Gustafsson:

[greenseeker]

When/how/why did this, "To be the champ, you've got to beat the champ" shit get started?

It actually comes from situations like we may see with Barao and Cruz, where Barao might become the new champ without ever beating the old one. It just means people will still consider him second-best until he faces Cruz.

Imagine if Anderson had retired with the belt a year ago and Weidman had just beaten Sonnen to become the new MW champ. Everyone would be saying "Anderson would fucking destroy this guy" for years to come. That's what the expression is about.

 

[fightiq]

He knew what to expect in this fight.

What does Jones learn that Gustaffson does not? Gustaffson was more or less cruising in that fight until he ducked into Jones's hail mary spinning elbow in the 4th. That strike was the game changer.

What does Jones learn that turns the rematch so decisively? To get luckier earlier in the fight?

You're right that Gus was cruising in the fight until the 4th - his problem was that Jones wasn't. He realized at the end of the second that he was losing, stepped it up and won the third. It wasn't a blowout, he didn't destroy Gus, but he did enough to win it. Same with rd 4, but then Gus stepped it up too and the rd was pretty much dead even until the elbow. I know a ton of people hate Jones and, honestly, I do too. Check my past posts - I think he's cocky, fake, arrogant and primarily wins because of size. But Jones won that fight last night, fair and square, because Gus went on cruise control after winning two rds. That's what they are both going to take out of this. Jones is going to know he needs to put more effort in earlier, and Gus is going to know he needs to put more effort in later

 

[HAWTRIDDUM]

Greg jackson now has enough material to put together a gameplan to finish gus.

Sadly, in rematches against game plan type camps like jacksons and tri-star, chances are slim that you will win a rematch.

 

[liberate]

Gus made a fucking shit load of fans this weekend.

 

[catsforsale]

When/how/why did this, "To be the champ, you've got to beat the champ" shit get started?

"To be the man, WOOOOOO, you gotta beat the man!"