I thought the UFC FX 5 had some entertaining fights! I liked it.
One of the reasons in particular I liked it was because of Gunnar Nelson. Man he sure looked good. I hadn't heard of him at the time, and when I saw his stand up I got pretty excited. Then I realized he's even better on the ground!
He is a guy I'm hoping will make an impact on the division, but I don't know enough about him to really suspect one way or another. I saw some of his older fights. And I enjoy his (or lack there of) personality after the fight.
Someone posted this a while back. This made me an instant fan. His first fight left me very impressed. I'm excited to see how high up the ladder he can get.
The only heads up I ever had about this guy was from Hiro a year or so back. I love guys with this kind of temperament. Totally relaxed like nothing is up ever. Rory has the same vibe about him.
The question is who will neutralise his grappling and out strike/wrestle him?
It's a bit like the Maia entrance to the UFC where he looked like he'd sub anyone but once these grapplers strart fighting top 10 guys everything changes. Let's be honest, Demarcus Johnson was never really up to the challenge.
I know he's back at LW but imagine Gunnar vs Nate Diaz raise01:
I think his grappling is not something to be too concerned about. I think it's more his striking. So far only Machida went to the top with that low guard in and out Karate striking approach. Nelson has yet to prove that he's able to hang with good MMA strikers. What's good for him in that regard is his calm attitude, so he will not as likely do mistakes when under pressure. But we will see how he does in the future. He's definitely an interesting prospect.
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