Comments on: Breakdown UFC 92: Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson

By: Curtis

Curtis — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:00:31 +0000

Congrats to Rampage. The two fighters definitely respected each other and I thought it would go to the next round until Page landed the monster hook.

By: Miles Hackett

Miles Hackett — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:03:15 +0000

Once again, I have to question if you watched the second fight. How was Rampage never in control? You’re neglecting the end of the first round when he dropped Silva with a straight right and landed some bombs from half-guard before the bell rang. How is that not “danger of being finished?” Yes, the use of the Thai clinch to conclude the fights was similar to Silva/Franklin, but that’s not what you said. You’re speaking about the fights as a whole, which weren’t nearly as one-sided as your article made them out to be. I love Rich Franklin, but he never landed anything significant against Anderson, whereas Rampage dropped Wanderlei and had him in big trouble.

This isn’t the same match-up it was four years ago, a lot has changed since then.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:50:41 +0000

I was referring to the way the fight was finished. In those fights Rampage never really had control and Wand was never in any danger of being finished.

Rampage in the ropes is as bad if not worse as Ace’s nose on the side of his head.

By: Miles Hackett

Miles Hackett — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:32:00 +0000

“He has lost in the two meetings, the two meetings were almost as one sided as the Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin fights.”

Probably the biggest exaggeration I’ve read in a breakdown about this fight. The finishes were devastating but the second fight certainly wasn’t one-sided. The beauty of their prior matches is that they were very competitive, until one strike changed the pace of both fights completely. Either guy could knock the other out in a single punch, so it’s a coin-flip each time they meet.