I dont see him winning the GrandPrix.But I will say he is gonna be a powerful force to mess with in the next couple years.
Here's a list of fighters I think he can steamroll.
Liddell,Tito,Mir,Slyvia(He's already destroyed two giants).Pretty much everybody in the UFC except for Randy and Vitor.
Forgive my ignorance, but who was the second Giant that he destroyed?
I too think he will be a force in the coming years. At least, based on the two Pride fights of his I've seen.
I would have to consider Semmy at 7 foot something a giant.
Yup, a great, young, new Russian face on the map.
Too bad, he's got a judo background, Your Bitch might have more work ahead of him, typing like mad to discredit another one.
Hes seems to have a great mix of grappling and striking, toughness, and composure.
Its too early too say whether hes elite material but def. a great new addition to the HW scene.
Actually, him and Herring would have been a good fight to really assess where hes at (Fedor and Mino are too good for nearly everyone, Schilt is not really a good assesment imo, hes not a bad fighter but a weird matchup).
"I would have to consider Semmy at 7 foot something a giant."
That one, I figured out by myself.
Who's the other one?
i don't think he'll beat fedor, but i think he can beat just about everyone else at heavyweight with a few exceptions. i'd like to see him fight coleman or mino, maybe even werdum.
LA GIANT
I am still not convinced that he is anything special. His mount looked weak (using the ropes to maintain is not a skill) and his standup was not so good.
I could be wrong about him but as of now color me unimpressed.
Yelm lets see how good you can mount a 7 foot man that can still punch you in the face pretty hard.
The exposure of the GP will really help him. Good for him.
"Yelm lets see how good you can mount a 7 foot man that can still punch you in the face pretty hard."
You are aware that this is a discussion and me giving my opinion does not reflect the opinion that I could do better don't you? I am entitled to think that a fighter who can kick my ass is still unimpressive, aren't I?
When Semmy wrapped his legs around him he would have been reversed had he not grabbed the ropes.
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