GSP vs Jon Fitch - Throwback (GIFS)

[Fantasy]

Fitch would have been the top guy for years if it wasn’t for GSP

 

[fortheo]

Fitch had won 15 straight fights heading into this bout 8 of those were in the UFC, he also won 5 straight UFC fights after this loss... This is more of a reflection of the greatness of GSP rather than Fitch.

He's also beat Yushin okami, Jake shields, Paul Daley, and others since leaving the ufc. He doesn't get the respect he deserves.

 

[JustBleed69]

GSP's sprawl is the smoothest thing since baby butts were invented.

He does it all right. Gets his hips and legs back, stuffs the head.

 

[MMA Maine-iac]

Nah, the only guys GSP had the guts to risk something in the stand up was guys like Fitch and Hughes, they were beyond bad at striking.

He pieced up Diaz on the feet. But you know, facts and all...

 

[GalegodoVeneno]

I kind of understand what you're saying although your english is terrible.

GSP did get boring at some point but saying he never took risks is a lie. He didn't win the title by not taking risks. Just watch his earlier fights, he's had a ton of entertaining fights.

He did start to get boring after a couple title defenses but it's not always easy to be entertaining when fighting the best guys in the world in a super stacked division.

Most guys who go for flashy moves or take big risks will be entertaining but usually won't have longevity and will eventually start losing.

Just look at the current WW champ. His fight against Wonderboy was super close and boring. He was also extremely boring against Maia.

GSP at least completely outclassed most of his opponents.

There is no shortage of boring fighters that is for sure, but i personally despise when someone has all the tools to make things happen and just don't... Woodley is boring... GSP was boring and a lot of their oponentes were boring too, wich didn't help a lot... But It's their fault they are boring and i'm sure that nobody fell in love for mma because of the boring performances those two and some others were super sucessful in delivering at us with unmatcheable consistency.

 

[L0ki]

That fight could have easily been stopped in the 1st round.

 

[TallGHunter]

I hate to admit this but I thought Fitch had a chance

 

[90 50]

The thing I remember most after this fight was how big a deal they made it out to be that GSP could not finish Fitch. It made Fitch superhuman at the time because GSP finished nearly everyone back then. GSP's record at the time was 16-2-0 with 12 finishes.

Some of those shots look d like they could have ko’ed hunt and Fitch ate them all.

Fitch was fucked up after that fight, and was notoriously hard to finish at the time. People look at Fitches later losses at the end of his career and say”gsp didn’t even finish Fitch and x sucky fighter did”

Shits aggravating if you were around the whole time and know how tough Fitch was then.

The props should be given to Fitch for surviving that beating, not shade thrown on George for not finishing him.

 

[SKSer45]

It's already been 10 years since UFC 87. I rewatched that fight last night and I have to say, it's probably GSP's most entertaining and dominant fight.

I didn't realize how much of a beating Fitch took but damn. Dude is a warrior. Thought it would be worth making some gifs.

Round 1

Round 2 (No real highlights. Some good exchanges)

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Props to Fitch for being such a warrior. GSP nearly gassed himself at some point from teeing off on his head. I tried to find some Fitch highlights but there wasn't really any. Some good exchanges but it was mostly all GSP in this fight.

Yup I remember watching this fight live too. This was a little time when GSP was still not shy in pulling the trigger. Just finished hughes and serra, and he had to regain his confidence. But yeah, literally thought Fitch was going to die. Crazy that he was clear cut #2 and GSP just destroyed him. Fitch never recovered after this.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

It's already been 10 years since UFC 87. I rewatched that fight last night and I have to say, it's probably GSP's most entertaining and dominant fight.

I didn't realize how much of a beating Fitch took but damn. Dude is a warrior. Thought it would be worth making some gifs.

Round 1

Round 2 (No real highlights. Some good exchanges)

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Props to Fitch for being such a warrior. GSP nearly gassed himself at some point from teeing off on his head. I tried to find some Fitch highlights but there wasn't really any. Some good exchanges but it was mostly all GSP in this fight.

People claim it was the Serra loss that turned GsP into a safe conservative fighter but I disagree, its this fight here that made him change, he came close to blowing his wad early and it scared him.

My personal favorite GsP fight

 

[1dober]

gsp would murk khabib and mcgregor. fact

 

[mallen7272]

So was it ever established what is flying out of Fitche's mouth in this gif? It wasn't his mouth-guard nor does it's shape really looked like a tooth.

There was a second shooter

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

That was GSP's magnum opus

 

[Bouboumaster]

Fitch was, at that time, the consensus second best WW in the World.
That's fucked up. GSP was/is a monster.

 

[Huligani]

Fitch was, at that time, the consensus second best WW in the World.
That's fucked up. GSP was/is a monster.

Yeah, what other champs clearly destroyed the next best guy? Anderson Silva (Dan Henderson, Rich Franklin for those who thought he was the best), Jon Jones (Cormier rematch, but that was at least highly competitive until the vicious KO), Mighty Mouse (Benavidez rematch). Few champs do that.