News Gillispie vs Lee Official, 244.

Great gauge to see how Gillispie would do against Khabib. I know Lee is not as good obviously but if Gillispie dominates fighter Kevin Lee, he may have a good chance.
 
ChaosIsGOAT said:
Great gauge to see how Gillispie would do against Khabib. I know Lee is not as good obviously but if Gillispie dominates fighter Kevin Lee, he may have a good chance.
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I like Gillespie but I think his frame is better suited for featherweight

He's gonna be pretty significantly undersized against most of the top guys at lw
 
great fight, seems like the loser will dissapear for a while
 
Kevin Lee has had some very tough cuts to LW which has caused some cardio issue

It's a great fight and will give us a good indication to see just how good Gregor's wrestling is for MMA as some people think he could give Khabib real problems
 
Should be co main event honestly.

Gregor via 3rd round submission
 
That Gillespie dude looks like a cannibal, he looks damn scary.
 
Guys, I understand the Kevin Lee hate, I really do. That ridiculous Meet The Fighters event when he showed up dressed like a light-skinned John Lennon and sucker-punched Chiesa was just the cherry on top of the hate sundae I've built up for him over the years. I honestly root for FKL to lose every single time he fights, regardless of who he's against. He may well be my least favourite fighter in the world... no, that's gotta be Izzy if I'm being honest. Regardless, the guy is a podium finisher in terms of fighters I despise...

BUT

The kid is a hell of a fighter. He has some of the best wrestling at LW, the best top game this side of Khabibi, and when he gets your back you are absolutely screwed. You can't shake him off, you can't reverse him, most of the time you just get flattened out and the RNC/GnP finish follows shortly thereafter. The best you can hope for is to hold on till the end of the round (Iaquinta impressed the hell out of me surviving the Lee ground attackin their last fight). His standup is criminally underrated too. He doesn't have the hand speed to be truly elite there IMO, but he does have power and solid fundamentals, as evidenced when he head kicked Massaranduba into Funky Town and boxed up Moontasri. His chin is weak but not nearly as bad as some would like to believe (the fact he withstood the Barboza wheel kick is impressive) and he has shown good tenacity at times. Of course, at other times he's quite literally given his opponent a submission to get the fight over with.

Bottom line, Kevin Lee is an elite LW and I really do think he'll be able to take Gregor down, most likely after he hurts him with a 1-2, and Gregor will not be able to scramble out from underneath the MUCH larger man in FKL. Gillespie does have the kind of pace that will make FKL struggle mightily mid-second round, but I haven't seen him in there with anyone nearly as good as Lee on the mat and I truly don't see him taking this fight into the deep waters to test his cardio. Remember this will be the best fighter Gregor's ever fought; the same can not be said for Kevin Lee.

Again, I hope I'm wrong here, but I gotta play devil's advocate sometimes...
 
Honestly this is a great fight and I can see arguments for why each guy wins. Would have made for one hell of a 5 rounder on a fight night, but almost glad for their collective health it isn't.
 
Interesting to see lots of people choosing GG, I think this is going to be a tough outing for him. Lee will have, what would appear to be a significant striking advantage, and likely more than enough wresting to stop GG relentless attack. Nevertheless, I’m surprised Lee is going back down after he was adamant about staying at 170. Oh well.
 
TRYHARD 2001 said:
Guys, I understand the Kevin Lee hate, I really do. That ridiculous Meet The Fighters event when he showed up dressed like a light-skinned John Lennon and sucker-punched Chiesa was just the cherry on top of the hate sundae I've built up for him over the years. I honestly root for FKL to lose every single time he fights, regardless of who he's against. He may well be my least favourite fighter in the world... no, that's gotta be Izzy if I'm being honest. Regardless, the guy is a podium finisher in terms of fighters I despise...

BUT

The kid is a hell of a fighter. He has some of the best wrestling at LW, the best top game this side of Khabibi, and when he gets your back you are absolutely screwed. You can't shake him off, you can't reverse him, most of the time you just get flattened out and the RNC/GnP finish follows shortly thereafter. The best you can hope for is to hold on till the end of the round (Iaquinta impressed the hell out of me surviving the Lee ground attackin their last fight). His standup is criminally underrated too. He doesn't have the hand speed to be truly elite there IMO, but he does have power and solid fundamentals, as evidenced when he head kicked Massaranduba into Funky Town and boxed up Moontasri. His chin is weak but not nearly as bad as some would like to believe (the fact he withstood the Barboza wheel kick is impressive) and he has shown good tenacity at times. Of course, at other times he's quite literally given his opponent a submission to get the fight over with.

