Yeah, I agree that the fight was planned well in advance but from talking to guys in Sydney it seemed like he was doing it as favour and a fight in March was the focus. Perhaps he'd didn't want to fight and was obligated to or whatever but personally if I won the GP in Dec I wouldn't be fighting again in Jan. Give the guy a holiday, he deserves it! Anyway, short notice isn't an excuse as he should have put this guy away on a days notice.

I can't argue this obesity vs fitness point any more so I suggest you work with
some Polynesian fighters Felix to gain some insight but physical apperance is just part of the equation. You can be fat and still be fit.

I don't buy this "lucky to win the GP" notion because if Lebanner had beaten Mark he probably would have gone on to win the whole thing, even Oliver thought so and he hates Lebanner! I think people think Hoost should have won but if Mark improved against Lebanner then theres a good chance he'd improve against Hoost too. Its all history now anyway.

If you've never been knocked down before and you're absolutely stuffed (and therefore you're in new territory) but you get up and stop your opponent THATS heart cos if you're on your knees its not a mismatch anymore is it?