bjornmma1 Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Gastelum looked like a kid compared to Belfort at the staredown. I know, Gastelum still has a pretty good shot to win,but the size difference is big. Smart move from the UFC to make him fight Belfort. He will feel how those big top MW`s feel like and Belfort is a big name but beatable guy for Gastelum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timqwe Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I don't think Belfort is a harder matchup than Kennedy at this point though. And no he's no longer on roids, he's not even an average sized mw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamAnIdiot Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Kelvin is gonna have an incredible speed advantage in this fight and is gonna ruin Belfort with his Boxing. He looked amazingly crisp when against Kennedy, and I imagine he'll look just as good against washed up non-TRT Vitor. Â Its mma though, so watch Fatstelum get flying triangled in 10 seconds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I think gastelum is gonna box vitor up pretty easily. I will be placing a sizable bet on this fight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb613 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I love how his entire career Belfort has been under rated and pushed to the side. Â He's a UFC tournament winner, a former Light Heavyweight Champion and a perennial contender. Â He came the closest to beating Jon Jones when he almost broke his arm with that armbar, he holds victories over Rockhold,Henderson,Franklin,Couture, Wanderlei, Rumble and the current Middleweight champion Bisping... Â He has always had fast hands and his BJJ is very high level, and in recent years his kicks have been mental. Â I love this matchup because if Gastelum wins he's immediately in amongst the top 10 and if Vitor wins he can either go out on a high or make another title run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I think Vitor might edge this one out. Will be fun though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornmma1 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 As much as I think Gastelum will win, I think Vitor most likely will beat him anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 As much as I think Gastelum will win, I think Vitor most likely will beat him anyway. Â what? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannetosen Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Vitor is approximately 5000 fight years old and has looked awful in his last couple of fights. Gastelum is a really good grappler and is gonna break him on the ground imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannetosen Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Like there's always the outside shot of Vitor landing something ridiculous in the first round but after he's spent his 30 seconds of gas he deflates like a balloon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I love how his entire career Belfort has been under rated and pushed to the side. Â He's a UFC tournament winner, a former Light Heavyweight Champion and a perennial contender. Â He came the closest to beating Jon Jones when he almost broke his arm with that armbar, he holds victories over Rockhold,Henderson,Franklin,Couture, Wanderlei, Rumble and the current Middleweight champion Bisping... Â He has always had fast hands and his BJJ is very high level, and in recent years his kicks have been mental. Â I love this matchup because if Gastelum wins he's immediately in amongst the top 10 and if Vitor wins he can either go out on a high or make another title run. Â Don't get me wrong vitor is good, but kelvin really impressed me in his last outing and is a tough solid competitor. Vitor has been ko'd 3 of his last 4 fights and since USADA has not looked like the same vitor as we once knew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornmma1 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Â what? Let me put it diferently: As much as I think Gastelum should win this one on paper, I see Vitor winning it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannetosen Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Let's be honest here, this is the middle-aged, steroid-less version of the guy who got insanely owned by the striking of Kazushi Sakuraba fighting a really good combination boxer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Let's be honest here, this is the middle-aged, steroid-less version of the guy who got insanely owned by the striking of Kazushi Sakuraba fighting a really good combination boxer. He did KO rockhold while having no chance on paper. I think he can pull some crazy spinning shit and win this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannetosen Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 He was juiced to the gills vs Rockhold. Nowadays he's got some serious dad bod going on.Also: http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y344/MichaelAnthonyHunt/Fights%20etc/Sakuraba-vs-Vitor-3.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 He was juiced to the gills vs Rockhold. Nowadays he's got some serious dad bod going on.  Also: http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y344/MichaelAnthonyHunt/Fights%20etc/Sakuraba-vs-Vitor-3.gif  You post gif the same as any other image file  http://s1028.photobucket.com/user/MichaelAnthonyHunt/media/Fights%20etc/Sakuraba-vs-Vitor-3.gif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 He did KO rockhold while having no chance on paper. Â The wonders of performance enhancing drugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I say Gastelum all the way baby! He is my favourite fighter in the UFC overrall right now! Surprised me how well he does against MWs when he is supposed to be fighting at welterweight. I love that the UFC are trying to punish him by putting these big dudes in front of him to try to get him to make weight and he is just destroying these dudes, picking them apart until they gas and knocking them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Vitor roidfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornmma1 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I say Gastelum all the way baby! He is my favourite fighter in the UFC overrall right now! Surprised me how well he does against MWs when he is supposed to be fighting at welterweight. I love that the UFC are trying to punish him by putting these big dudes in front of him to try to get him to make weight and he is just destroying these dudes, picking them apart until they gas and knocking them out. Huge fan of him as well. He showed already on TUF that he has some real talent, but now he is really going at it. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timqwe Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Huge fan of him as well. He showed already on TUF that he has some real talent, but now he is really going at it. Â Going at what, the Tuesday Taco Special? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Going at what, the Tuesday Taco Special? Well, he's definitely a heavy welterweight but if he beefs up for the 185 division do you think he will have the same speed? Will he be the same fighter who can take apart heavier fighters if he matched up to their bulk and muscle mass? It might be one of those weird scenarios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpierrecanada Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Kelvin should finish him within 2 rounds by TKO, he will take Vitor down and beat him up, Vitor only has a punchers chance here I believe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornmma1 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Kelvin should finish him within 2 rounds by TKO, he will take Vitor down and beat him up, Vitor only has a punchers chance here I believe.. Vitor is old and most likely without roids, but he is always dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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