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Originally Posted by DodgerIrish
Let's list them
Silva
Sonnen
Belfort
Okami
Bisping
Stann
Paul Harris
I'd prbly put him ahead of Bisping and behind Okami IMHO. Bisping could be #3 though. They're pretty congested
I'm worried about several things about Lombard. His gas tank has never been that great - if he fights a guy like Bisping and doesn't knock him out early, can he keep up the pace into the later rounds? He's already 34 and is more likely to get worse in the next two years than to get better. He's also quite short, which could come into play. Just some stuff to think about. He's a top ten guy, but I'd think he's closer to the the bottom.
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Originally Posted by just_mo
lol @ Aoki.
lol indeed. Aoki is so much better in Japan where he can wear his pants, fight in a small ring where it's easy to trap people into the clinch, and let your opponent worry about massive jet lag, not you. It's really a massive disadvantage for him to fight in the US.
Also, fighting Rich Clementi instead of Alvarez/Melendez doesn't hurt.