GSP a free agent. Really wish he'd stay away from the ring.
I was just thinking this weekend, that if Dana and the UFC don't think he'll fight again, then they should just release him. I'm glad he's free to sign with another organization. Maybe he can ask for a piece of the company he signs with.
Would rather see GSP sign in the UFC than do that to him. Business is business though
What sucks for Rory is he can't win the big fight. Doesn't matter where GSP goes.
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What sucks for Rory is he can't win the big fight. Doesn't matter where GSP goes.
Rory spent a lot of time in the shadow of GSP and with Rory signing with bellator and before he even gets a chance to have the spotlight on him and have GSP also jumps over, it would indeed suck for him. Not GSP fault for sure, just the way things happen but Rory as well as GSP have been great teammates for each other. I would love to see Rory be rewarded and out of that shadows, him being in bellator gives him that chance and $$ and become a huge name for the UFC to one day bring back into the fold much in the same way as Robbie, where fighting elsewhere got him paid till eventually the UFC "bought" him back
Rory still has a future, as for winning the big fight, I though he did pretty damn good in that title fight. Broken noses happen, no knock to him
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GSP vacated the title when Rory was 24, he had his chance in his prime to take over the WW division the last three years and couldn't do it.
He was up against very tough competition for sure, but he just couldn't win the big fight.
It'll be interesting to see if Woodley can defend his title against Thompson. If he does he will have beaten both Thompson and Lawlor, which are the two guys Rory lost to in his big fights since GSP left, and Rory beat Woodley in between all those fights.
Anyone else think Alvarez is going to destroy McGregor? I feel like its a terrible match up for him stylistically. Strong guy, good wrestling, good boxer with a chin, good cardio. But most of all Alvarez is very mentally tough and has a real traditional fighters mentality. Im not really a big fan of Alvarez but he seems to be the perfect fighter to stop McGregor. Especially in a 5 round fight. If I was Alvarez I would just tire the heck out of Connor for the 1st 2 rounds. Go for the takedown, clinch, pin him against the cage etc. McGregor is incredible at the beginning of a fight when he is fresh but he gasses pretty quickly and that could really be exploited by a wrestler.
I can see a ground and pound TKO in the 4th for Alvarez.
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Anyone else think Alvarez is going to destroy McGregor? I feel like its a terrible match up for him stylistically. Strong guy, good wrestling, good boxer with a chin, good cardio. But most of all Alvarez is very mentally tough and has a real traditional fighters mentality. Im not really a big fan of Alvarez but he seems to be the perfect fighter to stop McGregor. Especially in a 5 round fight. If I was Alvarez I would just tire the heck out of Connor for the 1st 2 rounds. Go for the takedown, clinch, pin him against the cage etc. McGregor is incredible at the beginning of a fight when he is fresh but he gasses pretty quickly and that could really be exploited by a wrestler.
I can see a ground and pound TKO in the 4th for Alvarez.
Honestly this is a tough one to call. I disagree that Alvarez has a great chin, he gets rocked or dropped in nearly every fight. What he does have is great recovery. I guess it depends how you look at it, to me a great chin is someone that rarely gets rocked like Mark Hunt.
McGregor when he's fresh could definitely put Alvarez down but it will be hard to finish him. I imagine Alvarez is going to try and mix takedowns with striking and probably a lot of cage work. Very similar to the Pettis or Cerrone fights.
I'm leaning towards Alvarez a bit later in the fight by just grinding McGregor down and tiring him out with takedowns and cage work. But I won't be be shocked if Conor catches him early.
