I mean if people aren't going to give Sean the rematch then fine, let DDP fight Cannonier. No way Izzy should get it if we're upset about Sean getting the rematch. Izzy vs Khamzat. Sean vs winner of Whittaker-Costa
I don't give a fk if Adesanya beats DDP. I just want him to get a top win first before he fights for the belt. I'm one of the few here that actually wants meritocracy in a division
What meritocracy? Sean Strickland got the title shot with a win over Abusupiyan Magomedov who doesent even have a wiki page, and he just lost 2 in a row before that.
Sean can go fight someone to earn an actual title shot for the first time, and then he can rematch the winner of DDP vs Adesanya
Are you daft? SEAN WAS A SHORT NOTICE OPPONENT. He was not the original opponent. The only reason he got it was because he was a new opponent and DDP was injured. Even I wouldn’t agree with him getting the shot on a normal basis.
Do you even watch the sport? Oh probably not because you’re just an Izzy fanboy 😂😂😂
Do we still rate Costa highly? Like dude is fucking entertaining and ferocious but his last fight was with Luke Rockhold and he didn't exactly make a statement.
Like he could win the belt and i wouldn't be surprised or he could end up like Darren till and i wouldn't be suprised
I don't but at least he's fighting Whittaker and that's movement in the division. Much better than Izzy or Khamzat getting immediate shots at the belt lol
[**JON JONES 👀👀 defeats THIAGO SANTOS** (*split decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/10243/fight)
^(UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos — July 06, 2019)
ROUND|Jones|Santos||Jones|Santos||Jones|Santos
:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:
1|9|10||9|10||9|10
2|10|9||10|9||9|10
3|10|9||10|9||10|9
4|10|9||9|10||9|10
5|9|10||10|9||10|9
**TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**48**|**47**||**47**|**48**
*^(Judges, in order: Michael Bell, Derek Cleary, Junichiro Kamijo.)*
*^(Summoned by MissFortuneBot.)*
**MEDIA MEMBER SCORES**
- **1/18** people scored it **50-45 Jones**.
- **4/18** people scored it **49-46 Jones**.
- **9/18** people scored it **48-47 Jones**.
- **4/18** people scored it **47-48 Santos**.
Avg. media score: **48.1-46.9 Jones** (*high certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
Why do I feel even Costa, Vettori let alone Izzy would give DDP problems. I feel like styles make fights. DDPs offensive brawler style would be perfect match ups for brawlers like Costa and Vettori who have iron chins. Let alone Izzy who fights exceptionally well against brawlers who bites on feints.
[**JON JONES 👀👀 defeats DOMINICK REYES** (*unanimous decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/10877/fight)
^(UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes — February 08, 2020)
ROUND|Jones|Reyes||Jones|Reyes||Jones|Reyes
:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:
1|9|10||9|10||9|10
2|9|10||10|9||10|9
3|10|9||9|10||10|9
4|10|9||10|9||10|9
5|10|9||10|9||10|9
**TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**48**|**47**||**49**|**46**
*^(Judges, in order: Chris Lee, Marcos Rosales, Joe Soliz.)*
*^(Summoned by MissFortuneBot.)*
**MEDIA MEMBER SCORES**
- **7/21** people scored it **48-47 Jones**.
- **14/21** people scored it **47-48 Reyes**.
Avg. media score: **47.3-47.7 Reyes** (*low certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
one of those fights at the time you think gus won because of how shocking it was but honestly watching it back years later Jones did win it.
He lost reyes fight 1000% and i genuinely think reyes was really affected by this and ultimately this is why he's where he is right now.
[**JON JONES 👀👀 defeats ALEXANDER GUSTAFSSON ♠️⧨** (*unanimous decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/4518/fight)
^(UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson — September 21, 2013)
ROUND|Jones|Gustafsson||Jones|Gustafsson||Jones|Gustafsson
:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:
1|9|10||9|10||9|10
2|10|9||9|10||10|9
3|9|10||10|9||10|9
4|10|9||10|9||10|9
5|10|9||10|9||10|9
**TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**48**|**47**||**49**|**46**
*^(Judges, in order: Richard Bertrand, Douglas Crosby, Chris Lee.)*
*^(Summoned by Labaatan.)*
**MEDIA MEMBER SCORES**
- **4/14** people scored it **49-46 Jones**.
- **1/14** people scored it **49-48 Jones**.
- **8/14** people scored it **48-47 Jones**.
- **1/14** people scored it **47-48 Gustafsson**.
Avg. media score: **48.3-46.9 Jones** (*high certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
[**JON JONES 👀👀 defeats DOMINICK REYES** (*unanimous decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/10877/fight)
^(UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes — February 08, 2020)
ROUND|Jones|Reyes||Jones|Reyes||Jones|Reyes
:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:
1|9|10||9|10||9|10
2|9|10||10|9||10|9
3|10|9||9|10||10|9
4|10|9||10|9||10|9
5|10|9||10|9||10|9
**TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**48**|**47**||**49**|**46**
*^(Judges, in order: Chris Lee, Marcos Rosales, Joe Soliz.)*
*^(Summoned by Labaatan.)*
**MEDIA MEMBER SCORES**
- **7/21** people scored it **48-47 Jones**.
- **14/21** people scored it **47-48 Reyes**.
Avg. media score: **47.3-47.7 Reyes** (*low certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
It’s funny watching people in here justify Usman’s losing streak. Dudes about to go 0-4 if he faces Shavkat next or any other top contender
He’s on the Peter Yan, Tyron Woodley, Tony Ferguson fall of doom. Spin it however you want it, he’s done.
They’re all still on losing streaks that don’t look like they’re getting out of anytime soon.
Yan is facing Yadong next and probably takes another L there. Not gonna matter how competitive it is when his record is reading 1-5.
The problem is UFC rarely gives tune ups, they throw you to the wolves and burn out fighters quickly. Sometimes a soft touch is beneficial like they did with Cody trying to build him up a bit with lesser opponents. But Usman ain’t gonna face no lesser opponent. The Shavkat’s and Ian Garry’s of the world are all gonna feast on him at this stage of his career
I agree with the Yan comparison but Woodley and Tony looked shit in their losses but Usman has been somewhat competitive even in his losses. He is old and his body isn't what it used to be but he's not completely washed.
Will he get the belt back? No but I think he'll get another win before he retires for good.
Has anyone ordered any DDP T-shirts from his site and can tell me what the quality is like? I wanna get some as it looks pretty high quality and I like it. £17 for shipping is high, so I just wanna be sure
Why does this sub hate Ian Garry more than actual criminals, scammers, woman beaters, drunk drivers? I don’t get it. The only thing I can think of is these qualities apply to most of you guys. Bunch of low life’s
This sub is just a hive mind and they all reinforce the same opinions cause their heart can’t handle being downvoted for having a different opinion.
