I doubt JDS will drop that far in competition. Him vs Bigfoot/Overeem loser is the most likely scenario.
Overeem will probably win that fight so that will leave Bigfoot as a potential opponent for JDS but they train together and might not want to fight each other.
Even though it's another wrestler, I hope they make the JDS/Barnett fight happen.
Judging by the way Dana spoke about his performance, justifiably, I think he'll end up having to take one of those fights. Maybe a Struve rematch instead, but something that'll be off the top 10 to get things in order.
JDS wants a re-match against Cain right away, which he's unlikely to get, but fighting a guy outside of the top 10 isn't going to get him closer to getting his title back. I'd be surprised if JDS next fight was a "tune-up" fight.
Judging by the way Dana spoke about his performance, justifiably, I think he'll end up having to take one of those fights. Maybe a Struve rematch instead, but something that'll be off the top 10 to get things in order.
What else you saw was how tough and how much heart Junior Dos Santos has. From what I'm hearing, his jaw was broken in the second round, and he fought the rest of the fight. What he did tonight was amazing. I've never seen a guy so tough.
JDS wants a re-match against Cain right away, which he's unlikely to get, but fighting a guy outside of the top 10 isn't going to get him closer to getting his title back. I'd be surprised if JDS next fight was a "tune-up" fight.
I agree, don't see JDS taking an easy fight. He definitely seems like the competitive type that would want to prove that he is the best Heavy in the world. I'd love to see a JDS/Barnett fight.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Hunt-Struve fight doesn't make a ton of sense, and in that JDS is likely two fights away from another title shot, Hunt would be perfect for the first one. I just realized Kongo doesn't have anything lined up. Probably a bit too much of a drop in competition, but that might be a possibility.
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What did Dana say about his performance?
I don't have the exact wording, but he said something along the lines of when you lose a fight like that it's going to take a little time for you to get a rematch. Meaning if a guy gets caught or loses a close decision they could get a rematch sooner than a guy who was handled for 25 minutes. I think that's fair.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Hunt-Struve fight doesn't make a ton of sense, and in that JDS is likely two fights away from another title shot, Hunt would be perfect for the first one. I just realized Kongo doesn't have anything lined up. Probably a bit too much of a drop in competition, but that might be a possibility.
I don't have the exact wording, but he said something along the lines of when you lose a fight like that it's going to take a little time for you to get a rematch. Meaning if a guy gets caught or loses a close decision they could get a rematch sooner than a guy who was handled for 25 minutes. I think that's fair.
Also, why are you listing guys Cain hasn't fought yet? If you're going to do that, you should also be listing guys Fedor didn't fight, no?
Read the first line of post #610.
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I think he's arguing that the current crop of heavyweights are better than the crop of heavyweights that Fedor fought in his prime, suggesting that Cain will have a tougher time defending his belt than Fedor did, which is probably accurate. Fedor certainly had his share of big wins over stiff competition, but he also fought a lot of cans and fights that were tailor made for him, particularly towards the end of his career when more eyes were on him.
Oh, ok ... Kongo fight is debatable, but fine.I don't consider Lindland at this level in terms of his ability to threaten someone like Fedor or Cain Velasquez. Also disagree about how highly rated Babalou, Fujita, Hunt and the version of Sylvia that Fedor fought are, but this is devolving well beyond my original point: that the current UFC heavyweight division / guys Cain has fought are better and deeper than the 12 Fedor opponents you just put up there, which makes it possible but very daunting for Cain Velasquez to hold onto the UFC heavyweight title for very long, despite being a similarly-talented heavyweight with many similar characteristics. I think Cain is a killer and he's very, very similar to Fedor in body type, skill set and style, but here's how I rate your 12 guys with some current UFC heavyweights. We can argue any name up or down a couple of slots, but I think this is close ... names in italics are dudes Cain hasn't actually fought yet.
I still don't see why it would make sense to list guys Cain may never fight, while omitting guys Fedor would have beaten during his prime, had he have fought them.
If you're going to be hypothetical you should be hypothetical for both guys, no?
