Matt probably had the best chance of taking Bader out of the tournament. I believe Bader will win, but as a die hard Fjodor fan I'll say; Fjodor does have legit grappling, a heeeeelluva lot better than Matt's. We might end up seing a 1st round KO just for the fact that the GOAT wants to bite down and go for broke.
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Matt probably had the best chance of taking Bader out of the tournament. I believe Bader will win, but as a die hard Fjodor fan I'll say; Fjodor does have legit grappling, a heeeeelluva lot better than Matt's. We might end up seing a 1st round KO just for the fact that the GOAT wants to bite down and go for broke. -
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Matt probably had the best chance of taking Bader out of the tournament. I believe Bader will win, but as a die hard Fjodor fan I'll say; Fjodor does have legit grappling, a heeeeelluva lot better than Matt's. We might end up seing a 1st round KO just for the fact that the GOAT wants to bite down and go for broke.Comment
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Good win for Fedor. It would be nice to see him win the Bellator HW title at this stage of his career. But beating Bader is a up hill battle at this point in their respective careers.
I think Bader will open and close as the favorite and rightfully so.Comment
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Same i'm thinking Bader just wrestles him to victory. Would be awesome if Fedor could do it though...finish Bader in the first, win that belt and walk off into the sunset.Comment
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That would be ideal but I still want to see him in the UFC so that he'd get more exposure through the UFC promotion machine. So when he is claimed as the GOAT it will be universal by the UFC without any debate until someone comes up in the future.Comment
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If Fedor wins, he may not have many fights left, but he could do a huge card in Russia. Maybe even go back to Japan.
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I wonder what Bellator wants? The HW division has been held up for so long and now they are trying to build it back up. Does Bader winning it help them?
If Fedor wins, he may not have many fights left, but he could do a huge card in Russia. Maybe even go back to Japan.
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I mean, Bader’s A tier. Let’s be honest. He was 8-1 in his last 9 UFC fights before leaving voluntarily. His wrestling is one dimensional but highly effective.
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As deteriorated as Fedor is, he still has fantastic counter wrestling tactics. Two or three of the reversals he hit on Chael were on par with anyone in the UFC today. So I guess my point is, while Fedor’s chin has utterly ceased to exist, he still has a good chance of out-maneuvering the A tier takedown-and-smother game of Bader, and even landing in top position.
I still pick Bader. In my mind, even if he flops on the first couple TD attempts, he eventually gets on top and forces Fedor to actually WRESTLE - where Bader can likely dominate.Xbox GT: the relaxed guyComment
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^ Yh unless he catches Bader with a bomb early, I see Bader dominating him with the wrestling tbh. He does have some counter wrestling ability with the sambo throws, but those are more clinch orientated. Bader's gonna shoot more often and I see him taking Fedor and beating on him or submitting him. Chael took him down too but wasn't able to hold top position. That likely won't happen with Bader.Comment
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