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  • ilir Latifi

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***OFFICIAL*** Ilir Latifi vs. Gegard Mousasi Thread

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#1 ·
Light Heavyweight bout: 205 pounds
Main event - Five round fight

 
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#5 ·
I don't care that much about who wins this fight. I just want to see an exciting fight where both guys bring their A games.
 
#6 ·
This will be a very technical match up. The UFC always does this to newcomers. Not sure if Alex is going to want to stand up for long against Mousasi. I'd imagine he's going to take him down and wear on em.

I wish they didn't create this match up because these two are definitely potential contenders.
 
#7 ·



The Mousasi/Kyle fight, being in SF, is still free on youtube.


Mousasi looked incredible in that fight, much more fired up than usual. He even didn't look sleepy at the announcing part of the fight.

I think it's dead right where he says he "Got more professional" and "got out of his comfort zone."

His head movement in the Kyle fight is awesome. His take-down ability seems way improved and as always, his ground and pound is the most underrated in MMA.

I don't think Gus is going to be able to use is movement against a guy as technically evasive as Moose, and I'm no longer convinced Gus can shrug his TD attempts off either.

I could see Gus taking a Cruz-like UD if he can stick and jab long enough. I think maybe at some point in the fight he ends up on bottom, getting rocked by heavy shots though.


Love both fighters, both are studs and great representatives of MMA.
 
#10 ·
there is no way Gustafsson is gonna lose this fight in Sweden .. If it was the same Gustafsson that fought Thiago Silva I think this fight would be near 50/50 with possibly a slight edge to Gegard .. but with him fighting Vlad .. thiago Silva and shogun Rua I think he is gonna much improved especially training with guys like Phil Davis and others .. he is raw Talent but he is a raw talent that is a lot more polished and more experianced now compared to when he fought Thiago Silva .. I see him winning though by a possible late KO/TKO or a 30-27 , 29-28 , 30-27 UD
 
#12 ·
420 That's a pretty ignorant thing to say that Mousasi/Fedor/Diaz are overrated. :thumbsdown:

If the same Gus that fought Rua comes in, he'll win the fight via very close decision. Gegard has tons of experience and has great striking. It's going to truly show where both guys are in the division, but it's too bad they didn't split them up as I see them both as contenders.

Either way we get treated to an awesome fight!
 
#13 ·
Two of my favorite fighters, love this fight but they are both unique challenges for the title, shame one has to lose at this stage.

I favor Gus because of his movement and volume of attacks, he has the fitness to do it all night which makes him very hard to outpoint. He also has mad power and is the bigger fighter.

Gegard will have to use his great jab, kicks and head movement to get inside, land strikes and get a body lock. He can definitely strike with Gus, but he risks getting tired and being hit hard when he tries to advance. His best opportunity to do damage will be on the ground, he should have no problem maintaining top position for a minute at least. Gus should be able to scramble back to feet, but he won't do it without being hit.

This should be a great display of MMA by two respectful young fighters.
 
#14 ·
Mousasis last fight winning over Mike Kyle. I watched it on youtube.

- Kyle was 4-6 in his last 10 fights PRIOR to losing to Mousasi
- The fight was pretty even on the feet before Mousasi got his takedown


If Mousasi got hit like that vs Kyle he will be hit by Gus harder and more often. Neither Shogun nor Silva was able to pin Gus down to the mat. I do not think Mousasi could do that either.

Gus is faster, strike harder, has reach and height advantage.

Gus stamina and ground game is at leist equal to Mousasi.

Gus probably has better takedown and takedown defence looking at how often Mousasi has been taken down historically.

Conclusion:
I see very slim changes for Mousasi winnnig. An in shape Gus should win this one without problems.
 
#16 ·
I picked Gustafsson. Purely because although they have similar skill sets, I see Gus pushing that bit further than Mousasi.
 
#17 ·
Mousasi's probably the best striker at 205 other than Jones. Not many guys in the division could beat up Kyotaro in a straight stand-up fight. Mousasi's a dangerous guy, I just hope he's improved his wrestling defence, otherwise it could be a long night for him. I like Gustaf, but I'm probably backing Gegard here!
 
#18 ·
It's mad how nobody has picked one of these guys to win flawlessly, it's a close one.
 
#28 ·
not sold on mousasi yet but i have been very unimpressed by gustafsson so im rooting for gegard... this is a good matchup and i really dont care who wins so all i want to see is a good fight.
 
#33 ·
I don't think veteran fighters like Mousasi and Alistair have that specific problem. Mousasi has fought in tons of high pressure situations in front of huge crowds in both K1 and MMA.

Alistair had no problem dealing with the pressure of the UFC, he walked right through Brock. He's just a guy who naturally gives up or underestimates his opponent.
 
#35 ·
I have always called Mousasi overrated as hell. But have always realized his immense skill.

Lets face it, his record is inflated with cans or one-dimensional part time MMA fighters like Manhoef. I do like the fact that he is a finisher though, he gets guys he is supposed to beat...out of there.

Fighting low level fighters doesn't necessarily mean much. But I can't tell if he is closer to Barao coming in or Lombard. Probably closer to Barao as I think he holds a lot more pure skill than Lombard.

Hope we see him at his best in the UFC.
 
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