Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

[XFactah416]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

Did she "slam" Tito? I mean, technically yes, really no.

It was during training and while she exhibited a ton of strength, she got Tito off the ground for a little bit. Not like she went all Rampage on Arona style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf6-hZ2wIls

There's no way she makes 125 either without cutting one of her legs off. However, I wouldn't be shocked if she could beat some dudes, especially lower-tier fighters for sure.

Werdum vs Overeem will say a lot about the 'Reem. It's one thing to beat Todd Duffee or Brett Rogers; it's another to beat Werdum. Say what you want about his K-1 skills but Overeem hasn't beat anyone of significance in MMA and Werdum will be the first opponent in a while that is not ****ting themselves in fear of him. Smart money is obviously on Alistair, but Werdum is certainly a live dog. There's still so many questions to be answered about Overeem, whether it's his conditioning or his mental toughness.

JZ is incredibly talented but I have to think injuries have just taken their toll on him.

[MachoMyers]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

Did she "slam" Tito? I mean, technically yes, really no.

It was during training and while she exhibited a ton of strength, she got Tito off the ground for a little bit. Not like she went all Rampage on Arona style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf6-hZ2wIls

There's no way she makes 125 either without cutting one of her legs off. However, I wouldn't be shocked if she could beat some dudes, especially lower-tier fighters for sure.

Werdum vs Overeem will say a lot about the 'Reem. It's one thing to beat Todd Duffee or Brett Rogers; it's another to beat Werdum. Say what you want about his K-1 skills but Overeem hasn't beat anyone of significance in MMA and Werdum will be the first opponent in a while that is not ****ting themselves in fear of him. Smart money is obviously on Alistair, but Werdum is certainly a live dog. There's still so many questions to be answered about Overeem, whether it's his conditioning or his mental toughness.

JZ is incredibly talented but I have to think injuries have just taken their toll on him.

I see what you mean. :wink:

[Perfect Zero]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

My brother and I went to the weigh-ins at Victory Plaza yesterday. Really cool event except for one of the security guards that had millimeter peter syndrome. Stich came out and mingled with the fans (my brother got a picture with him), but other than that, they kept the fans pretty far away from the actual weigh-in. I'll be heading out in a couple of hours to watch the whole thing.

[p_rushing]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

Looks like HDNet will have 5 fights if they are showing the full prelims.

JZ CAVALCANTE (15-3-1-1) VS JUSTIN WILCOX (11-3)
CONOR HEUN (8-4) VS MAGNO ALMEIDA (9-1)
TODD MOORE (13-4) VS MIKE BRONZOULIS (12-2-1)
NAH-SHON BURRELL (5-1) VS JOE RAY (4-0)
BRIAN MELANCON (5-1) VS ISAAC VALLIE-FLAG (11-3-1)

[fpac]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

Looks like HDNet will have 5 fights if they are showing the full prelims.

JZ CAVALCANTE (15-3-1-1) VS JUSTIN WILCOX (11-3)
CONOR HEUN (8-4) VS MAGNO ALMEIDA (9-1)
TODD MOORE (13-4) VS MIKE BRONZOULIS (12-2-1)
NAH-SHON BURRELL (5-1) VS JOE RAY (4-0)
BRIAN MELANCON (5-1) VS ISAAC VALLIE-FLAG (11-3-1)

Yeah they are, it just started and runs until the main card starts.

[The Chef]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

I dont know who is doing the commentary for the HDNet fights, outside of Bas, but the other guy is annoying as all hell.

[Sandman42]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

I dont know who is doing the commentary for the HDNet fights, outside of Bas, but the other guy is annoying as all hell.

Schiavello? He can be corny, but I like him.

Unfortunate end for Wilcox/JZ. I was really looking forward to that fight. Was the 2nd best fight on the card next to Overeem/Werdum.

[The Chef]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

Schiavello? He can be corny, but I like him.

Unfortunate end for Wilcox/JZ. I was really looking forward to that fight. Was the 2nd best fight on the card next to Overeem/Werdum.

Probably so but I never did catch his name.

I hate these cards, for some reason they never show them live on the West Coast so Ive gotta wait until 10:00 to watch it, which means by then the thing is over with. It kills my ability to hang out in this thread without getting the results spoiled, why Showtime wont show it live on the west coast is completely beyond me. Right now Ive got either Sum of All Fears or some biography on Hugh Hefner to choose from, awesome.

[areobee401]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

That Hugh Hefner documentary is actually pretty good.

[Sandman42]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

I see Gus still has his clown makeup on.

[Sandman42]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

Valentin Overeem taps to strikes. What a surprise. Must be the 8th time he's done that.

I wish I could have taken a prop bet on Griggs via submission (punches) because it was a gimme.

[SidVish]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

Tapping to ground and pound.


V. Overeem sucks.

[areobee401]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

I don't think you need to question his heart. He just answered that question right there.

[nyj721]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

The worst part is he wasn't even getting hit clean or hard.

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th on Showtime

This guy just fighting for the f of it. What is that like his 40th loss? When you have more than 2 losses due to tapping to strikes you should just give up on life. Embarrassing.

Yo that chick was kinda cute, who was that?