Media GSP & Usman
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Probably the win over Kos.
It’s hard to compare because they were so different though. Kos had been a rising star at 170 for a while and had some notable wins but had also proven himself to be somewhat inconsistent. On paper he was a nightmare for most in the division; a d1 champion with great physical skills who had big power in his right hand. In practice though he sometimes found himself in bad spots where he probably shouldn’t have, and showed a propensity to both get cocky and be gunshy at different times.
Gilbert was also a great prospect on paper but had only had 4 fights in the UFC at welterweight and despite being remembered fondly as an action guy his only finish at 170 in the UFC came against the corpse of the then 43 year old Demian Maia.
Overall though I have to give it to Kos. After their first fight Josh talked about how he just wasn’t ready for GSP to try and wrestle him and had been overconfident, vowing that the Canadian would see a different man across the octagon from him when they met for the second time. Despite GSPs anointment as the next 170 leviathan it was hard to ignore the challenges that wrestler as seasoned as Kos posed for a man who relied so heavily on his ground game.
It’s hard to compare because they were so different though. Kos had been a rising star at 170 for a while and had some notable wins but had also proven himself to be somewhat inconsistent. On paper he was a nightmare for most in the division; a d1 champion with great physical skills who had big power in his right hand. In practice though he sometimes found himself in bad spots where he probably shouldn’t have, and showed a propensity to both get cocky and be gunshy at different times.
Gilbert was also a great prospect on paper but had only had 4 fights in the UFC at welterweight and despite being remembered fondly as an action guy his only finish at 170 in the UFC came against the corpse of the then 43 year old Demian Maia.
Overall though I have to give it to Kos. After their first fight Josh talked about how he just wasn’t ready for GSP to try and wrestle him and had been overconfident, vowing that the Canadian would see a different man across the octagon from him when they met for the second time. Despite GSPs anointment as the next 170 leviathan it was hard to ignore the challenges that wrestler as seasoned as Kos posed for a man who relied so heavily on his ground game.
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Care to elaborate?
Burns was 19-3, on a 6-fight win streak, with at least 2 top 10 wins - coming off a victory over the former champ (Woodley) when he fought Usman.
Koshcheck was 15-4, on a 3-fight win streak, no top 10 wins - coming off a victory over Paul Daley when he fought GSP for the title.
Burns was a more significant victory and Usman finished him.
Care to elaborate?
Burns was 19-3, on a 6-fight win streak, with at least 2 top 10 wins - coming off a victory over the former champ (Woodley) when he fought Usman.
Koshcheck was 15-4, on a 3-fight win streak, no top 10 wins - coming off a victory over Paul Daley when he fought GSP for the title.
Burns was a more significant victory and Usman finished him.
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GSP took a break after he almost lost to PED-enhanced Hendricks in order to give USADA some time to clean up the sport. Hendricks went from being UFC champion to fighting in BKFC in just a couple of years after USADA stepped in.
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