King Mo Says Rashad Evans Will Defeat Rampage Jackson "By Whatever He Wants"
by Nick Thomas on May 28, 2010 12:30 PM EDT
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PrintStrikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Muhammad "King Mo" Lawal talks UFC 114:
"It's going to be a one sided victory for my boy Sugar Rashad. It's over."HT: fightmagazine.com
"...Rampage has one punch strength. But that's anybody, any fighter, it takes one punch. That's it. But that's all he has. One punch. But other than that, I don't see nothing."
"Conditioning, no. Speed, no. Athleticism, no. Hunger, no. Drive, focus, motivation, no. Wrestling, no."
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i think hes totally wrong
but would still love to see him in the UFCs division, he has nothing left for him at SF and cmon him vs jon jones would be awesome
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
there would probably be some kind of team thirsty conflict with this matchup
since they’re both within one degree of rashad— i believe this makes jon jones at least mildly parched HIGH HAT
King Mo is hating
from Rampage not knowing who he was, then punking him in the van. It has long been acknowledged that Rampage may be the strongest 205 pounder out there.
Stop being butthurt Mo. If you dislike him that much, get to the UFC and do something about it.
by JaeeJaee on May 28, 2010 11:48 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Mo is not hating. Most of his assessments are honest in my opinion. However, I believe
Rampage got
- wrestling
- boxing
- chin
- jiu-jitsu . . . well according to Quinton Jackson “I got jiu-jitsu.”
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- - - -
"I'm not afraid to say it: I'm not a brawler, and I'm not a coward. I'm not going to trade punch one-for-one with a guy. I'm going to hit the guy and not get hit. That's a smart way to fight." - GSP
by VeeisAnimated on May 28, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Mo and Rampage
do not like eachother. Add in the fact that Mo is Rashads teammate and you have a slanted view. Mo made it sound as if Rampage has no chance. Not only that, he completely downplayed every aspect of the Rampages game.
Having a slanted view = Hating
He gave him his props and spoke the truth
Rampage is the stronger fighter and has the ability to finish the fight with one strike.
But any fight in this sport can be finished with one strike. And any fighter has the ability to do that.
Those two points are not lies or disingenuous. Mo may be biased but his points have merit.
by The Blackula on May 28, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Basically what you said, real concise and thorough.
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- - - -
"I'm not afraid to say it: I'm not a brawler, and I'm not a coward. I'm not going to trade punch one-for-one with a guy. I'm going to hit the guy and not get hit. That's a smart way to fight." - GSP
by VeeisAnimated on May 28, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah but Page has wrestling and I don’t think his conditioning has ever been a factor. He held his own against Dan Henderson in the wrestling department. People also don’t give him enough credit for his fighting mind. He may act dumb to some people and he’s not very good at teaching but he is a really smart fighter. Many people with natural talent simply can verbalize what is going on in their head.
Hunger and drive I think he has plenty of that for Rashad. I think it is funny when they say that he’s not motivated when Rashad is probably the most hated opponent in Quinton’s career.
I have not seen a fighter come off a year or so of not fighting without conditioning being a factor. that, combined with how fat page got = gassed by end of r2 IMO if it lasts that long.
by kanodogg on May 28, 2010 2:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
"Yeah but Page has wrestling and I don’t think his conditioning has ever been a factor. "
Welcome to MMA, you must be new.
Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
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Not really new buddy. not going to claim to be the most hard core and watched every fight there ever was but definitely been around a long time.
Page isn’t some world class wrestler but he is skilled enough to keep the fight where he wants it. Like I said before he held his own against Hendo. It’s not like Rashad is going to expose some untested take down defense in Quinton.
Its not just 1 punch ko power, Rampages boximg is much much better then Rashawds
by xbuckeyex05 on May 28, 2010 1:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hating?
“It’s going to be a one sided victory for my boy Sugar Rashad. It’s over.”
“…Rampage has one punch strength. But that’s anybody, any fighter, it takes one punch. That’s it. But that’s all he has. One punch. But other than that, I don’t see nothing.”
“Conditioning, no. Speed, no. Athleticism, no. Hunger, no. Drive, focus, motivation, no. Wrestling, no.”
Who has the better Conditioning? Rashad. Who has the better athleticism? Rashad. Hunger, Drive, Focus, Motivitation? Rashad by a landslide.
