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When is Junior Dos Santos fighting again? And against who? Brock ?
 
dream said:
I dunno about that...Hendo specializes in destroying Brazilians. Feijao's also never fought anyone on that level before (Hendo's a huge step up from King Mo).
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You made me look it up. Hendo record against Brazilians:

2-0 against Busta
2-0 against Renato
1-0 against Ninja
1-0 against Vitor
1-0 against Toquinho
1-0 against Renzo
1-0 against Goes
1-0 against some scrub
1-1 against Wand
1-1 against Rodrigo
0-1 against Rogerio
0-1 against Anderson
0-1 against Arona

12-5

I wouldn't call that destruction, but you may. Also, if you actually look at the fights, it's not as clear cut, without rewatching the fights, I personally think he got a gift against Busta 2, against Ninja and definitely against Rodrigo, in which case he only "won" because of the Rings rules at the time.
 
Everyone got the gift decision against Bustamante. The dude couldn't catch a break, lost loads of split decisions and would probably be regarded as one of the best of all time had they gone the other way.
 
Yeah I also gave him the fight against Chuck and Quinton. He sure could've been seen as one of the greats by the majority of the new MMA fans if his record reflected that. I still personally think he is, plus he had to sub Lindland twice in the same fight.
 
King Mo is here in Holland training for a month. First days training with Tyrone S-pong and day goodbye front teeth haha

https://twitter.com/SiyarTheKiller

Today @KingMO_GDP didn't have his mouth piece on while sparring and Tyrone ***** knocked 2 of his front teeth OUT!!!
about 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
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https://twitter.com/KingMO_GDP

Hey guys, i'm alright. Ima go get my teeth fixed! It was not Tyrone's fault, I asked him to go hard on me.
about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone
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But anyway good decision too go to Holland and try to improve his striking. Wonder when he will be back at Strikeforce.
 
that's interesting; good on him for branching out i was really surprised with how bad his wrestling was against feijao but then again that guy's muscles look like randleman's pride era so who knows
 
Tachi Palace Fights event streaming live via MMA Junkie

STARTING NOW

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"Tachi Palace Fights 8: All or Nothing"
Start time: 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT)
Location: Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif.
Broadcasters: MMAjunkie.com's John Morgan, Andre Covington

•Champ Leopoldo Serao vs. David Loiseau (for middleweight title)
•Champ Ulysses Gomez vs. Darrell Montague (for flyweight title)
•Jussier da Silva vs. Ian McCall
•Edgar Garcia vs. Mike Moreno
•John Gunderson vs. Dominique Robinson
•Fabricio Camoes vs. Steve Lopez
•Doug Hunt vs. Andrew "Mickey" Martinez
•Ryan Burton vs. Andy Miranda
•Collin Hart vs. Mike Arellano
•Tyler Freeland vs. Diego Melendez
•Kyle Griffin vs. Alan Jouban
 
Two guys dressed like turkeys dancing for 20 minutes... its this the MMA stream ?
 
and now, in response to absolutely no one and nothing (except yacobod a wee bit):

tonight I finally watched GSP/Kos 2 for a second time.

That's right. After all of the bullshit, "controversy", bitching and whining after the fight, I deliberately chose to hold off on watching it after being there live for the event.

And now...

Well, I truly and honestly cannot fathom those who propose such a disconnect between how GSP fights pre-Serra I and post-Serra I. In the fight I just watched, I saw very little difference, in essence, in the strategy and aggression shown by GSP against Kos, as opposed to his second fight with Hughes.

A) GSP never goes for the finish with reckless abandon. Standing up, he always presents a varied striking arsenal with all four limbs.

B) He only goes in for the kill when he smells blood in the water. Which he did a couple times in this fight. last minute of round 4, and last few seconds of round 5.

This was the same in 2006 as it is in 2011. The difference in the fights is that GSP respected the wrestling game of Kos more.

Otherwise, no difference. People obsess about the GSP's use of the jab. Yes, it was the difference maker, but it was no crutch. He still used all of his weapons to create openings. The jab. left and right low kicks. Left and right high kicks. Hooks. Crosses. Superman punches with lefts and rights, and combinations of all of the above. The only problem was that Koscheck is a tough son of a bitch who didn't get rocked by anything GSP threw at him, unlike Hughes, Fitch, et al.

In conclusion: GSP has been like a man against boys since Kos I in 2007, and if you hate him now, you should have hated him then, if you're consistent.

I look forward to him kicking the everloving shit out of Jake Shields on April 30 in Toronto, and moving on to the greatest matchup in MMA history against Anderson Silva.

*salutes*
 
Strikeforce Challengers starts in a little under an hour on Showtime (8pm PT/11pm ET)

Lyle Beerbohm vs. Pat Healy
Carlo Prater vs. Bryan Travers
Ryan Couture vs. Lee Higgins
Erik Apple vs. Ryan Larson
Nick Gonzalez vs. David Douglas

Oh and Boogie, Jake Shields is gonna give GSP a taste of his own medicine, humping him to death for about 3 rounds and then submitting him, thus spoiling the plans for the UFC's big superfight.

And I can't WAIT for the bitter tears.
 
hmm this david douglas guy . . . let's just say i can see why they did the fight in texas and not nj and i'll leave it at that
 
Did Mauro just say this guy's background includes his dad dying when he was 6, leaving behind a farm and a mortgage.

And that his mom is a breast cancer surviving volunteer fireperson.
 
Boogie said:
People obsess about the GSP's use of the jab. Yes, it was the difference maker, but it was no crutch.
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I figured after all of the trash Kos talked during TUF that GSP's jab was basically saying "I'm gonna kick your ass with one hand." It seems to have worked well.


Imagine if he had been using more than just the jab. Kos would have been put in a morgue.
 
polyh3dron said:
Oh and Boogie, Jake Shields is gonna give GSP a taste of his own medicine, humping him to death for about 3 rounds and then submitting him, thus spoiling the plans for the UFC's big superfight.

And I can't WAIT for the bitter tears.
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Then imagine if Fitch beats Penn. Shields vs Fitch for 5 rounds.
I actually have a bizarre interest in seeing that fight.
 
DKehoe said:
Then imagine if Fitch beats Penn. Shields vs Fitch for 5 rounds.
I actually have a bizarre interest in seeing that fight.
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Maybe their levels of boringness will cancel each other out and make for a ridiculously exciting fight.

Honestly though, I enjoy watching Shields fight much more than Fitch. Shields actually goes for the finish while Fitch's main intent seems to be just to hold a guy down.
 
AstroLad said:
damn that was pretty great for a challengers card. healy is one tough creative dude
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I told all my buddies that Healy was gonna beat Thomson when they fought and everyone thought Healy would be a pushover. It was close too, he almost had it.
 
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