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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 to parent up   0 recs

VERY TRUE

Don’t these two have real life beef?

by Luke Thomas on May 16, 2008 4:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think so. That’s why I said it anyway.

by Richard on May 16, 2008 8:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

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 to parent up   0 recs

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

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