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03-12-2010, 02:50 PM
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|  A Freakshow Fight Worth Booking: Kickboxing Legend Jerome Le Banner vs Tim Sylvia
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A Freakshow Fight Worth Booking: Kickboxing Legend Jerome Le Banner vs Tim Sylvia
by Kid Nate on Mar 12, 2010
Apparently, Le Banner has been clamoring to get a 2-fight contract with UFC. His hope was to come in for 2 fights only, then return to K-1. For understandable reasons, neither the UFC nor FEG were much interested in this, so it fizzled out. But that doesn't push his MMA hopes aside. In his goals for 2010, Le Banner has stated that he wants to face both Alistair Overeem and Tim Sylvia in MMA fights. Overeem should come as no surprise due to the MMA v. K-1 angle he pushed last year, while the Sylvia fight is a rehash from a few years ago. During Sylvia's UFC HW title reign, some heated words were exchanged over the internet between Sylvia and Le Banner, including Le Banner stating "I will fix his chicken legs with some good low kicks" and insulting Sylvia's boring style. Affliction reportedly considered the fight at one point, though in the end nothing ever came of it. Well, apparently Le Banner remembered and is ready for the fight now. And to be honest, now's not a bad time for it. Given each man's fading star, a clash in Dream is not as bizarre an idea today as it was in 2006.
For those of you who don't know Le Banner, here's a bit from his wikipedia entry:
Jérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner (born December 26, 1972), also known as "Hyper Battle Cyborg" or "The Bulldog of Normandy" is a French professional kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power.
He is a legend in the K-1 sport and is still considered to be the best fighter to never win the K-1 World Grand Prix Title. He has knocked out top ranked fighters such as, Peter Aerts, Ernesto Hoost, Francisco Fihlo, Mike Bernardo and holds other notable wins over Remy Bonjasky and Mark Hunt.
He's 75-18-1-1 as a kickboxer and 5-3 in MMA. He's 37 but is far from washed up, having made the quarter finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix last year, losing to Semmy Schilt. Tim Sylvia has been trying to get a fight in DREAM -- and reportedly turned down an offered fight in DREAM.13 against Josh Barnett. Sylvia vs Le Banner would be a natural fight I'd love to see DREAM book.
And it's not like Big Tim is above doing a freakshow fight or two, from USA TODAY:
Ex-UFC champion Tim Sylvia has been signed to face five-time World's Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski on April 23 in Worcester, Mass., promoters Corey Fischer and Eric "Butterbean" Esch told the Boston Herald.
I'd much rather see Tim vs Le Banner than against Wes Sims or Mariusz Pudzianowski. But I expect Big Tim will be gun shy of taking on an elite level striker after Ray Mercer showed him what respect means.
A Freakshow Fight Worth Booking: Kickboxing Legend Jerome Le Banner vs Tim Sylvia - Bloody Elbow | Now THIS is a fight I wanna see!!!
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03-12-2010, 02:54 PM
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I still want to see JLB fight Sylvia. He's been wanting to get Timmy in the ring for years.
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03-12-2010, 03:03 PM
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oooo Timmy is going to KOed agian lol 
If he takes a fight with JLB
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03-12-2010, 03:12 PM
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Timmay gets KTFO if they fight.
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03-12-2010, 03:16 PM
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thats one more fight tim won't do
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03-12-2010, 04:16 PM
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DREAM would be all over this if Sylvia would do it. Too bad he's just interested in padding his record right now...speaking of which, I have a feeling that Marius is gonna wreck him anyway.
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03-12-2010, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jlruthven84  DREAM would be all over this if Sylvia would do it. Too bad he's just interested in padding his record right now...speaking of which, I have a feeling that Marius is gonna wreck him anyway. | Didn't that fight with Pudzilla fall through? Anyways, a fight between Sylva and Le Banner sounds good.
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03-12-2010, 07:56 PM
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i hope le banner beats him up so fucking bad that it will force him to retire!
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03-12-2010, 11:48 PM
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i think either way he gets his ass whipped again.. obviously stands a better chance against marius, he better throw that power shot quick and better land or Pud is gonna power his way to a TKO
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03-13-2010, 02:31 AM
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JLB is the man, would love to see him fight more MMA (shame he never quite made it at the WGP).
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