Lito Lapida
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GSP admits he is playing it safe after the Serra fight. He doesn't show his Karate skills anymore.
Look at the Hughes fight watch how gsp follows him to the ground and goes for the finish after dropping him with a head kick. Then watch the Shields fight and notice that after dropping Jake with the same kick he does the exact opposite
He passes everybody's guard when he engages on the ground. I don't think I've ever seen GSP just hang out in somebody's guard.
shields is above and beyond hughes off his back.
im not disagreeing with the TS but your statement holds no weight.
Hughes had finished him by armbar before and he still jumped on him for the finish. He just use to not be so scared.
Thinking another WW is better is different than thinking is style changed. He was a killer in his earlier UFC days. He does fight guys who are tough to finish, but he still takes less chances than he used to. Before he passed your guard and looked for subs and finishes on he ground. He now is content with trying to GnP his opponent and not look for the finish.
He does pass guard, but he doesn't really look for the finish anymore, or as much.
Majority of the WW division is under 30 years old, GSP is just over the hill of his prime. He has to play it safe as possible now, plus he just fucked his knee up, I give him less than 5 years and he'll be fighting old school guys or a stepping stone, like Matt Hughes and BJ.
There is a clear difference in his style now compared to his earlier career. He relies a lot more on his wrestling now, and are playing it "safe" instead of going for the finish.
You are a blind nuthugger if you can't see that his style has changed and he isn't as aggressive as he used to be.
Thinking another WW is better is different than thinking is style changed. He was a killer in his earlier UFC days. He does fight guys who are tough to finish, but he still takes less chances than he used to. Before he passed your guard and looked for subs and finishes on he ground. He now is content with trying to GnP his opponent and not look for the finish.
Majority of the WW division is under 30 years old, GSP is just over the hill of his prime. He has to play it safe as possible now, plus he just fucked his knee up, I give him less than 5 years and he'll be fighting old school guys or a stepping stone, like Matt Hughes and BJ.
If you can't see a difference in GSP's emphasis on finishing a fight now compared to his early years than you are blind. GSP is amazing but he most certainly has a different mentality these days when it comes to actively pursuing a finish.
He got the nickname "rush" because he used to actually rush his opponents and get quick finishes. His style has definitely changed