Guest Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Coming up pretty soon. What are your thoughts on this fight? I really like vera, and i would like to see him win, but i dont see it happening for him, minotauro is too good of a fighter, and i really hate seeing vera getting such hard matchups, but i think he may can pull it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffWanderer Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I can't see anything but a little nog win, his boxing is good and so is his clinch defense which may negate Vera's main threat. I certainly believe Rua's Muay thai to be better and Rua only won by decision when he was the man (2005). And on the floor the Nogueria's are both amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Yeah Nog, definately has the best jiu jitsu in the UFC, imo. but i dont know. Brandons MT is pretty strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I really like Vera, the guy is super talented but the guy's just to lazy in the cage. The Couture fight is a good example, Randy did NOTHING in the fight yet Vera couldn't convince the judges he had won the fight. With the drop down to 205 it seems he has also lost the killer instinct. Â My money is on Lil' Nog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I dont think that he was lazy, i just dont think he was able to get out of randy's clinch. Randy has an extremely strong wrestling clinch as we all know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 lean n pray FTW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Well Im pretty sure we wont see ant lean and pray in this match. :E Vera is a very good striker so he definately has the chance and maybe if he sinks on of those knees... Still, my moneys on Nog becouse he has such a great boxing/bjj. My hats off for Vera for not dodging anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backelie Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 In case anyone else got confused by the title: Â It's Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira a.k.a. Little Nog, the guy who just beat Luiz Cane, that's fighting Brandon Vera, not his twin brother Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira a.k.a. Big Nog (sometimes just Nog). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yeah my bad. I didn't mean to do that, it is misleading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Vera always takes tough matchups, so he's becoming an underrated fighter, but nogueira is elite, I'd say top 4 lhw, so I say nog but vera rarely gets finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabscar Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Vera's made a career out of losing fights he shouldn't and winning fights he shouldn't either. He's got a chance, seeing as he's like Soccerjew, a motionless striker who hits hard. Still backing Rogerio though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 This should be fireworks and nothing else not like boring ass couture trying to clinch all the time and did nothing in the clinch and still won when vera landed kicks and even took him down but lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Little Nog by stoppage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Kicker Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Little Nog by stoppage. Â Â this. and probably no more than halfway through the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffWanderer Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 i have by money on little nog in the second Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBR Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 i would have to go towards lil nog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffWanderer Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 not gonna happen now, little nog is out with a broken ankle (sherdog) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I read Vera is fighting Jon Jones now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 This should be fireworks and nothing else not like boring ass couture trying to clinch all the time and did nothing in the clinch and still won when vera landed kicks and even took him down but lost. Being exciting is not the same as winning. Couture also landed more strikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBR Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 yea nog had to pull out --- no real word yet as to who will step up to face vera though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Vera VS Jones would be a good fight. I like them both a lot and im not really sure who would win that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabscar Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Provided Jones hasn't neutered his creative attacks after the Hamill thing, Id back him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Vera's gonna get beaten severely. He has talent, but no heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Vera by ankle breakage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I dont really think you can say vera has no heart. I like vera lot. He just didnt have his mind right for a part of his career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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