Champ Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (for light heavyweight title)* Paul Daley vs. Josh Koscheck* Marcus Davis vs. Jonathan Goulet* Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson vs. Matt Mitrione* Alan Belcher vs. Patrick Cote* Jeremy Stephens vs. Sam Stout* T.J. Grant vs. Johny Hendricks* TFK
I hope the main card shapes up a bit better. Main and co look good though. Kos should be Daley easily.
should if he doesn't decide to stand with Daley. You know what some of these grapplers are like when they think they are getting good with their hands. For what it's worth, I think Meathead knocks Kimbo out. I sure hope so.
Kos outstruck Johnson. I don't consider him a grappler anymore. He's not world class like Daley is, but he's very well rounded and with his speed can hold his own against anyone. Even Alves couldn't finish him. I'd take Kos any day over Alves in a rematch if Koscheck gets a full camp and doesn't fight on 3 weeks notice.
I like Daly and I think he is underrated, but so is Koscheck. Koscheck is a very good fighter, he'll probably beat Daly. I doubt he'll stand with him, probably just smother him and outwrestle him and win a decision.
gotta give it to koscheck he fights everybody. How long will they keep recycling Goulet, he's had like 10 fights in the UFC, and everytime I've seen him he got knocked the f out.
Smother for a decision? Are we still putting these ridiculous labels on people because of their background. Koscheck hasn't won a decision since the Lytle fight, and he was left a bloody mess. Lytle is a pretty capable grappler as well, unlike Daley who has no ground game.
As soon as he got hurt he took the fight to the ground and beat the hell out of Johnson. He wasn't going to win standing 3 rounds with Johnson though.
I'm really hoping the main event between Lyoto and Shogun lives up to the hype second time around. Koscheck is going to beat Daley into submission.
I think it'll be a better fight than the first. Sure, it will be hard not to be, but i think Lyoto is gonna have to be more aggressive which should make for a better spectacle.
Yeah it's gotta be better. Lyoto can not fight that shit again and we know shogun is going to be up for it. Let's hope for a classic. What do you think about the koscheck fight ?
It depends entirely on Koscheck....he's proven to be a competent striker and couldn't be discounted if he does decide to stand with Daley. But unless Daley has improved his ground game considerably, it shouldn't take long for Koscheck to end it if he elects to take it there. He'll most probably start with a bit of stand up so not to telegraph the takedown, but he'd be a fool to engage in an all out striking contest. Daley has much better hands than Johnson who Koshceck did stand with for a little while. The thrill Koscheck would get by KOing Daley, in the very style Daley disposed of Hazelett and others, would be huge, and there lies the temptation. As Rashad Evans says, there is nothing like a KO....he got addicted to that feeling and look what happened vs Lyoto.
Very true. I think Koscheck improves with every fight, he is one guy that impresses me every time. He is also very aware in the fight and knows when he needs to take a guy down, should be a great fight.
For sure. He had better be training his ass off. Meathead is nothing special, he's probably less skilled than Kimbo actually. He's just too strong and hits too hard for Kimbo.