Strikeforce: Houston Preview - Jorge Gurgel Talks KJ Noons
by Nick Thomas on Jul 26, 2010 10:23 AM EDT
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Print"I'm super excited to fight a real fighter. A guy that is not going to run away from me. A guy that was brought up fighting. I like to fight the real fighters, there's very few left in the sport today and KJ is definitely one of them."
"We're going to brawl. He's got outstanding footwork and boxing skills. I really believe KJ Noons was brought in as a hired gun to fight for the title [champion Gilbert Melendez]."
Aug 21st on Showtime:HT: buddhasport.com
- Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal vs. Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante [LHW title]
- Tim Kennedy vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza [MW title]
- Jorge Gurgel vs. K.J. Noons
- Bobby Lashley vs. Chad Griggs
Strikeforce: Houston coverage
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Based on past performances, I’m guessing Jorge Gurgel uses “real fighter” as a euphemism for “people who disregard their skill set and stand and bang”.
by ricker2005 on Jul 26, 2010 10:28 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I keep hearing that Gurgel’s knees are wrecked, which prevents him from shooting for takedowns.
by MMABookworm on Jul 26, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Ugh
You do know you have a black belt in jiu jitsu right?
I don’t know why people get so hung up on Gurgel’s belt color.
The fact of the matter is, he HAS tried using his jiu jitsu in MMA and got owned by Alvin Robertson and Cole Miller. His BJJ for MMA just ain’t that great. He’s better off standing and Wanging and collecting big fat bonus checks.
I guess that it seems so strange that his students/training partners like Dustin Hazelett, Rich Franklin, Matt Brown, etc are using the jiu jitsu that Gurgel taught them so well (or as well as they can) in MMA yet Gurgel himself can’t seem utilize this jiu jitsu in MMA. He must be a better teacher, and like you said, better at using it in sports BJJ than in MMA.
by chrisbboy82 on Jul 26, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I am really looking forward to this one.
After the Lashley match is out of the way, we should be in for an entertaining night of fights.
I wonder how many 'Gurgel is bad at striking' posts are going to pop up.
The funny thing is, he’s not even that good at jiu-jitsu. I mean, Cole Miller submitted him.
Black belts get submitted. When you get tired after a 14 minute war, you can get caught. Dunno if you train or not (based off this probably not) but regardless, anybody at anytime, regardless of belt can get caught.
uuuh yeah I write for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Thanks?
by "Mr. NC-17" on Jul 26, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I'll rephrase
He is good. But his jiu-jitsu, at least in MMA, hasn’t proven to be a huge advantage when he’s used it. And I don’t think his takedowns are very good in any case, so he probably just has more fun banging it out. He seems to have a good chin, so why not?
i don’t really think being submitted by Cole Miller is all that embarrassing. Miller is a talented grappler regardless of his rank. His inverted triangle against Lauzon was ridiculous.
Lemonade was a popular drink, and it still is. I get more stunts and props than Bruce Willis- Guru
by Dr. Octagon on Jul 26, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
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