Roger Gracie Vs Gegard Mousasi In The Works?

I wanted to see RG step up in competition but DAMN! Maybe a bit too soon for him but we wont know until they fight I guess

 

I hope Gegard stays away from making it a BJJ match as he will have a resounding standing advantage. Roger has huge stones to step up this fast. War Mousasi.

 

It is. Im more interested to see how Mousasi deals with Gracie on the ground than vice versa on the feet

 

Wow horrible match up for Mousasi if true. Mousasi major problem has always been his takedown defense as we saw against guys like King Mo and Sokoudjou. If Gracie gets him down then he's staying down and I think Roger walks away with a limb.

 

fair play to roger for taking it

 

Gracie by... well, submittion.

 

I think this underlines the lack of depth that Strikeforce have !!!!

Dont mean to sound like blind hate , but its a ****in disgusting match up , would be very very funny if Gracie tapped him though

 

He is the quintissential phenom in JJ terms , im not really going to say much about the rest of his game because its going over old ground , and everyone knows he is severely flawed on the feet .

Strikeforce should not be making this fight , end of discussion , they should be looking to aqcuire cannon fodder for Gracie at this stage , maybe a less talented striker , with little KO power , all depends on what there view on Gracie is , if there adamant he's he's the future (at 29 is that reality ??) then the Mousasi fight in there opinion will be just the start . Or are they just short of opponents for Mousasi and quite happy to feed the moderatley well known Gracie to him to make his opponent choice credible ???

But ultimatley your right , in any case , if this goes to the ground ............. ouch !!!

 

My contribution to your previous thread on this subject mate:

I'm not a fan of MMA fighters being rushed up the card so quickly. At 4-0 Gracie is still unlocking his potential and has a lot of learning to do. $75,000 a fight may be a lot for Strikeforce, but if they want Roger to become a star they can sell events with then they need to suck it up. At this stage a loss to Mousasi does little for Mousasi and absolutely nothing for Roger.

That said, if he takes this fight you can't question his fighting spirit. The man needs a wheelbarrow to carry his balls around in.

 

Roger can beat GM......

 

He could win but its an incredibly stupid match up. Let Roger grow. I'm all for people stepping up but it is simply too soon. These guys need to be ready to reign against the very best once they hit the big time. King Mo lost his title in his first fight even though he beat Mousasi. Roger could be given some tough fighters but not someone who is top 5 at his best.