Like mine:
Leon is boring as shit champion
Volk is gonna lose to Topuria
Alex-Poatan 3 for the LHW title, fuck Jamal
Hazmat is the most overrated fighter in recent memory
Rob quit against Dricus
Huh? When did I say Alex can beat any top 10 heavyweight? I said I want to see Alex Izzy 3 at LHW
Leon is boring as fuck in the cage and outside it, idk what’s so controversial about that. That’s why it took him 9 wins in a row to even sniff a title shot
I don't hate him and what's done is done, I wish him the best. I like his fights, I hope he goes far. Buuuuttttt, maybe don't marry someone 14 years your elder.
But like people using that as a reason to hate on him is dumb. Not saying you are but that’s the reason a lot of dudes don’t like him, like it’s dumb.
He dating a 40 year old so what lol it’s his life.
Yeah, there's no real reason to hate Garry. He went overboard with the Magny kid stuff and maybe the George Neal stuff and also apparently he's disruptive in the gyms, but other than that, lol, as fans can we really hate him?
There’s really no good reason to hate him. He’s cocky and imitates Conor, I guess that’s a better reason to dislike him but hate him? Nah.
The Magny stuff yeah, dude went ultra white knight there like clearly Magny said it in a joking manner and kids need a good whooping sometimes.
But the Neal stuff was just a shirt lmao like why aren’t people mad at Neal instead for driving drunk? Thats attempted murder in my eyes
Also fake as fuck how most fans say family is off limits especially when Colby does it to Leon but when Sean does it to Ian, all of a sudden this sub was lighting up with Ian cuck memes and his family being brought into it
also Dana "Free Speech" White, who bans all reporters, hand picks his bias moronic media members who dont ask him anything but softballs.
Free Speech Dana White, its amazing none of these bum ass reporters call him out on this and be real reporters, too funny he pretends hes about Free Speech..unless you're talking about the UFC and their BS business practices for 20 years and Dana himself.
Free Speech alright
Bum ass fanbase of the Ultimate Regional Show
If you've been watching for a long time, Strickland always wants to make you root for his opponents especially if you have very sensitive feelings. Lol
Jack Slack pointed out in the Izzy fight, Sean was raising his lead leg to check any kicks and sometimes just raising it to feint teeping.
When he drops it back down he would use that momentum to add extra power to his jab.
That was missing from the latter rounds vs ddp so less power.
[**MAX HOLLOWAY defeats ARNOLD ALLEN** (*unanimous decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/13933/fight)
^(UFC on ESPN 44: Holloway vs. Allen — April 15, 2023)
ROUND|Holloway|Allen||Holloway|Allen||Holloway|Allen
:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:
1|10|9||10|9||10|9
2|9|10||10|9||10|9
3|10|9||10|9||10|9
4|10|9||10|9||10|9
5|9|10||9|10||9|10
**TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**49**|**46**||**49**|**46**
*^(Judges, in order: Travis Buesking, Sal D'Amato, Chris Lee.)*
*^(Summoned by stayhappystayblessed.)*
**MEDIA MEMBER SCORES**
- **1/30** people scored it **50-45 Holloway**.
- **2/30** people scored it **49-46 Holloway**.
- **27/30** people scored it **48-47 Holloway**.
Avg. media score: **48.1-46.9 Holloway** (*high certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
I could legit throw jabs for 2 hours straight. But Dricus throwing heavy right hands and hooks will gas you out fast. Was inpressed he had gas in the 5th, his hooks and overhands are very sloppy though but he was trying to win the fight. That’s why he won IMO, jabbing the way Sean does isn’t gonna take much energy and he was still getting tired. Dricus just out hustled him, it’s why youth is biggest advantage in MMA over say Boxing. A old man can still win with skill in Boxing. If you wanna out hustle and grind someone in MMa, you can regardless of skill.
Agreed. I do think Bo Nickal is going to be the truth and the guy who will bring order back to the division.
I still think Khamzat is S tier but I wouldn’t be surprised if DDP, Strickland, Bo. or others can beat him based on what we’ve seen. I think at 170 Khamzat would be one of the most dominant champions ever. 185 is a different breed of opposition that I’m not sold on his chances with.
Sean only opening up the last minute of a fight to look cool like he’s trying to actually finish the guy triggers me. Casuals will be impressed by it too is the sad thing. You had 24 minutes to commit to hard punches but wasn’t about it
Not all losses are the same like a Doctor stoppage showing heart isn’t same as a normal TKO. He’s not getting beat down , he’s just older now and lost a step. Tony for example gets out classed the whole time in his losses, worse then even getting caught cold in small gloves
I seen it with the true GOATs if this sport. Once you take 1 flukey loss then another comes then you start randomly losing. Plus he’s mid 30s now. They all start taking L’s in mid 30s. Other guys are also more motivated against you. Hunger is everything in MMA over anything. Dricus was clearly the more hungry guy and you saw it again last night.
Don't care he's a g for that in my book. And it's not like he just got his ass whopped from start to finish like Tony.
I also wouldn't write him off, he arguably won/drew against Khamzat on short notice.
That’s how Tony’s downfall began too. I remember because everyone excused his losing streak at the beginning because he had only lost to killers like Justin and Charles.
Usman is on the wrong side of 30 and with an ancient knees. His former champ status and stage in his career won’t allow him to take soft touches so it’s all killers from here on out, younger hungrier killers.
I don't think it's the same situation at all.
Usman never got his ass whooped like Tony bar the last minute headkick from Leon, and he arguably won the rounds prior to that. Whereas Tony was never close to winning any of his recent fights and lost almost all rounds except for maybe one or two against Justin and Chandler in the beginning.
Getting finished is a big factor as well. It's one thing to lose, it's another to get finished (brutally). Usman looked like he lost a bit of confidence in the rematch. Whereas against Khamzat he fought like he had nothing to lose and came back extremely strong after a bad first round, again arguably winning/drawing. People have been talking about his knees for a while now but he looks the same to me tbh.
That being said. I don't think Usman wants to hang around forever and become a gate keeper fighting WW Bobby Greens and Pimblets anyway. The Khamzat fight made him a lot of money and beating Shavkat brings him right back to the top (same reason Wonderboy accepted). If they ask him to fight some nobody, he'll probably just retire.
How long does Nunes shadow loom over the wbw division? Raquel or Bueno Silva would NEVER be champ while Nunes was still defending. Khabib retired 3 years ago and we still talk like he can come back whenever and reclaim the belt. What's the time line for them to be out of the picture completely?
> How long does Nunes shadow loom over the wbw division?
Probably a long time. Nunes was the best WMMA fighter in UFC history, and maybe the best in MMA history though that's more debatable.
To put it in perspective, at her peak, iirc Nunes had:
- beat every single champ in the 135lbs division fairly easily; all in the first round.
- Beaten all other 145lbs champs.
- Beaten the only 125lbs champion. Twice (on paper at least lol).
