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Originally Posted by Lurch
I think Lutter/Silva is a bigger mismatch than Serra/GSP when that eventually occurs. Lutter is a BJJ guy who can't strike, Silva is likely a better BJJ guy who is the best striker at that weight class.
I hope the UFC asked Cro Cop to keep his fight going for more than 30 seconds. I'd like to see a few minutes of action before the KO. I was listening to 960 last weekend (Talktagon - good show, worst name ever!) and they had a guy on that suggested this fight would not have happened in California as the sanctioning body would not have allowed it due to the mismatch.
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Silva should be able to handle himself on the ground well, he does have a black belt in BJJ from the Nogueria brothers (for those who don't know, they are both in pride and are fantastic ground fighters). However Silva does not usually fight on the ground so have to give the edge to Lutter there, but I agree with everyone in this thread Lutter shouldn't last too long...
Yeah I've heard that some places would not allow this fight, but once you are in the big leagues (UFC/Pride) you should be expected to face a the best in the world. However this is a bit of stretch as Sanchez only has 6 pro fights.