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Old 06-06-2011, 09:51 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Once Red Hot Prospect Josh Grispi Drops to 0-2 in the UFC - Bloody Elbow



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22 year old Josh Grispi was supposed to make his UFC debut in a title fight against featherweight champ Jose Aldo at UFC 125. He'd reeled off four straight wins in the WEC, all first round finishes. The young gunslinger had turned top contenders like Mark Hominick and L.C. Davis, prospect Micah Miller and legend Jens Pulver into nothing more than trophies on his wall.

Then it all went wrong.

Due to injuries that kept Aldo from fighting on the card, Grispi found himself fighting on the undercard against an utterly unheralded Dustin Poirier. And, Grispi got his ass kicked. Poirier made Grispi look like he didn't belong in the same cage.

Saturday night at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale, Grispi got a second chance to redeem himself and get things back on track against over-sized striker George Roop. Despite taking Roop down early and dominating position for most of the first round, Grispi was unable to do anything with it and once again got his ass kicked.

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It's strange to think that not so long ago, this guy was considered a credible challenger for Jose Aldo's title. The fighter who showed up to face George Roop on Saturday looked like a man who would have preferred to be almost anywhere else. It's never a good sign when your cornermen are all but begging you not to quit between rounds. He made it into the third, but just barely, and he didn't need much encouragement to crumble up and collapse after Roop hammered him with a body shot. Any fighter is going to have his good nights and bad nights, but Grispi has fallen off hard lately. Might be time to sit down with his coaches and talk about what he's really trying to accomplish here.
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Old 06-06-2011, 10:19 AM   #2 (permalink)
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guy still very young, no where near his prime. He will get better. He needs a step down in comp. I think Poirier broke his spirit, Poirier was unknown and beat him up bad. But Grispi, he just needs to change so things up
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Grispi needs a gas tank to be sure. He came out like a house on fire against Roop and was completely dominating Roop. Unfortunately for him he didn't finish and blew his wad.
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Grispi needs a gas tank to be sure. He came out like a house on fire against Roop and was completely dominating Roop. Unfortunately for him he didn't finish and blew his wad.
agree. thats because he is so young and had finished all of his fights in the first or second round. Josh underestimated roop.
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I honestly feel the kid needs to round out his game more

Clearly his grappling is where it needs to be. But if he can't get it to the ground he seems to be lost on the feet. It's like the article said, he seems to almost give up out of frustration if he can’t dictate the fight, it’s very strange.

But hey, he's only 22 years old haha. He's still got plenty of time to learn. It’s just hilarious that he was actually supposed to take on Aldo.
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Aldo would have murdered him. Give him Jonathan Brookins in his next fight...
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