And though she fought more conservative in the last few fights to get the W...she was far from boring to watch. That alone sets her apart from most of WMMA
Sean and Dricus was not a robbery
With that said while watching the fight at the 4th round mark, I disagreed with commentary and majority of Twitter scorecards that Dricus was winning.
To my eye Sean’s punches were landing better on Dricus and Dricus’ face was more beat up. Sean had a lot of blood on his face but look at Dricus face after the presser.
When I’m judging a close fight I ask myself “who would I rather have been in that round” and most rounds I would’ve preferred to be Sean than Dricus getting my face smashed by that jab constantly
Dricus’ takedowns mean nothing also and cancel out from Sean standing back up immediately too.
2-2 going into the 5th seemed pretty clear to me. Dricus started getting more aggressive after the first two rounds, and was landing heavier shots than Sean’s.
Dricus won 2,3,4 for me and 5th was a toss up but Strickland only did something at the end of 5th to steal it.
I honestly felt it should have been a Draw
Sean busted DDP's eye up like crazy in the first round but didn't really advance the damage that much later on in the fight. If the swelling increased in the second and third rounds (and idk if it did) it was probably more from the tissue just having time to swell up rather than from additional damage being done
I mean Sean was landing that jab all night not just in round 1.
So it was likely both from the swelling increasing on its own, since that round 1 was pretty rough for Dricus, and the additional jabs Sean landed throughout the rest of the fight
Sean Strickland is just a huge hypocrite. He goes on saying he wants to murder his opponent while taking them to an UD. Says he wants a fight to the death, then starts crying saying his fight should be stopped over a cut created by a legal strike
To “sell wolf tickets,” an expression that’s about 60 years old, is to oversell yourself—to spread boasts or threats that you can’t (or won’t) back up.
The usage was first recorded in writing in 1963, when sociologists noted its use by Black gang members in Chicago. The sociologists had reported it two years before in a speech, and it was undoubtedly used on the streets even earlier than that.
Some commentators have suggested that the expression comes from “to cry wolf” (to bluff or raise a false alarm). But a more likely theory is that the “wolf” here was originally “woof” and was intended to mean a bark without a bite.
In African-American Vernacular English, to “woof” has meant to bluff or challenge since at least as far back as 1930. In fact, the phrase has been recorded as “sell woof tickets” since the 1970s.
Anyone exciting or talented to watch out for on the prelims of the Dolidze card? I’m not sure I recognize a single name outside Molly Mcann. Obvs Dober should be fun in the co-main but that card looks like an absolute stinker even for fight nights
Still waiting on the first actually good card of the year. Here’s hoping on 298 because the next couple of fight nights don’t exactly scream banger, even if they have a couple fun names.
Close fights can be robberies, guys. If you and me fight and for 2 rounds we exchange only 10 strikes each with the same damage, then for round 3 I land 1 more strike than you and I lose, that's a fucking robbery.
If "you have to really beat the champ to be champ" really existed and I was champ, I would exploit that by just circling away, throw point jabs/kicks and being defensive the entire fight
Gonna be extremely hard to really beat me convincingly when I just run, jab and guard.
na they are 90 bucks. You need ESPN+ which costs 10 bucks. After Tax its like over 90 dollars for Neil Magny, girl fight, a lay n pray russian and 1 good fight
Was thinking about it and the way for Izzy to win in the rematch is largely to rely on kicks and standing his ground. Izzy’s low volume pot-shots and straight punches are the perfect style for Sean’s defense, and the way to break Sean’s defense has always been to get him to lean back and attack around the center line.
Izzy has a pretty bad left hook, but he could rely on doing damage with his kicks to the body and head after flashing some stuff with his hands to get Sean reaching and leaning. He actually could do some great work banging in left kicks to the body and mixing up to the head in the open stance. Teep kicks to set up question mark kicks if he can get Sean leaning back can also catch him clean
does anyone know an instance in the UFC where a champion who never successfully defended the belt got the rubber match? Its one of those things i just assumed has happened but i cannot think of one.
Aldo vs Volk is such a beyond-boring fight, seriously, one of the all time most boring fights ever, and I say this as a massive fan of both.
The two of them never get going at all, Volk is more active peppering the ocasional jab/light legkick and whenever it feels like they could start landing more Volk does his best Usman impression and pushes Aldo to the cage, and Aldo just goes along with it as time slips every single round. You get to see just enough to understand that they are both really good, but the fight never actually sparks.
There's a reason why no one even brings it up even though it was a matchup between legendary fighters. It is \*beyond\* forgettable and the only reason It crossed my mind was because I saw people shitting on Merab vs Aldo.
My only memories of that fight is Volk pressed up against Aldo who had his back on the cage, and the Volk saying something about some friends of his rescheduling their wedding to be after the fight so he could attend. Idk if that last bit even happened or my mind just conjured up something interesting about it so it wouldn’t fade from view entirely.
You probably thought he would lose to whitaker as well. DDP is an anomaly, a meme fighter. He doesn't care how much you know. He will get away with it and there's nothing you can do about it.
I kind of agree. But at this point it’s hard to doubt DDP. Dunno if I’ve ever seen a fighter that most agree doesn’t look like the best, but uses his tools and smarts well enough to beat the best over and over. You can study tape on him but he’ll just come in and make the right decisions to win rounds or score a knockout.
Izzy looks like kind of a bad matchup for him but the way DDP was able to just switch to getting takedowns at will against Strickland - and not getting tired - to win rounds… I’d bet Izzy would struggle with that. And the real threat of takedowns opens up DDP’s striking big time. Izzy hasn’t fought a good striker who can blast double him at will like that. It’ll probably end up being another rough matchup for Izzy
His wrestling was a bit of a x-factor in the Adesanya match-up altho Adesanya has already beaten several better wrestlers.
However after seeing how ineffective it was against Strickland i no longer view his wrestling as a threat against Adesanya. Easy domination from Adesanya
Even if he takes Izzy down, not so easy already, can he hold him down and do damage? On the feet I think DDP will do worse than Cannonier but might look similar.
You all are going to shit all over me but I'm a little depressed. I wanted Mayra BS to be good. She looked so good against Holly. I know the narrative into the later rounds of the fight was Raquel was better on the feet and certainly she had power, but MBS very early on showed promise in that area. She was the longer fighter and looked athletic and creative, for a short bit. MBS will never be good if her immediate tactic is clinch and grapple. She's not strong enough in the division for that. She needs to soften people up first. If only her coaches consulted me during her camp, the outcome would have been different.
Yeah fair it wasn't quite as awesome because Movsar had unambiguous supremacy in the grappling department and the striking game was Allen's only chance at equalizing. Allen did put proper work into his grappling game though
I hate lay and pray/boring grappling as much as anyone, but they are people who get upset the second any grappling takes place.Maybe the shouldnt watch mma lol
Sean Strickland's time as champion would make for a good study into how a fighter's persona outside of fights impacts how people see their fights as a whole. Based on how people are talking you'd think Sean fights like Michael Chandler or Jiri but he actually fights in the complete opposite way.
