UFC 101 is scheduled to go down on Aug 8th. We have Anderson "The Spider" Silva VS Forrest Griffin at light heavy weight, 205 lbs. In the main event we have the Prodigy BJ Penn VS Kenny "Kenflo" Florian for the light weight title. Both of these fights I have been waiting for. There has been a lot of talk about the Silva-Griffin fight. Everybody is saying not to count out Forrest and that he has already shocked the world with his wins against Sho Gun and Rampage, but I must say that Silva does not compare to either of these two. Silva is a different level then they. He is quick and precise with his stikes. He brings speed and top level counter strikes and above average foot work. People are saying that Forrest is a larger light heavy weight and that it can pose many problems for Silva. A lot of people bring up the Henderson fight and the Lutter fight. Mmmm, let me think........Lutter was submitted but a triangle choke and Henderson a rear naked choke. Silva took a lot of damage from both fighters from the bottom but he still submitted them. Every fighter that goes in to fight Silva wants to take him down and impose their will. Many fighters have tried but have not succeeded. Do not get me wrong Forrest does pose some problems for Silva but he is the type of fighter that will find a way to win and win in a awesome fashion. Forrest is going to come after Silva and kick and strike and he will not run from Silva nor beat himself. This is exactally what Silva wants. Chris Leben tried to do the same thing and we all know how that ended up. Yes Forrest is bigger and stronger but so was Rich Franklin. Rich has been know to say that he was stronger then Silva and bigger. As we all know to watched both fights Silva dominated him and had him all over the Octagon. Is Anderson Silva unbeatable? No, any man can be beat at any time. Can Forrest be the guy to beat him? Maybe. Many people are looking for Forrest to beat him and if he can weather the storm he can win. All this could or could not be the case. What I have noticed about Anderson Silva is that when he wants to knock a fool out he will find the way. Will Forrest be able to impose his will? I really do not see this happening. The one thing that I notice about Forrest is that he sure does get hit a lot during his fights, and you really do not want Silva to hit you many times, most people say goodnight. Forrest is going to try to utilize a lot of kicks and close quarters and the clinch. If he starts to chase Silva that could be the end of the fight due to Silva's great striking ability. My prediction is Silva KO within the first 3 minutes of the fight. I also think that Silva might just rush Forrest with a devastating flying Knee right after the ref starts the fight. It will rock Forrest and then it is just a matter of time before the lights go out.
Penn VS Florian is a different story. BJ Penn is a dangerous fighter, ex specially coming off a loss. If Florian is going to have a chance he better not let Penn pick him apart with the jab and great striking. Is KenFlo ready to take on the best 155 Pound in the world. We will just have to see. The one thing that I notice about BJ is that if the fight starts to slip away from him he will break and will never be able to come back. In all his fights if he starts off well and continues that way no one can stop him. Every time he gets in trouble he does not win. Florian is going to have to beat BJ at the stand up game in order to win. That is a very huge task going up against BJ. I really do not have a prediction for this fight because many things have to happen in order for each fighter to gain the advantage. If KenFlo can take the 1st round then I think he definitely has a chance. If he lets BJ control the standup and take the 1st round he might not get another chance because once BJ smells blood it is over. What Iam wondering is will BJ get on top of KenFlo and will he eat some vicious elbow's. Iam so excited to see these fights. I cannot wait.
The whole Fedor thing has me all pissed off. If you look at all other sports wither it be NFL, NBA, MLB you want to always play with the best. Alot of it could be about money, fame and legacy but when it all boils down to it any champions wants to beat the best to call himself the best. StrikeForce has some good fighters but they are all UFC flunkies or no names. Yes they have titles but are they defending the titles. Fedor may go in and dominate the division but then what. Can StrikeForce continue to put good fighters in front of him to keep him happy. Who knows. I just think that he is going to be the Dan Marino of MMA. Has all the records but no Super Bowel Ring.
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