Media Arman Tsarukyan: "Won't Even TRY To Take Islam Makhachev Down, I WILL Try Outstrike Him"

[Black9]

Anyone else think this is a TERRIBLE gameplan?

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Everyone has a plan until they get smeshed- Khabib Tyson

 

[kingmob6]

Anyone else think this is a TERRIBLE gameplan?

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no, that sounds like an adjustment to me. Trying to take Islam down and trying to control him is most likely a losing proposition. Arman has underrated striking, I'm actually a fan of his striking, it probably gives him a higher chance of winning than to just initiating grappling exchanges with Islam.

 

[Luthien]

I'm very sour on Arman so I hope Islam knocks him out

 

[Dionysian]

Sounds pretty bad but saying the opposite ("I will try to take him down repeatedly like last time") sounds even worse so yeah.

 

[Istryker]

Good game plan, Islam might be the best grappling Lw in the world

 

[Black9]

no, that sounds like an adjustment to me. Trying to take Islam down and trying to control him is most likely a losing proposition. Arman has underrated striking, I'm actually a fan of his striking, it probably gives him a higher chance of winning than to just initiating grappling exchanges with Islam.

Obviously i agree, If there's anywhere you can exploit it's Islam's striking. However, the gameplan he speaks of is the gameplan of virtually every opponent against a Dagi fighter.

So far, nobody has actually attempted for them to engage in multiple grappling exchanges with Islam(aside from Arman the first time which he made the fight close with it).

 

[blaseblase]

I doubt wrestling Islam would work. However we've seen Islam knocked out and more recently dropped by a featherweight.

 

[Hassan Mouzine]

islam will hurt him on the feet and then take arman down himself.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

I mean, he aint wrong and after failing the first time this may be the only way to do it

He ain’t gonna out-wrestle Islam thats for sure

 

[PEDRO IVO RUSSO MIRANDA]

"I'll hit the less hittable guy in the division"

Aw yeah, sounds like a good plan

 

[mjfan23]

That’s sounds like a guy confirmed to wrestle

 

[Iroh]

I'm very sour on Arman so I hope Islam knocks him out

Why?

 

[Luthien]

Why?

His coach doing the childish crying stunt for one - then that whole fighting people in the crowd bit^^

 

[Portland8242]

I don't see why anyone has issues with this comment.

Trying to outstrike Islam rather then trying to outgrapple him seems like a logical move to me.

 

[Iroh]

His coach doing the childish crying stunt for one - then that whole fighting people in the crowd bit^^

 

[Dobymick]

He says that but it is just a ruse

 

[sonhow]

Sounds pretty smart. He tried it last time. Didint work. I think most of his improvements are in striking.
Doesnt mean he will win.

 

[Psychojoe86]

Regardless of whether this is a good game plan or not, he could very obviously train tons of aggressive wrestling and try to ambush islam with it come fight night. It's not like he would want to reveal the full extent of his game plan in the media before the fight even takes place.

 

[gentel]

Tsarukyan was displaying a good jab in the Oliveira fight. Hard for me to remember all the exchanges on the feet but I think Tsarukyan may have been winning the striking