Dana on Hector Lombard! We could see him soon!

Authority Figure - But wait, I thought Bellator was a second tier organization and all the best guys were in the UFC?

Oh, that was bullshit. Nevermind.
I took Dana babbling on people like Lombard and Reem to mean that they're very impressive fighters, but (in Lombard's case) beating Prangley, Vitale and Jesse Taylor doesn't get you into the Top 10.

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crazydave -  He will get exposed pretty quick.  Kyle Noke gave him all he could handle to a draw and he wasnt exactlly begging for a rematch.  A very green Tehuna lost by injury.

Have him rematch one of those. 

That fight was almost 5 years ago. Lombard wrecks Noke now. With that being said, Hector's gonna have trouble with a lot of guys in the big show. Good to see he might finally get his chance though.

( I remember when he was signed to fight at WW and visa problems kept him out, A WW Lombard would have been something to see.) Phone Post

You guys aren't putting much thought or imagination in possible Lombard matchups...


Get real...he is NOT getting a title shot right away.


The best fight for him at UFC right now...is Palhares.


Lombard vs Paul Harris NOW !!!

 Skarhead hates Lombard's ability to walk if he wants him to fight Paul Harris.

Lombard-Leben/Belcher would be an indicator of where he stands, maybe Maia or Stann or Rumble.

Lombard is top 7 at 185.. He would lose to Anderson, and have trouble with Chael, Bisping. I think he can KO Vitor, and same for Palhares (Lombard is probably stronger and can avoid getting taken down Phone Post

Havent beaten anyone, barely top 15-20 at best.. Phone Post

I would like to see Lombard against Sakara in his debut. If Sakara deserves a spot in the roster, Lombard most definitely does too.

You're not getting out of a bellator contract... that's why camps, coaches and agents send their second string to bellator.

j2b - Havent beaten anyone, barely top 15-20 at best.. Phone Post



He's beaten Brian Ebersole, Jared Hess and Alexander Shlemenko at the very least. They're somebodies to be sure.

Not to mention a number of UFC veterans like Jay Silva, Falaniko Vitale, Jay Silva, Joe Doerksen, Jessie Taylor, Trevor Prangley, and Kalib Starnes. Those guys may not be world beaters, but they were solid fighters and Lombard obliterated them. He's a bottom of the top 10 guy in my book.

I don't think he's going to come in and beat Anderson, but he'll be a handful for anybody in the division.

Unfortunately he has a reputation for being a bit of a bully, so a big part of me wants to see him get handled. At the same time, I think fighters from other orgs like Bellator get disrespected so much by some fans that I'd like to see any former Bellator/Strikeforce/WEC/etc fighter do well.

MMALOGIC - You're not getting out of a bellator contract... that's why camps, coaches and agents send their second string to bellator.



That second part is nonsense. Ben Askren, Eddie Alvarez, Michael Chandler, the Pitbull brothers, Hector Lombard, Eduardo Dantes, etc, etc are second string?

C'mon now.

Authority Figure - But wait, I thought Bellator was a second tier organization and all the best guys were in the UFC?

Oh, that was bullshit. Nevermind.


 but wait, I thought you were smart enough to know that dfw is a Promoter

MMALOGIC - You're not getting out of a bellator contract...


 so its bs?

would be cool to see. whether hes elite or not theres some fun fights there imo

 and I see no chance of both Hector and Eddie coming..I'd be surprised to see either to be honest.

 Nonetheless, it goes without saying that both absolutely deserve to be in the ufc.

He would be a nice addition to MW, but I dont see him making a huge impact. Might be able to get into the top 10, but I think there are a lot of fighters that can beat him before he gets a title shot, Silva, Belfort, Sonnen, Bisping, Belcher to name a few.

I hope he gets humbled by a fist to his jaw. Phone Post

These guys know what's up, my family owned tree farms and they always thinned to protect against fires like this. Thinning is good but tree huggers throw a fit.

 

George bush flew over fires in a plane and saw the difference between thinned average and non thinned acreage when it was burning and he supported tree farmers thinning. 

I wanna see both Lombard and Schlemenko in the UFC Phone Post

NHBDaddy - lol
Did Lombard get a ground game overnight?
Olympian in judo ?? Phone Post

rosario00 - Lombard is top 7 at 185.. He would lose to Anderson, and have trouble with Chael, Bisping. I think he can KO Vitor, and same for Palhares (Lombard is probably stronger and can avoid getting taken down Phone Post
Not stronger but take down defense matters little Paul pulls guard.
Example.
Fight vs mazensio.
He beats guys with the exact moves they specifically train to defend for months. Phone Post