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Gus is too long for rockhopper
Luke has little chance IMO
Boxing deficiency against the best boxer at 205 and a size disadvantage
Upper cut or Knee for the KO W(gus is working knees lately)
Boxing deficiency against the best boxer at 205 and a size disadvantage
Upper cut or Knee for the KO W(gus is working knees lately)
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Yeah and Rockhold's boxing isn't great.
Luke has some of the best top pressure in the game, but he'll never get Gus down.
He’s not taking gus down....gus could take him down though
Interesting match up.
Gus is 6'5" with a 79" reach and far better hands. Luke is 6'3" with a 77" reach so the physical match up shouldn't be too much. I think Gus will win the boxing but that Luke is better everywhere else. I'dLuke can blast some body kicks early and get him down hellhhave a good chance on subbing him. If it stays on the feet Gus will piece him up from range as long as he can avoid the kicks.
I also read this may be for interim LHW title.
Gus is 6'5" with a 79" reach and far better hands. Luke is 6'3" with a 77" reach so the physical match up shouldn't be too much. I think Gus will win the boxing but that Luke is better everywhere else. I'dLuke can blast some body kicks early and get him down hellhhave a good chance on subbing him. If it stays on the feet Gus will piece him up from range as long as he can avoid the kicks.
I also read this may be for interim LHW title.
Michael Bisping hints at interim title fight between Luke Rockhold and Alexander Gustafsson, says he’s done at 185
“Honestly, I don’t know.” Bisping said, “But, I hear the last person I knocked out may be fighting for an interim belt. If he wins I’m in. I’m 225 right now and pretty ripped. Never making 185 again.”
Bisping didn’t refer to Rockhold by name, but the last person that he knocked out was indeed Luke Rockhold
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“Honestly, I don’t know.” Bisping said, “But, I hear the last person I knocked out may be fighting for an interim belt. If he wins I’m in. I’m 225 right now and pretty ripped. Never making 185 again.”
Bisping didn’t refer to Rockhold by name, but the last person that he knocked out was indeed Luke Rockhold
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That's funny. DC is gonna be pissed lol
I don't it. Those two must talk and are buddies so I'm thinking DC is done at LHW. If he beats Stipe I could see him defend once or twice but he's pushing 40 and gas great options in commentating and coaching.
As far as Luke vs Gus I'm not counting either out. Should be a pretty decent fight imo .
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I'm driving right now but look up a thread I made about an interview that UFC tonight did with Gus.
It was incredibly awkward and DC said a few times that he's planning on going back to 205 and that Gus is not going to be fighting for an interim belt.
Luke's big advantage was using his size and height. Now he's fighting a giant like Gus? I say Luke is gonna get knocked out
DC bulking to HW again and then coming back down seems like a bad time for his kidneys/health
I think this may be for the interim and new LHW belt...which makes is shitty for other LHWs because Luke jumped the line
I think it is 50/50 that DC wins or loses and just doesn't return to LHW...he wins and he fights as Hw champ, and if he loses badly he may just leave gloves in ring(too many KOs not good for his brain yo)
IF Jones gets off easy then I could see DC wanting to do #3 and try to beat Jon when he is "Clean" of Peds
I think this may be for the interim and new LHW belt...which makes is shitty for other LHWs because Luke jumped the line
I think it is 50/50 that DC wins or loses and just doesn't return to LHW...he wins and he fights as Hw champ, and if he loses badly he may just leave gloves in ring(too many KOs not good for his brain yo)
IF Jones gets off easy then I could see DC wanting to do #3 and try to beat Jon when he is "Clean" of Peds
From February.
“I’m not too excited about making that weight cut again,” Rockhold said. “I just don’t feel nearly as strong, powerful, quick. It takes a lot out of me.
”Pretty much Bisping is the only reason I would torture myself to get back there. That’s a loss that doesn’t sit well with me. I know the UFC is very interested in that fight and will pursue it on their end. If he doesn’t accept it, there’s no reason for me to stay at 185.”
Rockhold made his intentions of eventually moving up to 205 pounds first public before the Romero bout at UFC 221 in Perth, Australia earlier this month. Immediately after falling to “The Solider of God,” two-time title challenger Alexander Gustafsson called him out on social media. That’s a fight that caught Rockhold’s attention.
Rockhold: I’d ‘torture myself,’ stay at middleweight only for Bisping trilogy
I'm hoping Luke performs better at LHW the same way AJ did once he stopped the huge cuts. As I posted above it's only about a 2" height and reach advantage for Gus and he's not known as a powerful guy at all, hasn't shown one lunch KO power either. Gus has far better boxing but his ground game isn't near Lukes. Gus probably has better cardio but maybe Rockhold can feel better without the cut. As far as in cage Rockhold is one of my fsvofavor, super talented guy with lots of tools.
Rockhole's gonna get Shad-faced!
If dc beats stipe (big if). And jones comes back they could do dc Jones at hw.
maybe it will reinvigorate him but I have my doubts, he's moving up later in his career than aj did, plus Luke is not a big puncher at 185 so I can't see him bothering a guy like gus.
funny when Luke won the 185lb title I thought he'd be champ for years, but I guess his best days are behind him
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I think he beats Bisping 8/10 times.
Regarding Romero, Whittaker said it best:
1. Rockhold shouldn't have accepted the fight when Romero came in 3 pounds overweight.
2. Rockhold played into Romero's hands by allowing him to rest, reset, explode, rest, reset, explode.....
He said the key to beating Romero is to keep him moving because Gay Jesus doesn't have the cardio for a fast-paced fight.
Luke's style is to smother a guy with top pressure, but that's hard to do against Romero.
So basically, bad style match-up, bad decision-making (not to refuse the fight), and bad gameplan.
Bisping is more deserving of an interim title shot than Rockhold is.Michael Bisping hints at interim title fight between Luke Rockhold and Alexander Gustafsson, says he’s done at 185
“Honestly, I don’t know.” Bisping said, “But, I hear the last person I knocked out may be fighting for an interim belt. If he wins I’m in. I’m 225 right now and pretty ripped. Never making 185 again.”
Bisping didn’t refer to Rockhold by name, but the last person that he knocked out was indeed Luke Rockhold
and these guys
2 Volkan Oezdemir
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Ilir Latifi
5 Jan Blachowicz
6 Jimi Manuwa
7 Mauricio Rua
7 Ovince Saint Preux
1
9 Corey Anderson
1
10 Misha Cirkunov
1
11 Patrick Cummins
12 Tyson Pedro
13 Gadzhimurad Antigulov
14 Gian Villante
15 Jordan Johnson
maybe even Shogun deserves a shot...He landed good on Gus in their first fight and Gus had to shoot takedowns to avoid the strikes and win on points...was 29-28 in most eyes
Gus has improved since then of course
and Rua has the longer winning streak going on than the other top guys
I was taking your post seriously until you mentioned Shogun.
Sick fight!
I chose rockhold. Not sure why. I'd imagine gustav will be a slight betting favorite. But I feel like rock hold has the potential to beat anyone at mw or lhw
I'm probably just scarred from seeing him smash my boy, lyotto