Man, I am pumped for this fight. I'll be nervous watching it, but on paper it has all of the elements to be amazing. Hopefully both guys come in at 100% and ready to put on a show.
David said it himself about his right hand. Watch the fight, he didn't throw ONE punch. All elbows. I'm not a doctor, I didn't see the x-ray. But if David says it I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
My thoughts (I'm estatic that we're finally having a real MMA discuss here by the way) are that Loiseau has all the tools to beat Riggs. Riggs' best weapon is his GnP. But, I don't see Riggs being able to take Loiseau down. I think Loiseau's a better wrestler if they go there. Albeit, Riggs is very strong. On their feet I think's it's almost a toss up, but like BSF said (OMG I can't believe I said that) I think Loiseau's proven himself better.
I disagree about the betting odds though. I think it'll be something like Riggs -200 and Loiseau +150.
BSF, I remember the talk about Loiseau having to make weight and then if you watch the DVD of the event they have that blurb on there about Loiseau and Silvia making weight. Silvia is mighty pissed that the scale seems off.
From a fan favourite I have to say that I would like to see Riggs lose to Loiseau. I was cheering for Doerkson and that loss bit the big one.
As far as Jorge, I liked that fight with Loiseau. His next fight with Murray was a letdown but the Franklin fight was ok. He seems on again off again.
This should be a very good fight and I'm really looking forward to it. One of my guys, Santino DeFranco is a training partner with Riggs and I hear a lot about him.
Riggs' BJJ is underated and his wrestling is real good. For David to win this fight, he's gotta beat him standing, which is a tough thing to do. But, speed kills, which is where I see Loiseau having the upper hand.
Riggs will win by ground and pound, I really don't think Loiseau can handle him on the ground. I've never been overly impressed with the crows ground skills. He seems like a decent counter wrestler and that will get him in trouble against Riggs.