[QUOTE=Shaolin;1014251]These rematches in MMA are getting ridiculous. Cung was Ko’d in the 3rd, it’s not like it was a close decision. Why do we need a rematch. Show me something new.[/QUOTE]
the biggest problem with mma are the fans. Nobody complains about boxing rematches, or seeing the Cowboys playing the redskins for the 1000th time.. but a fighter gets knocked our or loses once.. thats it he is washed up, who wants to see him get a rematch?? Its a sport, people fight each other over and over again.. rematches are what makes money, and they are good for the sport. I’m surprised they did have Gina fight cyborg again.. that would be another fun 30seconds..
who has Werdum fought to merit fighting fedor? They are just setting him up to lose, if Fedor can live up to his hype its not even going to be a challenge. Werdum is an amazing grappler, thats it.
just be another mark on fedor’s record and money in his pocket. I think M1-global is full of crazy’s that are riding the cash cow. They don’t want to see fedor lose, so they set up fights that aren’t risky. I think Overeem would be a good match up for him but I doubt they pit him up, because overeem is an unknown quantity at the moment. But in all fairness I don’t see how they can keep ignoring him especially after his destruction of Bret rogers in the first round.
[QUOTE=monji112000;1014551]the biggest problem with mma are the fans. Nobody complains about boxing rematches, or seeing the Cowboys playing the redskins for the 1000th time.. but a fighter gets knocked our or loses once.. thats it he is washed up, who wants to see him get a rematch?? Its a sport, people fight each other over and over again.. rematches are what makes money, and they are good for the sport. I’m surprised they did have Gina fight cyborg again.. that would be another fun 30seconds.[/QUOTE]
First, the biggest problem with every sport is the fans. Second, no one said anyone was washed up. MMA is not the same as boxing or football. In ball sports, teams are typically limited to other teams in their divisions which are small to begin with, so they have to play the same teams over and over again through the years. In boxing, athletes will match 50-80 times in their careers so it’s a given that they’re going to face the same opponent multiple times. The average MMArtist will only compete 20-30 times professionally. The average top pro only competes twice per year. So to see an immediate rematch is pointless (with exception ie. Machida/Rua). In MMA the divisions are deep enough and the sport is growing so there is a constant influx of new athletes so one can keep themselves challenged with new talent.
Former champion Cung Le will get his chance to avenge the first loss of his career.
Strikeforce and M-1 Global today officially confirmed a rematch between Le and powerful brawler Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith for June 26 in San Jose. It would be almost six months after Smith won their first meeting in December with another come-from-behind technical knockout in the third round.
Le, whose specialty is Sanshou fighting, was dominating that bout with a whirlwind of kicks through the first 12 minutes. But Smith caught Le with a left hook in the third round and followed with several blows on the mat to force a referee stoppage.
It was the second time in his last three fights that Smith bailed himself out with one massive punch – Benji Radach was battering Smith for much of their bout in April 2009 before Smith floored him in the final round.
Smith also recorded arguably the most memorable knockout in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he fought Pete “Drago” Sell in November 2006. Sell dropped him with a left hook to the liver, but Smith suddenly rose up just long enough to knock Sell cold with a shot to the jaw, then flopped back to the ground to resume writhing in pain from the body shot.
Last December’s fight was Le’s first appearance in competition since he defeated Frank Shamrock in March 2008 to win Strikeforce’s middleweight championship. Le, who was busy pursuing movie roles, eventually gave up the belt. Jake Shields captured the vacant title in November.
Also set for the June 26 card: A lightweight bout between former champion Josh Thomson and veteran Pat “Bam Bam” Healy.
The San Jose show’s previously announced main event features consensus No. 1 heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko vs. No. 10 Fabricio Werdum. Women’s 145-pound champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos will face Jan Finney.
I’m not able to make the fight this Saturday, but I did go to the open workout press conference yesterday. I pulled Cung aside and got some exclusive stuff from him.
Cung just won his fight, beat the only guy to have beaten him in MMA, was a great performance. Some people have an ax to grind with Cung, but he is both one of the nicest and hardest working martial artists out there, a great guy
Fedor rocked Werdum early, Werdum went to his back, Fedor overcommitted in GNP strikes leaving a lot of space, Werdum locked an armbar first he didn’t finish, then a triangle he tightened up while pulling on the armbar. Fedor lasted a long time, but tapped to the triangle choke.
