Whats next for Phil Davis?
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He definitely needs a top 20-15 opponent. Someone like Vera, Thiago Silva, Matsyushenko, Hammill etc. Hammill might actually be a top 10. But someone who's experienced and has some good wins. He's a beast dude....that guys frame is just scary looking. He's seriously as scary as Bones was coming up.
Striker versus Wrestler can be lame though. Either one guy gets dominated standing, or the other guy gets dominated on the ground. Plus, with Krsytoff having decent jitz, he's not likely to get subbed by Davis, so you end up with 3 rounds of one guy holding the other down if he doesn't get knocked out.
I say Matyushenko is a great test, or perhaps that guy that almost beat Lil'Nog who's name I can't remember right now.
I don't want to see a top 15 opponent for him yet. He's still very green and needs more time, but he's easily one of my favourite young fighters. His upside is absolutely tremendous.
clockwerk said:
Striker versus Wrestler can be lame though. Either one guy gets dominated standing, or the other guy gets dominated on the ground. Plus, with Krsytoff having decent jitz, he's not likely to get subbed by Davis, so you end up with 3 rounds of one guy holding the other down if he doesn't get knocked out.
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This. I think Davis would just take Krysztoff down and hold him there. I can see it turning into a boring fight. You need to give Krysztoff a striker or someone with a good jitz game for it to be exciting. Davis has a great jitz game though so the ground game actually might be pretty interesting. I say give him a solid wrestler like Vera, The Janitor, or Hammill.
Ufc0611 said:
cobra_punch said:
Quickash1t said:
how bout krystoff
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Yes!
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Theres the name i was looking for both just came off a big win, they're evenly matched, this would make a hell of a fight
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perfect call
clockwerk said:
Striker versus Wrestler can be lame though. Either one guy gets dominated standing, or the other guy gets dominated on the ground. Plus, with Krsytoff having decent jitz, he's not likely to get subbed by Davis, so you end up with 3 rounds of one guy holding the other down if he doesn't get knocked out.
I say Matyushenko is a great test, or perhaps that guy that almost beat Lil'Nog who's name I can't remember right now.
I don't want to see a top 15 opponent for him yet. He's still very green and needs more time, but he's easily one of my favourite young fighters. His upside is absolutely tremendous.
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It could also be an awesome fight as well. Really tough to say on paper, but should be an awesome fight.
And, I would like to see him against someone top 15. He is really green, but so was Bones and Bader. Both of them also started getting the bigger fights around this time too.
jsinsantino said:
Jason Brillz, Matsyushenko, or Karlos Vemola
. all 3 have very good wrestling and would be good fights i do believe
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But aren't they all on the small side?
And Davis has just come off back-to-back wins over fighters who are natural MWs - if they're even that (Tim Boetsch and Rodney Wallace).
Three such opponents in a row would make little - no pun intended - sense.