Gsp is bringing all these world class people around the team. Koscheck just doesn't seem to have the same connections kinda sucks for his team. Hard to lay an egg When you have Iron Mike come visit before your fight.
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gsp is putting an effort into teaching the guys.koscheck is only thinking about himself and his upcoming fight with gsp.Comment -
I would hardly call Bob Cook (Head trainer at AKA), Dave Camarillo (great jiu-jitsu coach and cornerman) and Daniel Cormier (Olympic wrestler) scrub coaches lol. AKA is one of the most successful camps in the world and these guys are an integral part of it.Comment -
I beg to differ. If Koscheck's guys listen to everything he is saying and apply it, they will be better. Better than what they would get from GSP's buffet? Nah.Comment -
Koschek definitely knows some great coaches. I missed the last couple episodes so i can't speak on who he's brought it. He definitely knows world-class guys, even though he's a douche.Comment -
I'd rather train under world-class coaches than get pep talks from world-class fighters. That's just me.Comment -
koschek has a big ego and it seems to be getting in the way.Comment -
Based upon the picks shouldn't gsp's guys won?
The last one being close was a fairly big shockComment -
Koscheck's team will probably win, they got better fighters for the most part.Comment -
You realize they are training with these coaches for a very short period or time. They will learn stuff but impressions can make a bigger difference in the situation they are in. You realize the training they do on the show is alot different than normal training. Greg Jackson's camp is world class Koscheck has a great camp but it isnt on the same level. Therefor I will go with World class training partner GSP, World class strateg'e in Greg Jackson over AKA. I think AKA is good its just not the same.Comment -
Both teams have great coaches. While Greg Jackson's camp gets more recognition, AKA has arguably just as much success. Off top of my head i think Kos, Fitch, Swick, Thompson, Valesquez, Rockhold. Also, im sure you do not get an accurate portrayal of the training from watching a "reality" tv show.Comment -
the teams are an illusion for the viewers. The fighters don't give a damn.Comment -
I feel bad for his team for having to deal with him. He's 30-something and acts like a 12-year-old bully. I would pray to be on GSP's team.Comment -
I totally agree he's a bit of a doucheComment -
Met him at Lagasse's Stadium at the Palazzo after UFC 118 and he seems like a regular guy in person.Comment -
If you were going to fight on a reality show, you'd gravitate toward the team with more celebrity status? While you compete for GSP's attention, Greg Jackson whispers advice to GSP, and Iron Mike tussles your hair I would be completely jealous. Then I would take my passionate anger out in my training sessions where we got down and learned some things from guys who are there to teach.
I'm not sure how you can value a day of Mike Tyson meet and greets over a month or so with a world-class coaching staff teaching you. I'm not bashing Team GSP, I just think your reasoning for dispelling Team Koscheck is flawed. Especially when you consider the advantage of having a coach that has actually gone through the same process you're currently going through.Comment -
Team GSP is better at every aspect of the game except if Dave Camarillo is teaching his Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu. I'm not aware if he is part of the coaches. He is the true star coach they have. Anyways once your in the UFC you instantly have celebrity status. Why not be around it now and get extra benefit from it. Also if having Iron Mike give you a pep talk and it doesn't do much for you, go play with dolls. How many people in the history of fighting struck fear in people like he did. If you could get an ounce of what his killer instinct for your fight you would be lucky.Comment -
as a guy who posts on another board about boxing and mma for the last 8 years,i tend to get a tad worn out by canandian gsp man-love.....
that said,i think the approach taken to this last fight speaks volumes about koscheck and st pierre...koscheck putting immense pressure on his young fighter to win...while gsp took a more cerebral,measured approach...walking his guy through the process...keeping him calm and focused....
i am not all that familiar with the guy in st pierre`s camp who`s missing the hair in back....but that guy knows his shit...psychologically,the guy seems smart as a whip regarding fighting/competion issues...
very impressive....
as an american,i think koscheck is out of his depth here...listening to st pierre you get the feeling that mentally,we`re comparing a rolls to a ford Pinto....
but i still think that koscheck has an outside shot to beat st. pierre...Comment -
Kos is acting too self-centere and not training his guys enoughComment -
Yee think your talking about John Danaher in GSP's camp - he's one of BJJ's best kept secrets, IMO he is the most cerebral guy in MMA and is the real brains behind both GSP and Matt Serra. He is dedicated to BJJ and even wore his rashguard to Matt Serra's wedding! Also, quite ironically, Dave Camarillo (Team Koshcheck's BJJ coach) has said on his website that Danaher is the greatest BJJ coach on the planet and is his biggest inspiration! He's also worked with the AKA team before, especially Fitch. Ther are stories of how he taps out guys who weight 50lbs more then him for fun, including Guy Ritchie's bodyguard who was a hulking purple belt and apparently Danaher made him look silly!Comment -
I agree with you 100% by the way I have been a GSP fan since he beat Mayhem I always liked his style. I seen the their first first in person it didn't seem to be close at all. But i didn't get all the great camera angles that you get from PPV. I hope it is a good fight. GSP seems untouchable right now. I think a fighter should be pushed every now and then.Comment -
I'll admit it, after last nights show I did feel a little bad for Andy Main. The losing is definitely getting to Koscheck and he handled that kid the wrong way.Comment -
This is the only place we disagree. Jackson's camp is probably Yankee money, but I think AKA is well above Marlin money. Maybe Phillies money?Comment -
GSP team is doing well but i hope Koscheck beat him bad when they fight.Comment
