UFC 111 video preview for 'St. Pierre vs Hardy' on March 27 (Extended)
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Hardy is the DON!!!!
Win or lose, you guys will be impressed to see just how good this kid really is
Best personality in the sport.
Give me a break... John I gotta disagree on this one
I love Dana’s line “Dan Hardy’s stand up is perfect.” yea right… sell me another one… Dan Hardy would get KO’d standing by Lytle, Rumble, Alves, Daley and Kos, and he’d be technically inferior to Condit and Kampman (even though he had a piss poor showing last time out) he ain’t shit, this is filler. Basically this fight is happening because we dont’ have a better fight on hand yet; until Kos beats down Daley and steps in with a WELL ROUNDED game to take a fight with GSP. Not that he’ll win either cause he won’t but at least it’ll be a better fight than this. Hardy is about to get owned like a red headed step child. I love UFC hype, I love the pre fight conferences, the interviews, the count downs all that shit, but come on.. Hardy as a #1 contender is a JOKE. Swick beating GSP was just as bad of a Joke.
I’m interested in seeing GSP vs Kos, GSP vs Paulo Thiago if he can get another great win under his belt; GSP vs BJ Penn if BJ clears out LW and moves up and beats a top 5 WW contender. But what I’m not interested in, is GSP vs Hardy; this reaks of the same garbage that A. Silva vs Cote or A. Silva vs Leites reaked of. A lamb being thrown to a lion to be completely devoured.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 26, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe
Daley and Alves, maaaaybe Johnson. But Lytle?
by theworldismine on Feb 26, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
Yes Lytle
Hell yes; I haven’t seen anything from Hardy that suggests he can deal with any kind of KO power which Lytle has in spades. He was running from Davis, pointing his way to a decision, he’d maybe point his way with Lytle; but he’d do it back peddaling. And Lytle has a better ground game as well; Hardy is lucky, that’s it. He’s had a good run, he’s had his 15 minutes of fame and now it’s time to pay the piper. It’s over, Georges is going to smash him, bad. We’re supposed to believe his mediocre stand up is going to save him from GSP’s complete, wrestling, sub, striking game? No friggin way in hell.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 26, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
u r insane!
I love you man, but thats some garbage shit right there! If 95% of the bloggers on this site wrote that, I wouldnt even respond to it, but II hold you to a higher standard!
Kos could lose to both Hardy and semtex!
Hardy is very young and ALWAYS getting better! This kid is going to be a top 10 Welterweight for years to come!
Will I predict him to beat GSP? Fock NO! but He has a very bright future…and I wouldnt be shocked if he clipped GSP and ended his night!
2 years from now, you will tell me I was right!
For now, lets agree to disagree, because I dont want to get into iit with you
lol sall good man
I wasn’t gonna argue with you anyway =P we both set in our ways; we’ll see what happens when Hardy steps in against Fitch, Alves or Kos.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 26, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
Or Condit or Kampman for that matter
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 26, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
He is currently ready for all of them excluding Fitch and Alves, but he can clip anyone
2 years from now, he will be a terror
Kos could lose right now to both Brits cause he is cocky enough to trade with them, and his stand up blows
Agreed John
Kos has outstanding wrestling but his boxing is overrated, just throwing the same overhand right hoping for a KO doesn’t constitute great boxing. He’s already been destroyed by Alves and KO’d by Paulo for fighting like that and the same thing would happen if he stands and trades with Semtex and Hardy, both of them have much more technical striking than Kos and he’d be a moron to try to KO them.
Condit and Kampmann aren’t that good, especially on the feet. Condit looked silly against Ellenberger and was very lucky to get a win in that fight as the first was a clear cut 10-8 in my mind whilst Kampmann was smashed by Semtex. Hardy is better than both of those guys and again they’d be idiots to stand and bang with Dan.
