Forum Posts Following Followers
59 55 7

UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar

One of 2 big UFC events goes down this Saturday, November 15th, and I'm here to break it down for you. Let's see how wrong I am in breaking down the main card.

[NOTE]: I'm not entirely sure which fights are going to be aired along with the main card, so I'm just going to go over the main card.

Middleweight fight: Nate "The Rock" Quarry (10-2-0) vs. Demian Maia (8-0-0)

Maia comes into his 4th UFC fight with 3 submission victories in a row. His most recent being a 3rd round rear naked choke of Jason MacDonald. On the other side of the Octagon we got Nate Quarry, who was last seen jogging with Kalib Starnes. Quarry's a stand-up guy, in every sense of the word. With the exception of the Starnes...thing, and a KO loss to Rich Franklin, his fist have been winning his fights for him. Quarry can win this if he keeps the fight standing.

Winner: Nate Quarry, 3rd round TKO.

Lightweight fight: Kenny "Kenflo" Florian (10-3-0) vs. Joe "Daddy" Stevenson (29-8-0)

What more can be said about Kenny Florian at this point? He completely out worked Roger Huerta in 3 and is looking pretty unstoppable. Joe Stevenson, well, he has alot of blood, as B.J. Penn showed us. I would have to say that the winner of this fight faces B.J. Penn for the Lightweight title, but they may have to go through Sean Sherk first. Stevenson is a good fighter, but he is no where near Florian.

Winner: Kenny Florian, 2nd round submission.

Main Event Heavyweight Championship fight: Brock Lesnar (2-1-0) vs. Randy "The Natural" Couture (16-8-0)

This is it. Clash of the titans, meeting of the superpowers, the unstoppable force vs. the imovable object. Whatever cliche you an think of, this is it. Do I think Lesnar deserves a title shot? No, not yet. Is he being called the number 1 contender? No. The number 1 contender is Frank Mir, and he already has his title chance against one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world in Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira. The heavyweight division is one the thinnest(yes I realize the irony) in the UFC. One factor in this fight bothers me the most, Couture hasn't fought in 15 months. He's 45, but that doesn't seem to make a difference. Brock Lesnar is a different beast from Tim Sylvia and especially Gabriel Gonzaga. Lesnar has the the strengh, the speed, and the size to just completely overwhelm Couture. Couture can take him to the ground, Lesnar's gound game is still an unkown at this point. His fight camp claims that his Ju Jitsu is on par with that of a black belt, but anyone can talk. Hell, I can tell you that I can beat Fedor. I really hate to go against him, Couture has been the underdog before, but this is completely different.

Winner: Brock Lesnar, 4th round TKO.

Thats my wrap up of UFC 91. Will the fights go this way? Chance are pretty good that no, they won't.