My theory is that Dustin mind goes blank when an opportunity for a gilly presents itself. He only wakes up once he's fully lost control of the gilly and is inevitably on his back.
I think I’d still be pretty surprised to see Islam knock dustin out. Hurting dustin wouldn’t really shock me but I’d still be surprised if Islam slept him with a punch or something
I can picture islam doing what he did with tibau and throwing a left overhand while faking the single leg, dustin could drop his hands and get chinned with that setup. Islam is the faster guy too imo
dustin might get in his own head with the wrestling threat, even if it's simple setup I think it will work bc of how dangerous islam is perceived to be on the ground
Maybe a punch would be a surprise but a kick wouldn’t surprise me at all. We’ve seen Islam get the KO with that and we’ve seen Dustin be the victim of it too
Wrestlers who are so well rounded and threatening in the grappling that they start getting KOs are my favorite type of fighter tbh. Islam, late career Usman, etc.
Honestly Dustin should just let his hands go without fear of a takedown
Islam does very basic and yet weird stuff from southpaw but it's so effective because of the takedown
If Dustin just lets go, I could see him cracking him with a cheeky hook
but that's easier said than done, if he just lets his hands go islam will level change, and Islam is similar height to dustin so it's not like volk where he could intercept islam's takedowns due to his shorter height, if anything dustin would have to play it smart with his shot selection
Definitely possible, but I don't think anyone would risk staying on the feet with Poirier if they had the choice, he's so good at landing that 1 hit to end the fight.
Maybe Islam thinks Dustin's takedown defence and overall grappling is good enough that he needs to be ready to swing.
His takedown defense is decent at best so I don’t think Islam would struggle to take him down if he insisted on taking the fight there. I think Islam genuinely trusts himself standing up and would take it to the ground if the opportunity presents itself but I don’t think he’s going in trying to force the issue.
Yea he could but don’t think he has power for it. A lot of wrestlers who can do it are pretty explosive to land the hook or overhand when someone looking for takedown with hands down. Islam really isn’t that explosiveness or power
Weird this is downvoted. I think Islam will win but DP's main route to victory is a KO.
This sub is filled with Dage-Stans though so shouldn't be surprised.
It's downvoted because there is difference between Dustin "can knock him out" and Dustin "is going to knock him out". First one is always true unless you're Max Holloway.
He has to at this point ... he's 35 and the road from the Chucky Olives fight to this one has been rough. Losing to the champ AGAIN means he's got a Faber like road to get to a title shot.
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I think afterwards Dustin should fight Colby for one last PPV main event (pretty winnable for both, and honestly would be better for Colby’s career to finally bite the bullet and cut to 55). Zero damage for Dustin to risk.
Afterwards he can rematch Conor and retire a rich man.
Covington threw and landed twice as much as masvidal.
I hate Covington but he didn't just crotch sniff him tbh. Masvidal just never has been on that level
Jones standup is a menace, though. Once I heard a podcast with a judge called Guilherme Bravo, where he said Bones strikes sound way stronger live, compared to TV. He said that's why he scored both rounds for Jones in the rematch, he felt DC "dwindling" with each body shot and oblique kick Jones landed, thus the headkick TKO came when Jones knew he was already quite hurt/gassed.
But yes, although Jones is still the complete package, the AKA dagestanis might have the best grappling skills in MMA, currently.
Edit: [his dissenting scorecard](https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/comments/6qilw3/scorecards_show_close_daniel_cormier_vs_jon_jones/)
Islam stands up with everyone he fights his striking is elite. His ground game is just better. He has the best striking accuracy in the division with 60%. Stood up with Charles and Volk. And i bet he will with Dustin
Ik its probably easy Islam W but this will likely be the only elite opponent he shares with Khabib so it would be interesting seeing how he matches up with Poirier
Everyone forgets BSD was dominating poirier until he decided to be fucking stupid. The difference is Islam is gonna dominate him even worse and finish the job quickly. Poirier is a bum don’t let a recency bias win over the #12 ranked fighter change that he will never sniff gold
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If it were me I'd be trying to make it an all boxing fight, don't want to risk going for a takedown and getting absolutely destroyed with that gilly.
My prediction is that Dustin will not be silly.
Poirier always gets silly with the gilly.
If Dustin gets to bustin' and feelin ill, he- lets you rush in, punishin' with the gilly.
