How is Alex able to dominate at 36 after a long hard career?

[HP_Nut]

So why did Fedor get knocked out by Hendo. Alex is something special.

Fedor's biggest advantage over other HWs was his speed & explosiveness. Despite his physique, he was super fast & explosive for a HW. At MW, even though Hendo is not known for being fast & explosive, Fedor doesn't have that edge. Fighters that rely on speed & explosiveness typically decline much faster

 

[ipowerslapmywife]

You think so? I think in MMA he has noticeably gotten significantly better, especially since coming up to 205. It wasn't that long ago he was having a back and forth close fight against Bruno Silva.

Physically he’s likely past his prime but he’s still improving his mma game

 

[Bork Neslar]

Cos he's huge compared to most of his opponents. And he has good defence and striking technique.

 

[evergreenrider]

Favorable match ups

 

[locust rising]

He has has great technique and HW power while fighting non heavyweights.

 

[BlankaPresident]

He's been hand fed strikers and he has a lifetime of experience at striking. But of course yall don't see that because yall only do it to certain fighters lol

What wrestler at 205 he should have faced so far? Ankalaev coming from a draw a NC that should be a DQ loss?

 

[colorles]

Cos he's huge compared to most of his opponents. And he has good defence and striking technique.

it's called keeping in shape, with no excessive muscle mass or fat. to be honest he is not smaller than most ufc heavyweights (and bigger than many for that matter) but just keeps in way better shape

 

[Streeter]

He dominates because he's the hardest hitting g best striker mma has ever seen. He's gettibg better in other areas. He doesn't need to hit lhw clean to knock them out.

Let it sink in 205 (220s-230s in cage) is a big dude and he doesn't need a clean shot to ko you.

A testament to Izzy chin to tske the Alex shots he took. Alex is scariest guy for anyone to face

 

[TheShockmaster]

Because he’s one of the best combat athletes ever. Incredible fighter and salty Izzy fans can shut it. He’s so scary. He keeps getting better too.

Half expected this to trail off in to "If I were a woman, I'd sure like to be his girlfriend. Walking in the park hand in hand, wrapping my legs around him, cuddling in the spoon position, our hearts beating in unison, staring in to his eyes over a morning coffee....."

 

[Mammothman]

He is an all time great ahtlete

 

[El Fernas]

Higher weight classes dont have issues with age, keep in mind despite how good he is, this is post Jones LHW, old man Glover was champion...

 

[VAfan]

Kickboxing doesn't take the same toll on the body as MMA. Rigorous grappling training leads to so many injuries that pile up over time.

this, in 2.

mma is a lot harder on the body than kickboxing and poatan joined relatively late.

 

[TR1]

lol @ comparing Poatan's short career to that of the greats you listed.

And yes, they all also had combat careers outside MMA.

 

[colorles]

He dominates because he's the hardest hitting g best striker mma has ever seen. He's gettibg better in other areas. He doesn't need to hit lhw clean to knock them out.

Let it sink in 205 (220s-230s in cage) is a big dude and he doesn't need a clean shot to ko you.

A testament to Izzy chin to tske the Alex shots he took. Alex is scariest guy for anyone to face

how do you think he would fair against a prove heavyweight striker with knockout power like, say, Tai Tuivasa? or Alexander Volkov?

 

[usernamee]

Because he's made of balsa wood and jungle vines.

 

[mjfan23]

Cause he fights in a crappy era for LHW?

 

[Leon Edwards]

Less physical wear on his body throughout his career

Went up weight class instead of punishing his body to keep making the cut

Elite striking skill

Frightening power

lol @ comparing Poatan's short career to that of the greats you listed.

And yes, they all also had combat careers outside MMA.

Alex fought for ages in kickboxing

 

[Streeter]

how do you think he would fair against a prove heavyweight striker with knockout power like, say, Tai Tuivasa? or Alexander Volkov?

He hits harder thsn either and is much faster. He sleeps both those guys in 1. To beat Alex at Lhw or HW you got to beat him on ground He beats anyone standing. Even Jiri who os balls out k ew he needed it on ground.

Even Izzy the 1 fight he did catch Alex Alex was dominating it juat got careless agsinat another great striker was dumb. Izzy doesn't get enough credit for his granite chin.

 

[Leon Edwards]

He has has great technique and HW power while fighting non heavyweights.

He is not a HW

 

[omawho402]

He's built different.