OD, agreed that Dana’s talking nonsense and is trying to hype the fight with lies as GSP doesn’t have loads of holes in his stand-up and Hardy’s striking is not perfect at all but he deserves more credit than you’re giving him.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
To my knowlege John..
I dont believe Hardy has ever been KO’d let alone knocked down. His chin is dare i say as hard as Hendos if not harder. Could he lose a decision to a better striker, yeah maybe but i dont think he would ever get KO’d.
Nobody worthwhile has tested his chin
Including Swick as he is overrated….just another TUF competitor they are pushing which is no different than Leban or Bonnar. I would have liked to see Hardy vs Saunders as that would have been a better fight. I like Saunders and I think he will be a threat in 2 years or so.
Really – who has Hardy fought against that was a top 10 WW contender???
Win Mike Swick Decision (Unanimous) UFC 105 – Couture vs. Vera 11/14/2009 3 5:00
Win Marcus Davis Decision (Split) UFC 99 – The Comeback 6/13/2009 3 5:00
Win Rory Markham KO (Punch) UFC 95 – Sanchez vs. Stevenson 2/21/2009 1 1:09
Win Akihiro Gono Decision (Split) UFC 89 – Bisping vs. Leben 10/18/2008 3 5:00
Win Daniel Weichel TKO (Elbows) UF – Punishment 5/3/2008 2 N/A
Win Chad Reiner TKO (Punches) CWFC – Enter the Rough House 6 4/19/2008 3 2:10
Win Manuel Garcia Submission (Punches) CWFC – Enter The Rough House 5 12/8/2007 1 2:21
Loss Yoshiyuki Yoshida DQ (Accidental Kick to the Groin) GCM – Cage Force 5 12/1/2007 2 0:04
Win Hidetaka Monma TKO (Corner Stoppage) GCM – Cage Force 4 9/8/2007 3 0:28
Win Daizo Ishige Decision (Unanimous) GCM – Cage Force EX Eastern Bound 5/27/2007 3 5:00
Win Willy Ni Submission (Guillotine Choke) CWFC – Enter The Rough House 2 4/28/2007 2 0:32
Win Alexandre Izidro TKO (Punches) CWFC – Enter The Rough House 12/9/2006 3 4:56
Win Danny Rushton TKO (Retirement) CWFC – Showdown 9/16/2006 1 5:00
Loss David Baron Decision 2H2H – Road to Japan 6/18/2006 2 3:00
Loss Forrest Petz Decision (Unanimous) FF 2 – Fightfest 2 4/14/2006 5 5:00
Win Diego Gonzalez TKO (Doctor Stoppage) CWFC – Strike Force 5 3/25/2006 3 0:19
Win Matt Thorpe Decision (Split) CWFC – Strike Force 4 11/26/2005 5 5:00
NC Diego Gonzalez No Contest CWFC – Strike Force 3 10/1/2005 2 1:19
Win Sami Berik Decision (Unanimous) CWFC – Quest 3 9/17/2005 3 5:00
Win Lautaro Arborelo TKO CWFC – Strike Force 2 7/16/2005 3 3:52
Win Alexandre Izidro Decision (Unanimous) KOTC – Warzone 6/24/2005 2 5:00
Win Stuart Barrs TKO UK – Storm 6/18/2005 2 N/A
Loss David Baron Submission (Triangle Choke) CWFC – Strike Force 5/21/2005 3 3:10
Win Andy Walker TKO (Strikes) CWFC – Quest 4/8/2005 1 N/A
Win Lee Doski Submission (Injury) FC UK 1 – Fight Club UK 1 1/29/2005 2 N/A
Win Aaron Barrow KO (Head Kick and Punches) CWFC 9 – Xtreme Xmas 12/18/2004 1 0:13
Loss Pat Healy Submission (Guillotine Choke) AFC 10 – Absolute Fighting Championships 10 10/30/2004 1 3:50
Win Andy Melia Submission (Punches) CWFC 8 – Brutal Force 9/18/2004 2 3:55
Win Paul Jenkins Decision (Majority) FCFN 2 – Full Contact Fight Night 2 8/14/2004 3 5:00
Loss Lee Doski Submission (Rear Naked Choke) EB 7 – Extreme Brawl 7 6/6/2004 2 4:59
Hey - who cuts your hair?
