Matt Lindland Predicts Couture Victory..and More
Thursday, July 26th, 2007
Matt Lindland talked with Bodog Nation this week. It was a good interview and Lindland had a lot of interesting things to say not only about himself, but about other fighers as well. Some of his thoughts:
On Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
“I really think that is a perfect match-up for Randy. The guy is a lot younger, possibly more athletic and he’s bigger, but stylistically, I don’t see Randy staying on the outside with that kid. I don’t see him submitting Randy, and I just see Randy doing what he does really well: closing the distance, dirty boxing, putting him on his back and hitting him with punches and elbows.”
On Fedor holding the ropes during their fight
“It’s not his job to follow the rules. It’s the referee’s job to enforce the rules.”
On UFC title contender Rich Franklin
“I would beat Rich Franklin pretty bad. My style matches up very poorly for Rich. He wouldn’t know what to do with the kind of fighter I am.”
On his relationship with Bodog
“I have a three-fight contract with Bodog and weight is not an issue. I want to fight guys that are top-10-in-the-world type of guys. I don’t want to fight bums.”
On UFC Champion Anderson Silva
“I think Anderson is a phenomenally technical stand-up fighter. He picks his shots well and he’s patient. He waits and he lands a couple good punches and starts rattling guys and he follows through on them. He’s good at what he does. I think there are some holes in his game that I could capitalize on personally. There’s a ton of other fighters out there that could beat him, aside from myself.”
