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It can happen for sure. Lot of variables. What kind of camps has the guy done? How much weight has he been cutting all those years? What's his injury history? Going back even farther than Joe Daddy, how about Karo Parysian? Same deal, was fighting grown men when he was 16. Karo also allegedly...

Yep that was exactly the fight I was thinking of when saying he's also inconsistent. And you're right about his body breaking down potentially with him starting so young. But probably not at 30 imo.

Also sometimes hard to compare the shots landed with bigger gloves in kickboxing vs smaller MMA gloves. But even with that you could be right that the over has value.

I could see Rowe winning, but I can't say I favor him. He's long and does present issues but Matthews has the advantage of being 4 years younger (30 vs 34) but ALSO having a ton more experience. Jake has 20 fights just in the UFC. At 30 years old. It's nuts. And he's improved his striking a...

I don't know enough about Fernando. Is he a grappler at all? I think Cesar is more likely to have to bide his time and not open up vs guys who will be looking to take him down. Not sure if that applied to Fernando? Kopylov has a good chin, but he also hasn't faced anything close to the kind of...

Meaning what? You think Rowe should be favored here?

Yeah imo Kopylov is a capable striker that can put away decent guys and guys who want to grapple if he can keep the fights standing. But Cesar is a different animal. We're talking about a guy who went the distance 3 times with Poatan in kickboxing and won one of them. He's a legit top of the...

I know I already posted this but just to reiterate: Gall was basically a corpse for that fight. He was going through kidney failure and was hospitalized for a long stretch after that fight. The fact he made weight and got in there was a minor miracle. I detailed Gall's MMA shortcomings itt...

...fight, and while he did get controlled, he didn't panic or give anything away. Just rode out the round knowing he'd get his chance and then capitalized in rd 2. Kopylov is solid, but Cesar is just plain a better and more dangerous striker imo in a fight that **should** be a kickboxing match.

Well I mean Almeida had no striking vs Black Beast and he hit one TD after another without much issue. Granted Lewis doesn't have great TDD. But Almeida was able to keep hitting them despite no striking threat at all. And that was for 5 full rounds. Lewis isn't a "grappler", but he's been able...

...for a top 10 guy. I think Almeida's gas tank is more than "slightly better" than Romanov's from what I've seen, but this is just a 3 rounder so **maybe** it won't come into play all that much. Maybe. Edit: also, offensive wrestling is only more taxing until you get the takedown. After...

Definitely possible. Zero chance I'd lay juice on Almeida here and there might be some value on Romanov. Seeing him gas so hard vs Tybura is hard to get out of my head though, especially because Romanov straight dominated rd 1. Almeida is smaller, but he's clearly strong for his size. Lewis has...

Can't argue with the odds. I looked at this one and biggest concern for Romanov is his gas tank. He completely crumbled vs Volkov when he couldn't dominate with offensive grappling. And Tybura took over after a round of being ragdolled when Romanov didn't finish in rd 1. Almeida went the full 25...

Haha well again, dude might have actually been hallucinating during that fight. He legit was having a serious medical emergency while trying to fight another dude.

To be fair, Gall was literally going through liver failure for the Sanchez fight. He was in the hospital a week+ after that fight, they said he actually could've died.

Agree to a point, but Hazef seems to care more than Gall about getting top position. He does take some chances he shouldn't, that's fair. The striking IDK, I'd need to watch more to get a better feel for where they both are.

I don't think Perry has a wrestling background at all does he? I'd never heard it, I don't think he ever went to college at all (which...doesn't seem shocking I guess LOL). I think his background was just boxing prior to MMA? Brown is a bit bigger than Hazef, that's fair. And Gall did sweep him...

Forward pressure I don't think translates to a striker like Perry being able to control a grappler like Gall on the mat. It's because Mickey seems to have not fully gotten over his bjj roots. Rude Boy held him down for almost an entire round too. It's not that I think Mickey can't win (his...

I'm a Mickey Gall homer, but quite frankly his MMA wrestling sucks ass. He's a terrific bjj player in straight grappling matches but his ability to dictate where fights take place is not good. Mike Perry controlled him and won rounds via grappling (while Mickey was surprisingly effective in the...

I wasn't deriding him. I've said I think he's a good addition to the forum. Agree, let's not bicker.