Topic: Faber vs. McDonald
Faber vs. McDonald
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09.11.2013 | 10:41 PM ET
Prediction: correct Faber wrong Decision
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09.11.2013 | 10:41 PM ET
Prediction: wrong McDonald wrong Decision
* Edited at 09.11.2013, 11:01 PM ET *
09.12.2013 | 12:04 AM ET
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09.12.2013 | 2:34 AM ET
Prediction: correct Faber wrong Decision
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09.12.2013 | 4:01 AM ET
Prediction: wrong McDonald wrong Decision
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09.12.2013 | 11:12 AM ET
Prediction: correct Faber correct Submission wrong Round 3
I like both guys but am definitely more of a McDonald fan. Seeing Barao submit him makes me think Faber will most likely do it too. Is this a 3 round or 5 round fight? I think that is gonna play a factor in if Faber can get the sub or not. Most likely Faber by decision for me.
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09.12.2013 | 11:14 AM ET
Prediction: correct Faber wrong Decision
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09.18.2013 | 5:11 PM ET
Prediction: wrong McDonald wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
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09.19.2013 | 1:24 AM ET
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09.19.2013 | 9:30 AM ET
Prediction: correct Faber correct Submission wrong Round 3
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09.19.2013 | 1:28 PM ET
Prediction: correct Faber correct Submission wrong Round 3
09.19.2013 | 1:49 PM ET
Prediction: correct Faber wrong Decision
"Surrender??!! You think this letter on my head stands for France?" - Captain America
09.19.2013 | 2:17 PM ET
Prediction: correct Faber correct Submission wrong Round 3
Sort of going off topic, but this goes back to your point that the fighters are getting better: I don't think Cruz could beat Barao on his best day, much less after 2 years of inactivity.
If it did become a psych problem, it had to have happened after the Brown losses. Sort of like the whole GSP syndrome where he began take fewer risks (albeit fighting smarter) after the Serra loss.
09.19.2013 | 2:45 PM ET
Prediction: correct Faber wrong Decision
As for your Cruz assessment, after the Jorgensen fight (when talks of a title shot for Barao really started picking up steam, and before Cruz's injury) I was thinking Cruz had about a 60% chance of beating Barao. After Barao's 2 most recent wins, I'm guessing 60% in favor of Barao when not considering Cruz's layoff and injury. Taking those things into account I got it as a 85% chance Barao beats Cruz. Cruz could come back better than ever, but since his style is so reliant on movement, particularly lateral movement, and speed I just don't see him being able to take Barao, especially because Barao is extremely fast and has the tools to take away Cruz's speed, which is key to defeating him.
Well, maybe, but did he dramatically change the way he fought after losing to Brown? No. He did the same stuff he always had, so I don't think it can really be argued that he had some kind of psychological crisis after the Brown fight.
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09.19.2013 | 5:55 PM ET
Prediction: correct Faber correct Submission wrong Round 3
It's hard to pinpoint some evidence that Faber fights different after Brown. But after thinking about it. I think what happens is that he goes into the title fight amped and ready, then performs poorly in the first 10 min and then starts thinking "oh ****, it's happening again" and freezes up. He lost a lot of that killer instinct in rounds 3-5 against Aldo & Barao. But I guess that happens with almost every fighter except for a few fighters like Edgar and Condit.
I'm just speculating. I have no real evidence. Just thinking out loud.
11.01.2013 | 9:19 PM ET
Prediction: correct Faber wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 3
11.01.2013 | 10:38 PM ET
Prediction: correct Faber wrong Decision
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11.01.2013 | 11:46 PM ET
Prediction: wrong McDonald wrong Decision
McDonald's got this IN THE BAG. McDonald should have more power than Faber, and he's improved so much since the Barao fight.
11.01.2013 | 11:49 PM ET
Prediction: wrong McDonald wrong KO/TKO wrong Round 1
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11.02.2013 | 1:19 AM ET
Prediction: correct Faber correct Submission wrong Round 1
12.09.2013 | 9:36 AM ET
Prediction: correct Faber wrong Decision