Way to go Forrest Griffin!

[K831]

It seems to me that ever since he beat Randy, Chuck has employed the same strategy in every fight. That was fine for Babalu & Jeremy Horn but facing a Brawler like Jackson or a Kickboxer like Jardine it's a poor choice. Why did he stay outside striking range with a kicker and not kick himself? And why did he keep trying to throw the same akward looping shots against a guy who was hunched over like Jardine was? Chuck would have done better to keep forward pressure with straight lefts and the cross, back Jardine to the fence and throw upper cuts until he goes down. Wait, isn't that how Alexander beat Jardine? Against Rampage follow conventional wisdom - box against a brawler. Since it's MMA Chuck could have also used the kicks. The circling around with hands held low, throwing punches at akward angles is best saved for fights against Grapplers.

_Don Flatt

Exactly. Great post.

 

[PictonMA]

Report: “Shogun” Entered UFC 76 Fight With Knee Damage; Out Until Early 2008

Posted by MMA Junkie on September 27, 2007 at 11:17 am ET

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, a top-ranked light heavyweight who made an unsuccessful Octagon debut against Forrest Griffin this past weekend, entered the fight with ligament damage in his knee.
The report comes from a Brazilian site, portal.rpc.com.br.
According to a translation of the story, Rua says he doesn’t want to use the injury as an excuse but does say that it hampered his training and conditioning for the UFC 76 fight, which took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Additionally, the injury will likely make him unavailable for the Dec. 29 UFC 79 fight card in Las Vegas.
In one of the year’s biggest upsets, Griffin, “The Ultimate Fighter 1” light-heavyweight winner,” cruised through the fight’s first two rounds before sinking in a third-round rear-naked choke of Rua. Rua, who had been considered a top contender in the UFC’s 205-pound division, appeared to tire long before the second round came to a close.
Oddly, the California State Athletic Commission made no mention of the injury in a post-fight medical exam. Rua was issued no medical suspension — not even a precautionary one (Griffin was suspended 60 days so he can heal a forehead laceration). However, the post-fight exams are usually brief, and if Rua didn’t offer up information about the injury, medical officials probably didn’t know to look for it.
There’s no word if the injury was worsened by Saturday’s fight, but the fighter will undergo surgery this Friday.
He doesn’t expect to return to training until January or February, the report states.
(Touch of gloves: fiveouncesofpain.com)

 

[cohenp]

The thing about a knee injury would explain allot and keep Shogun cool in my books. Steroids are ridiculous in Brazil apparantly though. Supplements like creatine and even just good whey cost a ridiculous amount there where as a steroid cycle only costs like 15 bucks US. It would be a huge downer if Shogun tested positive but apparantly not.