payneNglory1 Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:08 pm
I don't get the Mousasi is a phenom statement,fair enough he has a couple of good MW's on his record,like Jacare and Lombard,though lombard needs to be tested against top MW's before we can tell if he is still going to be a wrecking ball at that level and we have seen Jacare still look good,but to be fair he hasn't exactly shone against Strikeforce's top MW's.(that's not a knock on Strikeforce's MW's,Kennedy,Rockhold and jacare belong in the UFC)
At LHW,his record for me is less impressive than Davis's.
Mousasi is 5-1-1,with his best wins coming against Babalu and Soko,and the rest are wins over guys that are hardly worth mentioning,while Davis is 9-0,with good wins against Stann,Gustaffson,Boetsch and Lil Nog,fair enough Stann and Boetsch are now MW's,but Lil Nog and Gustaffson IMO are better wins than Soko and Babalu.
I personally would easily back Davis to beat Mousasi,especially after watching how badly Mousasi struggled and got wrestle fucked for 25 mins,by a good wrestler,but one who was completely gassed after 5 mins.
Then watching Jardine(who should of lost that fight)sneak a draw because he could easily take Mousasi down when ever he got into trouble on his feet.
Davis has a great wrestling background,his stand up obviously needs improvement,but where it is now,is far from poor.
I think he has the range and speed to do well in the stand up against Mousasi,but most importantly,he could take Mousasi down when ever and how ever he wanted,and once down,unlike Mo,he has a gas tank and he isn't only a threat by wrestle fucking him,he has a very dangerous submission game,something that separates him from alot of the other top wrestlers that have got into this game.
I'm firmly on the Davis bandwagon,I don't think he is ready for your Bones,Machida's,Evans and Shoguns just yet,he's got some work to do on improving his punching(his Kicks are pretty good already)and being able to smoothly transition from his striking game to his bread and butter ground game.
He's not far off now,but give him 2-3 more fights and I think he will be comfortable being mention in that kind of company.
If I was managing his career,I would like him to get someone like Forrest,Janitor,franklin or Bader next,then if successful move up to your Rampage,Shogun/Hendo loser level or if Mousasi signs for ZUFFA,be his first fight in the UFC,then,if successful,move into a #1 contenders fight or maybe a Title shot..
also Davis didn't dwarf lil Nog,he's obviously alot more shredded and has a freaky physique,but he and Nog are both 6'2 and both cut to get to 205.