@CarapaceCarrier More generally though, just find a lot of his takes/personality a little grating.
Very much a "I HATE MMA sooo much and it suuucks" type about a lot of stuff.
Don't get me wrong, I do think he has some great analysis too. Just not for me.
Of everyone Hokit could possibly fight at heavyweight, Pavlovich would be perhaps the worst lol. Unless you're Tom Aspinall, Pav doesn't loose firefights.
Belal really is just a normal guy who trained a lot. Like, this is how the average person would look at their absolute peak as a fighter. The launching form alone is telling.
@ThisIsNotDSP Ankalaev has actual pressuring footwork and defense that leads into counters. Gane really has none of that. He's probably more consistent round to round, but he's markedly worse imo.
Very funny that Leon nearly won this fight anyway while doing fuck all. Belal simply cannot actually control fights against literally anybody with the mind to fight back.
And given that Chad wasn't having to work all that hard to get and keep him down, if Conor's volume dropped even a little past round 2? Mendes is at least super live to win another round late, at which point he's got 3.
Mendes/McGregor is such an interesting fight to watch, because I think it really was decided by Mendes giving up easy top position for the guillotine to an extent.
Mendes was slowing down, but I'm not convinced Conor lasts much better over 5, especially on bottom.
@TheGlassJawMMA That's basically where I'm at with a Silva matchup. I know he lost to Lopes, but by the time that happened, he had largely started beating him up, and the Allen fight was quite impressive to me for consistency. Thin margins, and Volk is aging.
@takalotreadless Sure, but you could also say that Dustin would probably looks terrible in a lot of fights if there were a couple more dedicated pressure wrestlers (RDA would've cooked him bad). I do agree, but not something I directly hold against him I suppose.
There's a weird amount of hatred for Gaethje on here, and a lot of downplay.
He's consistently incredibly fun to watch, and for all that people bitch and moan about him being "bad", he really doesn't lose all that much, and even the people who do beat him don't have it easy.