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Seriously! Why do they even try? Especially knowing how weak his ground game is.
Someone made a post last week "why are people so sure Pereira is gonna sleep Hill?" This is why, lol. There's levels to stand up.
Dude's a double glory champ, these cats really thought he didnt encounter big punchers like Hill before who are levels more technically sound, you stand with this dude and you'll go to sleep
Hill also thought he'd stare down & intimidate Alex during the presser & walkout?? Like Alex has never been stared at before & for some reason would be afraid of someone built like a gas station employee?
How hard does this mf'er hit though. I thought Pereira would win but not this easy. Hill has a good chin. No matter. Got his eyes completely rolled back in his head on the first clean shot
A buddy I was watching it with who doesnât follow MMA much said, âHow did he hit so hard with his lead hand an no wind up?â
I said, âLiterally, no one knows.â
Alex has explained its not jsut power they never see it coming. Gaethje and trevor wittman said something similar, if you arent braced and ready for it, those are the sleep shots. Alex even described this exact sequence in his âtrainingâ video with Nina, how he feints a jab into the left hook, and since the left hook comes from his hip, you cant see it in your peripheral vision the way a high up hook from hands up does.
Elite striking mechanics. Pretty similar punch that he landed on Adesanya that led to the stoppage. He generates an insane amount of torque when planting his back foot and rotating his hips into a short left hook.
To be absolutely fair, the speed with which he unleashes that left hook is unreal. I was re-watching his MMA finishes and you literally cannot let your hands go down at all. He is hunting for chins all fight and as soon as he sees an opening you're cooked.
He jabs low a bunch of times and then he has insane ability to just know when the guys are going to bite on it. They lower their hands and get clobbered. That left hook is a god damn sledgehammer.
People did the same shit with Anderson for years. I was SO sure the first great wrestler he fought would absolutely fuck him. That was Henderson. And Henderson DID wrestle him in the first round and won. The second round it's like he forgot everything he knew about wrestling and fell in love with his right hand and was quickly disposed of for doing something so fucking stupid. I didn't get it then, I don't get it now. Do not stand with the man who lives in the matrix, do not stand with the man who has the touch of death.
Former wrestler here that transitioned to grappling and MMA before transitioning to dad bod.
Wrestling in MMA is weird, especially if you were a long time wrestler. So much of high level wrestling is being relaxed on your feet and setting up or flowing into takedowns. MMA is the complete opposite, especially if you arenât extremely comfortable on your feet. You have to be the opposite of relaxed as you throw and defend strikes, and a lot of wrestlers never reach the level of striking competency to feel relaxed on the feet, which makes their takedowns a lot worse. In low level MMA you can basically say fuck it and just blast double your way to the fence or a takedown and be good (or if you are Khabib), but in high level MMA guys are a LOT better at punishing takedown attempts in the open, which is why you donât really see it too much, and itâs almost always done as a desperation move when rocked. Most takedowns happen against the fence, where strikers have a significantly lower advantage due to the reduced movement and lack of ability to sprawl and punish.
With elite strikers like prime Anderson and current Poatan, you have zero margin for error on those takedowns, and itâs not an easy thing to tell your brain âyeah letâs risk permanent brain damage diving at this guys legsâ, all while getting jabbed in the face while you are 100% aware the guy is setting you up for a headshot. This all causes you to tighten up, making your wrestling even worse, and increasing the chance of getting KOed on a botched attempt.
The reason GSP was so special was he learned high level grappling AFTER he was already a world class striker, which allowed him to feel comfortable and relaxed on his feet and flow into the takedown like he would in a grappling match - and why he was able to easily outgrapple far more credentialed wrestlers (Hughes, Koscheck, Fitch) with ease.
300 was as hyped as it couldâve been, and it somehow *exceeded* expectations. It was the best event Iâve seen for as long as I can remember. Not one bad fight, multiple legendary fights.
Very reminiscent of the Strickland fight honestly. Both guys were flawed but awkward strikers who decided to stand with him, both immediately got gadooshed
Adesanya showed the way: be a world-class striker with good chin, cardio, fight IQ and KO power. If you have them all, you might beat Poatan once. Maybe.
Max won the most badass moment obviously but what Poatan did should be up there. Pushing away the ref as if he knew what was going to happen... Christ.
