Renato Sobral vs. Thierry Sokoudjou - Affliction: SAT. JAN 24th

[hussain3075]

Sokoudjous not the best fighter but he definatly makes fights intresting and hes not terrible i mean does have wins over lil nog and arona

[RAINdancekid]

what is the mask that rameau thierry is wearing? a nose guard?

[bushpilot99]

the mask is used as an air filter for painters, but when training, fighters use it for hypoxia training. Restricts the amount of oxygen that you can take in making you work harder. After doing a couple of rounds with that thing on your sweating like a waterfall.

[1DeathMagnetic]

Thierry Sokoudjou is fucking trash

[4truthjusticefreedom]

@1DeathMagnetic Ya he only beat some of the toughest fighters in the world. Who have you beat? NOBODY. People like you need a good lesson in respect you bitch. You are the one that is trash. FU

You should go to his school and show us he is trash. Make sure some1 records you getting smashed haha

[1DeathMagnetic]

lol he beat 2 of the worlds toughest fighters back when he was on roids in japan.big deal Renato put him to fucking sleep as did Machida.Gegard Mousasi knocked him silly as did the much smaller Ikuhisa Minowa. not to mention Luiz Cane lol the guys trash..he was 2 legit wins in his fucking career and is a cheap shot artist.you want to talk about respect? watch his fight with Jan Nortje the scumbag hits him with about 4 bonus shots after the ref calls off the fight...look at his amazing 7-6 record

[waterfront5000]

It's funny how that White Woman said Sokoudjou was so strong, athletic, powerful, like an animal. White Woman loves the Black Man!

[proletariat239]

the 'cunt " as you fucking roid dopies refer to is Hunt, she has beeen following Vale Tudo and trying to tap MMa into the mainstream media for nearly twenty years.

The only reason you little faggots think your cool in your tapout t shirts is because of people like Hunt.

learn something before you open your mouth.

[spookypig]

What's the point of having that dumb cunt show just how a dumb cunt she is?

[nonphixional1]

Sokoudjou looks like cyrax from Mortal combat..

[yve773]

Bwahahaha..that's some poor fight analysis by Sherdog

[jiujitsu1000]

sherdog what a fcking shame............

[jiujitsu1000]

holly fuck, this bitch doesn t know shit, man ,

[MarkedbyMark]

dude man any of you guys notice the girl doesnt really know about anything or like she looks like shes just pulling stuff out of her ass LOL. idk might be jsut me

[atomicgarden50]

wtf is that woman talking about "eat him up on the ground" sokoudjou is a sick judo player and ground skills are key in judo

[revent29]

Sobral is one of the best grappling fighters in MMA, that is why she said he would eat him up on the ground.

[NextMessiah]

I dont think Sokoudjou is as good as people make him seem. Not to say his wins over Rogerio and Arona were flukes but... I just dont think hes that good. Sobral on the other hand is fucking great, no holes in his strategy what so ever.

[Zboyx420]

cant beleave he lost agisnt sobral or luiz cane ....mayb he got lucky agaisnt rogerio and arona

[rayman444]

does anyone know who makes the mask the sokoujou is wearing

[azn1980]

wuz that a reverse hook by babalu

[perunatic]

Why do even losing Black sportsmen have to be praised for their "athleticism" and "explosiveness". Fedor, Lesnar, GPS are not "explosive" or "athletic"?

[piker3000]

2:10 Sokoudjou really does look like the Predator with that mask on ha

[jasonsvw]

Good to see a win for Babalu! Did a good job sticking to his game and not trying to stand and trade with Sokodjou, I hadn't seen him fight before this but he looks like a pretty mean striker.

[ttuberturbo]

both sokodjou and babalu are great fighters, calling them UFC rejects is totally stupid.

Chuck beat Babalu but that dont make him a bad fighter, and i really doubt Chuck would beat Babalu now, since he handled Sokodjou, which is a much better striker than Chuck.

[hectorcrib]

Bitch shut the fuck up, Luiz Cane (a nobody) destroyed Pikachu at his own game, the standup. Pikachu is nothing but a UFC reject, why the fuck would the UFC want a 5-4 record fighter. He's complete crap. Lyoto Machida also destroyed him. He's a piece of shit fighter, So-could-you is shit. Quit sucking on Affliction's nuts.

[ttuberturbo]

I can see you dont know much about MMA, since you called Cane a nobody.

Cane is an official contender for the belt, and Sokodjou is an excellent striker, he already Knocked out Minotouro and Arona. Losing a match for Lyoto isnt bad, since the guy is the best LHW fighter right now.

