Rightfully so. Guy shocked the hell outa the MMA world with one of the biggest upsets in history. I just hope the guy uses all his talents in every fight and continues to win.

GG seems like an overall good fighter, he seems to have taken well to the cage and the UFC rules and he looked stellar in the fight against CC.
I am also really impressed that he seems to be practicing and improving his english as well. I understand that he’s immersed in english speaking country but his willingness to at least trying speaking for himself is great and I’m sure improves his marketability from both a promotions side (UFC) and an advertisers side.
I know a lot of people think that CC against Couture was likely a huge card however I’m still really excited to see how the fight pans out. Both fighters are going to put it on the line.

Well deserved in every right. But I still need to see him in more fights. A leg kick is more like a lucky shot to me.

BTW the vid is busted.

First, I have to give the man his due. He fought an awesome fight against Cro Cop. He took away Cro Cops ability to kick him and then gave us the most ironic ending ever in MMA (at least I can’t think of a more ironic ending).

Having said that, I actually think Gonzaga vs. Couture is a much more interesting fight that Cro Cop and Sylvia or Cro Cop and Couture. Both guys won upsets in a dominating fashion and both guys are coming into this fight with similar skill sets. This will be one of those fights that could find itself balancing out time on the feet and the ground.

If Couture wins this, he proves that being old and bald is merely aesthetic and not indicitive of what kind of a fighter you are. I’m hoping he does.

BTW the vid is busted.

Sucks. Was just up an hour ago. Was a nice vid, too.

Well deserved in every right. But I still need to see him in more fights. A leg kick is more like a lucky shot to me.

It was hardly a fluky KO from out of nowhere. Gonzaga dominated the fight from start to finish. If he fought CroCop 10 times CC wins 8 or 9 times, so in that regard it could be considered lucky, but on that night Gonzaga was by far the better man.

Pride fans always says their has better fighters in Pride but im think im gonna disagree now, im used to be a Pride fan but i think its only Fedor and maybe Nogueira to have a shot at the title in ufc. We maybe get the answer in the" Superbowl"

How good is Gonzaga? Maybe he is the best in the world right now…

How good is Gonzaga? Maybe he is the best in the world right now…

Hard to argue against this as he dominated and destroyed CC, who many considered the most devastating striker in MMA. Gonzaga is really starting to come across as a class act.

“I actually think Gonzaga vs. Couture is a much more interesting fight that Cro Cop and Sylvia or Cro Cop and Couture.”
Totally agree. There should be a little of everything in this fight…if it lasts that long.

Just don’t start counting Randy out… The guy disected Tim for 5 rounds, and came awefully close to the ko, and the tko a few times. He has the ability to out strike Gonzaga, and neutralize him on the ground. He also looked better than he has in years. This could be a battle for the history books!

werdum beat gonazaga at the end of 03, and i’d like to eventually see him avenge that loss after he beats couture and maybe has a title defense or two against arlovski and maybe someone else, big nog or vera or sylvia or someone, but i’m sure he would like to avenge that loss as well

I hope Randy wins over Gonzaga and he meet big Nog, i`m shure he can beat Nog. And who is left if he beats Nogueira? The only man i can think of is Fedor… There you have a Superbowl!

Couture has the strength and wrestling skills to keep any fighter in the world on their back, and grab the decision. But its like Randy said… You dont toss around big, strong, Jujitsu fighters like Gonzaga. Might end up being one of the better fights of the year. But if the fight does go passed the 3rd round, how will the youngster react? Lots of factors come into play.. Then look at how well Randy fights strikers…

I really cant wait to see this fight. If we see the GG we saw against Mirko, and the Randy we saw against Silvia… this WILL be the best fight of the year.

Gonzaga is like Soukoudjou right now, whereas Soukoudjou came off a loss in the WEC to come to PRIDE and beat Lil Nog and Arona, Gonzaga came off his loss to Werdum and hasn’t looked backed, beating better and better competition culminating with a recent RHK on Cro Cop.

It´s seems a match against CC and Arolvski is possible now, maybe Arolvski and big Nog first. Can CC be a ufc champion
now? I have my doubts..

