UFC 142: Jose Aldo Is The New GSP, And That's Not A Good Thing

Not really sure why you are calling that the “new GSP” though.

Don’t count that Florian fight against him as Kenny made BJ look boring too.

Maybe a title loss will light a fire under him (though it certainly had the opposite impact on St. Pierre).

I don’t agree with that, really. GSP finished 3 of his 5 next opponents, and I don’t think it’s his fault he didn’t finish Fitch. He did everything in his power to hurt that guy. It’s only after the last bout with BJ that he’s seemed overly cautious.

Nah, not at all. I respect your opinion.

Let’s examine his last opponents:

• Kenny Florian doesn’t get finished often
• Yeah Hominick was recently stopped but he was really, really careless. He’s been stopped often but maybe there was a stylistic problem for Aldo. Maybe there was that issue with the illness he suffered? Bad weight cut?
• Urijah Faber. He doesn’t get stopped often if at all. Yeah, he loss to Mike Thomas Brown but showed that he’s a better fighter in the rematch fighting with a broken hand.

SO we dont have BS like this…Aldo is not the new GSP, so quit wit the nonsense

writing that extrapolates trends from small sample sizes. It’s complete guess work and poor in general.

Nah, landing so many kicks that a fighter has to be carried to his corner six feet away between rounds is about the opposite of boring to me.

Citing Rogan’s opinion on anything these days is troubling.

I have been decidedly underwhelmed by Aldo’s two performances in the UFC. But the boring part is way off. Kenny always comes up with weird game plans for title fights and they usually end up being shit.

But that Hominick fight was a tonne of fun.

Oh, and Aldo is going to wreck Mendes.

While this article is obviously written in a way as to stir up emotions and discussion, I actually agree with Fraser. I’ve been thinking about this since the Faber fight, where he never really went after the finish. It has since compounded with the recent Hominick and Florian fights, which didn’t impress me at all. The Aldo we saw blitz through the WEC in a whirlwind of violence seems to be all but gone, he is very obviously now content with winning decisions and fighting smart instead of getting finishes or being exciting. Thus the comparison to GSP is very apt IMHO.

There is still hope that maybe Aldo can turn things around and fight with more fire in future fights, but as it is now I’m not very excited to see him fight. I’ve seen a definite shift in his hunger and fighting style since winning the belt, and it’s not for the better.

my only question is has any one forgotten that jose ko’d gamburyan like between beating up hominick and k-flo im just saying. this has been the most ridiculous argument since the whole gsp exposed and he’s boring thing.and see this is why i dont like fighters like chael or nick diaz because all the guys who arent talking but doing a amazing job gets called boring or never gets the respect it deserve. fickle mma fans for ya

Aldo is a beast, and is in no way boring. I think his opponents and their styles are partially to blame, as well as just not being used to the ufc spotlight yet. But this fight is in Brazil man, which makes me think Mendes is gonna take a beating. I will be amazed if this goes the distance.

Umm..well everyone else pretty much stole my thunder so let me just wrap it up in one sentence: Opponents are getting better which makes them more difficult to defeat.

I think this is why once somebody becomes a champion they tend to finish people less often then they did on their way to the title. They have to plan for an extra 10 minutes of fighting and pace themselves so they don’t gas out after the third and drop 2 rounds.

I’m probably going to take some flack for this but I don’t think it’s the champion’s responsibility to do anything less than defend the title. I would like them to do more and finish the other fighter. The challenger needs to bring the fight and step up in order to beat the champ and take the title from them. If you want the title you need to prove yourself against the champ, go for it and lay it all on the line.

God damn it, Fraser Coffeen, I condemn you to life of watching GSP jab-a-ton… It takes two to tango, Aldo couldn’t finish Hominick, although he OWNED the north-american kickboxing kingpin (who went all Melvin guillard on Lauzon and payed for it) and did what he could against Florian, who wanted nothing of that striking thing… he has been putting his work in, fight after fight, but when you have guys like florian and I suspect Mendes as well trying to stall to death and make it look like they are dominating, is it Aldo’s fault his fights are less spectacular?
He crushed Faber’s legs with kicks so he would lose takedown eficiency. Did you see Faber try anything else? Did you see him strike?
The day Aldo wins a fight humping his opponents legs, I’ll say you’re right. Until then, you should go to Lourdes, Fátima or Guadalupe in search for redemption…

I hate that I have to go to work and cant give this a proper rebuttal.

