UFC 129
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That's what I'm saying.. He drops 25 pounds to get to WW. I'm not sure if when Anderson said 97 if he was referring to 97 kilos or 197 pounds, but if it was pounds, GSP just needs to man up and fight him there. Even so, when Anderson fights Middleweight, he usually cuts himself to around 195-200 about a month before the fight. He doesn't do the massive sweat drain cut like most fighters. GSP won't actually be that much smaller than him, well besides his frame.. His jab couldn't connect for shit against anderson, but that'll happen at any weight class. He just wants Anderson to be drained and smaller so he's easier to take down and hump for five rounds.
I was going to write something about how I thought GSP's performance, although lackluster, was nothing to cry about, especially if you're a fan. And how the damage to his eye probably had more to do with a part of the glove scratching him rather then the impact of a punch. But I'm not going to get into that because opinions in here are pretty set in stone. Rather, I will say that I agree with Dirty Nappy, and I scored the fight 50-45. However, I do think that Jake Shields did a great job of creating the illusion that the fight was much closer than it actually was.
As for the Machida-Couture fight: On hi-def slo-mo you could see his tooth fly out. Anyone else notice that?
As for the Machida-Couture fight: On hi-def slo-mo you could see his tooth fly out. Anyone else notice that?
Is it jus me or did it seem Aldo "gave" round 5 to hom? Maybe outta sympathy for that tennis ball on Homs head? Rogan and Goldberg kept screamin bout how gassed Aldo was in that round but I really think Aldo knew he had it in the bag so he let hom UNEFECTIVELY gnp him. I think he sorta did that in the faber fight also. Seems he felt bad for dominating Uriah that he eased up in the later rounds. Jus a classy typa chracter. He even matched hom in his trademark post fight pushups. Didn't seem too gassed.
That + the apparent damage to GSP's face is where the illusion sets in. He (Shields) threw twice as many "punches" to land the +4, was heavily outdone in power-punches, had 0 takedowns to GSP's 2, and was knocked down once.
I honestly think it was a combination of both. While some of my friends were shoutin' "he's hurt! he's hurt!", there was never a single moment when I thought he was. He took those shots, realized they weren't really doing anything, so he didn't panic to escape the sitation. But I do believe he was very tired. I think he got tired after like the second round from the gnp assault, but it was never more evident than in the 5th round. As to whether or not he was "giving" those shots to him, I believe it's quite possible.
I honestly think it was a combination of both. While some of my friends were shoutin' "he's hurt! he's hurt!", there was never a single moment when I thought he was. He took those shots, realized they weren't really doing anything, so he didn't panic to escape the sitation. But I do believe he was very tired. I think he got tired after like the second round from the gnp assault, but it was never more evident than in the 5th round. As to whether or not he was "giving" those shots to him, I believe it's quite possible.
Aldo Eased Up On Hominick Because He "Likes Excitement"
Jose Aldo expects to fight Chad Mendes in the second defence of his UFC featherweight title, and he revealed he sat back in the last round of his victory over Mark Hominick to make things exciting.
Aldo claimed Fight of the Night honours for his unanimous decision triumph over Hominick at UFC 129, but for one of the first times in his career he stepped out of the Octagon looking far short of invincible. UFC president Dana White was certainly confused, after witnessing Aldo look in increasing danger, despite total domination of the first round.
"Here's the weird thing about Aldo to me, he came out and looked like this was going to be a quick night [with] nasty leg kicks," White told MMAjunkie. "Had he kept throwing those leg kicks, the fight might have been over in the second round.
"Then he just stopped; he slowed down. His pace - it was very weird. I thought he got hurt. I thought he hurt his leg or something happened or he was tired and gassed. I didn't know. It was very weird. It looked like it was going to be a quick one, and then he shut down."
Now it seems a fight with Mendes will be next for Aldo, most likely in front of his home fans at UFC Rio.
"UFC Rio is coming up and the foreigners will get to see what it's like fighting in their opponents' hometown," Aldo told Graciemag.com. "Chad Mendes is a really tough guy who's been moving up the ranks in the event. If the boss gives the go-ahead, it will be a good fight; I'm a UFC employee."
Explaining his Jekyll-and-Hyde performance, which switched from the sublime to the distinctly average, Aldo revealed he was always in control, even when Hominick rained down punches in the final stages.
"I saw his neck exposed and went for it, I thought I could get it," said Aldo of the attempted guillotine that ended with Hominick in his guard. "I knew I'd won the earlier rounds, so I took it easy playing guard in the last one. I'm a Flamengo fan and like excitement. That's why I liked the fight - that excitement in the end.
"It was an awesome fight! Mark really brought the goods, he's a great fighter, really tough. I knew his boxing was great and had sharpened up his Muay Thai for this. I looked to kick his legs a lot and strike. But all my fights leading up to this one were tough, not just this one. It was great for the crowd to see that I'll go a full five rounds."
Jose Aldo expects to fight Chad Mendes in the second defence of his UFC featherweight title, and he revealed he sat back in the last round of his victory over Mark Hominick to make things exciting.
Aldo claimed Fight of the Night honours for his unanimous decision triumph over Hominick at UFC 129, but for one of the first times in his career he stepped out of the Octagon looking far short of invincible. UFC president Dana White was certainly confused, after witnessing Aldo look in increasing danger, despite total domination of the first round.
"Here's the weird thing about Aldo to me, he came out and looked like this was going to be a quick night [with] nasty leg kicks," White told MMAjunkie. "Had he kept throwing those leg kicks, the fight might have been over in the second round.
"Then he just stopped; he slowed down. His pace - it was very weird. I thought he got hurt. I thought he hurt his leg or something happened or he was tired and gassed. I didn't know. It was very weird. It looked like it was going to be a quick one, and then he shut down."
Now it seems a fight with Mendes will be next for Aldo, most likely in front of his home fans at UFC Rio.
"UFC Rio is coming up and the foreigners will get to see what it's like fighting in their opponents' hometown," Aldo told Graciemag.com. "Chad Mendes is a really tough guy who's been moving up the ranks in the event. If the boss gives the go-ahead, it will be a good fight; I'm a UFC employee."
Explaining his Jekyll-and-Hyde performance, which switched from the sublime to the distinctly average, Aldo revealed he was always in control, even when Hominick rained down punches in the final stages.
"I saw his neck exposed and went for it, I thought I could get it," said Aldo of the attempted guillotine that ended with Hominick in his guard. "I knew I'd won the earlier rounds, so I took it easy playing guard in the last one. I'm a Flamengo fan and like excitement. That's why I liked the fight - that excitement in the end.
"It was an awesome fight! Mark really brought the goods, he's a great fighter, really tough. I knew his boxing was great and had sharpened up his Muay Thai for this. I looked to kick his legs a lot and strike. But all my fights leading up to this one were tough, not just this one. It was great for the crowd to see that I'll go a full five rounds."
Ive fought in mma and trained in it and to all of you who hate on that last fight have no fucking clue. GSP is a crazy ass champ that cant be touched. and if he dose loose he comes back ten times better.him going up to middle weight is stupid in my opinion also. PPl saying he dodges the Anderson question are idiots for thinking that.
just because he though that might be a good ass idea at one point dosent mean he can't turn around and realize that could be a big mistake.
just because he though that might be a good ass idea at one point dosent mean he can't turn around and realize that could be a big mistake.