it seems as though the UFC has been dissing horn ever since he lost to elvis(before that he was gearing up to take on tito) and hasn't been in the UFC since
chuck has improved in leaps and bounds since his loss to horn and is now top five in the world in his weight class
it makes sense to have tito/belfort and chuck/horn with the winners getting eachother and that winner fighting couture
I think its because Chuck would lose and Jeremy isnt a draw. Jeremy vs Chuck 2 = bad for business. Chuck is a great fighter who excites fans and wins the majority of the time. Jeremy has a style that isnt always the most exciting and stands a good chance of beating Chuck again. Jeremy has never been stopped standing by a striker(including chuck).. Chuck wins most of his fights standing with strikes.Jeremy has good takedowns and even though Chuck defends well, Jeremy sets them up in a way that makes his takedown really hard to stop. I would love to see Horn Return to the UFC but I doubt the would give him Chuck. They would probably match him against a guy with strong sub skills because thats the kind of fighter that seems to give Horn the most trouble.
I love the Ortiz vs. Belfort and Horn vs. Liddel idea! That would prove to get an awesome gate! Tournaments really help to put a logicla stamp on challenging the champ... Too bad politics always get in the way...
Just imagine if they could throw a unification in there somewhere so the winner faces Silva....
(I personally would love for Silva to avenge Belfort)...
APM
I don't think so, Horn seems to be more comfortable on the ground; but I think Chuck has proved he can stay off the canvas for 15 minutes. Horn can't take him down and would be forced to stand, I like Horn too much to see this happen....Chuck by TKO.
Horn took COuture down in their fight, I don't see why he couldn't take Chuck down. Horn does set up his takedowns very well, has solid striking himself, and a good chin.