UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

[SPX]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Just read a BE comment saying gsp looked drawn out...true?

I didn't notice.

[Luke]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Just read a BE comment saying gsp looked drawn out...true?

I watched the weighin and he looked fine to me .Blooyelbow= national enquirer

[SPX]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

I think Alves will probably win but I think the line is way too high for me . Howard might not be the best fighter but he can stand and trade pretty well

I figure Alves wins 3 out of 4 times so the line's just this side of profitable.

[Mr. IWS]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Just read a BE comment saying gsp looked drawn out...true?

I didnt notice that at all either.

[SPX]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

You guys think Stevenson knows what's up and that he's going to need to go to his wrestling on this fight?

The only reason I'm hesitant to bet him is that he might get retarded and decide to kickbox for three rounds. I actually think that Danzig will quite possibly outstrike him on the feet.

[zY|]

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A huge roar of books goes through the arena for Kos.

What kinda books we talking here? Fiction? Nonfiction? Reference books? Novels? Was Montreal LITERALLY throwing the book at him? What does a roar of books sound like? Like a train or an airplane? Or is it quiet like a library? I bet it's a combination of the two.

[SPX]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

A huge roar of books goes through the arena for Kos.

What kinda books we talking here? Fiction? Nonfiction? Reference books? Novels? Was Montreal LITERALLY throwing the book at him? What does a roar of books sound like? Like a train or an airplane? Or is it quiet like a library? I bet it's a combination of the two.

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know what I meant. . .

[Luke]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

A huge roar of books goes through the arena for Kos.

What kinda books we talking here? Fiction? Nonfiction? Reference books? Novels? Was Montreal LITERALLY throwing the book at him? What does a roar of books sound like? Like a train or an airplane? Or is it quiet like a library? I bet it's a combination of the two.

All I heard was some booing, I didnt see any books

[SPX]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Despite my reservations, I went ahead and took Stevenson for 3u.

[poopoo333]

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[poopoo333]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Even before Dustin Hazelett lost to Rick Story in August, he was considering a move down to 155 pounds.

The lanky submission ace had been successful at 170, but the strength difference was catching up. Then Story overpowered him as well, and Hazelett knew it was time to drop to lightweight. He fights Mark Bocek in a lightweight tilt Saturday at UFC 124.

“Even when I fought [Josh] Burkman and even my earlier fights at welterweight, I was getting overpowered,” Hazelett said recently during a “Jordan Breen Show” interview on the Sherdog Radio Network. “I would be able to pull something out, though. I would be able to somehow pull it off, but it’s so much harder than it had to be. … Even the Burkman fight, I ended up winning, but I took a lot of damage in that fight. I felt like I got hit by a truck.”

Hazelett, 24, chose the welterweight division when he began his UFC tenure because he had believed he’d become too big for the lightweight class. That never happened, though. He said he had never cut more than three pounds to compete at 170.

“You can’t get away with that anymore,” Hazelett explained. “Everybody’s getting too good and too big. People are cutting more and more weight.”

While his opponents were cutting weight, Hazelett was trying to keep it on.

“When I was fighting at welterweight, I was eating ridiculous amounts of food trying to bulk up and put on weight and put on muscle. I was basically eating all the time until I was sick,” he said. “I think it was really slowing me down because my body wasn’t functioning as well as it could.”

Now that he’s on a diet to make 155, Hazelett said he has more energy than before. He’ll also have a reach advantage against many of his opponents, including Bocek.

“I know my striking has been a weak point of mine, so I’ve been working on that a lot,” Hazelett said. “I think that in this fight, especially given the reach advantage … I think [that] should push him to force the takedown.”

However, Hazelett considers Bocek a strong grappler. The two black belts could put on a jiu-jitsu clinic, which sounds fine to Hazelett.

“I know he’s a tough opponent and I’ll treat him as such,” he said. “I think it’s a good matchup for me, though, because I’m more of a grappler. … It’s a whole different ballgame when you’re fighting somebody who’s trying to grapple you and not just strike. I’m looking forward to this fight.”

