Yushin Okami: Beating Mark Munoz puts me closer to a middleweight title shot (Video)
by Jesse Holland on Jul 31, 2010 10:35 AM EDT
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Yikes
I can see why there are no interviews with “Thunder.” That was brutal.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
Plenty of people in line ahead of him
After Sonnen its probably Belchers turn after he knocks out Maia.
And after that it could be Marquardt or Paul Harris.
All three of them would make mincemeat out of little yushin.
by Lester The Pimp on Jul 31, 2010 11:20 AM EDT reply actions
VITOR VS ANDERSON
Vitor is the only guy I see having the balls/skills to stand and trade with A.S. and actually give him a run for his money.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 11:52 AM EDT reply actions
lol
So only the UFC wins count now? You’re gonna ignore the fact that his last 3 fights ended by KO, and 2 of the 3 were Lindland and Franklin? He finished Rich faster than Anderson did; the last time the guy lost a fight was in 2006; give me a damn break.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Belfort will suffer from a severe case of ringrust.
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And still be more competitive than the rest of the division
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
i'll give you that. i dont see anyone else in MW competing with AS, but Dana shoulda given Belfort a 2nd fight.
The reason he didnt is because he didnt want to chance Belfort losing and moving down the ladder.
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That and Belfort is coming off some impressive wins and there really aren't a lot of other options
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
true. maybe the ringrust wont affect him, but that shits like the plague.
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I think if belcher wins his next fight
They two should fight for a shot at Andy.
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on Jul 31, 2010 1:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I am with Lester.....
Maia is gonna tap belcher 1st Rd RNC. But he won’t be ahead of Yushin for a rematch. Vitor…..i just don’t get it how a catchweight fight makes you a contender and i think people need to realize that he’s not good enough to stand with Andy. Marqy is coming off of a loss so a win against a top 15 guy shouldn’t be good enough for a title shot. Paul Harris winning though might be warranted…. andy will fight him back. So that leaves Yushin for the lowest rated PPV in UFC history. But hjey it’s a fucking sport not WWE.
Big Nog for Life
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jul 31, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
After Leites and Maia
I doubt they’ll ever put A.S. in with a Jits specialist again. Unless the guy has great stand up to go along with it.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Lindland sucks ass.
He’s a can nowadays, and then what do u got? That ONE single win against Franklin almost a year ago.
Vitor will have ringrust and should win 1-2 fights before getting a chance again.
by Lester The Pimp on Jul 31, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Hick, get back to tending your corn fields, milking the cows and ravaging your sheep
leave the MMA to people who know what they’re talkin about Lester.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
if anderson beats sonnen next weekend okami/ silva has no validity.. he won’t bring anything new to the table. marquardt is coming off a loss and already had his shot at the champ.. the obvious choice seems vitor. not?
YEA THATS RIGHT
GOOD POST SOYSAUCE GODDAMN THAT IS THE BEST POST I’VE READ ALL DAY!
VITOR ! VITOR! VITOR!
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
actually regardless of who wins okami doesnt matter...sonnen just tooled him 2 fights ago..andy will fight vitor
so its a waste to even mention okami…MAYBE if he beats the winner of maia belcher…but impressively…but still…if sonnen pulls off a miracle…it would be retarded to have him face sonnen again so soon…sonnen tooled him
the brockness monster grinds up teenagers and puts them in his protein shakes..and uses razor blades to chop toddlers up into lines to snort like meth...the reason no one can find bigfoot is because the brockness monster found him years ago and now has him in numerous ziplock bags in the back of his freezer...
by HellaHectic on Jul 31, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Looking down the road; lets say Bisping beats Akiyama
Which I think he will cause of the size difference; does that make The Count a viable contender or at least put him in a position to fight for contendership? I can’t see why Belcher’s name is in the mix; he just lost to Akiyama not but 2 fights ago, he’s got two decent wins recently but lets be real here, Gouveia was never a world beater to begin with and Cote was coming off a LONG lay off. I’d say beating Dan Miller and Akiyama would put Bisping on about the same level.
