jake shields just dominated the best wrestler in the game, for some reason i dont see him dropping down to welterweight since he put on all that weight. he might honestly have the best chance of beating silva right now if sonnen doesn't. i dont think he'll drop until he feels his run at middleweight isn't successful.

Stak-- Only because Kos isn't technical enough he throws haymakers that have heat but I don't see GSP getting caught with one of those. GSP doesn't have quitters but he is technical enough to repeatedly tag Kos in the face to force a mistake.

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How can you say Kos dont have any chance. GSP really dont have any hands. He cant throw a quitter. Kos striking is a little above average and they have stingers. GSP would take it to the ground before standing with Kos for an entire fight. I do agree Silva would spank dat ass.

@ghostboner-the only reason Shields could do Henderson like that is because after the first knockdown there was no other stand up issues he had to worry about. Henderson is not dynamic on his feet. He is going to try to hit you with the Big Right Hand and if he catches you it could be lights out but if not and you have his timing down the rest, ... well you saw what happened.

First Kos doesn't have even the slightest chance in the stand up against GSP. Fake Shields would be another James Irvin--Will NEVER fight for a title, but you can't be considered a contender until you beat him. GSP and Silva need to fight, and even still I think Silva destroys GSP. In order for it to be a good fight GSP will need a rematch.

Shields aint going to be shit. Fitch aint going to be shit for much longer. Tampax wont have a chance. The only comp for GSP will be Tiago or Kos and i really dont think either of them can win. GSP needs to go ahead and step up to MW. I think he can still dominate but there will be better matchups for him. Actually fuck all that he needs to go ahead and fight Silva.

@ cagepotato:
"As long as [Kos] doesn't focus on taking St. Pierre down like he did during their first fight in 2007 — and failing, and failing, and failing — he could keep things competitive"

What fight can you possibly be talking about? Did you even see their first fight?

A) Koscheck didn't train any grappling for the fight, he thought GSP would stand with him, as the glory of GSP's "MMA wrestling" hadn't reached the mythic proportions--and I mean mythic, as there is a seed of truth, but it's been entirely overhyped by fanboys with revisionist blinders--that it has today. If Koscheck's plan at '74 could be said to have a single focus, it would have been on striking.

B) Failing, and failing, and failing? Did you somehow miss the first round? Kos went for one takedown and put GSP on his back, despite Georges grabbing the fence. Kos went 0 for 2 in the third, but you're sacrificing credibility for the sake of clever-cleverness, and you're not even being that clever-clever here. If you want to talk about "failing, and failing, and failing" how can you overlook GSP's pathetic kimura attempt in the second?

Georges is an outstanding, well-rounded fighter and has been both a great champion and an wonderful ambassador for the sport. Conversely, Kos is a douche. He' s not a fan favorite, he doesn't sell PPV's, he's one of the AKA dramasquad, casual dumbfuck fans don't like rematches, and dana wants no part of him as a champion in the UFC...

..but regardless if he wins or loses to Daley, Koscheck is a very competative fight for Georges, and always has been. Other than the first round against Kos, when was the last time you saw GSP even close to losing a round?

Seems like some of you don't remember the kos/gsp fight very well. Kos did in fact take gsp down once, which is more than fitch or anyone else has accomplished since gsp won the belt. He also didn't get brutalized the way fitch did, and hardly took any damage in the fight. Kos also, for the most part, got taken down every time he threw a kick. He would throw a kick and gsp would instantly catch it and transition into a takedown. If he had left the kicks alone he might have faired better.

Just sayin, gsp's win over kos was less dominant than it was over anyone else he's fought and Kos actually was able to take him down so imo that fight is more appealing than any of the others available right now.

Almost North - ha ha nice. I guess it could just read "2 Brazilians" and we could probably guess the names.

@KillDozer - I would have said the same before the Henderson fight, but (fuck me right in the goat asshole) Shields managed to put Dan Henderson on his back and keep him there. It sucked a big bag of dicks, but it makes me think he would have a decent chance against GSP.

And I call bullshit on the "Shields is a small middleweight" nonsense. He looked to be just as big as Dan when they touched gloves.

Shields is gonna get steamrolled by GSP, give him Fitch first.

whitey is rightey... reward Shields by giving him an immediate title shot. It's a nice way to say "In Yo Face" to the Strikeforce management and show their champs what they might get if they jump ship... and it'll fuckin' piss Fitch off big time. Dana gets a 2 for 1 if ya ask me.

Paulo Thiago / Jake Shields title contention, yes.

Disco - correct, Sir.

As a person who dislikes Kos the n-th degree, I see him being a coach on TUF as his last chance to convince the world that he's not a douche.

On the other hand, I personally think that anyone who was ever a competitor on that show should ever be a coach. But that's me.

Paulo Thiago gets screwed again.