Cheech Marin - Up in Smoke
by hairybumcrack on Feb 27, 2010 7:12 AM EST up reply actions
I've never seen Lytle KO anyone, his boxing is way overrated
The only time Lytle can finish a fight is when he stops trying to be a pro boxer and actually uses his jits. He’s already lost to Davis and scraped a win over Paul Taylor, he wouldn’t beat Dan Hardy. Normally I agree with you OD but you’re way wrong here, Hardy is a much better MMAst than Lytle.
Dan’s problem is that when he has guys hurt he doesn’t finish them off, if he’d have TKO’d Davis and Swick when he had them rocked then I guarantee he’d have a lot less critics.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
Nothing left for GSP
GSP ownz the welterweight division there is NO ONE that can stop him seriously he need to move up and take on anderson silva already :D
by MixedMartialArts on Feb 27, 2010 3:21 AM EST up reply actions
Again
I always think that if you say this be careful because it wasn’t but a few years ago we said the same thing about Hughes.
by Edgecrusher71 on Feb 27, 2010 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
A man who could handle GSP at wrestling would have a chance..
Bring in this dude!
Never met a Hardy fan > Too obnoxious to like
I’m from England and most of my mates will be rooting for GSP to give him one almighty beat down. I hope it is a good fight but I can’t see anything other then GSP taking him down at will. People underestinate GSP’s stand up. Just becase he doesn’t do a Anderson Silva and go matrix on his opoonent’s ass doesn’t mean he hasn’t got a stand up game. He mixes it really well with his ground game and the fact he can submit. Hardy on the other hand has proved he can take a punch but what is he like off his back? We’ll soon find out.
by Apocacryptic on Feb 27, 2010 4:23 AM EST up reply actions
One things for sure he divides opinion. You either love him or loathe him. I’ll probably like only him if he faced Paul Daley, who I think is a complete nemrod
by Apocacryptic on Feb 27, 2010 4:45 AM EST up reply actions
Carwin sparring...
LOL that other guy took some HARD left hooks!
Didn’t look very techinical though
I'm mad
3:50 mark...
Check out GSP’s elbow, still looks like it’s popped out!!! But I am going to go with Hardy by TKO in the 2nd round……
Bold prediction there.
Only way for Hardy to win this one is to let it fly! Let it all go against GSP. I know how great GSP is, but he’s gonna say goodnight if he kisses Hardy’s knuckles…
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 27, 2010 1:01 AM EST up reply actions
LOL the other thing I love..
“The young, hungry, up and coming Dan Hardy.” yea he’s 27 and GSP’s 28… come the hell on.. usually I don’t complain about hype but give me a friggin break here..
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 26, 2010 8:52 PM EST reply actions
looking forward to 111...
but I got Mir beating Carwin through cardio in the second… shame ‘cos I like Carwin but I want to see Mir lose to Brock again soooo bad – he’s gonna that crazy pulsing vein on his forehead thing – I just want to see
I'm looking forward to Mir vs Carwin
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 26, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
GODDAMN crappy laptop keyboard
Mir lose it forever and ever. comedy value will be immense. And i am so not a brock fan ;o)
GSP v Hardy… GSP is definately top dog, but Hardy is being well under estimated by those not familiar with his fights… plus he is a top laugh personality wise. My head says GSP, but my money is all Hardy.
