I can see Paddy getting an early submission. I don't think Ilia's power transfers that well to LW. People point out that he knocked out Charles Oliveira, but Charles doesn't have the best chin, whereas Paddy does. Paddy’s striking isn't the best, though, so he either submits Ilia early or Ilia batters him for 5 rounds like justin did
One of the most impressive minutes of Van's victory: Pantoja is still working, trying desperately to build momentum w/ some of his most creative work all fight, but he cannot outposition him and much of his offense is picked off.
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Conor McGregor, Corey Hill. also not just the UFC Bellator has had a couple people with Wilker Barros and Albert Gonzalez. Also its a lot easier to defend an oblique kick if you know how to then it is to defend a lot of these submissions that hyperextend a limb that tears ligaments brutally.
@WonderbreadMMA@ufc@danawhite I remember Ben askren was calling for a 165 division so he could fight khabib. Dana white shut it down back then but a new division would be insane.
Ciryl Gane calls Tom Aspinall "mentally fragile" for the way he reacted after the eye poke 😬
"We knew he was a little mentally fragile. Brother, you got poked in the eye. You have the right to stop. That's your right. But you don't need to do everything you did.
Honestly when my finger went into his eye, my feeling was that it wasn't forceful at all. It looked forceful, but it didn't feel forceful to me.
It happened to me before actually, against Derrick Lewis when I won the belt. I saw double for 3 or 4 minutes. He poked me in the eye, and my vision hadn't recovered and I kept fighting like that. I didn't complain about it.
These things happen, you know what I mean."
(via @ZackNaniTV)
@Lxnninxuf9@acdmma_ The only french champion in the history of UFC won the belt by eyepokes. Your country is 3x the size of mine yet we have 3x more champions. Lick my big Australian balls