I mean come on! The guy seriously screws up his back and then he struggles to finish guys. This isn’t some sort of conservative mind set, it’s a guy struggling with an injury that forces him to be less dynamic.

I will be on the look out for that today. As I think this article is completely absurd every argument against it has been summed up pretty well so I will just say this. Do you really think Aldo can’t and wont finish Mendes in fucking BRAZIL non the less c’mon man!

As a matter of fact after he wins the belt HE will become the new gsp, not Aldo. Alot of 5 rd dominate/boring decisions

Maybe that’s just me.

But if Aldo tools Mendes in a round, or by some miracle loses…then this kind of ‘Is Aldo becoming boring in victory?’ question will be kind of shot down.

But if the waiting game had been played for another 1-2 days…then you would be able to see what Aldo’s most recent fight went like…and it could be determined if the article was necessary or not.

If he had gone to a decision…then thats 3 in a row, 4 of his last five…it’s probably worth talking about. If there was a good finish or an Aldo defeat…the article wouldn’t have been as relevant and thus not worth posting to begin with.

Instead an ‘Aldo returns to destructive form’ type of angle could have been approached. Or a ‘Was Aldo’s decision loss to Mendes a result of fading killer instinct?’ type of thing could have been done.

GSP takes too much flak considering he is 1 man in a 2 person fight. As long as his opponents keep fighting him defensively not much is likely to change. But I would rather see mma the sporting competition unfold as it will, than see an old “tough man competition”.
Aldo is starting to be seen as invincable , like George, in his division so there is a fair chance guys will start fighting him to survive rather than fighting to win.
Winning spawns hate, its the unfortunate nature of sports.

Thats why we pay these people to much I WANT BLOOD RAWR FACE THE PAIN

Excellent read.

1.GSP was never as exciting as Aldo was in his previous fights
2. GSP will never again be as exciting as Aldo is now
3. Even Aldo’s “boring” fights have more drama than GSP’s recent outings.
4. wtf

Sir GTFO

To me, the biggest hole in your argument is the one you didn’t address: were the fights themselves boring? I’m afraid I have to be “that guy” and say that if you couldn’t appreciate Aldo’s performance against Florian, then simply get the fuck out of here (not you specifically Fraser).

It was an absolutely masterful performance. I was frankly shocked that he was able to cut through Florian’s guard: a fighter who is known for a stellar ground game. On the feet, he was magic. So many fighters who bitch about having shitty wrestling because they lose to wrestling can learn so many things from watching Aldo’s lateral movement. Kenny has a phenomenal chin, which is the only reason he was still standing after taking monster right hands.

The performance itself have been lacking, but his fight with Hominick was exciting, and there was nothing wrong with his fight against Faber IMO. I was a bit cautious, but Faber gutted out those leg kicks (and the kick that landed directly on his chin). Plus it was another performance where we got to see glimpses of Aldo’s terrific ground game.

I think that as soon as after the Mendes fight, regardless of a win or loss, he should move to 155. He looks like he’s going to die in his weight cut video, and I think that if he had to cut less weight, he’d be back to the crusher he was at 145. In fact, even though he hasn’t come as close to Aldo at cleaning the division, I’d love to see Aldo and Edgar switch weight classes after their next fights. I’d absolutely love to see Aldo’s MT vs. the Diaz boxing, Edgar vs. KZ, etc.

I very rarely (by which I mean never) complain or criticize an article on this site, but honestly how did this garbage even make it to the front page? It seems as if you either: A) Don’t know much about the sport of MMA, B) Are looking to incite some heated discussion by deliberately making ignorant statements, or C) Haven’t actually seen any of the fights you’ve mentioned.

I can see the argument being made that some of GSP’s latest fights have been a tad lackluster (I wouldn’t go as far as to call them boring), but Aldo is an incredible fighter to watch and the fact that you find him boring is very perplexing to me. Maybe his latest bouts haven’t been balls-to-the-walls slugfests, but do they really need to be to be considered entertaining? I would say no, and I’m sure the majority of people who actually love and appreciate this sport would agree.

I would honestly love to hear what fighters you don’t find boring, and which others you do.

Come on son… We all know Penn could fought that 5th round and lost a decision.

GSP IS 0/6 IN FINISHING HES THE NEW JON FITCH, JUST WAIT FOR HIS JOHNNY HENDRICKS COMEUPPANCE

… aldo aint boring he TRIES to finish