Doing research on this one right now.
What's everyone think?
Preliminary thoughts:
Swick's striking will definitely be better than Thiago's. On the ground, Thiago SHOULD have the advantage. While Thiago did get out-grappled against Fitch, Fitch does that to everyone so I'm not sure we should read too much into. Also, Thiago soundly defeated Volkmann, who is a no-gi world champion. So the question seems to be: Will Paulo Thiago be able to deal with Swick's height/reach and take him down? And if/when it goes to the ground, will Swick surprise us by using his size to his advantage and actually out-grappling Thiago?
I can get Swick for -205 or Thiago for +175.
Hmm. . .
Okay, back to watching these guys fight some more.
What's everyone think?
Preliminary thoughts:
Swick's striking will definitely be better than Thiago's. On the ground, Thiago SHOULD have the advantage. While Thiago did get out-grappled against Fitch, Fitch does that to everyone so I'm not sure we should read too much into. Also, Thiago soundly defeated Volkmann, who is a no-gi world champion. So the question seems to be: Will Paulo Thiago be able to deal with Swick's height/reach and take him down? And if/when it goes to the ground, will Swick surprise us by using his size to his advantage and actually out-grappling Thiago?
I can get Swick for -205 or Thiago for +175.
Hmm. . .
Okay, back to watching these guys fight some more.
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