Which is the FOTY?
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Sedulous said:
So Rogan has named two fights in the last few weeks as the best fight he's ever seen. At least one of those fights will be FOTY. Which do you think it was? Or do you think it was different one?
Were either of them the best you've ever seen?
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I think you gotta go with Gus-Jones strictly because of the stakes on the line there. The title, Jones' legacy, Gus' legitimacy, etc. So much added drama on top of just a FOTY candidate.
I don't know how I can rank any fight as 'the best I've ever seen' because how do you separate fights like Gil-Sanchez, Hendo-Shogun, Jones-Gus, even Forrest-Bonnar, etc etc. They are all blood baths that at that moment seem like the 'greatest fight ever'. Need more perspective and distance from the fights to make that call.
It's funny, i was gonna post a thread like this but with the voting options being:
Dennis Bermudez vs. Matt Grice
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Johny Hendricks vs. Carlos Condit
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez
CHOOSE WISELY!!!!
cmvideo75 said:
I think you gotta go with Gus-Jones strictly because of the stakes on the line there. The title, Jones' legacy, Gus' legitimacy, etc. So much added drama on top of just a FOTY candidate.
I don't know how I can rank any fight as 'the best I've ever seen' because how do you separate fights like Gil-Sanchez, Hendo-Shogun, Jones-Gus, even Forrest-Bonnar, etc etc. They are all blood baths that at that moment seem like the 'greatest fight ever'. Need more perspective and distance from the fights to make that call.
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I agree. I think Rogan gets caught up in the moment. I kind of liked Stann vs Wandy better than either one.
I still think Silva-Stann was FOTY just of the slugfest that was expected and the awesomeness that revolved around the fight where everyone knew they were just gonna slug it out until someone goes down. Also the fact that Wandy won caught most people off guard and that was awesome.
Forgot about Wandy-Stann. That may not have technically been 'FOTY' but it was definitely my favorite fight in a long long time. Just the shear craziness and pace of that fight was awesome. 2 brawlers blindly swinging for the fences with every shot, defense be damned? Fun fun fun.
That Melendez/Sanchez fight had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and I have never wanted to see a fight be a 5 rounder more. Having said that, it was only a 3 round fight which was mostly dominated by Gil. I'd have to give the nod to Jones/Gustafsson as FOTY because the title was on the line, it went a full 5 rounds, and was a very close fight the whole way through where every minute had a major bearing on the scorecards.
My favorite fights this year have been Johnson/Dodson, Aldo/Edgar, Curran/Pitbull, Bermudez/Grice, Jones/Gus, and Melendez/Sanchez. Wand/Stann was awesome as was Zingano/Tate but they were to sloppy for me to rank them among the best fights of the year. I also liked Shields/Maia a lot but probably not many people did
I have to go with Jones vs. Gus. Not only because the title was on the line, but it was exciting and competitive. We've never seen Jones look so human. Even without its relevancy, if these two guys were mid-ranked prospects this fight would be on the list of nominations, but add the drama of the title on the line and the seamingly invincible Jones being truly tested for the first time in his career... Instant classic.
Gus vs Jones, no doubt. Melendez vs Sanchez was very exciting and got me fired up that's for sure. Still it was a slugfest vs two guys who showed great technique, heart, determination etc. I could go on forever. I felt like Jones defended that belt like his life was on the line and Gus fought for it in the same way. Two great fights though that's for sure
I'd say Jones vs Gustaffson was FOTY with Sanchez vs Melendez coming in second, followed by Stann vs Wanderlei
Jones vs Gustaffson was a fight with much more on the table. The stakes were higher, it was more of a shocker. Nobody expected Gust to do what he did. Sanchez vs Melendez was pegged to be a great fight the moment it was announced.
Jones vs. Gustaffson also was a back and forth war. Sanchez vs Melendez was pretty one sided for the most part. Sanchez gained some momentum towards the end, but there really was no doubt who was the victor of the fight.
If we're going by fav. fights of the year. Then i would go with:
UFC
Glover vs. Rampage
Aldo vs. Edgar
Barao vs. McDonald
Pickett vs. Easton
Zingano vs. Tate
Bendo vs. Melendez
Brown vs. Mein
Junior vs. Hunt
Swanson vs. Siver
Davis vs. Machida
McDonald vs. Pickett
Hioki vs. Elkins
Condit vs. Kampmann
Poirier vs. Koch
Nurmagomedov vs. Healy
Jones vs. Gustafsson
Dillashaw vs. Assuncao
Maia vs. Shields
Melendez vs. Sanchez
Bellator
Curran vs. Pit Bull
Schlemenko vs. Falcao
Schlemenko vs. Cooper
Lima vs. Saunders
WSOF
Johnson vs. Arlovski
Gaethje vs. Cobb
Newell vs. Caldwell
imhungry4444 said:
If we're going by fav. fights of the year. Then i would go with:
UFC
Glover vs. Rampage
Aldo vs. Edgar
Barao vs. McDonald
Pickett vs. Easton
Zingano vs. Tate
Bendo vs. Melendez
Brown vs. Mein
Junior vs. Hunt
Swanson vs. Siver
Davis vs. Machida
McDonald vs. Pickett
Hioki vs. Elkins
Condit vs. Kampmann
Poirier vs. Koch
Nurmagomedov vs. Healy
Jones vs. Gustafsson
Dillashaw vs. Assuncao
Maia vs. Shields
Melendez vs. Sanchez
Bellator
Curran vs. Pit Bull
Schlemenko vs. Falcao
Schlemenko vs. Cooper
Lima vs. Saunders
WSOF
Johnson vs. Arlovski
Gaethje vs. Cobb
Newell vs. Caldwell
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LOL.... mind being a little more selective there?
I think Jones/Gus was a much closer fight. You had the champ losing early rounds only to battle back & win a decision.
It didn't have the intensity of the Melendez/Diego fight, but imo was more competitive. Gil was cruising to a very lopsided decision until being dropped late in the fight. Had Diego pulled that out it arguably would have been one of the greatest comebacks in UFC history.
From a "let's scrap" point of view, the Gil/Diego was a better fight/more action. But from a technical aspect JBJ/Gus get my vote.