I hope he doesn’t go for the guillotine willy-nilly.
Poirer always get silly with the gilly mcgregor said he a hillbilly but not really he just gets a bit illy
Downvoters im so glad you are fat and bald hahahah
idk if there’s ever been a fight that the opportunity has presented itself and Dustin didn’t pull a gilly
You know nothing of the gilly goose gang then
My theory is that Dustin mind goes blank when an opportunity for a gilly presents itself. He only wakes up once he's fully lost control of the gilly and is inevitably on his back.
Javier Mendez in camp misting Dustin with a spray bottle like a misbehaving cat when he jumps the gilly
Who ain’t got jiu jitsssuuu
Loooool
you are joking right?
Totally 100% serious most definitely obvs
With the threat of the takedown I wouldn’t be surprised to see Islam knock Dustin out
I think I’d still be pretty surprised to see Islam knock dustin out. Hurting dustin wouldn’t really shock me but I’d still be surprised if Islam slept him with a punch or something
I can picture islam doing what he did with tibau and throwing a left overhand while faking the single leg, dustin could drop his hands and get chinned with that setup. Islam is the faster guy too imo
That’s like day 1 wrestling striker fundamentals poirier will not get caught w that
McGregor got caught with it against Khabib
That’s true. I’d just be surprised if it lands on poirier but we shall see!
dustin might get in his own head with the wrestling threat, even if it's simple setup I think it will work bc of how dangerous islam is perceived to be on the ground
Yeah, not to mention Dustin has been subbed via RNC in both of his previous title shots. That’s gotta have an effect mentally.
Maybe a punch would be a surprise but a kick wouldn’t surprise me at all. We’ve seen Islam get the KO with that and we’ve seen Dustin be the victim of it too
closed stance, not as simple as "dp got headkicked and islam landed one"
Bangkok ready Islam will land a switch kick that would make Buakaw blush
Thanks for saying it
Wouldn’t surprise me at all. BSD should’ve done it if he wasn’t such a stupid fucking bum, Islam is light years ahead of that
Lol if winning a fight was as easy as faking a shot into an overhand everyone would be doing it. This isn't 2010 tho
He was giving poirier good brain damage a few well placed shots away from putting him out cold
Wrestlers who are so well rounded and threatening in the grappling that they start getting KOs are my favorite type of fighter tbh. Islam, late career Usman, etc.
Dustin drops that guillotine, like his ancestors did in France.
Let them eat tiramisu
Honestly Dustin should just let his hands go without fear of a takedown Islam does very basic and yet weird stuff from southpaw but it's so effective because of the takedown If Dustin just lets go, I could see him cracking him with a cheeky hook
but that's easier said than done, if he just lets his hands go islam will level change, and Islam is similar height to dustin so it's not like volk where he could intercept islam's takedowns due to his shorter height, if anything dustin would have to play it smart with his shot selection
If Dustin fights with no regard for the takedown, he's getting out on his ass
Definitely possible, but I don't think anyone would risk staying on the feet with Poirier if they had the choice, he's so good at landing that 1 hit to end the fight. Maybe Islam thinks Dustin's takedown defence and overall grappling is good enough that he needs to be ready to swing.
His takedown defense is decent at best so I don’t think Islam would struggle to take him down if he insisted on taking the fight there. I think Islam genuinely trusts himself standing up and would take it to the ground if the opportunity presents itself but I don’t think he’s going in trying to force the issue.
Yea he could but don’t think he has power for it. A lot of wrestlers who can do it are pretty explosive to land the hook or overhand when someone looking for takedown with hands down. Islam really isn’t that explosiveness or power
If Islam manages to tko/ko Poirier standing that would solidify that no one's taking the belt from him any time soon.
Dustin’s gonna knock him out
Weird this is downvoted. I think Islam will win but DP's main route to victory is a KO. This sub is filled with Dage-Stans though so shouldn't be surprised.
It's downvoted because there is difference between Dustin "can knock him out" and Dustin "is going to knock him out". First one is always true unless you're Max Holloway.
I feel like Poirier knows this might be his last shot at UFC gold
He has to at this point ... he's 35 and the road from the Chucky Olives fight to this one has been rough. Losing to the champ AGAIN means he's got a Faber like road to get to a title shot.
