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10-23-2012, 05:28 PM
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|  Fabio Maldonado camp: 'Toughest SOB on UFC roster' considering drop to middleweight
Fabio Maldonado camp: 'Toughest SOB on UFC roster' considering drop to middleweight Quote:
After enduring a brutal assault from top light heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira, Fabio Maldonado (18-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) is at least considering a drop to 185 pounds.
Maldonado's manager, Alex Davis, said that his client hasn't yet made a commitment to middleweight, but he's certainly considering the option.
"Maldonado has been relying on his capability to withstand punishment, and it caught up with him," Davis told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com). "Now I'm hearing he wants to drop to 185 pounds. I think it could be a good move."
The 32-year-old Maldonado has competed as high as heavyweight in his career as a mixed martial artist and professional boxer. His four-fight UFC run has taken place all at 205 pounds, and Maldonado's hallmark has been his willingness to stand in the pocket and trade leather with powerful opponents like Teixeira, Igor Pokrajac, Kyle Kingsbury and James McSweeney.
As such, Maldonado has been a part of several memorable wars, but the UFC 153 fight with Teixeira was something different. The Chuck Liddell protege dominated the fight from the opening bell, and the assault was ultimately called off by the attending doctor at the end of the second round. Along the way, Maldonado had several chances to simply wilt and give up, but he continued to press forward with heart that led his opponent to call him "not human."
Davis said he was impressed by Teixeira's performance.
"I think that Glover lived up to the hype," Davis said. "He came in there against one of the toughest SOBs on the UFC roster and completely dominated. Until this fight, Glover had not really shined against top competition, but now he leaves no more doubt."
| Fabio Maldonado camp: 'Toughest SOB on UFC roster' considering drop to middleweight | MMAjunkie.com | 
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10-23-2012, 05:42 PM
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That would be awesome. Hopefully he does some training with Jacare or Vinny as well to improve on that BJJ...
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10-23-2012, 06:00 PM
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Great! Middleweight is really the best place for him. A fight with Leben would be a fight of the year candidate in my opinion.
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10-23-2012, 06:12 PM
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Fedorlei is going to enjoy this news.
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10-23-2012, 06:17 PM
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We all now know that if he loses a fight, it will be via decision (Or sub'd). No way this guy can be finished by KO or TKO.
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10-23-2012, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Pasha K We all now know that if he loses a fight, it will be via decision (Or sub'd). No way this guy can be finished by KO or TKO. |
I am pretty sure he could take a bat to the face and still be conscious.
I will always root for maldonado. Would love to see him versus Ryan Jymno if he doesn't go to 185. If he does go to 185 him versus nick ring would be cool.
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10-23-2012, 07:31 PM
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His heart made Frankie Edgar look like a coward (joke). He needs to tighten up his defense, there's no way anybody can have a long career taking damage like that.
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10-24-2012, 09:39 AM
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I don't want to sound like I'm hating on the guy because I'm not, and you can't deny his heart, but since when does taking a beating like that make you a legit threat? He's looked decent in recent outings but I haven't seen anything that makes me think he's even top 10.
I think he'll be the new Chris Leban. He'll put on awesomely entertaining fights, but never even snif at the title.
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