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All the interviews and statements by Gunnar before the fight point in that direction. He made wild claims about how he sees himself submitting Maia, how his "MMA jiu jitsu" is better than Maia's and how it's not about how many people you beat but how you beat them ergo basically claiming that by submitting Maia he should be given a title shot
I like Gunnar as a fighter and as a person but he was completely delusional before that fight. He truly believed he's able to choke out Maia in a spectacular fashion and get an immediate title shot this way. Before the fight he said that he's looking ahead for the grappling scrambles, he thought that he can bring the fight to Maia when it comes to grappling.
Well his gameplan went horribly horribly wrong and his face here his tells more than 1000 words, no need to relive this fight...
I still believe that he's a legit fighter that could beat Maia if he goes into the fight with only one goal and that is to keep it standing at all costs and use his BJJ just to survive the worst case scenario.
He's a bit underrated and his problem is that he doesn't want to cut weight and is massively undersized but I really like his striking game, I'd actually like to see a rematch with Maia provided he has no delusions about his "MMA jiu jitsu" anymore.
I like Gunnar as a fighter and as a person but he was completely delusional before that fight. He truly believed he's able to choke out Maia in a spectacular fashion and get an immediate title shot this way. Before the fight he said that he's looking ahead for the grappling scrambles, he thought that he can bring the fight to Maia when it comes to grappling.
Well his gameplan went horribly horribly wrong and his face here his tells more than 1000 words, no need to relive this fight...
I still believe that he's a legit fighter that could beat Maia if he goes into the fight with only one goal and that is to keep it standing at all costs and use his BJJ just to survive the worst case scenario.
He's a bit underrated and his problem is that he doesn't want to cut weight and is massively undersized but I really like his striking game, I'd actually like to see a rematch with Maia provided he has no delusions about his "MMA jiu jitsu" anymore.