Gegard Mousasi Vs. Mike Kyle, Conor Heun Vs. Ryan Couture Set For Strikeforce Ohio
by Tim Burke on Jan 23, 2012 6:09 PM EST
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PrintStrikeforce has added a pair of bouts to their Columbus card currently scheduled for March 3rd, and one of them is likely to serve as the co-main event. AKA's Mike Kyle is set to face off with former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi, and Conor Heun will meet Ryan Couture. Kyle tweeted about his bout today:
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Mikekyle @danawhite @Strikeforce it's on march 3 Ohio baby. Mak Kyle and mossasi beast mode gerrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!
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Kyle is coming off a decision win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima last September, while Mousasi is 4-0-1 in his last five outings. With King Mo out for a while due to his positive steroid test, it's possible that this bout could decide the new LHW champion. It's more likely that the winner will face someone else for the title down the road though.
Heun picked up a grueling win in his last outing, managing to defeat Magno Almeida by decision despite dislocating his elbow. Couture is 3-1, with all of his prior bouts coming on Strikeforce Challengers cards. The matchup is expected to take place on the preliminary portion of the card.
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I really really like watching Heun fight
He’s obviously no future champion but so far all of his fights have been more than entertaining.
And even after rewatching it quite a few times I’m convinced he won against Noons
Heun is gonna crush Couture.
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I agree.
This is strange matchmaking. Couture’s record is 3-1, and the combined record of the three guys he beat is 8-8. He’s very much an entry-level fighter, and I don’t think he belongs in the same cage with Heun.
by MichaelDavidSmith on Jan 23, 2012 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
Strange Matchmaking = Strikeforce matchmaking
Still, is there anyone else for Couture to fight on the roster? Heun seems to be out of his league at the moment.
by discoandherpes on Jan 23, 2012 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think he belongs in Strikeforce period.. always annoyed me how he got in there with no pro fights, bases solely on his last name. He’s not horrible but he’s not that good either.
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 23, 2012 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah no disagreement there
Ryan Couture is more deserving than Kim Couture, but not by much. It’s obvious that Strikeforce signed both of them only because of their last name.
by MichaelDavidSmith on Jan 23, 2012 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, it’s pretty pathetic. I don’t know if it interests your average fan, but for me it doesn’t bring any extra value at all that his dad is Randy. He’s just another guy..
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 23, 2012 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
It provides the potential for narrative
Not a particularly interesting narrative, mind, and one that immedately vanishes once you realise Ryan just isn’t very good.
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by wonderfulspam on Jan 23, 2012 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
his bjj is decent
but he’s not much of a fighter.
by cletusvandam on Jan 23, 2012 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
The Coutures will come to the cage like The Machines. We won't know which one is in there with Huen.
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I’d be okay with that.
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Agreed
Not that it matters much, but I’ve rolled with Conor a few times over the past week and he is in beast mode. Incredibly technical and tough. Couture is going to get wrecked.
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I don’t see any part of MMA where Ryan Couture has an advantage over Heun. Couture’s biggest strength is on the ground, but so is Heun’s, and Heun’s gone up against strong BJJ guys in MMA bouts like Magno Almeida. I think that Heun takes this pretty handily.
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Kyle Mousasis has been a fight ive wanted to see in SF for a while
wasn’t it supposed to happen and than Kyle got injured or soemthing or he stepped in for the Big Foot fight
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It was set, Kyle got injured, and Jardine took his place.
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by Chris Groves on Jan 23, 2012 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
mousasi vs kyle is a pretty fun fight
should be good.
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I guess Mousasi vs Feijao made too much sense.
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by Chris Groves on Jan 23, 2012 6:24 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I think with Mo out, they’ll go with something like Feijao/Larkin and the winner gets the winner of this for the title.
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So they want to see Larkin viciously knocked out again..
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 23, 2012 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
yea
Larkin needs more time developing.
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Definitely, I think it was way too early to throw him in with Mo, it’s going to be the same if they give him Feijao (which I doubt). But that’s what you get in SF when the division is so lacking depth.
How about Larkin – OSP?
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 23, 2012 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
That's the fight I would have liked initially
Larkin vs OSP and Mo vs Mousasi/Feijao rematch.
And again, Kyle makes more sense as an opponent for Larking than for Mousasi…in my opinion.
