Kind of like the "fights you'd like to see" except not specific matchups, but fighters.
I was just watching the Best of WEC 2009 and thought of it. For me, the people I can think of right now are:
Amir Sadollah - took a while to get healthy and had some issues, then came in and got his first fight stopped way too early... Finally got a real fight against Baroni and looked great. I'm looking forward to see him progress if he can stay healthy.
Phillipe Nover - same as Sadollah pretty much; except he only had the one fight so far. He's scheduled for 109, so we'll see. I loved watching him on TUF and hope he can make a place for himself in the UFC.
Steve Cantwell - I really like watching the guy. Yeah, he's 1-2 in the UFC right now, but I think he's got a boat load of potential. He just needs to hit that groove and get going and I think he could be a hell of a fighter down the road; he is only 23.
Carlos Condit - was in a hell of a fight with Ellenberger. One of the most entertaining of the year, and pulled a split against Kampmann. He's also shown the ability to put an end to fights; other than his two UFC fights so far - he'd stopped his previous 9 fights before Kampmann.
Those are four guys I can think of right now that I'm looking forward to in 2010.
With the exception of Sadollah, they're all pretty young to and have a few years before they really hit their prime. If Cantwell can really boost his training, I think he could be one of the most dangerous in the UFC in a few years.
I think I should also mention Jon Jones; but this was more a list of my absolute top guys - and while Jones has looked awesome, for some reason he just hasn't really earned my fanhood yet. He's just not a guy quite yet that I'd care about on a fight card. But hopefully he can change that around. At 22, though, this kid could be one of the top fighters in the LHW division for years to come if he keeps up at the pace he has.
*I wish I could edit the title. It's killing me inside.
I was just watching the Best of WEC 2009 and thought of it. For me, the people I can think of right now are:
Amir Sadollah - took a while to get healthy and had some issues, then came in and got his first fight stopped way too early... Finally got a real fight against Baroni and looked great. I'm looking forward to see him progress if he can stay healthy.
Phillipe Nover - same as Sadollah pretty much; except he only had the one fight so far. He's scheduled for 109, so we'll see. I loved watching him on TUF and hope he can make a place for himself in the UFC.
Steve Cantwell - I really like watching the guy. Yeah, he's 1-2 in the UFC right now, but I think he's got a boat load of potential. He just needs to hit that groove and get going and I think he could be a hell of a fighter down the road; he is only 23.
Carlos Condit - was in a hell of a fight with Ellenberger. One of the most entertaining of the year, and pulled a split against Kampmann. He's also shown the ability to put an end to fights; other than his two UFC fights so far - he'd stopped his previous 9 fights before Kampmann.
Those are four guys I can think of right now that I'm looking forward to in 2010.
With the exception of Sadollah, they're all pretty young to and have a few years before they really hit their prime. If Cantwell can really boost his training, I think he could be one of the most dangerous in the UFC in a few years.
I think I should also mention Jon Jones; but this was more a list of my absolute top guys - and while Jones has looked awesome, for some reason he just hasn't really earned my fanhood yet. He's just not a guy quite yet that I'd care about on a fight card. But hopefully he can change that around. At 22, though, this kid could be one of the top fighters in the LHW division for years to come if he keeps up at the pace he has.
*I wish I could edit the title. It's killing me inside.
Comment