[hectorcrib]

Yeah Lyoto is the best LHW in the world because his biggest win is a Decision win against washed up Tito, yeah very good for Lyoto. I can see you don't know much about MMA, since you don't know that Rashad Evans is the best LHW in the world. Bitch, anyone can KO Arona and Minotauro with a lucky punch. Shogun handled both these guys with ease, he didn't need no lucky punches. If Pikachu is such an excellent striker, then why is his record so crap. Im tired of all the hype, Pikachu is shit/crap.

[ttuberturbo]

So, how is Rashad the best LHW, if he wasnt able to WIN TITO, lol, Rashad and Tio fight was a draw.

He has a crappy record becouse he faced only real tough and top guys.

Rashad didnt.

[Menotauro91]

he actually lost if tito's dumbass didnt grab the fence and lyoto jus handed tito his ass that whole fight

[wh0rehouse]

Soukoudjou a better striker than Chuck? no dude...just no....

[BihFaca11]

nigga chuck is not a good striker at all never been never will,,,,,,,,,,,,,chuck is buns only got hard punch right hand and sm what take down deffence he never had skill

[BurnTheLeaves]

lol chuck would eat souk up in a second. These guys who don't agree are stupid as fuck.

[Takencxp]

UFC Rejects... Soko got killed by Lyoto Machida, Babalu beat by Iceman ....

[Menotauro91]

no babalu got kicked out for choking a guy and didnt let go hes a way better fighter than the iceman

[bilegee1]

he lost twice to chuck...nuff said.

[Menotauro91]

whos winning fights right now and whos getting their ass ahnded to them monthly oo thatd be chuck liddel hes not a good fighter he has that one hit wounder when guys stoped being afraid he started gettign his ass whooped

[bilegee1]

im not a chuck fan...that being said, imo chuck is facing top shelf compitition. babalu not so much lately. if they fight again i see chuck wining the trifecta.

[omcclave]

does anyone know what that red mask thing sokoudjou is wearing while he trains is

[infect1985]

its kinda close his mouth and nose for his cardio and oxygen

[the20hunk]

wht the hell was on sokujo's face while he was training...is it some kind of oxygen suplier???

[hellomynameisboblong]

makes it harder to breathe so his cardio gets better

[the20hunk]

oh i see....thx for info dude...

[KingCrimson1982]

It's badass looking is what it is.

[hikari33]

his cardio still sucks

[StarAmongstStars]

I know Palhares is a BJJ ace who tapped out a legend like Salaverry and routinely got the better of Filho and the Nogs at the old Brazilian Top Team. Horn is a shell of his former self and has been tapped out twice in a row and three times in his last four (Santiago, Lister and Marquardt).

[madatgravity1984]

I sooo badly want Babalu to win this one but to do so he needs to fight a smart fight. Come on Babalu!

[Rebdomine23]

Wow that sherdog bitch has no idea what she is talking about "Soko would get eaten on the ground"...is she crazy, Judo fighters train on the ground too that half-wit. Arm bars, chokes, strangles..all are part of Judo.

[KingCrimson1982]

I think the problem is that as a sports journalist she see's mma as a sport only not a display of martial arts. She see's the sport Judo not the martial art Judo and as a result say's stupid shit like that. Judo evolved from Jiu-Jitsu and actually Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu should really be called Brazilian Judo. The man (Mitsuyo Maeda) who taught Helio and Carlos Gracie was a Judoka.

[Rebdomine23]

Yeah, well said.

[StarAmongstStars]

This Affliction card is way better then UFC 93. That's not even debatable. Palhares vs Jeremy Horn is better then Babalu vs Soko or Lindland vs Vitor??

[101airborne07]

to each is own man...if you actually know who Palhares is and Jeremy Horn is..then you might like that fight...which im sure you know who Jeremy Horn is but not Palhares as much.

[Rebdomine23]

Affliction Card is far better.

[hairystu08]

I thought Gross had killed himself when Pride got bought by Zuffa, well you learn something new every day

[hairystu08]

Technique wise, Soko is very athletic, that makes no sense whatsoever

[wilko21]

yeah wtf lol?

soko being athletic makes his techniques very explosive maybe thats what she ment

[Rebdomine23]

hahaha I just laughed.

[jsg103]

I'm glad to know what loretta hunt looks like, i'd screw her while she's editing her sherdog articles and such...lol

[jmfdizog]

What a joke, this promo blows. How can Attencio sit there and say things about Soku like, "coming from a great Judo background, he throws great punches and kicks"? Since when does Judo hone your striking skills? That'slike saying, "CroCop really developed his striking skills in K-1, so his submission game is top-notch". How about, "Warren Sapp is a great football player, so you know his golf game is world class"! Sobral should win this fight, but anything can happen.

[newam5qi]

tits

[Khalifornia]

Sokoudjou is becoming a tragic story. He needs a win over Babulu, a good knockout.

[olegb139]

What was Soko wearing on his face during training?