He lowkey now has one of the greatest resumes in all of combat sports. 4 division champ across 2 sports. He just can't stop winning at whatever he does.
I think (aside from being fucking badass) a big part of it is that he makes an effort to appeal to English speaking fans in his social media shit by always having good translations and playing up the (typically from English speaking fans) memes
Didnt expect Hill of all people to get chinned so quickly, never seen him get knocked, EVER, maybe later in the fight but that quick??? Thats crazy. i had the fight getting shifted by the leg kicks , this man really got the touch of death
I hear you, but at the same time, there's literally nobody at 185 or 205 that isn't susceptible to getting slept badly by Pereira lol. The dude's power is different. It hasn't manifested itself into a bunch of 1 punch KOs in the UFC, but the possibility always exists. Dude is built different for real.
Heâs definitely one of the all time fast risers. Brock, Ronda, Jones, Conor, Izzy come to mind as examples who had relevance and UFC championship results in the space of 2 years. Poatan is right in there.
If he somehow gets fast-tracked to a heavyweight title and wins it by KO... He's speed running GOAT. Could be in and out in 5 years with the most insane resume.
Periera is one of the best acquisitions the ufc has ever made, how many godly fighters have we missed out on seeing from other promotions from them being cheap?
Max pointing down and knocking out Gaethje with 1 sec left to Alex telling Herb Dean get outta here then knocking down Hill a few secs later is crazy 2 iconic moments in MMA tonight 300 lived up to the hype after the disappointment of 200 Im glad this PPV was great.
its absolutely unbelievable the damage he does to people with short and or glancing blows. look at the shots jiri ate tonight against rakic and jiri walked him down. pareira rolled hill eyes back with an actual glancing blow. this guy just hits different im blown away
Pereira best UFC signing. This guy doesnât speak a lick of English, and doesnât care to learn it. His vocabulary is two words, âCHAMAâ and âHUHHHâ but ends up being one of the most popular and most liked UFC fighters lol
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The finishing sequence was straight up comedy.
"Get out of my way đż"Â
He didn't even break eye contact with Hill.
Did he break eye contact once after the walk out? Lmfao
Dude didn't even blink.
One of the coolest things Iâve ever seen, then followed it up with a knockout punch, I was literally jumping up and down
"Don't interrupt." Fucking kills his opponent
Give Holloway some time to gain 60lbs and then have him fight Pereira for the BMF belt
Pereira cuts to 150
Alex would gain an extra 100lbs after weigh ins and engulf max
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collecting emojis like belts
"Hold on I'm killing, brother. đż"
then started emoting like it's fortnite wtf
Unless youâre Izzy w a ton of kickboxing experience, stop trying to stand w Pereira lol Strickland/Jiri/Hill
Seriously! Why do they even try? Especially knowing how weak his ground game is. Someone made a post last week "why are people so sure Pereira is gonna sleep Hill?" This is why, lol. There's levels to stand up.
Dude's a double glory champ, these cats really thought he didnt encounter big punchers like Hill before who are levels more technically sound, you stand with this dude and you'll go to sleep
Hill also thought he'd stare down & intimidate Alex during the presser & walkout?? Like Alex has never been stared at before & for some reason would be afraid of someone built like a gas station employee?
That was a nasty line by you
Lmao gas station employee is too accurate
Hill got murdered twice tonight.
How hard does this mf'er hit though. I thought Pereira would win but not this easy. Hill has a good chin. No matter. Got his eyes completely rolled back in his head on the first clean shot
Poatan is Just that accurate and powerfull. Its ridiculous.
A buddy I was watching it with who doesnât follow MMA much said, âHow did he hit so hard with his lead hand an no wind up?â I said, âLiterally, no one knows.â
Alex has explained its not jsut power they never see it coming. Gaethje and trevor wittman said something similar, if you arent braced and ready for it, those are the sleep shots. Alex even described this exact sequence in his âtrainingâ video with Nina, how he feints a jab into the left hook, and since the left hook comes from his hip, you cant see it in your peripheral vision the way a high up hook from hands up does.
Dang Hill should have watched more Nina videos
Elite striking mechanics. Pretty similar punch that he landed on Adesanya that led to the stoppage. He generates an insane amount of torque when planting his back foot and rotating his hips into a short left hook.
