From TATAME:
Paulo Filho: “I’d submit Mousasi”
Thursday 20th of August 2009 10:45 AM
Back to victories at Dream, submitting Melvin Manhoef in the first round, Paulo Filho is ready for Alex Shoenauer at Bitetti Combat 4, but already aims tougher challenges overseas. With Dream’s new partnership with Strikeforce, the black belt eyes Gegard Mousasi, who knocked Renato Babalu Sobral out to become the new light heavyweight champion.
“I wanna fight Mousasi and show that with against me is a whole different thing… He doesn’t have my strength, he doesn’t have my level on the ground. He can be a better striker, but he doesn’t have my strength and he’ll go down once and be submitted”, guarantees Fiho, commenting Mousasi’s fight against Sobral. “HE’s well trained, but I don’t think he’s healthy enough to beat me… If he wins, I don’t even want my salary. But I guarantee he’ll be beaten more than he was against (Akihiro) Gono”, said the former WEC middleweight champion.
In the exclusive interview, that you check tomorrow here at TATAME.com, the black belt remembered that he and Mousasi were in the same Pride tournament, but Mousasi was submitted got out when he was submitted by Gono, commented the training for Bitetti Combat, Dream’s partnership with Strikeforce and more.
I guarantee i will hit him harder than Chael Sonnen did
-Mousasi
Not if the fight's in the US and there's a piss test...
In the US Filho could even come close. In Japan, Mousasi still wins but at least it's interesting.
Just because he says it doesn't make it any more plausible
Filho could sub him for sure.....
He has the chin to withstand Gegard's striking...
Amusing hearing FIlho talk about how someone else isn't 'Healthy enough' to beat him.
steroids saved this man's life
Filho comes back from nowhere, beats a guy with absolutely no ground game after getting the shit beat out of him and all of a sudden he's talking shit?
Dick.
DROC
Mousassi is fighting at a higher level of composure and effectiveness at the moment.
If he could get him down, it's likely he would sub him.
mousasi kills him standing and stuff all Filho's td attempts easily.
MOUSASI knocks him out cold.
Filho is just hunting rewards.
He has a chance if it gets to the ground, i still Think Jacare will beat mousasi in a rematch
Wasn't there vid of Sobral saying pretty much the same thing without some long-winded speach, and we all saw what happened.
gimme a break. Mousassi by whatever he wants
LOL
orcus - If he could get him down, it's likely he would sub him.