Remember the Brandon Thatch hype?

[Koro_11]

Ok, not the amount of hype some fighters get, but a lot of sherdog were calling him the next big thing at WW.

And it's not like he's getting beat by the top guys, I mean Siyar? Gunner Nelson?

I propose Thatch vs Erick Silva (the other WW letdown) next, loser leaves town.

 

[chitoortiz]

Maybe a little hype, but not like Sage and Paige hype.

 

[OldBoy91]

Gunnar is a top guy imo. Getting grappled by Maia and outworked by Story isn't anything to be ashamed about or suggest he isn't a top fighter. People were talking Thatch up big time though, I remember a lot of Sherdoggers calling him a future UFC champ before Benson did his thing.

 

[Prime Yossarian]

Would Thatch vs Matthews be rushing Matthews?

 

[Fahcough]

Would Thatch vs Matthews be rushing Matthews?

Big LW vs Big WW. I'd watch

Thatch needs to try 185 before getting pink slip. A striker match, keep him off the ground.

 

[Clear Winner]

Gunnar is a top guy imo. Getting grappled by Maia and outworked by Story isn't anything to be ashamed about or suggest he isn't a top fighter. People were talking Thatch up big time though, I remember a lot of Sherdoggers calling him a future UFC champ before Benson did his thing.

He looked legit and is a huge WW. Maybe he's a rumble type and will get better once he stops cutting so much weight. He should try MW.

 

[MCMXCIX]

lol Yea.

 

[Nightmaree]

yup

 

[mbach4307]

After the bendo fight, he wasn't the same.

 

[Ballsaque]

Would Thatch vs Matthews be rushing Matthews?

....what?

 

[HwoarangStyle]

i still have some hope for the guy. i was definitely drinking the thatch kool aid after his first two wins. those were some brutal finishes lol especially his debut.

 

[Kanemura]

Erick Silva should get Omari Akhmedov
and
Brandon Tatch should get Albert Tumenov IF he loses against Gunnar Nelson.

Erick Silva can be so much fun against a not-too-awesome opponent.

 

[burningspear]

Gunnar was a rough fight to get after losing to Bendo.

 

[Prime Yossarian]

Big LW vs Big WW. I'd watch

Thatch needs to try 185 before getting pink slip. A striker match, keep him off the ground.

Fuck, Matthews is so big for LW I forgot he fought in that class.

Brandon looks great in highlights when he's aggressive and attacking, but I remember watching the nelson fight and thinking he had his hands low whilst staying in range without using any head movement right before the 1 2 that dropped him.

He's 30 years old - so not too young anymore. I'd love to see him go on a tear if he can get some movement and striking defence going.

 

[Prime Yossarian]

....what?

my bad, thought matthews was fighting at WW. He's a big lad for LW

 

[Cynfocus]

Remember the Brandon Vera Hype?

 

[tjumper78]

i thought thatch was going to dominate his way into top 10. he took a chance of getting his name out & up there by fighting benson but it just started his losing streak. when you get submitted by freaking siyar, you know there is a huge problem.
hyun gyu lim may face a similar situation although he's only lost to tarec and magny. his grappling looked terrible against magny. there is a good chance of lim being another case of thatch.

 

[Ballsaque]

my bad, thought matthews was fighting at WW. He's a big lad for LW

Certainly. I think he'd destroy Thatch honestly.. I was never impressed with Matthews til his last fight with Case, where he looking insanely improved.

 

[GrantB13]

Lol yes it was hilarious. I never knew who he was until almost every thread on the front page was "Brandon Thatch Brandon Thatch Brandon Thatch". I love when hype machines crash.

 

[Organic Damage]

Thatch hype was like Felder hype. A hammer looks awesome pounding nails, but shitty trying to cut a 2x4 in half.

These kinds of guys should just get favourable style matchups like Matt Brown used to, they come to bang.