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 Gonzaga Gaining on Greatness?

UFC 70 Gonzaga would face the UFC’s most coveted Heavyweight free agent at the time, Mirko Cro Cop. Cro Cop had an outstanding 22-4-2 record, while facing some of the best competition in the world overseas in Pride FC. Cro Cop took his potent leg kicks into his second ever UFC fight, and was a heavy favorite to not only win, but do what the UFC had paid him big bucks to do, dominate UFC Heavyweight division. Too bad for the UFC, Gonzaga had other plans and decided to re-write the script. With only 12 seconds left in the first round, Gonzaga unleashed one of the nastiest head kicks, that would have made Cro Cop himself envious, laying out his opponent and bought himself a first-class ticket to a title fight.

Gonzaga (8-1) commented after the fight, “I knew that sooner or later he was going to try to kick on my ribs, and I was ready to catch his leg and take him down. “ He added “Like everyone at that fight, I was trying to finish the fight, and if the fight went a little longer, I think I would have ended it with my elbows. “

His upset performance set up his next bout, taking on UFC Hall of Famer and current Heavyweight Champion, Randy Couture at UFC 74. But don’t expect Gonzaga to be satisfied with his latest and greatest accomplishment. am a kind of person that never stops learning, every day I learn something and Marco (Alvan-Ground Coach) has been helping me to get my best game,” Gonzaga stated.

So is it safe to say that he is looking to take the champion to the mat? Gonzaga responded, “Every fight is different, but to face him again, I would need to train twice as hard and take the right strategy.” Gonzaga added “My ground game will be very important for this fight because sooner or later the fight will hit the ground and at this time I will look for the submission.”

Gonzaga comes from a heavy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu background, and seems to gleam when talking about it. “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is much more than just a style of fight. When you get involved with the art of BJJ, you get a new family, you get in The first thing that we teach then is the respect. If you learn it in the beginning you will not have any problems later.”

On the other hand, Couture is one of the best wrestlers that MMA has ever seen so it will be interesting to see how this fight unfolds. It is inevitable that this fight will hit the mat, but the question will be who will be able to impose their expertise on the other?

Either way, it seems that Gonzaga will be prepared for anything, “Randy is not just an Olympic wrestler, he is a complete fighter, so I need to be ready for wherever the fight goes.”