{"id":235965,"date":"2017-05-04T08:46:26","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=235965"},"modified":"2017-05-04T08:47:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:47:17","slug":"elias-theodorou-discusses-upcoming-scrap-brad-tavares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/elias-theodorou-discusses-upcoming-scrap-brad-tavares\/","title":{"rendered":"“Poor Man’s Machida” Elias Theodorou explains why he’ll beat Brad Tavares"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 7, Canadian middleweight Elias Theodorou will face a tough test in Hawaii’s Brad Tavares. The two will meet at the finale of the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter, in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n

On the latest edition of BJ Penn Radio<\/a>, Theodorou discussed this looming scrap with Tavares, and was quite complimentary of the Hawaiian’s skill and potential.<\/p>\n

“He’s a game opponent and I’m excited to fight him,” he said. “He’s coming off a little bit of a layoff, he hasn’t fought since September, but at the same time he’s down. This is in his DNA.\u00a0You can look at his record. On paper, it’s not necessarily the greatest record, but [he’s]\u00a0the first person to welcome Yoel Romero into the UFC, and then Robert Whittaker into the middleweight division, and then Tim Boetsch… I mean, Tim Boetsch gonna Tim Boetsch. [Boetsch] can basically beat the shit out of you for three rounds, and then uppercut you to death in the third. I’m not going to take anything away from [Tavares] for those losses. Obviously he has all the potential in the world. Other than a couple of sidetracks and injuries, I think he’s one of the best \u2013 he has the potential to be one of the best in the world.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Theodorou considers Tavares a dangerous test, however, he believes his own diverse skillset will carry him to victory in Vegas.<\/p>\n

“The difference between us is that I’m going to show him the difference between chess and checkers. I’m playing chess, and he’s definitely all checkers.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

“I think there’s more tools in my toolbox,” he said. “My friend had a chuckle at this. I look at myself as the poor man’s [Lyoto] Machida. In many ways I’m kind of coming into my style. I didn’t do karate when I was five like Machida, I kind of started this in my first year of university. [In] seven years, I essentially went from pond hockey to the NHL \u2013 sorry, I had to use a Canadian reference. I’m just going to do me. I’ve shown obviously the awkward style, but that’s just me being me. Through chaos, I find control.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“There are many different avenues to win a fight,” he added. “I’ve only had one bad day at work.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Who do you think wins this Elias Theodorou vs. Brad Tavares fight?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/4\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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