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DevonFoxy
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Career record: 160-91
Season: 47-23 (#510)
Location: Sebring Florida
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I see this fight going to Sanchez. If he gets out of the first round it's his fight to loose. Alves has weight cutting problems no doubt in my mind is he going to have cardio problems in this fight. I think he'll knock down Sanchez maybe but won't be able to finish exhausting most of his load and then Sanchez will take him down and GnP him to a UD.
I could be very wrong and if Sanchez tries to get cute with his stand up he'll be down for the count in this one but I think he'll look bad in the first and look great the rest of the fight as Alves will learn that he needs to stop partying and actually replace partying with work. He is so talented and young if he does get a loss it will be the best thing that happens to him to be so close and then just let it slip out of his fingers.
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Post #16 8/18/08 12:04:57AM
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Ben_Hutch
Banned
Career record: 116-73
Season: 45-25 (#1674)
Location: London
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Thiago Alves' stand-up is to good for Sanchez
Thiago Alves' take-down defense is one of the most under-rated in MMA and is to good for Sanchez's take-downs.
Thiago Alves wins it all day.
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Post #17 8/18/08 1:38:13AM
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Have it!!!
Career record: 136-71
Season: 43-27 (#735)
Location: Newcastle, UK
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Hopefully alves will have no weight problems this fight. He knows hes on his last chance, and if the cut takes to much out of him, the pace diego pushes on him might be to much. Im picking him with a second round tko though.
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Post #18 8/18/08 1:41:13AM
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State_Champ
MMA Regular
Career record: 168-87
Season: 44-26 (#1251)
Location: Vermont
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I don't understand how so many people say they have trouble picking this fight. Alves is the next challenger for the title; the guys is awesome. He's too big and too powerful for Diego to stop.
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Post #19 8/18/08 11:09:59AM
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Get Ready 2 Get KTFO!
Career record: 223-123
Season: 45-25 (#628)
Location: Texas
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I'll put my money on Diego.....I think Alves is overrated by beating Hughes....Hughes is way past his prime,and poses no danger as long as you can keep him from passing your guard...
As for Karo....Karo was winning the fight till that knee,as where Diego was in there neck and neck with Karo from the start....I dont see Alves beating Karo the same way twice or even winning a round against him again....Plus Karo was out of shape compared to when he fought Burkman or Chonan....
and this wont be no 175 pound Alves...if anything he's gonna be dehydrated and not as powerful as when he fought Hughes..
I see Diego smuthering Alves the whole way and not let him catch his breath...Diego's striking has really come a long way also.
ahh..and we cant forget that "Mexican Chin"
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Post #20 8/18/08 12:13:03PM
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fedorwins1
MMA Sensei
Career record: 235-112
Season: 47-23 (#333)
Location: Amish Country aka Pennsylvania
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Wow, kind of surprised so many people are picking Alves to KO Diego. When has Diego even been rocked or stunned from a punch, kick, or even knee? Diego has a chin made of steel, I know Alves hits hard, but Diego has never even been close to getting KO'd. Alves has had major problems getting to 170 and that takes a big toll on your cardio, where Diego is never tired....ever. Diego's overall MMA skills are better than Alves' and his cardio and heart is too much for Alves to match up to IMO. Diego seems to always find a way to win a fight.
Diego UD.
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Post #21 8/18/08 2:19:12PM
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GrizzlyChadams
MMA Regular
Career record: 64-35
Season: 47-23 (#954)
Location: Ontario, Canada
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This is a far easier pick then anyone is really saying. Like others have said, Alves has great takedown defence and his stand up so beyond Diego's that this is going to be quick and easy for Alves.
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Post #22 8/18/08 2:39:43PM
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DevonFoxy
MMA Sensei
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Career record: 160-91
Season: 47-23 (#510)
Location: Sebring Florida
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Posted by GrizzlyChadams
This is a far easier pick then anyone is really saying. Like others have said, Alves has great takedown defence and his stand up so beyond Diego's that this is going to be quick and easy for Alves.
Sorry buddy but in this game it's far from being an easy pick. He doesn't have "Great" take down defense he has good take down defense. When a fighter meets a very good wrestler it doesn't matter how much you train take down defense your going to the ground. Perfect example is the Fitch/GSP fight. Fitch knew GSP was going to try and take him down and he had the man with the best double leg take downs in the division in Koscheck and still was unable to defend the take down when GSP wanted it.
Now I'm not saying by any means Sanchez's wrestling is on the same level as GSP's because it isn't but still he has above average take downs and Deigo has stand up that will at least hang with Thiago's to get him to think Sanchez is going to stand with him and then bam it will go to the ground. Sounds to me you are vastly underestimating Sanchez.
