Anthony Johnson will destroy GSP

Would you agree with me in my saying that Koscheck is probablly the toughest fight in the UFCs Welterweight divison right now ? I just think if Koscheck would start wrestling more agian then he would give GSP a even tougher time then he did in the 1st fight and his striking is still improving. Not picking Koscheck at all but IMO style wise he is actually the biggest threat. If GSP still has an injury I would like to see Hardy really try and earn his shot vs Koscheck in February with the title shot up for grabs.

 

It is a tough call between him and Fitch, because they are both equally "tough", but Fitch is so single minded to taking you down and grinding it out. Kos could potentially get caught or worn down when he tries to strike, Fitch tends to just be "the terminator" like GSP said, constantly coming forward smothering you.

Kos probably has the higher ceiling in terms of absolute potential though.

Tough call.

 

Well thats why I choose Koscheck because Fitch's whole offensive game is geared towards takedowns and GNP which are nearly impossible vs GSP. Koscheck has the explosive power and id say a bit better wrestling then Fitch giving him more chances. Sucks though that we are discussing these rematches but they could possibly happen.

 

Meanwhile it happens to him all the time. This was the first time I saw him poke an opponent. He was beating KOS and almost had him out but that few minutes Kos got to rest changed the momentum entirely and Rumble wasn't fighting the same -- he seemed more tentative.

 

Maybe he shouldn't have given him the time to rest by breaking the rules?

 

Accidental fouls like that suck. Had Koscheck lost people could have said it was because of the foul. With Johnson losing people can say it was in part cause of the foul. The fight was plagued with fouls. I'd rather see Hardy vs GSP. Kos said that Hardy beat nobodies. I guess his partner Swick is a nobody? Neither will beat GSP but I'd rather see Hardy get the fight.

Kos was only recently stopped by Paulo Thiago. That fight is gonna hurt him for awhile I imagine

 

I do believe that Alves, who is only a slightly better striker (If at all. Lest we forget that GSP began his UFC career as a "Striker") is a more DESTRUCTIVE ( I.e "One and they're gone") striker than the champ!! Of course, I only used Alves as an example to try and penetrate the thick skull of the guy who claimed that "Rumble Johnson would destroy GSP"!! Like you I believe that GSP (Who's talent/potential was obvious even in his fight against Jay Hieron!) is right up there with the great champions you mentioned (And BJ of couse).
P.S How about Alves-Johnson, for a fun fight to watch?

 

:good I could not have put it any better!!! The only opponent who can defeat GSP (At this time and for the foreseeable future) is complacency and he has the best trainer in the world to ensure that is never a factor!!

 

Both fighters had the same amount of "Rest"!! I agree, Rumble was not fighting the same as in the beginning of the fight (Not many fighters do!) and he was more tentative, but let's credit Kos with that!! The better man (On the night, which is all that counts really) won, but I would add that IF any of Kos's fingers deliberately found their way into Rumble's eyes that would be (Considering the major surgery Anthony has had) unforgiveable!!

 

Nice prediction!atsch

 

I would call it justice. When you knock a guy out with an illegal knee, and poke his eye (possibly twice), him poking your eye is the least you can suspect.

 

He didn't KO him with that knee. lol That knee mostly hit Kos' arm.

 

I think Rumble Johnson Vs Paul Daley would be an even better fight!! Not too sure about GSP raping Hardy AND Johnson at the same time. Even the champ doesn't have two dicks (Surely):nut.

 

It deflected of the arm onto the head. Beside that foul, there was the finger in the right eye, and possibly a finger in the left eye, before the replay of the illegal knee starts.

Kos outclassed Johnson despite a significant handicap. Kos is just the better fighter period.

 

Kos appeared to take most of that knee on the arm (Mind you, it would still have hurt like hell!!). As for poking him in the eye, if any of those eye-pokes were deliberate then the guy(s) responsible should hang their head(s). I appreciate what you are saying (An eye for an eye, literally!!) and Rumble should know better (When you consider what he had to go through following the first Burns fight) but, in that situation how would you know if someone has deliberately poked you in the eye? If a fighter pokes his opponent in the eye simply because they got poked in the eye (When it may very well have been accidental) then that is not justice, it's stupidity! I would rather eye-poking was "Kept for the streets". MMA is still in it's infancy and the last thing we need is fighters applying the old "You foul, I foul" rule. The fighters and sport are (In my humble opinion) relatively foul free. I'd like it to stay like that.