Comments on: UFC 87: Florian Doesn’t Finish Fights, but Emerson Does!

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:14:44 +0000

Sometimes these kinds of issues are really difficult for some people, but you’ve communicated it very well. Thank you.

By: Josh Stein

Josh Stein — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:42:23 +0000

There’s no way Fitch makes the cut to 155. I mean, he might be able to, but I have a serious hunch it would seriously debilitate him.

By: Brandt

Brandt — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:23:58 +0000

I think you mean middleweight, haha. I was thinkin’ of Fitch as a 155er.

By: Josh Stein

Josh Stein — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:08:08 +0000

He’s not big enough to be a lightweight. The guys in that 185 pound division are so big right now, and so many of them are solid grapplers that Fitch would be in alot of trouble trying to jump up a weight class. I don’t think that there are many guys in that division that he could make it interesting with.

I see Fitch as trying to establish himself as a gatekeeper, personally, and I think he’d do a good job at that. He definitely provides a good test to the guys who think that they can compete with St. Pierre, because he’s also well rounded.

By: Brandt DeLorenzo

Brandt DeLorenzo — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:10:41 +0000

I almost spit out my drink when I saw how fast BJ Penn jumped into the cage, haha. I can see him fighting for a couple more years and then moving to the business side of things with that marketing move he pulled.

So will Fitch try to work his way back up or try something different? He’s not a small WW so I don’t see a move to LW for him. He’s a good gatekeeper though.

By: Josh Stein

Josh Stein — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:30:35 +0000

I don’t think that there’s much of a chance of GSP fighting Anderson. While I thought that Georges’ performance was fantastic, I still think that given Anderson’s penchant for decimating his opponents, they are going to save the Canadian poster boy for a while. Especially because I think that the prospect of an Okami or a Kampmann fight is one that the UFC will find a way to push the champ, I see that as the next thing for Anderson, as fun as the GSP matchup would be for us.

A rematch with B.J. would be awesome, and I think that you are right to say that there’s no way Condit could win that fight. B.J. is the one guy well rounded enough, good enough on every level, to make life difficult for Georges and make a war for all of us to watch.

By: Vee

Vee — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:14:35 +0000

I really thought Jon Fitch was going to win. After watching the first round, I was wondering when the fight was going to end. Fitch gets a lot of credit for competing for 5 rounds. He was game. I will no longer doubt GSP. Although I don’t give him credit for his win against Serra (although his performance in their fight was brilliant) I think he completely erased the memory of his loss to Serra. WOW, GSP is finally a true champion with a great title defense. Carlos Condit? No! Who’s next in the WW division? I don’t know but I do know that Fitch has been reduced to Rich Franklin’s role in the WW division. I don’t see Fitch moving up in weight but the prospect for GSP vs Penn or Anderson Silva looks great.

I think BJ Penn was really smart in quickly going into the ring to hype a possible fight. He realizes the window of opportunity is really short in the fight game. There’s enough momentum right now, he’s seizing the opportunity before matchmaker Joe Silva or Dana White comes up with another plan and hoping the fanfare builds up to make this fight happen. That being said, I really think that Penn can either stop or defeat GSP via decision. However, GSP can also defeat Penn or possibly stop him.

By: Josh Stein

Josh Stein — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:22:00 +0000

St. Pierre is a warrior, and so is Jon Fitch. Jon showed up and survived, but it was hard for him to do anything else against someone as good as Rush. That was a great display of skills.

I like the line about Jesse Ventura. Unforunately, he wasn’t the biggest hack they showed during the fight. Heath’s getting old, but that was still a terrible performance.