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Where do you see the G-sot/J-Lau winner in the LW title picture?

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Possibly one of my first quality threads:) . enjoy lol

 

for the record I have g-sot by submission or ground and pound tko. as far as the winner goes, I dont see how you cant have the winner fighting for a number one contender spot in the very near future. G-sot would certainly deserve it being 7-0 in the UFC and outside of sam stout's destruction of j-lau. Lauzon would deserve it too so i pose who to you the question of where they would stand in the picture and who they would be fighting next? possibly sherk who just defeated Dunham? thoughts please :)

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If G-Sot wins he will be right up there, but given what has been laid out with the WEC LW division being folded in, at best he will have to fight at least once more, more likely 2-3x before he gets a title shot. If they hadn't said the winner of Henderson vs Pettis gets the winner of Edgar vs Maynard to "unify" the belts I would say a win by G-Sot would have him in a #1 contender fight his next bout.

 

Lauzon has much farther to go. Prior to beating Gabe he got thoroughly handled by Sam Stout.

 

 

I would like to see the winner of this fight go against one of the WEC top dogs like Cerrone or the loser of Henderson vs Pettis.

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I could see Sot fighting a number one contender fight if he beats Lauzon, but I don't see Lauzon fighting for a #1 contender if he wins. Maybe the winner of this fights the loser of Henderson/Pettis? or Loser of Edgar/Maynard? Sherk? winner of Dunham/Florian? There are tons of options for either guy win or lose.

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This is why there needs to be a more structured ranking system implimented, rather than match-ups and title shots being decided by 1 or 2 guys (Silva and White)...especially now with the WEC merger. If organizations like the NFL, NBA, and NHL can do it...why not the UFC?? As it sits now, it is too subjective with personal opinion and media hype. But to answer your question, I feel that both fighters' skill levels rank in the top 5. However, Lauzon has lost against 2 top level fighters (Florian and Stout) and Sotiropoulos has yet to face a top contender (except for maybe Stevenson??)...so I'm not sure if either should (technically) rank that high.

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I could see Sot fighting a number one contender fight if he beats Lauzon' date=' but I don't see Lauzon fighting for a #1 contender if he wins. Maybe the winner of this fights the loser of Henderson/Pettis? or Loser of Edgar/Maynard? Sherk? winner of Dunham/Florian? There are tons of options for either guy win or lose.[/quote']

 

^^^ This, G Sot is right there, Lauzon needs a few more wins. I believe G Sot will fight for the belt next year, its hard to say who against!!

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This is why there needs to be a more structured ranking system implimented' date=' rather than match-ups and title shots being decided by 1 or 2 guys (Silva and White)...especially now with the WEC merger. If organizations like the NFL, NBA, and NHL can do it...why not the UFC?? As it sits now, it is too subjective with personal opinion and media hype. But to answer your question, I feel that both fighters' skill levels rank in the top 5. However, Lauzon has lost against 2 top level fighters (Florian and Stout) and Sotiropoulos has yet to face a top contender (except for maybe Stevenson??)...so I'm not sure if either should (technically) rank that high.[/quote']

 

I think the reason for not having a ranking system is that would limit the UFC's possibility to put together whatever fights they want. With a ranking system it would be more obvious who should fight who, and thats not good for the UFC. They want fights that attracts PPB buys.

 

I'd like to see the winner face the winner of Kenflo/Dunham

 

Sounds good to me too! Without the WEC that would have been for a title shot, now its a bit more unclear with Henderson, Cerone and so on

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I think the reason for not having a ranking system is that would limit the UFC's possibility to put together whatever fights they want. With a ranking system it would be more obvious who should fight who' date=' and thats not good for the UFC. They want fights that attracts PPB buys.[/quote']

 

Football fans watch Monday Night Football no matter who's playing...and It would be the same for the UFC. The sport has grown beyond the point of needing to fill seats or attract viewers. And with the way match-ups and title shots are currently being done, many worthy fighters are getting screwed because they arn't "popular".

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hmm seems the overwhelming thoughts put g-sot much closer to a title shot then lauzon if he wins kinda makes me wonder why these two got put together in this mtchup anyway if lauzon is a few fights behind g-sots standing. i know its a very good matchup and will no doubt be a very good fight, but if luazon is still like two fights away from where g-sot is why did george get lauzon in the first place? kinda the same with fitch vs ellenberger i guess. no one else for him to fight maybe but lauzon right now? either way sould be a very good fight on a pretty solid main card

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hmm seems the overwhelming thoughts put g-sot much closer to a title shot then lauzon if he wins kinda makes me wonder why these two got put together in this mtchup anyway if lauzon is a few fights behind g-sots standing. i know its a very good matchup and will no doubt be a very good fight' date=' but if luazon is still like two fights away from where g-sot is why did george get lauzon in the first place? kinda the same with fitch vs ellenberger i guess.[/quote']

 

lol, I rest my case,

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at least its an entertaining matchup that will be exciting wherever it goes. fitch vs ellenberger will be a sleepover blanket fest lol

 

Oh, for sure! I'm looking forward to this match-up even more than the co or main events. Love'em both...not even sure which guy to cheer for?? But am just saying that there should be a fairer system for match-ups and title shots than just one guys opinion.

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Oh' date=' for sure! I'm looking forward to this match-up even more than the co or main events. Love'em both...not even sure which guy to cheer for?? But am just saying that there should be a fairer system for match-ups and title shots than just one guys opinion.[/quote']

 

i know exactly. when one guy is making the decisions, it seems only human nature for him to show some favor towards certain fighters at some point. if a committee made the decisions or such maybe a system of checks and balances would help make better decisions? yea i see penn vs hughes being one sided either way idk for who. and rampage machida has the makings of an excellent exciitng fight but it could also be very boring and hesistant like okami marquart. i could rampage pushing the pace machida backing and countering then circling out of range and repeating those steps until something happened lol. im also very excited to see gerald harris fight as well. hes a very exciting up and comer

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Well' date=' you never know in MMA.....what happened to the one man that beat Aldo? Everyone gets better over time if they stick to a plan.[/quote']

 

very true very true. george also has a lifetime to experience in various different arts so he is a pretty complete fighter who also doesn't seem lose patience in any situation which is a quality very few mixed martial artists tend to have anymore. Lauzon could win though too I wont doubt his talent although I think his standup vs george isnt as big a factor as some people on have mad the difference in the fight. After watching Sam Stout pick apart completely I hafta make George a solid favorite in the fight. I wouldnt be shocked if Joe won though, but I think george will find a mistake and capitalize.

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