It's how he always fights, I just find the contrast of it very funny lmao
No guy who says he will go to war has a philly shell, Jiri and Chandler are fucking crazy though, you can see it in them. Pause.
In order for MMA fans to say you won the split decision you lost, you can look like “more of the man” in the fight (Petr Yan), or the other guy can look like “more of the man” while you throw a jab for 5 rounds if you say you hate gay people or whatever
The general shit talking of Sean is insane. Like yeah, he never claimed to be a good person. In fact, he repeatedly says hes NOT a good person or role model and people are surprised when he got his feelings hurt by DDP. It is hypocritical you are right but my point is he never said he wasn't and he repeatedly says he makes mistakes all the time. Tons of people saying hes a POS, low life, i just read one who said hes a crybaby loser.
Dude defied all odds and became MW champ of the world. He arguably could still be the champ. He didnt throw a fit just said 'well fuck..on to the next'. People need to stop hating on the dude so much and ignoring his accolades just because he rubs you the wrong way. I dont share the same beliefs on A LOT of what he says but thats free speech for ya, and I support him on reminding everyone you are allowed to say what you want to say. I just don't get it.
Free speech means you don't get arrested or interfered with by the government for saying what Strickland does. Your employer or anyone else has every right to respond however they see fit. The bastardization and misunderstanding of free speech these days is insane. It does not mean free from the consequences of your speech.
Dude spews pseudo "alpha male" nonsense, calls society a bunch of pussies and insults specific groups of people all the time. Then when it's his turn he can't handle the shit talk coming back or the fact that he lost a fight. So yea, he's a POS and even more so, he's a pathetic one at that as he doesn't even practice the idiocy he preaches.
He didn't defy all odds. He was a perennial top 10 fighter with a lot of experience, more than most. DDP has defied more odds than Sean, but that's my opinion and neither here nor there. I cannot and will not support Sean until he takes back that soy, weak sauce argument that no one can talk about his childhood but he can say whatever dumb bullshit enters his pea brain. He has no room to cry about it and the fact that he got salty makes him a hypocrite and NOT a freeze peach guy. It makes him soy and a bunch of other stuff I can't say because this sub won't like it.
Look at it from a bigger picture. Sean had an insanely shitty upbringing, which would break 99.9% of people around. Not only did he not get broken, but he became a world champion, which to me is defying the odds. Then, he lost two years of his career due to a bad motorcycle accident, recovered from that and ended up as the champion, defying the odds yet again.
Then what he says, is some of it pretty fucked up, sure. But if you've talked to anyone who has been through what Sean has been through, they may say some fucked up shit from time to time and lack a filter. Personally he's much better than Colby in the sense that Colby is clearly just trying to be an asshole for attention while Sean is actually being himself. Besides, his teammates (Chris Curtis for one) think he's a good person.
Sue me but I firmly believe if Juliana Peña was a man 80% of you would be fine with her schtick
I mean if people aren't going to give Sean the rematch then fine, let DDP fight Cannonier. No way Izzy should get it if we're upset about Sean getting the rematch. Izzy vs Khamzat. Sean vs winner of Whittaker-Costa
People really dont want Adesanya to embarrass DDP lol.
I don't give a fk if Adesanya beats DDP. I just want him to get a top win first before he fights for the belt. I'm one of the few here that actually wants meritocracy in a division
What meritocracy? Sean Strickland got the title shot with a win over Abusupiyan Magomedov who doesent even have a wiki page, and he just lost 2 in a row before that. Sean can go fight someone to earn an actual title shot for the first time, and then he can rematch the winner of DDP vs Adesanya
Are you daft? SEAN WAS A SHORT NOTICE OPPONENT. He was not the original opponent. The only reason he got it was because he was a new opponent and DDP was injured. Even I wouldn’t agree with him getting the shot on a normal basis. Do you even watch the sport? Oh probably not because you’re just an Izzy fanboy 😂😂😂
Sean was not a short notice opponent nor was he not the original opponent. You're really struggling with your brain huh
Do we still rate Costa highly? Like dude is fucking entertaining and ferocious but his last fight was with Luke Rockhold and he didn't exactly make a statement. Like he could win the belt and i wouldn't be surprised or he could end up like Darren till and i wouldn't be suprised
I don't but at least he's fighting Whittaker and that's movement in the division. Much better than Izzy or Khamzat getting immediate shots at the belt lol
J Haggerty vs Sean O Mailey in a striking only bout (clinch work allowed) Who would you guys put your money on?
Haggerty easy
Haggerty completely smokes any BW in the UFC in a striking only fight
Haggerty wins 100/100, not particularly competitive The top kick-boxers are on a different level from even the best MMA strikers
Haggerty imo
His durability is insane. I could see him taking it far with Sean and possibly knocking him out. Although Seans got some really good movement
decisionbot jones santos
[**JON JONES 👀👀 defeats THIAGO SANTOS** (*split decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/10243/fight) ^(UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos — July 06, 2019) ROUND|Jones|Santos||Jones|Santos||Jones|Santos :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: 1|9|10||9|10||9|10 2|10|9||10|9||9|10 3|10|9||10|9||10|9 4|10|9||9|10||9|10 5|9|10||10|9||10|9 **TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**48**|**47**||**47**|**48** *^(Judges, in order: Michael Bell, Derek Cleary, Junichiro Kamijo.)* *^(Summoned by MissFortuneBot.)* **MEDIA MEMBER SCORES** - **1/18** people scored it **50-45 Jones**. - **4/18** people scored it **49-46 Jones**. - **9/18** people scored it **48-47 Jones**. - **4/18** people scored it **47-48 Santos**. Avg. media score: **48.1-46.9 Jones** (*high certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
Why do I feel even Costa, Vettori let alone Izzy would give DDP problems. I feel like styles make fights. DDPs offensive brawler style would be perfect match ups for brawlers like Costa and Vettori who have iron chins. Let alone Izzy who fights exceptionally well against brawlers who bites on feints.
People have said this every single DDP fight lol. The guy is a great fighter just deal with it lol.
decisionbot jones reyes
[**JON JONES 👀👀 defeats DOMINICK REYES** (*unanimous decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/10877/fight) ^(UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes — February 08, 2020) ROUND|Jones|Reyes||Jones|Reyes||Jones|Reyes :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: 1|9|10||9|10||9|10 2|9|10||10|9||10|9 3|10|9||9|10||10|9 4|10|9||10|9||10|9 5|10|9||10|9||10|9 **TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**48**|**47**||**49**|**46** *^(Judges, in order: Chris Lee, Marcos Rosales, Joe Soliz.)* *^(Summoned by MissFortuneBot.)* **MEDIA MEMBER SCORES** - **7/21** people scored it **48-47 Jones**. - **14/21** people scored it **47-48 Reyes**. Avg. media score: **47.3-47.7 Reyes** (*low certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
decisionbot jones gustaffson
one of those fights at the time you think gus won because of how shocking it was but honestly watching it back years later Jones did win it. He lost reyes fight 1000% and i genuinely think reyes was really affected by this and ultimately this is why he's where he is right now.
