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Quoteworthy:
“Quinton is a great fighter, but only when he’s doing well in the fight. When he fights someone like me or Wanderlei he doesn’t like it, tries the takedowns and gets lost. Wanderlei needs to do the same gameplan, doesn’t need to change anything. Quinton has a fucking hand, if he hits you, you’ll feel it, but it’s the perfect game for Wanderlei.”
– Light heavyweight standout Ricardo Arona, who looks forward to returning to mixed martial arts competition in 2009, weighs in on Wanderlei Silva vs Quinton Jackson III for UFC 92 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 27. The Brazilian knows a thing or two about both men, having competed against them back in PRIDE FC.
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Wandy 1st round TKO. No way Rampage can be in the right frame of mind for this fight.
if rampage loses this one…u might not see him for a while. losing 3 times to the same dude will humble the shit out of any fighter.
Man do I want to see Arona fight in the UFC!
This coming form the guy who kept trying to jits down rampage the whole time an dthen got slamed like a fool for not grabbing the leg while in a triangle agains a strong guy like that…yeah arona keep talking…go be a faded 205 champion and a cookie rook org.
Thats what I was thinking! Wanderlei with 2 vicious KO’s over Rampage. And Arona has what, against Rampage? Thats still the best slam ive ever seen!
Arona isn’t going near the UFC, unless they stop drug testing.
Arona , in my opinion, is typically overhyped on this website. The only good thing that he would bring to the UFC is that he would be like the only GnP 205er now that Tito is gone.
He does have some big win, back in like 2001.
word.
how bout that mccain milf over to the right? dayamn
actually he ko’d rampage in the fight and the ref didnt stop it and while arona was talking to the ref rampage snapped back into conscious and then he ko’d arona. watch the whole fight before comenting guys
i watched the whole figh3 times already arona never koed rampage he hit him hard a few time from guard and got stood up when arona coudnt secure anything…all of us one point..you ZERO!
WTF?!!? Since when is RINGS still around. I thought they went out of business 6 years ago? If they are back, will they still have no strikes on the ground-maybe then valentijn can make a comeback.
so aronas gonna start fighting again…..
I hope it makes it to the 3rd round and then ends by KO/TKO. I really think it could turn out to be fight of the year. I can’t wait.
he should have went to the ufc, thats the only place or a top lhw.
Arona is right….Wandy will KTFO Rampage….3 for 3.
We love Rampage and and think that this will definately turn out to be an exciting fight – no matter which fighter wins. That being said, Wandy has always had Rampage’s number.
WOnt happen. Ranpage is going to knock Wanderlei out this time.
Rampage will let his anger get the better of him against Wanderlei and he will make a mistake and Wanderlei will KO him again. If Rampage comes in with a plan and calm/collected….I can see Rampage win no problem.
I think Rampage is at a point in his carreer, where he cant afford to come into a fight angry. anyone who has any fighting experience knows its not good fight with your anger.
“When he fights someone like me or Wanderlei he doesn’t like it”…. uh didn’t Rampage have his best highlight of his career against Arona?! Those who havn’t see it, youtube now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkRkDS1O8y0
Uh, yeah. He pulled the ultimate highlight real KO on Arona. Anybody that hasn’t seen it must go check it out. It’s the reason nobody will ever try to put Rampage in a triangle again, ever!!!
except for Forrest….
RINGS? Seriously? I haven’t heard anyone else joining that organization, so who is he going to fight?
i doubt he’ll stay at rings for more than a few fights. he probably just wants to get the rust off.
Wandy has Rampages number, its like rampage and liddel, or GSP with Hughes… so its a no brainer.. and no matter how much you can improve as a fight, getting knocked out as bad as rampage did, all wandy has to do is put him in the clinch and rampage will be lost and remember those knees to the head..
Plus, I still don’t think Rampage is all there in the head yet.
if i was dana i would sign him in a heartbeat
he’s fighting in Japan so he can keep up with the steroids..
I guerantee thats the truth.
Last I knew rings has been out of business since before fedor fough in pride….umm this might be me but how reliable is the source of this?
That what I thought too joe. I’m pretty sure that rings has been out of business for at least 5 years.
Well, ok. Just make sure your let go of that triangle next time buddy.
Hi read it wrong. It says “rings.” They incorrectly used the plural version of “ring.” RINGS the promotion is dead and has been for a while.
Just so everyone know out of all of fedors opponents arona did the best. some people even think arona beat him.
P.S. Please do not bring up TK’s victory via cut caused by an illegal elbow.
P.P.S That cut was actually first caused by arona in fedors first match of the night. Tk’s illegal elbow just made it worse.
IS JUST ME OR I SEE RAMPAGE PUT WANDY TO SLEEP ALSO WANDY DONT GOING TO CAME IN AND BANG WITH PAGE HE IS NOT CRAZY ENOUGH BECAUSE HE WAS CLOSE TO GET KO LAST TIME THEY FOUGHT AND RAMPAGE HAVE TO BE TOO SILLY TO FALL IN THOSE KNEES FOR A 3 TIME ANYWAY MY MONEY IS ON RAMPAGE HANDS DOWN