Comments on: Chuck vs. Rashad

By: MMA_Metalhead

MMA_Metalhead — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:52:10 +0000

I think of the three upcoming heavy weights (machida,thiago, and evans) thiago is looking like the toughest. I mean the mans idol is wanderlei, who destroys people (or did.) People wnated chuck to fight one of the other two, but i think chuck could do the same against wither. Thiago is a younger Wanderlei in a sense, chuck just needs to keep him off with jabs. Chuck has beaten aggressive, powerful, and tactical fighters before (corture in his prime.) Machida has only three knockouts, all on no names. sure hes great at submissons, only problem is hes going to have to keep chuck on the ground to do it. I think chucks heavy hads would get to machida, and chucks abillity to stay off the ground will get him a win. Rashad is the worst of the three for the match up because he hardly is a good striker, and only a slightly better wrestler compared to the others in the weight class. Chuck has prevented and/or gotten back up from takedowns from corture, tito, rampage (in the first fight one time,) and others. He KNOWS how to keep on his feet. Rashad goes to the fence a lot, and when chuck fought wanderlei, he was throwing elbows from the cage. Rashad i dont beleive has anything on chuck except maybe youth.

By: Vee

Vee — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:31:42 +0000

Rashad Evans does little if anything once he has an opponent on the ground. fails to let his hands or feet go and appears to be afraid to get hit.

Exciting fight? Not really. While Rashad may be able to take Chuck down and control him, I don’t see that happening for long without him running out of gas. I think Liddell has to simply land a number of counter-punches and that’s lights out Rashad. To his credit, Evans has appeared to withstand some punishment but I just don’t see him going past the 2nd round unless he is able to frustrate Liddell like his training partner Jardine was able to do with the vicious leg kicks.

Thiago Silva vs Rashad Evans, would have been way more exciting and full of unknowns than Liddell-Evans.

Frankly I don’t really care who’s next up for a title shot. In all UFC divisions except the middleweight the champion has not fought as often as fans would like. Sherk out due to steroid controversy. Serra spent time away with TUF, then got injured. Rampage broke his hands during a title match, and scheduled to face Griffin. And the heavyweight title was up in limbo when Randy left, but it is currently held by Big Nog.

How about either giving the champ exciting fights OR have the champ TRULY face everyone in the division every 3-4 months. While many consider Silva the top gun, let him face Okami, Cote, Kampman, Almeida and everybody else. Let Rampage mix it up with Machida, Jardine, Thiago Silva, etc., before rematches with Wanderlei, Rua, etc.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:29:34 +0000

You guys have completely forgot about Machida…..he certainly deserves to be thrown into the mix.

By: Curtis Clontz

Curtis Clontz — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:09:50 +0000

Josh,
I could see Evans getting a shot if he beats Chuck. I think he would earn a shot if he does. Thiago Silva is a monster but I am not convinced he can hang with the top contenders, let alone the champ in this division. Especially if Hendo comes back up.

By: Josh "The IronMan" Stein

Josh "The IronMan" Stein — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:47:01 +0000

I disagree that the winner of this fight will be next in line for a title fight, but I understand why people are saying that (you’re not the only person I’ve heard this from).

It’s important to remember that Liddell is 1-2 in his last three fights. To give him a rematch against Page (or a fight at Forrest in the case of an upset) when he’s only 2-2 would be a mistake, at least in my mind.

The same goes for Wanderlei, who would be 1-2 if he beats Jardine.

Evans makes sense, but I still don’t think he’s put on an impressive show against a serious contender. People will say that he destroyed Lambert, and that’s true, but I don’t think that the fight with Ortiz shows that he deserves to be called a serious contender (especially given Tito’s current position in the division). Still, I can see Evans getting a shot, as the big name with the best record.

Jardine is similar, but I think that Keith is weighted down pretty heavily because of his win over Forrest and because Forrest was granted the position of top contender, despite that.

Frankly, I’m a little pissed that no one is talking about Thiago Silva, because the guy has destroyed everyone he’s fought, and all of his opponents thus far have been good fighters. I mean, Drwal was the only one without a UFC win (in fact, he was the only one who didn’t absolutely kill his first opponent in the cage, like Alexander and Irvin did), and he had won 13 fights in a row when they fought.

Silva is a warrior, and he’s stopped three very tough guys. He destroyed Alexander, and many thought (myself included) that Houston deserved to be called a contender. The only reason Silva hasn’t taken his place is because he hasn’t beaten a TUF guy yet, and so I’d like to see him fight either Jardine or Evans, depending on if either of them win their fights.

We’ll see, though. I have a feeling that the UFC is thinking that your possibility will make its fans happier, even if it doesn’t make as much sense to me. Well, I guess the UFC doesn’t cater to me.