He's just a solid boxer and that's itExplain yourself lol. The only really "weakness" he has, are legkicks. But he adjusted well after those first rounds and the fact that he can fight well from both stances helps too.
I wasn't impressed tbh, he's good but very limited.
Aldo was just covering up on the ground
Sterling wins
And new!
Conclusion:
People claiming that Yan is slow, average striker, not impressive etc. are delusional, ignorant and uneducated. Yan is the a top-5 statistical leader in almost all of the striking stats and #1. Yan is an elite striker. To claim otherwise is just ignorant. Numbers don't lie!
Well if he says so....Are you sure? Striking expert @Undefeated Undisputed tells me that Yan "seems slow". I don't know who to believe.
Yan is legit, no doubt about it. But the comparisons are not apples to apples, new champions usually have more impressive numbers but moving forward they tend to have longer fights with less finishes/KOs/knockdowns (except if you're Anderson Silva), which is normal since the competition becomes much harder once you're on top. I would guess that Cody's or TJ's numbers looked similar when they won the belt
I'm talking on the groundThat's why he set the record. 62 significant strikes in the fifth.
It is. But he only uses it to surprise opponents.Also Yan's wrestling is so underrated it's not even funny
He has a legit wrestling and grappling game, but I could see him being out wrestled and out grappled by American wrestlers or legit blackbelts. Sterling is a good example of both.Also Yan's wrestling is so underrated it's not even funny
Just an extra thing to worry about. The way he throws people to the floor reminds me of Fedor.It is. But he only uses it to surprise opponents.