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Was Kit Cope Right about Xtreme Couture?

 

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For those that don't remember Kit Cope comments, the Muy Thai fighter went after Xtreme Couture and their preparation for Gina Carano's fight last Saturday. Oh yeah, Cope his Carano's ex. Xtreme Couture trainer, Shawn Tompkins, wasn't pleased with Cope's comments and he essentially called Cope a chump.

Now that Carano was handled so easily Zach Arnold, of MMA Memories, asks the question, was Kit Cope right?

Unfortunately for Xtreme Couture, the fight results involving their two most prominent fighters (outside of Randy Couture) were ugly. Forrest Griffin came in with a horrible fight plan against Anderson Silva and Gina Carano looked terrible against Cris Cyborg.

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Gina looked like an amateur fighter with a lot of heart but not a lot of legitimate training. Don't get me wrong - Gina will not lose many fans after this fight, but her game was entirely exposed for the world to see and it is not that well-developed. Unlike BJ Penn who looked terrible against Georges St. Pierre, there are real questions about Gina Carano's skill set as a fighter. We all know Penn is world-class at Lightweight and can't be stopped, but what we didn't know going into Saturday night's Showtime fight was how legitimate Gina Carano was. The answer - she has a long ways to go.

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Gina voluntarily gave up dominant mount positions. That’s either bad training or just confusion in the cage.

But Gina’s still worlds better than most female MMA fighters. They have a long way to go.

by MMAEruption on Aug 17, 2009 10:52 AM EDT reply actions  

Overhyped!

Gina did look bad in the cage saturday as did Forrest the week before. I think Xtreme Couture gets a little overhyped because of the name value. Training / Conditioning wise I think they are one of the best. Their fighters usually come in great shape with alot in the tank. Game planning though is sort of hit or miss with them.

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by MMAvalor on Aug 17, 2009 12:48 PM EDT reply actions  

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