Is George Sotiropoulos Ready To Be A Contender?
by David St. Martin on Jul 6, 2010 10:54 AM EDT
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Dana seems to think George is right in the mix at 155.
From my article over at SBNation.com
Apparently I wasn't the only person impressed with George Sotiropoulos' last few performances inside the octagon. MMA Junkie is reporting that Dana White has confirmed the former TUF alum is right in the mix for the lightweight title. With his win Saturday night at UFC 116 over Kurt Pellegrino, Sotiropoulos is riding a six fight win streak since joining the promotion in late 2007. After submission victories over George Roop and Jason Dent, his profile absolutely exploded after his dominating performance over Joe 'Daddy' Stevenson at UFC 110.
"I'm impressed with him," White said. "I was blown away with his Joe 'Daddy' Stevenson fight, and he looked incredible [at UFC 116] against a guy I have a lot of respect for, too. Kurt Pellegrino is awesome.
"[Sotiropoulos] is right there. He's fought his way into the mix. No doubt about it."
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Where does George fit in the division?
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I think one more fight for number 1 contender.
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i really dont see him being that good. he needs to fight a top guy at 155, he cant just fight gate keepers and people be impressed by his win streak.
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I would like to see him finish his next fight before i would say give him a title shot.
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by Thats It For you! on Jul 6, 2010 1:00 PM EDT reply actions
i see the ufc takin the slow road
He is their aussie product afterall. I foresee a fight with evan dunham next, cuz dunham is hot and its a winable fight. If sottertots wins then one more with a top guy to earn his title shot.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets a shot with one more win though
Even a broken clock is right two times a day.
by Chris Toffer on Jul 6, 2010 1:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
He's definitly moving up near the top
I think they will give Grey the next title shot but maybe a fight with Kenflo and Sotiropoulos for the shot after that.
If they time it right and he wins the title shot might be around the time they are doing the next Australian event.
I’m proud to say that Ive been a Sot nutthugger for quite some time. He trains here in my home state so I gotta give him some love.
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nice!
I thought he was going to win TUF, but never thought he’d go 5-0 and be a fight or two from the title. His games evolved quite abit
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by Chris Toffer on Jul 6, 2010 6:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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