Cyborg vs Barnett Metamoris 5

[chronic_jiujitsu]

Saw that Cyborg said he's planning on facing Barnett at the next Metamoris. Any predictions?

[Jason Mallory]

No way that dude submits Barnett.

[Keith Kavanagh]

Frank Mir vs. Josh Barnett would be badass, his MMA career is nearly over and I'd love to see him at Metamoris.

[David Rosado]

Where'd he say it? FB? Twitter?

Frank Mir vs. Josh Barnett would be badass, his MMA career is nearly over and I'd love to see him at Metamoris.

That'd be friggin brilliant!

[Paul.Hannan]

Predictions?.....Pain.

[Jeremiah Macy]

How about Roy Nelson vs Josh Barnett? Big country submitted Frank Mir in a grappling tournament.

[Brent Smith]

i dig it

[Ericp]

Cyborg will kill him

[Amir Allam]

Barnett should be a heavy favorite in this match and for good reason. First of all, Cyborg is known for leg attacks but his aren't as good as Dean's, which aren't as good as Barnett's and unlikely to tap Barnett in any case. Second, Cyborg had a long grueling match against an already tired Dean at ADCC in which he only passed at the very end to win by points. On the other hand, Barnett just ran through Dean in a manner that was a bit frightening. He took a few minutes to pass the guard in the way I sometimes take a few minutes to open a jar of pickles; it might annoy me for a bit, but it ain't stopping me.

The only increased threat that Cyborg offers is a more dynamic open guard. That makes the match interesting, perhaps, but Barnett excels at smashing and passing guard.

[Keith Kavanagh]

I thought Lister was either gonna' breeze through Barnett or it would be a draw until I seen the sheer fucking size of Barnett. I think Roy Nelson would tire out before the 20 minute mark especially with a guy like Barnett on top of him. Werdum would be awesome too but I'd say he's busy rolling in that Joe Lauzon dollah right now with TUF and the upcoming fight with Velasquez.