Wrestling=Rashad (although rampage does have some wrestling, but not on the level of Rashads)
So its not hating…its telling the truth. He didn’t come out and say “Rampage has awful boxing, and just gets lucky” or " Rashad is so much stronger then Rampage its not even fair". Those would be false, and that would be hating…
1st. Rashad does NOT have better conditioning. Which fighter has gone 5 rounds before? oh yeah, rampage, TWICE
2nd. Athleticism? how can you say this? they’re built completely different ways. Rashad may be quicker, but Rampage is much, much stronger
3rd. motivation? have you seen the primetime?
you’re trying to psychoanalyze people when the source of your knowledge is the internet.
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on May 28, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Great points.
Conditioning -people dismiss or downplay Jackson 5-rounds fights. He was all but beat at the end of the 2nd round and came back and fought hard.
I’m usually baffled when people try to guage, identify or compare motivation or desire. I did not know those qualities can be quantified.
As far as athleticism and skills are concerned, I remember fans talking about Marquardt’s well-rounded game, his athleticism, who he trains with and of course his Team Jackson affiliation. Then he fought Chael Sonnen in great battle and clearly lost to the tougher fighter that night. What happened to all those wonderful attributes and his newfound mental toughness that fans and experts cited so much? Give me a break. It’s just a fight.
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- - - -
"I'm not afraid to say it: I'm not a brawler, and I'm not a coward. I'm not going to trade punch one-for-one with a guy. I'm going to hit the guy and not get hit. That's a smart way to fight." - GSP
by VeeisAnimated on May 28, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t disagree with some of what you say, can’t agree on you equating this fight to Marquardt-Sonnen. Nate lost to a guy with elite wrestling ability, and got repeatedly taken down. That doesn’t say anything about Nate’s mental toughness or athleticism. I’d say he showed excellent toughness himself in that fight, even though he lost.
i won’t discount that nate tried to mount offense, but he was obviously mentally broken after the first round. he thought he was the stronger fighter, but was bullied to the ground.. hes strong enough to shrimp to the cage and try to stand up, but he let chael lay in his guard and put on a clinic. his face in between rounds and after the fight said everything… he left something in the cage
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on May 28, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not really equating these fights I’m just making a point more or less about the talking points that many people use to when analyzing a fight. I can’t tell you how often I’ve heard stuff like
- Strength
- jiu-jitsu
- Team Jackson
Some of the stuff that gets echoed sounds ridiculous
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- - - -
"I'm not afraid to say it: I'm not a brawler, and I'm not a coward. I'm not going to trade punch one-for-one with a guy. I'm going to hit the guy and not get hit. That's a smart way to fight." - GSP
by VeeisAnimated on May 28, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Realistically, those are legit points. Make them general, and they apply to many high level fights:
Strength/Conditioning – having a better regimen helps
Jiu Jitsu – this one is tougher because it doesn’t account for the TD aspect, but we know grappling or sub defense is important
Training partners -whether it’s Jackson’s or ATT or Grudge or Black House, guys who get to train with other top guys usually have an advantage over fighters who are the best at their camp and can’t be pushed as hard.
And you’re trying to psychoanalyze Rampage by a UFC TV show…
Rampage QUIT being a fighter, so that he could do movies and become a hollywood superstar. He has also stated that he fights so he can have a nice lifestyle. Do you think that Rampage is in the gym more then 2-3 months before his fights? I don’t know but i doubt it.
Rashad on the other hand trains year round, and is in the gym year round. Even if its only to help the other fighters in his camp or not, but he is a fighter 100% of the time.
And yes, your right, Rampage went 5 rounds 2 years ago. So did Dan Henderson, and we all saw how good his cardio was against Shields. That was also the Quinton Jackson that fought 2-3 times a year. He hasn’t fought now in over a year.
But you are right. No one besides the fighters know how determined, or how much motiviation they have. Time will tell though….
Since you are throwing timelines into play...
Rashad Evans gassed after a round and a half in his fight with Thiago Silva.
He landed 4 of 4 takedown attempts in the first round and only landed 4 of 12 from there out and he couldn’t keep Silva down because he was gassed.
That was 5 months ago.
To build on you point about conditioning...
Rampage has gone 5 rounds and Evqans gassed after a round and a half against Thiago Silva.
rashad has looked gassed
More than rampage.
