Idont really care for Cro Cop but he was a beast in Pride. Cain likes to push guys against the cage to pummel them and take them down. This would be harder in the ring. I still think Cain wins but it could go the other way. One thing is I think Cain puts a lot of pressure on Cro like Fedor did, Cro doesnt like fighting on his back foot.
I’d still go with Cain but the ring would have made things more interesting and competitive for sure.
Cain is getting brutally head kicked here IMO.
i think cain will be out of range til he shoots or clinches, cro wont get off any power shots
cain by top control decision, at that time
Cro Cops takedown defense of squatting and pushing both hands under his opponents chin would not have worked against Cardio Cain.
Cain wouldn’t do worth a fuck without a cage, just like Randy Couture couldn’t.
Kongo was all over Cain, Kongo couldn’t beat the the shell of crocop’s shadow without 15 kicks to the balls.
Prime CroCop was able to bludgeon Coleman and Barnett 3 times. The hype train of Cain Valesquez disappears in the Pride ring before it ever leaves the station.
Cro Cop got slept by Randleman. Cain was much better than Randleman. It’s easy to point out singular performances.
Cain cannot cover distance like that and is nowhere near as fast or explosive as randleman. He’s probably the least comparable wrestler type to Randleman
Cain wasn’t the explosive athlete that Randleman was. And it was that explosiveness that got Kevin the win. But you also know he lost the rematch, I’m sure.
Cain on PRIDE level PEDs is a scary thought.
Coleman and Randleman were much more accomplished wrestlers than Cain and he handled them fine. Post-injury Crocop would probably lose, but I don’t think Cain would have anything for a prime Crocop.
They fought twice. He won the rematch.
He was already on plenty of EPO. Otherwise he would have just been that fat Mexican dude that gassed out in 2 min.
Pride rules greatly favor crocop
You’d favour both on their “home ground”, surely?
Prime Cain, while brief, was having his name put alongside Fedor, so he wouldn’t be an easy fight, even in Pride rules.
Cain was a much more accomplished MMA fighter which is what we are discussing. Cain didn’t need the cage to take people down. Hes fought in a ring before but I’m sure y’all knew that
So, he split with a blown up welterweight and that’s evidence he would beat Cain? Nah.
Do you still trane? Do you have a BJJ belt?
Quote of the day right here.
Take notes kids …
Seems like you might have contradicted yourself there a little…
Regardless, Randleman was a beast, he was just a hot/cold fighter.
On a given night he was a dangerous fight for anyone.
Randleman planned that hook off a takedown feint. Cro Cop got caught with it.
Probably Randleman’s most impressive win.
The rematch… not so impressive.
Hot/cold.