The brutal truth

[Eternalwarriorking]

Charles took a round to assess and manage poirier's formidable standup abilities. He lost a round on the feet to wear him out, and prepared the eventual sub attempts. My friend suggested that the backpack attempt was trivial? perhaps to the uninformed eye.. I knew that once he found Dustin's throat, it would be over..

My friends, I love Dustin. But as soon as I saw charles found his throat, it was a done deal. What can one say? perhaps we wanted more, but the fact is....Charles is just that DAMN GOOD

 

[Venom]

Charles is a fucking assassin!

 

[Percwalker]

Charles has been like Yan his last 2 fights except instead of making reads, he gets beat up in the 1st and then finishes you

 

[animepro]

He had Dustin exhausted, he had the right strategy

 

[filthynumber1]

He had Dustin exhausted, he had the right strategy

Idk man
He took 56 head strikes in Round 1 and got dropped twice
You guys are trippin

 

[KingBarbozaGOAT]

What is this delusion?? It was a great performance from Oliveira but he got lit tf up in that 1st round lmao

 

[filthynumber1]

What is this delusion?? It was a great performance from Oliveira but he got lit tf up in that 1st round lmao

Right??
These guys are crazy

 

[Eternalwarriorking]

Idk man
He took 56 head strikes in Round 1 and got dropped twice
You guys are trippin

I feel you. But dustin wasn't close to finishing him at all, right? DP punched himself out, and once Charles found his groove, the packpack choke was a done deal. Poirier fought a great round in the first, but he got gameplanned by charles hella hard. What more can we say?

 

[KhosVaziri]

He had Dustin exhausted, he had the right strategy

taking punches is never part of the strategy

I understand some fighters risking getting hit to close distance and get a take down but getting beat up to tire out your opponent is never a strategy

 

[fightfan70]

dustin looked good in the first.

spending the second round in closed guard eating elbows wore him out

 

[KhosVaziri]

I feel you. But dustin wasn't close to finishing him at all, right? DP punched himself out, and once Charles found his groove, the packpack choke was a done deal. Poirier fought a great round in the first, but he got gameplanned by charles hella hard. What more can we say?

it wasnt part of the game plan to get cracked in the face by dustin, guaranteed

 

[Eternalwarriorking]

it wasnt part of the game plan to get cracked in the face by dustin, guaranteed

He ate his best shots and subbed him when the dust settled.

 

[Hideo]

getting dropped is never part of the strategy lol

 

[Savagewolf]

taking punches is never part of the strategy

I understand some fighters risking getting hit to close distance and get a take down but getting beat up to tire out your opponent is never a strategy

I disagree. This man did it almost every fight and was a champion.

 

[animepro]

It’s not ideal but dude understood he was gonna eat some shots and was mentally prepared to weather the storm

 

[Dr Brian Pepper]

That first drop was def him just being off balance

I did think he was gonna get finished on the second one though

 

[Eternalwarriorking]

Guys, this was an absolute war for as along as it lasted. Charles ate some shots, but who cares? Did Poirier gain anything by it? Obviously he didn't. This hearkens Poirier neutralizing Conor's standup in the rematch? with his own clinching. Oliveira got touched, but to what end? He got touched by one of the best MMA boxers to ever do it? And then subbed him anyway? Sounds like GOAT shit to me

 

[MartinGibson86]

F'able wbw champ...better LW than khabib


great night of fights

 

[Brutus.......]

Khabib didn’t have to eat huge head shots to completely dominate Dustin.

just sayin’.

 

[YungSithLxrd]

taking punches is never part of the strateg

I understand some fighters risking getting hit to close distance and get a take down but getting beat up to tire out your opponent is never a strategy

He didn't get beat on purpose to gas him. He landed over 31 body shots by the beginning if round 2. Many of those hard knees while Dustin was winging heavy shots. He went to the body while Dustin was throwing heat