Lindland-Horn

**Hunter** · 08-09-2006, 12:34 AM

I am rather excited becouse this win will further cement lindland as a top three middleweight. I personally feel is number one esp with his split decision loss to rampage. He has also seemed to be looking for the finish more and hit rampage with a spinning backfist(had decent steam) and a high kick not to mention a very tight guillotine. Horn is incredibly hard to finish so I see a UD for lindland who is really building rep as a free agent. I dont think many people would disagree that lindland would be the 185 pound ufc champion. Its just to bad dana white is more concerned with a poster boy then a real champ(franklin is good just not as good as lindland) and he would never fight dan so that kinda rules out pride. Either way should be a chess match when he fights horn

**Ammar** · 08-12-2006, 11:53 PM

I like Linland alot...but I still think Franklin would beat him. Anyways, Horn - Linland would be a great match...very technical fight with potential for a suprise finish.

**Hunter** · 08-13-2006, 01:35 AM

I believe lindland would take it, look what he did against baroni twice pretty much skull f*cked him and baroni is a dangerous striker with heavy hands. He is able to slow the pace down against strikers and grind them out. Rampage who is as good of a striker as franklin and a better wrestler had all he could handle in Lindland. Lindland also nearly subbed him twice with what he calls a "choke slam" modified guillotine/front headlock trip. Lindland has a good chin he took some hard shots from rampage and baroni. He would clinch put franklin into the cage secure the takedown and pound him out to a ud or maybe even ref stoppage just my opinion

**JJUnleased** · 08-13-2006, 01:11 PM

Lindland will win this fight, and then UFC should really give him his long awaited title shot!!!!!!!!

**Ammar** · 08-14-2006, 12:23 AM

I guess the mystery is how good Franklin really is at defending takedowns and his ground game. He hasnt really been tested there but all signs point to him being able to handle his own. I like Franklin alot, I hope this fight happens.

**soo2bhuge** · 08-14-2006, 08:51 AM

Lindland should win this fight by a unanimous decision. It's pretty obvious what his strategy will be. It's not very hard to get Horn on his back, especially since he likes to be on his back, while Lindland dominates from the top in every one of his wins.