Topic: Rua vs. Villante

Rua vs. Villante

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Oddsbot
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01.05.2017 | 9:59 PM ET

This is the official discussion thread for Rua vs. Villante. Let's see what you've got.

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skelliher
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01.05.2017 | 9:59 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

Villante is too slow, even for an old Shogun.

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mikeyg
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01.05.2017 | 11:58 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

Pretty winnable for Shogun, I got him here, wonder if he's building up for one last run

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TheFightReviewer
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01.06.2017 | 12:55 AM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 2  

Hopefully Rua can put away Villante 

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01.06.2017 | 2:50 AM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   wrong Decision  

 Villante is the toughest Guido alive an all American  .. but he must fall, and pay back even  tribute for having more access to world standard home made Italian pizza and pastas and other dishes, than others..

Rua has Italian heritage also.. ( look it up ) and Rocky Marciano's spirit will help his Shogun fire fist to find Gian,  so Gian can pay off his depth of access to amazing standard Italian dishes and probably those fancy Italian desserts too .. ( not all of us have this luxury / blessing /  luck )... pay up Gian! 

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PilloryChoke
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01.06.2017 | 7:43 AM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

Solid fight. Shogun should actually probably take this, Villante gets rocked by basically everyone he fights and doesn't have a good enough chin to survive most likely.

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rappinpapsoda
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01.06.2017 | 8:06 AM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   wrong Decision  

Good to see Rua again.

* Edited at 01.06.2017, 8:07 AM ET *

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01.06.2017 | 2:45 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

I actually like this match-making for Rua. He's not a top level guy any more and I really see no sense in him fighting those type of guys. Long time vets and journeymen sure, top level no. I hope Villante and him put on a show and Rua comes out victorious.

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mikeyg
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01.06.2017 | 3:01 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

Off topic but I just looked at tapology's rankings and lol at Jon Jones being #10. That's a joke right? The best LHW on the planet is at #10, okay I guess we'll ignore reality on that one.
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AnAlias
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01.06.2017 | 6:57 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

@mikeyg  He's only ranked there because a lot of people have just dropped him from their rankings until he's off suspension. I'm sure most people that still rank him, do have him at #1 or at worst #2 since Cormier is the current title holder. 

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mbach4307
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01.06.2017 | 7:00 PM ET

For me, it comes down to whether or not Rua can hold up. No question he is one the greatest Lhw's of all time. In fact, he is one of the best mixed martial artists period. But he has put his body through the meat grinder. If he can hold up, there is no question he will put Villante away. But Villante is durable, so this should be interesting to watch.

On a side note, LHW is a mess right now. It seems like every division goes through this type of thing, but this is the first time I can remember LHW being arguably the weakest division. Hopefully some young guys can put together streaks, because as of right now, this division is a 3 horse race, and one the 3 is suspended.

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01.15.2017 | 6:10 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   wrong Decision  

Rua deserves to have his own church / worshippers militia as part of his pension

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01.16.2017 | 5:39 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   wrong Decision  

Its too bad they do not allow soccer kicks as his were the best ever.

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AnthonyBrancato
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01.22.2017 | 5:56 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Villante   wrong KO/TKO   wrong Round 2  

I like "The Situation" in this one.

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03.06.2017 | 2:16 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 2  

hoping for an old hero to do well!

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mikeyg
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03.06.2017 | 6:15 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

Man, if Shogun can't beat Villante, it's over. Lucky it's Gian Villante we're talking about here.

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03.06.2017 | 7:28 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Villante   wrong KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

rua is old and injured like rashad. only way he wins is bad decision.
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03.07.2017 | 8:06 AM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   wrong Decision  

I'm torn on who to pick.

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lldowntoearthll
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03.09.2017 | 6:59 PM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

anything can happen here.
UncleBigDaddy
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03.11.2017 | 11:35 AM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   wrong  

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03.12.2017 | 6:01 AM ET

Prediction: correct Rua   correct KO/TKO   wrong Round 1  

Shogun's super lucky that Villante's a meathead with the fight IQ of a duck. He looked the slowest I've ever seen him, hittable as ****. If Villante had the ability to operate his brain and his limbs at the same time Shogun would've been slept.

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