Top Five Most Overrated Mixed Martial Artits?

While I think Couture is a legend, and probably the best tactician to ever set foot in the ring. I do think some people over-rate him. On these forums people were saying he was better than Fedor. He is an incredible fighter, but sometimes people just go overboard with what he is capable of. He's really a small heavy/big light heavy who is so talented that he can compete with top tier heavies.

 

I dont recall anyone saying he is greater then Fedor I dont think even the worlds wildest drugs can make you say that. There are however people like myself included that around 2007 thought Couture would style wise maybe give Fedor some difficulty which isnt impossible.

 

I can't see Randy causing Fedor any issues really.

What is it stylewise that you think would cause Fedor problems with Randy?

 

Well this might sound crazy in a way but here it is. While Fedor has a good base he has been took down by superior wrestlers like a Coleman or a Randleman. If Randy where to close the gap and clinch it is possible he gets some kind of takedown especially if he had the advantage of the cage. From there its as simple as this Couture throws lots of short elbows which really arent painful compared to those ones Ortiz or Louiseau would load up on for example they are simply used to cut people ask Vitor Belfort about that in the 3rd Couture fight. The one weakness of Fedor is that he bleeds like a stuck pig he bleed agianst Rodgers last time out, it caused one of the Nogueira fights to be a NC and hell it caused his only loss to TK. It is possible Couture could win via cut. Of course that sounds very crappy but imagine if they had made the fight after Couture beat Gonzaga and Couture's arm heals and they fight February 2008. Few secounds in they clinch, Randy gets a trip, elbows and a bloody Fedor steps up and the ref has to wave it that would have sent shockwaves through MMA.

 

I guess. But a cuts stoppaage is basically Randys only hope. Infact its nearly everybodies only hope.

If it was anythinng other that that I would make Fedor a huge favorite. Also I don't think it would send shockwaves as such. There would be a rematch and I would expect Fedor to have adapted his game plan and decimate Randy, with a guy as cerbral as Fedor even if he gets beaten at some point he would come back and even the score in aa brutal fashion imo.

 

People were saying it on this very forum.. It was after Randy beat Gonzaga, and there was some talk about a Couture vs. Fedor bout.

Bad memories, everyone here must have played defensive back.

 

After the Gonzaga win it makes sense for Randy to be his next opponent. Randy would have been coming off of two big wins over Gonzaga and Sylvia and Fedor had already beaten everyone else.

Randy has aged quite a bit since the Gonzaga fight. I don't think I ever said he'd beat Fedor, but after the Gonz fight a fight with Fedor seemed perfectly reasonable. He had as good a chance as anyone. Theoretically he could also win by grinding Fedor in the clinch and on the ground to a decision.

 

+1 The guy is obviously top 10 but people talk as if he has already beaten a bunch of top L10 HWs and it just isn't true. Kang, Sobral, Hunt, Cyborg, Manhoef... these are VERY good wins and he is obviously a very good fighter but he needs to fight some UFC LHWs before we'll really know how good he is, I think.

People were saying he should be ranked #1 at LHW after the soko winatsch