Hopefully bj's ego will give us a nice ground battle for once. He probably knows he can keep it standing all night and box the shit out of Ryan.
But bj being a warrior will most likely make him take Hall down and try to prove his jiu jitsu is still strong enough to hang.
BJ is my favorite fighter of all time so I'm sad to see this fight go down. I think this will be BJ's first submission loss.Hopefully bj's ego will give us a nice ground battle for once. He probably knows he can keep it standing all night and box the shit out of Ryan.
But bj being a warrior will most likely make him take Hall down and try to prove his jiu jitsu is still strong enough to hang.
I actually believe the level of bjj in MMA to very high and believe most top MMA fighters bjj skills to be comparable to halls.
I actually believe the level of bjj in MMA to very high and believe most top MMA fighters bjj skills to be comparable to halls.
Hall should have been finished already.
Hall might karate distance him all day too...
I think the hope is that BJ engages him. In most of Hall’s matches it seems that his opponents try and stall on the ground, fearful of moving and making a mistake. The hope is We get a motivated BJ Penn where he will keep up with Hall cardio wise and we have an interesting match up.Isn't it likely that Ryan Hall realises he doesn't need to win but must also *entertain* this time if he wants his career to move anywhere?
If he goes for a yet another boring UD the UFC will just shelve him forever.
Isn't it likely that Ryan Hall realises he doesn't need to win but must also *entertain* this time if he wants his career to move anywhere?
If he goes for a yet another boring UD the UFC will just shelve him forever.
I think the hope is that BJ engages him. In most of Hall’s matches it seems that his opponents try and stall on the ground, fearful of moving and making a mistake. The hope is We get a motivated BJ Penn where he will keep up with Hall cardio wise and we have an interesting match up.
agreed. Bj is done and he was the only guy willing to fight hall. he will do better than most imo but he will get tapped to if he goes to the ground for too long."motivated BJ..."
thanks for the laugh! haven't heard that phrase in a while. It's like "Batman with prep time" for MMA.
Some of you guys live in a bizarro world, where the bugs bunny version of BJ Penn that last fought never existed.
Bj is oldschool, he doesnt play that footsie shit.
That's my prediction. BJ has never dealt with kicks well, and that's most of Ryan's offense. I imagine it'll be a terrible fight with Ryan kicking BJ every time he gets close for a boring UD.