me too. b.j. is the only fighter south of 185 (and thats only a.silva) that has a good chance of beating “rush”. i think the fight is 50/50 and will be a war of attrition. i dont think its gonna happpen this year though. i think b.j. will fight the winner of florian/huerta, and gsp (im assuming he’s gonna beat fitch, no easy task itself) will fight either thiago or diego and ive read a few rumors that diego is in the lead of those 2. if all goes as planned, b.j. and gsp will fight sometime next year and gsp will move up to mw, win or lose after that fight. just my opinions though.

CungLe vs. “THe Grabaka Hitman” Kazuo misaki will take place in the fall. This wil be a very exciting match and provide a good test to Le’s middleweight title!

I don’t see BJ taking GSP at all but I think it will be a good fight!

I would mount Mandy, and then get her in a front naked choke.

Don’t forget your Rubber Guard.

Amen

It isn’t that GSP is interested in her, it’s more the other way around.
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Kyokushin karate black belt, years of muay thai and boxing training, background in Jeet Kune Do, his striking most certainly is great, his only blemish on his feet was the knockout loss to Serra and exceptions don’t make arguments. 7 of his 14 wins are by KO and with the exception of the Penn fight he has totally owned every fighter in the stand-up department. He is hands down the most “technical” striker in the WW division of the UFC.

Exactly, Kos is a tougher opponent for GSP than Fitch and I think we will see this when GSP finishes Fitch within 3 rounds. Wilson was more explosive than Fitch, but he lacked the strength and cardio to beat him. GSP won’t have those problems. A guy like Alves poses the biggest threat to GSP. He won’t have a problem with Fitch, he is to slow and he will be able to do what he chooses with him. GSP by submission.

You’ve haven’t seen many of Fitch’s fights if you think that. Just because Kos was a D-1 Champ doesn’t mean he’s better than Fitch now. Fitch is a lot stronger than Kos and has evolved his wrestling to MMA more effectively. Watch Fitch vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka where Fitch’s take-down is so powerful that he slams his head into the cage and cuts his forehead. That’s explosiveness.

and he held his shorts to prevent getting submitted..

You can hear it in his voice when he is asked about BJ. Remember alot of people feel that BJ actually won that fight due to the damage he inflicted. GSP is/was stronger than Penn, but he sure cant out strike him, nor is he better on the ground.

Nc 17: Besides the BJ fight, this wil be the toughhest test of gSP’s career. I honestly dont see GSP loosing the fight but it wont be easy for georges. I see a grueling fight that will last atleast until the 4th round, but more likely, I see GSP winning a unanimous decision.

GSP just has the advantage in everything and I am a huge Fitch fan:

wrestling: advantage GSP No welterweight has a shot at outwrestling GSP right now.

Striking: GSP is much crisper

Takedown defense: Nobody does it better than GSP, he will
dictate where the fight goes

Submissions and sub defense: I think Fitch is great at both but GSP is a little better and now training in Brazil, he should be a lot better come August

but fitch mostly does lay-n-pray, but i do think gsp will out wrestle him even though hes on paper not as good on the ground..

You did see the Wilson fight ,right? Wilson is a good fighter, but he isn’t anywhere near GSP. That was a pretty close fight so I don’t see how Fitch is going to win. I guess anything can happen in a fight, but I’m going with the guy that MAULED 2 WW champions in his last 2 fights, rather than the guy who EEKED out 2 close decisions in his last 2.

Fitch already admitted his speed was’nt on par with GSP’s. That being said and him acknowledging his weakness, would he have done enough or is there even a gameplan that he could execute to adapt to this. In my opinion speed coupled with accuracy and control (which is what GSP has) is only seconded to mental stregnth.