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[v3xi]

Its sad that this fight comes down to a random unknown factor rather then the 2 fighters abilities.

I hope the best Shogun shows up and we see a great fight.

[IceCold48]

Originally Posted by Daellusx

Knee surgery + long lay off = KO lose for Shogun .
No I dont think Rashad is the better striker or the better fighter. However I think that the knee surgery and long lay off are going to dramatically affect Shogun. I'm thinking he'll come out looking like he did against Coleman. Which if he does, Rashad is going to wear him down with his wrestling and get the KO in the later rounds when Rua will dead tired.

Of course when it comes to picking fights I'm probably batting around .300 so I'm more than likely wrong . But it's nice to go against the grain once in a while.

how does a long lay off and a knee surgery make a person with a granite chin get knocked out by an inferior striker? and why does everyone think rashad has great conditioning. he doesnt. he looked bad in the third round in both fo his last two fights and got KTFO in the one before that.

[dgil]

Originally Posted by TheKidInside

whoever is in the Tri-State area MUST come! I am holding everyone responsible for showing up there to cheer on Shogun!

Let's get all the MMAnews guys that are going to meet up, get smashed at a local bar, then cheer on Shogun.

[Masscore]

Originally Posted by IceCold48

how does a long lay off and a knee surgery make a person with a granite chin get knocked out by an inferior striker? and why does everyone think rashad has great conditioning. he doesnt. he looked bad in the third round in both fo his last two fights and got KTFO in the one before that.

While I do not think Shogun will get KO'd by Evans (like I said before I picked him to win) here is the logic.

Knee Surgery = Loss of Movement = Getting hit more = KO. So while his chin will not be affect by his knee injury his movement and stamia could. Which means he could take more damage and get KO'd.

I agree with you though, if Evans is going to win its going to be on points. I do not see him TKOing or subbing Shogun.

[end it with a left]

Originally Posted by Masscore

While I do not think Shogun will get KO'd by Evans (like I said before I picked him to win) here is the logic.

Knee Surgery = Loss of Movement = Getting hit more = KO. So while his chin will not be affect by his knee injury his movement and stamia could. Which means he could take more damage and get KO'd.

I agree with you though, if Evans is going to win its going to be on points. I do not see him TKOing or subbing Shogun.

I totally agree with you but the thing that makes this fight so hard to predict is that no one would have thought Forrest would have been able to submit him either or even make through the fight conscious and look what happened. If Shogun wasn't coming off surgery I wouldn't think Rashad would make it out of the second round