan 7, 2010 2:38 PM EST reply actions  

The same

We will see the same Rampage we have seen from his past few fights…someone that can’t put anyone away, can’t check leg kicks, and is as predictable as they come. It’ll be easy to game plan for a fighter like that.

"I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is, while you're in midair, you still hit those brakes! Hey, better try the emergency brake!"

by Buster Bluth on Jan 7, 2010 2:55 PM EST up reply actions  

That’s what I think too. But I’d like to add take down vulnerability to that list for this upcoming fight. Just a hunch.

by Amos14 on Jan 7, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Disagree...

When Rampage is motivated for a fight, he has won by KO – note Chuck and Wanderlei. He was super focused for both fights. Unfortunately, he can’t seem to get focused for all his fights that way. Don’t see motivation as a factor against Rashad, Page by brutal KO

by domino effect on Jan 7, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions  

I like Rashad but....

I think Rashad with a gameplan can beat Rampage, forrest did it. But the hate between theses two will lead to a stand up battle, where Rashad will get KTFO

HI YAH!

by Thats It For you! on Jan 7, 2010 2:39 PM EST reply actions  

He's not dumb enough to do that

Leg kicks and running his way to victory in this one.

Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in five months. Why hasn't anyone called him out for steroid use? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I give Mir credit for his taste in strippers/wives, not his fighting skills or his personality.

by jay. on Jan 7, 2010 2:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Not saying hes dumb, but they both got something to prove and i see this being a war. But your right kick to the legs and prance away is his key to victory

HI YAH!

by Thats It For you! on Jan 7, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Here's the difference

Rampage will fight angry like he usually does and he’s going to expect the same from Rashad. Evans will come in calm and fight the smart fight and follow the Jackson game plan as he saw what happens when you let your foot off the gas even for a second and deviate from that gameplan and that’ll frustrate Page.

"I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is, while you're in midair, you still hit those brakes! Hey, better try the emergency brake!"

by Buster Bluth on Jan 7, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions  

WAR RAMPAGE!!!!!

lol rashad wont be able to take rampage down as easy and as for the kicks to the legs i think ppl think rampage hasnt woke up to this tactic but as said up above rashad is going to get embroiled in a toe 2 toe battle and with pages standup being better than silvas theres onli going to be 1 winner!!! AND IL LOVE IT!!!

by DGAME_1_ on Jan 7, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions  

If Page is motivated, and due to his hate for Rashad I think he will be, he takes this fight

Rashad won’t be able to take him down at will like he did Silva, and Rampage has the advantage on the feet. When Rampage is motivated and comes ready to fight he’s very hard to beat, and a level above Rashad.

"You can observe a lot just by watching."-Yogi Berra

by Diceman on Jan 7, 2010 2:43 PM EST reply actions  

He can be motivated all he wants

If he stays with Wolfslair to train for this fight…he’s not going to win training at a sub par camp like that. If he comes in shape…it’s not going to change his style of just standing waiting to throw only punches…he’s predictable.

"I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is, while you're in midair, you still hit those brakes! Hey, better try the emergency brake!"

by Buster Bluth on Jan 7, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions  

Shad has a machine, it only throws right hooks and left hooks.

He’s been practicing on it for 2 months now. Nothing Page can do will surprise him now.

Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in five months. Why hasn't anyone called him out for steroid use? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I give Mir credit for his taste in strippers/wives, not his fighting skills or his personality.

by jay. on Jan 7, 2010 2:56 PM EST up reply actions  

(sighs) :(

Page’s gonna KTFO Suga and y’all gonna looks like fools the next day of the fight. This kinda remember me UFC 102…when everyone was picking Randy over Nog base on pure hatred and bogus theories.

by Alpha Male on Jan 7, 2010 4:32 PM EST up reply actions  

Doesn't matter where Rashad trains...

Rampage’s A game is better than Rashad’s A game. Therefore if Rampage shows up with his A game he wins, doesn’t matter what Rashad does. Someone give me an example of Rampage being dominated or controlled on the ground. He kept up with Hendo on the ground wrestling, I’m very confident he can keep up with Shad. He’s stronger than Shad and has better GnP than Shad. You guys keep saying Rampage is nothing but a rock em sock em robot and stuff like that, but he took Jardine down a few times in his last fight. He knows fans love knockouts and why not get into a boxing match when you know you’re going to win? Sure he over looked Forrest, but in his next fight he took home Wandy’s head, then nearly knocked out Jardine en route to a unanimous decision. I think you guys are foolish to count him out just because he got nonchalant in one fight. If he comes back hungry and motivated(which I believe he will), it’s his fight to lose, because Rashad isn’t on his level on the feet or on the ground.

