POLL: KIM COUTURE VS. MEISHA TATE: What are your feelings?

Total mismatch; Kim is going to get destroyed.

1 (25%)

Kim will lose but she will survive

1 (25%)

Should be a competitive fight. Either fighter could win.

2 (50%)

Kim "Sugar Free" Couture by decision

0 (0%)

Easy match for Kim

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 4

Voting closed: May 15, 2009, 03:25:07 PM

[mkygod]

What do you guys think about the match?

[Colobus]

Awful fight. Tate's going to destroy Couture.

[mkygod]

Colobus, if you feel that way, then please vote in the poll above

[Phoenix]

I went for "the fight can go anyway"... Both fighters have their own strengths to bring to the fight.

[mkygod]

I chose "Kim will get destroyed", although I wouldn't be surprised if she goes the distance knowing how metally tough she is. In her first MMA fight, she had her jaw literally cracked in half early in the first round by a punch and she managed to lose by decision.

I could see this fight going the same way.

Kim's best weapon is her jab, which combined with her reach makes for a very good defensive tool. But in terms of offense, she doesn't have anything that should give Miesha any troubles.  Unlike the last girl that Kim fought, Miesha isn't known to turn her back on her opponents while fighting.

[Colobus]

Kim doesn't really bring anything to the table Meisha hasn't seen. Tate's sole loss has come to Kaitlin Young and she's going to come in with a size advantage coupled with an experience advantage.

Against absolute can's Kim will probably do very well as shown in that horrible last bout, she really needs to be fighting mid tier B-C level journeywoman fighters of which unfortunately just aren't that many of right now and is not what Meisha represents.

[mkygod]

I definitely agree with that. I think she went 'pro' too fast. Some people say that she is trying to cash in on her Couture name. Not sure if i agree, but in the long run it could ruin her MMA career by not being built up properly as a fighter.

She was on the right track when she was doing 'smoker' muay thai fights which are basically exhibition bouts against another amateur with headgear. This helped her test her striking abilities against an opponent. But to go from two smoker fights and straight into an actual MMA pro event is not the best way to build up an MMA career. The consquence of this was cracked jaw in her debut fight where she got dominated. It makes me think she is a little crazy but maybe she is just one of those people that just wants to test herself by going balls out.

[Noel]

MEISHA TATE IS HOT

[Dante2230]

i dont even know who the other girl is....

[mkygod]

Too bad this fight isn't happening, but i think it's a better career move for Kim because I think she would have been embarrassed in that fight.

Only thing I'm hoping now is that she will still continue to fight regardless of what is happening to her personal life.

[Noel]

 Miesha-tate

"With Kim Couture (1-1) voluntarily pulling out of the event, her original opponent, Miesha Tate (5-1), will now take on late replacement Sarah Kaufman (8-0) at Strikeforce's May 15 SHO MMA event."

via MMA Junkie