George Sotiropoulos (11-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) vs. Joe Stevenson (36-10 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in the works for UFC 110:
"Bout agreements have been distributed to both fighters; however, nothing is official at this time."
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Good fight. Appropriate step up in competition for Sotiropoulos
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
I think this may be to big of a step up in competition. I was kinda hopeing George would fight Nate Diaz next. Then give him a top 10-15 guy. I fear Joe may win this handily.
This is a double step for Sotiropoulos. I agree that Nate Diaz would have been a better choice. He’s one of those guys that I’m always rooting for, but I don’t see him taking this.
I agree
George Sotiropolous is one of my favorite fighters, but going from Jason Dent to Joe Stevenson is a really big jump in competition. There are fighters like Spencer Fisher or Sam Stout that would seem like the next step up in competition. Stevenson has fought a lot of tough fighters like BJ Penn, Diego Sanchez, and Kenny Florian, and has beaten the likes of Nate Diaz, Kurt Pellegrino, Gleison Tibau, and Spencer Fisher. If Sotiropolous wins, he will definitely be in the top mix in Lightweight, but I can see Joe utilizing his wrestling to take this. It might suck for the audience if George loses because it will be in Australia, but it would be huge if he wins.
by chrisbboy82 on Nov 29, 2009 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
I have no idea why,, but I’m a Joe Daddy fan all the way. Probably the same reason I’m a Phil Baroni fan.
Ricky Hatton came closer to beating Manny Pacquiao than Marquez did to beating Floyd.
-SC
by The Lethal Haze on Nov 29, 2009 11:59 AM EST reply actions
No one can
fault you for being a fan of someone, I like Big Daddy too, but this is a fight thats gonna be good, not too sure who’s gonna win this one.
Soritopoulos looks like a child of Pacino and Stalone…
…and he will be the first fighter to tap someone with multiple guard pass…
by dancingChicken on Nov 29, 2009 12:14 PM EST reply actions
This is surprising. I expected George to get another prospect near his level first like Fabricio Camoes or Terry Etim. Anyone would have been a step up from Jason Dent. The Aussie crowd should help him, but still I give the edge to Stevenson — he’s been on fire since moving to Jackson’s camp.
by lascreenwriter on Nov 29, 2009 12:17 PM EST reply actions
If Joe can stuff Georges takedowns,
which I think he can, he might be able to get a TKO on the feet, or at least a knockdown followed by elbows
On paper this looks like a good fight, but i actually think that Joe will just try and do the same thing that he did to Nate Diaz and just turn this into a wrestling match and try to control the takedowns.
But something inside of me is pulling for George to stuff the takedowns (if they do happen) and take home that arm!
by bigislandboi808 on Nov 29, 2009 5:35 PM EST reply actions
Great Fight
Looking forward to this one. I gotta go with Joe because he seems like a different, better, and more intelligent fighter since the move to Greg Jackson’s camp. I love George’s game but I think Stevenson will be smart and too much for George to handle.
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