EJ - Damn, will we ever stop agreeing? =) Now I really wish I knew how to make smiley faces in my posts
Cello - I think the problem is, Ryan is a younger Renzo. I've seen him fight and I wasn't impressed, the way he fought just doesn't seem like it would phaze Sakuraba at all. Granted, we all maybe jumping to conclusions, but we're all using what we saw as reason. Whats your prediction for that fight? That Ryan will win? Sakuraba is extremely underrated for a guy thats supposed to be the best pound for pound guy in MMA right now. Enson Inoue or Frank Shamrock could give him a run for that title, but as of right now, he's the man. Maybe he'll lose to Ryan and then lose all the heat he's gathered and be the next Vitor Belfort, but it just doesn't look like it. He's confident, but not cocky, and thats what makes him great. Also, Ryan isn't losing because he's a Gracie, he's just young and inexperienced. Saying he's going to lose is like saying Ken Shamrock is going to have a hard time against Jeremy Horn because he's a Shamrock. Ryan fights a different style then all those other guys Sak fought so he's really fighting a completely different fighter.
Tony10 - I never considered any fighter invincible because no matter what, they'll get beaten. Thats what's great about MMA, the different styles make it hard for you to be undefeated. Mark Coleman beating Don Frye but losing to Maurice Smith sure didn't make sense at the time, but after a while it does. Vitor Belfort losing to Randy Couture at the time didn't make sense either, but it happened. Mark Kerr is still considered, by me anyway, in the top 3 heavyweights right now interchangable with Igor and Coleman. I just think Kerr may go into the fight with the wrong game plan and get KOed; did you forget who he's fighting?
Now that I think about it, I'm not that confident about my predictions. Mr. Miyagi brought up a good point about Allan vs. Shoji, and its making me wonder. Could Shoji beat Allan Goes?
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