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Mellor

scudzilla wrote: »

But if, for whatever reason, Cruz has to pull out of this fight due to injury then surely they must strip him of the title

Yeah if this doesn't go ahead then it time to strip him. I don't have a problem with Cruz being stripped of the title, just with the notion that stripping him is in his favour.

Be like Nutella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h-sZkglI8Y

MrStuffins

........... Didn't I watch that last week?

Be like Nutella

did someone put it up already? fair nufski I'm only watchin it now mesmelf looks good.

He seems even more focused for this fight than I've ever seen him, if that's possible.

Hendricks will have to risk too much to swing into GSP and he'll just get taken down in the process. He might have done more cardio in this camp than he ever thought was humanly possible and he might 'feel' fit but no way he's gona hang with GSP for 5 rounds not a chance, and he won't plan on it either. All his eggs are in one basket - the KO !
love Hendricks but he hasn't got enough for GSP, nobody at 170 has.

MrStuffins

GSP definitely looks intense. The stuff about buying the octagon was mad.

The more the build up for this fight goes, the more I think a Hendricks KO might just happen.

Be like Nutella

I basically always say this about challengers to the greats and I'll say it again - Johnny's best chance is to rush in and pull the trigger straight away, big lead hooks, hunt GSP around the cage from the first bell and literally hope he can land one coz if he does it's game over.

I just think GSP will time a perfect shot, get a double and turn the corner and put big rig on the deck straight into half guard and keep him there as much as he wants while he hurts him with big shots and elbows which will break Johnny's spirit - and then rinse and repeat. Winning is muscle memory in GSP.

I just hope if GSP wins it's by TKO, for legacy sake. It would be a huge statement to make at this point in his career. Nobody is going to believe he can finish Hendricks though let's be honest. I do though, forever the optimist!

mailburner

MrStuffins wrote: »

Lads, if you haven't seen Chandler v Alvarez from last night yet, get on it!

I knew someone mentioned it somewhere (thanks mrstuff)
didn't know result and just watched it

If ye haven't seen it yet just stop whatever the hell yer doing
right now and

WATCH THIS

http://www.fights4all.com/eddie-alvarez/eddie-alvarez-vs-michael-chandler-video_82d0d0a17.html

DrPhilG

Gustafsson vs Manuwa in London in March...

kearneybobs

I like Manuwa but I dont think he has a chance at beating Gus.

Is he being thrown to the dogs or actually getting a legit push?

MrStuffins

kearneybobs wrote: »

I like Manuwa but I dont think he has a chance at beating Gus.

Is he being thrown to the dogs or actually getting a legit push?

Everyone relevant at 205 is unavailable. I don't know why they didn't just have the immediate rematch with Jones

mailburner

mailburner wrote: »

I knew someone mentioned it somewhere (thanks mrstuff)
didn't know result and just watched it

If ye haven't seen it yet just stop whatever the hell yer doing
right now and

WATCH THIS

http://www.fights4all.com/eddie-alvarez/eddie-alvarez-vs-michael-chandler-video_82d0d0a17.html

:o:o:o


Just put up their first fight in error not knowing so still have to watch
The most recent one

Here is the most recent one http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HbKJw6Fn8xY

DrPhilG

kearneybobs wrote: »

I like Manuwa but I dont think he has a chance at beating Gus.

Is he being thrown to the dogs or actually getting a legit push?

They want to sell tickets in London so they'll try to convince us all that Manuwa has a chance, and they need an easy opponent who won't spoil the plans for Jones vs Gus II.

MrStuffins

I think it's silly to think Manuwa has no chance. Gus is the better fighter but Manuwa is very dangerous. The fight is likely to stay on the feet and Manuwa is quite good at that caper!

Be like Nutella

unbeaten, 3 UFC wins, 13 of his 14 wins are by strikes with 10 of those in the first round so yeah he can hit and he goes to work early but ... ya know... cmon... He'll be 10-1 underdog. Gus opened at 5-1 against Jones.

Dtp1979

Be like Nutella wrote: »

unbeaten, 3 UFC wins, 13 of his 14 wins are by strikes with 10 of those in the first round so yeah he can hit and he goes to work early but ... ya know... cmon... He'll be 10-1 underdog. Gus opened at 5-1 against Jones.

10-1. Ill have some of that!

MrStuffins

Be like Nutella wrote: »

unbeaten, 3 UFC wins, 13 of his 14 wins are by strikes with 10 of those in the first round so yeah he can hit and he goes to work early but ... ya know... cmon... He'll be 10-1 underdog. Gus opened at 5-1 against Jones.

Are you guessing here or is that a real figure?

DerpKehoe

lol at the price guessed.

Mellor

Prices aren't out yet.
You can bet on Jones v Gus 2 though

Be like Nutella

I don't know just a guess at the odds but I'd say it'll be 7-1 +

scudzilla

Be like Nutella wrote: »

I don't know just a guess at the odds but I'd say it'll be 7-1 +

Not a chance, especially after the first fight, i'd say Gus would open at around 4, possible drifting out to 9/2 or 5/1 come fight night

Be like Nutella

not talkin bout gus jones 2 talkin bout the Manuwa fight

scudzilla

Be like Nutella wrote: »

not talkin bout gus jones 2 talkin bout the Manuwa fight

ooops, seen Mellors post above yours and got confused

SRFC

Manuwa hasnt a prayer,did anyone watch him in Manchester a few weeks ago he was lucky to get the win thanks to serious injury his opponent got,he was just about getting on top with some nice knee's but he looked gased,I'll be having my shirt on Gus to K.o him.

Mellor

scudzilla wrote: »

Not a chance, especially after the first fight, i'd say Gus would open at around 4, possible drifting out to 9/2 or 5/1 come fight night

Odds are out already. He opened at 3/1. Not a chance he drifts to 5/1 for fight night.

If you take that bet now it will stand for as long as they fight in 2014. William Hill

Chewabacca

Mellor wrote: »

Odds are out already. He opened at 3/1. Not a chance he drifts to 5/1 for fight night.

If you take that bet now it will stand for as long as they fight in 2014. William Hill

3/1 is fantastic odds still.

Manuwa has looked average against average competition, this is the definition of being thrown to the dogs. I reckon Gus stops him late.

Dtp1979

Nobody said Rocky Balboa had a chance either

Mellor

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Nobody said Rocky Balboa had a chance either

Yeah, and he lost

Dtp1979

Mellor wrote: »

Yeah, and he lost

I never said which rocky

Mellor

Dtp1979 wrote: »

I never said which rocky

But you did say the one where nobody gave him a chance.

That's rules out the rematch, or when he was champ...and leaves the ones he lost.

Be like Nutella

he's being fed to the dogs big time but if ya think about it there's such a risk in even letting Gus fight at all before the Bones rematch, which will surely be the most watched UFC of next year? One Rocky punch out of Manuwa and it's curtains on the rematch.. or would they still do the rematch even if Gus lost by KO?