Fantasy Fight Round Up
Michael David Smith of AOL Fan House was kind enough to include me on this round up of fantasy fights. I'm flattered to be in good company -- other contributors are Dave Doyle , Rami Genauer , Zach Arnold and Steve "Mr Sunshine" Cofield.
Here's my pick:
B.J. Penn vs Shinya Aoki. I might be getting ahead of myself by dreaming of this match when Penn could very well lose to Sean Sherk on May 24th and Aoki is only through the first round of the DREAM GP. Nevertheless, I believe at this very moment Penn and Aoki are the two most dangerous lightweight fighters on the planet. And unless something very dramatic takes place on the business side of MMA, I don't see them meeting in the ring or the cage anytime soon.
Penn has been on fire since moving back down to lightweight. His demolitions of Jens Pulver and Joe Stevenson sent a message -- the Prodigy is back. His power punching and merciless jiu jitsu make him a threat to any lightweight.
But one man might not be worried -- Shinya Aoki. Aoki just smothered the very dangerous JZ Calvancanti -- a fighter known for his power punching and solid jiu jitsu game. Could he do the same to Penn?
Obviously Penn's jiu jitsu game is miles ahead of JZ's, but is it a match for the lanky Aoki? Too bad we won't get to find out for real ... in the meantime we can dream.
What's your fantasy matchup?
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Faber vs. Kid Y.
BJ Penn vs. JZ
GSP Vs. Jake Shields
Rampage vs. Shogun 2
Fedor vs. Barnett
by Tha Realness on May 16, 2008 12:31 PM EDT 0 recs
For reals
Ali vs. Arianni. Duh. Also of interest:
Edith (-240) vs. Frankenstein’s Monster (+180)
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
by jemaleddin on May 16, 2008 1:42 PM EDT 0 recs
Hmm...
If you’re going to go that route isn’t the obvious choice Rachelle Leah vs. Amber Miller?
by Richard on
May 16, 2008 4:05 PM EDT
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Hey!
Get your own fantasies! Mine is just fine the way it is!
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
by jemaleddin on
May 16, 2008 4:41 PM EDT
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Alvarez vs Huerta
and I 2nd the aoki vs Penn, although I see Penn ending it by RNC…. seriously
by xMethod on May 16, 2008 2:21 PM EDT 0 recs
Randy vs. Fedor
Arlovski vs. Fedor
Faber vs. Kid
BJ vs. Gomi II
BJ vs. JZ
Anderson Silva vs. Paulo Filho
Chuck Liddell vs. Big Nog
Lesnar vs. Kimbo (freakshow!)
by Popetastic on May 16, 2008 2:35 PM EDT 0 recs
CroCop vs Chuck
Gomi vs Aoki….. the battle for Japan supremacy
Mark Hunt vs Aleks Emilianenko
Frank Shamrock vs Saku
Eddie Alvarez vs Gilbert Melendez
Shogun vs Anderson Silva
by robnashville on May 16, 2008 10:28 PM EDT 0 recs







