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Fabio Maldonado replaces Junior dos Santos, faces Stipe Miocic at TUF Brazil 3 Finale | MMAjunkieMaldonado is LHW.. why the fukk is he steppin up to face a HW??
Unless you trollin..
I don't get it either.....but then I don't know who in the HW div is available. I was gonna say Gonzaga since he's also brazilian but him and Stipe just fought.
Maldonado is a boxer if I remember correctly so this could be a good stand up battle
Gonzaga has a broken hand. Reem just had surgery and is on vacation. Barnett has a bad knee and was just cleared to start training a week ago. There's literally not a single HW that could take the fight. They HW division is bad right now. 65% is injured or suspended.
I'm surprised they could even come up with any fight. Maldonado isn't bad. At least they'll probably go rock em sock em robots on each other. It should be fun.
Willy Waffle
Willy Da Waffleman
at all this final destination shyt with injuries going on at heavyweight.
He's Surinamese so his native language is dutch.
joeychizzle
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he really is moving up
Mr. Somebody
Friend Of A Friend
Does the Dragon have a shot against Weidman, I think hes going to get his snot box rocked friends.
I think he does IF he completely doesn't hang back as much as he did waiting for openings against Phil Davis, those takedowns and scrambles away from attempts add up fast in the judges eyes. Lyoto looks scarily fast at 185 and Weidman doesn't seem like he has the foot speed to chase him down or cut him off if he sticks and moves
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Mr. Somebody
Friend Of A Friend
I think his wrestling and power will be a problem for the dragon but i think lyotos counter punching is a threat for any half bun punch Chris might throw.
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The Infamous
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I believe this fight is a 50/50 fight, Machida definitely has a chance. I actually favour him (but I'm biased). Machida is a better striker than Weidman and has the strength/grappling to keep the fight (for the most part, I believe) on the feet (or at least make it very difficult for Weidman to take him down). Stylistically, this a tough match-up for Weidman. Machida is noticeably quicker/faster than Weidman and he holds an advantage in cardio as well. The issue with Machida is that his style is too heavily reliant on his opponent being the aggressor (to the point where he lets rounds potientally slip away). Like Puppetmaster said, Machida can't sit back too much and wait for openings, he can't let Weidman dictate the pace of the fight. If he wants to win the belt convincingly, Machida is going to have create openings and force Weidman to make mistakes (while maintaining his counter-striking style when needed).
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pez
All Star
Machida has a chance? He has more than a chance IMO. I have him as my favorite. Weidman is champ that hasn't been beaten before. Lyoto was that guy before. Lyoto has really proven himself to be a killer time and time again. Machida's wins have been more awesome than Weidman's except for the KO of Silva when Silva was clowning. The injury win of Silva feels too freaky for me to give all the credit to Weidman for that.
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