The UFC have missed trick with GSP vs KOS as the next TUF !!!

Hardy is coming off of a loss. I think Hardy needed to fight Kos to earn the GSP fight. I would have loved to see that fight under a UK vs USA theme.

Kos is decent at the moment. He's earnt his shot by facing 2 young guns.

In fairness, Fitch could do with another shot. He's beaten Thiago who beat Kos. The difference is that Kos has a mouth on him and he's reinvented himself as a fighter. Fitch is still the wrestling decision man who hasn't scored a stoppage in 3 years!

 

You know what would've been the ultimate? GSP vs Silva. GSP needs a challenge, Silva needs an opponent to motivate him. Dana White wants it. The next TUF would've been a perfect promotional vehicle for the best fight the UFC can make.

Koscheck-GSP is very uninspiring. I guess the UFC will rely on Koscheck talking alot of **** and a good guy/bad guy theme to sell this fight. The fight will not be competitive. GSP is too good for Koscheck, even in the wrestling department

 

They need to do a WEC TUF already and get some guys to fill up the 125 division.

 

Really??????? Seems to me the only striking he does is to set up takedowns, if that. Some of the best in the division? Are you really telling me that his stand up is on par with Alves, GSP, Hardy etc. No chance! And neither is Koschecks like you said.

Regardless I agree that Fitch should be in line for a shot before Koscheck, but only marginally. These top guys need to fight each other. Fitch is fighting Alves next I believe and if he beats him he'll be the clear number 1 contender.

 

Ok I'll definitely give you that. He is probably a technically better striker than Koscheck in my book too. Then again I don't rate Koschecks striking at all really. When you said some of the best in the division I automatically put that as on par with the very best. From the list you gave I'd say only maybe Saunders, Swick maybe Davis are better.

 

Koscheck got the fight because on paper he presents a more difficult fight then Fitch does and for the moment those are the top 2 contenders. Fitch got totally dominated by GSP and dropped like 4 times I think the UFC wants to avoid that rematch until it just has to be made. Koscheck was somewhat competitive in the 1st GSP more so then anyone has been vs GSP since the 1st Serra fight. That and they wanted to make Alves-Fitch II thats been promised so many times and hasnt happened. Heres my hope since GSP-Koscheck II is probably in December you take the winner of Kampmann-Paulo Thiago vs Fitch-Alves II winner and match them on the GSP-Kos II undercard later this year. But Dana didnt listen when I said Cain should be fighting Dos Santos on the Carwin-Lesnar undercard so instead JDS has to keep proving himself while Cain gets to relax until around November and gets a title shot.

 

Well I just mention Kampmann because he is a quality fighter who happens to be fighting Paulo Thiago next. Just examine Paulo since joining the UFC he KOed Koscheck (the next title challenger), lost a close fight to Fitch whos probably the 2nd best at 170 behind GSP, clearly defeated Jacob Volkmann (not really a big deal), dropped then choked out Mike Swick who was 9-2 in the UFC and lost decisions. I think an impressive win vs Kampmann or a win at all should enter this man into the title contender discussion because if GSP is the Champ well its a fresh fight as opposed to Fitch/Alves or if Koscheck wins well then Paulo gives him a chance to avenge another loss. Like I said though let them all fight if Paulo can beat Koscheck, Swick, Kampmann, Alves/Fitch then hes a deserving contender just like if Fitch comes out the winner considering that will be 6 consecutive wins since GSP he will clearly have earned his shot and Alves beating possibly Fitch and Paulo Thiago gives him a tremendous arguement regardless of who the Champion is especially if its Koscheck though based on his win at UFC 90.

 

Kos got the shot over Fitch in a similar way that Edgar got the shot over Maynard. Dana is thinking about marketing, style match up, performances etc

 

Johnson thumbed Koscheck's eye. For real.

 

The problem being that Hardy is not actually worthy of a title shot.

 

Are you saying his striking is more well rounded (he has lots of striking tools?) or that he is the most well rounded in all aspects of MMA while being considered a striker?

The first is basically impossible to argue, the second is closer but still hard. His boxing isn't as good as several other strikers.

I don't think Fitch is particularly any more technically sound as a striker than Koscheck. He certainly isn't as effective, and while Kos does tend to go for big shots, I wouldn't really call one more technical than the other.