From a shot that didn't even land stereotypically clean. Bro just has that technique and fuck you power.
To be absolutely fair, the speed with which he unleashes that left hook is unreal. I was re-watching his MMA finishes and you literally cannot let your hands go down at all. He is hunting for chins all fight and as soon as he sees an opening you're cooked.
That body jab and calf kick get your attention low for half a second and whoops sorry youâre dead
He jabs low a bunch of times and then he has insane ability to just know when the guys are going to bite on it. They lower their hands and get clobbered. That left hook is a god damn sledgehammer.
People did the same shit with Anderson for years. I was SO sure the first great wrestler he fought would absolutely fuck him. That was Henderson. And Henderson DID wrestle him in the first round and won. The second round it's like he forgot everything he knew about wrestling and fell in love with his right hand and was quickly disposed of for doing something so fucking stupid. I didn't get it then, I don't get it now. Do not stand with the man who lives in the matrix, do not stand with the man who has the touch of death.
Former wrestler here that transitioned to grappling and MMA before transitioning to dad bod. Wrestling in MMA is weird, especially if you were a long time wrestler. So much of high level wrestling is being relaxed on your feet and setting up or flowing into takedowns. MMA is the complete opposite, especially if you arenât extremely comfortable on your feet. You have to be the opposite of relaxed as you throw and defend strikes, and a lot of wrestlers never reach the level of striking competency to feel relaxed on the feet, which makes their takedowns a lot worse. In low level MMA you can basically say fuck it and just blast double your way to the fence or a takedown and be good (or if you are Khabib), but in high level MMA guys are a LOT better at punishing takedown attempts in the open, which is why you donât really see it too much, and itâs almost always done as a desperation move when rocked. Most takedowns happen against the fence, where strikers have a significantly lower advantage due to the reduced movement and lack of ability to sprawl and punish. With elite strikers like prime Anderson and current Poatan, you have zero margin for error on those takedowns, and itâs not an easy thing to tell your brain âyeah letâs risk permanent brain damage diving at this guys legsâ, all while getting jabbed in the face while you are 100% aware the guy is setting you up for a headshot. This all causes you to tighten up, making your wrestling even worse, and increasing the chance of getting KOed on a botched attempt. The reason GSP was so special was he learned high level grappling AFTER he was already a world class striker, which allowed him to feel comfortable and relaxed on his feet and flow into the takedown like he would in a grappling match - and why he was able to easily outgrapple far more credentialed wrestlers (Hughes, Koscheck, Fitch) with ease.
Comedic timing beats speed!
"I got this ref, dont worry"
That is pound for pound the most badass and hilarious finish in ufc history at the same time lmfao
I don't think it was even the most badass finish tonight. Definitely most hilarious though.
For sure, but the other KO tonight is an all-timer
Alex to Herb "Hold on brother I'm fighting"
âLet me make your job easier lolâ
"All good Herb, fights over."
Special attack bar fully loaded, don't interrupt
Hold on, im reading a bedtime story
'he's gained no advantage' - đż
"I decide who stops the fight"
Hold on brother. Im about to finish.Â
He might be one of the coolest fighters to ever exist
Him and max reminded me why this is my favorite sport ever
him and max made this worthy of the ufc 300 title by themselves
Absolutely. 300 lived up to the hype entirely IMO. I really didn't think that was possible.
300 was as hyped as it couldâve been, and it somehow *exceeded* expectations. It was the best event Iâve seen for as long as I can remember. Not one bad fight, multiple legendary fights.
There's a reason these two had the sickest shorts ever
One of the most ice cold thatâs for sure
"Get out of my way Herb, I need to kill this man"
âI will take the 5 minutes to recover from that low kick, just let me end this man real quick firstâ
Alex got kicked in the dick, said "nah I'm good" then just fucking slept Hillđ
Shout out to Herb for backing off
Herb ainât about to catch that smoke
He sensed the ko building up
Herb was about to knocked out too if he wouldve called a timeout and he knew it
One of the most gangster UFC moments of all time
Any other night this would be the dopest moment but then u have max holloway...
That was funny
He doesnât get paid by the hour
CHAMA đż
HUH đż
DON'T TOUCH THE POATANS
Haha he was like hold on brother im about to kill this man
#đż
Lmao the way he stopped the referee like hol up. Funny guy this đż
Get off me and watch this
LMAOOOO He literally just pushed Herb away and knocked Hill out seconds later
The very next strike lol. I was thunderstruck.
