News Alexander Gustafsson: The Fighting Viking

[BrockLesnarsTurtleBack]

This is a great analysis on how Gustafsson evolved and eventually declined as a fighter through his career.

 

[sdpdude9]

Saving to read all the way through later but evident by the short bit I have read that it’s a very well written and informative breakdown of his evolution and eventual devolution. Thanks for posting.

 

[IndyCovaHart]

This guy fell off worse than Murko.

edit: holy shit he’s still active? lol

 

[Luthien]

Nobody is ever the same after fighting Bones

 

[HHJ]

I never thought he was the world beater that people made him out to be when he fought jones. I thought he lost that fight when I saw it. However... those first 3 rounds were competitive as fuck,and he also gave DC everything he could handle. He may have lost those fights,but I can only respect the grit and determination he showed in those all time classic fights.

 

[HHJ]

Nobody is ever the same after fighting Bones

He fought DC just fine after losing to Bones. Another one of the greatest fights of all time. He lost but he was the same fighter he was before that.

 

[Luthien]

He fought DC just fine

 

[HHJ]

DC did that to HW's.

Im sure you thought you had a point,and maybe this impresses the other people on this forum who also dont watch fights.

 

[Luthien]

DC did that to HW's.
Im sure you thought you had a point, and maybe this impresses the other people on this forum who also dont watch fights.

I think you are the one who is desperate to prove a point, while I'm just having fun^^ Relax a bit.

So upset that you are making basic spelling mistakes now Guess that I struck a nerve or something.

 

[HHJ]

I think you are the one who is desperate to prove a point, while I'm just having fun^^ Relax a bit.

So upset that you are making basic spelling mistakes now Guess that I struck a nerve or something.

Dont be sore cos your wrong. I dont care to spell correctly. You dont get to 128 k posts by being a great speller.

 

[Ace70 V2]

Dude had balls. I remember him trying to take Phil Davis down and sub him. Fearless.

 

[Cindynice420]

Nobody is ever the same after fighting Bones

I love this funny moment

 

[Luthien]

I love this funny moment

HAHA yeah Still not sure why Jones was avoiding GSP <45>

 

[RightToBareKnuckles]

Dont be sore cos your wrong. I dont care to spell correctly. You dont get to 128 k posts by being a great speller.

will you two stop all this fighting! it's tearing me up inside
@Clementine

 

[UWPguy]

This is a great analysis on how Gustafsson evolved and eventually declined as a fighter through his career.

That article is 3.5 years old. Gus has fought, and lost badly, twice after the Smith loss.

Anyway, I definitely admire his skills and toughness, however IMO, one of the following statements has to be true.

1.) Gus overachieved given his skillset and was a little overrated. While skilled on the feet and decent on the ground, his standup was not good enough to deal with the best and his ground skills could be exploited if his TD defense didn't hold up.
2.) After the 2nd Jones loss, Gus was completely broken BOTH mentally and physically when he was just shy of 32 years old. A sub loss to an old Werdum at HW is somewhat excusable but for a top level fighter, a sub loss to Anthony Smith and quick KO to Krylov are not excusable.

 

[Luthien]

There's no fight - We are cool as a leaf floating in the wind^^

 

[1s1k]

This guy fell off worse than Murko.

edit: holy shit he’s still active? lol

He got married and had kids. Some people can remain as selfish as the sport demands and other people enjoy the family life to the detriment of their fighting career.

 

[Chalky White]

One of the most overrated fighters in UFC history.

 

[Lawrence]

Nobody is ever the same after fighting Bones

 

[Luthien]

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