Cesar Gracie ain’t careful on what he’s wishing for, when it’s his ward Nick Diaz who’s at stake on UFC 137.
Speaking of UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Gracie said in his Full Contact Fighter interview, “He’s not on my team, so, I truly don’t care how he fights. Now if you’re asking me as a fan, yeah, that style is not what I like to watch. I like to watch guys that just go completely for it, take chances and give crowds what they want, which is ‘Ultimate Fighting,’ not ‘ultimate stalling’ or anything like that.”
The legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master and MMA trainer continued, “I think he’s going to approach this fight somewhat like the BJ Penn (rematch at UFC 94). I think he’ll try to fight Nick the same way where he’ll tie up with him, try to keep him up against the cage, do a little dirty boxing and try to get him arm weary, maybe get some takedowns and see how that goes.”
It’s ominous to bring up that GSP vs. BJ Penn rematch, as it was that fight and against Penn when GSP last recorded a finish prior to his current four-fight decision win streak.
That first fight versus Matt Serra, when GSP was stopped and his belt taken, was the turning point that made the current champion “fight safely” hence?
Well, it was also the same Matt Serra whom a highly motivated GSP finished badly in a rematch to retake his title, proving that the first encounter’s outcome was a fluke.
If GSP gets equally motivated and zealous with a “mission to destroy” (his fulfilled threat on Serra for their rematch) and finish again, then Diaz better bring his A-game this October 29 inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Otherwise, his corner should bring on a stretcher—or crib.
That Penn and Serra are both top BJJ specialists with KO power in their hands can’t be a good portent for the house of Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. And GSP ain’t no Paul Daley or Chris Lytle.
Cesar Gracie could be likened to a shepherd feeding his sheep to a wolf—and whetting more the beast’s appetite for an overkill.
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