Thaigo 3rd round he looked gassed,
3rd round against Bisping he looked gassed
Lyoto knocked him out to fast for him to gas
I can’t think of a fight were rampage has gassed
Shogun lost a close decision! Everyone get crazy!
I know Mo and Rampage’s history via the little van ride posted on YouTube. Doesn’t that make them hate each other with venom . . . I don’t think its that deep, I doubt Mo think its that deep.
Anderson Silva who generally has a slanted view when a fight involves a teammate. He felt that Machida beat Shogun all five rounds in their first match. Was he hating? No, not at all.
I’m not a huge fan of the word hating, I rarely use it.
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- - - -
"I'm not afraid to say it: I'm not a brawler, and I'm not a coward. I'm not going to trade punch one-for-one with a guy. I'm going to hit the guy and not get hit. That's a smart way to fight." - GSP
by VeeisAnimated on May 28, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol... That shit was funny.
I am a fan of both guys and no matter what was said I still think Mo won. He won by calling him Bumpage. Bumpage is classic!
I would like to see them fight in a year or so.
lol, thats true
I just mean his demeanor. Mo came off like my little brother used to when I’d punk his ass. Sit back and get emotional because I told him I’d knock him out.
Rampage just said he had bad breath and way gay. Same thing he said about Rashad and everybody else.
how many
Of the videos did you watch? By the last one rampage was telling month if he ever came to ufc, he’d. Knock him out.
by JaeeJaee on May 28, 2010 12:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
mo = month good ol blackberry spell check lol
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by Thats It For you! on May 28, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
I didn’t even notice.
as long as at & t has that iphone esclusivity, I’m doomed to my blackberry. Battery pulls and spellchecks ftw.
by JaeeJaee on May 28, 2010 2:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
nah...
I used to be so anti apple. but now I have a macbook pro, imac and ipod touch. it all works together so seamlessly. I love using my ipod as a remote to give presentations off my macbook and its cool to be able to see the next slide in advance. Thats just one example. But in the 3 years i’ve been using apple products, they have never given me any problems.
Android phones are cool.. but I think it’s going to take the os a few years to catch up. for the the ability to integrate my phone to my computer effortlessly is a big plus.
i'm not even anti-apple, although the cultists are annoying
just diffrent strokes, i guess. i dont have to do any presentations or make anything look pretty, just mathematical computer programming for financial modeling that no commercially marketed Apple product will ever be able to handle. my phone is just an accessory used for googling things to end arguments in bars
lol.
I know what you mean. I’m somewhat of a fanboy, but not a cultist. If the android market expands to notebooks and pc’s, I think I’d make the jump. Outside of the iphone, android phones are by far the closest thing to an iphone killer. I definitely think they are at least in league with the iphone. the only edge i give the iphone is the ability to sync with itunes and transfer media. As for games and whatnot, android phones are on par.
sync with itunes
That’s a feature? I can’t stand it. :P
by HarmlessNinja on May 29, 2010 3:28 AM EDT up reply actions
i meant seamlessly
itunes works better on osx than it ever could on windows. Like it or not, ipod is the standard for a portable media player.
Not surprisingly, Mo predicts his training partners (or guys he just trained with) to win. He said GSP wouldn’t take down Alves at all, and that didn’t exactly turn out correctly.
I can see a path for a Rashad win, however I think this is a much more favorable matchup for Rampage.
by Hardcharger on May 28, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
And? As I said, he’s going to predict himself to win, or the guy(s) he’s training with. Much like Couture, I’m more interested in how he predicts fights when he has no vested interest. That’s when you can really gauge how accurate he is.
by Hardcharger on May 28, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep...
As for his accuracy… I imagine he isn’t some sort of fight picking god. MMA fights are hard to pick or else bookmakers wouldn’t exist.
Truth
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"A good word that I got from the Mike Tyson Documentary... I'm going to absolutley decimate this motherf**ker, I haven't been in the dictionary to see what it actually means but I'm guessing it's going to be something in the way of just killing a motherf**ker." -Paul Daley (on the definition of Decimate)
I think Rampage is gonna win, but I love King Mo’s breakdowns. Dude knows what he is talking about most of the time.
night job as a commentator?
make it happen!
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by some schmuck in texas on May 28, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I would like to see King Mo vs Mr. Wonderful, Mo has always been surprisingly good and breaking down fighters and fights.