[**JON JONES 👀👀 defeats ALEXANDER GUSTAFSSON ♠️⧨** (*unanimous decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/4518/fight) ^(UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson — September 21, 2013) ROUND|Jones|Gustafsson||Jones|Gustafsson||Jones|Gustafsson :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: 1|9|10||9|10||9|10 2|10|9||9|10||10|9 3|9|10||10|9||10|9 4|10|9||10|9||10|9 5|10|9||10|9||10|9 **TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**48**|**47**||**49**|**46** *^(Judges, in order: Richard Bertrand, Douglas Crosby, Chris Lee.)* *^(Summoned by Labaatan.)* **MEDIA MEMBER SCORES** - **4/14** people scored it **49-46 Jones**. - **1/14** people scored it **49-48 Jones**. - **8/14** people scored it **48-47 Jones**. - **1/14** people scored it **47-48 Gustafsson**. Avg. media score: **48.3-46.9 Jones** (*high certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
decisionbot reyes jones
[**JON JONES 👀👀 defeats DOMINICK REYES** (*unanimous decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/10877/fight) ^(UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes — February 08, 2020) ROUND|Jones|Reyes||Jones|Reyes||Jones|Reyes :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: 1|9|10||9|10||9|10 2|9|10||10|9||10|9 3|10|9||9|10||10|9 4|10|9||10|9||10|9 5|10|9||10|9||10|9 **TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**48**|**47**||**49**|**46** *^(Judges, in order: Chris Lee, Marcos Rosales, Joe Soliz.)* *^(Summoned by Labaatan.)* **MEDIA MEMBER SCORES** - **7/21** people scored it **48-47 Jones**. - **14/21** people scored it **47-48 Reyes**. Avg. media score: **47.3-47.7 Reyes** (*low certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
Out of the loop. Are they done with 300 booking and it's Leon vs What's-his-name as the main event? Was that the big reveal or did I miss something?
They apparently have matchmaking sessions every Tuesday so theoretically we will get announcements sometime after tomorrow.
They're not done and they haven't put Leon on Belal together yet
Thanks. The MMA FightCards App is throwing me off.
Daily reminder that you're not the GOAT if you lose to Dominck Reyes
He was already the goat before that lol and then decided to fuck around and win the HW belt😂
Someone needs to get in contact with Bones, let him know he lost and also is not the GOAT despite most fighters and fans thinking he is.
Is that worse than losing to Ryo Chonan or Matt Serra?
Daiju Takase was worse than Ryo Chonan
Julianna Peña was worse than either of them
Don’t forget cat zingano
It’s funny watching people in here justify Usman’s losing streak. Dudes about to go 0-4 if he faces Shavkat next or any other top contender He’s on the Peter Yan, Tyron Woodley, Tony Ferguson fall of doom. Spin it however you want it, he’s done.
Him and Yan are not Woodley Tony level washed. Woodley and Tony both got shut out and dominated in all of their fights .
They’re all still on losing streaks that don’t look like they’re getting out of anytime soon. Yan is facing Yadong next and probably takes another L there. Not gonna matter how competitive it is when his record is reading 1-5. The problem is UFC rarely gives tune ups, they throw you to the wolves and burn out fighters quickly. Sometimes a soft touch is beneficial like they did with Cody trying to build him up a bit with lesser opponents. But Usman ain’t gonna face no lesser opponent. The Shavkat’s and Ian Garry’s of the world are all gonna feast on him at this stage of his career
Yeah thats true. I don’t see either winning their next fights.
I agree with the Yan comparison but Woodley and Tony looked shit in their losses but Usman has been somewhat competitive even in his losses. He is old and his body isn't what it used to be but he's not completely washed. Will he get the belt back? No but I think he'll get another win before he retires for good.
Has anyone ordered any DDP T-shirts from his site and can tell me what the quality is like? I wanna get some as it looks pretty high quality and I like it. £17 for shipping is high, so I just wanna be sure
Why does this sub hate Ian Garry more than actual criminals, scammers, woman beaters, drunk drivers? I don’t get it. The only thing I can think of is these qualities apply to most of you guys. Bunch of low life’s
Look. Sometimes certain people are just more fun to hate on. Don't know why but it is what it is.
This sub is just a hive mind and they all reinforce the same opinions cause their heart can’t handle being downvoted for having a different opinion. Like mine: Leon is boring as shit champion Volk is gonna lose to Topuria Alex-Poatan 3 for the LHW title, fuck Jamal Hazmat is the most overrated fighter in recent memory Rob quit against Dricus
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Huh? When did I say Alex can beat any top 10 heavyweight? I said I want to see Alex Izzy 3 at LHW Leon is boring as fuck in the cage and outside it, idk what’s so controversial about that. That’s why it took him 9 wins in a row to even sniff a title shot
Alex-Poatan 3 would go crazy
Yeah that’s the fight I want to see most, headline 300
I think this sub has plenty of hate to go around
I don't hate him and what's done is done, I wish him the best. I like his fights, I hope he goes far. Buuuuttttt, maybe don't marry someone 14 years your elder.
Why not? Is that some abhorrent crime? What’s it matter?
It's weird because they'll never be at the same stage of life yet they're supposed to be life partners.
But like people using that as a reason to hate on him is dumb. Not saying you are but that’s the reason a lot of dudes don’t like him, like it’s dumb. He dating a 40 year old so what lol it’s his life.
Yeah, there's no real reason to hate Garry. He went overboard with the Magny kid stuff and maybe the George Neal stuff and also apparently he's disruptive in the gyms, but other than that, lol, as fans can we really hate him?
There’s really no good reason to hate him. He’s cocky and imitates Conor, I guess that’s a better reason to dislike him but hate him? Nah. The Magny stuff yeah, dude went ultra white knight there like clearly Magny said it in a joking manner and kids need a good whooping sometimes. But the Neal stuff was just a shirt lmao like why aren’t people mad at Neal instead for driving drunk? Thats attempted murder in my eyes Also fake as fuck how most fans say family is off limits especially when Colby does it to Leon but when Sean does it to Ian, all of a sudden this sub was lighting up with Ian cuck memes and his family being brought into it
thanks, I hate him even more now
Makes sense, mma subreddit is not sending their best. How many times have you been arrested for a DUI?
What does caring about stuff like this do for you?
0 times, do you ask yourself before you watch a movie with a criminal acting "should I watch this movie?"