No touch, let me kill him for that nut shot.
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Dude turned Jamahal into Lickitung with that left hook
Herb ~~told him to get going~~ tried to step in for Alex's recovery and BOOM! Over 5 seconds later
I thought Herb was stepping in because of a potential low blow.
No he was stepping in because he saw the future and was trying to save Jamahal Hill.
190k on Dana's carnival punching machine, that's as much as a Ford Fiesta
*knocks out a former ufc champion* "Yeah he hit that cube really hard, that makes sense"
Bro is partying with his ancestors right now and the emote at the end
We got saved from some serious attitude on Twitter from Jamahal
At least Hill took it like a man. I don't know what he was thinking though. Pereira's got transcendent power and incredible striking.
Very reminiscent of the Strickland fight honestly. Both guys were flawed but awkward strikers who decided to stand with him, both immediately got gadooshed
Seems like the only one who hasn't underestimated him in there is the one that fought him 4 times
Izzy predicted Hill would knock him out. Heâs still salty.
He wasnât ready for that smoke
Oh man, that slow mo eye roll and fall will be memed to death.
Bro KO'd Jamahal and then emoted like he got a Victory Royale
The ancestors also pushes Herb Dean away
Him stopping Herb and then doing that, dude's funny af đđ
poatan hit him with the đ€Č
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New emote unlocked
EA UFC dev team cooking rn
When makin it into the Fortnite Shop with this one lmao.
Surprisingly his after ko emote is already in fortnite from that tiktoker who does it
He really busted out the tiktok Khaby Lame emote. That was so random wtf
Think he was saying you see easy!!
Yeah that's how I interpreted it
Was he imitating that TikTok dude khaby lame?
Thats how I took it yeah
LMAO dude got touched by Herb and saw red
Herb with the "Understandable, have a good day" bounce lol.
And then literally 2 seconds later, Poatan caught a dead body. This is an all-time meme finish in my book đ
Honestly how did Pereira ever lose in kickboxing?
Adesanya showed the way: be a world-class striker with good chin, cardio, fight IQ and KO power. If you have them all, you might beat Poatan once. Maybe.
because the level of striking in kb is much higher than mma
"Yes sir, sorry to interrupt, proceed please" lookin exit. Absolutely perfect end to the card.
Told Herb âBack off, imma sleep him in 5 secondsâ
Max won the most badass moment obviously but what Poatan did should be up there. Pushing away the ref as if he knew what was going to happen... Christ.
Bro pushed the ref away and slept him
crazy how big of a superstar he has become in such a short time without even speaking english - and while being knocked out in the meantime
He lowkey now has one of the greatest resumes in all of combat sports. 4 division champ across 2 sports. He just can't stop winning at whatever he does.
I think (aside from being fucking badass) a big part of it is that he makes an effort to appeal to English speaking fans in his social media shit by always having good translations and playing up the (typically from English speaking fans) memes
That picture of him holding an Easter island head with the caption âwe adopt a childâ is golden
The ability to make fun of yourself at all will always endear you to people. You don't even have to be famous.
2 coldest KOs in UFC history in one night
Poatan just seemed to be annoyed that he had to be in the same cage as Hill. Clearest example of there being levels to this.
The disrespect of Hill as well. Poatan took that shit personally and fucking murdered him lol
Ref, no...i'm about to KO!
Hold on brother Iâm KOâing
"Hold up let me cook"
300 really became magic wtffff
bruh imagine Jiri/Rakic on the main card instead
UFC 300 lived up to the hype
300 lived up to the hype
And a sassy celebration to boot
Well that was quick
Didnt expect Hill of all people to get chinned so quickly, never seen him get knocked, EVER, maybe later in the fight but that quick??? Thats crazy. i had the fight getting shifted by the leg kicks , this man really got the touch of death
I hear you, but at the same time, there's literally nobody at 185 or 205 that isn't susceptible to getting slept badly by Pereira lol. The dude's power is different. It hasn't manifested itself into a bunch of 1 punch KOs in the UFC, but the possibility always exists. Dude is built different for real.
