With respect to the Werdum fight, I think he had their first fight in the back of his head. Maybe not being able to get over that, and maybe the memory of his loss to Randy, is called a lack of heart, but i could also be a lack of "head".
I think Napao is one of the most impressive HWs out there and now, considering how watered down the weight class is in the UFC (how many of the top ten are in the UFC again?), his chances are as good as anyone- assuming he starts to win again. He probably has the 2nd best ground game to Big Nog in the HW division, and ask Randy how much power he has (see broken arm). One has to wonder how long Nogueira will be able to fight at such a high level and who is really there to fill the void?
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