BJJ Coach: Evans may have Ortiz’s number on the ground
Gasparelli watched Ortiz’s submission against Bader and praised his work, but he does not consider the Huntington Beach Bad Boy…
Gasparelli watched Ortiz’s submission against Bader and praised his work, but he does not consider the Huntington Beach Bad Boy to be a particularly difficult opponent for Evans, who was originally scheduled to meet the unbeaten Phil Davis. After Davis withdrew, Machida was offered a rematch but declined.
Those three guys are top fighters without much difference between them, Gasparelli told Sherdog.com. I don’t see Tito as the most difficult matchup for Evans. Lyoto is coming off a knockout against [Randy] Couture, wants his belt back and has already defeated Rashad. And Davis is an annoying fighter who doesn’t move forward or backwards and has a game that confounds everyone. He isn’t easily put down and has awesome wrestling.
Ortiz, on the other hand, is completely predictable and always comes forward, he added. His win over Bader showed how he comes in to fight, his will to win and how he trained all his positions with Ricardo ‘Demente’ Abreu. He stepped into fight Evans, and the fact that they have a draw to clear up gives extra motivation to both of them.