[restless_438]

..that tonights main event was a case of Babalu coming in with a bad gameplan and not discounting him as a fighter.. Sobral will remain my #1 fighter regardless of tonight, he knows he made a mistake, i just hope the UFC doesn't punish him for it. I'd like for "casual" UFC fans to know how good he is, and i hope UFC doesn't stick him back on the bench just for this loss to one of the best light-heavies in the sport today..

[RichGMANGoins]

arlovski had a bad gameplan in his last 2 sylvia fights - whats your opinion on that.
randy had a bad gameplan his last 2 chuck fights - whats your opinion on that
tito had a bad gameplan versus chuck - whats your opinion on that

sounds like a case of a babalu stan in denial - go die - whitebelt

[OmniMirror]

I agree with you. I was talking up Babalu to everyone in the house (who obviously favored Liddell) as a guy who just might beat him. However, the moment I saw Babalu rush in, I knew it was over. BJM gave Babalu all the chances in the world to recover and he couldn't put up an intelligent defense.

Congrats to Chuck for retaining, and yes, I hope Babalu remains a top contender in UFC's eyes.

[korii~san]

Originally Posted by restless_438

..that tonights main event was a case of Babalu coming in with a bad gameplan and not discounting him as a fighter.. Sobral will remain my #1 fighter regardless of tonight, he knows he made a mistake, i just hope the UFC doesn't punish him for it. I'd like for "casual" UFC fans to know how good he is, and i hope UFC doesn't stick him back on the bench just for this loss to one of the best light-heavies in the sport today..

I was thinking the same thing after the KO. Chuck is a better fighter obviously but now when I go to work on Monday I will have every dickhead TUF fan talk about how "that brazilian guy was a pussy" or something equally pitiful.

[Zankou]

Babalu = great fighter with lousy gameplan. Agreed.

[restless_438]

Originally Posted by RichGMANGoins

arlovski had a bad gameplan in his last 2 sylvia fights - whats your opinion on that.
randy had a bad gameplan his last 2 chuck fights - whats your opinion on that
tito had a bad gameplan versus chuck - whats your opinion on that

sounds like a case of a babalu stan in denial - go die - whitebelt

the hell are you talking about? "stan"? Chuck won the fight.. i'm not in "denial" about anything. i simply know how good Renato is and that he didn't fight the way he should have tonight.. get off my nuts.. sounds like a case of a guy that doesn't know how to think before he types..

[Mr. Sinstro]

Gameplans are something everyone has. Chuck had his and it was to kick Sobral's ass no matter how he did it.

Well, he did just that - and sometimes you just have to stop coming to the defense of the loser because he got beat. Sobral is a good fighter, detemined as all hell, but you know what? Sometimes people just get beat. Once they're in there, I don't think any of us could understand what their gameplan is or isn't. They have two gameplans: win, and don't get beat.
Sometimes those two don't happen, and we saw that tonight....

[cpdtpa]

That was so frustrating! I didn't care who won, I just wanted Babalu to show up. I think he let the last 3 years of anticipation get to him and just psyched himself out and got over-anxious.

[Old Man]

I think he is a very good fighter, but I can't understand what the hell happened tonight. That was a very bad performance. Maybe the pressure of a title fight got to him and he choked.

[Dorkman]

hes good,no question, its just chuck is on another level.He'll have another shot a few years from now when he hits the top of his game.never fear justice will prevail