Rampage has been the most powerful lhw for a long time now, where as Rashad is one of the fastest.
I am picking Rashad by decision but would not be surprised by a Rampage stoppage though. Evans slow starting and cardio worry the hell out of me.
Notice he didn't say....
Rashad by being a better, more powerful striker, or better wrestler.
I think Rampage’s wrestling is being way under rated and Rashad is going to have a hard time keeping him down. I see Rampage winning via a 2005 Chuck style sprawl and brawl win.
Rampage, TKO 2.
I don't see it...
Rashad trains with the best team in MMA, and he’s been training consistently. Rampage is training with Wolfslair, who isn’t know to have powerful wrestlers. So while Rashad is drilling take downs over and over again, against the likes of Nate Marquardt, Shane Carwin, Jon Jones, and GSP…Rampage is drilling TD defense with Cheick Kongo (maybe the wrost HW wrestler in the UFC), and Bisping (who himself got out wrestled by Rashad)
I think that Rashad will take Rampage down frequently, inflict little to no damage, and win a boring decision.
Best team in MMA is debatable.
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by Patrick Tenney on May 28, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
If they train together in the same location for the majority of their camp, it is the same difference.
No, they don’t. They train together occasionally. Many of them are in Brazil for long periods of time.
by Hardcharger on May 28, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yup, what he said
"Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherf**ker" - Jules Winnfield
"A good word that I got from the Mike Tyson Documentary... I'm going to absolutley decimate this motherf**ker, I haven't been in the dictionary to see what it actually means but I'm guessing it's going to be something in the way of just killing a motherf**ker." -Paul Daley (on the definition of Decimate)
by WeaponElDeem on May 28, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Anderson is there a lot and the other guys roll in and out . Lots of their camps are done in LA (at least a portion) and a bunch of the guys have houses or apts in LA. It isn’t like it is a rare thing to see them together and they are often cornering eachother in fights. Sounds pretty teamish to me…
I think it was Rafael Feijao
He was doing an interview and he seemed to get offended at the suggestion that he’s “fighting for team Black House”, even though he’s clearly associated with BH. He said he fights for Team Nogueira.
by HarmlessNinja on May 29, 2010 3:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Some times they have training sessions together just like GSP may train a week with his Team Jackson crew.
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- - - -
"I'm not afraid to say it: I'm not a brawler, and I'm not a coward. I'm not going to trade punch one-for-one with a guy. I'm going to hit the guy and not get hit. That's a smart way to fight." - GSP
by VeeisAnimated on May 28, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
What other team trains consistently with numerous top fighters thoughout the weight classes in MMA?
Team Jackson:
HW: Carwin, Schaub, Gracie, Arlovski
LHW: Jon Jones, Rashad, Jardine
MW: Marquardt, Villasenor
WW: GSP, Condit, Yoshida
LW: Florian, Guillard, Guida, Stevenson, Huerta, Cerrone
Blackhouse…They are great, but they train seperatly
AKA is great for WW’s…and Cain Valesquez
ATT is the only team that has the depth of Jackson. But I don’t think they are as well versed. They have very good striking and BJJ, but they don’t have the wrestling, and they are a team that is notable for having fighters come in over weight.
Personally, I think Jackson’s camp is well ahead of everyone else..
Those Jackson fighters went 9-9 in their last fights. Not really trying to make a clear point here, just found it interesting.
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by Tim Burke on May 28, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
HW: Carwin, Schaub, Gracie, Arlovski
LHW: Jon Jones, Rashad, Jardine
MW: Marquardt, Villasenor
WW: GSP, Condit, Yoshida
LW: Florian, Guillard, Guida, Stevenson, Huerta, Cerrone
Good point… If fact the bolded fighters were all favoured (some by quite a bit) and either lost of were extremely underwhelming in their last fight.
Florian isn’t a member of team Jackson
Villasenor, Guida and Cerrone are coming off of one sided losses.
Rolles Gracie is also coming off a one sided loss that was outright embarassing.
That takes some sheen off of Team Jacksom IMO.
Give me a break. ATT loses as well, and it doesn’t mean they’ve lost their sheen. Huerta wasn’t working with Jackson’s. Jackson wasn’t cornering Arlovski. Rolles has never fought before. Rashad won against a Top 10 LHW.
Sure, some guys are going to lose. Many of these guys are fighting the best competition in the world. It’s absurd to think that they’re not gonig to lose some.