Now, looking at those options, do any of them really stand much of a chance at taking the title? Hell no; MAYBE Sonnen can grind a decision, but the only fighter I see being a competitive match up for A. Silva right here and now at 185 lbs is Vitor Belfort. IF Anderson gets past Vitor and Chael it’s time to vacate 185 lbs for good, cause he’s not gonna have any more competition down there.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Wanderlei is ahead of Bisping
Wandy beat him and Wandy vs. Anderson is a way more marketable fight. Belcher, if he beats Maia, would be pretty convincing as a contender.
I'm all for Wand getting the shot
But he’s got 1-2 more fights before he can fight for the title without a bunch of crying goin on from the fans.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe he should put 2 wins together before we talk about a title shot.
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It'll happen,
I give Wand 50/50 against any of the top guys in the division. Bring on Marquardt, Leben, Belcher, Akiyama, it don’t matter.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
wow, Leben's a top guy? eesh.
although, i was impressed with his win over Akiyama, but I wouldnt call him a top dog.
Marquardt would tool him.
Using no way as way, having no limitation as limitation.
Marquardt really impressed you against Sonnen did he?
Hell no Marquardt won’t tool Wand, Wand will KO his ass, WANDERLEI CAN DO ANYTHING!! WAR WAND!
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome…someone should shop Cains head in there though.
by HappyLittleTreez on Jul 31, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It's comin
Get ready to eat crow =P
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
who is that?
Hulk vs ???
Activia; now with bullshitifus ridicularus
by salamagogo on Jul 31, 2010 5:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wolverine?? you don't see the claws??
COME ON MAN!
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
And no I don't think Leben's a top guy
But he’s on a 3 fight win streak and he’s called out Wand so his name went on the list.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Photoshop...
thats about the only way you’ll see Wanderlei beat up Marquardt.
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Marquardt was taken down at will and DESTROYED by Sonnen
What has he shown you that makes you think he’s gonna tool Wand if they fight? Wand has more power in his strikes, is more aggressive, and his TDD and sub defense are as good or better than Nates; Marquardt’s got a few slick tricks on the ground, but nothing Wand couldn’t handle. And if he tries to plant his feet and get into a shoot out with Wand he’s getting layed out. He could jab/run/jab run his way to a decision but tool Wand? Pass the crack pipe.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i acutally can see bispings time coming soon. he can never pull through with that clutch fight.. he always racks up all those impressive victories.. gets right to the gate and falls.. but right now i don’t see many viable contenders he would take belcher or leben again if they go that way.. maybe they do okami/bisping. i still see bisping taking that fight too. right now outside of fighting vitor he has a good chance of working up there
Yea but who wants to see
Okami vs A.S.
Bisping vs A.S.
Belcher vs A.S.
Personally I’m not interested in any of those; and any of the other fights are gonna be rematches assuming he gets through Chael; right now Vitor is the only interesting fight in my eyes.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually do give Chael a pretty good chance though
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
That's alright.. Bush laughing at me isn't a big deal that's the same idiot who said
They misunderestimated me.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
My bad, actually Bush wouldn't be laughing at you, he'd be agreeing with you.
Chaels got a snowball’s chance in hell. No way, no how. The only way AS loses this is if he doesnt try at all, or somehow gets ko’d ala Lutter-Eastman. There’s no way Chael grinds out a decision.
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i wouldn’t mind seeing belcher/silva or bisping/silva personally. i think they would both be pretty fun matches.. lopsided.. but they would both bring it til the end.
The end would come quickly
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
lopsided.. but they would both bring it til the end???
so, it would be one-sided, but they’ll make it til the end? 5 rounds? Or do you mean the end of the first minute?
