Quote of the Day: Keith Jardine Talks UFC 102 Opponent Thiago Silva, Lyoto Machida

by Kid Nate on Aug 25, 2009 9:38 AM EDT in MMA News

What was so wrong about his game plan against Machida?
He just went out and wanted to put a lot of pressure on Machida. He's best in a scramble situation. He likes the fight going to the ground. He likes takedowns, defending takedowns, and clinching up. He likes knees and elbows; he likes that scramble situation, and he tried to force that on Machida, and Machida wasn't having none of it.

Is it safe to say that you want to keep this fight standing?
I like my chances standing with him, but I'm prepared. I think he's going to try force a takedown in this fight, and I'm prepared for that. I'm ready for both.

Keith Jardine talking to Ariel Helwani.

Jardine is ostensibly speaking solely about Silva's gameplan against Lyoto Machida, but he's also talking about every fight Silva is in. Thiago looks to force clinches and scrambles. Jardine clearly wants none of that. We'll see if the Techno Viking's awkward stand-up can flummox the brutish Silva as utterly as Machida's zen Karate game did.

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interesting that no one cares about this fight

Thiago had quite a head of steam going in against Machida. He left that bout a ruined fighter apparently.

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by Kid Nate on Aug 25, 2009 10:12 AM EDT reply actions

The problem might be that no one looks good against Jardine...

and its not because Jardine is great…its just that he is akward that no fight with him looks good. The fight always ends up being ugly.

by Razreshat on Aug 25, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Wanderlei Silva

looked real good.

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by Kid Nate on Aug 25, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

True, so did Houston Alexander...

But unless someone Zulu’s him, it is usually a long awkard looking fight.

by Razreshat on Aug 25, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I knew there was someone else

But Thiago is tailor made to Zulu Jardine.

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by Kid Nate on Aug 25, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions

If Jardine fights like he did against Rampage,

i think he’d be good enough to embarrass thiago silva again.. I’ve always thought thiago’s stand-up is way overrated and that a good kickboxer could beat him easily..

Unless Jardine gets bum rushed in the first 10 secs again, i think he takes this easily..

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 25, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Didn’t Thiago come into the UFC with much more of a BJJ pedigree?

by woomikee on Aug 25, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions

yep.

and he has a pretty good ground game, i’ll give him that.. but people have been raving about his striking before he fought machida.. and i never thought it was impressive..

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 25, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Jardine had Houston wobbled. I mean yeah Houston won and knocked him out in a spectacular fashion, but it was close to being the reverse.

by szucconi on Aug 25, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Houston's jaw is half glass-half granite.

I love Houston. He gets knocked down so easily, but he recovers like an Apple laptop. Look at the the Sandman fight, he went limp but was ready to fight within the second.

by Screwface on Aug 25, 2009 3:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

No, Jardine IS great

by Meshuggeth on Aug 25, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I care about this fight. It is going to set the record for most knockdowns in a fight.

by Jahbulon on Aug 25, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions

When Dempsey won the HW title, he knocked down his opponent 7 times in R1

Keep firing Assholes!

ZE GOGGLES! ZAY DO NOZING!!!!

by Ubernoober on Aug 25, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions

I care about this fight more than I do about any of the others on this card (and that includes the other co-main). I like watching Jardine fight. I think others do too, but maybe Jardine fans are just a low-key and understated bunch…

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by Michal on Aug 25, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Wanderlei looked pretty good…

No but seriously, imagine how much damage Silva did to Forrests reputation when a lesser clowning did so much damage to Thiago…

by toxic on Aug 25, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions

Forrest recoverd from Jardine KTFO'ing him

he’ll recover from Anderson humiliating him.

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by Kid Nate on Aug 25, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Has Forrest been heard from at all since UFC 101?

by Cunny on Aug 25, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions

yep. I think so too. :)

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 25, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think that it was just Machida that hurt Thiago’s reputation, but just that he has not really beaten anyone past a mid-tier fighter. He needs to beat a top ten to prove his spot. Obviously, Thiago’s last fight was against Machida, and he lost, so a win is imperative for both to stay in the upper-tier of the division. I see Thiago winning this because his style of fighting (aggressive muay thai) has been a weakness of Jardine’s.

by chrisbboy82 on Aug 25, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Jardine doesn’t rule out Techno VIking entrance:

"I think it’s funny, man. When people ask me on the street and stuff, I always them that, Yes, it was me, and it was a long time ago, and that kind of stuff. And I have a lot of fun with it, but I think I’d have to take some techno dance lessons first. I think I’d rather come out to … I like weird music, I’d rather use Tom Waits or something first. I don’t know, man, I don’t know. We’ll see. Maybe. I like practical jokes, so we’ll see what happens. I don’t know if they’ll let me fight in those shorts, though."

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by Anton Tabuena on Aug 25, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs