IcemanCometh

bbjd7 I tend to get along with you and usually agree with what you post but here I think your hate for Filho based off stories of friends that have trained with the man have totally clouded your judgement. You post in almost every Filho thread about what a great fighter he is but a total dickhead otherwise. I am not arguing if he is a dick or not, however, I want you to see some points that I am thinking about.

In his WEC debut match with Doerkson he said he had worked very hard on his stand up going so far to get a boxing coach. He knows to please the US crowds he needs more stand-up and cannot do the ground game that was respected in Japan. Furthermore, I think his style of fighting on the ground was more a product of BTT (see Arona) and not his choice. From what you said about Ninja he sounds like a smart fighter which leads to my second point. He is training with Team Link (Alvin and Gabe Gonzaga) I think if anyone can teach him respect and how to not be a dick it is those two men-I have read where Gabe teaches his BJJ students its about respect and being like a family. Now along with Gabe and Thiago Silva Filho should learn how to be a better striker, possibly a real threat in the MW division along with his superior ground game.

I thought of this in another filho thread so I will ask you here, do you feel the same about Karo? Does his being a prick out of the octagon shade your opinion the same way?

bbjd7

No I really find the guys fights to be boring. His last fight wasn't but when he is on the ground he is very passive and doesn't often go for the kill he instead just controls them and goes for a decision.

While that is some of the BTT fighters style it isn't all of there style look at the Nogueira Brothers.

I don't really like Arona's fights much either he often puts me to sleep as well. It is a style I'm not a fan of.

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IcemanCometh

Okay cool you think Alvin and Gabe will change is personality any or no he is a dick and always be?

Asian Sensation

how is filho a dick?

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bbjd7

I don't know man anything can happen. Honestly I personally think he is a bad guy but I really don't want to be on the internet bashing him and making everyone share my personal views of him when people ask why I don't like him I answer.

But honestly I don't think he will change I mean he has trained with Anderson for a while who is supposed to be one of the nicest guys in MMA and if you hear his interviews he comes off like a cocky prick a lot of the time.

Now What I hope is that if Gonzaga loses to Werdum he doesn't go to Filho's style and starting lay and praying since he would be succesful using that style but it would be boring as shit.

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