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Originally Posted by positivebalance
As long as Wand uses Fedor's gameplan, which was pressing the fight, Cro Cop can't win other than flash KO. And chances to get a clean shot at Silva will be few and far between.
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Wand and Fedor are two completely different fighters. Fedor's plan was to pressure Mirko in order to set up a takedown. Wanderlei has already said how he plans to stand with Mirko, so CC doesn't have to fear the TD like he did with Fedor. Plus, the "Fedor Plan" isn't a foolproof method; Mirko has faced guys who have tried pressuring him before, and only once has he lost, and that was to Fedor (I don't really count Hunt because he had the same game plan in their K-1 fight, but Mirko beat him that time. In their MMA fight, Mirko beat himself). In K-1, Hunt and Sapp had the game plan of pressuring Mirko, and they both lost; in MMA, Herring tried pressuring Mirko and lost; Aleks tried it and lost; and in their rematch, Randleman tried bumrushing Mirko and lost. There isn't some infallible game plan to beat Mirko, it just depends the style of fighter you are. Fedor won because he is the best strategist in MMA, and not only does he have the best game plans, but he is such a great and diverse fighter that he can execute them flawlessly, and Mark Hunt, the other successful combatant against Mirko using the pressure tactic, just has a steel head and was able to eat kicks without falling. Wanderlei is no Fedor and he doesn't have the chin of Hunt, so he doesn't just have to watch those two fights and then show up to beat Mirko.
And at this level of competition with this level of fighter, how can you say "he can't win" with any certainty?