PBP UFC on ESPN 53 - Ribas vs. Namajunas Official PBP Discussion: Sat. 3/23 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT

[TJ Dillashank]

What a shit show, Hw is so crap lol

 

[BEATDOWNS]

What an awful fight.

Reminded me of Zheleznyakova vs Rendon in that nobody really knew what they were doing.

Karl Williams maybe, slightly.

But he's poor.

Tafa made two HUGE mistakes in this fight with the flying knee and dumbass headkick whidch both led to him being on his back getting smothered. The dude just needed to stick to the hands he was picking him apart. Horrible fight IQ so frustrating.

 

[emefer]

Another one bites the dust

 

[tjnickels]

Tafa is just a far worse version of Mark Hunt. How you don’t get fighting for basic underhooks is insane to me.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Doesn't surprise me. They should literally be living in a grappling gym when not in camp. It's the only way they'll improve on the ground. Really makes me question what these guys are doing when not in camp and whether or not they are using their off time wisely.

I'd be willing to bet my life that the average heavyweight in the UFC has only a slightly better workout regimen than the average sherdogger. Every one of them depends on "I'll just KO the guy" except for Jailton lol.

 

[NoSmilez]

gtfo with 29-28

 

[Poirierfan]

Doesn't surprise me. They should literally be living in a grappling gym when not in camp. It's the only way they'll improve on the ground. Really makes me question what these guys are doing when not in camp and whether or not they are using their off time wisely.

Tai went to train with DC too, it's like he learned nothing, smh

 

[PurpleStorm]

Well that's over.

 

[Tapatio]

Yeah the plan was to crotch sniff

 

[Tohm]

Karl 'Remember The Name' Williams

 

[sfer1]

Tafa's ground game is non-existent.

 

[Staph infection]

Williams isn’t here to fight. He is here to wrestle.

The blame is on Tafa for being a shit slugger. He kept trying to wing the uppercut which led to most of the takedowns.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Live Now! UFC on ESPN 53 ‘Ribas vs. Namajunas’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring

The Ultimate Fighting Championship brings Octagon excitement to the Apex Facility in Las Vegas for the second consecutive time with UFC on ESPN 53. Stay plugged into the pulse of the event with Sherdog’s live play-by-play coverage, capturing every moment as it unfolds inside the cage starting at...

www.sherdog.com

 

[NoSmilez]

Is Felder wearing lifts?

 

[Sasha]

Hahaha the slow motion of Tafa's belly jiggling. Awesome.

 

[TGArthur]

"I wanted to stand up with him a little mo" No you didn't you liar

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Tafa the tougher guy

but not smarter unfortunately

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

name one shot felder. name one "good shot" williams even threw let alone landed. he did absolutely nothing but wrestle which is like the 4th most important scoring criteria

 

[Sivo The Ram]

well the tafa bros have zero wrestling but at least they can crack

 

[maximus__]

At least Tafa COULD be fun… I have no desire to ever watch Williams fight anyone again.

So little power and actively stalled from the top. The finish via sub was there at any point and he made no attempt.