I feel like weight cutting isn't nearly as bad as it was back in the day. You heard way more horrific weight cutting stories back then, and guys clearly were fatigued more often from weight cutting.
Maybe because of USADA you don't see guys hitting the heavy diuretics anymore. I bet guys were...
But that's how they score fights. I don't see the issue here.
If you have a problem with how they score fights, I agree that they should go on action and not positioning. Just like PRIDE scored fights years ago.
But what happened last night is consistent with how UFC fights have always been...
Daniel has gotten a lot better. He's probably the best they have as long as he's not commentating with Joe. If he's with Joe he goes full retard
That main event commentary was horrible. Way over the top. The commentators need to realize they are there to enhance the experience. People don't pay...
Dana sucks at promoting. What was accomplished here? His undefeated featherweight now has a loss, and his lightweight champion struggled with a featherweight.
The entire fight came down to weight. So why did we even put the fight together? There's a reason we have weight classes.
You can't turn your back to get up against every fighter, no matter his skill level. That lost Volk the round, and potentially the fight. Fighters for some reason use no discretion about who they're using this "technique" against. Stylebender? Sure. Khabib or Islam? Absolutely not.
Very few guys can fight going backwards. Islam and Khabib are two of them. I think it's obvious that Volk isn't used to that.
Also, these guys need to learn to use discretion with that "technique" where they turn their back to an opponent when they're trying to get up. You shouldn't do that...
I haven't seen a lot of Islam fights.
Khabib is without a doubt, the best standup defensive fighter ever in mma. There's no one even close other than Anderson when he was in his prime.
I would factor that in when comparing Islam and Khabib.
Average is blocking punches with your face. That's what the average mma fighter does.
If Colby had any power in his hands, Usman the chin blocker would have been put to sleep a while ago.
His defense isn't great. Go back and watch the first Colby fight. If Colby had anything above pillows for hands, that fight would have been over multiple times.
He had a great run and was looking great in that fight up to that kick. We can stop comparing him to Khabib though. His defense on the feet isn't in the same universe as Khabib.
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