Comments on: MMA Tidbits For July 2, 2009 http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/07/02/mma-tidbits-for-july-2-2009/ MMA Opinion and Cheap MMA Gear Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:47:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bill http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/07/02/mma-tidbits-for-july-2-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7137 Bill Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:43:08 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3248#comment-7137 GSP has not faced a striker like Thiago! Period. And Alves's BJJ game is as good as GSP's. The only area GSP has more skill is wrestling and even there Thiago trains with ATT so I would not bet on GSP taking him down easily. Personally I think GSP will get KO'd in the first round. And Bryan, you know how I feel about MMA in N.Y....don't hold your breath! GSP has not faced a striker like Thiago! Period. And Alves’s BJJ game is as good as GSP’s. The only area GSP has more skill is wrestling and even there Thiago trains with ATT so I would not bet on GSP taking him down easily. Personally I think GSP will get KO’d in the first round.

And Bryan, you know how I feel about MMA in N.Y….don’t hold your breath!

]]> By: Bryan Levick http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/07/02/mma-tidbits-for-july-2-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7126 Bryan Levick Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:46:55 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3248#comment-7126 I agree with you if GSP gets off to a fast start it will be a long night for Alves like it was for Fitch, but Alves take down defense is second to none right now. They will both be around 192lbs come fight night so no one will have the size advantage. I am just praying that it is an interesting fight because GSP has been so dominant lately and I have really come to like Alves as a fighter. Thanks for the great feedback. I agree with you if GSP gets off to a fast start it will be a long night for Alves like it was for Fitch, but Alves take down defense is second to none right now. They will both be around 192lbs come fight night so no one will have the size advantage. I am just praying that it is an interesting fight because GSP has been so dominant lately and I have really come to like Alves as a fighter. Thanks for the great feedback.

]]> By: VEe http://www.mmaopinion.com/blog/2009/07/02/mma-tidbits-for-july-2-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7123 VEe Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:16:08 +0000 http://mmaopinion.com/?p=3248#comment-7123 Hey Bryan!! <b>"GSP-Alves will be a classic back and forth war."</b> I really don't know. I can easily see Alves on his back desparately trying to slow down the barrage of punches from GSP's ground and pound attack. GSP will not enjoy a huge size advantage against Alves but will that even matter? Will Alves have a trick up his sleeves? Can he stop GSP's takedown and keep the fight standing? Will he be able to compete against GSP's vaunted wrestling ability? I don't know. IF GSP is doing well THEN this will be a one-sided fight. IF Thiago is doing well THEN this will be a back-and-forth war. Hey Bryan!!

“GSP-Alves will be a classic back and forth war.”
I really don’t know. I can easily see Alves on his back desparately trying to slow down the barrage of punches from GSP’s ground and pound attack. GSP will not enjoy a huge size advantage against Alves but will that even matter? Will Alves have a trick up his sleeves? Can he stop GSP’s takedown and keep the fight standing? Will he be able to compete against GSP’s vaunted wrestling ability? I don’t know.

IF GSP is doing well THEN this will be a one-sided fight.
IF Thiago is doing well THEN this will be a back-and-forth war.

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