Fedor/Monson

**Goju - Joe** · Posted On: 12/08/2006 12:54am

Also Monson's cardio is a bit suspect.

Or maybe he was just bored near the end of the Sylvia fight. I know I was

**Andrew L.** · Posted On: 12/08/2006 1:07am

Originally Posted by Boyd

Yes, because if there's one fighter that hasn't been adequately tested, it's Fedor.

Im sensing sarcasm.

**Andrew L.** · Posted On: 12/08/2006 1:18am

Originally Posted by fatherdog

Arona has two submission wins in his entire career, both against guys with losing records. He managed to win ADCC twice without subbing a single opponent. He's certainly got great sub defense and excellent positional control, but sub offence? He's terrible. And even with just sub defense, he managed to be the closest fight Fedor was in in most of his career.

Like I said before, I still favor Fedor in this match, but Monson matches up better against him than most people are giving him credit for. He's a large, strong guy with good takedowns that Fedor is not going to sub from the bottom. His problem is that he's not much of a sub finishing machine either (although he's still better than Arona in that regard) so he's likely going to have to control Fedor the whole fight, and that's a tough proposition.

Exactly. Also we will see if Monson can box/strike worth **** and how good his chin is (considering Fedor's punching power).

***Cassius*** · Posted On: 12/08/2006 8:23am

I see this as a fairly unique opportunity to see how two different champions fight against the same guy. I also agree with fatherdog. This is definitely one of the more interesting matchups I've seen lately.

**PirateJon** · Posted On: 12/08/2006 8:57am

Originally Posted by Garbanzo Bean

I see this as a fairly unique opportunity to see how two different champions fight against the same guy. I also agree with fatherdog. This is definitely one of the more interesting matchups I've seen lately.

Oh yeah. But Still, monson has no hope of out-striking fedor. He's looked terrible every time I've seen him on his feet.

***Cassius*** · Posted On: 12/08/2006 9:07am

Yeah, there's not much chance of that happening. Still, I think this is a better matchup for Monson than Sylvia was.

**Eldarbong** · Posted On: 12/08/2006 5:54pm

Originally Posted by GoJu - Joe

Also Monson's cardio is a bit suspect.

Or maybe he was just bored near the end of the Sylvia fight. I know I was

I think he was plenty bored. It seemed like his only chance was in rd. 3, and after that you could see that he pretty much knew it was over. It's not like Sylvia was putting up much of a fight, he was content to play it safe so he would win the dec.

**feedback** · Posted On: 12/08/2006 7:19pm

Originally Posted by Boyd

I have this theory that Fedor personally crashed both planes into the Twin Towers and simply walked through the fireball, down the stairs and out the door.

Sorry, you cannot give reputation for this post

**Boyd** · Posted On: 12/09/2006 12:57pm

Then you need to rep another one of my posts to balance out the universe.

http://www.bullshido.net/forums/show...67#post1285767

There, that should do nicely.