"You can observe a lot just by watching."-Yogi Berra

by Diceman on Jan 7, 2010 5:37 PM EST up reply actions  

he didn't just keep up with Hendo

on the ground, he controlled the wrestling portion of that fight the entire time! Let’s state the facts here.

Rampage will own Rashad like he owned Liddell TWICE and owned Wanderlei last December.

by Dion03 on Jan 7, 2010 9:03 PM EST up reply actions  

HE was gasing a little but like I said as long as Page is focused on this fight

and in shape I can’t see it going any other way than Evans getting a beat down Throw Down Style. Page and Wandy were my two fauvorite fighters when they were back in Pride, Page was young and up and coming and to be honest I’m not happy with were he is as a fan and were I expected him to be now. I could care less what is said on TUF and all the media BS if page had half the heart Wandy did he would destroy 95% of the fighters that stepped in front of him I think he could of possibly even took out Rua at full form. Yes if Page comes out with half of Wandy’s heart and does half the training Wandy does he should win my only concern is were the F is Pages heart?

by Puck Head on Jan 7, 2010 9:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Just to be an asshole

as much as I agree that Page takes this fight all day, I know he had a jacked up leg, but Forrest held him down for pretty much a whole round of their fight.

I agree with most on here that Rashad is faster than Rampage, but I don’t understand how exactly that is going to win him the fight, other than keeping a distance and darting in and out for 3 rounds landing punches that he is afraid to commit to and leg kicks, Rashad doesn’t kick as well as Forrest and isn’t as rangey as Forrest, that strategy won’t work for him. The second things get up close Rampage is going to be winging those punches and Shad can only duck and dive for so long. Plus if anyone thinks Rashad will finish Rampage, you’re dreaming. Rampage has only ever been subbed once and that was by Sakuraba, and it would appear, the only way to knock him out is to soccer kick him in the face or knee him in the head 8 times, Shad will not do any of those things. his only chance of winning is a decision, he won’t out wrestle him, he’ll end up clinching against the cage with him, snapping out short hard hooks when clinching on the cage is one of pages specialities. I just don’t see what Shad has that will be effective against Rampage.

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by Spinning Fat Kick on Jan 8, 2010 7:37 AM EST up reply actions  

I see Page getting frustrated...

by Rashad using distance and kicks. Rampage will fight angry and could get flustered if he doesn’t KO Evans quickly. Rashad will capitalize and get the UD.

That said, Rashad better stick to whatever gameplan Greg Jackson cooks up, otherwise he’s in for a short night of fighting and an appointment with a concussion specialist.

Albino Mormon 4 Life

by Dakatak on Jan 7, 2010 2:54 PM EST reply actions  

yup

if Rashad wins its by UD, but if Rampage wins, its TKFO

HI YAH!

by Thats It For you! on Jan 7, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions  

I can agree with that.

But Shad is going to win it.

Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in five months. Why hasn't anyone called him out for steroid use? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I give Mir credit for his taste in strippers/wives, not his fighting skills or his personality.

by jay. on Jan 7, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions  

rashad doesnt have leg kicks

by C O R on Jan 7, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Rashad had a long ass lay off!

U guys honestly think Bumpage isnt guna have any ring rust wen he steps back in the cage? i cud almost guarantee he will look worse then rashad did against Thiago !

by d*locc on Jan 7, 2010 3:01 PM EST reply actions  

Not a fan of rashad

But he could beat rampage with ease. I am a rampage fan, but I think the jackson camp is one of best. Best fighters have the best corners. Case in point the vaseline on gsp’s back it was brilliant!

by mayhemike on Jan 7, 2010 3:15 PM EST reply actions  

HOW IS IT LAST DECADE IT JUST HAPPENED, AND THEY NOW HAD TO MAKE A RULE AGAINST IT. Great strategy on gsps corner which is the same corner rashad has. Rampage couldnt take leg kicks, his time has passed. The new fighters that are out can do a little bit of everything. Randleman & rashad are 2 different fighters. But I hate rashad, I did have to give him props for surviving, his ego went with that 1 loss. Most fighters never rebound from that.

by mayhemike on Jan 7, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Last decade part was a joke...

just making a play on the whole 2009 vs. 2010 idea… however the sentiment is the same: BJ got whooped, plain and simple. It’s done with, get over it. If you think Greg Jackson’s whole “game plan” for GSP against Penn was to grease him up then you’re delusional.

