rynan Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/sport/deans-finds-an-all-black-backer-as-a-golfer-and-kp-fire-up-20100903-14ugo.html IF THERE IS ANY JUSTICE IN THE WORLD ? George Sotiropoulos is one fight away from setting up a dream UFC world title fight in Sydney next February. Geelong-born Sotiropoulos will face either B.J. Penn or Kenny Florian in a lightweight title eliminator in November, and victory would likely earn him a bout for the championship belt when the UFC returns to Sydney next year. Frankie Edgar defended his title against Penn last weekend, and will take on Gray Maynard later this year. Sotiropoulos is confident of claiming the belt against whoever wins. ''I see [Edgar's] strengths and weaknesses, and I look at how my strengths and weaknesses match up against his and I've got a lot of confidence in myself,'' said Sotiropoulos, who is 6-0 in the UFC. If so, it's a big step up for George... Can he beat either of these guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinsplint Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Nice post...... i live in Sydney and it would be insane seeing g-sot have a shot...... and i think he we handle it well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynan Posted September 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Nice post...... i live in Sydney and it would be insane seeing g-sot have a shot...... and i think he we handle it well..... Yeah, I'm in Bris and would definitely fly down for it. BUT, the point is, according to this, he has to get through BJ or Kenny to get to the title shot... can he do that? It's a damn big ask either way. As much as I hope for it, I have my doubts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team_spahr Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 he is hungry, has some experience, very talented. I think he has a good shot at those top 4 guys. Id say everyones a bad matchup for him though How well can he strike against a fast florian How can he strike or grapple with Penn And I think he has the best shot against maynard, since maynard probably wouldnt want anything to do with his ground game since the standup is close, with maynard having maybe a power advantage. but Edgar seems too fast, and too good a wrestler. But if he gets on top of any of these guys, MAN id love to see him go to work. He is easily one of my favorite fighters to just WATCH. i tune everyone out, i put my beer down, and just watch him do his thing. Hes awesome, and I hope he gets at least an opportunity against those guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneyShot7 Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 I don't see George beating either BJ or Kenny but I think some how they are going to get George into a title fight so the UFC will explode in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machidaNo1p4p Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 i think he could beat kenflo but not penn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneyShot7 Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 he is hungry' date=' has some experience, very talented. I think he has a good shot at those top 4 guys. Id say everyones a bad matchup for him though How well can he strike against a fast florian How can he strike or grapple with Penn And I think he has the best shot against maynard, since maynard probably wouldnt want anything to do with his ground game since the standup is close, with maynard having maybe a power advantage. but Edgar seems too fast, and too good a wrestler. But if he gets on top of any of these guys, MAN id love to see him go to work. He is easily one of my favorite fighters to just WATCH. i tune everyone out, i put my beer down, and just watch him do his thing. Hes awesome, and I hope he gets at least an opportunity against those guys.[/quote'] I think George matches up better with either Edgar or Maynard then he does with BJ or Kenny, George has a great bottom game and is constantly going for sweeps and submissions of his back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForrestGriffinFan101 Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 He could beat KenFlo....not Penn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynan Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 He could beat KenFlo....not Penn. Yeah, he's definitely got a better chance against KenFlo. I'm hoping that's who he's matched up with over BJ. Should be a damn good fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashwade3 Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 that wuld be awsum if he fights florian and beats him,and gets a crack at the belt,edgar shuld beat maynard but it will be a tough fight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenColbert Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 he could beat Kenny but IDK about BJ. he and BJ are very similar. they both have really good boxing and both are very technical while both also have awesome flexibility to go along with their great jiu jitsu skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nizmo270r Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 WAR G-SOT Apart from Maia, G-Sot has some of the best BJJ i've seen Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!!!! Standup still needs more work to compete against BJ Penn tough chin though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorporalClegg Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Penn would beat his **** they should let Penn have his rubber match with Hughes at 170 then have him drop back down to 155 later for the winner of this fight to be true number 1 contender. Like most have mentioned he matches up much better with Florian and could win the fight although if I had to pick a winner I would take Kenny over George by decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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