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Originally Posted by optimusjoel  Based off of this I would have to say you are a fan who watches without understanding exactly what's going on on a technical level. Chris's grappling skills are at an extremely high level, he is proficient at striking and is a young, big, athletic man. Win or lose vs Anderson, there is no way a healthy weidman fades "into obscurity". |
That is a pretty gargantuan assumption on your part. I realize Ive only been a fan of the sport since I watched UFC 1 on a VHS tape at the age of 10 and haven't stopped watching since. Unlike most who consider Frank Shamrock the first true mixed martial artist to emerge in the UFC, I believe Marco Ruas is without a doubt the first, he came in UFC 7 with an unstoppable Muay Thai and a solid background in grappling and BJJ and won it easily with the first leg kick clinic in MMA history over the Polar Bear Varelans, only he didnt return for UFC 8 as he didnt see it as much of a challenge. Well, watching all these events got me curious so I started practicing Judo and then a little later BJJ. Well all that aside, I have been a boxing enthusiast for as far back as I can remember, Ive gone as far as watching Jack Dempsey title fights from back in the 20s (which I recommend btw, after a knockdown the ref didn't separate the guys, so as soon as someone got up it was fair game to knock them right back down). Anyway, you are right though I'm a pretty casual fan, who watches it without really understanding the sport, as a matter of fact I still think Kimbo Slice is the greatest fighter out there, I have no idea as to why he got cut...
Man, I feel like a douchebag... but I dont really accuse anyone of being ignorant of the sport who is in this forum, since I imagine there are no casual fans around here...
Munoz only a year ago was the big bad wrestler that was going to terrorize Anderson Silva, and now I would say he is fading. And that is after only one bad loss to Weidman, you slap another loss on his resume and he will fade a lot more. So, I would give Weidman the same odds people gave Okami against Silva, which is pretty terrible... So my point remains that if he loses that fight (which lets face it is the most likely scenario) and then loses to a guy like Belfort (not as likely but very possible), I think he would fade a bit, much like it happened to Munoz, who was Weidman about 6 months ago...