Frankie Edgar's UFC 112 prediction? Plenty of sweat...
by Jesse Holland on Feb 24, 2010 4:26 PM EST
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"His flexibility, balance, all that stuff, he's going to be a tough nut to crack. I'm going to have my hands full for sure. I definitely watch video. I don't get too caught up in it though because I feel like that's almost psyching yourself out. I'd rather have my team, my coaches look at it, tell me what they think and I will sit down and watch it with them, but I'm not a big video guy. I don't sit with the remote and hit rewind every 10 seconds through the video. It's going to be in the desert, it's going to be hot, so we'll probably be sweating a lot. I predict a lot of sweat. How about that?"
UFC lightweight number one contender Frankie Edgar talks to Sherdog.com about his impossible mission at UFC 112 when the promotion makes its debut outdoors in Abu Dhabi. The New Jersey native hopes to have "The Answer" to Penn's riddle, specifically how to keep the fight even remotely competitive. "The Prodigy" has had five fights at 155-pounds since returning to the division in 2007 and has finished all five of those victims in dominating fashion. Will Edgar pull of a major upset? Or will Penn finish cleaning out the division on April 10?
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Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
the guy on our right is like "he's fucked!"
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
hahaha good one
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
Frankie is such a Good Fighter
However he is where Diego is at. Yes he may beat 80 percent or more of the guys in the LW division. However BJ Penn is the top .0001 percent of the LW’s that nobody is gonna beat.
agreed
i was very impressed with his win over sherk. sherk is no joke, i’ve rolled with im. strong as hell. no idea why he decided to abandon his bread and butter to try and stand and bang with edgar and penn.
by Andrew Keller on Feb 24, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
X factor
Thats about it. God bless Frankie Edgar but come on we all know whats what. Not counting out Edgar at all, he’s as close to a legit #1 st @155 as they have. I personally would like to see a go go plata (sp?) if possible. Feel free to display crazy insance rubber guard tactics while your at it BJ.
If these guys Box a little i think it would be very exciting. Dont except Franki to walk into anything that Diego did early. But on the ground BJ runs it.
Xfactor exists in every fight. One reason why MMA is the greatest sport on the planet.
seen Jurassic Park? when they feed the Raptor.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Hahaha! Yeah, that's the cow bein' offered! Edgar's dead meat.
Think about how dumb the average person is, then realize that half of them are even dumber than that.
- P-Dub
by The Negation on Feb 24, 2010 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
Frankie Edgar is BETTER!!!
…Than he used to be. Not enough for BJ.
POLL:
How will BJ finish the fight?
1) Submission
2) Standup
3) Noogy
Stupid Signature Goes Here
5)Cleveland Steamer
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
6) crush him with his thighs like the chick from James Bond
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Feb 25, 2010 7:32 AM EST up reply actions
7) Grass skirt choke
"How many guys can say they actually been with Jenna Jameson"
-Tito Ortiz
"Two things you think about when you see another man... Who has a bigger dick and can I take that guy in a fight... One thing you cant do anything about, the other you can"
-Forrest Griffin
"My weight is not enough and strength is not enough either, so I have to take the fight by mastery."
-Fedor Emelianenko
I love Frankie as a fighter
and I have ever since that battle w/ Tyson Griffin, but I don’t think he has much of a chance w/ Baby Jay.
Hadoken!!
That is when I became a fan too.
Edgar’s boxing is as crisp as anyone not named BJ at 155. Edgar’s wrestling is as good as anyone at 155 not named Maynard. JJ is solid as evidenced by good grappling wins over Franca and Miller. He is a solid #1 or #2 contender. The problem is that NO ONE is as good as BJ at 155. Maybe Aldo or Sotiropoulis in 2 years.
sotiropolous
Was extremely impressive. I said he reminded me of a lil Moussasi. Rank potential for growth with him. I’m very interested to be back here discussing the outcome of his next 3 fights.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Feb 24, 2010 6:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
His striking is catching up to his grappling
but, damn how sick is he on the ground? There are a lot of guys who control and defend well, but how many pass and do the moves that he does on a regular basis?
Hadoken!!
Edgar's only chance is to
try to outbox BJ for 5 rounds (and scramble up if it hits the ground) a la Jens Pulver in his first fight with BJ. Obviously, Penn is a vastly improved fighter since then and I agree with the above poster that BJ has the biggest lock on any division in the UFC.
Frankie has good hands and good footwork. He will, I think, fare better than Florian, Diego and Stevenson did in the stand-up. His wrestling is better than those three, as well. Not that I think he will take BJ down, but it could help him stuff BJ’s takedown attempts, if there are any.
We still don’t know how good a chin Edgar has. Florian and Diego talked a lot of game before the fight but they both got tentative after the very first exchange with Penn. Stevenson got dropped. Sherk had the guts to stay in the pocket for a few rounds before he got KO’d, but he has a decent chin.
The problem for all these guys is that Penn has a granite chin, very good power and the best boxing skills in the division. Add to that the best takedown defense and easily the best jits and you can see why he’s got all the exits locked up. Now that his conditioning has gotten so good with the Marinovich camp, he doesn’t even have a weakness there.
With all that said, I still think Edgar’s only chance is to try to outpoint him in the stand up and maybe score a takedown or two if BJ overextends himself with a strike (which I haven’t seen him do since the first round of the Renzo Gracie fight).
I give Edgar a 2% chance of winning the fight. And I think he has the best chance of anyone in the division at the moment.
WAR EDGAR!!!
Frankie by UD!!!!! I know the chances are slim but Edgar’s my fav at 155 gotta stay true 2 my fighter….
by hitemwiturgroin on Feb 25, 2010 4:22 AM EST reply actions
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