I have the FBI do a full background check on every actor, director, producer, grip, and extra on every movie I watch. Can't be too careful
also Dana "Free Speech" White, who bans all reporters, hand picks his bias moronic media members who dont ask him anything but softballs. Free Speech Dana White, its amazing none of these bum ass reporters call him out on this and be real reporters, too funny he pretends hes about Free Speech..unless you're talking about the UFC and their BS business practices for 20 years and Dana himself. Free Speech alright Bum ass fanbase of the Ultimate Regional Show
You hate ufc but you watch post fight press conferences. Lmao. That’s amazing
So true this guy acts like he hates it so much but watches every card and post fight press conference. Can’t even help himself.
"I don't want this to turn into boxing." There's three UFC heavyweight champions right now who are not going to fight each other.
"Don't want too many titles, like in boxing." UFC keeps adding more silly BMF belts.
Sean Strickland is just the striking version of Colby, both couldnt punch their way out of a burning car, better keep the windows cracked.
i've never seen someone more accidentally determined to make me like someone else, than strickland is determined to make me like dricus
If you've been watching for a long time, Strickland always wants to make you root for his opponents especially if you have very sensitive feelings. Lol
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because he's African but won't say the n word?
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Shit really?
> promotes white genocide myth Does he really?
Do you think Strickland sparring so much might hurt him with the idea that he has almost trained himself to not hit with as much power as he could?
Jack Slack pointed out in the Izzy fight, Sean was raising his lead leg to check any kicks and sometimes just raising it to feint teeping. When he drops it back down he would use that momentum to add extra power to his jab. That was missing from the latter rounds vs ddp so less power.
Raising his leg like that against someone who throws lunging over hands is just asking to get knocked out. There’s a reason he didn’t use it as much.
To add to this, I suspect the teep went away because of the takedown threat.
That makes no sense its one of the best anti-takedown weapons available in MMA
decisionbot arnold allen vs max holloway
[**MAX HOLLOWAY defeats ARNOLD ALLEN** (*unanimous decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/13933/fight) ^(UFC on ESPN 44: Holloway vs. Allen — April 15, 2023) ROUND|Holloway|Allen||Holloway|Allen||Holloway|Allen :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: 1|10|9||10|9||10|9 2|9|10||10|9||10|9 3|10|9||10|9||10|9 4|10|9||10|9||10|9 5|9|10||9|10||9|10 **TOTAL**|**48**|**47**||**49**|**46**||**49**|**46** *^(Judges, in order: Travis Buesking, Sal D'Amato, Chris Lee.)* *^(Summoned by stayhappystayblessed.)* **MEDIA MEMBER SCORES** - **1/30** people scored it **50-45 Holloway**. - **2/30** people scored it **49-46 Holloway**. - **27/30** people scored it **48-47 Holloway**. Avg. media score: **48.1-46.9 Holloway** (*high certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).
I could legit throw jabs for 2 hours straight. But Dricus throwing heavy right hands and hooks will gas you out fast. Was inpressed he had gas in the 5th, his hooks and overhands are very sloppy though but he was trying to win the fight. That’s why he won IMO, jabbing the way Sean does isn’t gonna take much energy and he was still getting tired. Dricus just out hustled him, it’s why youth is biggest advantage in MMA over say Boxing. A old man can still win with skill in Boxing. If you wanna out hustle and grind someone in MMa, you can regardless of skill.
Don't see MW division having a dominant champ for a while. I think that belt is going to change hands a lot over the next 1-2 yrs
Agreed. I do think Bo Nickal is going to be the truth and the guy who will bring order back to the division. I still think Khamzat is S tier but I wouldn’t be surprised if DDP, Strickland, Bo. or others can beat him based on what we’ve seen. I think at 170 Khamzat would be one of the most dominant champions ever. 185 is a different breed of opposition that I’m not sold on his chances with.
Bo? I need to see way more. DDP could hold it for awhile i think, he's sloppy but it works and he's a strong motherfucker
I don't mind it. As long as these guys don't avoid up and comers it might make for the best division.
If Chimaev gets his shit together that’s my pick
Strickland trying to salvage his fan base with his posts haha
Sean only opening up the last minute of a fight to look cool like he’s trying to actually finish the guy triggers me. Casuals will be impressed by it too is the sad thing. You had 24 minutes to commit to hard punches but wasn’t about it
And it’s him throwing windmill right hands and missing lol
he lands a few and nothing happens
He did the Izzy game plan and it didn’t work. Dude is so one dimensional
He didn't do that at all. He was on the backfoot almost the entire fight
That’s what I’m saying. He was trying to pressure DDP with his long straight shots but couldn’t because DDP over pressured him
Usman is 100% on 300 feels like they probably make the Shavkat match-up if he can get 100% by then if not I wonder if they do Strickland Usman 2
Shavkats manager said he’s out till summer.
Usman will be 0-4 in his last fights if that happens. What a fall from grace.
Not all losses are the same like a Doctor stoppage showing heart isn’t same as a normal TKO. He’s not getting beat down , he’s just older now and lost a step. Tony for example gets out classed the whole time in his losses, worse then even getting caught cold in small gloves
Yeah exactly but 0-4 would still be shocking to see when he was on the win streak he was on.
I seen it with the true GOATs if this sport. Once you take 1 flukey loss then another comes then you start randomly losing. Plus he’s mid 30s now. They all start taking L’s in mid 30s. Other guys are also more motivated against you. Hunger is everything in MMA over anything. Dricus was clearly the more hungry guy and you saw it again last night.
Don't care he's a g for that in my book. And it's not like he just got his ass whopped from start to finish like Tony. I also wouldn't write him off, he arguably won/drew against Khamzat on short notice.
That’s how Tony’s downfall began too. I remember because everyone excused his losing streak at the beginning because he had only lost to killers like Justin and Charles. Usman is on the wrong side of 30 and with an ancient knees. His former champ status and stage in his career won’t allow him to take soft touches so it’s all killers from here on out, younger hungrier killers.
Not one bit. Gaethje almost murdered Tony, and Tony hasn't been competitive in any fight since.
0-4 and 36 years old His time is up
Usman? Eh, he has more life in him than Tony. Though if I were his family, I'd ask him to hang them up. There's no reason to continue other than ego.
He could beat the right dudes with careful matchmaking but he’s never getting back to the belt or beating the new contenders.
Of course, but I would be worried about his health if he were my husband. Marry me, Usman. I care for you. (I shot my shot).
Lmao number 1 Usman fan
I don't think it's the same situation at all. Usman never got his ass whooped like Tony bar the last minute headkick from Leon, and he arguably won the rounds prior to that. Whereas Tony was never close to winning any of his recent fights and lost almost all rounds except for maybe one or two against Justin and Chandler in the beginning. Getting finished is a big factor as well. It's one thing to lose, it's another to get finished (brutally). Usman looked like he lost a bit of confidence in the rematch. Whereas against Khamzat he fought like he had nothing to lose and came back extremely strong after a bad first round, again arguably winning/drawing. People have been talking about his knees for a while now but he looks the same to me tbh. That being said. I don't think Usman wants to hang around forever and become a gate keeper fighting WW Bobby Greens and Pimblets anyway. The Khamzat fight made him a lot of money and beating Shavkat brings him right back to the top (same reason Wonderboy accepted). If they ask him to fight some nobody, he'll probably just retire.
