UFC 120: Mike Pyle plans to put John Hathaway in 'Quicksand' on Oct. 20 in London
by Jesse Holland on Aug 31, 2010 11:05 AM EDT
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Quoteworthy:
"My stand up is a little underrated. I might have shown a little bit more in my last fight. I almost had Lennox knocked out, I hit him with some nice shots. That's something that I’m always working on to be better at is my striking. I feel like it’s coming along great. Anything that [Hathaway's] good at, we have guys at Xtreme Couture that are better at it. Maybe his strength is his youth. He’s a young kid, and his striking as well. He did pretty good against Diego. Then again, Diego didn't look good so we will see. We’ll have to see that night exactly what his strengths are. I think I match up well now that I’ve made it to the Mecca of all organizations. I’ve got to step it up and maintain my skill level and get better. That’s what is going to help me, being in the UFC to get better. My plan is to keep climbing up that ladder and put away who ever they put in front of me."
Well-traveled mixed martial arts veteran Mike Pyle is hoping his experience will be the difference when he goes to war with undefeated welterweight prospect John Hathaway at the upcoming UFC 120 event on Oct. 20 in London, England. "Quicksand" is 2-2 in his UFC career but could vault himself to the front of the pack with a big win over "The Hitman." Does Pyle have the chops to get it done? Or will the Brit continue his unblemished ascension through the ranks of the 170-pound division?
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"8-1 on" is a gambling term here in the UK, meaning very short odds indeed
and not a reference to his fight record.
For you doodles
it’s the equivalent of -800
by Terminhater on Aug 31, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
What's a doodle? As in Yankee Doodle Dandy?
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Hathaway will easy..
But not because hes so good, he gets an easy opponent..
Triangles don't dodge Fedor.
To be fair Pyle is a replacement so it's not like John was given an easy opponent on purpose
"Stay classy San Diego"
Jon "Bones" Jones, MMAs best young fighter and the next LHW champion
Hathaway is one of those freaks, like Jon Jones
he is only 22 and it is going to be nasty when he gets a bit older. He is gonna put a clinic on Pyle.
Pyle has a chin worse than Mir
Hathaway will elbow this fool into the ground and get a 2nd rnd tko
I should never have doubted the wisdom of David W-S or the talent of Junior Dos Santos…and screw Dana White
LATE TAKEDOWN FTW
by Synyster_08 on Aug 31, 2010 11:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
When this fight was announced my first thought was that it was a Pride showcase...
let one Brit beat up on someone, since pillow fists will lose to Sexy.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
For Sexy or Hathaway?
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
I am actually on the fence, but Sexy has a shot, unlike Pyle who is gonna get tooled, badly.
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Albert Einstein
Sexy has a shot if...........
he’s allowed to wear his running shoes and his cardio’s improved 300%.
i dont think i can think of a fighter..
Who’s been in several main events that I’ve been less excited for than bisping…
Activia; now with bullshitifus ridicularus
by salamagogo on Aug 31, 2010 11:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
the only one I can think of
is Tito.
Not only does BJ Penn quit on his stool versus guys that are bigger than him...He gets tooled by guys that are SMALLER than him. BJ should just stick to jumping out of pools, not fighting. I shoulda listened to Ulf.
Kdog - Sexy is in the Jackson camp. Expect a TD and some GnP or a sub (game plan) for Sexy. But I do agree that a hometown decision will go to Bisping - always.
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
He's gotta catch him first OJR to get a td.
His cardio has seriously gotta have improved massively from his last fight if he’s to stand any chance. he has to finish the fight coz as you said Bizzzzy will get the nod from the judges no matter what.
Agreed that Sexy's cardio has to improve a lot
However he has much better takedowns and striking than Bisping, he has an iron chin so won’t get hurt by Bisping’s soft punches and his judo is world class so he won’t have any trouble taking down Bisping if he can clinch with him. In fact the only question mark I have over Sexy is his cardio, hopefully he can rock Bisping early on and finish him before he gasses.
"Stay classy San Diego"
Jon "Bones" Jones, MMAs best young fighter and the next LHW champion
Sexy beat Belcher, who's basically a more talented version of Bisping
Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.
keep dreamin mr pyle
our boys gonna show you up!!
Diego looked bad becuase Hathaway made him look bad ;)
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said argh" – GSP
by Rampagelangford on Aug 31, 2010 11:32 AM EDT reply actions
DogPyle is going to eat his words
Hathaway was a dog in the Diego fight, which lead to some easy money, but now that the word is out… you’ll have to put a lot of mula down to win anything, but it seems like a sure thing unless SandPyle gets lucky with a submission.
formerly the original UFCAddict... back when mania used to keep score of how many comments we made. Currently ranked 22nd on UFC.com fantasy picks.
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