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[iced]

awesome! good 1st UFC match up for gegard

[beardown98]

I will be rooting for mousasi but I see goose taking a decision. Goose will try to keep the fight at a distance with leg kicks and jabs. I hope I am wrong but with goose so close to a title fight I don't see him taking any chances or making any mistakes so it might be a lack luster fight. If Mousasi can find a way to get inside consistently he has a great chance and this could very well be an exciting fight but I only see that happening if Mousasi can take it to goose early and often.

[CtGreat]

Goose will dominate him, I still think Gerard is overrated.

[Bearded Big Country]

This will show if he's been over rated this whole time. Even if he doesnt win, I hope he makes it a good fight and shows his skills.

[disposableassassin]

I'll take goose in this one. I think he will utilize his size and wear out gregard.

That said I really want to see mousasi fight shogun. That fight has epic written all over it.

[BonesKnows]

i think Goose finished him in the 1st round. Never really been sold on Mousasi and now hes being throw to the top dogs of the UFC.

[Pasha K]

This fight will be awesome!!!
Hopefully Mousasi shows his true potential. He is very very good in the stand up, great in the ground. His weakness is the wrestling, but Gus is not a wrestler. So this fight is very winnable for Mousasi.
I have it 60/40 for Mousasi.

[Rise]

Interesting fight but I think they still need to get Goose in against a wrestler again to see if he is really a contender or not. Need to see if he's learned from the Phil Davis loss and working with him since that loss.

[Leucoethiops]

Originally Posted by LefthookStcrook

They shouldve started Mousasi off against some guys like Davis/Bader first imo. It makes more sense rankings wise and itd give Mousasi a better chance of winning and making a name for himself before he makes a run for the title.

Really? I think Davis and Bader are bad matchups for Mousasi. I'm not sure his TDD is enough to keep those guys from getting it to the ground where it doesn't matter that Gegard is throwing elbows, sub attempts and neutralizing them all day long; the judges don't seem to care.

I'd pick Davis to win more often than not, and Bader would be a coin toss.

Sensible matchups from a ranking perspective, but high risk and bad matchups stylistically,

I think there's a good chance Mousasi comes away from those fights with a decision loss, and another man's seed in his belly.

[Rise]

Originally Posted by Leucoethiops

Really? I think Davis and Bader are bad matchups for Mousasi. I'm not sure his TDD is enough to keep those guys from getting it to the ground where it doesn't matter that Gegard is throwing elbows, sub attempts and neutralizing them all day long; the judges don't seem to care.

I'd pick Davis to win more often than not, and Bader would be a coin toss.

Sensible matchups from a ranking perspective, but high risk and bad matchups stylistically,

I think there's a good chance Mousasi comes away from those fights with a decision loss, and another man's seed in his belly.

I think it has more to do with where he fits in ranking wise then the actual style of opponent. Goose is on the verge of a title shot where as Mousasi is 2-3 fights away at best.