Bottom line, Kevin Lee is an elite LW and I really do think he'll be able to take Gregor down, most likely after he hurts him with a 1-2, and Gregor will not be able to scramble out from underneath the MUCH larger man in FKL. Gillespie does have the kind of pace that will make FKL struggle mightily mid-second round, but I haven't seen him in there with anyone nearly as good as Lee on the mat and I truly don't see him taking this fight into the deep waters to test his cardio. Remember this will be the best fighter Gregor's ever fought; the same can not be said for Kevin Lee.

Again, I hope I'm wrong here, but I gotta play devil's advocate sometimes...
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Very strong analysis, totally agree with you here. Unless GG has improved leaps and bounds on the feet, this is a tough match up. Either way, I’m excited to see GG back in action and hope he wins.
 
TRYHARD 2001 said:
Guys, I understand the Kevin Lee hate, I really do. That ridiculous Meet The Fighters event when he showed up dressed like a light-skinned John Lennon and sucker-punched Chiesa was just the cherry on top of the hate sundae I've built up for him over the years. I honestly root for FKL to lose every single time he fights, regardless of who he's against. He may well be my least favourite fighter in the world... no, that's gotta be Izzy if I'm being honest. Regardless, the guy is a podium finisher in terms of fighters I despise...

BUT

The kid is a hell of a fighter. He has some of the best wrestling at LW, the best top game this side of Khabibi, and when he gets your back you are absolutely screwed. You can't shake him off, you can't reverse him, most of the time you just get flattened out and the RNC/GnP finish follows shortly thereafter. The best you can hope for is to hold on till the end of the round (Iaquinta impressed the hell out of me surviving the Lee ground attackin their last fight). His standup is criminally underrated too. He doesn't have the hand speed to be truly elite there IMO, but he does have power and solid fundamentals, as evidenced when he head kicked Massaranduba into Funky Town and boxed up Moontasri. His chin is weak but not nearly as bad as some would like to believe (the fact he withstood the Barboza wheel kick is impressive) and he has shown good tenacity at times. Of course, at other times he's quite literally given his opponent a submission to get the fight over with.

Bottom line, Kevin Lee is an elite LW and I really do think he'll be able to take Gregor down, most likely after he hurts him with a 1-2, and Gregor will not be able to scramble out from underneath the MUCH larger man in FKL. Gillespie does have the kind of pace that will make FKL struggle mightily mid-second round, but I haven't seen him in there with anyone nearly as good as Lee on the mat and I truly don't see him taking this fight into the deep waters to test his cardio. Remember this will be the best fighter Gregor's ever fought; the same can not be said for Kevin Lee.

Again, I hope I'm wrong here, but I gotta play devil's advocate sometimes...
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Gillespie isn't the best fighter Lee has faced, but he is by FAR the best wrestler. And while I've thought he's looked on the smallish side for LW, he recently told someone who asked him on IG that he was walking around at about 190 lbs. So maybe he isn't as undersized as he looks?

Lee is a terrific MMA grappler early in fights. His poor gas tank and/or inability to properly manage his energy expenditure is a HUGE problem vs someone like Gregor though. Gregor has never slowed down, and has shown he can push a grueling grappling pace for 15 minutes if needed. Lee...not so much. Lee has excellent back takes though, and Gregor did give his back up to Outlaw in a fight prior to him entering the UFC. So...early on for sure I wouldn't count Lee out. But as the fight goes on, it absolutely favors Gregor.
 
mkess101 said:
Gillespie isn't the best fighter Lee has faced, but he is by FAR the best wrestler. And while I've thought he's looked on the smallish side for LW, he recently told someone who asked him on IG that he was walking around at about 190 lbs. So maybe he isn't as undersized as he looks?
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Yeah there's no freaking way GG is an undersized LW. He wrestled D1 at 157lbs over a decade ago. He's easily walking around over 180lbs now a days.

Fight night he's 5 foot 9 over 170lbs with very very low bodyfat. There's no way he's small or low strength for that weight-class.
 
560ti said:
Yeah there's no freaking way GG is an undersized LW. He wrestled D1 at 157lbs over a decade ago. He's easily walking around over 180lbs now a days.

Fight night he's 5 foot 9 over 170lbs with very very low bodyfat. There's no way he's small or low strength for that weight-class.
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There are guys who just have a bone structure that makes them more dense. He's likely one of them. Looks a big small for 155, but moving him is like trying to pick up a bolted down fire hydrant.
 
Kev is fixin to get decisioned hard as hell in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. 1st round will be Lee going guns blazing and running his gas tank to empty. Gregor has no off button, if he can weather the initial storm then he's going to take over pretty easily.
 
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