The Ensanity
09-18-2003, 01:35 PM
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Dan Henderson paid a visit to Tito Ortiz’s message board and offered his opinion on the forthcoming fight between Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture.
“I've trained with both Tito and Randy. Let's state the obvious. Youth is on Tito's side. Stamina probably on Tito's side, but this depends entirely on how the fight unfolds. The odds makers are on Tito's side. Strength is a toss up. Randy has clearly lost some strength from being at 225, but he is still extremely strong. Both of these guys have different levels of strength. Strength in a gym or weight room and strength on the mat or octagon are entirely different. Randy is stronger at his natural weight lb. for lb. against fighters in the same weight. Randy gave up a lot of weight and strength in the heavyweight division. I see Randy being stronger at the beginning of this fight.
Randy has better stand up and grappling. Tito is more fluent in his BJJ, but not necessarily more skilled. Tito has more of a killer instinct. Determination both of them have. Who do I pick? Randy should fairly easily put Tito down on the canvas several times. What happens down there I don't know. This is going to be a tough, tough fight. How improved is Randy from his back now? We may find out. Every good fighter is always better skilled his next fight. I'm looking forward to this as everyone else is. I love both guys. I'm gonna have to go with the underdog on this one.”
One astute fan asked Henderson about retirement and his plans for the future. Henderson had this to say, “I thought I would be all done by now, but money talks. Wrestlers don't make any money in the Olympics and MMA has been a great blessing to many of us. As long as my body is healthy and the money is fair, I'd like to get 4 to 6 more fights in. I don't know though. The future is very foggy at the moment. Team Quest is always looking for avenues to grow and expand. As for me I will probably run my own business. I don't know yet. It all depends on money.”
Dan Henderson paid a visit to Tito Ortiz’s message board and offered his opinion on the forthcoming fight between Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture.
“I've trained with both Tito and Randy. Let's state the obvious. Youth is on Tito's side. Stamina probably on Tito's side, but this depends entirely on how the fight unfolds. The odds makers are on Tito's side. Strength is a toss up. Randy has clearly lost some strength from being at 225, but he is still extremely strong. Both of these guys have different levels of strength. Strength in a gym or weight room and strength on the mat or octagon are entirely different. Randy is stronger at his natural weight lb. for lb. against fighters in the same weight. Randy gave up a lot of weight and strength in the heavyweight division. I see Randy being stronger at the beginning of this fight.
Randy has better stand up and grappling. Tito is more fluent in his BJJ, but not necessarily more skilled. Tito has more of a killer instinct. Determination both of them have. Who do I pick? Randy should fairly easily put Tito down on the canvas several times. What happens down there I don't know. This is going to be a tough, tough fight. How improved is Randy from his back now? We may find out. Every good fighter is always better skilled his next fight. I'm looking forward to this as everyone else is. I love both guys. I'm gonna have to go with the underdog on this one.”
One astute fan asked Henderson about retirement and his plans for the future. Henderson had this to say, “I thought I would be all done by now, but money talks. Wrestlers don't make any money in the Olympics and MMA has been a great blessing to many of us. As long as my body is healthy and the money is fair, I'd like to get 4 to 6 more fights in. I don't know though. The future is very foggy at the moment. Team Quest is always looking for avenues to grow and expand. As for me I will probably run my own business. I don't know yet. It all depends on money.”