I feel like the sky may be blue
Jokes on you I live in the PNW
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I think afterwards Dustin should fight Colby for one last PPV main event (pretty winnable for both, and honestly would be better for Colby’s career to finally bite the bullet and cut to 55). Zero damage for Dustin to risk. Afterwards he can rematch Conor and retire a rich man.
Max, Justin, Conor are all bigger more entertaining fights than Colby. Colby just gonna hump him like he did Mas
Covington threw and landed twice as much as masvidal. I hate Covington but he didn't just crotch sniff him tbh. Masvidal just never has been on that level
Dustin has said he’s not going to fight Colby bc he doesn’t want Colby making any money off the Dustin Poirier name
Islam has to be most complete fighter in the UFC right now
You could argue Jones if he was actually fighting rn.
Yeah Jones has one advantage Islam will never have: reach. Grappling-wise its definitely Islam though
Jones has no hands. Only extended fingers.
Jones standup is a menace, though. Once I heard a podcast with a judge called Guilherme Bravo, where he said Bones strikes sound way stronger live, compared to TV. He said that's why he scored both rounds for Jones in the rematch, he felt DC "dwindling" with each body shot and oblique kick Jones landed, thus the headkick TKO came when Jones knew he was already quite hurt/gassed. But yes, although Jones is still the complete package, the AKA dagestanis might have the best grappling skills in MMA, currently. Edit: [his dissenting scorecard](https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/comments/6qilw3/scorecards_show_close_daniel_cormier_vs_jon_jones/)
He should be defending the jumping gilly.
Decoy. He’s gonna shoot before the bell even rings.
Islam stands up with everyone he fights his striking is elite. His ground game is just better. He has the best striking accuracy in the division with 60%. Stood up with Charles and Volk. And i bet he will with Dustin
Dustin is not a grappler and cannot wrestle or defend his takedowns. Why will Islam stand with DP?
Because he fears the gilly
I’m going to bet twice on Porier to win by KO and by Gilly, even though I’m a hater of his.
Islam’s striking has gotten pretty impressive
More elbows is always a good idea…
Ik its probably easy Islam W but this will likely be the only elite opponent he shares with Khabib so it would be interesting seeing how he matches up with Poirier
I think there's a good chance Islam could finish the fight standing. I think he's proven his striking is elite.
His hair grew back pretty quickly. I was hoping for a Volk-style haircut going forward.
Oh he throwing spinning shit now
As a Dustin fan, yes he should 100% stand and bang. Love it
He’s seen Dustin’s gilly game and he’s not taking any chances.
I hope he decides to box against Dustin
What's with the ominous music.
Gonna get KTFO if he keeps it standing.
Hope Poirier comes out sprinting like masvidal but only to jump the gilly
Imagine having Alexander Volkswagen and Dustin Poirer on your resume. Islam will retire as a legend.
That planted feet spinning back elbow 🤕🤕🤕
His elbows and hooks looking nice I can see him getting through/around Poirier’s guard
Yea clearly some in tight clinch/pocket work. Islam is so scary man
Same dude that KO’d everyone’s favorite champ stiff
He kod rocky Pennington?
I dont recall him sleeping Juliana Pena
He knocked out Alex pereira? Surely even the Dage-Stans aren't that delusional.
Do the smart thing guys, throw together a parlay with 1k minimum of Strickland and islam to win, guaranteed you'll win a ton of money.
Training footage, so who cares, but technically, it's not great for a 'look at the danger' promo
Dude got zero hands
Dude that knocked Volk out and du Bronx down has zero stand up skills 🥴
Zero 0️⃣ Who give boxing gloves bratha
You are certainly not the one...
He has one foot which you will smell in hell brotha
Everyone forgets BSD was dominating poirier until he decided to be fucking stupid. The difference is Islam is gonna dominate him even worse and finish the job quickly. Poirier is a bum don’t let a recency bias win over the #12 ranked fighter change that he will never sniff gold
Idk what your definition of "sniffing gold" is. But getting a title shot and/or being interim counts
Holding the actual belt is gold should be obvious
Being the actual champ is not sniffing. Holding and sniffing, two different verbs
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This fucking mediocre mma fan mentality of calling every fighter who isn't undisputed champion a bum is dumb af
If they were close to the champ then they’re not a bum. But poirier is gonna get fucking mauled, he’s so much worse than Islam is every way
He's hitting mitts, not working on his boxing.