Hazelett is also looking to bounce back from consecutive losses. He believes his UFC 124 bout against Bocek is a must win.

“I wouldn’t have been surprised if they had cut me after my last fight,” Hazelett said. “I had a horrible performance. I’d lost two in a row, which usually gets somebody cut. I don’t think I’ve seen anybody get another fight after losing three in a row without going somewhere and getting some wins and being brought back. I would have to imagine that if I [lose], I’d get cut. It’s definitely a very big motivating factor. I don’t want to go out like that.”

[poopoo333]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Pros who picked GSP: 30
Pros who picked Koscheck: 7
Pros who could not decide: 3

[High5]

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Even before Dustin Hazelett lost to Rick Story in August, he was considering a move down to 155 pounds.

The lanky submission ace had been successful at 170, but the strength difference was catching up. Then Story overpowered him as well, and Hazelett knew it was time to drop to lightweight. He fights Mark Bocek in a lightweight tilt Saturday at UFC 124.

“Even when I fought [Josh] Burkman and even my earlier fights at welterweight, I was getting overpowered,” Hazelett said recently during a “Jordan Breen Show” interview on the Sherdog Radio Network. “I would be able to pull something out, though. I would be able to somehow pull it off, but it’s so much harder than it had to be. … Even the Burkman fight, I ended up winning, but I took a lot of damage in that fight. I felt like I got hit by a truck.”

Hazelett, 24, chose the welterweight division when he began his UFC tenure because he had believed he’d become too big for the lightweight class. That never happened, though. He said he had never cut more than three pounds to compete at 170.

“You can’t get away with that anymore,” Hazelett explained. “Everybody’s getting too good and too big. People are cutting more and more weight.”

While his opponents were cutting weight, Hazelett was trying to keep it on.

“When I was fighting at welterweight, I was eating ridiculous amounts of food trying to bulk up and put on weight and put on muscle. I was basically eating all the time until I was sick,” he said. “I think it was really slowing me down because my body wasn’t functioning as well as it could.”

Now that he’s on a diet to make 155, Hazelett said he has more energy than before. He’ll also have a reach advantage against many of his opponents, including Bocek.

“I know my striking has been a weak point of mine, so I’ve been working on that a lot,” Hazelett said. “I think that in this fight, especially given the reach advantage … I think [that] should push him to force the takedown.”

However, Hazelett considers Bocek a strong grappler. The two black belts could put on a jiu-jitsu clinic, which sounds fine to Hazelett.

“I know he’s a tough opponent and I’ll treat him as such,” he said. “I think it’s a good matchup for me, though, because I’m more of a grappler. … It’s a whole different ballgame when you’re fighting somebody who’s trying to grapple you and not just strike. I’m looking forward to this fight.”

Hazelett is also looking to bounce back from consecutive losses. He believes his UFC 124 bout against Bocek is a must win.

“I wouldn’t have been surprised if they had cut me after my last fight,” Hazelett said. “I had a horrible performance. I’d lost two in a row, which usually gets somebody cut. I don’t think I’ve seen anybody get another fight after losing three in a row without going somewhere and getting some wins and being brought back. I would have to imagine that if I [lose], I’d get cut. It’s definitely a very big motivating factor. I don’t want to go out like that.”

Good article! I went to 117, Stayed at the same hotel as the fighters. I talked to Dustin before the fight, did the fan thing and got his autograph and a picture with him. We had the same flight on the way home and as luck would have it I sat right behind him on the airplane. I asked his about how much weight he had to cut and we had basically the same conversation Jordan Breen had. He told me he had to cut .5 pound to make 170 against Story.

[poopoo333]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Miller just went all the way to +158 from like +112. nice

[Luke]

Re: UFC 124: GSP vs. Koscheck II to take place in Montreal

Miller just went all the way to +158 from like +112. nice

People are dumb.I may look at Miller harder now