Martin Kampmann: GSP should be sending me thank-you letters
Posted on September 9, 2012, 09:14 PM by Mike DrahotaUFC Welterweight Martin Kampmann is no stranger to living on the edge. He stood toe-to-toe with power strikers Thiago Alves and Jake Ellenberger in his last two respective bouts, and was on the verge of being brutally finished in both. However, he came back to finish both fights from behind, a testament to his toughness, tenacity, and perseverance. The win over Ellenberger earned him a chance to face Johny Hendricks at UFC 154 for a perceived title shot in the stacked UFC 170 lbs. division, although that has not been officially announced. Kampmann believes a win should definitely earn the shot, and he is looking to get a bout with GSP should he defeat Carlos Condit at UFC 154. Today, The Hitman spoke up about the longtime king Georges St. Pierre:
“I'm doing GSP a favor because I'm beating all the tough guys in the division. He should be sending me thank-you letters. I don't know why GSP is so anxious to get knocked out by Anderson Silva. If he wants to get knocked out, he can just take a fight with me.” via BloodyElbow.com
Speaking out against the rumored superfight between GSP and Anderson Silva, Kampmann shows some rarely seen trash-talk, this time directed at one of MMA's most vaunted superstars. Kampmann also seems to be ultra-confident heading into his bout with Hendricks, having trained with him before. He continued on:
“I feel confident about the fight with Johny. We've trained together in the past. Obviously we know each other well and are aware of each other's strong points. Johny is a great wrestler, has knockout power, but he's not super technical. I have to watch out for the big left hand and his wrestling is always a factor. I feel I can win this fight in a lot of different ways, and I have a lot of confidence going in. For sure I believe a win over Hendricks gets me the title shot. I feel I should have been given the shot a long time ago. I have fought some of the best welterweights in the world and every single fight I get is against one of the top contenders."
Kampmann is talking quite the tough game following his three-fight win streak, and could be on the cusp of greatness sometime next year. Only time will tell, but Kampmann currently has his hands full with Hendricks. What will the Welterweight landscape look like after UFC 154 comes to an end?
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Looks like Chael Sonnen is preparing to dress up like Martin Kampmann for Halloween.
shut up
lol yeah..if Chael can have a fight and watch a champ bicth out of it ...hell yeah have to try....but but to have Jake completely control U and Daley KOed you chit happens...Diego treat u like he did... Rick and Thiago WHOOPPED
the chit out of you ..ohhhhh I see the ROCKY strategy worked....three times isnt the charm for that.......LOOK should try and beat Johnny first cause he is an insane fighter.....so
He's actually right though. Ellenberger would be a fairly big threat for GSP.
Yes, Kampann won impressively his last 2 fights, but he was manhandled by Alvez and badly damaged in the first part of the Ellenberger fight...He's definitely one of the top in the division, but he's not beating people like GSP...
Kampmann should be very careful about overlooking Hendericks; otherwise he may go "lights out" before he knows it...Should he beat Hendricks convincingly, no one can argue that he's next in line for the belt...
Lay of the Marijuana, you get dumber by the second.
lay of ? looks to me you need to lay "Off" marijuana and learn to spell.
If you are going to correct a mistype, lets give you a little lesson in punctuation and sentence structure... Lay of? From the looks of your post, you are the one who needs to lay "off" marijuana and learn to spell.
I do smoke, Maybe you should try it..actually might make you less of a Douche Bag
ak47 you got weaked up your asshole
while it is only a two fight win streak, I would say that had Ellenberger got the title shot, he would have proven to be a tough matchup for GSP. Either way Kampmann has proven to be close to deserving TS
Seems like its becoming a trend to try and talk your way into title shots now a days. I'll be rooting for kampmann in this fight but if lets himself get tagged the way he did against alves and ellenberger he could get put to sleep.
kampann vs diaz would b sicckk
No it wouldnt be. Kampmann would get handled, easily. Weed has made you so dumb kid.
You can say whatever you want. At the end of the day. You brush your teeth and look in the mirror. You see a TROLL!
haha i suppose weed made albert einstein dumb too ya f*ckin idiot that fight would b sick
Diaz would take it but "easily" i doubt it, dont think some of you guys are giving kampman enough credit!
he has fantastic,crisp technical stand up and not to bad on the ground either, has a three fight win streak, the jake fight was close and he tried grappling with the guy, he defo won the fight against diego.
the only embarrassment was the loss to daley who does have a lot of power!
GSP should force Kampmann to get a tan as part of the agreement to fight him. The real winner of that fight? UFC fans who don't want to go blind anymore.
rory mcdonald will own the belt after condit just saying
This just seems like such an obvious taunt at GSP to get him to want to fight Martin.
He's trying to talk the fight into being profitable not talk his way into the fight. If he wins against Hendrix then there should be no complaint against him being the #1 contender. The thing is, there is a lot of seemingly legit talk about a GSP V AS super fight and if that materializes Kampmann could conceivably lose his shot as other fights happen in the interim. If he wants a shot not only at the belt but at being the guy to dethrone GSP then he has to try to find a way to make his fight with GSP more interesting than that super fight.
Dear Martin,
I am sending you dis letter after reading what you say about me. And you are right, I should tank you. You fight and win against guys that punch much 'arder than you!
I mean, dat Alves guy, he's pretty tough. I couldn't imagine what it be like to fight dat guy.
So tanks again. Hope to fight you some time real soon.
signed GSP
wtf
Kampman is a warrior who comes to fight no matter what. Like it or not it is what we all like to see in the sport. Everyone of you who complain about boring fighters like GSP or John Fitch, Well if you complain about these fighters there is no way you can hate on Martin Kampman. If you want to and expect to beat Kampman you better be ready for a war.