{"id":85650,"date":"2014-02-10T04:42:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T12:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=85650"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:09:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:09:33","slug":"mousasi-ive-studied-machidas-striking-very-well-i-can-deal-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/mousasi-ive-studied-machidas-striking-very-well-i-can-deal-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Mousasi: &#8216;I&#8217;ve studied Machida&#8217;s striking very well, I can deal with it&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mousasi-likes-the-idea-of-fighting-shogun-once-signed-to-ufc-ufc-news\/gegard-mousasi-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45859\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45859\" title=\"Gegard Mousasi\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gegard-mousasi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gegard-mousasi.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gegard-mousasi-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gegard-mousasi-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;&#8230;I understand better now how he fights. I would say he is much more of a smart fighter. He lures you in, he feints, so I studied him very well. I can deal with it. I\u2019m getting the chance to fight Machida. I\u2019m excited, you know, because maybe I can get a title shot after this. There\u2019s not many contenders at middleweight at this moment I believe. This is a fight I must win. With that mentality I\u2019m going to go into the fight. I\u2019m more relaxed than I was a year ago. You have to be smart and make no mistakes. He\u2019s dangerous if you lose your control and you get too aggressive or leap into your punches. That\u2019s when he\u2019s most dangerous, so you have to fight smart.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think I\u2019ll do fine. I did a lot of sparring for this fight, five rounds, five minutes per. I tried to replicate the fight. Of course, it\u2019s going to be in Brazil with a hostile audience, but other than that I just need to be smart and keep my cool and everything will be just fine.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.html#ec=5ybGtpazpuMMkZaDWuDUabG6KrXs_ErG&amp;pbid=df56043a8061451d89897bbd6ee37d9a&amp;docUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixedmartialarts.com%2Fnews%2F441464%2FMousasi-Machida-dangerous-if-you-lose-control%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MMA Hour<\/a>&#8216; this weekend&#8217;s main event fighter, Gegard Mousasi, discussed his fight against Lyoto Machida.<\/p>\n<p>Should the winner get a title shot?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8230;I understand better now how he fights. I would say he is much more of a smart fighter. He lures you in, he feints, so I studied him very well. I can deal with it. I\u2019m getting the chance to fight Machida. 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