Jackson’s job is to go out and make his fighters as effective as possible, if that means takedowns and out-wrestling folks, then so be it. And it’s not his fault if people deviate from the plan (Rashad in Rd. 3), or underachive (almost any Jardine fight).

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by Dakatak on Jan 7, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Rashad is scared to stand up and "bang"

Evans showed this with the silva fight, he don’t wanna be ko’d again thus he went in and just wrestled silva. IMO he is scared to “throw hands” becasue he knows now that just like everyone he can be ko’d to
i don’t see evans beating page, if he does it will be by a decision, no beat down no gnp just simply points in the judges eyes

by TheDragon on Jan 7, 2010 3:19 PM EST reply actions  

Quite the contrary...

Rashad wanted to stand and bang with Thiago the whole time but Jackson gave Evans a solid game plan and he stuck to it even when he wanted to wain from it just a little here and there.

"I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is, while you're in midair, you still hit those brakes! Hey, better try the emergency brake!"

by Buster Bluth on Jan 7, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Perhaps

I’m not ready to declare after one fight with a one-dimensional striker that he’s afraid (he may have just had a good gameplan). But I do believe, just a gut feeling, that the Machida KO shook him emotionally to the point that he may be leary of going toe-to-toe again.

Albino Mormon 4 Life

by Dakatak on Jan 7, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions  

at least until he gets a couple wins under his belt

and brings the confidence level back up… and who knows, with Sugar’s ego, it may only take this one win.

Albino Mormon 4 Life

by Dakatak on Jan 7, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Kevin Randleman?

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Rashad Evans is a poor man’s Kevin Randleman. In his hay day the Monster had better wrestling and hands than Suga. Not to mention he was also a champion as well. For us long time fans of the sport, we all know how that turned out for Randleman when he fought Rampage..

Greasy St.Pierre is a cheater.

by xxBAxx816 on Jan 7, 2010 3:23 PM EST reply actions  

Well you sold me

If it happened to Randleman 10 years ago, it will definitely happen to Shad. Good point, because the two cases have so much to do with each other. When Randleman lost to Page, Page wasn’t a one-dimensional actor, he was still hungry and smashing sucka’s. Things change and a lot of people find that concept hard to grasp. Pride stopped holding shows like three years ago, nothing that happened back than matters anymore.

Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in five months. Why hasn't anyone called him out for steroid use? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I give Mir credit for his taste in strippers/wives, not his fighting skills or his personality.

by jay. on Jan 7, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Good post

I’m tired of hearing "I hope we see the old (enter old Pride fighter’s name here) from Pride in his next fight. It’s been a while since Pride was around so there’s no use in comparing former Pride fighters to the fighter that they are now. Fighters evolve and digress with the passing of time.

I will say this though…I miss the old days when Pride was around. I’m looking forward to the best of pride show on spike. I have pretty much every pride event on DVD anyways.

"I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is, while you're in midair, you still hit those brakes! Hey, better try the emergency brake!"

by Buster Bluth on Jan 7, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions  

the monster has gud hands

he never uses them tho, he was throwing gud against Bumpage it was the takedown that wer f’ing him up & eating those vicious knees to the body! Ther was a lot of opponents he cud of finished but didnt cuz he always goes back to his wrestling

by d*locc on Jan 7, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions  

xxBAxx

Not all of us long time viewers of the sport judge fighters on fights they had 7 years ago.

