SPORTS Ben Saunders appreciation thread

[Sammo]

I'm not saying that he will be holding the belt anytime soon, but I think he could rise to the role of someone like Fitch who is pretty close to holding the title

 

[chechen]

i disagree

 

[Sammo]

why

 

[lazybastard]

i agree...good MT and dangerous off his back

 

[chechen]

his grappling is pretty meh. his striking is above average. i dont see anything that really makes him stand out.

 

[turbodude]

his grappling is pretty meh. his striking is above average. i dont see anything that really makes him stand out.

DOT!

 

[xrukus07x]

the guy is(or used to be) a bartender in orlando. a friend of mine bartends and i think trained with him for a little. pretty cool guy from what i heard. welp......that was my interesting fact for the day.

 

[THE LIOG]

great jits, great striking, gonna ktfo of wolffe at the fight for the troops

 

[VulgarTheClown]

Ben is a damn good guy for one.

He has quite good yet awkward striking and some pretty good jitz. Last I trained with him his wrestling wasn't half bad either and I'm sure he's gotten alot better since then.

 

[checkii]

sounds cliche, but he seems like he has a ton of heart. One of the few TUFers I have been disappointed to not see in regular rotation.

 

[Sammo]

bump

 

[Maestro Nobones]

i saw him coming in to fight and was like OH YEAH I liked this guy

 

[teep]

what season of TUF was he on? and what weight? he seemed so much fucking bigger than wolf

 

[THE LIOG]

what season of TUF was he on? and what weight? he seemed so much fucking bigger than wolf

hughes v serra, welterweight

 

[dragomungus]

hughes v serra, welterweight

lost to tommy spears in the semi's

 

[checkii]

lost to tommy spears in the semi's

i think he fought sick as a dog too and almost beat him .

 

[Sammo]

Saunders was sick as fuck, most fighters wouldn't have fought in the first place, Saunders almost had him in an armbar (and a triangle too?) and Speers still couldn't finish him despite his illness

 

[THE LIOG]

Saunders was sick as fuck, most fighters wouldn't have fought in the first place, Saunders almost had him in an armbar (and a triangle too?) and Speers still couldn't finish him despite his illness

yeah, had a triangle that speers retard strength'd out of

 

[Toodles]

always liked this guy's attitude, win or lose


and me thinks he should move up to middleweight for his build

 

[THE LIOG]

always liked this guy's attitude, win or lose


and me thinks he should move up to middleweight for his build

why not stay at welterweight and keep manhandling guys from the outside?

 

[Sammo]

ttt

 

[Nomad]

is he an ATT member?

 

[saabguy]

besides kneeing the shit out of that guy at FFTT (who was overmatched), what has he done to make you think he'd even get within a fart's sniff of a title?

 

[Nomad]

he's 7-0...they've given title shots for less *cough*lesnar*cough*

and he's fairly early into his pro career...sammo didn't say he should get a title shot soon, just that saunders may one day be the champ

 

[ilduce]

he's 7-0...they've given title shots for less *cough*lesnar*cough*

and he's fairly early into his pro career...sammo didn't say he should get a title shot soon, just that saunders may one day be the champ

170 is stacked while HW is not. Lesnar is also a huge draw and can bring in dollars whereas Sanders cant. The lack of contenders at HW and the attention Lesnar brings are the reasons why he received a title shot, not to mention his ridiculous athleticism.