As for hardy being a lamb to the slaughter – GSP appears to differ.
oh yeah – Daley to whup the fraggle ;o)
peace out
LOL
GSP says his next fight is his toughest fight every time which is why he’s not losing; he’s mentally in the right place. The only time I’d be concerned is if Georges said “easy fight comin up, I’ll win no problem here folks.” Then maybe I’d pick the other guy, but even then, if that other guy was Dan Hardy?? LMAO; NOPE. Georges might lose, in like 5-7 years when he’s on the wrong side of 30; but at 28 years old, in his prime? Dan Hardy’s going to beat him? Not friggin likely at all. Dream on.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 26, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
That's what we're gonna do then...
Dream
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 27, 2010 1:02 AM EST up reply actions
I give Dan Hardy no credit because...
He wins over Swick when before the fight Swicks got lines like “he’s not in my league, I don’t even think I should be fighting him.” OBVIOUSLY underestimated, he didn’t beat the best Swick possible, he beat a guy that thought he was garbage. Swick comes in against Paulo Thiago, looks tentative, looks off; gets KO’d.. That win is looking worse every time Swick fights. Marcus Davis?? Did anyone ever think he’d be challenging for the title in the first place? EVER?! Hardy’s in there to get his ass kicked, and to contribute another highlight reel finish to GSP’s already impressive resume.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 26, 2010 9:06 PM EST reply actions
That's Swick's own fault for underestimating him
How can you bash Dan’s performance in that fight? He was the underdog and he had him rocked with every punch plus he outwrestled him and came close to stopping him in the third. Say what you want about Hardy but don’t try to excuse Swick for his last 2 losses, the fact is Hardy and Paulo are both better fighters than him.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
fair point...
but GSP’s weak point – and yes he does have one (and yes I was shocked ;o) ) – is his stand up. yes he could easily kick my ass, but Hardy has an edge there. ask matt serra about puncher’s chance. plus dan is not quite so one dimensional as people seem to think. he has a solid, if unspectacular defensive ground game -and is not delusional. he knows GSP can kick his ass on the ground -so is planning to spend as little time there as possible.
Of course whether he can execute that plan is another matter ;o)
besides you gotta love the guy for what he did to ‘the irish hand grenade’ in the mental game. now that was genuinely funny.
and as for swick – not his best win, AKA’s future meal ticket is velasquez… fraggle, swick & fitch are top end also rans…;o)
He has NOTHING on Georges..
Georges was winning his fights primarily with Stand up before his loss to Serra; and barring his lay n pray on BJ Penn. You have to have SPECTACULAR hands to put Georges in trouble; Alves couldn’t do it, and Alves shrugged off Hughes TD’s like they were NOTHING. Now people think Dan Hardy’s gonna stop Georges from taking him down? Dan Hardy’s gonna out strike St. Pierre? He’s done; toast, it’s over, he doesn’t even have a training partner that’s half of what GSP is to prepare for this.
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 26, 2010 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
WOW!
serious bromance going on here bud ;o)
to say that any competitor at this level has no chance is quite a statement. GSP is hardcore – granted. but no one has chance against him for 5- 7 years?
Wow. If I take your advice i guess thats my mortgage paid off ;o)
yes iam a hardy fan – he makes me laugh and i respect his abilities – and yes as i said bofore GSP is currently top dog.
But to write off all his competion like that is … impressive. but not necessarily true…
;o)
OD's one of the GSP fans that Hardy's going to make homeless
OK realistically of course he’s not but that was a really funny line. GSP should win easily but I’ll be rooting for Hardy all the way, hopefully he goes down swinging and can shock a few of the critics with his performance.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
Bro come on..
GSP doesnt stirke anymore. He wont stand toe to toe with anyone that has power in their hands. The only strikes ive seen of late are to setup takedowns. He wont strike with anyone except for a better wrestler he cant take down which doesnt exist in the 170 lb ufc division yet.
i think hardy is a for real fighter..
and i’ll say the irritating line, punchers chance, which is what hardy believes too…but i am all for gsp on this one..hardy is a good strong fighter, just not as well rounded georges..but every fighter has a sleep button..i will shed a small tear if gsp loses..there i said it.
I won't cry if he loses.
