[Colin]

dont count Fitch out

apparently he gets the better of Kos in training and not to mention GSP took Kos by surprise with his wrestling. So firstly i would say Kos would give GSP an even closer fight now and secondly Fitch is supposedly better again. GSP will be expecting this though.

[Colin]

Originally Posted by fedorisgod111

Your selective memory sucks. Gsp took down kos 2 times. Kos took gsp down one time. And the second time he tried gsp stuffed him and kos pulled guard.

2 times? u what?

[devante]

kos did underestimate gsp's wrestling; but honestly why wouldn't he, gsp had neither the track record in mma or in wrestling to think otherwise.

i wouldnt be surprised to hear fitch get the better of kos in sparring; fitch is a good wrestler to say the least, an is much larger stronger harder hitting and durable than josh.

those things would offset the adv that kos has in regards to athleticism, exp and agility.

that being said fitch will be a tougher matchup because fitch is a much more physical aggressive and duirable fighter; unlike kos he won't get defensive standing or limit himself to throwing one shot at a time and then shooting wildly. Which is what really hurt kos, gsp started potshotting him and then putting together short combos; josh got defensive which opened him up to takedowns and limited his ability to execute takedowns.

fitch won't do that meaning the adv gsp had against kos won't be there against jon, still i don't think fitch can win; his biggest adv in his matches isnt his striking and wrestling, its his conditioning and his strength. Against gsp he won't have the adv in either one, and once the phys tools are negated then your based to pick on the technical ones; where st. pierre has the adv on almost every level

[windtalker]

I don't see this ending up any different than GSP vs. Kos. Maybe Fitch will put up more of a fight and pose some problems in the wrestling department, but that isn't very likely.

[Den19852]

I don't see GSP losing but this will be an entertaining fight.

[TheStriker]

Really hard to say what will happen, though the odds and history of performance point to GSP being victorious.

Fitch's biggest advantage over GSP will probably lie in the fact that he's taller than GSP (not sure about wider), and probably has a longer reach advantage and might even be stronger. GSP hasn't really fought anybody bigger/taller than him for a long time, so this might be a good test.

But GSP has such a large arsenal of skills, I mean the guy trains Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling, and BJJ all with different coaches specialized in those areas. On top of that he's a karate black belt, and he has Greg Jackson to help him devise a strategic game plan. This makes it much easier for him, if Jon fitch ends up doing something different from what he expected, he can still react on the spot since he trains for everything.

Jon on the other hand, really might not know what to prepare for GSP, since GSP can do so much. Wrestling is probrably his main focus, but still, it would be very difficult for him to be able to outclass GSP in this department. Striking and BJJ hands down goes to GSP.

So Fitch's major advantage will be his larger size and possibly being stronger than GSP.

If both show up 100% that night, GSP should be able to pull out a victory.


***First post FTW

[Iosephus]

its been mentioned, but the kos/gsp fight was closer than everyone realizes. the entire fight was a near-stalemate. and i give the first round to kos

kos was not dominated in any way. no more than fitch "dominated" wilson (he didnt). at the end of round 1, kos switched out of the bottom position, and took gsp down. the gnp he layed down was the most damage that fight. next round truly was a stalemate, i think the only thing keeping it from being stood up, were gsp's failed kimura attempts, and the fact that he would get side control... however, kos' defense was just too good. i dont think gsp was just gunshy, i think he really couldnt hurt josh

that's the reason i think fitch will do so well this fight

[zt22]

GSP, wins by sheer talent, 3 rounds tops.

[windtalker]

He be moving up to 185 anyways, so it doesn't really matter how badly he beats Fitch. I think it may make the WW Division more interesting with guys like Diego left to face Thiago, Jon and Kos for the belt.

[smasheroffaces]

i have to go with fitch on this one. war A.K.A i feeeeeeeeeeeeeel it