Comments on: Affliction: Josh Barnett vs Pedro Rizzo 2

By: hizzo

hizzo — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:28:44 +0000

In response to the above comment:
How can any one call rizzo foolish for taking a fight against argubally one the top 3 hw’s in the world? If rizzo win’s this he’s back in the big time. Rizzo knocked barnett out once before in spectacular fashion, when barnett was on a tear, and he can do it again. If you’ve ko’d someone before your confidence won’t be lacking in a rematch…
I know Kharitonov made rizzo look washed up when they fought but I put rizzo’s performance down to ring rust, he hadn’t fought in a year and then went up against a top hw when he should have had a few warm up fights first. The zentsov fight didn’t prove anything either. The punch from zentsov would have ko’d big nog…
I’ll be cheering for rizzo and hope barnett is stupid enough to keep the fight standing again…

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:47:46 +0000

I think this is a foolish match for Rizzo to take. He holds one of the most legendary KO’s in MMA history over Barnett at UFC 30, In my opinion the greatest KO in UFC full stop. The only conclusion I can draw is that he really needs the money as barnett is an animal thats 100% on top of his game. Unfortunately Pedro is not and got destroyed by Kharitanov who’se in my opinion not as tough as Barnett. I’m hoping for a great fight but I know its going to be all Barnett.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:03:08 +0000

Does the winner get to fight Tim Sylvia for the Heavyweight Love-handles Championship of the world?

By: the Levi

the Levi — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:12:53 +0000

it’s to bad this is 2008 & 2003, because this would have been better 5 years ago.Josh has improved , Pedro hasn’t. i would like to see the winners of these 2 Hwt fights go against each other. Josh or pedro against either the Maineiac or fedor would be awesome.

the MAINEIAC by KO

the Baby Faced Assasin by sub.

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:58:26 +0000

I posted a link yesterday. It’s what I was trying to say, ie. don’t get your hopes up. The fight card sounds great, but this is a fledgling organization trying to put out a supercard! There are many questions: can they afford it, how will they pay the fighters if they air it for free, where will it be held, etc. Randy is probably praying it doesn’t happen, if Timmy KO’s Fedor, the randy/fedor fight loses it’s luster

By: john

john — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:02:18 +0000

I just think he is on the Elite Level that Fedor and Nogueira are in.

If the rematch happened today, I do not think Randy would win that fight and I would give Barnett a better chance then any heavyweight on the UFC’s roster to beat Nogueira! After all, they are 1-1 against each other. Barnett wining in the 1st fight at the absolute Grand Prix (split decision) and Nog winning the second match at shockwave 2006 (which was released to DVD yesterday) by unanimous decision… Great dvd by the way…Melendez vs. Kawajiri was a classic as was Barnett vs. Nog….Shinya Aoki’s gogo plata over a hell boy (with hair) was awesome as well. Its a pretty good DVD, and for the new mainstream fans that havent seen a PRIDE event…check it out.

Did anyone happen to watch the opening ceremonies of Shockwave 2006 DVD? I was laughing my ass off earlier when I watched it. Pride is famous for starting their events with the traditional Japanease warrior beating on the drums. This event starts with an oiled down almost naked man beating on the drums wearing nothing but that Japanease diaper/thong thingy lol (sorry for my cultural ignorance). The camera gets a better shot and his face is revealed….It was Nobuhiko Takada…I was LMFAO! so Funny!

By: kama kaze

kama kaze — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:54:10 +0000

yup. Rizzo is washed up. easy win for Barnett.

By: john

john — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:53:27 +0000

I agree that not everyone can translate into fighting in American mma, but Josh is not one of them. He was after all, UFC heavyweight champion (I know its tainted). He has fought EVERYWHERE!

As for cro cop, when he signed with the UFC I was thrilled, and I expected big things out of him. Keep in mind that was at a time where the heavyeight division was trash. Arlovski the “pitbull” was fighting like a puppy. Sylvia was also at his worse. Gonzaga was a nobody. Kongo looked like crap. hearing was undedicated fat, and out of shape (until I bet against him and he showed up like superman against Kongo…My bad VM). There was nobody in the UFC at that time.

Also we cant say that all of mirko’s dissapointment is due to the UFC’s talent, some is, but on the other hand….we never really got to see the real Cro Cop. For instance the Cro Cop who showed up to fight Nogueira in 2003 could have been successfulf in the UFC. So could the cro cop that showed up to loose to Fedor in 2004. Mirko even looked great in 2006 winning the Grand Prix, but I dont think the best version of cro cop ever stepped inside of an octagon.

No excuses, he was a bust. I was wrong, but I doubt that I was the only 1.

If Cro Cop wants to get back on a winning streak he should just book another fight against Barnett! He is Barnetts Kryptonite. Like Rampage is to Chuck, and Chuck is To Tito! He should fight Barnett again to try and get some confidence back!

By: john

john — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:43:25 +0000

No Idea! Good question though. My guess is that someone in his management would have already gotten clarification about that since he was a part of the Fedor negotiations with the UFC. Dana tried to low ball him, but that did mean that Dana offered him a contract. I am sure Dana has all the bases covered and he wouldnt have offered anything with out getting clarification about that 1st.

That leads me to believe that he will fight in America, but its a valid question, that legally I know nothing about.

By: Horndog

Horndog — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:06:59 +0000

rizzo is passed it, did you see him get destroyed by kharintov in pride