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   ufcmanz
   

   Middleweight
   Joined: Sep '09
   Posts: 133

   Thierry Sokoudjou- Blows what cardio he does have in the first 2-3 minutes in the 1st round as well kind of needs some work on the BJJ

   Vitor Belfort- Use to be gun shy when facing a wrestler ,never through any punchs because he didn't like the ground as well his mental game wasn't there, to bad tho because he has very good reservals on the game and stand up.

   Thiago Alves- He showed the same hesitation to throw strikes at GSP, because of how easy GSP took him down. Kind of sad because his strike game is very good and he seems to be about to get back up very quickly so I don't see why.

   Paul Daley- little to not ground game and needs to get to his feet if he's not going to do something down there. Some BJJ would be nice.

   Chieck Kongo- His wrestling has gotten a bit better, but he's lost once he gets to the ground. He's giving up 30-40.lbs up against some of the bigger guys. So he needs to get a ground and fast because those contender fights will hit the ground so you better have some knowledge of BJJ.

   Maybe you can add a few more names here, but at the moment thats all I can think of so add them if you think of anyone else.

   Posted 3 weeks ago #
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   Gunslinger
   

   Heavyweight
   Joined: Nov '08
   Posts: 1,377

   cain velasquez- his wrestling is great...but if he wants to ever win a ufc title he either needs to drop to lhw or build more power in his hands because his hands are very weak for being a hw

   Posted 3 weeks ago #
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   bigmike12
   

   Welterweight
   Joined: Oct '09
   Posts: 72

   ^agreed gunslinger.
   Rumble johnson- good wrestling but not compared to alvez or gsp
   cheick kongo- what more can be said bad ground game

   Posted 3 weeks ago #
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   NicKageB
   

   Middleweight
   Joined: Sep '09
   Posts: 167

   Roger Huerta-Active off his back but doesn't really pose a threat and doesn't have very good td defense

   Posted 3 weeks ago #
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   Gunslinger
   

   Heavyweight
   Joined: Nov '08
   Posts: 1,377

   jcohl- has a tendency to get poked in the eye, and go all pirates of the carrabien for halloween

   fr702- to tall for his own good makes people like wanderlai silva and forrest griffin become embarrssed by how small they are compared to him, now has the power of mousasi in his left hand!

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
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   jcohl
   

   Heavyweight
   Joined: Jul '09
   Posts: 1,289

   @ gunslinger - funny stuff.
   I'm thinking of trying to incorporate some of those "super secret" fight techniques that Forrest Griffin included in his NY Times best seeling book, "Got Fight?", into my next scrap...
   ;)

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
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   Gunslinger
   

   Heavyweight
   Joined: Nov '08
   Posts: 1,377

   ha.....i havent reed forrest new book yet because i didnt know how serious it was...or what it was about is it a fight manual or about his life i have no idea?

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
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   jcohl
   

   Heavyweight
   Joined: Jul '09
   Posts: 1,289

   Actually a little of both, gun.
   IMO Griffin's book is a must read, but more for comedic value than any sort of MMA know-how...

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
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   bigmike12
   

   Welterweight
   Joined: Oct '09
   Posts: 72

   ya forrests book is hilarious. like jcohl said ^ it is more about funny life stories of that crazy **** than anything else but a great book nonetheless

   Posted 2 weeks ago #
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    chrisl
    

    Light Heavyweight
    Joined: Feb '09
    Posts: 301

    @UFC- don't forget with Alves it was GSP, you have to be a little hesitant with a great wrestler if you launch kicks there's a good chance they'll be caught at a guy looking to shoot in. Once you connect on a shot and stagger a guy you can move in but he was never able to do that with GSP, he was hesitant but it wasn't unwarranted.

    Belfort- he looked good against Lindland and while the law is over the hill as a fighter he's still an Olympic silver medalist. I would be interested to see though how his ground game has evolved especially being at XC now.

    Sokoudjo ironically has the ground pedigree but elects to try to out strike people and gets himself in trouble.

    Everyone else you are spot on with!

    I would submit the names of Chris Leben and Kimbo Slice here as well.

    Posted 2 weeks ago #

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