Originally posted by: ResoluteProtector
Date: July 13, 2011 at 07:06 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/official-ortiz-vs-evans-at-ufc-133.40428/
Re: Tito is seriously reconsidering to step in against Rasha
MoJoJo said:
ResoluteProtector said:
I certainly hope so!
We saw what happened to Story after his win over Alves
. Be smart about this Tito, get it in writing and everything Champ. So Serious!
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I think Story started believing his own hype and got cocky with the Brenneman fight. JMO.
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In all honesty, I didn't see the fight, didn't do a prediction for the fight, none of that. But he is what I did do, I did see Story beating Alves, but after that fight, I didn't think that his tactics would be all that difficult to predict and adjust to in the future. Basically if they were to fight again, I would almost without a doubt go with Alves, and I said this in a few threads, before the fight with Brenneman. I think that overconfidence could definitely have played a role. That being said, as we know it fighters train to peak come fight week. Not only that but some binge after a fight if they typically cut weight, also along with overconfidence comes the mental preparation that I believe most fights do when getting close to a fight. I'm not a fighter, so this is not definitive in anyway, but it is my opinion that something more than over confidence had to play a role, perhaps multiple things.
