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Originally Posted by goldengoat
bj sounds pretty motivated though. he says he has stopped most if not all of the party life. i don't think the striking is even close between these two. BJ should be able to embarass joe in the standup
the jui jitsu is close but i give a small advantage to bj
wrestling is almost a push
gas tank is joe until shown otherwise although this "new more dedicated" bj may have an improved gas tank but you have to be cautious how much you factor in until he's demonstrated it
-270 (thegreek) / -285 (bodog) is not much value on the floor but it is in the standup
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I agree that BJ is worlds ahead of Stevenson standing, but think he has just as good an advantage on the ground. I also don't see how Joe would be able to take him down and keep him there since a great wrestler like Matt Hughes couldn't even really do so until the 3rd rnd when BJ hurt his rib.
I think BJ sounds like he is going to come to fight and really show what he is capable of...and imo he will be in shape because the fight is at 155. He tends to have trouble coming into a fight in shape if he fights 170 or above, but at 155 he usually is in pretty good shape to make the weight.
I don't like to bet on mma because one lucky punch and you're done, but I wouldn't bet on Stevenson unless the line gets rediculus because he isn't better than Penn anywhere besides having a Strength advantage.