UFC 114 Preview: Cyrille "The Snake" Diabaté Talks About His UFC Debut Against Luiz Cane
by Nick Thomas on May 19, 2010 1:22 PM EDT
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"I have worked hard on my wrestling, to try to fill the gaps that I have in that domain. I'm still working on it because, it's clear today, if you can't wrestle, at this level in MMA it's going to be a problem. But I think my opponents have other things to be worried about."
"[Luiz Cane (10-2)] He's a very interesting opponent, he's aggressive and he comes from a striking background, but I know he also has a good ground game. I know, well I hope, he's going to try and strike with me. When he has trouble with that, I think he's going to fall back to wrestling to try to bring the fight to the ground. I don't think there will be any big surprises when it comes to his strategy. I'm just going to do everything I can to impose my strategy and my style."
"I think that everyone expects a Cyrille [Diabate (15-6-1)] that is going to look to fight standing up. I think I'm going to need to be able to mix takedowns with my striking to be as unpredictable as possible."
"I did all of my preparation here in France with my guys. I think that will be a good advertisement for French MMA and for the Snake Team."
-- Check out the full interview at ufc.com.
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I’m happy Cyrille The Snake finally made it to the UFC, but I have a feeling he’s gonna go out like his friend Professor X did.
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don't forget the french-americans
like Brocque LeSnarre
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by some schmuck in texas on May 19, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
His ground game definitely is an embarrassment.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
by SSreporters on May 19, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
His GnP is aight.
Hello. I take stuff too seriously.
by The Flying Gentleman on May 19, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He realized he was French after the first round
by DayGeaux on May 19, 2010 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Charles Martel, Charlemagne, Louis XI, Napoleon…yeah, they really do suck at war…
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by Scott C. Broussard on May 19, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
No disrespect but
It’s not about war it’s about heart. Something Napoleon showed he didn’t have and the rest you mentioned also lived a posh life where heart was never demonstrated.
Google Ron Paul!
Not really
I was just pointing out that the machiavellan’s arguement didn’t hold water. Btw are you French(born)?
Google Ron Paul!
1) Louis XI was more of a schemer than a full general, so there’s that.
2) Napoleon was a tactical genius, but he let his ego take control & couldn’t take it when that was punctured.
3) Charlemagne was crowned by the pope before it was fashionable – that takes, if not heart, then balls.
4) The Battle of Tours was (most likely) a grueling affair. THAT took heart.
If you're not watching Treme, you're a bad person.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on May 20, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
His argument about working on his wrestling was good but totally negated by the fact that he trained in France and not at Team Quest… I have a hard time seeing him make any improvement while training with guys that are weaker then him!
I agree
Fance isn’t the place to really improve your wrestling game.
Because there are no wrestlers in France, not one.
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on May 19, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
There are several good French wreslters. Steeve Guenot, for instance, who won a gold metal in the last Olympics.
by VI Scose Poise on May 19, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
God damn it! Wrestlers, not wreslters. And medal, not metal
by VI Scose Poise on May 19, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
France has a Olympic Wrestling Team, they won few medals here and there, but it’s nothing compared to Team Quest, where guys like Soszynski and Sokodjou are mastering their wrestling skills under the commandership of Dan Henderson.
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on May 19, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Ending in a KO.
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by mma.ly on May 19, 2010 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He's going off Cain's last victory against Big Nog.
"It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press." - Lt. Frank Drebin, Police Squad
I'm just being super fanboy
Don’t know much about Cyrille to be honest, but I like Cain and I usually pick against the french guy
Hmmm... I always thought a stoppage was just any time the ref had to stop the fight
From going to a decision.
to me, it’s a TKO, when the ref jumps in and stops the fight, as opposed to a sub or a KO where the fight basically stops itself.
The ref still intervenes to 'stop' the fight
Stoppage is generally acknowledged as anything that doesn’t go to decision.
by HarmlessNinja on May 21, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
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