[puckdewd]

It's a nose and mouth mask/cover to decrease his oxygen intake - basic hypoxia training. Its like training high altitude without actually having to train in the mountains.

Goal is to build muscular endurance and higher hemoglobin carrying capacity by creating more red blood cells via EPO.

[jsg103]

hypoxia training works awesome, I did it for a couple years when i trained, you have to really monitor yourself when you start doing it though, till u get used to it.

[efrench9]

Atencio is a horrible promoter/front man/PR man but this Affliction card has potential.

[StarAmongstStars]

Yeah compared to Dana White and his amazing use of the word "fuck". Damn Affliction and Showtime, they actually have journalists talking instead of Dana rambling on making up shit as he goes. "Fedor sucks, Nog is the best HW ever"

[efrench9]

Journalists talking? are you retarded? who the fuck wants to hear journalists talking out of their ass when you can hear knowledgeable, albeit inarticulate veterans of the MMA industry give their opinions. gay Tom was on Inside MMA and couldn't even respond to a simple question about his OWN OPINION, what a dipshit. Who fucking cares if fucking Dana always says fuck, he's a big dork but he knows more than any one in the world about the industry and promoting it. I want good MMA wherever It is.

[StarAmongstStars]

Yeah, these journalists aren't veterans of the mma industry. Loretta Hunt and Josh Gross just got into mma last year. Idiot. Dana knows more about mma then anybody?? Okay. If you want good mma no matter where it is stop hating on Affliction and watch DREAM and Sengoku as well.

[101airborne07]

buddy i dont think i wanna to give affliction my money to see one fight. to much money, id rather see Palhares fight in 93, shogun fight in 93, Thiago Silva fight in 94 and machida in 94, dont call me a fake fan not knowing who i am thas real easy to do. i never said a thing about dana knowing more about mma i just said the ufc puts the best cards on and you know it. there is no sense in anybody aruging about this.

[rking1012]

i disagree i think the affliction ppl have given us some beautiful cards i just wish mark hominick didnt get sick

[efrench9]

I watch dream and M-1 all the time, never miss an inside MMA either, I'm convinced that MMA journalists have an agenda, an angle, a selfish attitude towards telling a story rather than relaying facts. Opinions are overrated in any sport and of course facts can get overplayed. How many times has a golfer said during an interview "Well on this course you really need to keep it in the fairway and make putts" NO SHIT??? WOW.

[efrench9]

How many times will we hear a fighter say "well if he/she tries to take it to the ground I'll beat him/her at their own game" or "any thing can happen in the cage" or even "my hand will be raised".

[efrench9]

I'd rather hear Dana say "this fucker needs to fucking train get his fucking shit together" or "I don't know what the fuck he thought he was doing but he wasn't winning the fucking fight".

[idz135]

Your 1st sentence conflicts w/ the last, agreed w/ the middle.

[101airborne07]

acutally it dosent sobral got kicked out the ufc for choking a dude out...he deserved to be in the ufc...soko he came to the ufc won against nakamura thas it for all i can remember.. he never impressed me.. watch the arona and nog fight...and watch how he was swinging...he got lucky...the 2 did make an mistake thas thier fault of course but it looks like wild swinging to me from soko

[idz135]

Wild swinging/lucky? Either way the dude's dangerous for the 1st round and every fighter's gotta acknowledge that. Soko gets the upset here as Babalu will unwisely not try to take advantage of the cardio issue.

[StarAmongstStars]

I agree.

[101airborne07]

theses guys know nothing about these fighters lol...sokoudjou...went away from where the talent was...why ?....because he sucks..he dosent know how to handle himself in a fight it seems like...im convinced that the knockouts over Arona and Nogueria were a fluke. Sobral i have nothing to say about him, hes amazing BJJ black belt and i wish he was still in the ufc.

[StarAmongstStars]

Those people are journalists. Learn something. Soko knocking out two guys was a fluke?? I guess Chuck's knockouts of Tito and Randy were flukes too right?? Great logic. When you aim a punch, it lands, it's not luck, it's called skill.

[101airborne07]

to StaramondstStars, I have seen better strikers than chuck liddell...the one against tito the first one he nailed precise striking the one against randy in one of the fights he was looking down and swinging and got randy on the jaw thas called luck..these people are Journalists thas prolly only been covering mma for a lil bit of time. except the gal thats from sherdog..affliction sucks...they arent putting on cards that interest me like the ufc ones...just plain and simple

[StarAmongstStars]

Josh Gross has been covering mma for what?? 8 years at least?? Affliction aren't putting on cards that interest you?? But you're watching their promo videos?? Makes sense. If you aren't interested in the best fighter in mma history facing a top 3 opponent then you're a fake fan. Enough said.

[oHOCKEYFANo]

goin to be a nice fight