We see a highlight package from last week’s fight. Sevak takes great exception to Bruce Leeroy’s mannerisms during the fight.
GSP tells his team that he’s going to have a heart attack if they keep having close fights. Mike Tyson has a heart to heart with Team GSP, telling them that confidence is the most important part of the fight game. “Confidence applied properly supplies genius,” he says. I knew there was something terrifying about Mike Tyson, but couldn’t quite place it. Now I know. He’s smarter than me. Also, he could kill me with a single punch.
Koscheck says they’re down 2-0 to St. Pierre’s team. He doesn’t want to lose to a Frenchie, so it’s time to get busy living or get busy dying. He urges his team to kill the punching bags during a training session. He tells the team that the harder they work now, the more it will pay off in the end.
Bruce does a celebratory dance with a stupid smirk on his face. And just like that, Bruce Leeroy enters the Ultimate Fighter heel hall of fame.
GSP recaps Koscheck’s prank on him. He says he tries to avoid confrontation with Josh because he’s here to coach his guys and not get engaged in a war of words with the opposing coach. Koscheck and St. Pierre have a heart to heart at the training center. Kos asks St. Pierre why he doesn’t do much talking. GSP says he’s going to do his talking in the cage.
It’s time to pick the next fight. GSP picks Kyle Watson from his own team to take on Andy Main. Watson is Matt Hughes‘ jiu-jitsu coach, but he’s the oldest guy in the house and he’s taking on the youngest guy in the house. Koscheck is filled with glee, believing that the matchup favors his team heavily.
We take a look at Kyle Watson, but more importantly, we get to hear John Danaher talk about his feelings on the fight. I could listen to Danaher talk about any subject in the world and feel smarter when he’s done, no matter what it is. He needs a podcast, and pronto.
WEIGH-IN
Kyle Watson (155) vs. Andy Main (155)
Koscheck tells his team that this is the most important fight of the season. He doesn’t like GSP and doesn’t want to lose to him, especially since he’s French. Koscheck is doing his best to sell this fight, but St. Pierre isn’t playing the game.
Danaher says this is the first fight where psychological pressures are going to play a big part in the outcome of the fight. He says the fighter who manages his anxieties and doesn’t get exhausted through those anxieties will be the winner. See what I mean? This guy is something else.
Team GSP rehearses the entire entrance and first round so that Watson can visualize how things will go. This is a much different strategy than the one employed by Team Koscheck. It just goes to show you how smart St. Pierre is in surrounding himself with brilliant coaches.
KYLE WATSON VS. ANDY MAIN
Kyle Watson d. Andy Main via submission (rear naked choke, 2nd round)
As expected, Koscheck goes ballistic. He says Andy wasn’t listening to him, wasn’t following the game plan, and lost because he wasn’t listening. Koscheck really wants to throw a chair but decides against it. He does leave cageside immediately, however.
So Team Koscheck is down 3-0, which can’t make the coach happy. He says he’s frustrated and heartbroken. He wants to cuss and throw things, but says it won’t accomplish anything. At least he’s a realist.