Jake Shields and Carlos Condit already fought. Jake beat Yushin Okami and Condit in the same night.[/quote]

Thanks for the info. Could you please tell me what organization and what event these fights took place in?[/quote]

Fitch chiming in on the conversation… I love it, Thanks buddy, but shouldn’t you be taining right now? LOL, just kidding Fitch, good luck on Saturday!!!! After you win, during the interview you should say something along the lines of that you are more qualified and more deserving of a title shot than than little punk Karo that keeps on ducking you. A true champion does not run from any challenger.

As for Shields vs Condit, the fight actually happened EXACTLY as we predicted John… They fought at Rumble on the Rock in April of 06, which wasn’t even that long ago either. I have never seen a Rumble on the Rock event live, I really wish that I had the opportunity to. Shields won by unanimous decision. (Condit submitted Frank Trigg in the prior fight that night)

And back to FITCH, what are your thoughts on Shields and Condit? Do you agree with me and John? Which one of them would pose the most thread to you in a fight?

Jake Shields and Carlos Condit already fought. Jake beat Yushin Okami and Condit in the same night.[/quote]

Thanks for the info. Could you please tell me what organization and what event these fights took place in?

Jake Shields and Carlos Condit already fought. Jake beat Yushin Okami and Condit in the same night.

What do you think?[/quote]

As usual, I dont see much different than how you analyzed the fight. It would be on hell of a fight thats for sure. I would have to make Sheilds the favorite because of the experience factor you clearly mentioned, but Condit would be in the fight the whole time. If I had to guess, I would say it would be an awesome fight that goes the distance with Sheilds winning a very close and hard fought split decision.

As for a 5 rounder….WOW!!!! I think a 5 rounder is the only chance of one of these fighters finishing the other. It will take some heavy fatigue or a crucial mistake for one of these fighters to be finished by the other. Its such a shame that Condit is signed to Zuffa because this makes the chances of seeing this fight highly unlikely.

I would like to find out how much longer Diaz and Sheilds are signed with eliteXC… Zuffa has to get their greedy palms on those 2 fighters. Why in the world did they ever let Diaz leave in the 1st place. While they are both signed with Elite XC, I hope they have a cross promotional even with a japanease organization which would give us fans some Big Time matches involving sheilds and Diaz.

For starters EliteXC should be working their butts of to put together Gomi vs. Diaz II. That was one of te greatest MMA matches of all time IMO and a rematch would be a huge money maker that would just sell itself.

Hey they could match up Sheilds vs. Mach Sakurai or even Shinya Akoi because both Akoi and Mach fight at 155 lb or 170.

I would definetly pay for a cross promo event between Elite XC vs. WVR or DREAM. Think of the possible card it could come up with:

Main event:
Gomi vs. Nick Diaz II

Main Card:
Sheilds vs. Sakurai
Yoshida vs. Antonio Silva
KJ noons vs. Akoi
Kimbo vs. Bob Sapp (Japanease love Bob sapp and freak shows)
James Thompson vs. Fujita

That would be a hell of an event

What do you think?

Fitch vs. GSP will be the best welterweight championship match that the UFC has to offer. Its inevitable that these 2 will meet up sometime in 2008.

As for Fitch, I think he has the skills and mental toughness to beat anyone in the welterweight division not named GSP. I say he destroys Matt Hughes! He has what it takes to beat GSP, but my money would still be on GSP in that one![/quote]
Yeah man I don’t know, I just don’t see GSP and Fitch being teh biggest WW fight ever, I see GSP controlling most of the time, GSP and Fitch to me are very similar styles, GSP just being the better, more explosive version. But besides GSP, Fitch can indeed hang with anyone.[/quote]

Not the biggest welterweight title fight ever, but it will be the best welterweight title shot available out of this current group of top 10 welterweights…. I do agree that GSP would thrash Fitch as well, but Fitch has a better chance against GSP than most.[/quote]
I can back that. Yeah Fitch is very very resiliant and strong, I see it going like GSP/Hughes the very first fight, GSP playing the part of Hughes, and Fitch the part of GSP, he did pretty good, impressed most, but just comes up a bit short in light of the champ GSP.

Fitch has won more than 3 to 4 fights in a row in the UFC. He actually won 3 plus 4 = 7 fighting in a row in the UFC. And are you saying that a fighter must fight in the UFC and you must have heard of him before declaring him a good fighter? That is ridiculous. If you only watch the UFC, then how would you expect to know about anyone that fights outside of the UFC?

BTW, there is a WW fighter named Jake Shields that would also provide some stiff competition against GSP. However, he fights in EliteXC so you probably never heard of him, so the UFC shouldn’t even bother trying to sign him after his contract. LOL, I think you’ve been drinking too much of that Dana-ade.

Chris Wilson is actually an IFL fighter, so he has fought on television in the past.

PS. I don’t religiously watch the IFL, but I know who their good fighters are.[/quote]

ViolentMike: Speaking of Jake Sheilds, who do u think would win in a fight: Jake Sheilds vs. Carlos Condit?

Fitch has won more than 3 to 4 fights in a row in the UFC. He actually won 3 plus 4 = 7 fighting in a row in the UFC. And are you saying that a fighter must fight in the UFC and you must have heard of him before declaring him a good fighter? That is ridiculous. If you only watch the UFC, then how would you expect to know about anyone that fights outside of the UFC?

BTW, there is a WW fighter named Jake Shields that would also provide some stiff competition against GSP. However, he fights in EliteXC so you probably never heard of him, so the UFC shouldn’t even bother trying to sign him after his contract. LOL, I think you’ve been drinking too much of that Dana-ade.

Chris Wilson is actually an IFL fighter, so he has fought on television in the past.

PS. I don’t religiously watch the IFL, but I know who their good fighters are.

Interesting how the WW is the toughest division in UFC and yet it’s filled with “nobodies” Just because you don’t know shit about MMA and sportscenter didn’t cover his fights, you think these fighters are weak?

This fight proves fitch has balls and that he fights anyone anywhere.

BTW - When did GSP become invincable, he got his ass worked by Serra and now he’s expected to remain undefeated for all time???