UFC 120 Preview: Mike Pyle Says John Hathaway "Is In For The Fight of His Life"
by Nick Thomas on Sep 6, 2010 4:07 PM EDT
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"I will beat the sh*t out of John Hathaway. Let's face it; the fight that he had with Diego (Sanchez) wasn't an awesome, back-and-forth fight. Diego's a small, somewhat average (sized) [155-pound fighter]."-- Check out the full interview with Mike Pyle at mmajunkie.com.
"I'm a big welterweight, I'm a long welterweight. He’s fought a lot of shorter opponents. He's had a reach advantage, and he's been able to use that really well. He stayed away from actually having to get in a fight with [Diego]."
"It's not an, 'Oh my god, if I don't get (John Hathaway) down, there's nothing I can do (situation)’. I could knock the kid out. I almost knocked out the last dude. This kid's going to be in for hell. I ain't Diego Sanchez. His last fight was a good and easy fight. This time, he's in for the fight of his life."
"I can't wait for (the British fans) to boo me. I'm going to suck it all up and spit it right back out at all them crooked-teethed Englishmen."
Mike "Quicksand" Pyle (19-7-1) +375
Win Jesse Lennox - Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 115
Loss Jake Ellenberger - TKO (Punches) UFC 108
Win Chris Wilson - Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC Fight Night 19
Loss Brock Larson - Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) UFC 98
John "The Hitman" Hathaway (14-0) -500
Win Diego Sanchez - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 114
Win Paul Taylor - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 105
Win Rick Story - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 99
Win Tom Egan - TKO (Elbows) UFC 93
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he’s gonna lose. look at the pattern in his record.
by Hendo_One-Shot on Sep 6, 2010 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Good gravy people
let’s remember, Sonnen did not invent trash talking in sports.
Josh Barnett is a thrice proven juicer with a pro wrestling mindset and a personality that would lead you to believe he's never had a romantic encounter that didn’t start with "you gotta pay me upfront."
by Fake Emcee on Sep 7, 2010 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hathaway
By 20 of those knees Diego took.
Pyle leave it to Chael he backed it up you’ll look foolish.
"Don't be scared homie!" Mayhem Miller
by We All Hate Caleb on Sep 6, 2010 4:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i like the confidence
but i think pyle gets tooled in this
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
"I could knock the kid out. I almost knocked out the last dude."
Man, I’m sure Hathaway is shitting himself. If you almost knock him out like you did the last dude, there’s a chance he might not win!
This crooked-toothed Englishman is gonna go nuts when Hathaway smashes Pyle.
Goldberg: "He's got him in some kind of strange choke I've never seen before!"
Rogan: "That's a rear naked choke."
Am I the only guy who followed Pyle's career pre-Zuffa?
He is NOT taking a cue from Chael Sonnen. Pyle has always been something of an immature jackass and huge shit talker. The only thing different is that people are actually paying attention to his interviews now.
by Steve4192 on Sep 6, 2010 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
People are way high on Hathaway
just for beating an untrained, mentally shot Diego Sanchez.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
or for being 14-0 and a fucking grinder
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Sep 6, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
He's fought one guy with an American wrestling pedigree
and it was the smallest guy in the division who threw away his good camp to not train and didn’t ever wrestle collegiately.
Excuse me for not being totally sold on him. I’d like a fight with Mike Pierce and see how that works out. If he looks good there, I’ll be a believer.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on Sep 6, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
wait the guy wins all of his fights ou the ufc, comes into the ufc wins all of his fights wrestling or no wrestling and your still not sold? 14-0 and still not sold, even though he shows everything in a mixed martial artist. yeah he may never be gsp but who will be.
"How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies" - Omar Little
by The Omaplatapus on Sep 6, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Does the name Ricky “Horror” Story ring a bell?
The guy who everyone is so high on after his mauling of Dustin Hazelett? The guy who was a runner up for the 2006 NAIA 184 pound wrestling championship? The guy who is riding a four fight winning streak in the UFC?
Hathaway already whooped that ass.
by Steve4192 on Sep 6, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Almost doesn't count
And you’re failing at Chael’ing.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
Hathaway is in the fight of his life
It’s always hard to choose between KO and submission.
Mo Johnston is what John Schneider could be in 4 years.
The early 1900's called
They want their crooked teeth insult back.
by JaYB84 on Sep 6, 2010 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Why is he bashing Sanchez?
Sanchez has fought the tougher in the last while and I think that Sanchez could beat Hathaway if they fought again. I have been watchin some old fights and Sanchez was off against Hathaway and didn’t have that same intensity you usually see when Diego fights.
War criminals
Get less severe punishments then this.
"Don't be scared homie!" Mayhem Miller
by We All Hate Caleb on Sep 6, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Sanchez is a lost cause if he loses to Thiago.
Mo Johnston is what John Schneider could be in 4 years.
Odd way to talk
when you cant string together more then one win at a time
Wow
I like how this guy talks so much $hit and Sanchez and Hathaway have accomplished much more. Anybody that has fought for the belt is something special anybody that has made it in the ufc and sports a undefeated record is also something special. Pyle runs his suck and can’t even win 2 fights in a row in the ufc. If your gonna talk shit atkeast be in the position to do so.
by Bloodsport on Sep 6, 2010 6:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Pyle's got to believe that pile he's spouting....
Because from any objective standpoint, Hathaway is the clear favorite. If you don’t believe yourself that you can win, you’ve already lost. Hathaway is on a real tear in the UFC, has some serious all around skill, and he’s seems to have a stronger desire to win and move up than Pyle.
The fact of the matter is that trash talking helps build interest in MMA fights. Whether Pyle himself believes what he is saying or not is irrelevant, but building hype for this fight is what matters. Regardless of Pyle’s trash talking, I feel that Hathaway will take this. His striking has shown improvement, his cardio helps him stay very active in any position, and his top game and ground n pound is deadly. Pyle has great BJJ for MMA, and that will be a good test for Hathaway. However, beating Rick Story and Diego Sanchez is no small feat.
Loving this fight!
I always back Pyle as is ground game is always great to see, such an active guard.
Im from the UK and I think its good hes taking this route trying to get peoples backs up(play the heel) as he knows loosing this fight would put his UFC career on very shaky ground and I sure as hell don’t want to see that!
I was at 105 and was great when Riddle acted like a total ass to the crowed got everyone going.
Fights going to be a good one but cant see anything other than a Hathaway win.
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