Frank Mir packed 30+ pounds of solid muscle onto his body in five months. Why hasn't anyone called him out for steroid use? Is it because he never wrestled for Vince McMahon? I give Mir credit for his taste in strippers/wives, not his fighting skills or his personality.

by jay. on Jan 7, 2010 3:44 PM EST reply actions  

humbled?

naw, he’s getting KTFO… you gonna be served son, Ramapge gonna beat your ass

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by RearNakedPoke on Jan 7, 2010 5:28 PM EST reply actions  

Just some insight of mine

I see Rashad train in person a few times week when he isnt in Colorado and from what I know is his wrestling is top notch. I said before the Thiago fight that if he exchanges with Thiago its only a matter of time before Thiago catches him. If he wrestles he would win. Rashad was so successful early in his career because of the takedowns and positional wrestling and GnP. I think his footwork and head movement is very overrated. Also he does have power but he isnt a boxer. Greg Jackson (God Bless him as he is an amazing coach) is seriously delusional if he truly believes Rashad has speed too great for Rampage. Vs Machida Rashad had absolutely nothing for him. No speed no head movement, footwork, zero. Vs Chuck he was losing the first round getting picked off and in the second round once again was losing before landing the monster counter to Chucks fragile chin. Vs Forrest he was losing the kick boxing battle for two rounds and in the third caught Forrest in an exchange.

My point. When Rashad kickboxes he does win sure, but not as impressive as when he wrestles.

by AintNoSunshine on Jan 7, 2010 5:45 PM EST reply actions  

Intresting match-up

It is an intresting match-up for the simple reason of the quality of training the following is my breakdown of the fight. Though Rampage is clearly physically stronger, has a tougher chin and more knockout power; Greg Jackson is the mastermind of MMA stratagey and he will pick appart Rampages game. the other hand Rampage is like Chuck Liddell in the way that he was incredibly talented but wouldn’t fully apply himself to less threatening fighters, leading to lack luster preformances(Rampage vs Jardine) and loses(Rampage vs Forrest/Chuck vs Randy).

But when he is motivated and training well Rampage is ferociously strong has a granite chin and good boxing. Where then will Rashad threaten him? I belive Rashad and Greg will once again try to exploit Rampages inability to check leg kicks and probably to work unorthodox hand combo’s(Maybe even head kicks). If Rashad can change up the head strikes I find Rampages gaurd is not actually the greatest – But will he be able to stop Rampage? Personally I doubt it.

If Rampage comes in at his best, can check the leg kicks and use ring movement to cut rashad off it will be a very short night for ‘Suga’. I give the edge to Rampage due to a inability of Rashad to finish the fight. If Rampage can counter his speed with good movement and stop his takedowns with his power he should win this fight by KO/TKO in the 1st or 2nd round. If Rampage is prepared for this fight we will all be able to tell.

War Rampage

-Seyc

by Seyc Blood Claw on Jan 7, 2010 6:25 PM EST reply actions  

I agree Rashad is not a striker, yeah he may have the speed but he doesn’t have the chin Ramapage does and as such he should win in the stand-up as long as he counters and avoids being overwelmed. I don’t think the lay-off will make a big differance because he will have 3-4 months back on training. Anyways I gtg more on this later

by Seyc Blood Claw on Jan 7, 2010 6:30 PM EST reply actions  

Rashad doesn't have a chin...

because Machida knocked him out. How many fighters in your mind would have stood up to that barrage, I doubt many could. Rashad was to cocky and tried to be to much of a hero in that last exchange with Machida, if Cain had done the same thing against Kongo he would have ended up exactly the same way, but he was smart enough to go back to his strength when the time called for it, Rashad did not and paid the price. I am not saying he would have won, but I doubt he would have ended up a highlight real. Rampage definately used to be able to take an amazing amount of punishment, but even he has admitted it has taken its toll, as tough as he is, I doubt he is able to half that amount of punishment again. I believe that Rashad will be able to take Rampage down more times than not without much difficulty, and that will be the deciding factor. Not a TUF noob here, have been watching MMA for years and coming to this site from when it was called ufcmania.

by Ade on Jan 8, 2010 6:33 AM EST up reply actions  

Way to fast.

Page is a plug, Shad will take him out easily!!!!

by HEELHOOK on Jan 7, 2010 7:51 PM EST reply actions  

how?

"OH GOD THAT'S DISGUSTING! HE BROKE HIS FREAKIN' ARM"
"hey man that's the business, we're not figure skating"

I underestimated the deadly skills of one of the greatest HWs in the world, Frank Mir. I wrote that because I lost a bet but honestly, he really did impress me. I'm well on the Frank wagon

by Spinning Fat Kick on Jan 8, 2010 7:55 AM EST up reply actions  

Still excited about this fight

hope it happens.
dont think Rampage can stay away forever.

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