That will only mean we’ll get to call him “Georges the three time world champion” soon after. I kinda like the sound of it.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. - Herm Albright
LOL a small tear?
Jk sarah. I think hardy is underestimated in general but if your thinking with your head not emotions(gsp haters), look at the facts, who has gsp faced in his last five fights, and were any of them close? No. Who has Hardy faced? He had a few close fights in his last five. Gsp’s stand up is under rated, I don’t care about what happened with serra, gsp has fought 12 rounds with thiago alves and bj penn and wasn’t rocked once, hardy doesn’t have better stand up than these guys and serra definitely doesn’t but he clipped gsp. Hardy can win BUT if he does win, and the odds definitely don’t favor him(on paper), he won’t be champ for long. I think Gsp is clearly too good, if someone catches him, he’ll be back and beat them. IMO nobody is ever going to dominate gsp at WW in a fight, he’ll need to either be caught with a punch(serra like) or even less likely a sub, just my two cents. By the way I think hardy is a interesting guy and fairly likeable(funny) but I just don’t see him being a real threat at WW, but I will be humble enough to admit it if I am wrong ;p. A little of topic, I would love to see thiago alves ko fitch, he bores me to tears. And another thing, gsp is obviously a better all around fighter than hardy and he should win but the odds makers are a little ridiculous having hardy as such a huge underdog.
Agreed
Sorry John but your boy is nothing but hot garbage!
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
I'm tired of hearing GSP say...
all this BS about fighting the best in the world. We get it Georges, you’re the greatest welterweight that has ever lived. If God was 170, you’d doubleleg him and then GNP him. Man up, quit talking about this legacy of yours, and move up to 185. You own 170 and this is not going to change anytime soon. EVERY other champion (except HW of course) in the UFC has fought at a higher weight class. Ive said it before and Ill say it again, GSP is mentally weak. He’s too afraid to lose again. He says he isn’t a big 170? Name 1 guy he’s fought at WW that was bigger. Fitch maybe but he’s just taller. He dwarfed Koscheck, Hughes, BJ etc…If he truly wanted to be the best in the world, he’d move up.
by --utaptout-- on Feb 27, 2010 1:10 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Word.
I guess it makes no sense for any current 205ers to move up since a) theres a big disparity in weight between 215-220 and 265 (assuming someone like Machida were to fight Brock/Carwin etc) and b) there are plenty of challenges in the 205 division.
GSP fighting these guys is like when I used to play Mortal Kombat on Easy and repeat the flying move with Rayden over and over and over….
Win or lose, every other “great” champion has challenged himself.
by cauliflower_ears on Feb 27, 2010 3:13 AM EST up reply actions
Fitch, thiago, penn wasn't a challege?
Hughes,couture,liddel all greats, did hughes or liddel move up and (Challenge themselves?) Couture moved up and down due to loss’s lol, and almost every time egomaniac penn moved up he lost and moved back down with his tail inbetween his legs. Anderson silva, moved up twice to EASY fights for him, COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY tailor made for him. I’m not a gsp nut hugger, I would defend penn for god’s sake if people were spouting BS about him, I’m in the real world though and see it like it is. If you guys hate on a fighter have some validity behind it.
OK let me break this down...
Hughes talked about moving up to fight Anderson Silva after he lost the belt. While he had it, there was always a challenger to give him a good fight, except maybe Joe Riggs. I never understood that fight.
Liddell also always had good challengers to his belt, and he eventually lost it anyway so who cares?
Anyway, GSP is actually an even more dominant champion than those guys ever were, excluding Ando. But you know who’s more dominant in his class? BJ Penn. He’s won and finished EVERY fight at 155 since he fought Pulver the 2nd time, spanning a total of 5 fights. Being so dominant at 155, he moves up for the challenge. He doesn’t sit around trying to shine up his legacy.
by --utaptout-- on Feb 27, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
Fitch,Hughes & Thiago Alves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All these guys walk around at over 200 lbs and he handled them easily. I agree, I want him to move up soon too. But give him props where and when it’s due, he beats everyone, whether they’re bigger or smaller because he’s just better!