Give the damn guy a title shot already.

yeah ghostboner the marquee outside the event could just read "Paulo Thiago Alves"

i miss old dad

I don't see Thiago doing much to Shields. Although, maybe he pulls off a Dan Henderson in the 1st and actually finishes him? I'd rather see Paulo Thiago vs Thiago Alves, and Fitch vs Shields. Shields already beat Fitch in a grappling match, so maybe Fitch would decide he wanted to stay standing? Either way I'm not too interested in seeing Shields fight anyone who doesn't at least have some chance of stuffing his takedowns.

strikeforce champion jake shields = title shot first match

Although it certainly wouldn't be a stand up war, some matches like this can end up being pretty exciting, with a lot of good scrambles. I envision it being like Fitch vs. Sanchez which was a fight I actually enjoyed.

I could go for either a Fitch/Shields or a Thiago/Shields match up. I'd prefer Thiago so that Fitch and Alves can still have their rematch. Obviously we're assuming Shields is going to move back to 170 (which I think he will).

I'm not a Kos fan but I think he'd at least be more competitive against GSP. I don't want to see another GSP takedown smashfest so soon.

God, Please let Semtex knock Kos to kingdom come. Amen.

Better??

So what Dana is saying is no matter who wins we all lose cause one of these self important fuckbrains will be a coach?
Ok I am gonna call it GSP by first ever true coaching sweep.

I'm with the Fitch/Shields matchup......I won't watch it but let that be shields first fight. Then give Fitch a rematch after he loses....Fitch loses the rematch, that's two in a row(maybe three if he loses to my boy Alves!)....bye bye fitch after that plz

God, I hate it when people post when they have absolutely nothing to say to advance the conversation.

If Paulo Thiago gets by Martin Kampmann at 115, I can easily get behind the Thiago vs Shields number one contendership deal.

Give him some Blue Blockers but let him keep the haircut.

Slap a Hawaiian shirt on him and drop him off at a weather beaten crack hotel in Dade county and Koscheck could be Sonny Crockett after a ten day speedball binge post Miami Vice era.

i mean these guys are at the top besides alves and fitch. its hard to think anyone can beat gsp anyways. daily might ko gsp, who knows. kostchecks got less of a chance then daley it seems. paulo thiago did get manhandled by fitch though and gsps a better fitch than fitch. thats what i like about mma. we dont know who should get the next shot between koscheck and daley so theyre gonna beat the crap out of each other to find out. and more than likely gsp will beat whoever wins anyways.

Paulo Thiago is a badass. I think he may be able to top Shields, but I worry about GSP.

The intentcity in that room is so intense it must have had Mike Golderg's tensed up balls sweating intensely.

Thankyathankya, thank ya very much.

"You ain't nothin but a houn...dog, cryin all the time! You ain't nothin but a houn...dog, cryin all the time! But you ain't never caught no rabbit, And you ain't no friend of mine!"

Paulo Thiago got molested on the ground by John Fitch. Imagine what GSP would do to him. Paulo is nowhere near the title contention.

Shields/Fitch.. Now THAT would be boring. But still fun.

A Kos rematch would be uninteresting, and for whatever reason, I seem to be the only person who feels that way.

Yes, Kos has power in his hands. However, more than Thiago Alves? Negative. Better technical boxing than BJ Penn? Negative. Better MMA-wrestling than Fitch? Maybe, but that is probably a wash. Better composite of skills than GSP? Negative. There is not a single thing about Kos' game that we should be excited about in relation to the champion, because GSP has already fought people much more highly skilled in all those areas!

Now, you can argue that both Alves' and Penn's striking were negated by the TD, but did Kos fare much better? Fuck to-the no. And that was when GSP' wrestling renaissance was just burgeoning, and in his first fight with Firas and Jackson.

Why there seems to be a sudden wave of respect and admiration to a fighter who was tooled by Thiago Alves and KO'd by Paulo Thiago (KTFO by Thiago squared ™) in his last five fights is more perplexing than a combination of Josh Koschek's and Donald Trump's hair.

@Almost North: That's probably the best explanation of Koscheck's ethnic background I've ever heard. His combination of hair, complexion, and eye color bamboozles me.

I like th Thiago/Shields matchup, unfortunatley i think Shield would take by you guessed it, Knockout*

*Knockout=Decision

RE: Jake Shields versus Paulo Thiago

Seemed like Shields was headed straight to the title shot off the bat. GSP has already said he's the top competition. That fight (when it takes place) would likely be on the feet, since that is obviously Jake's weakest game.

Then again, TUF 12 and this declaration that the winner of Semtex - Bischek is next in line throws a wrench in the works. Shields - Thiago makes as much sense as anything else at WW.

That's one radical affliction hoodie, Paul. Needs a bigger skull though imo so we know you're a cage fighter.

As a fellow Brit, I'm rooting for Daley but the title shot news means I wouldn't actually mind if Koscheck won now- it'll be embarrassing to see another Brit tooled by GSP all over again.

For no discernible reason I am excited for this fight. War black on muppet crime.

"Jake Shields vs Paulo Thiago"???? Talk about lay and pray. And I thought I would be pretty excited about Jake Shields first fight in the UFC. Any-who......I like this match up. Josh K has really come a long way. I would much rather see him rematch GSP than to watch GSP run up in Daley for 5 rounds!!!

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RE: jake shields vs Paulo thiago
NO.

And TUF 12 gets an extra dose of blond pubes.....

3 grown men, 3 huge egos, 1 shitty facial expression.