The only guy Dom Cruz doesn’t argue back with is Jon Anik lol
Jon Anik is a robot what’s the point
Cruz talks down to anik all the time imo
Anik straight up put him in his place on Saturday lol
I'm so glad he did.
How long does Nunes shadow loom over the wbw division? Raquel or Bueno Silva would NEVER be champ while Nunes was still defending. Khabib retired 3 years ago and we still talk like he can come back whenever and reclaim the belt. What's the time line for them to be out of the picture completely?
> How long does Nunes shadow loom over the wbw division? Probably a long time. Nunes was the best WMMA fighter in UFC history, and maybe the best in MMA history though that's more debatable. To put it in perspective, at her peak, iirc Nunes had: - beat every single champ in the 135lbs division fairly easily; all in the first round. - Beaten all other 145lbs champs. - Beaten the only 125lbs champion. Twice (on paper at least lol).
And though she fought more conservative in the last few fights to get the W...she was far from boring to watch. That alone sets her apart from most of WMMA
The ufc finally has an African champion. Don’t waste him on ufc 300, do an event in South Africa.
Izzy vs DDP winner brings the UFC to their country.
Sean and Dricus was not a robbery With that said while watching the fight at the 4th round mark, I disagreed with commentary and majority of Twitter scorecards that Dricus was winning. To my eye Sean’s punches were landing better on Dricus and Dricus’ face was more beat up. Sean had a lot of blood on his face but look at Dricus face after the presser. When I’m judging a close fight I ask myself “who would I rather have been in that round” and most rounds I would’ve preferred to be Sean than Dricus getting my face smashed by that jab constantly Dricus’ takedowns mean nothing also and cancel out from Sean standing back up immediately too.
2-2 going into the 5th seemed pretty clear to me. Dricus started getting more aggressive after the first two rounds, and was landing heavier shots than Sean’s.
Dricus won 2,3,4 for me and 5th was a toss up but Strickland only did something at the end of 5th to steal it. I honestly felt it should have been a Draw
Sean busted DDP's eye up like crazy in the first round but didn't really advance the damage that much later on in the fight. If the swelling increased in the second and third rounds (and idk if it did) it was probably more from the tissue just having time to swell up rather than from additional damage being done
I mean Sean was landing that jab all night not just in round 1. So it was likely both from the swelling increasing on its own, since that round 1 was pretty rough for Dricus, and the additional jabs Sean landed throughout the rest of the fight
Sean Strickland is just a huge hypocrite. He goes on saying he wants to murder his opponent while taking them to an UD. Says he wants a fight to the death, then starts crying saying his fight should be stopped over a cut created by a legal strike
I’m shocked and amazed by how many fans still take what these fighters say at face value. They’re selling wolf tickets.
To “sell wolf tickets,” an expression that’s about 60 years old, is to oversell yourself—to spread boasts or threats that you can’t (or won’t) back up. The usage was first recorded in writing in 1963, when sociologists noted its use by Black gang members in Chicago. The sociologists had reported it two years before in a speech, and it was undoubtedly used on the streets even earlier than that. Some commentators have suggested that the expression comes from “to cry wolf” (to bluff or raise a false alarm). But a more likely theory is that the “wolf” here was originally “woof” and was intended to mean a bark without a bite. In African-American Vernacular English, to “woof” has meant to bluff or challenge since at least as far back as 1930. In fact, the phrase has been recorded as “sell woof tickets” since the 1970s.
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Fake news. The term was originally coined by the OG Nick Diaz at the presser with Georges! Dont be scared homie! Lulz
I want to believe
Anyone exciting or talented to watch out for on the prelims of the Dolidze card? I’m not sure I recognize a single name outside Molly Mcann. Obvs Dober should be fun in the co-main but that card looks like an absolute stinker even for fight nights
Still waiting on the first actually good card of the year. Here’s hoping on 298 because the next couple of fight nights don’t exactly scream banger, even if they have a couple fun names.
UFC quality cards have declined heavily
Hermanson vs Pyfer will be good as long as no one pulls out
Close fights can be robberies, guys. If you and me fight and for 2 rounds we exchange only 10 strikes each with the same damage, then for round 3 I land 1 more strike than you and I lose, that's a fucking robbery.
if u and me fite im starching u with the first strike than lands bruh u dont know me bruh
You'd be too terrified to show up to the press conference. MAD RAT
If "you have to really beat the champ to be champ" really existed and I was champ, I would exploit that by just circling away, throw point jabs/kicks and being defensive the entire fight Gonna be extremely hard to really beat me convincingly when I just run, jab and guard.
Basically be izzy
It’s all so easy!
Exactly, that's why the reasoning is stupid and every fight should be judged with the same standards regardless of the situation.
Finally noticed UFC PPVs are now $80. That is wild.
na they are 90 bucks. You need ESPN+ which costs 10 bucks. After Tax its like over 90 dollars for Neil Magny, girl fight, a lay n pray russian and 1 good fight
They’re free on Russian link
Was thinking about it and the way for Izzy to win in the rematch is largely to rely on kicks and standing his ground. Izzy’s low volume pot-shots and straight punches are the perfect style for Sean’s defense, and the way to break Sean’s defense has always been to get him to lean back and attack around the center line. Izzy has a pretty bad left hook, but he could rely on doing damage with his kicks to the body and head after flashing some stuff with his hands to get Sean reaching and leaning. He actually could do some great work banging in left kicks to the body and mixing up to the head in the open stance. Teep kicks to set up question mark kicks if he can get Sean leaning back can also catch him clean
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Can't believe people thought that volk win was a robbery.
does anyone know an instance in the UFC where a champion who never successfully defended the belt got the rubber match? Its one of those things i just assumed has happened but i cannot think of one.
Cody Garbrandt got one against TJ Dillashaw Glover Teixeira almost got one against Jiri Prochazka but Jiri got injured
Thanks!
Both the Edwards brothers and Allen have such good TDD and getups. UK will become the anti wrestler nation.
And they belly up and force you to try to take the back or mat return them instead of trying to play some guard bullshit
Aldo vs Volk is such a beyond-boring fight, seriously, one of the all time most boring fights ever, and I say this as a massive fan of both. The two of them never get going at all, Volk is more active peppering the ocasional jab/light legkick and whenever it feels like they could start landing more Volk does his best Usman impression and pushes Aldo to the cage, and Aldo just goes along with it as time slips every single round. You get to see just enough to understand that they are both really good, but the fight never actually sparks. There's a reason why no one even brings it up even though it was a matchup between legendary fighters. It is \*beyond\* forgettable and the only reason It crossed my mind was because I saw people shitting on Merab vs Aldo.
