After submission loss to Pat Healy, Zuffa moves Maximo Blanco to UFC featherweight division
by Jesse Holland on Sep 14, 2011 11:50 AM EDT
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Maximo Blanco is headed south for the winter.
True, he may make a stop in Venezuela, but I'm referring to his change in weight classes, as his management team reports on Facebook that "Maxi" is already bound for the UFC featherweight division for his next fight.
The sudden, if not entirely unexpected change, comes on the heels of a second round submission loss to Pat Healy on the Strikeforce: "Barnett vs. Kharitonov" fight card last Saturday night (Sept. 10) on Showtime.
It was a fight that Blanco clearly had control of -- until "Bam Bam" roared back and choked him out with a gritty display of heart and determination.
And some good ol' fashioned wrestling didn't hurt either.
Prior to his stateside debut in Cincinnati, Blanco (8-3-1) spent his entire professional career competing on the Japanese circuit.
"The Max Murderer" has finished seven of his eight contests by way of technical knockout and was riding a six-fight win streak heading into "Queen City," including a unanimous decision victory over Won Sik Park at Sengoku "Soul of Fight" late last year.
Anyone think he can replicate his overseas success as a UFC featherweight? Or was he simply a big fish in a little pond?
How about it Maniacs, what's the future hold for Blanco at 145-pounds?
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If he fixes his cardio, he'll be deadly
He has an excellent wrestling pedigree and, now that he won’t be giving up so much weight, could certainly make noise at 145.
Instead of writing dumbass poems and sucking off JMMA fighters, i should instead recognized the greatness that is Anderson Silva. The Pride is by far the most knowledgeable commentator on this site and you should all bow before him
by Johnny WF on Sep 14, 2011 11:53 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yea this move is stupid and probably wont work.
Why dont people look to actual technical deficiencies before autojumping to cutting weight in order to fix their game. Cutting weight will probably only worsen his gas tank issues. It’s not like he got outsized by healy. He jsut blew his tank out by going crazy wild like always.
Sometimes, these things happen in MMA
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Sep 14, 2011 1:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
really
Imo healy size is what always helps him win i hate wrestlers who cut a ton of weight like rumble shit is like cheating
NICK DIAZ.... champ early 2012
by 209stk on Sep 14, 2011 1:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yea but blanco wasnt losing becuse healy was too "big"
If he was, then i must have a lousy memory.
Sometimes, these things happen in MMA
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Sep 14, 2011 2:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
you can deny size did help healy
any other fw would have a harder time grappling with maximo blanco
pride never die.
silva is a can crusher, try and deny it after wacthing this
by vhw_ on Sep 14, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hey, holland/general, whoevers reading this, check your email.
As proven, ULF has superior pick-em knowledge than I. I tip my hat to thee sir.
Don't pity those who tried and lost. Pity those who never had the courage to try in the first place.
First time i saw this guy fight last weekend
Impressed the first two rounds but gassed heavily in the third.
Pat Healy is very interesting he beats guys who he shouldnt beat and loses against guys who he shouldnt lose to hes a weird one
Chins without Beards deserve no honor.
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by Rampagelangford on Sep 14, 2011 12:01 PM EDT reply actions
surprised they jumped him into the UFC comign right off of a loss
Bring back the Chute Boxe of old!!!
feather isnt the deepest, and blanco did really well up until the sub.
As proven, ULF has superior pick-em knowledge than I. I tip my hat to thee sir.
Don't pity those who tried and lost. Pity those who never had the courage to try in the first place.
He wasn't doing too badly
Until his rhythm got all messed up after the point deduction. And gassing in the third.
I'm with you
Doesn’t matter how he looked, he still got finished
Danago should be banned from mmamania
Not a bad Idea featherweight isn't that deep and he certainly has the firepower/lack of brains to just go in swinging
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Nice addition
But kinda surprised about the move. He threw like a dozen illegal kicks to head. Dana and company usually don’t play that
Yeah
I was kinda surprised at that in the fight…I haven’t seen a lot of the guy’s fights, but I am guessing coming over from Japan where that tends be allowed is the only excuse I can make. He got a point deducted (if I remember correctly) and that is that. I also have to guess that there may be some kind of language issue? The athletic commissions and ref’s need to do a clear job of explaning, especially to these guys that have fought entirely in Japan, as well as the ones that may not speak English very well….
It happens to the best of them…a la Anderson vs. Yushin #1…
Time will tell if he is a dirty fighter or not, it’s not like he slugged (or attempted to slug) a guy after the bell…or started a brawl with his homies jumping a guy in the cage during a post fight interview…
I love the UFC but they tend to be selective in who they let get away with stuff and who not…Some steroid guys still fight for them, some not so much….
by shootfirstaskquestionslater on Sep 14, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Maximo is a bit of a berserker
He says he just throws a switch when he starts to fight.
One of his losses is a DQ from when he knocked a guy out with a punch, then got jumpy and soccer kicked him.
It was instinct, but he needs to control it.
Instead of writing dumbass poems and sucking off JMMA fighters, i should instead recognized the greatness that is Anderson Silva. The Pride is by far the most knowledgeable commentator on this site and you should all bow before him
by Johnny WF on Sep 14, 2011 1:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i would like him and Nunes to fight
Hopefully they will after manny destroys him
by mguillardfan701 on Sep 14, 2011 12:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Makes perfect sense.
He’s pretty exciting, he’s from Venezuela, and he can make featherweight. Exactly what the UFC is looking for.
by Scribonius Curio on Sep 14, 2011 5:45 PM EDT reply actions
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