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[Mac]

Originally Posted by strife

No way Rashad will handle Forrest like he did Bonnar...Forrest is a LOT stronger than Bonnar. Forrest wins a unanimous decision.

How does he win? What is he better then Rashaad at?

[Masscore]

I like Forrest a lot, one of my favorite fighters to watch. But wouldnt beat Evans. Evans is the best wrestler in the LHW divison in the UFC. He just finished a tough oppenant. He would take Forrest down at will and ground and pound him. I think Evans would also give Tito a pretty good fight just because his wrestling is a lot better then Titos. I just hope Dana is smart and give Evans another year or so to delevope before he fights for the title, because Evans is going to be a monster for years to come in the LHW divison.

[Afro]

this fight wont end by decision, if Evans can get past Lamberts guard im sure he wont have a problem with Forrests, if it stays standing I think the reach advantage helps Forrest out a lot but Brad Imes had an amazing reach advantage but Forrest's standup is better P4P then Imes, but Bonnar is suppose to have better standup then Forrest and yet Forrest has beaten him twice because of his standup. Still Evans Boxing is underrated and I believe its much better then Forrests very sloppy dirty boxing, and that Evans will rock Forrest a few times in this fight to prove it.. take it to the ground and finish him. I think Evans is coming into his own as a dominate fighter, hes gonna start walkin thru ppl until he gets his title shot which I hope to GOD doesnt happen after this fight, I believe Evans is the future and has a higher ceiling then any current fighter in the LHW division including Chuck, but I dont want Chuck to KO him right now which he will do.. a KO can stunt a guys career and Evans can do so much good for the UFC that I hope it doesnt happen.

[scottsec]

Originally Posted by Afro Samurai

this fight wont end by decision, if Evans can get past Lamberts guard im sure he wont have a problem with Forrests, if it stays standing I think the reach advantage helps Forrest out a lot but Brad Imes had an amazing reach advantage but Forrest's standup is better P4P then Imes, but Bonnar is suppose to have better standup then Forrest and yet Forrest has beaten him twice because of his standup. Still Evans Boxing is underrated and I believe its much better then Forrests very sloppy dirty boxing, and that Evans will rock Forrest a few times in this fight to prove it.. take it to the ground and finish him. I think Evans is coming into his own as a dominate fighter, hes gonna start walkin thru ppl until he gets his title shot which I hope to GOD doesnt happen after this fight, I believe Evans is the future and has a higher ceiling then any current fighter in the LHW division including Chuck, but I dont want Chuck to KO him right now which he will do.. a KO can stunt a guys career and Evans can do so much good for the UFC that I hope it doesnt happen.

Gotta go with Afro on this one. I'd be pulling for Grif but Rashad is better in every aspect of the game.

[Mac]

Originally Posted by Afro Samurai

this fight wont end by decision, if Evans can get past Lamberts guard im sure he wont have a problem with Forrests, if it stays standing I think the reach advantage helps Forrest out a lot but Brad Imes had an amazing reach advantage but Forrest's standup is better P4P then Imes, but Bonnar is suppose to have better standup then Forrest and yet Forrest has beaten him twice because of his standup. Still Evans Boxing is underrated and I believe its much better then Forrests very sloppy dirty boxing, and that Evans will rock Forrest a few times in this fight to prove it.. take it to the ground and finish him. I think Evans is coming into his own as a dominate fighter, hes gonna start walkin thru ppl until he gets his title shot which I hope to GOD doesnt happen after this fight, I believe Evans is the future and has a higher ceiling then any current fighter in the LHW division including Chuck, but I dont want Chuck to KO him right now which he will do.. a KO can stunt a guys career and Evans can do so much good for the UFC that I hope it doesnt happen.

I agree, I deffinately think Rashaad's striking is crisper and more precise than Forrest's. And I deffinately don't want Rashaad to get thrown to the wolves in early 07. The one thing Forrest does great is show up to fight no matter who it is and he always seems to get people to fight his fight not theirs.

[Supe]

Originally Posted by scottsec

Gotta go with Afro on this one. I'd be pulling for Grif but Rashad is better in every aspect of the game.

Rashad most likely would squeeze a decision win over Forrest, but in no way is he better in every aspect of the game. His stand up is not even close to Forrests. He hasnt proven he has any sort of chin yet and Forrest can take a wreaking ball to the temple and stay standing. I think this would be a very interesting fight because simply of how extremely different their fighting styles are. Its the quintessential brawler vs wrestler. Who wins? Whoever can defend the best and force their type of fight.

[dalandlou]

If Rashad won this fight, there would be no way in HELL that it wouldn't go to decision. Although everyone has a hard-on for how he disposed of Lambert, Rashad would certainly fail to do the same vs Griffin. Tito pounded Griffin for 5 minutes and got nowhere, and Tito's GnP is lightyears ahead of Evans'. Rashad would squeeze out a decision victory because he would have top position the entire fight. Both would walk away looking the same as when they entered the cage (except a bit sweatier)

[scottsec]

Originally Posted by Supe

Rashad most likely would squeeze a decision win over Forrest, but in no way is he better in every aspect of the game. His stand up is not even close to Forrests. He hasnt proven he has any sort of chin yet and Forrest can take a wreaking ball to the temple and stay standing. I think this would be a very interesting fight because simply of how extremely different their fighting styles are. Its the quintessential brawler vs wrestler. Who wins? Whoever can defend the best and force their type of fight.

?????? If you think griffen stand up is better than rashads you haven't been paying attention. Did u watch rashad Imes fight? Rashad slugged it out with a man jst about twice his size. I completely disagree with you're opinion. Sorry nothing personal.

[Afro]

Originally Posted by Supe

Rashad most likely would squeeze a decision win over Forrest, but in no way is he better in every aspect of the game. His stand up is not even close to Forrests. He hasnt proven he has any sort of chin yet and Forrest can take a wreaking ball to the temple and stay standing. I think this would be a very interesting fight because simply of how extremely different their fighting styles are. Its the quintessential brawler vs wrestler. Who wins? Whoever can defend the best and force their type of fight.

how is it no where close to Forrests? Forrest standup is not that good its very average, Rashad won the whole TUF series offa his standup agaisnt HWs with good standup like Jardine. He knocked down Imes so many tims in there fight.. his boxing is way better then Forrests.

[Bran]

Originally Posted by harlemhustla145

Forrest better hope the fight goes to the ground. If it doesn't he's gonna get KOed by a overhand right to the temple.

NO WAY IN HELL FORREST PULLS OUT THE WIN.

i don't think forrest will win, but who the hell has rashad KOed since coming to UFC? Rashad will most likely win, but he will NOT KO forrest from a standing position.