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yossarian1979 · 02-01-2006

I see alot of mixed thoughts on this upcoming fight, for me i think Matt will walk out with a victory on this one, for a few reasons.

First Royce hasnt faced too much top competition in the recent years, where as Matt has been facing alot, keeping his game up to date, and evolving, now dont get me wrong i think Royce's game has probably evolved alot too, but not to the state thats matt is at.

second Royce's game has been exposed, back in the day when everyone was like "wtf did that guy just tap" it was relatively unkown, there was a certain sneakiness and Royce's opponents were like fish outta water when it came to the ground game, now everyone is training in all areas, and matt's game is the ground game as well.

Third i think that Royce's age wont be too much of a factor, but i do think it is a factor...keeping up with a champ, when you been outta the competition for a while is gonna be hard.

Lastly, i just think Matt is a great wrestler, who controls his opponents alot, and will be looking to pass the guard, on points UFC favors wrestlers, whether you agree or not, they do, and this will be in Matt's favor when it comes to takedowns and control...i would like to hear others opinions.

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yossarian1979 Schoolyard Scrapper Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 23 Fight Betting Cash: $725	Matt vs. Royce I see alot of mixed thoughts on this upcoming fight, for me i think Matt will walk out with a victory on this one, for a few reasons. First Royce hasnt faced too much top competition in the recent years, where as Matt has been facing alot, keeping his game up to date, and evolving, now dont get me wrong i think Royce's game has probably evolved alot too, but not to the state thats matt is at. second Royce's game has been exposed, back in the day when everyone was like "wtf did that guy just tap" it was relatively unkown, there was a certain sneakiness and Royce's opponents were like fish outta water when it came to the ground game, now everyone is training in all areas, and matt's game is the ground game as well. Third i think that Royce's age wont be too much of a factor, but i do think it is a factor...keeping up with a champ, when you been outta the competition for a while is gonna be hard. Lastly, i just think Matt is a great wrestler, who controls his opponents alot, and will be looking to pass the guard, on points UFC favors wrestlers, whether you agree or not, they do, and this will be in Matt's favor when it comes to takedowns and control...i would like to hear others opinions.