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Post #23 8/18/08 2:53:45PM
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bls1919
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Career record: 155-90
Season: 48-19 (#352)
Location: Clarendon, PENNSYLVANNIA
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This will be FOTN and i think will end with Alves hand raised.
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Post #24 8/18/08 5:48:24PM
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By the way last time I checked Jon Fitch clearly beat Thiago Alves. And Karo fight was a horrible stoppage and Karo dominated, I mean dominated Alves in that first round. Tough fight to call, but I think Diego takes this.
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Post #25 8/18/08 6:06:21PM
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Career record: 134-73
Season: 50-20 (#178)
Location: selden, new york
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Posted by Dooletchetoreh
By the way last time I checked Jon Fitch clearly beat Thiago Alves. And Karo fight was a horrible stoppage and Karo dominated, I mean dominated Alves in that first round. Tough fight to call, but I think Diego takes this.
it was not a bad stoppage. maybe a little early, but had it continued Alves would have finished him anyway. it wasn't like Alves would have lost if it wasn't stopped then. Diego will be exploited in this fight and will finally be finished mark my words.
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Post #26 8/18/08 6:34:17PM
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ziegler3334
MMA Regular
Career record: 44-15
Season: 44-15 (#1271)
Location: Ohio
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I'm going to have to go with Alves here. Diego's cardio and wrestling are better, and he has a good chin. But, Alves is a really good striker. And he is pretty big, so he won't be easy to push around and wrestle. Thiago will eventually land a good one, and finish him for the tko. That being said, the longer it takes for this to happen the less likely it will be, and diego would have a better chance to pull out a decision. But I don't see that happening. Alves; TKO; 2nd
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Post #27 8/18/08 7:48:46PM
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MikeyG
MMA Regular
Career record: 31-25
Season: 31-25 (#3611)
Location: Anywhere, Everywhere And Nowhere
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Posted by DevonFoxy
Posted by GrizzlyChadams
This is a far easier pick then anyone is really saying. Like others have said, Alves has great takedown defence and his stand up so beyond Diego's that this is going to be quick and easy for Alves.
Sorry buddy but in this game it's far from being an easy pick. He doesn't have "Great" take down defense he has good take down defense. When a fighter meets a very good wrestler it doesn't matter how much you train take down defense your going to the ground. Perfect example is the Fitch/GSP fight. Fitch knew GSP was going to try and take him down and he had the man with the best double leg take downs in the division in Koscheck and still was unable to defend the take down when GSP wanted it.
Now I'm not saying by any means Sanchez's wrestling is on the same level as GSP's because it isn't but still he has above average take downs and Deigo has stand up that will at least hang with Thiago's to get him to think Sanchez is going to stand with him and then bam it will go to the ground. Sounds to me you are vastly underestimating Sanchez.
Easiest pick on the card for me, Alves by KO
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Post #28 8/18/08 9:57:37PM
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jawbreaker517
MMA Regular
Career record: 99-48
Season: 28-12 (#4093)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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I am going to have to go with Diego on this one. His hands looked better in his last fight, but I think he should ultimately be trying to get the fight to the ground and get a stoppage.
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Post #29 8/18/08 10:17:11PM
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DevonFoxy
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Season: 47-23 (#510)
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Posted by MikeyG
Posted by DevonFoxy
Posted by GrizzlyChadams
This is a far easier pick then anyone is really saying. Like others have said, Alves has great takedown defence and his stand up so beyond Diego's that this is going to be quick and easy for Alves.
Sorry buddy but in this game it's far from being an easy pick. He doesn't have "Great" take down defense he has good take down defense. When a fighter meets a very good wrestler it doesn't matter how much you train take down defense your going to the ground. Perfect example is the Fitch/GSP fight. Fitch knew GSP was going to try and take him down and he had the man with the best double leg take downs in the division in Koscheck and still was unable to defend the take down when GSP wanted it.
Now I'm not saying by any means Sanchez's wrestling is on the same level as GSP's because it isn't but still he has above average take downs and Deigo has stand up that will at least hang with Thiago's to get him to think Sanchez is going to stand with him and then bam it will go to the ground. Sounds to me you are vastly underestimating Sanchez.
Easiest pick on the card for me, Alves by KO
Yea much easier then Werdum's fight and Silva vs Cote I guess we'll just wait and see but to this fight is a simple one couldn't be more wrong imo.
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Post #30 8/19/08 10:07:39AM
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