Jacob Cooper

Originally Posted by CooperJacob

Jacob Cooper
MMA Crypt Writer
May 13, 2013

So it's finally been proven that Vitor Belfort is the greatest middleweight not named Anderson Silva. With a first round spinning heel kick KO against Strikeforce import Luke Rockhold, Belfort has put himself well on

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Originally Posted by CooperJacob

CooperJacob
MMA Crypt Writer
May 13, 2013

Here's an article I wrote for WhatCulture:

Once in a blue moon a fighter arises from nowhere who really catches the eye of the MMA community. The cliché of the hype train is a term that best describes this. On occasion, they are very accurate and warranted – see Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida

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Originally Posted by CooperJacob

I was watching Amazon Forest Combat 2 today, and two of the fighters that won are two that I believe should be back in the UFC, so I thought I'd compile a list...

1) Thales Leites: Okay, okay, his fight with Anderson Silva was boring, but he lost one fight

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Originally Posted by CooperJacob

I personally believe the 185lbs division is easily one of the most stacked divisions at the moment and is completely underrated in that aspect. Just because AS is so dominant, it doesn't therefore mean the division is worthless - far from it in fact.

The thing people forget to consider, is that Silva has beat only three of (in my

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Originally Posted by CooperJacob

There are gatekeepers in every division. For anyone unfamiliar with this term, gatekeepers are experienced fighters who are used to test whether an up-and-comer is ready to fight a top 10 guy. They are usually also guys who have fought tough competition and come out short, but have beaten solid guys.

Here's my list of

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