I think Michel also fired off a Showtime kick against Diego Sanchez iirc. I for one, appreciate his unconventional style. I still regret we didn’t get the Wonderboy fight. That would have been such a cool pairing of styles.
Primarily skills that pertain to fighting
Not disagreeing with what you are saying. But those high risk moves and getting away with it over and over show he has a huge advantage in skills over hai opponents. If not someone would have countered his acrobatics with a fight alerting counter by now
He has done none of that in his last 5 fights. That’s why he’s not gassing out. It’s about trying to excite the crowd by winning, now. This last fight he got the finish. But the 4 before it were pretty pedestrian, imo.
It’s impressive and entertaining. I’m sure it’s also tough to deal with since you never see that kind of thing as a fighter. But does he become a real contender with his skill set?
He looks older for his age.
His cardio also suffered due to the massive cut. In a recent interview he talked about how grueling was to make 170, he didnt even had energy to play with his kid, had proper meals, etc.
For real -- terrible match making. Michel should be getting someone ranked or at least in the top 20. I reckon they just gave him the first guy they could think of that would be ready for the Brazil card, but it's still a poor excuse.
They don't do anything. You can't even hit the head while the opponent is down and you could argue that jumping on someone like that is considered a stomp. Lots of other fighters could attempt them too but that doesn't mean it's a good idea. It's not a "fight skill".
Pereira KOs then subs both Diaz brothers in the same night.