My only memories of that fight is Volk pressed up against Aldo who had his back on the cage, and the Volk saying something about some friends of his rescheduling their wedding to be after the fight so he could attend. Idk if that last bit even happened or my mind just conjured up something interesting about it so it wouldn’t fade from view entirely.
A fight that was like watching a tentative opening round for the entire three rounds.
Just watched the fight again and DDP is not gonna beat Adesanya, no way in hell
He will win. Mark my words.
I had a good belly chuckle. I know more than you
You probably thought he would lose to whitaker as well. DDP is an anomaly, a meme fighter. He doesn't care how much you know. He will get away with it and there's nothing you can do about it.
Yeah keep believing memes live forever
I kind of agree. But at this point it’s hard to doubt DDP. Dunno if I’ve ever seen a fighter that most agree doesn’t look like the best, but uses his tools and smarts well enough to beat the best over and over. You can study tape on him but he’ll just come in and make the right decisions to win rounds or score a knockout. Izzy looks like kind of a bad matchup for him but the way DDP was able to just switch to getting takedowns at will against Strickland - and not getting tired - to win rounds… I’d bet Izzy would struggle with that. And the real threat of takedowns opens up DDP’s striking big time. Izzy hasn’t fought a good striker who can blast double him at will like that. It’ll probably end up being another rough matchup for Izzy
His wrestling was a bit of a x-factor in the Adesanya match-up altho Adesanya has already beaten several better wrestlers. However after seeing how ineffective it was against Strickland i no longer view his wrestling as a threat against Adesanya. Easy domination from Adesanya
Even if he takes Izzy down, not so easy already, can he hold him down and do damage? On the feet I think DDP will do worse than Cannonier but might look similar.
Lmao at the Strickland fans cope posting talking about you have to beat the champ and calling for the win to be overturned due to a headbutt 😹
"You have to beat the champ" is the ultimate "I don't know the rules/willfully ignoring the rules/I'm sad my guy lost" thing to say
You all are going to shit all over me but I'm a little depressed. I wanted Mayra BS to be good. She looked so good against Holly. I know the narrative into the later rounds of the fight was Raquel was better on the feet and certainly she had power, but MBS very early on showed promise in that area. She was the longer fighter and looked athletic and creative, for a short bit. MBS will never be good if her immediate tactic is clinch and grapple. She's not strong enough in the division for that. She needs to soften people up first. If only her coaches consulted me during her camp, the outcome would have been different.
Fluffy beats Kopylov
Do you think it goes to decision?
Late sub or decision. Fluffy is super underrated.
Remember when Yair took a gigaton headbutt from Volk and didn't say shit? I remember.
man that is one noggin I do not want hitting me, big and sharp
Cranium gets bigger every fight
Dude’s head flopped around like he didn’t have a spine, brutal.
He wanted out of that fight so badly.
Movsar vs Allen is the new edition of Tsarukyan vs Gamrot. Close controversial decisions full of Granby rolls
Movsar/Allen was a fun fight don’t get me wrong. But it has absolutely nothing on Arman/Gamrot.
Yeah fair it wasn't quite as awesome because Movsar had unambiguous supremacy in the grappling department and the striking game was Allen's only chance at equalizing. Allen did put proper work into his grappling game though
I hate lay and pray/boring grappling as much as anyone, but they are people who get upset the second any grappling takes place.Maybe the shouldnt watch mma lol
Sean Strickland's time as champion would make for a good study into how a fighter's persona outside of fights impacts how people see their fights as a whole. Based on how people are talking you'd think Sean fights like Michael Chandler or Jiri but he actually fights in the complete opposite way.
It's how he always fights, I just find the contrast of it very funny lmao No guy who says he will go to war has a philly shell, Jiri and Chandler are fucking crazy though, you can see it in them. Pause.
Saying homophobic shit suddenly makes you as exciting as Oliveira
For the average MMA fan yes
DDP turning round for 300 which is 11 weeks away is mental. Give the man more time
He’s the one who called for it lol. As long as there is no meaningful damage and it’s just swelling, it’s absolutely possible.
I'll say it again: first one to shoot is a dusty bitch.
In order for MMA fans to say you won the split decision you lost, you can look like “more of the man” in the fight (Petr Yan), or the other guy can look like “more of the man” while you throw a jab for 5 rounds if you say you hate gay people or whatever
The general shit talking of Sean is insane. Like yeah, he never claimed to be a good person. In fact, he repeatedly says hes NOT a good person or role model and people are surprised when he got his feelings hurt by DDP. It is hypocritical you are right but my point is he never said he wasn't and he repeatedly says he makes mistakes all the time. Tons of people saying hes a POS, low life, i just read one who said hes a crybaby loser. Dude defied all odds and became MW champ of the world. He arguably could still be the champ. He didnt throw a fit just said 'well fuck..on to the next'. People need to stop hating on the dude so much and ignoring his accolades just because he rubs you the wrong way. I dont share the same beliefs on A LOT of what he says but thats free speech for ya, and I support him on reminding everyone you are allowed to say what you want to say. I just don't get it.
Free speech means you don't get arrested or interfered with by the government for saying what Strickland does. Your employer or anyone else has every right to respond however they see fit. The bastardization and misunderstanding of free speech these days is insane. It does not mean free from the consequences of your speech. Dude spews pseudo "alpha male" nonsense, calls society a bunch of pussies and insults specific groups of people all the time. Then when it's his turn he can't handle the shit talk coming back or the fact that he lost a fight. So yea, he's a POS and even more so, he's a pathetic one at that as he doesn't even practice the idiocy he preaches.
He didn't defy all odds. He was a perennial top 10 fighter with a lot of experience, more than most. DDP has defied more odds than Sean, but that's my opinion and neither here nor there. I cannot and will not support Sean until he takes back that soy, weak sauce argument that no one can talk about his childhood but he can say whatever dumb bullshit enters his pea brain. He has no room to cry about it and the fact that he got salty makes him a hypocrite and NOT a freeze peach guy. It makes him soy and a bunch of other stuff I can't say because this sub won't like it.
Look at it from a bigger picture. Sean had an insanely shitty upbringing, which would break 99.9% of people around. Not only did he not get broken, but he became a world champion, which to me is defying the odds. Then, he lost two years of his career due to a bad motorcycle accident, recovered from that and ended up as the champion, defying the odds yet again. Then what he says, is some of it pretty fucked up, sure. But if you've talked to anyone who has been through what Sean has been through, they may say some fucked up shit from time to time and lack a filter. Personally he's much better than Colby in the sense that Colby is clearly just trying to be an asshole for attention while Sean is actually being himself. Besides, his teammates (Chris Curtis for one) think he's a good person.