Is Jorge Gurgel Finally Ready to Stick to His Game Plan?

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HOUSTON – Jorge Gurgel knows what people say about him, and he doesn’t completely disagree. It’s true, he’s one of the best jiu-jitsu fighters to use almost no jiu-jitsu in his fights. And yes, he is prone to completely disregarding his own game plan as soon as the fight starts.

As he put it at Thursday afternoon’s Strikeforce: Houston press conference, “I think fighting is a way of expressing myself. When the cage door shuts, that’s why I’m the worst for throwing my game plan out the window and just, you know, I see red.”

Has it hurt his career? “Absolutely,” Gurgel said. Does that bother him? “Not at all.”

As Gurgel explained to MMA Fighting after Thursday’s presser, “I was very serious when I said that. I do see red. …If I would have tried to get more guys on the ground, maybe I would have won more. It has cost me wins. It has cost me contracts. It has cost me money. But at the same time, how many people do you know who live their dreams every day? I’m still living mine.”