Gabriel Gonzaga Vs. Shane Del Rosario Added To UFC 146
by Tim Burke on Feb 23, 2012 12:41 AM EST
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The UFC 146 card is coming together nicely, and you can add a solid heavyweight fight to the quickly-expanding list of fights scheduled for May 26th in Las Vegas. Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga will face the undefeated Shane Del Rosario, formerly of Strikeforce. The news was passed along late tonight by the official source for fight announcements, UFC.com.
Gonzaga returned to the the big time at UFC 142 after a 14 month absence and defeated top prospect Ednaldo Oliveira by submission. He is well-known to UFC fans for his head-kick knockout of Mirko Cro Cop at UFC 70 in 2007, and his unsuccessful attempt at taking the UFC heavyweight title from Randy Couture at UFC 74. Consecutive losses to Junior dos Santos and Brendan Schaub in 2010 led to his release from the company and subsequent retirement, but he returned a year later with a minor league win and got back into the UFC as a late replacement for Rob Broughton.
Del Rosario worked his way up through EliteXC, M-1, and Strikeforce, eventually racking up an 11-0 record with 11 finishes. He was scheduled to face Daniel Cormier last June, but was involved in a serious car accident that has sidelined him until now.
The bout will likely take place on the preliminary card.
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Great fight. And it’s awesome that SDR has made a full recovery
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If Del Rosario isn’t affected that much by the accident I pick him by TKO
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Happy that SDR has made a full recovery. I figured he’d take a tune up fight though.
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by exsanguinator on Feb 23, 2012 12:55 AM EST via Android app reply actions
FANTASTIC news that SDR is going to be able to fight again.
Hadn’t heard hide nor hair about him in ages, so I kind of figured he was going to have to retire. This is just fantastic news. One of my favorite HW prospects, for sure.
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Yeah, but it's not like there have been many reports on him as of late.
So it’s good to hear he’s recovered.
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Good fight.
Glad to see Del Rosario come back.
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by Sweet Scientist on Feb 23, 2012 12:59 AM EST reply actions
SDR is a solid Heavyweight prospect, however, Gonzaga is a tough stylistic matchup for many Heavyweights. Gonzaga fought smart in his last fight utilizing his BJJ/grappling skills, and if he fights that way again, I can see him winning this fight. On the standup though, I’d have to go with SDR.
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Sounds about right
Gonzaga using his jits is a dangerous Gonzaga. Del Rosario is a tough young fighter but this is a tough fight for him.
by Scott Whitaker on Feb 23, 2012 1:41 AM EST up reply actions
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by MaZZacare on Feb 23, 2012 1:19 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
SDR!!!
Great fight.
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by ElliotMatheny on Feb 23, 2012 1:20 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
good fight
I like Shane but I hope Gonzaga wins
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to see the local make a full recovery. He has a very solid ground game, but his Muay Thai is where its at. As long as he’s worked on his cardio it should make for an exciting fight and KO finish.
Definitely see Shane getting up there in the top 5 if he gets his cardio in check.
Awesome fight
I really hope gonzaga uses his BJJ at some point.
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well he did in his last two fights
i guess gonzaga finally realized that hes a grappler.
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this is actually a great fight!
i never thought of this match up but damn its a good fight.
both of these fighters are well rounded but gonzaga def. has an edge on grappling and del rosario’s standing should be better than gonzaga’s i believe so this is gonna be a fun fight
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SDR > Gonzaga
GG has the big edge in big fight experience over SDR. Will Shane be able to perform @ his best after a long layoff & under the big lights of the UFC? Has Gabriel finally turned the corner? We shall soon see.
by Hankverdee on Feb 23, 2012 10:33 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Damn, they’re not going easy on Del Rosario for his first fight back. I like both guys but I will definitely be rooting for Shane to win this one! Glad to see him back finally.
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by Horselover Fat on Feb 23, 2012 10:55 AM EST reply actions
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by Victor Rodriguez on Feb 23, 2012 4:49 PM EST reply actions
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