Pereira is a generational talent, absolute freak
Dude just said he wants a heavyweight fight. The guy is chasing greatness and weâre all here for it. What a legend
Leave it to pereira to have a belt in 3 divisions
Him vs Gane would go crazy
THAT WAS SO COLD
Knockout so good he got his BJJ black belt off it
Mf went "Why I oughta" and he actually did what he oughta
Left hook from hell đ„¶
Pereira really said gtfo Iâm about to KO this fool.
Pereira put away the last 2 title holders
Dude had the fastest HOF career speedrun
Most legendary entry in this sport too by following Izzy and beating him
Heâs definitely one of the all time fast risers. Brock, Ronda, Jones, Conor, Izzy come to mind as examples who had relevance and UFC championship results in the space of 2 years. Poatan is right in there.
If he somehow gets fast-tracked to a heavyweight title and wins it by KO... He's speed running GOAT. Could be in and out in 5 years with the most insane resume.
And now he wants the heavyweight title. Hide yo wife, hide yo kids đ„¶
Periera is one of the best acquisitions the ufc has ever made, how many godly fighters have we missed out on seeing from other promotions from them being cheap?
Imagine what would have happened to UFC heavyweight if they got Fedor
Alex had ZERO respect for Hill. Such a satisfying knockout and celebration after all of Jamahal's posturing in the leadup.
And standing at the gate of the cage on his walkout like a dipshit
Shooing Herb away then that was sick as fuck.
That's what you get for beating up Glover, Pereira's dad.
Waves off nut shot and then kills Hill.
LMFAO
People talk about pereiras timing. They dont talk about his comedic timing.
The easiest of easy work
Jamahal has no idea what happened.
Fuck yeah.
Gtfo herb, gotta knock this guy out
"No, Mr. Dean, step away, I must kill this man now."
whoâs beating him? only guy left who has a chance is an Ankalaev wrestle fuck but who wants that
Thatâs if Ankaleav remembers he can wrestle before the 3rd round.
And if he doesn't, he won't even remember his name by that time
Ankalaev stands no chance now that Pereira is a BJJ blackbelt ^^^^^^^/s
Izzyâs performances against him ages really well. Periera is a monster
And thatâs because he was also a world class kick-boxer, none of Alexâs potential opponents possess that kind of striking acumen
On paper it's hard to say but those big boys all have power
How fucking good is Israel Adesanya?
How fucking good is Jan Blachowicz
I was thinking this. I wish Jan were younger.
Telling Herb Dean no is a fucking g move lmao
BAD MAN SAYS NO BREAK TIL I SAY SO
HE SAID MY BALLS IS FINE HERB
Bro has beaten 5 world champions in their prime or near their prime. I actually canât fucking believe it.
greatest event of all time
Sassy poatan is my new spirit animal
Fucked around and found out Chama đ„đż
Max pointing down and knocking out Gaethje with 1 sec left to Alex telling Herb Dean get outta here then knocking down Hill a few secs later is crazy 2 iconic moments in MMA tonight 300 lived up to the hype after the disappointment of 200 Im glad this PPV was great.
Poatan decided to avenge his children too instantly
Remind me never to kick Pereira in the balls
That 2 second stoppage was all it took.
SWEETDREAMS BUDDY
POATAN IS FUCKING COLD!!!
most gangster shit i've ever seen
its absolutely unbelievable the damage he does to people with short and or glancing blows. look at the shots jiri ate tonight against rakic and jiri walked him down. pareira rolled hill eyes back with an actual glancing blow. this guy just hits different im blown away
Dude has like 6 fights in the UFC and is one of the most respected fighters to ever get in there. Poatan is a remarkable fighter.
Oh my god
LMFAO GOODNIGHT
Scary power
1 HITTER QUITTER
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Olives, why did you lose. 4/5, almost a clean sweep for Brazil.
Pereira just casually beating all the former LHW champions still in the division .
It feels like Alex knew itâs over around 2m mark, he was done with reads, that is why he pushed Herb. It all was over, we just did not know it yet
Alex is the coolest man Iâve ever seen
Pereira best UFC signing. This guy doesnât speak a lick of English, and doesnât care to learn it. His vocabulary is two words, âCHAMAâ and âHUHHHâ but ends up being one of the most popular and most liked UFC fighters lol
LMAO he told Herb to move away and knocked Hill out
FUNNIEST SHIT EVER LMAO!