The best of luck to you, man. I hope the hard work pays off.
MMA March - Never Leave it in the Hands of the Guy Who Calculates the Scorecards
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The best of luck to you, man. I hope the hard work pays off.
JWGunslinger
Warrior Forever
Thanks brother, it's been the one bright light in life while dealing with the bad back and if it actually pans out i'll be one happy mofo. 
He's got talent, that's for sure. He is very smooth on the ground and though his striking is still pretty awkward, it's coming along very well. I doubt he'll make huge waves in his career, but he'll always be entertaining. He'll probably be a fringe top 10 guy. Good enough to be a gatekeeper, but never really be a top 5 fighter.
Two things that really stick out to me, one being that he is a wrestler like Randy, but he always goes for the finish. He's constantly improving his position and attempting subs and we need more of that in MMA. Really makes me happy when somebody uses wrestling for more than laying on his opponent. The other thing that has caught my attention is that he isn't using his name to fight guys he isn't ready for. Based on his name, he probably could have fought a high level guy right from the start, but he knew he wasn't ready and has come up on challenger cards to get experience. Great move on his part and shows he has a good head on his shoulders and really wants to improve his skills.
JWGunslinger
Warrior Forever
I totally agree, he's definitely got his dad's natural wrestling skills and his striking is a bit akward but better every time he's in there. My favorite thing about his is what you said about how he uses his wrestling to constantly improve position and go for the finish, it's a blast to watch and I dare say part of what will make him great. I read a great interview with him about how people are saying he's getting special treatment because of who his dad is and he shot back about how he is in there busting his ass in the gym every day like everyone else and all he can do is keep fighting and winning.
IrishCanadian25
Going on 10 years with WrestleZone
I'm the uncrowned champion of the light heavyweight division, which is to say, I AM NOT THE CHAMPION.
JWGunslinger
Warrior Forever
I thought it was strange too, maybe the they he should started even lower, but oh well. He's proven to be worthy and he's got that great Couture adittude. Not a shit talker and doesn't make bold proclamations, just says he's gonna go in and fight to the best of his abilities.
JWGunslinger
Warrior Forever
There's always that backyard brawl promotion that had such memorable battles as the battle of the guts, Tank Abbott vs Scott Ferrozzo 2.
BaconBits
WZ Czar of Steaks
Titan, NAAFS, MFC, etc....
I think Ryan Couture will have impossibly high standards to live up to, purely because of his last name. I kinda feel bad for him.
JWGunslinger
Warrior Forever
What is it that made you a fan?
I get what you're saying but I think he just has to be good, nobody expects him to do what his father did. If he can be a gatekeeper, be a memorable fighter and put on really entertaining fights then he'll be good.
On another note I read a bit on Sean McCorkle that not only made me think he's not as pathetic as I thought after the Struve and Morecraft losses. Just talked about how in those fights he didn't gas and it wasn't the talent level of his opponents but the stage of being in the co main event and the pressure, he's riding 5 straight 1st rnd subs since his release and if he can get focused I'd enjoy seeing him back. When he was actually winning while trash talking I loved the guy, hope he wins at Bellator friday.
Was a joke, I know there are other promotions lower than Challengers.....
Not quite sure. I just suddenly have a new found appreciation for him.
BaconBits
WZ Czar of Steaks
Fans that truly know mixed martial arts won't have the expectations with Ryan Couture, but I fear that those expectations will come as the sport becomes more and more mainstream. It takes new fans a while to understand what's going on and the first thing they'll see is Couture and think, 'This guy should be awesome" and when he is just a very solid fighter, it'll be seen as less than impressive.
McCorkle has been fighting cans since leaving the UFC. It's kind of hard to judge where he's at. I saw one of those fights at an NAAFS show and he looked great, but he was fighting a can of the highest extent. He is a likable guy though, and I'd like to see him win too.
BaconBits
WZ Czar of Steaks
I've always thought Bonnar is kind of under-appreciated by an awful lot fans. He's always a game fighter and usually very entertaining. He fits the mid level 205 gatekeeper sport very, very well.
Turd Ferguson
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Ugh, get back on your Rascal, Timmy, and fuck off.
NOBODY wants to see you fight, Tim, unless it's in a hilarious fight where you'd get KO'ed in 30 seconds by Shane Carwin.
NOBODY wants to see you fight, Tim, unless it's in a hilarious fight where you'd get KO'ed in 30 seconds by Shane Carwin.
Turd Ferguson
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Lol Nog got injured and is out of UFC on Fuel. Thiago Silva will step in against Gustafsson. It should still be a real good fight.
BaconBits
WZ Czar of Steaks
Yeah, except Silva will have all sorts of ring rust. He's never had particularly good cardio, it's likely to be worse than ever in this one.
I think Gustafsson will probably beat him, then get thrust into the upper tier of fighters he really isn't ready for yet.
Turd Ferguson
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Frankie Edgar whined his way into a rematch.
Fuck this noise.
Fuck this noise.
If BJ deserved a rematch than so does Frankie. Throwing my fandom away, it is kind of messing with Anthony Pettis for the second time though. Hopefully Pettis wins his next fight, and gets his title shot.
Also, Mark Hunt vs. Tim Sylvia. Make it happen, I would be thrilled to see Mark pound on Tim.
Also, Mark Hunt vs. Tim Sylvia. Make it happen, I would be thrilled to see Mark pound on Tim.