Calu
I'm sorry didn't I just say he's the best WW of all time?
I did give him credit. I’m just tired of seeing him face opponents that aren’t equal to the task. He needs to step up to 185 if he’s going to ever be in a competitive fight again.
by --utaptout-- on Feb 27, 2010 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Gsp is average size (185-190) fight time for WW
Bigger?….Thiago alves. LOL the last guy to beat gsp was 5’6. Size is everything..the only reason he wins is he’s bigger than his opponents? What are you smoking? He dwarfed kos, hughes LMAO, both are 5’9-5’10 and walk around 185 fight time. Gsp is 5’10 and fought pretty much all his fights at around 185, hardly a monster at WW. Alves and rumble are huge welterweights, walk around 200 plus but nobody is going to weigh much more than 190 fight time due to rehydration. Mentally weak? With a record of 19-2 and 5 titles and 1 interm title, coming back and dominating the division beating 6 tough guys in a row after an embarrassing loss to serra…mentally weak, oh my god, ONLY gsp haters would think this, no basis in reality, just hate, most likely still sore over him dominating bj. Yes gsp was bigger than penn but he was bigger than him the first time and it was very close. Sherk was way thicker than penn but penn owned him, diego was also bigger than penn, its not a bodybuilding contest or strength contest, gsp beat those guys because he was more athletic, and technical and is very strong for his size. Who was calling hughes weak minded for not moving up, he has 9 titles to his name. And the guy to break his winning title streak was a light weight(bj penn)Gsp has said he wants to be the best WW ever, what is so wrong with that…thats gutless? Only blind bj nuthuggers and gsp haters feel this way. Since I’m not in love with penn I can see through the B.S.
Dude, are you SURE you're not a GSP hugger?
I’m not a GSP hater, but I’m not a fan either. I can’t be a fan of someone who doesn’t challenge himself. I would be a HUGE GSP fan if he moved up to 185, because then he might actually almost be an underdog! To say that Hardy is going to be his toughest test? I know they probably told him to say that to try and fool people into buying the PPV, but c’mon Georges. Calling Hardy that is actually a slap in the face to his other opponents.
He is mentally weak. He’s padding his legacy, plain and simple. He’s afraid to get hit, which is the reason he’s worked on his wrestling so much in the first place. Who was the last champion who ever tapped due to strikes? Oh thats right, it was GSP.
I know he has won his fights because he’s the best fighter at 170. I already said that. You’d have to be retarded not to know that.
People have this sense called vision, which we use to see things. When I say he dwarfed Kos and Hughes, its because I saw them standing next to each other. Alves was not bigger than GSP when they fought (Again, I SAW it). I don’t care what people weigh in at, or how much they cut. I’m saying that because he is the size he is, and he’s as good as he is. Why not move up and fight at 185?
And yes, it is gutless. Its the same thing as winning a belt and not defending it.
by --utaptout-- on Feb 27, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
Hmmmmm
To each there own, you see things your way and me my way, I respect you have a different opinion, other wise everyone would love just one fighter. I agree with you on gsp calling hardy his toughest test silly, trying to hype the fight I guess, but this is mma, hardy CAN beat gsp so could any legit top 10 at WW on the right night, like sarah said everyone has a sleep button. Hardy does have good boxing, gsp will most likely win but I wouldn’t be shocked if hardy tko’d gsp. I would be shocked if hardy won a decision or subbed st.pierre.
I agree nathang
A win via knockout for Hardy is not like winning the lottery. It could very well happen. A Hardy win via decision or sub? Now that’s pure science fiction that will never materialize.
