UFC 100 Snapshot of the Day: Georges St Pierre Nursing Injured Elbow Going Into Title Defense Against Thiago Alves?
by Kid Nate on Jul 10, 2009 1:34 PM EDT
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Not to alarm any of you Georges St. Pierre fans, but Rush has been looking rather lumpy lately. Though he's made no mention of it in the run up to his UFC 100 fight against Thiago Alves, GSP has been walking around with a cartoonishly swollen elbow — possibly due to bursitis, an inflammation caused by repetitive movement and trauma that may have previously played a role in Marcus Davis's loss to Mike Swick. Will the injury slow down the welterweight champ, or will GSP use that nasty thing as a club to bash Alves's teeth down his throat?
This post from the UG is worth noting as well:
It's bursitis, it's hilarious that with so many f**king elite so called active training members on this forum that you can't recognize a very common injury.
It's not even serious in the context of a title fight. Everyone fights injured, that's minor shit in the grand scheme. The truth is it's not an injury that effects your performance really, not once the adrenaline hits.
All of these guys go through rigorous training camps, that's a simple lump, it really is and it's not in a horrible spot. Once he is warmed up and ready to go it will be a non factor, quit making excuses in advance. GSP will most likely win regardless, but if he loses it's because Alves is a better fighter.
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Doesn’t look that bad in the last picture. Unless that’s just a random photo.
by Zack Gobie on Jul 10, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is the before picture. For comparison.
by szucconi on Jul 10, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gross. Looks like Val Kilmer’s elbow in Heat.
by jebushchrist on Jul 10, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh, say buhbye to those elboys on the ground when GSP takes him down.
This sucks ass!
Fans: FEDOR! FEDOR! FEDOR!
Goldie: The crowd seems to be chanting "Kongo" here, Joe.
by xFenixKnightx on Jul 10, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I too late? did someone already make a “grease reservoir” joke?
by szucconi on Jul 10, 2009 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Damn!
That looks like he is in the process of turning into a werewolf or something & his elbow is the only place that has started!
Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics, even when you win you are still retarded.
by dnevil001 on Jul 10, 2009 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like a knee in the gif lol.
He’ll be fine I think. Like others have said once he gets going he won’t even feel it. It might even come in handy. Extra elbow reach advantage lmao!
Fans: FEDOR! FEDOR! FEDOR!
Goldie: The crowd seems to be chanting "Kongo" here, Joe.
by xFenixKnightx on Jul 10, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The expression on GSP’s face in the top picture is so silly. He looks like he’s found his long lost dad or something.
I love me some Sexyama!
by pud333 on Jul 10, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Coleman: Who’s your daddy?
GSP: Come here you!!!
Fans: FEDOR! FEDOR! FEDOR!
Goldie: The crowd seems to be chanting "Kongo" here, Joe.
by xFenixKnightx on Jul 10, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put your bets on Alves before the line drops.
by Ahhhoki on Jul 10, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or wait till it drops and put everything on GSP
by kovy on Jul 10, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only thing that’s dropping if you bet on Alves is your bankroll.
http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com
by Beer Monster on Jul 10, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know a lot of people are thinking of dropping some cash on the Alves line now, but watch him fight Chris Lytle first. Watch him get his lunch eaten by a mid level guy. The W is a W, but the way that fight went down doesn’t instill any confidence in Alves for me.
by szucconi on Jul 10, 2009 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
got to disagree with the guy on the UG
i’ve had bursitis in my left elbow 2 or 3 times now. it was killer. i dont think it will cause such an affect with what GSP does in the octagon, but i think it will have affccted his training. when you get bursitis, it makes anything that extends the arm incredibly painful. worse than that, the doctor will tell you to stop all together until its healed or you’ll risk permanent injury (scar tissue within the bursa sac is what i believe i was told.) i’d just expect to see GSPs arm used minimally in anything that would be used in an extending motion. throwing an elbow actually wouldnt cause any pain, its odd but true.
by MicahW on Jul 10, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So…he basically told us BS, thanks for the info. It’s like GOD knew this fight wasn’t fair and gave gsp a little handicap.
by spectaa on Jul 10, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very minor, off-topic note – you spelled Tracy Lee’s name wrong in the photo rep.
http://www.fourouncestofreedom.com
by Beer Monster on Jul 10, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well he kicked hughes in the nuts twice to win title.. Greased vs bj Penn… I’d say that’s a loaded elbow ala lex luger in the early 90s
by kanodogg on Jul 10, 2009 3:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
GSP is passing judgment on those guys.
by spectaa on Jul 10, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been thinking for awhile now that Alves has the most potential for upset on this card, and this elbow thing just about cinches it.
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who
by thetakeover on Jul 10, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s a damn shame. If GSP loses my entire house of cards will come crumbling down.
You know what’s weird, this entire time I knew something seemed a little off with GSP. He didn’t seem as pumped or excited as he was before his fight with BJ. During the press conference yesterday, he looked kinda bummed out.
I wonder how hard he’s been training for this. I’m starting to question whether this thing has really gotten to his head.
by goodbones on Jul 10, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s the same thing Val Kilmer’s character in Heat had, and he made it out ok.
BOOSH
by Farthammer on Jul 10, 2009 6:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
med
hopefully, GSP won’t test positive for banned pain medications
by MAV85 on Jul 10, 2009 7:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mickey Avalon
Do you think MIckey Avalon will try to kiss Alves on the way to the ring?
by MAV85 on Jul 10, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One of the football players down here in Aus had a crazy case of this recently.
He managed to play pretty well and didnt appear to give him problems at all. In an article, club doctors had this to say about the bursitis:
It didn’t even rate a mention our medical list, but we’ve had a lot of people ask about it," Essendon football manager Paul Hamilton said. “It doesn’t look good, does it? But it doesn’t cause any functional problems. It’s basically a build-up of extra fluid.”
Lucas, who has had to manage the problem for some time, needed the joint drained on his return to Melbourne.
“He got a knock on it, which caused extra fluid,” Hamilton said.
“It’s not a new thing. It’s one of those things that can really hang around for some time.”
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25272151-19742,00.html
by GeeDub on Jul 10, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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