Gonzaga is a good man. Most all counted him out but here he is. It’s great to see an up and comer really be an up and comer. He’s in the picture now and I guess we will see what happens at 74. I will be rooting for RC all the way. Overall good to see how humble this guy is and how he remains focused on fighting. American money goes along way in Brazil. He’s only had four fights and beat one of the bad asses in the MMA world. He still made crap compared to others. Look how much CC got paid for getting knocked the hell out. Look what Gonzaga’s doing and he’s happy to just get paid. Vera hasn’t done shit and the guy already thought he was champ…LOL

Congratulations Gabriel !
I’m a CC fan from head to toe, but Gabriel beat him fair !
Mirko will be back, don’t blink because he will be fast about it!

Congratulations Gabriel !
I’m a CC fan from head to toe, but Gabriel beat him fair !
Mirko will be back, don’t blink because he will be fast about it!

 same here

Congratulations Gabriel !
I’m a CC fan from head to toe, but Gabriel beat him fair !
Mirko will be back, don’t blink because he will be fast about it!

 Well said, agreed

It´s seems a match against CC and Arolvski is possible now, maybe Arolvski and big Nog first. Can CC be a ufc champion
now? I have my doubts..

arlovski gets a title shot after his last win according to dana white so he won’t be fighting anyone other than the winner of couture gonzaga…

Arlovski gets a title shot after his last win according to dana white so he won’t be fighting anyone other than the winner of couture gonzaga…

Yeah, Spida is right…
But its seriously a Joke. White is gonna get either AA getting his ass BEAT or the same fight we saw lastweekend, and 6 monthes ago when AA fought Sylvia… AA should get tossed in against a banger like Mirko, Vera, maybe even Herring, Monson (would be a good fight..), Shit even Kongo… Make this guy work for it rather then put us through even more sloppy, unentertaining heavyweight fights.

Monson? I`ll think he is in Pride and he is not a banger if you ask me…

Luppers, you said make AA work for it? Fight people like, (ok well CC would have been nice), but vera, herring, monson, Werdum is better than all those guys save CC. He beat Werdum, that is pretty impressive. Although he did it in a very un-impressive fashion. But he was dealing with a relatively timid guy on the feet. Your right though, put him in with a real banger. And I think it will bring much of the former AA back.

next time crocop fights this guy he will take him seriously,he will train harder than ever,he will dominate and destroy gonzaga,HE WILL WIN BY THE BLOOD OF 100000 IRAQY MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN I SWEAR IT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

I still hope Randy win because its Randy lol.

i like gg.
he seems like a good kid who’s learned his a.b.c.‘s
he displayed what you need , what a lot of others watching do not possess.
hunger, no fear, groundskills, jabs.
and one thing that a lot of marblemouth brasilians don’t have—-
a quiet humility , not like wandy. that cockiness pisses me off. way to go henderson.

Yeah, Spida is right…
But its seriously a Joke. White is gonna get either AA getting his ass BEAT or the same fight we saw lastweekend, and 6 monthes ago when AA fought Sylvia… AA should get tossed in against a banger like Mirko, Vera, maybe even Herring, Monson (would be a good fight..), Shit even Kongo… Make this guy work for it rather then put us through even more sloppy, unentertaining heavyweight fights.

doesn’t matter 45141 ! aa is a draw as a chick magnet and as an athlete. white has to give him another chance soon, the people want it—he draws a hell of a lot of viewers. wtf man , would you rather see monson or sylvia? or herring? help me please. yeah,a true afficiando would acertain that what you say is very true, but ratings are the issue for zuffa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BFyYG8NhKA

Funny little vid.

next time crocop fights this guy he will take him seriously,he will train harder than ever,he will dominate and destroy gonzaga,HE WILL WIN BY THE BLOOD OF 100000 IRAQY MEN

WOMEN

AND CHILDREN

I SWEAR IT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

you said it bro,GO MIRKO!!!

Well deserved in every right. But I still need to see him in more fights. A leg kick is more like a lucky shot to me.

Well Cro Cop is the luckyest bastard out there then.

It´s seems a match against CC and Arolvski is possible now, maybe Arolvski and big Nog first. Can CC be a ufc champion
now? I have my doubts..

I’ve always had my doubts ,even before the GG fight.

it’s a crap shoot,fool’s bet. a glancing shot from a 4 oz glove changes everything. not like boxing and those pillows they use. in mma anything can and does happen. it beats framing in the rain or running a.b.s in the cold, with coffee time 2 hrs away.