As for utapout, to say that GSP did not challenge himself in the past years or that he is mentally weak is just plain idiotic. I wouldn’t have a problem with your rants if you didn’t state that you are “not a GSP hater”. Not only are you but your psychological profile exposes all the symptoms we usually encounter with . Just get some professional help with that and GTFO. Nobody likes whiners and I sure as shit don’t like you. But unlike you, I don’t deny it.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. - Herm Albright
Seriously Yan? I'm the one who needs help?
I write a few paragraphs on an MMA blog that I’m a fan of, and you’ve suddenly figured me out? I honestly don’t hate ANYONE that I’ve never met, and very very few that I actually have. So, you don’t like me because of what I said? The fact that you felt the need to bring it to this level baffles me, and I would have to question your mental state if what I say bothers you this much, if I was actually qualified to do so. I mean, trying to prove that you’re better than me on mmamania.com because I couldn’t admit something that you assume is true? Again, baffled. Admitting that you don’t like me doesn’t prove that you have the balls to say anything at all, it just proves that you are unnecessarily bothered by something that shouldn’t even matter to you. Excuse me for saying so but I think you must be the biggest blithering idiot that I’ve ever come across on ANY blog anywhere on the internet. If this is your definition of a psychiatric analysis, keep your day job.
Also, I never said that GSP didn’t challenge himself in the past. All that I’m saying is that the division is cleaned out, period. Obviously ANYONE would have a punchers chance, but the chance seems to be getting smaller and smaller with each successive fighter. In my opinion, he should move up to 185 and face a real challenge, not a fight that he will breeze right through. Thats what this blog is for, to discuss opinions. I’m not here for a pissing contest, so these are my final thoughts on the matter.
by --utaptout-- on Feb 28, 2010 5:41 AM EST up reply actions
I am the biggest blithering idiot that you've ever come across on ANY blog anywhere on the internet?
And GSP is mentally weak because he’s afraid to get hit?
how are we supposed to take you seriously?
Alves was not bigger than GSP when they fought (because you saw it)?
You’re just tired of seeing him face opponents that aren’t equal to the task (Fitch, Penn and Alves)?
You just don’t sound like a rational person. Instead of assuming you lack intelligence (you’re not dumb), I prefer to give you the benefit of the doubt and consider the possibility of you simply being blinded by your feelings. I dislike certain fighters too and I often express it but I don’t lose all sense of reasoning and reality when I do.
It’s the hypocrisy in you that sets me off.
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I'm thinking Mir will go down for a nap.
I don’t know. Mir is talking a big game. It’s that kind of talk — looking past his current opponent — that gets a guy knocked out.
I don’t know… Mir’s been in the same mode for some time now… He pretty much disregarded Kongo as any sort of a threat but come fight time, he didn’t show any signs of distraction or complacency. After all, Kongo did come close to knocking Velasquez out three times.
by cauliflower_ears on Feb 27, 2010 3:25 AM EST up reply actions
Oh please!
Kongo got schooled by Heath Herring. Kongo gets wayyyy too much credit because he’s looks big and muscular but that dosen’t translate into being a good fighter, cuz he sure isn’t. People are looking at MIr as this monster now because he beat Kongo so quickly. I G U A R A N T E E it won’t be any different if there’s a Lesnar/Mir III, which I hope there isn’t there’s no point to it.
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Thank you!!!
Kongo is awful. He shouldn’t be used as a measuring stick in the HW division.
by --utaptout-- on Feb 27, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
All i’m saying is that Mir’s standup is better than Brock’s and Carwin’s as well. On the ground, unless Mir pulls off a miracle sub, he’ll get pounded into oblivion again by Brock. Against Carwin though, I think he stands a better chance.
by cauliflower_ears on Feb 27, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed Kongo sucks
His biggest win was against Cro Cop and that was against a shell of the man who dominated Pride, plus he kneed him the balls several times and was lucky that the fight wasn’t declared a no contest like Cro Cop-Overroids or that he wasn’t deducted points. His striking isn’t as good as people claim and his wrestling and BJJ are non-existent.
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