Are exported in the form of the John Howard countries some ground and pound Dennis Hallman day. (Photo by Dave Mandel/sherdog.com)
At UFC 124, Dec 11 rapidly rising welterweight John Howard (14-5) plans to invest Thiago Alves Muay Thai skills to the test.
14 UFC fights and credit shot title Alves 22-5, Muay Thai champion, which is in his native Brazil is usually had a significant interest in a striking in the game.But Howard has also initiated the Thai Boxing sector and believes that his skills in the region to present a new challenge. Alves
"He's got more Dutch style, but we'll see how he will react when someone may in some Muay Thai back into his face," Howard told prommanow.com. "We have seen him to tackle some of the boxers, Kickboxing, but decent guys against me, he is faced with someone who check his kicks and throws a lot back to him at counters. "
Now 4-1 in the shape of a regular Octagon, Howard has picked up also win Dennis Hallman and Daniel Roberts likes over, but he does know that the biggest fight of his Alves to date.At the same time, he is not at all intimidated or more nervous than usual.
"When I found out the opportunity to fight him I was excited," Howard said. "He is really a good fighter. [1] [2] he has a great opponent and big name, but this is a tremendous opportunity for me.It is just work, and you're there to go and do my job, I got it. "
Alves is also one of the UFC greater welterweights. For this reason, he has not attained the weight twice, including his last bout against Jon Fitch, if he felt somewhat compared with his earlier works more slowly.
But Howard is not expected to weight problems is to make the Alves.
"I'm waiting for him to come out and be his best," Howard said. " After missing the weight a few times, he does not intend to make that mistake again. "
And as large as the Alves, Howard Cut only around a lot of weight and expects to have corresponding him physically is not a problem.
"I am a big [welterweight] myself," he said. "I walk around approximately 208 or so. Most of the guys in the Division, we do not take a walk around the thick. "
Howard is coming off his first UFC loss, the third round at the hands of, Jake Ellenberger Heavyweights. Kieltämisellä was due to the elbow, which caused a significant amount of swelling Howard's eye.
How he has dealt with the loss of asked, Howard replied, "I've worked for in my defence, in the absence of clear takedown Ellenberger got down with (I) too many times.
"The doctor thought it had to be broken in the orbital bone. [1] [2] it was not, but better safe than sorry, I think.I wanted them to let me go out of my plate, I want to just quit. unable to really shows that ran out of the eye, but it does not matter. it must, IN THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, so who knows what you've happened.Maybe I found could you in such a way that he has done, perhaps he you have stopped me quite sure I'm Jake Ellenberger was disappointed too.My pesticides and after his next fight, perhaps he and it may not be for men. "
To use more than directly Ellenberger wrestling take Howard and implement his game, mixing, high-performance computing (HPC) striking a balance between on the one hand, and the poor quality of the work of the clinch Howard.
"His transitions were really good, shall issue to him that," Howard said."He is just a different paragraph, wrestling, and he has a good understanding of the mixing until OCT and wrestling.He did a great job; I cannot take anything away from him. "
Of course, would be likely to use a different strategy Alves Howard than Ellenberger, talented, professional wrestler.
"Really does not appear to me taking hänelletorjunnasta, I am not concentrating on that," he said. "I think our Jiu Jitsu level and the level is the same about wrestling. "
The main event, UFC 124 in Montreal welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre to defend his title in men's pesticides, St. Pierre won the unanimous decision of the 2007 Josh Koscheck against former title challenger over. [1] [2] win certainly would help, move closer to the line of the Howard, but he is not concerned about what happens when Alves is responsible.
"If you fight to win, I do not know If that places me, precedence," Howard said. "I am really not worried about that. "
However, Howard has his thoughts match up and does not believe that THE GSP is guaranteed to win.
"It is going to have an exciting fight," Howard said. "I do not know if the GSP is going to be a winner. He has a better all around OCT-game, but perhaps learned something their Koscheck last pesticides. people are picking THE GSP, but I do not know. "[Koscheck] perhaps with different game plan. "
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Howard asked to thank for the OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES (OCTS) (2) is amended as follows: Wai Kru, John Allen, John Cronk, Carlos Neto and Tapout Training Center in Boston, Massachusetts
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