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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajZeaHZuFoo
Just watched that...wow, Jon JOnes...what a piece of st.
Feel great 'cas of all that lovely juice do ya.
Just watched that...wow, Jon JOnes...what a piece of st.
Feel great 'cas of all that lovely juice do ya.
Halb said:
Really? Cormier is that good?
Not really, he's a very good wrestler but Jon Jones showed in their first fight how to beat him, but he has got several advantages...1) He's been training for Jon Jones, who is essentially a bigger and better Silva.
2) Silva is coming in at a weight above his usual and 3 days notice
3) Silva is old... really old and well passed his best.
FredClogs said:
Not really, he's a very good wrestler but Jon Jones showed in their first fight how to beat him, but he has got several advantages...
1) He's been training for Jon Jones, who is essentially a bigger and better Silva.
2) Silva is coming in at a weight above his usual and 3 days notice
3) Silva is old... really old and well passed his best.
What he said. Silva's last couple of fights have shown him to be past it. All imho of course.1) He's been training for Jon Jones, who is essentially a bigger and better Silva.
2) Silva is coming in at a weight above his usual and 3 days notice
3) Silva is old... really old and well passed his best.
Halb said:
Size I guess, he is only 4 years older than Cormier.
What!? There's a BIG difference between a 22 vs 26 year old, and a 37 vs 41 year old.
Factor in how long silva has been in the fight game, and how much more punishment he's had to ensure, especially over the past few years, then yes, age does have a BIG part to pay in this fight.
41 pro mma fights, many at the very highest level, is a lot, plus the Brazilian gym wars and old school training Silva went through for much of his career. Cormier on the other hand came through a college and Olympic wrestling system, there's a reason why he does a lot of punditry and Silva doesn't (language barrier aside). Part of me would like to see Silva win, he's an all time great, but part of me thinks it would only prolong the inevitable.
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