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i just mean they abbiously probably won’t win. but they wouldn’t slouch like some of this latest competition. they’re gona bring it to him and fight. now was that so hard to understand c:
by soysauceysan on Jul 31, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
hah but looking into it honestly what choices do we really have.. not much of anybody has a good chance of dethroning the king.. eventually you have to just start making the fights,, you can’t not make it because anderson would destroy him.. because anderson has convincingly beat every man they’ve put before him.. fooling around or not
205 lbs son
That’s where his competition is at; an ideal situation is to see Machida go on a horrendous losing streak so A.S. can move up without the excuse of having to fight a teammate.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I find people on here believe in the MMA ranking systems
Does Boxing follow rules of wins and who is ranked higher…no
Does pro wrestling have a legit contenders ranking?..NO
Does The BCS even arrange proper standings?..NO
The UFC doesnt care about the wins and these elabrorate chemistry equations in appointing their contenders. The UFC doesnt have If A beats B and then beats win of G/H it gets the shot. The UFC needs three things to justify its contenders. 1). Does he have a win over a name and is on some sort of streak, 2) Is he Marketable and has a fanbase, 3). Can we benefit from this fight happening?. The UFC in my eyes has 4 guys their looking at to place against the Anderson Silva
1.)Vitor Belfort: A legend in the sport and name that everyonone who watches MMA will know. The guy throws his fists and hardly ever has a boring fight. Has a huge cult following and is an icon in Brazil.
2. Wanderlei Silva: A Pure beast thats loved by pretty much 99% of the crowd. Has the Pride following and is once again a legend, win or lose BIG MONEY VALUE
3. Chris Leben: A guy whose willing to do whatever for the company and fits the hardcore/rocker scene withe tattoos/dyed hair. Has beaten 2 men in a matter of 2 weeks and had fight of the night honors ALOT. Has exposure from the TUF series and is popular, red-hot right now
4. Yushin Okami: The UFC is dying to break into the Japan MMA culture at any cost. Okami has alot of wins and regardless the sport is razor thin when it comes between wins/loses that he comes off as impressive.
you lost me at "pro wrestling"
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea but who cares about a ranking system in Pro Wrestling??
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
A ranking system exists in pro wrasslin? Why?
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
There's no such thing as an official ranking.
Everyone has their own ranking (Sherdog, Yahoo, Wamma, and every individual fan), but nothing’s ever official. Every organization makes their own decision on who fights who next. At the end of the day its about making money. All the things you listed can be combined into “who’s gonna sell me tickets in the short-term and long-term”. In most cases, its whoever is winning, because thats what the fans want to see, but in some cases, its whoever is starting drama, because thats what the fans want to see, and in some cases its about expanding into new countries to get new fans (more money).
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Yea I didn't get the point = / I saw "pro wrestling" and had to stop
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
then thats just being iggnorant, the whole point made sense and was well, thought out.
I think we all forget that once the UFC had entrance videos, custom made songs and fireworks and pyro, why read the rest of it and just respond to the post as a whole?
I made this for you Two_Words, I suggest you read it
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
A+
I'm Not Afraid of Dying, I'm a Little Bit Scared of What Comes After...
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 31, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
PRIDE
had fireworks, pyro etc.. the UFC had it’s own theme song and EVERY fighter walked out to it for like the first 20-30 events.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
what i am saying is that we look to much into out self thought out ranking systems, which is rediculous lol
No one and not even wrestling has one…it was showing the craziness of it, geeze i thought the thing i wrote was good lol, did anyone lol mineu the prowrestling part lol
i dont compare that shit to any sport, its soap opera for losers. there's no wrestling in it.
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I think it's french
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
it means "A whales vagina"
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
there's always some type of ranking, but its never always certain...
we all agree that Cain is ranked higher than Heath Herring (thats certain), but some ppl think Wandy is ranked higher than Marquardt, I can see the argument, but I dont agree.
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ah got it...did anyone a whales vagina the wrestling part, makes sense now.
Using no way as way, having no limitation as limitation.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
LMAO
hope your saving these.
I'm Not Afraid of Dying, I'm a Little Bit Scared of What Comes After...
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 31, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
The Wand ones are mine
This and the Roy Nelson stuff is Dr. Obviously (he’s way better with image manipulation than I am) I’m still learning you can see rough edges and discoloration on mine.
Mongol General: What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
by O damn he got caught on Jul 31, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
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