I aknowledged them as top 2 or 3...
But I don’t think they are number one anymore. Blackhouse is number 1!
People can say they aren’t a team all they want, but the guys work together to help eachother get better. Infact there is a whole article on MMAJunkie about it. Fighters are looking to spend more time there and many of them will be moving to the US to spend more time together.
Soares said the early days of the team’s new show of unity are going exceptionally well, and there is even some talk of the fighters all relocating to the U.S.
“I don’t want to say, ‘Yeah, they’ll be here by a certain date,’ but I think if we can set up the proper infrastructure here and show them that it’s a better place to be, they’ll make the move,” Soares said. “I think they’re all really focused on their career, and that’s what they really want to do. They want to make the best of the years they have left in this sport – not to say that it’s ending soon, but most of them are in the later stages of their career, and they want to make the second half the best half.”
exactly..
With hectic schedules scattering the likes of Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Antonio Rodrgio Nogueira, Junior Dos Santos and Jose Aldo across the U.S. and Brazil, the team hasn’t always made it a point to work together in preparation for the multitude of contests each has endured.
But following Machida’s UFC 113 loss and Silva’s UFC 112 debacle, that’s all changed.
So according to the article you posted, Team Blackhouse has decided to start training together for the past…Month and a half.
Who is their coach? Who is their Greg Jackson, Or their Ricardo Liborio, or their Dave Camarillo?
These other camps spend months developing a game plan, how to execute it, and the strenghts and weaknesses of their opponent.
BlackHouse coverges for 2 weeks or for the UFC open workouts, but they don’t truely do a whole camp together.
These other camps spend months developing a game plan, how to execute it, and the strenghts and weaknesses of their opponent
Well, whatever the people at Blackhouse do works better than what Greg Jackson does. The proof is in the puudding.
They aren’t just a collection of fighters they are a collection of elite fighters and some of the best at their skill sets. Anderson Knows enough MT to teach, the Nogs can legitimately teach BJJ, Little Nog has won a medal for his boxing. Plus I am ure they bring in their own coaches from time to time.
Cycling in coaches makes more sense than using the same one for ever anyways. You can’t say they aren’t a team when they call themselves a team and articles about them reference them as a team 30 times. That is like banging your head against a retard…
all teams train separately. its not as if all of jackson’s camp trains in NM. They come together at different places to prepare people, same as Blackhouse.
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by Austin Martin on May 28, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think Florian is actually training with Jackson, I thought his arrangement was just with Firaz out of Trstar. I may be off base on that one.
Shaub has also gone on record saying that he and Evans aren’t really on the same team, per say. They just see eachother because Rashad comes through Grudge from time to time.
You're right
He’s based out of his own gym in Brookline, MA and splits time between there and Tristar.
King Mo is out of his mind.
Mo should not be talking he would have his ass handed to him by any top 5 LW in the UFC. I don’t see Rashad winning this fight he does have some power in his hands but nowhere near what Rampage has. I think Rampage puts evans out in the 2nd.
Didnt Rampage call Mo an "Uncle Tom?"
Mo seems to still be hurting from the clowning he took at the hands of Rampage.
by SilverNBlackZach! on May 28, 2010 12:29 PM EDT reply actions
i love how everyone is predicting either hulk smash by rampage, or lay and pray by Shad. what if rampage wins by guillotine, or Shad by high kick? that would be the sound of the interwebz exploding
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
Rashad already has a highlight reel headkick KO, why would that be so surprising. Okay, it would be pretty surprising, but I don’t think the tubes would explode.
by HarmlessNinja on May 29, 2010 3:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Mo is hating
Nothing more and nothing less.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
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has Mo forgotten about Rashad’s glass jaw?
i’ll feed the troll for a second here. what makes rashads jaw glass? If i remember correctly, he was BLASTED, repeatedly, on the jaw by Lyoto, and after an accumulation of well placed shots he finally went down, stanky leg style. one KO does not a glassjaw make.
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by Austin Martin on May 28, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
He did the stanky leg for thiago too. He managed to shake it off.
I wouldn’t call it glass. But I think its a little suspect. I’d pair it with forest and gsp. Somewhere around average, maybe a hint less.
by JaeeJaee on May 28, 2010 1:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
jaee jaee is right
if his jaw isnt glass it is def suspect – if rashad trades with rampage he will get ktfo
Glass Jaw?
