Souza currently -125.
Gastelum is almost #1 in betting odds of all fighters. He is a money making machine.
Ever since he ate ten boxes of donuts and missed his Cowboy fight (that would've been fun to watch), he has done the following:
Kennedy TKO
Vitor TKO (but erased due to marijuana)
Weidman SUB LOSS
Bisping KO
This is an interesting fight. One could argue that Gastelum is for real in this division and also that he is not. There is literally an asterisk next each fight.
1. Kennedy: Kennedy didn't get his NY fight and came in over-confident and under-prepared vs. Gastelum. A full camp might of yielded a tighter result rather than a 3rd round thrashing.
2. Vitor: No more juice for Vitor and he has a tough time knocking out his next door neighbor. Gastelum came in as a massive favorite and skull-smashed Vitor. Easy win.
3. Wideman: Gastelum got in one of his lightning bolts and almost finished Weidman, but eventually the massive size difference was just too much to handle.
4. Bisping: Bisping came in off a concussion and about 13 days notice to take on Gastelum. Bisping was not really there and Gastelum smashed Bisping with two head shots.
So the question is.... who is Gastelum, really? Did he beat washed up trash in Kennedy, Vitor and Bisping at inopportune times? Was the Weidman match the only true, top-caliber level opponent in the division that he has faced? A scenario where he was simply outclassed by divisional size? Because, honestly, if Gastelum can't pop Souza's big skull a few good times, then this fight should be a replay of the Weidman match, no? Or is this incorrect thinking?
Gastelum is almost #1 in betting odds of all fighters. He is a money making machine.
Ever since he ate ten boxes of donuts and missed his Cowboy fight (that would've been fun to watch), he has done the following:
Kennedy TKO
Vitor TKO (but erased due to marijuana)
Weidman SUB LOSS
Bisping KO
This is an interesting fight. One could argue that Gastelum is for real in this division and also that he is not. There is literally an asterisk next each fight.
1. Kennedy: Kennedy didn't get his NY fight and came in over-confident and under-prepared vs. Gastelum. A full camp might of yielded a tighter result rather than a 3rd round thrashing.
2. Vitor: No more juice for Vitor and he has a tough time knocking out his next door neighbor. Gastelum came in as a massive favorite and skull-smashed Vitor. Easy win.
3. Wideman: Gastelum got in one of his lightning bolts and almost finished Weidman, but eventually the massive size difference was just too much to handle.
4. Bisping: Bisping came in off a concussion and about 13 days notice to take on Gastelum. Bisping was not really there and Gastelum smashed Bisping with two head shots.
So the question is.... who is Gastelum, really? Did he beat washed up trash in Kennedy, Vitor and Bisping at inopportune times? Was the Weidman match the only true, top-caliber level opponent in the division that he has faced? A scenario where he was simply outclassed by divisional size? Because, honestly, if Gastelum can't pop Souza's big skull a few good times, then this fight should be a replay of the Weidman match, no? Or is this incorrect thinking?