Fights that never happened but should have...Franklin vs Marquardt.

If they fought between 2006-2010 who would have won? Would the result have been different at different stages had the bout taken place? How do you see it going?

I think Nate would probably lose while Rich was champion, or in his Ken Shamrock squashing days, Rich would have kept it off the ground with size and athleticism while his speed would be enough to negate Nate's stand up. However with each year I think Nate got better and better while Rich seemed to sink or at least stagnate. By 2008-9 Nate would carry enough technique and power to finish Rich who gets more hittable and less athletic as time goes.

I pretty much believe that Ace would keep the fight off the ground and end up KOing Nate.

Who has KO'd Nate? Who has Franklin KO'd?

I think Rich outpoints Nate then and now.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Who has KO'd Nate? Who has Franklin KO'd?

Rich has Koed a few guys and I dont think it would be out of the question for him to TKO Nate. He got Hamill who has a pretty good chin or at least when he stopped him he was considered to have a good chin.

Stopped him with a body kick if I recall.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Stopped him with a body kick if I recall.

U may be right it was along time ago lol.

Torres vs Faber
Liddell vs Fedor
Gomi vs Aoki
Ortiz vs White
Diaz vs Miller
Penn vs Miletech
Arlovski vs Mir

Hendo vs Shogun!

Nate vs Ace or Nate vs Hendo are both fights that should have happened. Nate trampsing through the division beating nobody, getting a title shot, and then working his way back through the ranks without having to face Ace or Hendo was bunk.

Ok hendo left? then substitute Vitor in for the latter half of the discussion.

captain organic wrote:

Nate vs Ace or Nate vs Hendo are both fights that should have happened. Nate trampsing through the division beating nobody, getting a title shot, and then working his way back through the ranks without having to face Ace or Hendo was bunk.

Ok hendo left? then substitute Vitor in for the latter half of the discussion.

Still not as bad as Dan Hardy getting a title shot without having to beat Alves, Fitch or Kos.

OU wrote:

captain organic wrote:

Nate vs Ace or Nate vs Hendo are both fights that should have happened. Nate trampsing through the division beating nobody, getting a title shot, and then working his way back through the ranks without having to face Ace or Hendo was bunk.

Ok hendo left? then substitute Vitor in for the latter half of the discussion.

Still not as bad as Dan Hardy getting a title shot without having to beat Alves, Fitch or Kos.

No doubt, but at least on the backside of that loss, they forced Hardy to fight some comp. Nate was back in a title fight if he beat Chael, and Chael at that point was not as highly regarded as he is now(which I also have a problem with).

captain organic wrote:

OU wrote:

captain organic wrote:

Nate vs Ace or Nate vs Hendo are both fights that should have happened. Nate trampsing through the division beating nobody, getting a title shot, and then working his way back through the ranks without having to face Ace or Hendo was bunk.

Ok hendo left? then substitute Vitor in for the latter half of the discussion.

Still not as bad as Dan Hardy getting a title shot without having to beat Alves, Fitch or Kos.

No doubt, but at least on the backside of that loss, they forced Hardy to fight some comp. Nate was back in a title fight if he beat Chael, and Chael at that point was not as highly regarded as he is now(which I also have a problem with).

I dunno, I think Maia, Okami, Sonnen and Paul Harris is pretty stiff competition.