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[foundstarr]

Gomi cracks me up, he has no clue about the direction of MMA.

[jlruthven84]

Gomi could definitely hang in the UFC's 155 lb division, but he knows good and well that he wouldn't be champion there as long as BJ is on top.

[Punk Ass]

Originally Posted by jlruthven84

Gomi could definitely hang in the UFC's 155 lb division, but he knows good and well that he wouldn't be champion there as long as BJ is on top.

That and many of the UFC's LWs have betyter technical styandup because America has the best rainers in the world. Not to mention many LWs are great on the ground to.

IMO Gomi isn't #1 and he might not be #2 or 3 either. No way he beats Sherk and I'm not convinced he can beat Franca (On steriods or not)

[rivethead]

Originally Posted by AJL416AZ

lol at the Gomi hate.

people talk like the UFC LW division even has anyone elite except BJ and Sherk.
Stevenson just proved to be nowhere near the top when BJ totally tooled him. even Gomi took a whipping that wasnt as bad as that, and that was like 4 years ago.

the primary crop of elite 155ers are in Japan still.
JZ, Aoki, Kawajiri, Ishida, Melendez. just the ones that were attached to the Yarrenoka show.

I agree, except that I still wouldn't put Sherk in as elite. He's borderline top 10, at best.

Originally Posted by Mirko45

This is very true, but the UFC is fucking loaded with top prospects at 155. They are like the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of MMA, hardly elite but a few years down the road they should be nasty

If that comes to fruition, maybe in a few years we'll also see Gomi in the UFC...

Originally Posted by jrube

Allow me to translate. Gomi is saying that the competition is way too tough at 155lbs in the UFC, and since he already lost his last fight in the USA, he fears he will lose more if he were to join the UFC...

I'm sure that's exactly what he's saying. That a bunch of top 20 guys are much too frightening for him. Suuuure....





If I were him, I would leap at the opportunity sign the most rigidly-binding, hyper-exclusive contract in the industry when currently, that company can offer him exactly 1 [one] fight with a top 5 LW.

I'd gladly leave Japan, where I'm deeply respected and honored; to fight in a country where drunken rednecks boo every time a fight hits the ground; or whine about at any judges decision they are too inept and clueless to understand.

Or course I'd want to leave a company working with people I've known for years, people that I trust; and fight for an organization run by a company president who disrespects gifted fighters, Asians, and basically anything he can't control. The UFC HW champion leaves in a veritable hissyfit of bad press? Oh, c'mon, that's not a big deal...I'm sure they respect all the other fighters in the UFC. Right?

Yeah, Gomi is an idiot, and he's clearly afraid of the gargantuan wealth of talent the UFC has currently stockpiled at LW.




or not.

Originally Posted by jlruthven84

Gomi could definitely hang in the UFC's 155 lb division, but he knows good and well that he wouldn't be champion there as long as BJ is on top.

I do agree that he wouldn't beat Penn.

rh

[gotblood?]

Originally Posted by rivethead

I'd gladly leave Japan, where I'm deeply respected and honored; to fight in a country where drunken rednecks boo every time a fight hits the ground;

To be fair, EVERY country that has showcased MMA fighting has the same EXACT "type" of fan you speak of...except Japan.

You can call them "rednecks" if you want to, or "hooligans" in England or Ireland, but they ALL ACT the SAME.



To get back on topic, Gomi is good, great even, but he's not top 3 IMO and would get handled by Sherk, Penn, and a few others at 155.

[TheKidInside]

I definitely don't think he's #1 and the fact that he wants to go elsewhere to fight is good and all. but the boom is far from over. I think ufc 81 was one of the best cards i've seen. everyone i watched it with was cheering and screaming just as the fans were (except the first few rows of businessman and delegates), even the preliminaries were amazing.

[BigBanda]

The MMA boom is over?!?! lol Under what rock on what planet has he been living on lately? MMA continues to go uphill constantly. I really like Gomi as a fighter but not sure what exactly he means by that statement.

[mattyc]

Can anyone actually quantify if MMA is still booming, plateau-ing, or decreasing in popularity? I mean, haha, I think we all may be a little biased on the popularity of MMA.

[maxp84z]

lol the UFC boom is over???.. Meh, I think when it's really over... WE'LL ALL KNOW ABOUT IT, not just Gomi.

[rivethead]

Originally Posted by gotblood?

To be fair, EVERY country that has showcased MMA fighting has the same EXACT "type" of fan you speak of...except Japan.

You can call them "rednecks" if you want to, or "hooligans" in England or Ireland, but they ALL ACT the SAME.

To get back on topic, Gomi is good, great even, but he's not top 3 IMO and would get handled by Sherk, Penn, and a few others at 155.

All the more reason to fight in Japan if it has a) better competition, and b) more respectful fans. The other places you've mentioned are all places the UFC hosts fights...but not in Japan.

You're welcome to your opinion, but I've never seen anything in Sherk's fights that would indicate he's close to Gomi's level, let alone the "few other's" you've mentioned.

Who else would you put at top 3, if not Gomi?

Originally Posted by mattyc

Can anyone actually quantify if MMA is still booming, plateau-ing, or decreasing in popularity? I mean, haha, I think we all may be a little biased on the popularity of MMA.

I know I'm biased, in countless ways.

As far as popularity, I was deeply disturbed that the UFC felt it needed to get the WWE to co-sponser UFC 81. I don't know if that indicates a tapering off of their profit margin, but it was disappointing; to me, anyway.

rh