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by Chris Groves on Jan 23, 2012 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
I think Kyle is an OK opponent for either guy, although I would still favor him over Larkin at this point. He’s well-rounded with good power, and he’s much bigger than Larkin too.
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 23, 2012 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
I actually suggest Larkin vs. OSP in a fanpost
Love the idea of that fight.
Feijao vs. Moose Saucy makes the most sense for a title fight.
by discoandherpes on Jan 23, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
I think Kyle and Feijao have about the same claim to a title fight at this point.. they both only have one win since KO losses, and Kyle did beat Feijao when they fought like two years ago.
But yes, I would love to see Feijao – Mousasi as well.
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 23, 2012 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
They are in some sort of weird triangle
If Strikeforce only had another light heavy that was winning to make it a mini tournament
by discoandherpes on Jan 23, 2012 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Yes.. that would be pretty neat. I think they used to have someone, black guy, wrestler.. hmm.. got busted for roids though.
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 23, 2012 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yeah, what was his name?
Prince Bo?
by discoandherpes on Jan 24, 2012 5:32 AM EST up reply actions
Hopefully they can get Feijao another win before giving him the Mousasi/Kyle winner for the title.
Feijao vs. Kyle with the winner getting Mousasi would have made more sense to me. Or Feijao fighting the winner of OSP vs. Larkin for a shot (but there’s not enough time for that now).
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Maybe he’s still injured?
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 23, 2012 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
This is actually a great fight! Kyle might be a bastard but he’s a pretty solid fighter, although I think Mousasi should win this one. Should be a good time.
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Yes, that should be pretty good!
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by Sweet Scientist on Jan 23, 2012 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
It's the perfect
“See if Mousasi is really ready for the big time” kind of fight. If he dominates Kyle, then it’s time to treat him as an elite LHW.
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by Patrick Wyman on Jan 23, 2012 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
Good point. I don’t think Kyle is respected enough though by most people. Hell, he’s not even ranked in the top 25 of the consensus rankings, haha. Meanwhile, Roger Gracie is at #23..
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 23, 2012 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
Definitely
He’s a durable, powerful, big, and relatively well-rounded LHW with some solid wins against good competition. He’s never going to win a title, but he’s about as good as a gatekeeper can possibly be without cracking the actual elite.
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by Patrick Wyman on Jan 24, 2012 1:42 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, agreed. He came close to knocking out Bigfoot last year, and he does have that win over Feijao too. Definitely a dangerous opponent for basically everyone.
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 24, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
His well-roundedness
Is what makes him the perfect gatekeeper – you can’t beat Mike Kyle with a massive, glaring hole in your game. Have I talked myself into liking MAK here? I should stop.
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by Patrick Wyman on Jan 24, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Haha. Yeah, I don’t like the guy either. But I do have a lot of respect for his skills, you’d have to be either foolish or ignorant not to.
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 24, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Also
Lol’ing hard at Roger Gracie.
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by Patrick Wyman on Jan 24, 2012 1:42 AM EST up reply actions
If Mousasi just trained under Greg Jackson or some other equivalent fight camp, wed have the next big breakout star in MMA.
He has been spending time at Hayastan. I hope he does a full training camp somewhere here in the US with a top team.
It's that the world is basically a forced labor camp from which the workers, perfectly innocent, are led forth by lottery, a few each day, to be executed.
I don't think that's just the way I see it. I think that's the way it is. Are there alternative views? Yes. Will any of them stand close scrutiny? No.
He has been spending time at Hayastan. I hope he does a full training camp somewhere here in the US with a top team.
It's that the world is basically a forced labor camp from which the workers, perfectly innocent, are led forth by lottery, a few each day, to be executed.
I don't think that's just the way I see it. I think that's the way it is. Are there alternative views? Yes. Will any of them stand close scrutiny? No.
I thought he had ventured up to Tristar.
by Steve W on Jan 24, 2012 7:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
After his last fight he said he’d be training at a few places in California because he doesn’t have any real trainers at the moment.
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He could train at Reign in So Cal..
There are about 5 world reknown camps all within 50 miles of each other that would majorly benefit Mousasi. CSW, Kings MMA (Rafael Cordeiro), Reign (Munoz) and Team Quest.. Most of them focusing mainly on his wrestling weakness.. I believe he becomes a legit threat to Bones if he got the right camp. He beat King Mo from the bottom IMO.. Mo did nothing but hold him down but Mos face told a different story.
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