Nah, I wouldn’t go that far. I’d say that he doesn’t have an extraordinary chin like Rampage. Dude took like 57 knees to the head before he fell to Wanderlei both times, and the Soccer Kick clinic that Shogun put on him would have taken out anyone. My main point is that Mo’s only real statement is that Rampage’s material is very Elementary School in nature. Rampage doesn’t have power, he’s just heavy handed? GTFOutta here. If Rampage connects cleanly, it’s Good Night Irene. Rashad has a speed advantage but I don’t see him having the power to KO Rampage.
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When did Rashad become leaps and bounds ahead of Rampage? Is it because we have not seen Rampage fight recently that everyone is now considering this Rashad’s fight to lose? I personally think the underestimating of Rampage by seemingly everyone will be to his advantage and will surprise more than a few people.
by pr0f3ssor on May 28, 2010 1:16 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Thats the reason to be honest.
But no matter all the hate and remarks that Rashad has said, I think he’s just gonna wrestle him and stick and move for 3 rounds. As far as Rampage’s cardio, I dont think we’ll worry about that cause he doesn’t use a lot of energy in his fights.
Unless Rampage goes into rage mode and just charges the ess out of Evans.
People are picking Rashad purely because of technique and "gameplanning,"
Rampage is a brawler and therefore an entertainer, while Rashad, increasingly, is a self-proclaimed "evolving’ martial-artist by which he means predominantly a wrestler who seeks to win by points, position, frequent takedowns, and on the feet killing time by clever evasion and opportunism, dancing around so much that the judges come to believe they’re scoring a fox-trot and not a fight.
I believe this fight has a chance to be one of the most frustrating of all time. God I wish it were five rounds, because I think Rashad’s plan will fall to shit by the middle of the third. But it could be enough to get him the decision. Rampage IS pretty one-dimensional and he will be chasing Rashad around. To me there is no doubt this will happen. I just envision “Suga” talking all kinds of shit, dancing left and right, leaving even the viewers dizzy, Rampage following him around, getting frustrated. It’s even conceivable (barely) that in doing so, Page gets careless and Rashad is able to take advantage for a finish that allows him to wake up the next day believing he is baddest black gentleman on the planet.
Your first paragraph is the kind of stupid that give the internet a bad name.
How is Rampage an entertainer, but Rashad does the foxtrot…you seriously need to rethink your logic on whatever argument you thought you were making there.
Personally, I see the fight going alot like the Griffin/Rampage fight, except Rashad has KO power and better takedowns…which is bad news for Rampage.
Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
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Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 28, 2010 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Now I demand Dana sign KingMo
Rampage vs King Mo with a Primetime. =)
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua: UFC LHW CHAMP! Justice is served, 2-0 against Machida!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on May 28, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, its obvious Mo does not like Rampage, to say it’s going to be one sided is a stretch. Rampage brings too much to the table for Rashad to just walk over him. Mo’s comments reek of sour grapes. I don’t think it stems from envy or even hate; I just think that Mo wishes that he was where Rampage is career wise. He wants for Rampage to see him as an equal.
A training partner of Rashad predicted that he would win a fight?!
Wow…I just shat out a brick!
But seriously, Rampage by TKO in the 3rd.
If Derek Jeter clubbed a baby seal on earth day while wearing a mink coat and crocodile skin boots while burning tires on an iceberg, the reaction would be "Its OK Derek, you’re a Yankee." -First mammal to wear pants
It's gonna take a while....
I need to eat more burritos…
If Derek Jeter clubbed a baby seal on earth day while wearing a mink coat and crocodile skin boots while burning tires on an iceberg, the reaction would be "Its OK Derek, you’re a Yankee." -First mammal to wear pants
King Mo has bad breath
and he’s still mad at Rampage for pointing that out to everyone.
King Mo ??? What a J0KE
Mo doesn’t deserve to even speak Rampage’s name. Mo is one of the most boring, safest fighters in MMA. How hard does Mo train exactly ? Cause i’m pretty shure he was breathing out of his mouth like a dog after just 1 round with mousassi. Rampage would KTFO him so bad.
by Ghost Face Killer on May 28, 2010 5:12 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah,
Because boring fighters finish 70% of their opponents…
and
Safe fighters are willing to fight top 10 ranked opponents in their 7th professional fight….
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