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Jon Fitch comments on his previous fight with Thiago Alves and how much both he and Alves have evolved since their first fight four years ago.
He breaks down their first fight and how Alves put him on his ass after he threw a lazy
leg kick and how reversed the position and gave Alves his neck for a guillotine, knowing that he is confident in defending that choke, which he did, and thus gaining him the dominant position. This allowed him to grind Alves down a bit before the eventual knock out in the second round.
The kick that marked the start of the end for Alves, I believe, was one of those freaky knockouts that Fitch was lucky to land. I use the term luck loosely though, they say that if you intend to land a technique and it lands then there is no suck thing as luck.
Although in this case I think it was more of a case of Alves getting excited and being careless. I don’t think he will make the same mistake again.
He also talks about the possibility of having to fight Josh Koscheck, who is a training partner and fellow member of his training camp, should he win his fight with Alves and if Koscheck wins his rematch with GSP.
I think a fight between Koscheck and Fitch would be pretty cool to see.
Go and watch the first Fitch v Alves Fight
