@DeepWatersMMA88@WireMartialArts It’s true.
JG and Ilia are both action fighters so it’s bound to have a risk meanwhile Khamzat was more of a grappler and less action/finish oriented.
Losing to Strickland was worse because he wasn’t as much of a stylist threat as Gaethje was to Topuria
@bsturd1@skinnyd___@AlkhalidiR93763 Exactly. It’s a newer sport which means there’s a lot of room for rapid growth
UFC is where the NBA was in like the 1970s
As medical and technology improve and people start to figure out the meta of the sport it’s natural that athletes will be able to compete longer and better
@samrealjones@8EnthusiastMMA O’Malley is an “industry plant” or whatever. But it’s true. His walk off KO against Zahabi was as legitimate as Ilia dropping Justin with body shots. If one was awarded TKO both should have been
@skinnyd___@AlkhalidiR93763 He was eye poked in the first round and multiple other times with Justin’s thumb. It’s clear as day.
He had a stitched up cut over his left eye before the fight.
He was literally off for a year due to divorce and family breakdown problems. Obviously emotionally compromised
@BULLET_SL@skinnyd___ Islam won via a striking exchange that allowed him to snatch up the arm triangle submission. Khabib has nowhere near the striking to be able to hang with Charles let alone El Matador
@skinnyd___ I don’t know who told you that but they probably have even worse brain damage than I do
You can clearly hear the conversation on the stool. Aleksandre Topuria ended the fight against Ilias wishes
@bsturd1@skinnyd___@AlkhalidiR93763 The Curse of the Uncs has been broken. We live in a different time now. 35 isn’t “old” anymore it’s the 21st century people live way longer and healthier now. Especially athletes. There’s examples in every sport of increased longevity being the obvious trend
@FightluckBet Paddy is a weight bully an still manages to be mediocre at best. BSD would catch these hands too before he could get off his wrestling or grappling offence. Arm*n is just a worse version of Islam who would probably also lose at 170 too