Comments on: HELP: Rua vs. Coleman, Why Should I Care? http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/01/07/help-rua-vs-coleman-why-should-i-care/ MMA Opinion and Cheap MMA Gear Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mitch Gunslinger http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/01/07/help-rua-vs-coleman-why-should-i-care/comment-page-1/#comment-4055 Mitch Gunslinger Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:09:24 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=1767#comment-4055 I am definitely interested in this fight. I want a winner determined since we did not get an actual "winner" in the last go around. The Hammer House and Chute Boxe rivalry was big because of the injury to Rua. The real question is...which Rua is going to show up? The one that has been lackluster and sites injuries as the cause or the dominant 205er people want to return to form? Coleman...still an imposing figure. Age could be a factor, but, he is in great condition at his age and I don't see him coming in this fight less than 100%. Good luck to both. I am definitely interested in this fight. I want a winner determined since we did not get an actual “winner” in the last go around. The Hammer House and Chute Boxe rivalry was big because of the injury to Rua. The real question is…which Rua is going to show up? The one that has been lackluster and sites injuries as the cause or the dominant 205er people want to return to form? Coleman…still an imposing figure. Age could be a factor, but, he is in great condition at his age and I don’t see him coming in this fight less than 100%. Good luck to both.

]]> By: Vee http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/01/07/help-rua-vs-coleman-why-should-i-care/comment-page-1/#comment-3998 Vee Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:32:06 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=1767#comment-3998 Hey Curtis, I totally ignored this post because I agree all the way. Here's a real question to consider. Outside of the possible Brock Lesnar-Mark Coleman match-up, which I think was a possible freebie win for Lesnar, would the UFC offer Mark Coleman a match? This fight isn't really personal for Mark Coleman. Shogun fought four times after the injury. Was he really campaigning for an immediate rematch? The emotion and drama of the match was really between Chute Boxe and Hammer House entourage. A huge misunderstanding. End result. If Coleman loses, he simply loses. He's over 40. He's not in his prime like Shogun in his twenties. If he wins? How long does realistically expects to compete? At 205 or heavy-weight? If Shogun loses, it looks really bad for him. REally bad. Although I should say, some times returning to action from an injury can prove to be quite difficult because you will second guess your abilities. If he wins, he simply beat a 40+ year-old veteran on his way out. Mark Coleman 15 - 8 Randy Couture 16 - 9 Same difference. Hey Curtis, I totally ignored this post because I agree all the way.

Here’s a real question to consider.
Outside of the possible Brock Lesnar-Mark Coleman match-up, which I think was a possible freebie win for Lesnar, would the UFC offer Mark Coleman a match? This fight isn’t really personal for Mark Coleman. Shogun fought four times after the injury. Was he really campaigning for an immediate rematch? The emotion and drama of the match was really between Chute Boxe and Hammer House entourage. A huge misunderstanding.

End result. If Coleman loses, he simply loses. He’s over 40. He’s not in his prime like Shogun in his twenties. If he wins? How long does realistically expects to compete? At 205 or heavy-weight?

If Shogun loses, it looks really bad for him. REally bad. Although I should say, some times returning to action from an injury can prove to be quite difficult because you will second guess your abilities. If he wins, he simply beat a 40+ year-old veteran on his way out.

Mark Coleman 15 – 8
Randy Couture 16 – 9
Same difference.

]]> By: Brandt http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/01/07/help-rua-vs-coleman-why-should-i-care/comment-page-1/#comment-3996 Brandt Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:39:00 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=1767#comment-3996 Nicely said Angelo. After watching Rua get beaten down by Griffin, I felt like he lost his aura as the Chute Boxe guy in the UFC that would dominate. Maybe he's back. We shall find out. Nicely said Angelo. After watching Rua get beaten down by Griffin, I felt like he lost his aura as the Chute Boxe guy in the UFC that would dominate. Maybe he’s back. We shall find out.

]]> By: Angelo http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/01/07/help-rua-vs-coleman-why-should-i-care/comment-page-1/#comment-3995 Angelo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:05:06 +0000 http://www.mmaopinion.com/?p=1767#comment-3995 Simply put Curtis, this is a fight not about rankings or a title, this is a revenge fight for Shogun. The broken arm suffered while trying to stuff a takedown ended the fight officially, but it carried out in the ring between The Hammer House and Chute Boxe. It was emotional the it was a war between two camps (which had some history before with Rua tapping Randleman at Pride 32). This is kind of similar to Chuck Liddell's revenge tour (as I call it) when he went back to his old foes and wanted to beat the men who beat him before (Couture, Horn, and unsuccessfully against Rampage). Shogun (with the help of Joe Silva/Dana White) is setting up a revenge tour of his own, and will probably face Forrest again sometime down the road (that's a big money fight IMO). Plus Shogun is finally healthy (he didn't look like himself against Forrest) and will face somebody he wants to rip apart. Curtis, tune into this fight if you want to see drama, emotion, and rage. Because Shogun is ready to rip Mark Coleman apart, and Mark wants to show that he can beat Shogun again, this time in the UFC. Rematches in which the first fight ends in controversy are always worth watching because we will find out who is the better fighter. Along with Franklin/Henderson, this is definately a card worth watching. It's not the biggest UFC card, but it's not Bisping vs. Leben or Bisping vs. Evans. Simply put Curtis, this is a fight not about rankings or a title, this is a revenge fight for Shogun. The broken arm suffered while trying to stuff a takedown ended the fight officially, but it carried out in the ring between The Hammer House and Chute Boxe. It was emotional the it was a war between two camps (which had some history before with Rua tapping Randleman at Pride 32).

This is kind of similar to Chuck Liddell’s revenge tour (as I call it) when he went back to his old foes and wanted to beat the men who beat him before (Couture, Horn, and unsuccessfully against Rampage). Shogun (with the help of Joe Silva/Dana White) is setting up a revenge tour of his own, and will probably face Forrest again sometime down the road (that’s a big money fight IMO). Plus Shogun is finally healthy (he didn’t look like himself against Forrest) and will face somebody he wants to rip apart.

Curtis, tune into this fight if you want to see drama, emotion, and rage. Because Shogun is ready to rip Mark Coleman apart, and Mark wants to show that he can beat Shogun again, this time in the UFC. Rematches in which the first fight ends in controversy are always worth watching because we will find out who is the better fighter. Along with Franklin/Henderson, this is definately a card worth watching. It’s not the biggest UFC card, but it’s not Bisping vs. Leben or Bisping vs. Evans.

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