Amir Sadollah: Eventual Contender Or Pretender?
by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 23, 2009 2:30 PM EST
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Amir Sadollah seems like he's been around forever, despite only having 3 official fights on his resume. Sadollah turned in a pretty good performance against Phil Baroni at UFC 106. The only problem was in fact that it was against Phil Baroni, so it's difficult to get a good gauge of what Sadollah is capable of right now. It's clear that he has a good motor, good striking, and we know he's versed in submissions as well. However, how will he fair once he begins to take that leap up in competition in the stacked UFC welterweight division?
Also, Baroni's game plan is text book. He comes out guns blazing the first couple of minutes, and he's all yours once you weather that storm. The thing that concerns me is that Baroni was actually getting the better of the exchanges in the first round of the fight at UFC 106. I think he hurt Sadollah in that first round, even though Sadollah persevered and finished the round strong. I don't know if that was a by-product of poor game planning or Baroni simply imposing his will in the early stages of the round. However, other than that(and giving up those takedowns) I think Sadollah turned in a good performance. Which he definitely needed coming off the loss to Johny Hendricks at UFC 101. Sadollah's 29 years old and does possess a fairly well rounded skill set. I just don't know if it's enough to become a contender in a division full of good wrestlers and submission defense. What do you think? Will he be an eventual contender of is he a pretender?
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I like Sadollah – not because of him being basically an ethnic Forrest mini-me in interviews, but the way he fights… he can take punishment and he can deliver it… His MMAge is very low at this point and we’ve seen quite a few times around that that matters BIG TIME. I want to see him fight more before I say anything definitive, but I get the feeling alot of people are underrating him right now.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Nov 23, 2009 2:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
you said something i say all the time about fighters to bet on.
he can take punishment and dish it out. those are the guys you want to put money on. just look at gabriel gonzaga when he was mowing down the competition ending with that kick vs cro cop. he had his way with 5 or 6 fighters and the wins were easy. then he fought randy couture who puched him in the face and broke his nose and he looked really confused. he was probably thinking to himself “i thought i was indestructible”. add david terrel vs evan tanner for the then middleweight champioship. cruised past all these fighters and thought he was the “man” but when tanner put him to the ground and started pounding him he had no clue how to get out.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Nov 23, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I definitely value that ability for my underdog bets. That and good wrestling.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Nov 23, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but I get the feeling alot of people are underrating him right now
Probably…I thought he should have finished Baroni…but after thinking about it more…Baroni has HUGE heart…and is very difficult to finish…I think his next fight could tell us a lot about him….I’m not entirely sold on him just yet though…
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by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 23, 2009 3:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’m a big fan of Amir. I think one’s view of him is contingent on their expectations for his career. I look at the welterweight landscape as being one of the deeper weight classes. With that in mind, I don’t see Sadollah being a player for the world’s championship. However, I do think that he has it in him to be a very good fighter (assuming he continues to stay healthy and receive good coaching). If you think about it (much like Paulo Thiago), dude has been matched up pretty tough in his three UFC fights: C.B. Dollaway (9-2 and just beat feared striker Jean Silva), Johny Hendricks (6-0) and Phil Baroni (13-12; although he’s got a bad record, he’s a durable veteran that’s just went the distance with Joe Riggs and Sadollah put on a clinic against him). All in all, I see him getting some wins in UFC shows for quite awhile, along with some losses. I hope I’m wrong but I’m expecting to see him fighting for the title.
by SlickRick00 on Nov 23, 2009 3:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I think they count both wins against Dollaway on his record. A nice 3-1 record, all things considered. Again, though, I won’t argue that he’ll get near a championship because I don’t expect him to. I will, however, root for him.
by SlickRick00 on Nov 23, 2009 3:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
His Muay Thai is absolutely
VICIOUS! Anyone else would have been KTFO’d by those knees but I give Baroni credit, he is a TOUGH competitor. I’ve got a renewed faith in Amir.
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by funnytiger on Nov 23, 2009 3:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He is very talented considering how little experience he has but he has alot of improving to do if he ever wants to be a contender at WW much less challenge for the title.
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by villin on Nov 24, 2009 12:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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